Kennington News

28 November 2023

This week 10, 20, 30 years ago – South London News

... The headteacher of the school in Kennington hit out at town hall bureaucrats, saying that nearly 50 boys needed remedial reading and writing lessons. ...

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Things To Do This Week In London: 27 November-3 December 2023 | Londonist

... MONTY PYTHON: Kennington's Cinema Museum hosts a 35mm screening of Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the 1975 film written by and starring Graham ... ...

Charlie Chaplin a 'secret Jew' claim in FBI and MI6 files - The Jewish Chronicle

... Although he was born in Kennington in 1889, (his mother, Hannah, was a musical comedy actress), a Special Branch officer wrote to MI5 that there ... ...

18 July 2023

Kennington grandad and ultra-marathon runner, 81, has been a volunteer at Guy's for 40 years - Southwark News

Kennington grandad and ultra-marathon runner, 81, has been a volunteer at Guy's for 40 years - Southwark News:

... An 81-year-old grandad and ultra-marathon runner from Kennington, who is known as ‘Super Mario’, has been praised for volunteering at Guy’s and St Thomas’ for forty years. ...

... Mario cycles to the hospital every weekend from his home in Kennington, south London. His duties include keeping the staff and parents’ kitchens in order. In the earlier years of his volunteering, he worked with children on the wards. ...

Interview with Malakai Bayoh: Kennington’s fourteen-year-old opera sensation who reduced Britain’s Got Talent judges to tears - Southwark News

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Bathed in golden light, Malakai reached down and pocketed handfuls of the ticker tape that, moments ago, were falling around him. The fourteen-year-old from Kennington had just received the infamous golden buzzer on Britain’s Got Talent- and this was a moment he wanted to savour. ...

... Whatever the future holds, Kennington can be proud of a homegrown talent whose voice is already reverberating around the world. ...

18 June 2023

Putney's Local Web site

' ... He may have always been the mildest of men and was often ill but his precocious talent soon meant he moved from Coleraine to Belfast and from there to London. A bumpy start soon blossomed through regular work with the English Illustrated Magazine at £4 a week. Major publishers, among others, Macmillan and Kegan Paul soon took note. This allowed him to move from Kennington to more salubrious Putney. Here he not only enjoyed the open spaces but rowing, at one point rowing his new bride all the way to Teddington. His son John went to St Paul’s. ...'

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08 April 2023

Dr Bike is fixing bikes for free opposite Oval tube station on Weds 12th and Sat 15th April 2023 – Brixton Buzz

... The Dr Bike crew are back at work, with their team of professional mechanics setting up shop by the Kennington Monument (opposite Oval tube station) for two days this month. ...

Well-known estate agency moves into former library building - Property Industry Eye

... “With market-leading branches in Kennington, Clapham and Peckham, Camberwell provides the perfect opportunity to expand the KFH network and join other independently owned businesses in promoting SE5.” ...

South London mum with bad knees spends ten minutes climbing stairs to reach toilet | ITV News London

... Afaf Ahmed’s children have to help her up the 14 steps separating the two floors of her home in Kennington if she wants to reach the toilet or bedroom. ...

South London dad hit by 'crazy' £2,200 increase in energy bills at council block of flats - MyLondon

... Zach Mendelsohn says he and other residents of the block in Kennington will struggle to pay it ...

... A dad has hit out at a South London council after it hiked his flat’s heating and hot water bill by over £2,200 per year. Zach Mendelsohn is one of dozens of residents living in Ward Point tower in Kennington who Lambeth Council has hit with an eye watering 353per cent [pc] rise in the weekly heating and hot water charge. ...

The 65-mile London road that starts outside a Tube station and ends at a pier on one of Britain's most famous beaches - MyLondon

... The A23 first makes its way through South London, passing through areas like Kennington, Brixton and Streatham before entering Croydon and the Surrey border. Between Thornton Heath and Purley, drivers can stop off at superstores like IKEA, Asda, TKMaxx, as well as the nearby Croydon Airport. ...

The Brandon Estate is hosting an Easter Sunday family day to revitalise its forgotten high street - with free pitches for traders - Southwark News

... When the Kennington Estate was built in the 1950s, Maddock Way was envisaged as the commercial epicentre. ...

The tiny 'village' in the middle of nowhere that shares the same name as one of the busiest areas of London - MyLondon

... Kennington in London is one of the most in-demands areas to live in the UK. With an astounding variety of cuisines and excellent transport links in to Central London - it's become one of the capital's hottest spots. ...

28 February 2023

How Jadon Sancho Is Turning ‘Kennington Where It Started’ Memes Into Motivation – Thick Accent

... On the side of the boots, the words ‘Kennington, Where It Started’ is written for a special reason. This is a way for Sancho to pay tribute to the area of Kennington, which is situated in South London. ...

... Moreover, the United winger is known to be a big fan of the UK drill rap scene. There is actually a song called ‘Kennington Where it Started’ from the Harlem Spartans – tributed to the district. ...

Jodie Comer, Naomi Campbell Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Georgia May Jagger exude glamour at Burberry’s AW23 show - see photos | HELLO!

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The fashion set gathered at Kennington Park for Daniel Lee's first show ...

... The show held in Kennington Park in south-London was faintly lit by subdued spotlights, cushioned by tartan picnic blankets, and hot water bottles were as present in the audience as they were on the runway. ...

Lambeth cab driver jailed for 19 years for raping two women | News Shopper

... Michael Mehari, of Kennington Lane in SE11, was sentenced for three counts of rape at Inner London Crown Court on February 23. ...

... She was hit on the head before being attacked on the street in the area around Kennington Road Park. ...

The Kia Oval Welcomes Sixth Form Project's 2023 Cohort - Kia Oval

... Applications are currently open for students to take part in the programme and attend either Lilian Baylis Technology College in Kennington or St Francis Xavier Sixth Form College in Clapham. These schools are participating alongside the aforementioned George Abbot school in Guildford. ...