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 Karun...

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...

Professor Dilys Williams FRSA is an experienced fashion designer, who founded the Centre for Sustainable Fashion at the University of the Arts London is 2008. “I love the material elements of fashion, I love the sketching, making clothes, thinking about what someone’s...