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Lewisham Lover • Catford Cheerleader
🌹 Former Labour Councillor for Rushey Green, Catford
🏡 Still a local.

25/08/2026

Child missing from Catford, SE6

25/08/2026

THIS CHILD THANKFULLY HAS BEEN FOUND

Child missing from Lewisham SE26 (Sydenham)

19/08/2026

No one should be on the streets, especially at Christmas.

🌹Labour is working to deliver that. (And the only time we are allowed to mention the C word until after Hallowe’en)

18/08/2026

🚨 𝗟𝗔𝗥𝗚𝗘 𝗙𝗜𝗥𝗘 𝗡𝗘𝗔𝗥 𝗗𝗘𝗣𝗧𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗗 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗞

For anyone who has seen or smelled the large amount of smoke across the area this evening, there are reports of a 𝗺𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸.

A significant plume of dark smoke can be seen across parts of south-east London, with footage showing a substantial fire close to the railway line causing substantial delays.

Details are still emerging and, at the time of writing, the London Fire Brigade has not yet confirmed the full circumstances.

⚠️ If you’re nearby and can see or smell the smoke, 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗼𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗱, avoid the immediate area and allow emergency services to get through.

I’ll update this post if there is any important information from the emergency services.

📰 More information in the link below 👇

17/08/2026

The world thinks we’re crazy for leaving Europe…

11/08/2026

🌒☀️ 𝗪𝗔𝗡𝗧 𝗧𝗢 𝗪𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗢𝗟𝗔𝗥 𝗘𝗖𝗟𝗜𝗣𝗦𝗘, 𝗕𝗨𝗧 𝗗𝗢𝗡’𝗧 𝗛𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗘𝗖𝗟𝗜𝗣𝗦𝗘 𝗚𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗘𝗦?

You can still experience it safely, and you can build what you need from things you probably already have at home.

📦 A cardboard box
⬜ White paper
🪙 Aluminium foil
📍 A pin or needle
✂️ Scissors
🩹 Tape

Together, they make a simple 𝗣𝗜𝗡𝗛𝗢𝗟𝗘 𝗘𝗖𝗟𝗜𝗣𝗦𝗘 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗝𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗢𝗥.

And the science is wonderfully simple.

☀️ Sunlight enters through one tiny pinhole.
➡️ It travels the length of the box.
⬜ An image of the Sun appears on the white screen 𝗗𝗜𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗟𝗬 𝗢𝗣𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗜𝗧𝗘 the pinhole.

Then, as the Moon moves across the Sun, you can actually watch that projected circle of light become a crescent. 🌒

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗢𝗟 𝗕𝗜𝗧?

That little crescent isn’t a drawing or a trick. It is an actual projected image of the eclipsed Sun.

We’ve put together a 𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗣-𝗕𝗬-𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗣 𝗚𝗨𝗜𝗗𝗘 in the images below. 👇

It’s a brilliant little project to make with children, take into the garden, bring to an eclipse gathering, or simply try because the physics is rather satisfying.

⚠️ 𝗕𝗨𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘’𝗦 𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬 𝗜𝗠𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗧 𝗥𝗨𝗟𝗘:

𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗜𝗦 𝗔 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗝𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗢𝗥, 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗔 𝗙𝗜𝗟𝗧𝗘𝗥.

❌ 𝗡𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥 look directly at the Sun.
❌ 𝗡𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥 look through the pinhole.
✅ Stand with your 𝗕𝗔𝗖𝗞 𝗧𝗢 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗨𝗡 and look only at the image projected onto the white screen inside the box.

👨‍👩‍👧 If children are using one, please supervise them.

📌 𝗦𝗔𝗩𝗘 this post so you can find the instructions later.

↗️ 𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗘 it with friends, family, neighbours, schools and anyone else who might be planning to watch the eclipse.

📸 And if you build one, why not join us in Mountsfield Park from 6PM

19/07/2026

🎬 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱.

The Castle Cinema team has begun recruiting a General Manager for Castle Catford, an important step in building the team that will bring the venue to life. The wider organisation is also recruiting a Facilities and Technical Coordinator for its head office.

Alongside the cinema screens, the operator is exploring affordable, self-contained creative studios within the building. Expressions of interest are open so that local makers, artists, bakers, workshop leaders and independent businesses can help shape the plans.

The exact layout has not yet been decided, but the ambition is to create glass-fronted spaces along the entrance corridor, making local creativity and enterprise part of the experience of the venue.

A separate interest form for local and independent suppliers interested in selling products through the cinema bar is also due to launch in the coming weeks.

These are practical signs that the wider vision for Castle Catford is developing as a home for film, culture, creativity and local enterprise at the heart of Catford.

The operator is now working towards opening in 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗺𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, rather than this summer, because some of the work needed to bring the building back into use is taking longer than expected.

The timetable has changed, but the project remains active. Recruitment is under way, the creative offer is being shaped and further opportunities for local businesses are being prepared.

When Catford Mews closed, the priority was to make sure Catford did not lose its cinema for good. I worked with partners to help secure The Castle Cinema as the new operator. What matters now is keeping the project moving towards reopening, with the right support, transparency and momentum.

Lewisham’s new administration must work constructively with the operator, support delivery and keep residents clearly and regularly informed as the project progresses.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲. 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗮𝘆.

18/07/2026

Well done 👏🏼

09/07/2026

Terrible behaviour from the Cabinet Member for “Healing”.

09/05/2026

As my public service in Lewisham comes to an end after 12 years, I want to simply say thank you.

Serving Rushey Green as a Labour & Co-operative councillor has been one of the greatest privileges of my life.

Since first being elected in 2014, I have tried every day to work hard for the community I love, to stand up for local residents, and to do the right thing, even when that was not always the easiest path politically or personally.

Together, we achieved real change.

I was proud to help lead the return of council housebuilding in Lewisham for the first time in a generation, helping deliver more than 2,000 new council rent homes despite huge financial and economic pressures.

When the world was in chaos during COVID, I was proud to support residents on the frontlines alongside volunteers, NHS staff, mutual aid groups and council officers.

I was proud to help deliver Lewisham’s year as Borough of Culture. And here in Catford, I fought to bring investment, culture, housing and life back into our town centre.

I am proud to have helped reopen Catford Library, secure £7 million investment for the Broadway Theatre, and help deliver major projects that will shape the future of our area for years to come, including Goldsmiths University opening a new Catford campus, the return of Castle Cinema, the community-led Sister Midnight project, and 113 genuinely affordable new homes at Thomas Lane Yard.

None of that was done alone.

Thank you to every resident, volunteer, campaigner, council officer, community organisation, colleague, friend and neighbour who supported me and worked alongside me over the years.

Losing is difficult, but I remain incredibly proud of what we achieved together for Rushey Green and Lewisham.

Whatever happens next, Rushey Green will always be home.

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