Talks

Take Control of Life – A Self-Coaching Course in April.
Take Control of Life by Better Training Solutions Early bird tickets for a new #selfcoaching mastery course at Manor House Library in Lee. Date: 20-22 April In this 3 day course you will identify and then work on whatever area of your life is stopping you being the person that you want to become or achieving …
Adult Learning Lewisham – Open Day 30 Nov
Adult Learning Lewisham Open Day Thursday 30 November If you are thinking about taking a course and need some inspiration, Adult Learning Lewisham have over 700 part time courses to choose from. Talk to subject specialists about courses, take a tour of the creative spaces, take part in free taster sessions and enroll for courses …

Lee Green Open Studios wknds 2016 : November 12-13 & 19-20
This year Lee Green Open Studios will take place on the weekends of 12- 13 November and 19- 20 November. Lee Green Open Studios 2016 Brochure Forty seven local 46 local artists will be opening up their studios and this year’s work to the public in venues across Lee and HIther Green. Our area is rich …

NEW: ‘Wildflowers of Lewisham’- Women-Only Social Club
‘Wildflowers of Lewisham’ is a new Women’s social and brunch club, and women who live or work in Lewisham, Hither Green, Catford, Greenwich, and Brockley areas are warmly invited to attend. The Big Launch: The launch event will be on the 19th June, with members meeting at Jam Circus in Brockley/ Crofton Park on the …

Rivers of London: An Evening with Ben Aaronovitch
Ben Aaronovitch’s Rivers of London is the ‘CityRead’ Book for April. Across the capital folks are being encouraged to read, share and discuss the book. Ben will be coming to Manor House Library to talk about his novel. Date: Monday 27 April Time: 7pm to 9pm Location: Manor House Library, Old Road SE12 Cost: FREE Also: Manor House Library – Saturday Reading Group– “Rivers of London” by Ben Aaronovitch Free Date: 11 April Time: 11am to 12 …

FREE Talk + Demo: Young Women’s food and health
International Women’s Month Event March 2015 Theresa Webb, local nutritional therapist is hosting a talk & demonstration on Women’s Health (Teens – 25yrs), in conjunction with Torridon Rd Library. Date: Tuesday 24th March Time: 7 -9 p.m Location: Torridon Rd Library,Torridon Road,SE6 Cost: FREE , booking recommended. Special recipes for the night include a Vibrant skin Revitaliser Juice and a Chocolate Orange Mousse Cream. Suitable for Vegans, Coeliacs …

Autumnal Foraging and recipe for Strengthening Winter Immunity
I haven’t been able to find and identify many wild fungi this year, other than Shaggy Parasols. If you have done, please let us know and post up on here! However, these Arbutus – Strawberry Bush fruit were collected from my own front garden tree and that of another local tree, where the owner had …

Climate Change: The 2014 Edmund Halley Lecture
Date: Friday 14 November Time: 7.30pm Location: St Margaret’s Church, Lee Terrace, SE13 5EA This will be the second annual Edmund Halley Lecture. Edmund Halley was am English astronomer and mathematician and was the first to map the orbit of the e eponymous Halley’s Comet. He is buried in the churchyard of St Margaret’s Church in Lee. …

Talk: The Great War- David Jones, British War Artist & Poet
David Jones- British War Artist and War Poet Date: Sunday 2 November Time: 3.00pm- 5.30pm Location: St Margaret’s Church, Lee Terrace, SE13 5BT Artist David Jones was born in Brockley in 1895 and studied at the Camberwell School of Art. David went on to serve for three years with the Royal Welch Fusiliers on the Western Front …

Funding: Commemorating The Great War.
Commemorate WWI in your community Community groups all over the country are finding ways to commemorate the Centenary of the beginning of the First World War. The Heritage Lottery Fund is offering grants to community projects in their Understanding the First World War project from 2014 – 2018. The funding aims to help groups, communities …