With hours to go until we punt 2020 into the dustbin of history, 853 site editor DARRYL CHAMBERLAIN looks back on a difficult 12 months. It’s been a year none of us will forget, mostly for the wrong reasons, and I hope this update on 853 in 2020 finds you and your loved ones safe […]
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Government excludes 853 readers from new public health campaign
Yesterday, the government launched a public health campaign that will not reach you. It won’t reach you because the government has not included independently-owned community news outlets like 853 in its campaign. The All in, All together campaign is a welcome response from the government to provide essential information at this time. It is also […]
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853 Film Club has MOVED: Watch All The President’s Men this Thursday at Charlton House
A quick reminder that 853 and The Charlton Champion are delighted to be teaming up with the Charlton and Woolwich Free Film Festival to bring you a special night on Thursday 30 January – but we’ve switched to a new venue. We’ll be screening All The President’s Men tomorrow, the acclaimed film about the exposure […]
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853 Film Club: Watch All The President’s Men with us at Charlton House
Fancy a night out watching a classic film? 853 and The Charlton Champion are delighted to be teaming up with the Charlton and Woolwich Free Film Festival to bring you a special night in The Grand Salon in Charlton House on Thursday 30 January. We’ll be screening All The President’s Men, the acclaimed film about […]
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Talk about SE London’s local media in Charlton on 4 June
Last month, we launched a community interest company, Flyover Media CIC, to take charge of 853 and its sister site The Charlton Champion. It’s the first step towards putting these websites on a sustainable footing, and also means we can apply for grants to expand into new projects. We’re holding an event on Tuesday 4 […]
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Help 853 and get paid £75 – just by switching your energy this week
A message from the 853 commercial department… It’s wonderful to have so many people supporting 853 – it makes a huge difference and enables it to have one part-time reporter/editor (that’s me, Darryl) to ferret out the kind of stories the traditional local press gave up on years ago. And through the new community interest […]
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Introducing Flyover Media CIC – the new publisher of 853
There’s a small change from today in how this website is run. 853 editor DARRYL CHAMBERLAIN explains what it all means, and why it will hopefully give you a better website to read (and maybe even contribute to). I’m very excited to confirm that 853 and its sister site, The Charlton Champion, are now being […]
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Sponsorship, a million page views and a great big thank you: 853 in 2018
Today marks the end of the first full calendar year of 853 being a reader-funded site. Site editor DARRYL CHAMBERLAIN explains how the year’s gone, and outlines some plans for 2019. It’s been an amazing year at 853 Mansions, and I thought I’d take the last day of the year to look back on 10 […]
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