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Brockley Max programme cover competition extended
Before the schools broke up for Easter we announced our competition for secondary schools pupils across the borough to design the front cover for this year’s Brockley Max Festival programme. Word didn’t get out to everyone so, in order to give all 11-to-18 year olds in the area a fair chance of entering, we’ve just…
Read MoreHelp Brockley Max earn more pennies with Tesco tokens
Shopping at your local branch of Tesco could help towards the funding for this year’s Brockley Max Art In The Park family day. Brockley Max non-profit organisation Max Media Arts is one of three organisations currently vying for customers’ endorsements at branches of Tesco in Lewisham borough through its Bags Of Help scheme. Throughout January,…
Read MoreBrockley Max 2019: what were your highlights?
We’re approaching the end of November and have been plunged into the bitter cold of late autumn so it’s heartwarming to look back at the glorious sunshine and fantastic sense of community that was evident during this year’s Brockley Max festival. From the uplifting energy of the opening night street party down by Brockley station…
Read MoreTop kids picks
Brockley Max is guaranteed to keep the kids – big and small – entertained this May half term. Here’s our roundup of the top festival picks for families. Help Save Hilly Fields – Childrens Treasure Trail and Prize Draw Treasure Trail | Various Lewisham Card shops | 27th May – 4th June | Free Children…
Read MoreArt and craft at Brockley Max
As you’d imagine, being a community arts festival, Brockley Max has plenty of arts and crafts events for you to get stuck into. There are several exhibitions running throughout the festival period including one at Beecroft Garden Primary School. The Beecroft Garden Art Show is a delightful retrospective of children’s art exploring colour, texture and light.…
Read MoreOpening Night kicks off weekend of music
The Brockley Max festival opened with a bang last night with hundreds of people enjoying the fantastic live performances organised by Ben Swan and Richard Swan and introduced by our inimitable MC Dre – who even took a turn on the keyboards when guitarist and singer Yasu invited other musicians to jam along with him. Other…
Read MoreTake part in our photo exhibition
Going to Brockley Max events and want to take part in a collective, digital and interactive photography exhibition to record the festival history in images? Here’s how… Brockley Max is staging an interactive exhibition of images taken Brockley Max events over the years. We’ve called it Look Back and Interact. We’d love you to submit your…
Read MoreFeast your eyes on these tasty raffle prizes
Feast your eyes on this year’s Brockley Max raffle prize list: there are 37 prizes up for grabs and no fewer than 19 of them are edible. Our amazing local businesses have once again come up trumps with vouchers for nights out, lazy lunches and tasty cook-at-home foodie morsels courtesy of our local delis, restaurants, pubs,…
Read MoreBrockley Max Opening Night this Friday
We’re counting down the days to the festival now and can’t wait for Friday 29 May when it all kicks off. We’ve got a brilliant line up of performers who will be entertaining everyone in the vicinity of Brockley Station from 3.30pm onwards as part of our fantastic free Opening Night. As afternoon stretches into…
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