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…
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…
The Dinosaurs in Crystal Palace Park hold a special place in every Pengeites heart; as they should, being in SE20. But more is needed to preserve them and make them more accessible. With a Dino Bridge, the Friends of Crystal Palace Dinosaurs will be able to provide access for conservators to maintain and restore the…
Saturday 31st March saw the third annual PTB Easter Trail and it was another eggstra special smashing day. Even the weather Gods smiled down on SE20 with the early rain clouds lifting for the duration of the event. The children made their merry way down the High Street collecting stickers before reaching the Bridge House, where they…
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Local historian Martin Spence explores the origins of the P-word Let’s face it, Penge is widely regarded as a bit of a joke, and a lot of that is down to its name. But why exactly is the name thought to be so funny? Is it because it’s a single syllable? Is it the dialectical…
August 27th was not only the date of the second ever Penge Day, but also Penge’s first ever dedicated food festival. Pengelicious was held in Penge Recreation Ground and offered local food from local caterers & local suppliers, er, locally! The event was backed by the Mayor of London as part of a community programme. Members of the Pengelicious…
Easter Saturday saw a joint Easter celebration between the Penge Tourist Board and the Penge Traders Association. Despite the wet weather, around 130 little local Pengites wandered down our High Street gathering stickers from our local shops before finishing at the Bridge House Tavern where they received an egg and took part in a special disco. This page…
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SE20 is certainly not short of takeaways and many are very good indeed. We asked for nominations for the best from the Penge Tourist Board Facebook group members and they came up with a mouthwatering list of local delights for us to mull over till tea time. Mmmm, if we can wait that long… where’s the…
“The food we try to keep very simple, Italian, fresh, easy. Not overcook or spoil the product, this is very important,” insists Michael Perrotta, proprietor of arguably Penge’s most popular Italian restaurant — or perhaps just restaurant full stop. Come nightfall, Penge High Street is pretty much a ghost town, bar the inviting pub lights….
Penge author David Owen has based his first novel on a spooky local legend. We met him to find out more… One night, when David Owen was about seven or eight, he saw a police helicopter circling above his house on Chesham Road, beaming down a spotlight on the allotments out the back. They were…
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