Tag Archives: Home Park
A Christmas Story
Posted on 12. Dec, 2011 by Syd Soc.
Sparkling children’s event at Sydenham Community Library, Saturday 17 December
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Sydenham Arts Festival – Sunday July 3
Posted on 03. Jul, 2011 by Syd Soc.
Rounding off the weekend is a Family Fun Day in Home Park and Edinburgh Festival previews at the Hob
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Sydenham features strongly in Lewisham’s Make a Difference community volunteer awards
Posted on 20. Jun, 2011 by Syd Soc.
Anthony Scully, Myplace Focus Group and Sydenham Garden all come up trumps in Town Hall ceremony
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Home Park Community Garden – first anniversary celebrations, Saturday 30 April
Posted on 26. Apr, 2011 by Syd Soc.
Help Home Park community garden celebrate their first birthday.
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Libraries – Community Interest Event
Posted on 11. Apr, 2011 by Syd Soc.
Council currently assessing bids from groups who want to take over libraries.
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Sydenham Radio interviews from Great Read-in Day
Posted on 13. Feb, 2011 by Syd Soc.
Sydenham Library recorded over 700 visitors to the Read-in on the 5 February. Visit Sydenham Radio’s website for some fascinating interviews from the day: http://sydenhamradio.co.uk/news/ and see Joyce Treasure’s photos on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/joycetreasure/sets/72157625861857069/
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Hundreds of carnival marchers and two local MPs throw down challenge to mayor on library cuts
Posted on 30. Oct, 2010 by Syd Soc.
On Saturday 30 October, hundreds of carnival demonstrators marched from Crofton Park library to Lewisham town hall to protest against the closure of five Lewisham Libraries. The carnival was addressed by two local MPs – Lewisham East MP Heidi Alexander and Lewisham Deptford MP Joan Ruddock. With a majority of local MPs supporting the Save [...]
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Radio London’s Drivetime broadcast on proposed Sydenham library closure
Posted on 18. Oct, 2010 by Syd Soc.
Eddie Nestor discusses the threatened Sydenham Library closure on Thursday’s Radio London’s Drivetime including interviews with local councillor Liam Curran and Sydenham library user Catriona Bateman. Listen to it here starting at 1.32.50
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Threatened library closure may spark more problems for Lower Sydenham
Posted on 13. Oct, 2010 by Syd Soc.
An article in the latest edition of the South London Press claims that the closure of Sydenham Library could spill into problems in the neighbourhood. Lewisham Council is currently consulting on a proposal to close the library – along with four other libraries in the borough – in a bid to cut expenditure. Local police [...]
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Save Sydenham Library campaign hits the airwaves
Posted on 29. Sep, 2010 by Admin.
A huge lobby of Lewisham Council last Thursday presented Lewisham’s Mayor with a petition signed by around 17,000 people, against possible library closures in Sydenham, Crofton Park, New Cross, Grove Park and Blackheath Village. And protestors have been carrying the fight to radio and television as well. The proposed closure of Sydenham Library got terrific [...]

