We were all hopeful for a while. But it is not to be. Oscar’s couple Joel and Alina have decided they can no longer go…
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CommunityLocal NewsTop StoriesUncategorized
Tiny Forest 0f 600 saplings takes root in Ladywell Fields
Ladywell Fields now has a ‘Tiny Forest’ of 600 saplings, planted in November 2022 as a result of a partnership between Earthwatch, Lewisham Council and…
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AssemblyLocal News
Town centre improvements, 2030 vision for Lewisham, and neighbourhood safety top agenda for Ladywell Assembly on October 5
Coming soon! The next Ladywell Assembly – your chance to have a say on what’s going on in your neighbourhood – will be on Thursday…
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Local History
Ladywell’s link to the stormy politics of 1840s Germany – Ida Melos, favourite of Goethe and the wife of poet Ferdinand Freiligrath, a long time friend of Karl Marx
Located aside the outer pathway in Ladywell cemetery, nestled between two larger headstones lies the cruciform edifice of Ida Melos final resting place, inscribed with…
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Local NewsNeighbourhood
UPDATE: Sainsbury’s set to open store on old car wash site after full planning approval given to development
Sainsbury’s, Britain’s second biggest supermarket group, will now open a convenience store at 93-99 Ladywell Road, site of the old car wash. The supermarket group…
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AssemblyCommunityLadywell SocietyLocal News
Morris dancers kick off a great community focused day of food and fun in the fields …
Food, Folk n’ Fun Festival was a truly community centred and inclusive event, writes Robert Smith, chair of the Ladywell Society. On a Sunday morning…
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AssemblyCommunityLocal News
Modernisation or more job cuts? Consultation on closure of rail ticket offices closes in two weeks. Have your say!
Rail operators, with the blessing of government ministers, plan to close most ticket offices in England including around 150 in London. The Ladywell office is…
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Mike Guilfoyle, a member of the Friends of Brockley and Ladywell Cemeteries, ran marathons in his youth. But he could never match the speed of…
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Volunteers at St Mary’s Therapeutic Garden and Churchyard were delighted to hear that they’ve just been granted Green Flag Status!https://uk.news.yahoo.com/two-lewisham-green-spaces-newly-040000238.html The Green Flag is an…
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Mike Guilfoyle, a member of the Friends of Brockley and Ladywell Cemeteries, finds a Ladywell connection to a Scottish-Georgian professor who had a class theory…