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Daring to Dream
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....
Character Appraisals for the two Conservation Areas
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...
Green Conversations with Tom Noble, Create Streets (14/04/25): Greening Up
Watch and Listen to Tom’s full talk at the April 2025 Green Conversations hosted by the St John’s Society. https://youtu.be/zAq5QKpaFy8Download the slides from the presentation in PDF format. Huge thanks to: Tom Noble and Create Streets Alex Forsey for filming and...
The St John’s Rail Disaster – A Tribute to Those Involved
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...