We are delighted to have another guest post from Polina Liu - local and a personal trainer – introduces us to some of the dance options in SE16 It is that time of the year again party season approaching, Strictly is on TV and in the press, and even if we grumble at the glittery cafuffle around us, we can’t [...]
How do you make your way in football? Lots of young people in SE16 have dreams of joining the elite in the Premier League and performing their magic in front of thousands each week. The work of Millwall Premier League Kicks – and its Southwark and Lambeth manager Gerry Otim – is to build the [...]
Once again Polina Liu - local and a personal trainer - introduces ways to stay fit and healthy round here - this time on the water! Not many postcodes in London are positioned as well as we are, right by the Thames and in walking distance to the historical centre of London. People come from all over [...]
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 [...]
Success for many youngsters is seen through the eyes of football excellence. The adulation of the crowds, the princely sums paid as salaries and the lifestyle options all make for a heady mix when a lad hopes to make it in football. Jamie Mehmet as the Manager of Ballers Academy is much more down to [...]
When you meet Marilena, she gives off a real sense of positive energy. Her work as a Zumba teacher ensures that she is full of rhythm and persuasive in conversation. As Marilena lives in Downtown, we met at the Canada Water Café and she was soon telling me about her origins. “I was brought up [...]
Linda Kemp gives us the low down on cycling round here I’ll admit it, hands up, I’m not a cyclist, although I have been known to venture forth on the odd occasion during the summer months. However my partner, alongside many other cyclists in the area, commutes daily along the excellent cycling paths in SE16, [...]
In his first post, Anthony Mayatt (@BreatheFitPT) a local resident and personal trainer introduced the local facilities for physical activities. In this second post, he points us to the other resources in SE16 that might help to live a healthier life. Find out more about Breathe Fitness here. Fitness and Cycling As well as these [...]
If you are just wanting to find a nice walk for your dog, fancy joining a gym or learning a new sport, SE16 has a great range of possibilities for you. In the first of two posts, Anthony Mayatt (@BreatheFitPT) a local resident and personal trainer offers his take on the health and fitness places [...]
