A school in Lewisham has received recognition from a prestigious charity for tackling homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying and celebrating diversity. Forest Hill School, on Dacres Road, is the only school in London to achieve the Stonewall School Champion Gold award.
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Last week, Sarah Everard’s killer was given a full life sentence. During the trial, we heard the harrowing impact statements from Sarah’s family; outlining the horrific effect that losing a daughter and a sister has had on their lives.
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Firework season can be deeply worrying for many of our pets, but unfortunately, there are things we can do now to prepare them – helping to minimise the impact of this noisy affair.
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A community group has announced the five creative projects that will represent and celebrate black culture in Thamesmead this autumn. The projects funded by the Black Culture Collective (BCC) include a film, an art club for kids and an exhibition that will be held at Woolwich Works.
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Nearly 20,000 schoolchildren have received a taste of authentic Shakespeare writing for free at the Globe Theatre this autumn. As part of the Playing Shakespeare with Deutsche Bank, schools from London have been able to attend a special version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
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Writers from South London have been selected to have their short stories available from vending machines as part of Black History Month. Award-winning author, poet and activist Bernardine Evaristo, selected five black authors to have their stories published in Canary Wharf’s Short Story Stations.
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An aspiring writer from Sydenham has been shortlisted for a comedy writing prize. Hannah Dolby’s book is one of six works of fiction which are in the running to receive the Comedy Women in Print Prize for an Unpublished Comic Novel.
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Paul McCartney will talk about his new career-spanning book The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present, on Friday, November 5, at 7.30pm at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall. The event will be live streamed around the world and available on demand for seven days.
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The family of a dad who was killed in a motorbike crash three years ago were horrified to visit his last resting place on his anniversary – but could not find his grave. Partner Mandy Prior from Nunhead wanted to show son Peter the plot where Petros Papathanasiou was laid to rest, on the anniversary of his death.
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Entertainment Listings… What’s On Art, celebrity, music, entertainment, and all things leisure. Anil Seth: Being You, Afrikan Boy, Queer Cabaret – The Festival of Radical Care, Clapham Book Festival Day, The Balimaya Project, Elephant and Castle Walking Tours and The House of Many Cultures: Others’ Story’.
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Comedian Ed Byrne is bringing his new show If I’m Honest to Blackheath Halls on October 20 – covering his sense of responsibility as a father, what it means to be a man in the modern world, and whether he possesses any qualities whatsoever worth passing on to his two sons.
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AA famed Lambeth-based artist and archivist is back with her first exhibition in 15 years, writes Peter Lane. Unseen since 2006, the firebrand black feminist Rita Keegan from arty enclave Bonnington Square in Vauxhall was a key figure in the Black Arts Movement.
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Refugee Support, an international volunteer organisation helping refugees rebuild their lives by providing short-term, essential aid is staging a festival fundraiser in Balham on November 3. The charity’s popular Dignify Festival will be returning this year to the Bedford pub in Bedford Hill, Balham.
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The long arm of the law is stretching into the community to teach skills and break down barriers. That’s especially true of PC Kyp Kyriacou, a safer schools officer in Southwark, dubbed The Slam Dunking Officer.
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The long arm of the law is stretching into the community to teach skills and break down barriers. That’s especially true of PC Kyp Kyriacou, a safer schools officer in Southwark, dubbed The Slam Dunking Officer.
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Matthew Bourne’s latest work The Midnight Bell just opened triumphantly in London and held the audience spellbound, writes Christopher Walker. Showcasing outstanding performances from 12 of his best dancers, it is an intelligent, haunting piece.
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Two newlyweds are cycling 6,000 miles from Tooting to Tokyo to raise money for urgent medical treatment in poor countries. Matt and Coco Morley have swapped their flat in Tooting Broadway for 12 months in a tent after taking on a year-long global challenge cycling across two continents.
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Classical soprano Carly Paoli joined forces with students from a Croydon performing arts school to sing at an awards event for individuals doing great things. Ms Paoli and students from Year 13 of the Musical Theatre Strand at The BRIT School wowed the audience at The British Citizen’s Awards in Church House Westminster, hosted by Tim Vincent.
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I’ve been to a Fat Cat before, but not any other pub named for our feline friends, although there are plenty of them (in the country there’s an Old Cat, Black Cat, Cheshire Cat, even a Rampant Cat).
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