Politicians are obsessed with the journey. Currently, we must all strive for ‘growth, growth, growth’. Scientists limit themselves to facts based on evidence. This helps us to spot impending dangers along the way – climate change, species extinction, etc....
The St John’s Society is a statutory consultee for both the Brookmill Road and St John’s conservation areas (CAs), meaning we must be notified of all planning applications that fall within these CAs and are invited to comment on them. The Lewisham Planning...
Watch and Listen to Tom’s full talk at the April 2025 Green Conversations hosted by the St John’s Society. https://youtu.be/zAq5QKpaFy8 Download the slides from the presentation in PDF format. Huge thanks to: Tom Noble and Create Streets Alex Forsey for filming and...
On Monday June 9 2025 author and historian Dr. Tony Redding gave a gripping talk on the St John’s rail disaster of Wednesday December 4 1957. He had a full-house audience at our local, the Brookmill pub. It was very powerful stuff! This event was hosted by The St...
The committee meeting took place at The Brookmill on Tuesday 29th July, rescheduled from 30th June. The full meeting minutes can be read and downloaded here –SJS_FOFG Q2 Meeting – 29072025. We welcome two new members to the committee – Freddy Tennyson and...
Where there used to be nothing but crumbling concrete now joyful colour abounds, from the flowers and leaves of the Thornville Street rain garden itself and now the rail bridge wall too! The Thornville Street Rain Garden Mural celebrates the beauty of nature and the...
