Nov 1st, 2016 Article
Beckenham Place Golf Club occupied
Members of Lewisham People Before Profit have now occupied Beckenham Place Park Manor house and golf course.
Members of Lewisham People Before Profit have now occupied Beckenham Place Park Manor house and golf course.
As we reported two weeks ago, Lewisham Council is planning to shut down Braeside Golf Club, which is based at Beckenham Place Park. Now the members are setting up a campaign to save the club.
It’s official. London's last inner city public golf course is to close — and this is mostly thanks to a £4.9m grant from the Lottery Heritage Fund. So what’s the thinking?
Members of the Parliamentary Golf Group have just visited Beckenham Place Park Golf Course, which is under threat of closure.