Volunteers from different backgrounds help to run Salmon. Their hard work is an integral part of what makes the Salmon Youth Centre successful. Volunteers are involved across all age groups, from 6 to 19 years, helping with a variety of activities from football to climbing, dance and drama. Most of them help in the youth [...]
Walking comes free and for most people is a simple matter of putting one foot in front of another. However in urban London we are also getting less likely to walk far. SE16 is a great place to get out and enjoy the outdoors, the changing seasons and the different moods of the weather. If [...]
Do you know your neighbours? Have you friends from different parts of this community? Do you want a wider group of friends and neighbours to turn to? How much do you know about this area, it's many resources, organisations and services? Can you get help when you need it and offer it in return? Join [...]
We have a unique gallery in Southwark Park, one organisation with two complementary spaces. One the Cafe Gallery is at the heart of the park whilst the second - Dilston Grove - sits on the southwest edge. Together they form the CGP Gallery and Judith Carlton is the new Director following the departure of the [...]
By Seven Islands Leisure Centre is a short road that leads down to the gates of Southwark Park. The road is called Gomm Road and half way down on the wall of a modest terraced house is a blue plaque to Richard Carr-Gomm, founder of Abbeyfield and the Carr-Gomm Society. Who was this man? Why [...]
For most people, work is an important part of their lives, allowing them to find fulfilment or heartache. In Bermondsey and Rotherhithe, we have a culture of work that drives people hard and with long hours. Work often gives little back aside from wages or salary. In the UK however, employees have built up - [...]
Do you enjoy food? Most of us do! But it’s sometimes difficult to get a good square meal when you need it – which is most days! Sometimes people cook too much and just throw away the leftovers; others can’t afford to buy enough food at the inflated prices we see today. Some find cooking [...]
Mike Donovan is born and bred Bermondsey. He’s been successful in several lines of business and now runs Dun’s Deli on Market Square in The Blue. But he’s also a man on a mission! He’s keen to put something substantial back into his home patch and so has invested huge energy and time in the [...]
It was an exceptionally wet day in August when I went to visit the Team at TASTI, the new bar and restaurant located on the corner of the Canada Water Square in Montreal House. I was greeted at the door by Isaac and Kelvin who then guided me through the cavernous space on the ground [...]
