Camberwell news and chitter-chatter

[wtfftw]

Good book that

 

[clandestino]

We've got the second of our two try-out nights at The Crypt in Camberwell on Saturday night. Come along if you fancy a night of indie pop and northern soul dancing. Our guest DJs are The Wave Pictures.

A bit more info here:

Sat Nov 7th - The Wave Pictures DJ at How Does It Feel To Be Loved? at The Crypt in Camberwell

 

[3010]

Just seen that they have decided on the name for the Mike + Ollie restaurant - it's to be called Queen's which is the original name they used on their plans. Opening on Thursday 19th November and website is here: Additional tickets

 

[mango5]

We've got the second of our two try-out nights at The Crypt in Camberwell on Saturday night. Come along if you fancy a night of indie pop and northern soul dancing. Our guest DJs are The Wave Pictures.

A bit more info here:

Sat Nov 7th - The Wave Pictures DJ at How Does It Feel To Be Loved? at The Crypt in Camberwell

Seven of us went along and had a lot of fun
Hope you are accepted/want to go back

 

[clandestino]

Seven of us went along and had a lot of fun
Hope you are accepted/want to go back

I'm up for it if they are. I'll hear soon apparently. It was a fun night!

 

[mango5]

Just seen that they have decided on the name for the Mike + Ollie restaurant - it's to be called Queen's which is the original name they used on their plans. Opening on Thursday 19th November and website is here: Additional tickets

Nail bar heritage branding

 

[George & Bill]

Nail bar heritage branding

But given the wider social and economic resonances that the replacement of a nail bar with an upmarket restaurant can't help but have, I can't quite help but see this as a slightly distasteful piece of cultural appropriation.

 

[ska invita]

Just found a photo of the White Woman of Camberwell...sadly not seen now for a long time... hope shes okay....

accompanies with "her name was Alison, she had a gentle manner, spoke in a polite, child-like voice, and had been traumatised by some kind of serious assault"

 

[Maggot]

Someone on the internet found this ace poem about Denmark Hill.

I've just found this ditty cut out of a newspaper and tucked inside one of the Folklore Society's library holdings. It's dated, but it isn't clear what paper it came from.

 

[teuchter]

I have just learnt the word "carking".

the definition of carking

 

[ska invita]

Someone on the internet found this ace poem about Denmark Hill.

it is a nice spot tbf

 

[se5]

I see that the new pizza restaurant where Johannsons used to be is featured on the Time Out website Theo's Pizzeria

 

[mango5]

Have you tried it? I wanted to like it but the habanero pizza was pretty mild and very chewy.

 

[han]

'Chewy' is not an adjective that should ever be used to describe pizza.

 

[3010]

It doesn't look promising for the Bakerloo line tube extension to Camberwell and Peckham, but a possibility of getting a new train station in Camberwell: Bakerloo line extension: TfL favours Lewisham via Old Kent Road

 

[wtfftw]

quelle surprise. If it's funded by development there's way more scope for that on the Kent road version.

 

[pashe]

Hi all...first time posting on here.

I moved to London full time about 6 months ago and one Friday evening while having an explore around Camberwell I dropped into the Nags Head on Camberwell Road. Unlike most of the places I had seen at that point in London it seemed to be full of characters, with a generally friendly, local vibe. I've been a couple of times since whenever I've been in the area and even though it may look tough at a first glance it's a really nice place with decent people, mostly keen for a chat, a laugh.

I called in last week and found out that the guy who runs the pub, Bill (who also lives upstairs) has been served an eviction notice. Has not missed a rent payment, always paid rates etc. I found this planning notice:

15/AP/4839 | Conversion of the ground floor/basement from an existing A4 public house to A1/A3/A4 use with an infill extension to the rear. The existing first floor ancillary accommodation will be made an independent C3 residential with a mansard roof extension above and an additional residential unit, together creating one 3 bedroom / 5 person unit and one 2 bedroom / 4 person unit. | THE NAGS HEAD, 242 CAMBERWELL ROAD, LONDON, SE5 0DP

And it seems pretty clear that the landlord wants to bulldoze it down and turn it into another soulless block of flats.

I can't claim that I have a major connection to the place myself as I have only been there a handful of times but I can see how important it is for a lot of people in the area, most of whom are running out of places to go as places shut down one after another. Old people that live on their own go there during the day, they might nurse one or two half pints over the course of a few hours and they get to have a chat with other people. One of the ladies working behind the bar has been there for more than 20 years. Bill himself has run and lived at the pub for about 25 years. It has the most diverse group of people I've seen anywhere in London - all races, colours, ages mix and seem to get along just fine.

If anyone has the time or inclination to lodge an objection above it may just help to get this planning application refused. It's really easy to submit an objection online, and I think if there is a certain number of objections the council have to take them seriously.

Thanks, Paul

 

[mango5]

I'm doing a 'Elephant, Walworth and Camberwell alternative history walk' tomorrow, cobbled together from various sources (notably Past Tense material). Meet at noon on the pavement outside La Bodeguita in the Elephant Shopping centre. We'll be in the pub (Hermit's Cave by 3ish). All welcome

 

[Fingers]

What is going on in Camberwell? Cops everywhere and the Air Ambulance has impressively landed on Camberwell Green

 

[Fingers]

 

[3010]

In other less exciting news, I noticed that a new coffee shop opened in December in place of the Sun Café in Havil Street. Has anyone tried it yet? Hopefully this will be more successful than Sun Café which started off well with some really interesting pizza choices but then changed hands and went downhill in quality. The location is a pretty tucked away so not sure how much passing traffic they will get which may have been why Sun Cafe struggled? It's called Brewbird and their website is here: Brewbird Artisan Coffee - helping socially excluded people back to work
Another social enterprise coffee shop due to open in January is Lumberjack in the old House site on Camberwell Church Street: Lumberjack Homepage - Lumberjack
I see that the 'Lebanese Mix Grill' has rebranded more in line with it's sister site 'Falafel & Shawarma' - I think it is now called 'Kofte & Shish' or something along those lines.

 

[BoxRoom]

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Was it for practise do you think? A&E is only just up the road and Camberwell Green is all cordoned off for the regeneration thing they're doing.

 

[mango5]

In other less exciting news, I noticed that a new coffee shop opened in December in place of the Sun Café in Havil Street. Has anyone tried it yet? Hopefully this will be more successful than Sun Café which started off well with some really interesting pizza choices but then changed hands and went downhill in quality. The location is a pretty tucked away so not sure how much passing traffic they will get which may have been why Sun Cafe struggled? It's called Brewbird and their website is here: Brewbird Artisan Coffee - helping socially excluded people back to work
Another social enterprise coffee shop due to open in January is Lumberjack in the old House site on Camberwell Church Street: Lumberjack Homepage - Lumberjack
I see that the 'Lebanese Mix Grill' has rebranded more in line with it's sister site 'Falafel & Shawarma' - I think it is now called 'Kofte & Shish' or something along those lines.

Good summary

 

[mango5]

Oregano Leaf pizza place is moving into the former Safa premises

 

[mango5]

.15 Feb 3-5pm: Camberwell CAN Meeting at Cambridge House.

This is a chance to include people who might not have made it to the initial meeting, share news, discuss local issues and identify opportunities for social action in Camberwell. Please feel free to pass this on to Any groups or individuals you think would be interested in finding out more about getting involved in Camberwell CAN.

At our last meeting a number of issues relevant to Camberwell were identified. We would like to choose one of these to focus on in the next meeting. Please e-mail me with your preference by Monday 8th February. The options are:
· Digital Inclusion
· Housing
· Access to community facilities such as schools and libraries
· Provision for young people in the area

The option that gets most votes will be the focus for the session. In focusing on that area we will identify what is going on in Camberwell already, what could be better, and how we can work with active residents and local people to improve things.

Afternoon timing less than ideal. I'll try to go. Anyone up for a Camberwell Urbs civic pint after?

Camberwell CAN Meeting

 

[BoxRoom]

.15 Feb 3-5pm: Camberwell CAN Meeting at Cambridge House.

Afternoon timing less than ideal. I'll try to go. Anyone up for a Camberwell Urbs civic pint after?

Camberwell CAN Meeting

Tentatively up for the pint, won't be able to make the meeting but could meet at a Camberwell pub from around 5.20ish.

 

[Maharani]

Probably a stupid question but does anyone know of any free parking near Kings? It would be for tomorrow from 9am until 3pm.

 

[mango5]

How near? I have some spare permits for the Brunswick Park area. I think folk have discussed this before and Morrisons car park was suggested. I don't drive so didn't retain the information.

 

[Maharani]

Thanks but I bussed it as I usually do.

 

[se5]

Anyone know what has happened to the Bear pub? It seems to have been closed for the past two weeks or so and I was wondering if this was a permanent thing or just for a refurb ?