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Reading from an early age plays a powerful role in supporting children’s development and life chances. Children don’t need to be able to read to benefit from books – looking at pictures, talking about stories, and sharing time together all build vital pre-reading skills. Free public libraries near New Cross Gate make it easy for families to access books, support learning, and enjoy reading together.

There are no Stay & Play sessions during February half term - 16-20 February 2026. You can find details of all sessions and our holiday dates for 2026 on the Stay & Play page .

Our wonderful Besson Street Gardening Club volunteers are now turning to thinking about spring and the upcoming growing season. We have had a good look through the seed catalogue for some vegetables to grow this year and the first batch of seeds are now in trays in the greenhouse. Mimosa looking (and smelling) gorgeous in December Our gorgeous Mimosa tree put on a fabulous display this year. It sits at the edge of the garden on the corner of Besson Street and Kender Street to

Lewisham Council and Grainger plc asking for comments about proposed changes to the approved development at the derelict Besson Street site.

Keeping our neighbourhood clean and safe is something we can all help with. If you spot fly-tipping, graffiti, overflowing bins or other street cleaning issues around New Cross Gate and Lewisham, reporting them is quick and easy using the Love Clean Streets app or the Cleaner Lewisham reporting page . Fly tipping and graffiti - report them to Lewisham council using the website or app The Love Clean Streets app ( Apple | Android ) lets you report problems straight from your p

Lewisham Council and Grainger plc are holding a community drop-in event about proposed changes to the approved development at the long-derelict Besson Street site in New Cross Gate. Drop-in event details: Date: Tuesday 20 January 2026 Time: 4pm–8pm Venue: The Somerville, 260 Queen’s Road, SE14 5JN - see map below . The scheme already has detailed planning consent for up to 324 professionally managed homes for rent, including a significant proportion of genuinely affordable ho

Photos of autumnal colours in Besson Street Garden by Chris Banks CC BY-SA The autumn colours have been truly spectacular and come rain or shine there is always something to do in the garden. Always. The rain really has been most welcome as the ground was bone dry. Our water butts are now full which is very satisfying, and a core group of volunteers have braved some of the downpours to help with pruning, harvesting, sowing, composting, and collecting the many leaves that fal

This weekend (19th-21st September) sees the second Hatch Fest - a celebration of the New Cross Gate and Hatcham communities.