I reserve this spot

As a new member to the home-owning fraternity, and in order to mark my assimilation into the local culture, and to anticipate being an "active citizen", I have decided to start this blog.

Hatcham, as I am sure South-East Londoners will know, is in South East London. Or was. But sort of is too.

Thesedays, it tends to get called New Cross, or New Cross Gate: names that were solidified in geography by the arrival of the railways into this part of the world.

This little post is to set out the parameters of the hackery it hopes to contain, namely: an exploration by this hack into this new part of London, details of local interest, news that is topical, experiences of local trade, and no doubt ultimately grumblings and gripes most commonly associated with amateur blogging such as this.