Catford Dreams

In May I was elected and then handed a Cabinet role that hasn't existed here in this form before the year 2000. So I now sit in an executive that is twenty-six years old, in a ward that traces the edge of a much older parish, in a borough named during an argument from 1963, in a district first organised for tax and justice by people who spoke Old English. The current workings of the council were e...

Some thoughts on doorsteps and a threshold on a leftover bit of Brookdale Road next to the Broadway. It's been 109 days since the last episode, a lot has happened. Here's a link to the documentary Another Catford - https://youtu.be/6jZ_PFgUdF4?si=Z_KpRq9Tw6ZrZiHT The future of Catford arrived with a monkey...

I started off with a vague idea for an episode on staircases, based on what my toddler likes around the house, and ended up with this. A staircase is never just a staircase, because small steps, done properly, really can shift the mood of an entire neighbourhood. Here's an article about the missing Catford Green bridge - https://ladywell-live.org/2021/01/17/austen-steps-up-campaign-for-catford...

Ciarán is a Lewisham based creative director and founder of Renegade Production, a digital media and content studio. He has over twenty years of experience spanning photography, videography, music production, digital strategy, editorial work and campaign development. He is also central to the Keystone initiative, helping to drive its community focused vision and direction. In general,and in this e...

I am running for the Green Party in Catford (Rushey Green) in the local elections on May 7. You can follow me here - https://www.instagram.com/catfordreams The choice is simple. More of the same with Labour, or the kind of change I talk about in this episode. Only Labour or the Green Party can win this election. If you live in Catford, there's a good chance you live in the Rushey Green council war...

There are yellow bricks all over South East London, forming our homes and the school walls opposite my house. These bricks were once dug from the brickfields that used to stretch across Lewisham. A wall marks where responsibility lives. Things mentioned: The essay on the Berlin Wall by Rem Koolhaas: https://www.scribd.com/document/235581097/The-Berlin-Wall-as-Architecture The BFG appears next to H...

I’ve been seeing a lot of parakeets in a lot of different places recently, and thinking about how we can turn Goldsmiths moving to Catford from a good idea into an absolutely outstanding one. Here’s the Instagram account linked to the podcast: https://www.instagram.com/catforddreams/ And here’s a short piece on the artists being displaced as a result of the Goldsmiths move: https://lewishamletter....

Uploaded at sunset on January 5th, 2026, Twelfth Night. Huge thanks to the Black Cat pub in Catford Shopping Centre for hosting us. A quick fact check: Bill accidentally said he had lived in Catford for 14 years. He actually meant he has lived here since 2014. The postman keeps walking, and Catford keeps dreaming. Happy New Year.

Some thoughts from Vera, who has lived in Milford Towers, Catford, for the past five and a half years. She makes Catford a better place.

The forest in the floorboards, the river beneath the road. Stories are not decoration, they are direction.

A Catford resident's thoughts on the past, present and potential future of Milford Towers. Here's the demolition photo mentioned in the episode. This episode of Catford Dreams is produced for community discussion and storytelling. All views expressed are for informational purposes only and do not represent official positions or endorsements.