Local: Mem Morrison’s High Street Takeover
Artist Mem Morrison takes over Ponders End High Street this Saturday with Local, an afternoon of free performances and experiences that puts the local high street back into the heart of the local community.
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Local Bloggers: We Want You
Do you write or contribute to a blog about your local area? Do you read an excellent local website? We want to hear from you. At the end of this post is a list of some of the brilliant local sites we already follow to …
Dining Beyond Zone 1: Il Giardino, Peckham
Welcome to Dining Beyond Zone 1, our series of restaurant reviews dedicated to seeking out quality local places to dine beyond the frenzy of Central London! In the weather we’ve been having over the last week, some of us have found it an effort trekking …
Cockney Cuisine Campaign For Olympics
Image author’s own Newham Council is pressing for local produce to be sold at the Olympic Park when the games come to town in 2012. Newham Mayor Sir Robin Wales wants to see local, independent vendors getting some action when East London gets overrun with …
London Climate Camp: Responses
Climate Camp’s on Blackheath, blood isn’t running down the grass, everyone’s happy, right? Sort of. Lewisham Mayor Steve Bullock is attracting a lot of flak for his idiotic comparison of eco protesters to football hooligans: see the Blackheath Bugle’s response. A Brockley resident did what …
Even More Summer Of Local Love
By D I C K S D A I L Y via the Londonist Flickrpool The barbecue summer might have been wrongly prophecied but community spirit and the joy of summer holiday time is carrying the summer of local love through this weekend. Croydon Summer …
Mile End Kids’ Park No Smoking Area
Image by lindseymclarkewith permission Smokers have been exiled from the great indoors of London town – pubs, offices, restaurants – and are banned from lighting up at locations that are technically outdoors such as train stations and some shop doorways… From next week, Monday 20 …
Summer Of Local Love: Fusion Fest @ Horniman
This Sunday, South East London offers competitive local offerings: do you mooch down Lambeth Country Fair (hint: which you could go to on Saturday) or do you head for Forest Hill and check out Fusion Fest at the wonderful Horniman Museum? The Museum is always …
Summer Of Local Love: Thamesmead Festival
This Saturday, at the farthest reach of south east London, Thamesmead Festival will be vying with Lewisham People’s Day for local festival fever. Thamesmead has all the usual music, dancing, kids activities, stalls and a community parade but also boasts X-Factor contestant Laura White, small …
More Summer Of Local Love
A sneak preview of LIFT’s Shoreditch Festival Parade plans Last week we highlighted some of the brilliant local festivals going on around the boroughs this summer and we got some great tip offs in response, telling us about even more great happenings that hadn’t yet …
The Summer Of Local Love
Crowd at Lambeth Country Fair 2007 by doodledub, with thanks Local festivals are big news this summer. Wandsworth had a heritage festival throughout June, Camberwell Arts Festival started with a park party and finishes today and we’ll be bringing you some spectacular photos of Greenwich …
