On the Hoof to close
After 12 years of trading the Bistro will be closing its doors at 23 Sydenham Road for the last time on Sunday 14th December” Bistro Link
Mont58 wins Lewisham Mayor Award
Kirkdale coffee and bean shop. They started selling coffee from their garden, now the business makes £500,000 a year Metro report
Support Finches after their Fire
I’m fundraising to help this amazing local family who tragically have lost not only their business in a horrendous fire but also their homes and cars. So far £30,273 raisedfor the £35K target from 737 donations More info & fundraising page
Crystal Palace Park Regeneration
The restoration of the iconic dinosaur models is now underway with specialist steam cleaning and repair work revealing their original look. Scaffolding has been erected around larger models on Dinosaur Island. Newsshopper Link
CAMRA Recommended
The Dolphin in Sydenham was recently featured in the 2025 edition of CAMRA’s Good Beer Guide, earmarking it as one of the best pubs in the borough to drink at. Tthe current building dating back to the 1930s although a pub has stood on the site since the 17th century. Newsshopper Link
Curtis Green murder £20,000 reward
The family of a young dad-to-be shot dead in Sydenham have issued a tragic plea for information a year on from his unsolved murder. Curtis Green was gunned down on Wells Park Road just after 10am on November 10, 2024, and died at the roadside. MyLondon Link
