Corbett Community

It’s a shame but until those in charge of this once useful platform start behaving with respect and civility we shall not post here. Civility of sorts is still to be found - as are we - on BlueSky, Instagram and Facebook.

118 years ago today, St Andrew’s Day, 30 Nov 1907, our library opens to serve the people of #Catford #SE6 #HitherGreen #SE13 #Lewisham 1907 also saw the serving of the first school meals and the start of London’s first metered taxi service. Come in for more knowledge, fun, etc

You lucky people. Yes, it’s the Corbett Christmas: Mon 24-Sat 29 Nov: Christmas Tree Festival at St Andrew’s Church Sat 29 Nov: Corbett Christmas Fair at our place + St Andrew’s Church Hall Sun 30 Nov: Abbotshall Healthy Lifestyle Centre #Catford #SE6 #HitherGreen #SE13

Join us for an evening of seasonal entertainment on Sunday 14 December, including music, magic and more! Tickets cost £15 per person and include a mince pie and a glass of mulled wine! Scan the QR code on the image or follow this link to book: ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/londo…

Some of the local Dinosaurs came to our Halloween event. Think they were lost (in time).

The Clue in the Haunted Library - hmm… will Barbie find clues at our Halloween Event? Crafts, activities, tasty treats + witches’ brew on Fri 31 Oct, from 5pm to 8pm - Drop in at any time. All ages welcome. Entry for £ donation to library. #Catford #SE6 #HitherGreen #SE13

It’s the 10th #CatfordArtsTrail this weekend - Saturday 11 + Sunday 12 October, 11am - 5pm. We’re venue 18 and there’s a cluster of other venues nearby to check out. #Catford #SE6 #Lewisham

The Spookiest Night at our place: Fri 31 Oct, 5-8pm. Crafts, activities, tasty treats & witches' brew. Drop in on your way round trick-or-treating, show us your awesomely scary costumes, and see how the library transforms after dark! All ages welcome, make a donation to enter.

Aharr me hearties! It’s story time again! Join legendary pirate Jacky and her lucky parrot this Saturday 4 October at 11.15am for an hour of pirate-themed storytelling and craft! Landlubbers of all ages welcome!

Ahead of #BannedBooksWeekUK this Sunday, @IndexCensorship has put together a list of books which have been banned. Including @MargaretAtwood's The Handmaid's Tale - one of the most banned books in the #US and, most recently, in Alberta, Canada: indexoncensorship.org/bannedbookswee…

Say hello to our newest customers - the doors are big enough, we're sure they'll fit in (if they're tidy)! Now we're busy wondering what police horses read...

Ahead of #BannedBooksWeekUK, Index has put together a list of our top 10 books which have been banned. Including Dogs of Europe by Alhierd Baharevich, one of the most significant novels of modern Belarusian literature, banned in #Belarus in 2022: indexoncensorship.org/bannedbookswee…

Hundreds of books dumped on south London streets after library closure #Echobox=1755168405" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">standard.co.uk/news/london/bo…

This Thursday 24/7 we have 2 free events on as part of our #summerholiday programme #Denbuilding, balancing and #treeclimbing in the am & #NatureArt in the pm. Book now for some Wild Adventures - a summer of outdoor #Catford. We have 8 events in total wildcatwilderness.org

Thanks to everyone who came to Saturday’s CorbFest at our place, at St Andrew’s Church Hall, and Torridon Convenience Store. The Weekender continues at Abbotshall Healthy Living Centre

CorbFest? What’s CorbFest? Come along to find out. Here’s your quick guide to what’s on, where, and when.

Helios comes to Downham! LEAN has been delighted to work with @LewishamCouncil and @nationaltrust to offer free workshops for south of the boro primary schools. Today Drumbeat , Good Shepherd and Downderry enjoyed spoken word activities led by artist @_yapoet @LewishamLibs 🌞

Reading books expands the mind - in ways reading from screens doesn’t. ‘Books are the ideal technology to expand the brain’ - Lucy Mangan in the i newspaper