Greenwich council is calling for performers of all levels to get involved in their new dance festival. Connecting Communities Dance Festival is launching this October and will feature in this year’s Black History 365 celebrations.
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The latest instalment of the Late Night Tales compilation series is set to be released on September 24 –with tracks chosen by Brixton-born musician, broadcaster and DJ Don Letts.
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Are you feeling brave? Brockley-born writer Kae Tempest is not afraid of controversy, nor of a political platform. The National Theatre has delivered both, and handed a Greek masterpiece to them, writes Chrisopher Walker.
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Residents whose properties were ravaged by floods are calling for more support from officials as they remain unable to return home. Maida Vale residents claim they have been left in the dark by Thames Water and Westminster City Council after their homes were destroyed when nearby drains flooded on July 12.
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A volunteer-run charity which recycled tablets for children not in school during lockdown has appointed its first senior staff. Community TechAid (CTA) came together in March 2020 to help bridge the digital divide by collecting unwanted digital devices and refurbishing them for members of the community.
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Deptford and Greenwich residents are being offered the chance to help document wildlife changes across Deptford Creek. The Creekside Discovery Centre has announced a number of exciting events including community wildlife mapping and pond dipping.
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New wreaths have been laid on a war memorial set on fire in a “mindless criminal act”, as locals paid tribute to those who made the “ultimate sacrifice”. A wreath on the Bermondsey and Rotherhithe War Memorial was set alight in the early hours of Tuesday morning (August 24).
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A new exhibition has just opened exploring London’s black music spaces at the Horniman Museum. Dance Can’t Nice, curated by Adem Holness, explores the language and spaces that have influenced the production of British Basement, Garage, Lovers Rock, Grime, Gospel, Jazz and Soul.
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Author Colin Babb’s nepromotional event for his book 1973 and Me will be on Tuesday 31 August from 7pm at the Morocco Bound Bookshop, 1a Morocco Street, London SE1 3HB. Expect stories about and around cricket
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The 52-page South London Press this week has a huge range of news and views and sport. The schoolboy who saved the life of a motorcyclist who could have died in a crash. Fossil fuels campaigners slam town hall bosses over pulling their investment from petrol companies. Ten pages of South London sport including exclusive interviews with Charlton Athletic new boy Corey Blackett-Taylor and Daniel Ballard. All that plus more…
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A former investment banker has told how they joined Extinction Rebellion out of fear for the future of Britain’s younger generation. Chidi Oti-Obihara joined protesters in Central London on Tuesday, August 24, to make a speech criticising the UK Government’s financing of fossil fuels.
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A pregnant mum and her teenage son were forced to stay with friends and family because of severe water damage to her flat. Jodie McCalla and her 16-year-old son live in a block of flats in Blackheath, run by Lewisham Homes, which manages homes on behalf of the council.
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While lockdown was undoubtedly a horrible experience for us all, for residents in my constituency of Lewisham East, there was one unexpected benefit. Lewisham East lies squarely in the flight paths of Heathrow and London City Airport, and the total shutdown of international travel provided a welcome respite from the scourge of ‘night flights’. Sleep improved.
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Although the seaside has all the ingredients for an exciting adventure with your pooch, it’s essential that you are well prepared so that you can enjoy everything that the beach has to offer.
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Stormzy has unveiled his first ever Madame Tussauds figure at the famous Baker Street attraction at a special event. The Croydon born rapper’s figure immortalises his famous headline appearance at the 2019 Glastonbury Festival where he wore a Union Jack stab vest designed by Banksy.
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A downhill walk to burn off the calories from an unnecessarily gargantuan meal took me past The Douglas Fir, a small pub almost equidistant between Crystal Palace and Anerley railway stations. It is an interesting little pub, and quite hard to classify, somewhere between a micro pub and a craft beer bar.
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A major work of Monet’s will be on display in a prestigious art gallery for the first time in the UK, writes Davina Hyde. Monet’s Water Lilies and Agapanthus is on loan from the Musee Marmottan Monet in Paris as part of a deal with Dulwich Picture Gallery.
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Peckham-based arts collective Shape Arts’ new exhibition, All Bound Together? draws from the work of 24 disabled and non-disabled artists to critique the idea that we’re all ‘in this together’. The online exhibition features work from artists from across the globe.
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Physiotherapist Suzanne Roberts who has worked in the NHS for 40 will celebrate her retirement by abseiling down the side of her hospital. There will be 450 thrill-seekers completing the St Thomas’ Abseil challenge over two days – 10 and 11 September
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