28 October 2013

"They swapped a flat in Kennington for two floors of a large Victorian house with 10ft ceilings, three bedrooms, balcony and garden"

Buyers are now prepared to move into areas they have never heard of. Michael McDermott and Catherine Pellegrino are typical pioneers. Both in their early thirties, they moved into south London's Telegraph Hill, Lewisham, earlier this year. They swapped a flat in Kennington for two floors of a large Victorian house with 10ft ceilings, three bedrooms, balcony and garden.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/propertyadvice/propertymarket/10389140/London-property-the-capitals-hippest-new-zones.html

26 October 2013

Women, forget private members' clubs - it's all about the 'work club' - Telegraph

Women, forget private members' clubs - it's all about the 'work club' - Telegraph

And there’s another fast-growing new venture, ClubWorkspace, with hot-desking business venues in Clerkenwell, London Bridge, Kennington, Chiswick, Bankside – and coming soon to Ladbroke Grove and Bethnal Green, among other property hot-spots ... Why? 

Tesco's reduced-to-clear aisle: 'it's a taste of the Serengeti' | Business | The Guardian

Tesco's reduced-to-clear aisle: 'it's a taste of the Serengeti' | Business | The Guardian

The Guardian
Simon Barnes, 47, and I are standing by the reduced aisle in a Tesco store in Kennington, south London. In fact, I do want the watermelon. However, I feel that it ...
 

25 October 2013

Deputy Manager Job Vacancy in Kennington | Apply Now

Deputy Manager Job Vacancy in Kennington | Apply Now

Deputy Manager needed in Kennington, £19500. Visit Nursery World Jobs to view job details and apply online ... 

Wheelbarrow Sunday

Wheelbarrow Sunday

Church Times
A farmyard appears in front of St Anselm's, Kennington Cross. It is organised by a committee of different community groups in North Lambeth, and this year ...
 

Designing Vauxhall's landscape at the Garden Museum

Designing Vauxhall's landscape at the Garden Museum
- On 6th November 2013 Johanna Gibbons and Neil Davidson of J & L Gibbons LLP will be at the Garden Museum to talk about their recent projects, including the... 

24 October 2013

Curator Talk: Architecture of War

Curator Talk: Architecture of War

A tour of new exhibition Architecture of War, a display of highlights from IWM’s exceptional art collection. 

The Kennington, 60 Camberwell New Road, London, SE5 0RS | DJ Keith Lawrence 8pm

The Kennington, 60 Camberwell New Road, London, SE5 0RS | DJ Keith Lawrence 8pm


His Record production/remixes has led him to work on his own record label 'MUZIK-ED' as well as various projects involving Mazi Jazz (Faithless), Jerry ...
 

Kennington to Richmond Park (11mi) Kennington Bike ride on Cycle Routes UK - Cycle Route Planner

Kennington to Richmond Park (11mi) Kennington Bike ride on Cycle Routes UK - Cycle Route Planner

Quiet route along Thames walking paths. Idea is to do 11 miles to Richmond Park, then several tours of Richmond Park (each of which is around 6-7 miles, ... 

22 October 2013

Sous Chef - Kennington, South East London (SE11) - 57795896 - Caterer.com

Sous Chef - Kennington, South East London (SE11) - 57795896 - Caterer.com

Job details for a Sous Chef job in Kennington, South East London (SE11) listed at Caterer.com - 57795896. 

21 October 2013

Weekend Support Worker - Kennington,Camberwell, Brixton (23788695) - reed.co.uk

Weekend Support Worker - Kennington,Camberwell, Brixton (23788695) - reed.co.uk

View all details on this Weekend Support Worker - Kennington,Camberwell, Brixton vacancy on reed.co.uk, the UK's #1 job site. You can also search for all ... 

20 October 2013

Scotsman who saved Wembley from being demolished - The Scotsman

Scotsman who saved Wembley from being demolished - The Scotsman

… played host to England for most of that time. England played their first home internationals at the Oval in Kennington towards the end of the… 

Nick Curtis: Ten things that are all any man needs to know - Comment - London Evening Standard

Nick Curtis: Ten things that are all any man needs to know - Comment - London Evening Standard

2) A watch is the only piece of jewellery any man should wear ... Delighted by the news that Thomas Heatherwick wants to design the two new stations on the proposed Northern line extension from Kennington, at Nine Elms and Battersea Power Station ... Currently, the schedulers at Kennington seem to be playing a delightful game of Tube roulette with passengers, ensuring that onward trains to Morden depart just as terminating trains draw in 

Lessons From Living in London - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Lessons From Living in London - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

While most people in New York live on top of one another in dense neighborhoods tightly packed together, in London they spread far into the distance, in discrete neighborhoods like Richmond and Bermondsey and Kennington, too many to know, each with its own High Street and its own iteration of the same stores ... Yet each neighborhood also has its own character ... The only recourse  

16 October 2013

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

(Kennington)
A screening of the classic silent era horror movie -- with live music accompaniment. 

Nosferatu & Shadow of the Vampire

Nosferatu & Shadow of the Vampire

(Kennington)
The New Sheridan Club presents a double bill of horror cinema.
 

Goat grazing fun day

Goat grazing fun day

Live goats graze the wildflower meadow in Queen Elizabeth Hall roof gardens. 

Digital Project Manager - Kennington, South East London (SE11) - Job: 57741446 - Totaljobs.com

Digital Project Manager - Kennington, South East London (SE11) - Job: 57741446 - Totaljobs.com

Job details for a Digital Project Manager job in Kennington, South East London (SE11) listed at Totaljobs.com - 57741446. 

Olympic cauldron creator Thomas Heatherwick bids to design new Northern Line stations - Transport - News - London Evening Standard

Olympic cauldron creator Thomas Heatherwick bids to design new Northern Line stations - Transport - News - London Evening Standard

“It’s where I was born, work from and I can travel to anywhere to do a project but to be able to travel in your own city…” he said ... There will be a procurement process for the design of the extension from Kennington which will include two new stations at Nine Elms and Battersea .. 

15 October 2013

BBC News - Haringey social worker suspended over 'inadequate care'

BBC News - Haringey social worker suspended over 'inadequate care'

BBC News
14 Oct 2013
A social worker for the council that dealt with the Baby Peter and Victoria Climbie cases has been suspended after failing to give adequate care ... The panel, sitting in Park House in Kennington Lane, south-east London, heard Ms Onyango did not inform her bosses when she was told the mother of a two-year-old boy - who was on a Child Protection Plan - had a large bruise on her arm. 'Prefer calmer environment' ... 'Extensive injuries' ... 

Deacon Communications launched by former Outside Organisation director | PR Week

Deacon Communications launched by former Outside Organisation director | PR Week

PRWeek UK
The agency is based in Kennington Oval and will focus on creative communications and reputation management. Deacon, who spent more than six years at ...
 

14 October 2013

Vauxhall One Conversation

Vauxhall One Conversation

Family Fun Day at Morley College [20 October]

Family Fun Day at Morley College [20 October]

Elephant & Castle Strata tower features in post-apocalyptic novel [9 October 2013]

Elephant & Castle Strata tower features in post-apocalyptic novel [9 October 2013]

11 October 2013

The ex-cons who’ll take away your stuff… but only if you hire them! - London - News - London Evening Standard

The ex-cons who’ll take away your stuff… but only if you hire them! - London - News - London Evening Standard

I was wedged between them as they tried to come up with pithy slogans to advertise their new removals business. “Coming ready or not, we take the lot”, I suggested. “Or how about, ‘Expert at clearing you out’?”. “Be serious,” groaned Michael. “Nobody will hire us! We’ve got a lot riding on this.”. So have we ... “I watched him die ... MICHAEL, 24, was brought up by his single mother, a bus driver for Arriva, on a council estate in Kennington.... 

Dramatic rise in cyclists in London road 'revolution' - London - News - London Evening Standard

Dramatic rise in cyclists in London road 'revolution' - London - News - London Evening Standard

The study suggested that bicycles make up nearly two-thirds of rush-hour traffic on Theobald’s Road in Holborn and more than half in Old Street and Kennington Park Road.... 

Muriel Matters: an Australian suffragette’s unsung legacy | Culture | theguardian.com

Muriel Matters: an Australian suffragette’s unsung legacy | Culture | theguardian.com

It’s time to finally celebrate Muriel Matters and her contribution to the fight for women's rights. Matters dropped leaflets over London from an airship emblazoned 'Votes for Women'. ... Obscuring women’s view of parliamentary debates, the piece of ironwork was considered a sign of female oppression ...  During her time in Britain, Matters lived in Kennington, south London ... 

10 October 2013

The Florence Nightingale Museum - A Passion for Packaging

The Florence Nightingale Museum - A Passion for Packaging

A talk by the founder of the Museum of Brands about how product packaging has changed over the years. 

Kennington Hourly Weather - AccuWeather Forecast for Greater London United Kingdom

Kennington Hourly Weather - AccuWeather Forecast for Greater London United Kingdom

05 October 2013

How do we talk about gang culture?

How do we talk about gang culture?

New Statesman / 4 October 2013… this wasn't the direction he wanted his life to take. In January 2007 he'd checked in at the Fairbridge Centre in Kennington, a charity that works…
 

PHP / LAMP Developer. OO PHP 5, MySQL 5. £50-65,000. London - Kennington, South East London (SE11) - CWJobs/WC/10435 57632371 - CWJobs.co.uk

PHP / LAMP Developer. OO PHP 5, MySQL 5. £50-65,000. London - Kennington, South East London (SE11) - CWJobs/WC/10435 57632371 - CWJobs.co.uk

PHP / LAMP Developer. OO PHP 5, MySQL 5. £50-65000. London - Kennington, South East London (SE11) 57632371.

Project Analyst. Agile, eCommerce. £35-45,000. London - Kennington, South East London (SE11) - CWJobs/WC/10436 57634144 - CWJobs.co.uk

Project Analyst. Agile, eCommerce. £35-45,000. London - Kennington, South East London (SE11) - CWJobs/WC/10436 57634144 - CWJobs.co.uk

Project Analyst. Agile, eCommerce. £35-45000. London - Kennington, South East London (SE11) 57634144.

04 October 2013

Property News - Kennington’s Duchy of Cornwall village transformed with new homes

Property News - Kennington’s Duchy of Cornwall village transformed with new homes

Residential property developer Tailored Living Solutions has launched Courtenay Mews, located off Courtenay Street in Kennington's historic Duchy of Cornwall ... 

03 October 2013

LETTINGS NEGOTIATOR KENNINGTON £40k LONDON SE11 (23699030) - reed.co.uk

LETTINGS NEGOTIATOR KENNINGTON £40k LONDON SE11 (23699030) - reed.co.uk

Black Poppies – Britain’s Black Community and the First World War | Imperial War Museums

Black Poppies – Britain’s Black Community and the First World War | Imperial War Museums

Historian Stephen Bourne presents a talk about the progress he has made with research for his latest book Black Poppies, 

Home | Lambeth Open Studios in South London

Home | Lambeth Open Studios in South London

Artists and crafts people across the borough of Lambeth will be opening their studio and work spaces to the public. 

The Kennington Tandoori & the CA - a delicious collaboration - Countryside Alliance

The Kennington Tandoori & the CA - a delicious collaboration - Countryside Alliance

In the Countryside Alliance's Autumn 2013 magazine is a feature slightly out of the ordinary. "Spicing up the Game" by Charlotte Cooper reveals our newly ... 

02 October 2013

Book Sale for The Haemochromatosis Society

Do you have unwanted books that you'd like to donate?
If we can reach a minimum of £15,
we can sell the books on-line.
See the below (very short) list.
If you would like to purchase any of them,
please make a donation to meet/beat the list price.
We've already sold one book for £3!!
If you have books in good condition to donate,
please contact me to arrange to drop them off here.
All proceeds will be donated to
The Haemochromatosis Society
Very many thanks
Best wishes
Cathy
Item Title ISBN/Barcode Value  
Edward, Prince of Wales and Aquitaine: A Biography of the Black Prince [Book] 9780851156866 £1.34
Pub Walks in and Around the New Forest [Book] 9781853066009 £0.38
The Medway Valley Walk: Tonbridge-Maidstone-Rochester - Guidebook Including Route Guide and Footpath Maps [Book] 9781873010525 £0.24

01 October 2013

Tradescant Lecture at Garden Museum: 17 Oct 2013

Tradescant Lecture at Garden Museum: 17 Oct 2013

Saturday: second hand book sale at Tate South Lambeth Library

Saturday: second hand book sale at Tate South Lambeth Library

CD Sale for The Haemochromatosis Society

Do you have unwanted CDs that you'd like to donate?
So far we have nearly £20 worth of CDs for sale.
See the list below.
If you would like to purchase any of them,
please make a donation to meet/beat the list price.
If you have CDs to donate,
please contact me to arrange to drop them off here.
All proceeds will be donated to
The Haemochromatosis Society
Very many thanks
Best wishes
Cathy
 


Date of Saved Order 01/10/2013
Saved Order Total £19.13

Titles No. of Discs Offer Price QTY Sending
AL GREEN - AL GREEN - THE BEST OF 1 £ 0.21 1
Alexander ONeil - Hearsay [1987] 1 £ 0.20 1
Aretha Franklin - Love All the Hurt Away 1 £ 0.86 1
Billie Holiday - The Legend Of 1 £ 0.48 1
Carla Thomas - The Otis Redding Story 3 £ 1.40 1
Charlie Parker - The Original Bird: The Best of Charlie P 1 £ 0.65 1
David Sun - Enchanted Forest 1 £ 3.00 1
Diana Ross - Greatest Hits / Diana And Marvin 1 £ 0.48 1
Frank Sinatra - New York New York 1 £ 0.21 1
FRANKIE VALLI And THE FOUR SEASONS - FRANKIE VALLI And THE FOUR SEASONS 20 gr 1 £ 2.18 1
Gipsy Kings - Mosaique 1 £ 0.20 1
Glenn Frey - Soul Searchin 1 £ 1.39 1
Isley Brothers - Greatest hits (16 tracks) 1 £ 0.21 1
Marvin Gaye - Midnight Love 1 £ 0.28 1
Michael Jackson - Bad 1 £ 0.22 1
Michael Jackson - Thriller 1 £ 0.22 1
Michael Mcdonald - Sweet Freedom 1 £ 0.60 1
Rick Astley - Whenever you need somebody (1987) 1 £ 0.22 1
Robert Palmer - Heavy Nova 1 £ 0.19 1
Rod Stewart - Best of Rod Stewart 1 £ 0.21 1
Sam Cooke - Man and His Music 1 £ 0.26 1
Simply Red - A New Flame 1 £ 0.21 1
Simply Red - Life 1 £ 0.20 1
Terry Oldfield - Icon 1 £ 1.37 1
The Beach Boys - Beach Boys 20 Golden Greats 1 £ 0.24 1
Various Artists - Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 1 2 1 £ 0.29 1
Various Artists - Bach: Mass in B minor 2 £ 1.20 1
Various Artists - Brandenburg Concertos Nos 4 5 6 1 £ 0.21 1
Various Artists - Flute Music of the American Indian 2 £ 0.20 1
Various Artists - Jimmy Cliff 1 £ 0.22 1
Various Artists - Life In The Fast Lane (16 Classic Rock T 1 £ 1.32 1

Van Gogh’s London | View from the Mirror

Van Gogh’s London | View from the Mirror