Shoppers to the Bell Green retail park yesterday (Sunday) will have spotted the bus stop opposite The Bell pub taped off with a blue lighted police car.
Here's the story: www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/25859057.sydenham-b...
#Sydenham #se6
The site for the Archibald Corbett Library was formerly tennis courts, and was donated by Archibald Corbett. The £4,500 construction cost was donated by philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. “… presumably would have made good use of the new Library which opened in Torridon Road in 1907. The local council had wanted to build one for several years, and Corbett was willing to donate land, but they were short of funds so it wasn’t until Andrew Carnegie – world famous philanthropist and serial builder of around 3,000 libraries – stepped in with a donation of £4,500 that it finally came into existence. Sadly for the estate’s tennis fans it was the recreation ground that Corbett offered up for the new building: maybe he figured the new Mountsfield Park over the other side of Brownhill Road was close enough to provide for healthy exercise.” Extract from the history of the Corbett Estate on the Corbett Society website - see: https://thecorbettsociety.org.uk/the-estates/catford-hither-green/
Photo by Paul de Zylva, library volunteer, of a red Jaguar E-type on the road in front of the Corbett Community Library, known to many as Torridon Library on the junction of Torridon Road and Sandhurst Road in Catford, Lewisham, London, SE6.
The commemorative plaque for the 30th November 1907 opening of the Archibald Corbett Library can be seen high on the right hand side wall as you enter the foyer of the library. The library was opened by Mrs ECB Philpott, who was the wife of the vicar of nearby St Andrews’s Church which opened in 1904.
View of the library from the top deck of a London bus at the top of Sandhurst Road. It’s an odd thing that even from at that height, our magnificent dome is hard to see. Come in to see it from below.
118 years ago today, St Andrew’s Day, 30 Nov 1907, our library opens to serve the people of #Catford #SE6 #HitherGreen #SE13 #Lewisham
1907 also saw the serving of the first school meals and the start of London’s first metered taxi service.
Come in for more knowledge, fun, etc
Page one of the leaflet of Corbett Community Christmas events 2025 lists the Christmas Tree Festival, the Corbett Christmas Fair, and Christmas at Abbotshall.
Page two of the Corbett Community Christmas leaflets shows details for the: - the Christmas Tree Festival from 24th to 29th November from 10am to 5pm each day at St Andrew’s Church Hall SE6 1XD and - the Corbett Christmas Fair from 10am to 4pm on Saturday 29th November at two venues: the Corbett Community Library at 103 Torridon Road SE6 1RQ and St Andrew’s Church Hall SE6 1XD.
The third page of the leaflet details Christmas at Abbotshall on Sunday 30 November from 10am to 4pm including Santa’s Grotto, and Christmas Tree Sales.
The fourth and final page of the leaflet sets out how to order a Christmas Tree from Abbotshall Healthy Lifestyle Centre. Order online at Abbotshallhlc dot org forward slash Christmas hyphen trees abbotshallhlc.org.uk/christmas-trees
You lucky people. Yes, it’s the Corbett Christmas:
- Mon 24 to Sat 29 Nov - it’s the Christmas Tree Festival at St Andrew’s Church
- Sat 29 Nov - Corbett Christmas Fair at our place & at St Andrew’s Church Hall
- Sun 30 Nov - Abbotshall Healthy Lifestyle Centre.
#Catford #SE6 #HitherGreen #SE13
The Clue in the Haunted Library - hmmm will Barbie find clues at our Halloween Event?
Crafts, activities, tasty treats, and witches’ brew on Friday 31 October, from 5pm to 8pm.
Drop in at any time. All ages welcome. Entry for a £ donation to the community library.
#Catford #SE6 #HitherGreen #SE13
It’s the 10th #CatfordArtsTrail this weekend - Saturday 11 + Sunday 12 October, 11am - 5pm.
We’re venue 18 and there’s a cluster of other venues nearby to check out.
#Catford #SE6 #Lewisham
#Ladywell played their final friendly #bowls match of the season recently against local #Lewisham rivals, Francis Drake Bowling Club. Read the match report here: www.ladywellbc.co.uk/post/ladywell-v-francis-... #catford #se6 #brockley #croftonpark #lawnbowls
📌Los nuevos cortes en la línea 6 de Metro de Madrid se adelantan en septiembre: alternativas y estaciones afectadas
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#Carabanchel #Madrid #alternativas #cortesL6 #linea6 #metro #SE5 #SE6 #SEN #servicioespecial #suburbano #estaciones
It's always nice to end the season with a win - and that's what we experienced yesterday in our final #bowls league match of 2025 against #SouthwarkPark. Read the match report here: www.ladywellbc.co.uk/post/ladywell-end-the-bo... #ladywell #catford #se6
Lewisham honours forgotten World War One War heroes at Ladywell and Brockley cemetery #Brockley #LAdywell #Lewishham #SE4 #SE6 #SE8 #SE13 lewisham.gov.uk/articles/new...
Did you know that The Bell at Bell Green was an Asset of Community Value? No, neither did I. It means it can't be sold without first being offered to community groups. Put on the Lewisham register by the Sydenham Society who have also added the Perry Hill although it isn't in Sydenham.
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The Catford Bridge Tavern
📍Catford Rd, London SE6 4RE
This pub is located in Catford, in southeast London. Built in the 1930s in “Brewers’ Tudor” style by Courage, the Catford Bridge Tavern began as the Railway Tavern above Catford Bridge station. #catford #se6
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📌De tardar 30 minutos en Metro de Madrid a 90 en el bus alternativo: resignación y estrés en la primera hora punta sin línea 6
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#Carabanchel #Madrid #autobusesabarrotados #busalternativo #estres #linea6metro #SE6 #videos
A traffic jam
A traffic jam
A traffic jam
The Southern Circular from Catford towards Forest Hill is one continuous traffic jam at the moment. This is due to road work. Avoid the area if possible . #SE6 #SE4 #SELondon
It’s StoryTime at our place on Thursday 10 April from 9.30am to 10am.
Interactive story time sessions for under 5s as we read you some of our favourite stories and have a singalong!
#Catford #SE6 #HitherGreen #SE13 #Lewisham
Easter Braiding Workshops at our place:
Wednesday 10 April from 2.30pm to 4.30pm:
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Thursday 11 April from 11am to 1pm:
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#Catford #SE6 #HitherGreen #SE13 #Lewisham
Modern art. #litter #bellgreen #lovebellgreen #se26 #sydenham #bellingham #rubbish #art #history #se6
Before and after Lewisham Council mark the job 'complete'. Part of the council's constitution is to turn every mound into a mountain, every request into a battle of wills and every flytip into a locally listed feature. #bellgreen #se6
Get the picture?
The community jigsaw is coming along.
Pop in to add to it.
Who will put the final piece into place?
#Catford #SE6 #HitherGreen #SE13
Poster with board games, tumbling dice, etc on a black bag round and large red text announcing ‘Games Night’. Calling all men! Join us on Saturday 1st March at 7pm to 9.30pm for a FREE evening of games, refreshments and good company. Play your favourite games and meet friends, new and old. Card games, board games and dominoes available.
Calling all men!
It’s ‘Games Night’ at our place. Join us on Sat 1 March (7-9.30pm) for a FREE evening of games, refreshments and good company.
Play your favourite games and meet friends, new and old.
Board games, dominoes and cards available.
#Catford #SE6 #HitherGreen #SE12 #Lewisham
🐕#URGENT Nervous 2 year old #rescue EUGENE escaped from dogsitters garden approx 8pm 21 February 2025 Excalibur Estate, Meliot Road #Catford #SE6
He is wearing a collar & tag with owners details & is microchipped
He has long haired ears & tail,& white patch on chest www.doglost.co.uk/dog-blog.php...
Join us at the opening night of 50 Years of the Catford Cat:
- Our place
- 6 to 8pm
- Thursday 13 February
- Meet and chat with the artists
- Drinks available from our bar
- Chance to buy cards and prints.
#Catford #SE6 #SE13 #Lewisham #catfordcat #artexhibition #GallerySE6 #CorbettCommunity
Two bags and 8 vapes gathered on a walk back from a medical appointment. I was going to empty the flower pot on the railings, but it was mostly iced in ❄️. #catford #litter #rubbish #se6 #bellgreen
Five bags, three vapes, collected with my 7 year old. Happy New Year. #litter #rubbish #bellgreen #bellingham #sydenham #se26 #se6
In 2024, I collected 474 bags of rubbish, 325 disposable vapes and made 225 reports of flytipping. Happy New Year. #litter #rubbish #se26 #se6 #bellgreen #perryvale #bellingham #se23 #directaction #sydenham
Homebase. Catford. Soon to close. On the site of a former Mill, it sits next to the former Mill pond, which was also a former boating lake and now a rather dirty duck pond. #catford #architecture #heritage #se6
Cars pass by a full bag of rubbish in a blue bag, at dusk.
Bag 473.
#litter #litterpicking #rubbish #se26 #bellgreen #lovebellgreen #sydenham #bellingham #perryvale #se23 #se6 #boxingday #christmas
