The Bridge Lewisham Council has beefed up security at a leisure centre after an illegal rave was held on the premises. Officers were called to the Bridge Leisure Centre in Kangley Bridge Road just before midnight on February 28 to reports of an unlicensed music event. It is against the law under the Coronavirus Act to hold music events. On arrival police dispersed the 50-strong crowd and seized sound equipment. No arrests have been made, but officers are trying to find out who organised the event. At a council meeting in October Bellingham Councillor Alan Hall asked the mayor of Lewisham what was being done to secure the building after reports of trespassing.
The Bridge A leisure centre in Lower Sydenham will remain closed despite pleas from residents. At a meeting last night (January 13) mayor and cabinet approved plans not to reopen the Bridge Leisure Centre in Lower Sydenham once Covid-19 restrictions are eased. The decision came after a warning from the mayor of Lewisham in October that the cost of making the centre Covid-secure might be too great for the council to justify. It is unclear when or if the centre will open again, but a review is expected later in the year. Council figures show the Bridge was operating at a deficit of more than £400,000 per year for a long time before the pandemic, which surged to nearly £600,000 in recent years.