Wassail 2016

There's not been much action recently but one event that does continue is the annual Wassail at Hilly Fields! This year it will take place on Sunday 7th February, 4pm.We will meet by the Stone Circle adjacent to the orchard.To see details and reports of previous wassail events please click here

Trip to Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

A book group made up of some Transition Brockley members went to the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park on Sunday to discuss 'Feral' by George Monbiot. They met up in the Unity Cafe in Timber Lodge and then joined a tour of the park led by Simon of @hackneytours. Their next book is Naomi Klein's 'This ...

Garden Update

Thank you to all for their hard work on the garden this morning. It's looking much tidier and we're happy to report that it seems to be fine shape.With the garden in a more permanent state these days and the planting now orientated towards herbs which won't change each season, one of the things which ...

Transition in Brockley – An open letter

 We hope you’re enjoying the summer and making the most of the sunny weather in your gardens and beyond! The reason for the email is to remind everyone of current activities and take stock of where we are and also try to drum up some more interest in the group and the transition movement in ...

Brockley Common Update

Many of you will have passed by our garden at Brockley Station which is now looking much better with the addition of edging to the beds and like the rest of Brockley Common is coming into bloom nicely for the summer. Much of the credit for this year's splendid appearance must go down to Valerie ...

Brockley Garden Share: available in Brockley SE4

Some of you may be aware of the Landshare initiative started in 2009. Here in south east London we activiely promote this sort of thing because it seems that everyone is a winner! Our Brockley Gardenshare project continues and we've received an email from a local resident who has a garden available for someone to ...

Local events coming up…

A public talk about swifts has been arranged  for TUESDAY 1st APRIL in the St Peter's Church Hall on Wickham Road, 7.30-8.30pm. Swifts are a fascinating and mysterious bird, one of the sights & sounds of a quintessential British summer. They are annual visitors to Brockley, arriving each May, and breed in many of Brockley's old Victorian houses. However they are in decline and need our help if they ...

Hilly Fields Wassail 2014

Every year since the orchard at Hilly Fields was planted we have held a wassail event which has always proved to be much fun and this year was no exception with a great turn out on a mild Sunday afternoon. With new additions to the orchard this year it was decided that one of the new ...

Brockley Common Gardening

Sunday 23rd February sees the first session at the garden on Brockley Common. Brockley Cross Action Group will be on site from 1-5pm to attend to the main flower beds and alongside this we could do with at least a couple of hours on our own plot. Details below of the BXAG event. All welcome!

Waes Hael 2014!

The annual wassail at Hilly Fields Orchard is taking place on Sunday 23rd February at 4:30pm. This will be the fourth event and has proved very popular! Please see details on the flyer below.