Book Sale 10 September 2011

There will be a Book Sale at The Capitol ,the Weatherspoons pub near Forest Hill Station on 10 September 2011. The sale will be held between 11am and 5pm.

The address is 11-21 London Road, SE23 3TW.

Great Expectations at the Pepys Resource Centre

Today the BBC were filming scenes for a new version of Great Expectations on the south bank of the River Thames on Deptford Strand. Ray Winstone, who plays Magwitch, and Douglas Booth (Pip) spent the morning on the river bank just outside the centre and we supplied teas and coffees for the crew. The series is due to be broadcast at Christmas 2011.

Pepys Resource Centre Closed Tuesday 9th August 2011

Due to the disturbances in South London, the Pepys Resource Centre will not be open on Tuesday 9th August.

Lewisham People's Day, Mountsfield Park, Lewisham London. 9th July 2011

A short video of the annual Lewisham People's Day held in Mountsfield Park. Eco Computer Systems and the Pepys Resource Centre Senior's Group had stalls there.

The Big Lunch at the Pepys Resource Centre

A huge pat on the back for the million people across the UK who got together in their neighbourhoods on Sunday 5th June (despite the weather!) for the third annual Big Lunch.

Adult Learners Week Celebration at the Pepys Resource Centre Saturday 21st May 2011

Pepys Resource Centre, in partnership with Community Education Lewisham, celebrated Adult Learners Week with a variety of activities and a chance to learn something new.

Pepys Resource Centre and Eco Computer Systems on Inside Out on the BBC

Pepys Resource Centre and the work of Eco Computer Systems were featured on BBC London's Inside Out programme. Darren was interviewed by John Bird, co-founder of The Big Issue. The video can be found by clicking here.

The Pepys Spring Fair - Saturday 12th March 2011

The Pepys Spring Fair took place in and around the newly-regenerated Lower Pepys Park, Admiralty Square, Grove Square Gardens and St George's Square and at the Pepys Resource Centre in Deptford, South East London.

World Book Night at the Pepys Resource Centre

The Pepys Resource Centre was one of many venues throughout the UK and Ireland celebrating World Book Night. One million books were given away by an army of passionate readers to members of the public across the UK and Ireland. 48 copies of Alan Bennett's book, "A Life Like Other People's" were given away by the centre. Find out more on World Book Night at http://www.worldbooknight.org/

Heidi Alexander visits the Pepys Resource Centre

Pepys Resource Centre was visited recently by Heidi Alexander, Member of Parliament for Lewisham East.

Heidi writes about her visit here.

The BBC and John Bird, creator of The Big Issue, come to the Pepys Resource Centre

The BBC and John Bird, creator of The Big Issue, come to the Pepys Resource Centre to record a piece for the BBC programme, "Inside Out" due to be shown on BBC1 London on Monday March 7th at 7:30 p.m.

Pepys Resource Centre mentioned in Parliament

Pepys Resource Centre was mentioned in a Parliamentary debate on library services by local Member of Parliament, Joan Ruddock (Lewisham,Deptford).

"In a constant drive for efficiency, Lewisham has also developed new models. We acquired three additional community libraries over those years. One, at the Pepys resource centre in my constituency, is run by ECO Computer Systems in partnership with Hyde Housing and is supported by local volunteers and, crucially, by the council's library and information service, which supports new facilities by providing up-to-date stock, delivering professional advice, organising activities and promotions, training partner organisations and offering technical services such as access to online resources."

Click here for the full debate from Hansard

Digital Inclusion in Deptford

The video was produced by Raceonline2012

Doors open at New Pepys Resource Centre

From the Lewisham Council website.
"Residents at the Pepys Estate, Lewisham are set to benefit from a new, multi-use resource centre boasting a new community library and a social enterprise computer business thanks to an innovative partnership between the Hyde Group and Lewisham Council."

Read more here

The official launch of the new community library at the Pepys Resource Centre

The new community library at Pepys Resource Centre, Deptford Strand, London, SE8 3BA was officially launched on the 19th of November 2010. Speeches by Paul Singleton from Hyde Housing, Darren Taylor of Eco Computer Systems, Paul, who teaches Maths and English at the Centre on Saturdays and finally the Mayor of Lewisham, Sir Steve Bullock, even though Darren introduces him as John!