London SE1 community website (Free subscription) | 28/11/2008
The Prime Minister attended a memorial service at Southwark Cathedral on Thursday for children killed by youth violence. The service was held to mark the eighth anniversary of the death of Damilola Taylor in Peckham.
ecomonkey (Free subscription) | 22/11/2008
This Sunday - 23rd November 2008 - visit the Southwark mini eco-fair from 12 noon until 5pm at The Spike, 39b Consort Road, Peckham, London, SE15 2PR. Map From: People's Republic of Southwark, Project Dirt "This month's People's Republic of Southwark mini eco-fair is taking place on Sunday 23rd November, 12-5pm at The Spike ... an amazing space which has been running a sustainable arts and community...
Les Bonner (Free subscription) | 24/08/2008
Council staff in the Regeneration Department at Southwark Council are afraid to walk to the tube station half a mile away when they leave work. Harriett Harman, the Labour Deputy Leader needed a stab vest to walk the streets during a recent visit to nearby Peckham. Home Secretary Jacqui Smith confesses that she would not walk [...]
Trinketization (Free subscription) | 08/08/2008
Our good friends at the Institute of Race Relations provided a link to this report just been released by the HM Inspectorate on Police Detention facilities in Southwark, Walworth Rd and Peckham. It condemns the condition of the holding cells (used for detaining a range of people on suspicion of offences or immigration irregularities, with [...]
ecomonkey (Free subscription) | 16/07/2008
From: Southwark Council, Events Spike Surplus Scheme Open Day Sunday 20Jul08, 2pm to 10pm 39b Consort Road, Peckham, London, SE15 2PR "The Spike Surplus Scheme's 10th anniversary sees the second of the summer’s monthly open days showcasing the scheme's activities. Again there will be an outside stage with local bands that rehearse and record on site including Monkey Rush, Kaya, Opaque, Daisy, Excentral...
Transpontine (Free subscription) | 08/03/2008
A friend has lent me a copy of the 1952 Official Guide to 'The Metropolitan Borough of Camberwell' from the days before Southwark Council when Camberwell had its own Council covering Peckham, Nunhead and of course Camberwell itself. One of the things that struck me is how much manufacturing industry there was in the area then - there's a whole section 'Made in Camberwell'. Not sure much of anything,...
London Tour (Free subscription) | 19/02/2008
London Borough of Southwark Address : Southwark Council Town Hall Peckham Road London SE5 8UB Telephone: 020 7525 5000 Minicom: 020 7525 3559 Email: csc@southwark.gov.uk Website : www.southwark.gov.uk
Cllr Fiona Colley<br/> Labour counc (Free subscription) | 22/10/2007
The deadline for responses to the draft South London Line Route Utilisation Strategy is this Friday. We decided that as well as the petitions it would be best to send one response from all the Southwark Labour councillors as together we all represent the areas of Peckham, Camberwell and Bermondsey affected by the proposed cuts to the South London Line. We've also sent it to the council officers
Cllr Fiona Colley<br/> Labour counc (Free subscription) | 03/10/2007
Last night I hosted the inaugrual meeting of the Southwark Rail Users' Group, which is the latest project of Peckham community activist Eileen Conn. With two stations in my ward (Nunhead and Queens Rd Peckham) I take a close interest in overground services in the area. The most urgent issue facing us is the Network Rail consultation on the future of rail services in South London (aka the draft
