Everybody’s Talking about Jamie, has south London’s Noah Thomas in the lead role as Jamie New at the Apollo Theatre. broad programme of RSE prepares children and young people for the realities of the modern world, and is vital for keeping children and young people safe
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It’s LGBTQ History Month in Lewisham
February marks Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender month in Lewisham. The new flag has been raised outside the Civic Suite and due to strong winds, needed to be replaced. That is a truly flying start! Just in case you’re wondering what this flag stands for Pink News helpfully explains this here Lewisham LGBT Forum has …
Ken Loach film “Sorry We Missed You” in the Fellowship and Star cinema
Come and see Ken Loach’s film, “Sorry we missed you” at the Bellingham Film Palace in the Fellowship and Star on Randlesdown Road, next to Bellingham railway station on Monday 2 March – 7.30pm – 9.45pm. Tickets £10 waged, £5 unwaged – buy tickets here More about this co-operatively owned venue here: The film explores the …
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Tube cleaners deserve better – Letter to London Mayor Sadiq Khan in the Evening Standard
The RMTUnion are campaigning for Justice for Cleaners on the London Underground and to support them, this letter was published in the Evening Standard: “Every day, thousands of Londoners benefit from the work of cleaners on the Tube and Overground. They keep our city’s arteries clean, enabling us to travel safely and comfortably. But these …
Lewisham Music’s World Premiere at the Royal Festival Hall
World Premiere of Endurance a piece celebrating Ernest Shackleton’s antarctic expedition in 1914 1916
Damian in High Court over ‘SEND Crisis’
SEND Crisis in the High Court as Government challenged
The Fellowship and Star – ‘it’s like someone waved a magic wand’
The Fellowship and Star in Bellingham has opened its doors after an extensive renovation and restoration. The Grade II Listed building was in a very poor state of repair and only one of the bars remained in use when Lewisham Council transferred the property to the resident led, co-operative Phoenix Housing Association. Historic England were …
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‘Don’t Switch Us Off’ say pensioners as Over-75s Free TV Licence Faces the Axe
The Labour Government introduced the free tv licence for the over-75s when Gordon Brown, Chancellor of the Exchequer produced a ‘budget that unites the whole country’ and ‘offers stability and security for all.’ Fifteen years later, the Tory’s Chancellor, George Osborne cut £650m from the BBC’s budget, transferred the responsibility for the over-75s licence fee …
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DWP ‘spin’ in the Metro challenged
The Disability Benefits Consortium, DBS consisting of over 80 charities alongside Trade Unions and disability campaigners are calling on the Department for Work and Pensions to end their public relations campaign about Universal Credit which appears in the freesheet Metro newspaper. In a letter to the Advertising Standards Authority, the DBS have said: “The advert …
“It’s Time to Act – Let Lewisham Breathe” say Extinction Rebellion
High levels of air pollution in Lewisham prompted Extinction Rebellion to mount a swarm demonstration to stop the traffic on Friday, 14th June. Extinction Rebellion protestors of all ages blocked the roads in Lewisham during rush hour to highlight the high levels of pollution in the borough Read more: https://t.co/YF2GLmdS9F pic.twitter.com/ex3ODwZhEg — HuffPost UK (@HuffPostUK) …
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