Rotherhithe’s Hippodrome
We are pleased to welcome Mike Reardon – one of the contributors who keep this website going - as our guest writer today. Hi I’m Mike Reardon and I was not only brought up here, [...]
Albert McKenzie VC
London is full of statues to long forgotten generals and field-marshals. It's not very often that an ordinary lad from a poor background gets to be memorialized in our streets. And even more unusual is [...]
Planning Update
SE16 is faced with an extraordinary number of development sites at present. Each one has it’s own group of interested parties but the overview is sometimes hard to maintain. Here we have brought together a [...]
Staying Safe in SE16
Many people recognise the difference between crime and the fear of crime. Often the two seem to vary with little direct relationship whilst particular incidents that may be once-in-a-lifetime events can have a catastrophic effect [...]
A Concert Hall for SE16
The problem for Robert Hulse - Director of the Brunel Museum - was that everyone who came to the Engine House wanted to see the tunnel itself. Buried some hundred feet below the museum the [...]
Artouride – Art and Design on the move
Buy a shipping container, fill it with ten Brompton folding bikes and set up your business in an active boatyard - and do it all on Boxing Day 2011! "Not a bad way to make [...]
Sail Yourself Fit
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 [...]
Winsome Duncan and MPloyMe
Winsome Duncan is an inspiring figure. Pulling on her boots and chatting at the same time, she puts me at ease whilst her colleague Jane helps with a coffee for us both. Winsome - who [...]
Drummond Road Developments
Many people remember the old Biscuit Factory as the headquarters of Peek Frean's, an institution in Bermondsey life until 1989 (You can read more about their history here). More recently the Biscuit Factory has become [...]
Food and Drink in SE16 – a magazine
The third issue of I Live in SE16 is out! Why not take the plunge and grow some food at home? We've loads of support and help in SE16 and in our lead article, we [...]
