The Corbett Estate has received much media coverage recently. The Evening Standard’s Homes and Property section has recently featured Catford in its ‘spotlight’, describing the area as having ‘solid period property, community spirit, popular schools and good-value homes.’ The Corbett Estate gets its own write up within the article, including information about Corbett himself: “The Corbett…
Confirmation has been received from the Mayor of London’s Transform Pocket Parks Community Strand that the Society has been successful in its bid for funding to construct a community garden along the Abbotshall Road fence line as part of the playing field regeneration project.The garden will be a partnership project with the Corbett Residents Association and Community…
After a number of consultations, Lewisham Council has issued plans for Mountsfield Park which include a new café seating up to 40 people. The cafe is to be built using recycled containers. Plans also include an upgraded play area and a community garden situated on the old bowling green. You can see visuals of the…
On Saturday, 8th March at 1.30pm, Elisabeth Blanchet will be opening the exhibition, ”Prefabs: Palaces for the People” on the Excalibur Estate, south end of Torridon Rd, Catford. Meet at the Community Hut in Baudwin Rd. The Excalibur Estate is the largest remaining prefab estate in existence. It is due for demolition, to make way…
Board members are currently preparing proposals for an application for the Corbett Estate to become an officially designated Neighbourhood Forum. Under new powers given to local communities by the Government, setting up a neighbourhood forum would allow residents living on the Corbett Estate to draw up a neighbourhood plan that would have the same legal…
Talks are currently taking place between Archibald Corbett Society board members and Lewisham Council’s Planning department with a view to the council considering designating the Corbett estate as an area of special local character in line with its Local Development Framework. If adopted this would be a significant move in preserving the legacy of Archibald…
If you live or work or study on or near the Corbett soon you will have the chance to enter a photographic competition. ‘Corbett Portraits’ will feature portraits of people on the Corbett Estate with the best entries featuring in an exhibition at the Torridon Road Library and prizes to include a camera, a day…
The Archibald Corbett Society is pleased to be linking in with Catford Tales, a project being run by the Lewisham Youth Theatre about the history of Catford. They are very keen to hear from people with photographs and memories of Catford over the years. To find out more, visit the Lewisham Youth Theatre website. Want to…