St John’s Society Annual Report 2020 -2021

St John’s Society Annual Report 2020 -2021

Progress over 2020 has been good despite the pandemic. Committee members have worked hard pursuing their respective responsibilities especially with regard to specific campaigns or projects where consistent messaging and lobbying can be time consuming. All Committee...
Lewisham Local Plan

Lewisham Local Plan

Lewisham are currently updating their Local Plan; key policy for how development should shape Lewisham over the next 20 years A series of online session about the Local Plan have been organised as follows: Thursday 4th February, 5.30pm -7pm, Vision and Strategy...
Kath’s Place

Kath’s Place

10am on October 1st Thursday 2020  saw the grand opening of 50 Friendly Street SE8 4DR – Kath’s Place. We Care Food Bank is the largest independent food bank in the UK and the first to open in Lewisham. It is the opening of the UK’s first community COVID aware food...
Thankfull Sturdee (1852 – 1934)

Thankfull Sturdee (1852 – 1934)

Born in 1852 at 209 Evelyn Street; his father was a tailor, then a stationer.  The family had a long connection with Deptford.  Thankfull Sturdee married Catherine Sarah Bland in 1883 when he was living at 27 Albyn Road, St. John’s, London SE8. The 1901 Census...
The woman the people of Deptford called OUR Queen

The woman the people of Deptford called OUR Queen

Local Deptford resident Kath Duncan (1888-1954) lived in Deptford most of her life at 19 Lind Street, St John’s, 1948-1950. Local author, historian, playwright, activist Ray Barron-Woolford, who also lives in St Johns, has just published on the back of his highly...