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…
The Archibald Corbett Society is holding its first Open Meeting on Monday 9 June, and all Corbett Estate residents are invited. The meeting will take place at Catford Assemblies of God Church, Glenfarg Rd, SE6 1XN at 7.30pm. Come along and find out about: What the Archibald Corbett Society is doing for you, and how…
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…