Catford Construction

Construction and redevelopment within Catford has enabled the town to flourish and create an influx of residents.
Also existing buildings hold stong architectural themes which create a destinction about Catford as a whole. The Broadway Theatre which was constucted with th influences of art deco. The Eros House was created using the 'brutalist' form of architecture. The features of brutalist architechture include the use of raw concrete as the main fetures of the construction form.

Abolition 200

A REMEMBRANCE conference titled 'Abolition 200' will be taking place at the Civic Suite, Lewisham Town Hall, Catford; this Sunday to commemorate the abolition of slavery over 200 years ago.
The conference will also be the launch of the five-year plan for the entire Lewisham borough.

The talk will begin at 10.15am and finish at 5.00pm and a buffet lunch will be provided.

Information and contact details can be seen here

Anorexia kills Catford Resident

CATFORD resident, Dawn Christopher died from serve anorexia, after being called 'fat' at school 30 years ago. She was taken to hospital where it was found that she had a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 11.

Her mother, Jean Christopher spoke about her daughter, "conquering her demons", after succeeding to beat anorexia, but the eating disorder later returned.
Jean Christopher also mentioned that her daughter was called fat by a girl at school when she was aged 12 or 13.

Anorexia or Anorexia nervosais an eating disorder in which person chooses deliberately not to eat, so they can loose weight. It is said that at least 1 on 200 people suffer from Anorexia

The story can be seen here ,

Catford News

A DENTIST at a Catford dentistry, has been sacked and jailed for a year after it emerged that he scammed almost £41,000 out of the NHS, using his manager's details.

The full story can be read here .

Catford Broadway Shows

The Broadway Theatre will be presenting a tribute to the rock legend. Jimi Hendrix , tickets are still avalable and the tribute show will end this Saturday 24th March.

Cats & Dogs

Catford having its very own stadium creates greater distinction for the town throughout Lewisham. The stadium was previously used for greyhound racing however it is currently closed.

The stadium has been through quite a bit, including a fire which almost devastated the entire stadium grounds and scandals galore have surrounded the stadium. With this the owners Wembely decided to shut the grounds permanently.

Though during its heyday between 1993 and 2003, the stadium and the sport brought extreme success for Catford.

Dog racing track on a whole are seen to be in decline, but football though and currently only takes place at four sites throughout London; Crayford, Wimbledon, Walthamstow and Romford.

Catford Cimena

The ABC cinema in Catford has been under speculation for some time now after there have been disputes as to how it will be used. The cinema has been closed down for years now, and is owned by (United Church of the Kingdom of God) UCKG and is proposed to be used as a worship centre by the church. However residents have said they wish the building to be restored to a cinema. Residents including, local filmmaker Joe Grossi have even seen it as an "embarassment" that Catford doesn't have its own Cinema. Great amounts of public transport routes and links and a having a high percentage of families in the town, gives Catford the suitable and ideal place for a cinema.
It though can be said that this is an ideal location for UCKG to create a new base for itself. Not only will the building be used for worship services, but also there will be training centre which will provide sevices and facilities in such subjects as IT and English.

UCKG also have these facilities in other locations such as at Finsbury Park and Croyden.