...but maybe you don't? 6. Curry's Digital - I bet the name change from "Dixons" made a huge difference. Staffed by young people who, astonishingly, seem to know even less about modern electrical goods than me, but always want you pay an extra tenner to get you purchase guaranteed. Bah - over to you View Poll: #1273343 Note- These are all taken from my experiences in Lewisham Town Centre
My friend Anita is up to interesting things again- Deptford 45s Deptford 45s is 7 x3 min films, listening posts, workshops, a limited edition giveaway CD & website with gallery, a virtual archive...of Anita's previous project Memphis 45s will know this is going to be fascinating. I might take up the remix challenge too - I need to do something creative on these long evenings stuck at home...
I went to Lewisham yesterday to buy school skirts. I live nowhere near Lewisham but the uniform tailors for my school (yes my school is that snobby) means my school have different skirts that are only sold there. It was a pretty boring day, there was even a queue outside the uniform shop much to my amusement. I also took the opportunity to drag my little cousin into the WHSmith there to have a gander...
Library brings Internet access to the high street to make local information accessible to the whole community Introduction Lewisham Library wanted to bring information provision up-to-date, and give local residents access to details of forthcoming library events, wider council services and emergency helpline numbers around the clock. Pedestrians passing by the library...
According to a notice pinned in the window of our local shop, the Hindu procession that I first wrote about here back in 2005, is due to occur again tomorrow. It passes down Leahurst Road, and we rush...tabards of the Thurkkai Amman Temple in Ealing, which is probably a clue, it seems to be the work of the Sri Lankan community. I shall endeavor to find out more before tomorrow - including times
...will not make the front pages of those newspapers who seem to be obsessed with keeping us indoors. Also, Andrew Brown has an excellent must-read post about youth crime (with particular reference to Lewisham). He draws attention to this fact related by a group of girls in Lewisham- "If you are known for what you do [criminal or anti social behaviour] you won’t be able to go to particular endz ...
The borough of Lewisham really is blessed with some really lovely parks. This is best time of year to experience them, and I have some good excuses to do just that - having two young children who like the open air, and being a morris dancer. Last Saturday we went to the Blythe Hill Festival where Blackheath Morris Men were booked to perform a few dances. Blythe Hill, lives up to it's name, in that...
Little Atoms returns to the airwaves this evening at 7.00pm. It's presented by Neil Denny and Padraig Reidy. I'll be taking an extended break from presenting on the show due to my changed domestic cirumstances...136 Tanners Hill New Cross London SE8 4QD ________ Advance notice that our lot, Blackheath Morris Men will be appearing at the Blythe Hill Festival a week on Saturday. I shall be among them.
Just got round to looking at the photos- Getting the bus to Brockley / Stick Dance outside the Wickham bagrec enjoys a blurry pint / More Dancing whilst Ken looks on Stu, and dr_lurca / The last dance
This Thursday evening I will be out with Blackheath Morris Men for their "Lewisham Tour". As I have remarked here on many occasions before, Lewisham is not blessed with many good pubs, in fact I can't think of a worse area in London for decent boozers, so the tour is, by neccesity, confined to two pubs. We start at the wonderful Jolly Farmers on Lewisham Highstreet. Gathering about 7.30 for dancing...
