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Last chance to buy a charity book dedicated to Penge’s local street art
As most locals will know, Penge has become the setting for a huge amount of street art over the last few years. Barren walls and boring fences have been transformed, canvases to some of the best street artists in the world. The work has been co-ordinated by London Calling Blog. To celebrate the hundreds of…
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Prepare to be scared – PTB Halloween Trail returns and a look back at 2021 events
After an awful eighteen months of lockdowns and social restrictions, we will return to some semblance of normality on October 30th with the annual PTB Halloween Trail. Taking in shops, cafes and pubs on or just off Penge High Street, the event is an opportunity for our littluns to dress up, get some fresh air…
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The Bowl bounces back with live music this summer
We all need something to look forward to after the last twelve months and news that a series of big name fronted gigs in one of Penge’s local parks has to be a tonic. The venue, the Crystal Palace Bowl in CP Park, will launch an amazing new month long music and arts festival: @southfacingfestival…
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Help fund a new stage for Crystal Palace Bowl
The legendary Crystal Palace Bowl has hosted the likes of Pink Floyd and Bob Marley, while in 2021 the venue celebrates its 60th birthday. However, the striking open-air concert stage that sits on the site has been dormant for more than a decade and sadly fallen into a state of disrepair over recent years. Having…
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How to keep supporting our businesses during lockdown
We are losing count of the number of lockdowns (is this number 3?) and for our great local businesses every one jeopardises their future existence. There are ways that we can still support them though and many are offering services, just not quite in the same way as they used to. So here are some. Let…
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Local eateries sign up to Eat In To Help Out
The Government has introduced an initiative to help cafes, restaurants and other eateries by offering discounts to customers who eat in participating outlets on a certain days in August. The Eat Out to Help Out Scheme allows you to get a 50% discount on food or non-alcoholic drinks to eat or drink in (up to a…
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In the darkest hour, Penge’s businesses continue to serve (Updated 24/5)
Penge has many excellent businesses offering a wide range of quality goods and services. Many are currently able to operate as normal during the current global crisis. However, sadly, some of them have been forced to close their doors. Luckily, for us, they are trying to adapt to the situation in the short term and carry…
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Reactivate the Crystal Palace Park Concert Platform
Bromley Council is looking for creative and community-minded business proposals to reactivate the cherished concert platform in Crystal Palace Park. In 1996, Ian Ritchie Architects won a competition to design a permanent concert platform in Crystal Palace Park. The structure, which is largely made of oxidised Corten A steel, was designed on the principles of…
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A Christmas Carol at the Bridge House Theatre – A Review
Scrooge is a well-known Christmas character. He comes from Charles Dickens’ ‘A Christmas Carol’, a morality tale about neighbourly living. “Scrooge” is an easy insult to throw. This production, faithfully adapted from the book, gives the audience a bit more depth as it follows the transformation of a sad, lonely man into a happier member…
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They Came, They Sawed, They Conquered – Penge Men in Sheds
Penge’s Men in Sheds are a regular presence at local events, selling lovely handcrafted nick nacks, usually created from old re-purposed wood, at ridiculously cheap prices. But what is Men in Sheds? The Men’s Shed concept brings together older men in a space with which they are comfortable. They can socialise and carry out activities that…
