Our vision, values and aims

Our vision, values and aims

Holly O'MahonyNov 1, 2022

At Harris Primary Academy Peckham Park we have high aspirations and ambitions for our children and there is a driving determination to ensure that…

Pick up a David Shrigley or a Tracey Emin at Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair

Pick up a David Shrigley or a Tracey Emin at Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair

Holly O'MahonyNov 1, 2022

David Shrigley, Tracey Emin, The Connor Brothers and Harland Miller are among the celebrated artists with works for sale at this year’s Woolwich Contemporary…

Where to get cosy in the run up to Christmas

Where to get cosy in the run up to Christmas

Holly O'MahonyNov 1, 2022

With the temperature plummeting and the energy crisis looming, thoughts of how to transform our homes into naturally cosy nests, and where to get…

Dress to distress: local fright nights, spooky screenings and Halloween parties

Dress to distress: local fright nights, spooky screenings and Halloween parties

Holly O'MahonyNov 1, 2022

Halloween fancy dress special at Peckham Levels At 500-capacity Peckham Levels, a Halloween rave is operating a ‘no fancy dress, no entry’ policy. Fortunately,…

Where to get cosy in south London this winter

Where to get cosy in south London this winter

Holly O'MahonyNov 1, 2022

See the spirit(s) of Christmas on stage The Old Vic Theatre’s production of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol has become an annual highlight of…

DACHS THE SPIRIT!

DACHS THE SPIRIT!

Holly O'MahonyNov 1, 2022

Hundreds of sausage dogs are coming to Bermondsey in November. A pop-up dog café that attracts thousands of dachshunds a year is coming to…

Southbank Centre’s Winter Festival returns

Southbank Centre’s Winter Festival returns

Holly O'MahonyNov 1, 2022

JOYOUS SHOWS Travel to east Tennessee in an all-new musical twist on the classic Dickens tale from the Queen of Country at Dolly Parton’s…

Free after-school club for Bermondsey kids catered by chef to the stars

Free after-school club for Bermondsey kids catered by chef to the stars

Holly O'MahonyNov 1, 2022

A Bermondsey garage that has hosted gigs for major stars in the music industry will now open its doors to local kids, with a…

Meet the founders – Ourhood Community, a digital marketplace for Black-owned fashion and lifestyle brands

Meet the founders – Ourhood Community, a digital marketplace for Black-owned fashion and lifestyle brands

Holly O'MahonyNov 1, 2022

The summer of 2020 was a turbulent time for friends-since-childhood Mike Thomas and Michael Taylor, who work in advertising and fashion respectively. On the…

New Theatre opens in Rotherhithe

New Theatre opens in Rotherhithe

Michael HollandOct 20, 2022

Opening in The Hithe opposite Rotherhithe Station, Rotherhithe and East London Playhouse (THE REP) is a new arts space offering local and London audiences…

Play it Forward Theatre Seats

Play it Forward Theatre Seats

Michael HollandOct 17, 2022

October sees the launch of Play it Forward Theatre Seats at The Union Theatre in a collaboration between the theatre and Tamzin Cook Creative.…

The Story of Claudia Jones

The Story of Claudia Jones

Michael HollandOct 6, 2022

Buried beside Karl Marx in Highgate cemetery Claudia Jones was a force to be reckoned with. At Canada Water Theatre on 15th October 2022,…