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“     U   P T   H   E L   I   N   E   ” 11th November 2009 7.15pm - 8.26pm (approx. 1 hour - 11minutes) An Evening Event at Brockley and Ladywell Cemeteries A3 poster of "UP THE LINE" Event Classical Music ~ Poetry ~ Film  ~ Contemporary Dance  ~ Soundscape  Children’s Procession You are warmly invited to a short walk through Brockley and Ladywell Cemeteries during darkness to experience a unique remembrance event. A lantern lit path will take visitors past a police guard through the cemetery alongside several WWI memorials and graves where poets, contemporary dancers, a single ... Read Full Story

Those who have visited the Brockley and Ladywell Cemeteries in the last couple of weeks will have noticed the fine new noticeboard recently installed by the Ladywell entrance. This was paid for by the Localities Fund. The FOBLC has now put in a bid in for a similar noticeboard which would be placed the Brockley Road entrance, as well as a joint bid for a nature/walking trail leaflet for Ladywell (which will include part of the Ladywell Cemetery). If you live in or use facilities in the Ladywell area, we would appreciate your support! Below is the link to the Ladywell Ward Assembly page ... Read Full Story

Brockley and Ladywell will both stage Christmas markets again this year and they are hopefully establishing themselves as part of the local calendar. Both will again take place on the same day, which is not intended to be a tradition, but the organisers of Brockley's market have had to change the date they originally planned. More about the Brockley's market soon, but here are some details for this year's Ladywell Christmas Market, courtesy of the Ladywell Village Improvement Group: For those who don't already know, the market will take place at Railway Terrace Ladywell on Saturday 12th December from 10am to 4pm. We are ... Read Full Story

The new notice board for the FOBLC (Friends of Brockley & Ladywell Cemeteries) is now up at the Ladywell Road end of the cemeteries, and looking very smart. This is one of the items funded by last year's localities fund. Ute has just posted details of bids for this year's fund, and how you can have your say . (I'm cheating and pre-dating this post by an hour or so, in order for the poll post to stay at the top for a while!). On the downside, this smart new notice board makes the various council ones at the Ladywell end of the cemetery ... Read Full Story

Cllr Ute Michel writes: Following the decisions made by the Ladywell Assembly on allocating the Mayor's Fund, there is also £9,000 to be spent from the annual Locality Fund for smaller scale projects. Eight proposals aiming to involve the community and improve the area have been submitted, and there is an online poll for residents to vote for their favourite projects. The projects are: 1. Noticeboard cabinet for Brockley Cemetery 2. Street trees for Brockley Road 3. Equipment for Hilly Fields Community Bowling Green 4. Plaque to commemorate the original Lady Well 5. Contribution to Brockley Max Festival 6. Social enterprise “Vessel Works” for ... Read Full Story