We know a great deal about poverty in London. Over the years since the famous maps of Charles Booth in 1889 marked areas by the income and social class of their inhabitants, Londoners have been only too aware of the disparity between the filthy rich and the abjectly poor. In modern London, the extremes are only [...]
Cognitive behavioural hypnotherapy Gurvinder is a fully qualified Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapist who specialises in treating stress and anxiety-related disorders. Gurvinder Virdee Cognitive Behavioral Hypnosis - Canada Water Therapy Rooms SE16 2XU She has a Diploma in Evidence-Based Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapy (Dip. CBH) from the UK College of Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy and a Diploma in [...]
Bootcamp sessions are held three times a week by Stave Hill, Russia Dock Woodlands, Canada Water SE16 6AX. Sessions are every Saturday morning at 10.30am and Wednesday evenings at 7.15pm and Mondays evenings at 7.15pm and run for one hour at a time. Suitable for all ages and abilities, this fast paced all over [...]
We all produce a lot of waste. Every year, the average person in the UK produces over 500kg of waste. Much of it is hidden from our eyes by being part of other people's waste - as in packaging put in street bins - or flushed down the toilet. But in Southwark we are asked [...]
Since 1841, the UK government has surveyed the whole population ever ten years. It means that we have an inexhaustible resource of information about our community and its development. The most recent of these decadal surveys was held on 27 March 2011 and the results from that census have continued to be released well into 2013. Recently, [...]
Time and Talents is a vibrant community centre located in the heart of Rotherhithe village. Offering a wide range of activities, clubs and facilities, it is a key hub of a network of local interests and hobbies. The organisation reaches right back to 1887 and the Old Mortuary - their current home - has a history [...]
The local voluntary sector is very active in SE16. We have a rich and diverse group of prominent organisations who work hard to help the people of Bermondsey and Rotherhithe cope better with their lives. Below is a list of some of those who have an active online presence. Surrey Docks Farm Surrey Docks Farm [...]
When I spoke to Ben North - Operations Director at Dockland Settlements - he was upbeat about the new Centre sited between Rotherhithe Street and Salter Road near Surrey Docks Farm and the Ship York. After years facing subsidence and with activities restricted for practical reasons, the redevelopment of the site is now well underway. Indeed [...]
Last Sunday Time and Talents and New Leaf held a Planting Day for Adams Gardens estate in Rotherhithe. The idea was to plant up a couple of neglected patches of land with the help of residents from the estate. The project also planted uo a series of balcony boxes with both edible and ornamental plants [...]
Richard Carr-Gomm 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 [...]
