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St Johns Station Users Group – Public Meeting 23rd September
Time for step-free access? Come to a meeting on 23rd September and have your say. For people with any kind of mobility difficulty, or if you’ve got a pushchair or heavy luggage, the steep steps at St Johns are a big problem. Isn’t it time for a lift or ramp? What’s...
Friendly Gardens Park – Community Update
Thames Water are working towards being complete during October 2025 and they will be holding a public drop in on Thursday 4 September. The Friends of Friendly Gardens are working with Lewisham Council to make the park better for everyone, having been identified that...
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...



