Over 50 people attended the inaugural awards ceremony of ‘Corbett Portraits’ at Torridon Road Library, Catford, on Thursday 6th November, a photographic competition organised by the Archibald Corbett Society. The photographs feature local residents, their families, shop keepers, street cleaners, the local butcher and other people who live and work on the Corbett Estate. MP Heidi…
The Archibald Corbett Society would like to invite all residents to the launch of the Corbett Portraits Competition Exhibition, at the Library on Torridon Road. This Thursday 6th November at 7.30pm, local MP Heidi Alexander will open the Exhibition and hand out prizes to the winning entries. Refreshments will be provided. Corbett Portraits have been taken by local…
Last Saturday over 20 volunteers from the Archibald Corbett Society and the Corbett Residents Association joined forces to help put the finishing touches to the new community garden at Abbotshall Road playing fields. They planted hundreds of bulbs, bushes and trees and laid the bark chip path that runs through the centre of the garden…
The Corbett Residents Association has set up a petition addressed to Lewisham Council and Transport for London to look at improving the general safety of Brownhill Road for pedestrians. As anyone living in the area is well aware, the junction between Torridon Road and Brownhill Road is a regular crossing point for pedestrians, even though…
Tuesday 14 October Time: 7pm-9pm St Laurence Community Centre, 37 Bromley Road, Catford SE6 2TS Come along and pick up free spring bulbs to plant in your front garden at this month’s Catford South Assembly. A gorgeous selection of Tulips, Alliums & Daffodils. Bulb bags can also be picked up at Torridon Road Library and…
There has been a recent spate of burglaries or attempted burglaries in and around the Hither Green end of Minard Road. These incidents have been taking place both in the daytime and at night with break-ins at both rear and front of houses irrespective of whether the homeowners are in or not. The Neighbourhood Police…
The Archibald Corbett Society held its first open meeting on Monday 9 June. There was an excellent turn out, with standing room only at the Catford Assemblies of God Church on Glenfarg Rd. The meeting began with an introduction from Peter Ranken, who founded the Archibald Corbett Society. Peter explained the aims of the Corbett…
The Corbett Society has launched a competition to find the best photographic portrait of someone who lives, works or studies here on the Corbett Estate. The competition runs from 9th June to 12th September 2014. There are two age categories: under 18 and over 18 years old. We particularly encourage younger people to take part. The winners…
The Archibald Corbett Society is pleased to announce that it has been successful in its bid for funding to develop a programme to create greater health awareness among the Afro/Caribbean community in Catford South ward. The funding has been awarded though Our Place, a programme run by Locality, in partnership with the Local Government Association and…
The Archibald Corbett Society is pleased to announce that its photography competition, Corbett Portraits, will be launching at our Open Meeting on Monday 9 June. To get the creativity flowing, local professional photographer Tom Broadbent has shared his top tips on taking photos of people in this short video. Watch this space, or come along to…