Beefeater Gin stages speakeasy experience

Beefeater Gin stages speakeasy experience
Chivas Brothers brand Beefeater London Dry is turning its distillery visitor centre in Kennington, London into a poetry-themed speakeasy. Beefeater: London ...

Acclaimed Kennington eatery to close as plummeting pound pushes up fish imports - Southwark News

Acclaimed Kennington eatery to close as plummeting pound pushes up fish imports - Southwark News
An acclaimed Kennington eatery has announced it will soon close, because the falling value of the pound has made its produce too expensive. ... 

Remembrance Day services in South London - venues and times... - London News Online

Remembrance Day services in South London - venues and times... - London News Online
... Kennington Park War Memorial (procession from St Mary’s Newington Church, Kennington Park Road, Newington Butts, SE11 at 10.30am to Kennington Park, SE11).

Time: 11.00am.

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Northern Line extension from Kennington to Battersea ‘halfway there’ - Southwark News

Northern Line extension from Kennington to Battersea ‘halfway there’ - Southwark News
London Assembly member was given a tour of the newly-dug tunnels below Kennington Park ... 


















London Assembly member Florence Eshalomi on a tour of the new tunnels under Kennington

Work on the two-mile Northern Line extension linking Kennington with new stations in Nine Elms and Battersea is “half-way” to completion in 2020.

London Assembly member for Lambeth and Southwark, Florence Eshalomi, was last week given a tour of the newly-dug tunnels 25 metres below Kennington. ... “We were right under Kennington Park Road, where they’ve got the cladding in place in Kennington Park.” ... 

London Underground’s Martin Gosling, head of the Northern line extension, told Global Rail News: “The tunnelling works at Kennington represent a significant milestone in the construction of the Northern Line Extension which will bring Battersea and surrounding areas to within fifteen minutes of the West End and City.” ...

FoDL : Chris Mullin talks about Hinterland – Monday, 21 November

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Chris Mullin talks about Hinterland – Monday, 21 November

“Hinterland — a memoir”. Chris Mullin, author, journalist and former Labour minister, discusses his new book.  The author of three widely acclaimed volumes of diaries and the novel A Very British Coup, the television version of which won several BAFTAs and an Emmy. His investigation into the Birmingham pub bombings has been described as ‘one of the greatest feats ever achieved by an investigative reporter’.

6.45 for 7.15pm at the Durning Library.  Light refreshments. Everyone welcome. No admission charge, but a £2 donation towards costs is invited.

Winter party – Monday, 12 December

6.45 for 7.15pm at the Durning Library. More details to follow.