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By Sam Frankl

One Little Spark: A Pop-Up Exhibition For Southwark

A temporary gallery on East Street Market highlights local bright sparks

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Heygate Estate Residents Rebuff Lend Lease ‘Masterplan’

An exhibition in the communal gardens expresses residents’ concerns

Chaplin souvenirs in the Garden Museum's local history collection

MI5 File Casts Doubts On Charlie Chaplin’s Walworth Roots

Was Chaplin a Brummie by birthplace?

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Free Poetry & Spoken Word @ Pullens Estate Tonight

Rumour of a new, hyperlocal poetry and spoken word festival in Walworth reached us this week. Scotching the notion that if you can’t find it on the internet it ain’t happening, we ventured to SE17 last night and had a cracking time, treated to local …

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A Look At The Future Of Burgess Park

The two shortlisted designs for a £6 million facelift for Burgess Park between Walworth and Camberwell, south London, have been unveiled. The image above shows the entry by LDA Design, which opens up the park’s wide spaces and prioritises wildlide and cultural events. The rival …

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Last Minute Listing: You’ll Absolutely Lovett!

A reminder that tonight at the Cuming Museum you’ll find two of Londonist’s good friends holding forth on the stranger side of Southwark for the puntastically named evening event: You’ll Absolutely Lovett. Ross MacFarlane of Wellcome Library will delve into Southwark’s Lovett collection of folklore …

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London’s Lexicon #6

From the Aylesbury Estate, Walworth, SE17 by secretlondon123 Contribute your photos of words around town to this discussion in the Londonist Flickrpool.

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Innocent Bystander the 22nd Teen Violently Killed This Year

Last night was another in a series of fatal instances of being in the wrong place at the wrong time as London struggles with its youth crime. 18-year old Ryan Bravo was shopping in Costcutter with two family members last night when several men on …