Emergency measures to protect the health and wellbeing of people in Lewisham during the Covid-19 pandemic could soon lead to big changes on our streets.…
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Local NewsNeighbourhoodTop Stories
Life after lockdown: Masks, gloves and aprons in the salon … takeaways and collection only at the cafe
How and when will our high streets return to something like normality? As the government starts to ease lockdown measures, Ladywell Live talks to Xpressions…
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CommunityLocal HistoryTop Stories
Prisoners, poison suspects , Polish submariners … Mike Guilfoyle pores over the faded headstones and plaques of Hither Green cemetery
Mike Guilfoyle, who recently published a third brief guide on 30 of the illustrious deceased buried in Brockley and Ladywell cemeteries, has been tempted to…
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AssemblyCommunityLocal NewsTop Stories
Coronavirus crisis: It’s all go at the Leemore as volunteers pack emergency food parcels for vulnerable residents
It’s week three at central Lewisham’s Leemore Centre, a community hub, and my two mornings a week as a volunteer are getting busier, writes Petra.…
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CommunityLocal NewsTop Stories
In praise of our parks … we need them more than ever at a difficult time like this
Now more than ever we need to value our parks and protect public spaces such as Ladywell Fields and Hilly Fields, writes Tony Rich, chair…
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AssemblyCommunityLocal NewsTop Stories
Coronavirus crisis: Youth First launches online site offering support, advice, fitness challenges, films and lots more …
Youth First, the community benefit society that provides youth services to more than 11,000 young people in Lewisham, is now offering support online. With its…
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Local HistoryLocal NewsTop Stories
Wanted! Old photos, letters, newspaper cuttings and your memories … an appeal from Ladywell Society’s Robert Smith to all local residents
Many of you will have a lot on coping with Covid19, but if you find you’ve got some time on your hands at home why…
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Local HistoryTop Stories
Deptford nurse Sophie Hilling – the ‘rose of no man’s land’ who died fighting the 1918 flu pandemic
As the debate over PPE and the risks facing NHS doctors and nurses caring for Covid 19 patients intensifies, Mike Guilfoyle, vice-chair of the Friends…
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AssemblyLocal NewsTop Stories
Councillors stay in touch with vulnerable people, offer advice on free school meals and explain cemetery closure
UPDATE 27 April: We have confirmed that the cemetery is now open during weekends for those wanting to visit the graves of their loved ones.…
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AssemblyCommunityLocal NewsTop Stories
Coronavirus crisis: Community response grants on offer to charities helping Londoners with shielding and self isolation
The London Community Response Fund Wave 1 is open for applications now. There will be a Wave 2 and possibly Wave 3 thereafter. Wave 1 is for…