Northern Line extension to Battersea Power Station faces 12 month delay in latest TfL setback | City A.M.

Northern Line extension to Battersea Power Station faces 12 month delay in latest TfL setback | City A.M.
... The two mile spur from Kennington was forecast to open in 2020 but will now not be ready until September 2021 at the earliest, pushing up the ... ...

London’s Northern Line extension to Battersea delayed by a year | Financial Times

London’s Northern Line extension to Battersea delayed by a year | Financial Times
... The spur, which will run from Kennington tube station and serve the power station and Nine Elms — where the new American embassy recently opened — is ... ...

Where The Magic Happens: 5 Spellbinding Restaurants

Where The Magic Happens: 5 Spellbinding Restaurants
...

Simon Drake’s House Of Magic

Normally, when your wallet disappears in Kennington it’s because you got mugged in the Elephant and Castle underpass, but sometimes it’s part of an elaborate magic trick at at Simon Drake’s House of Magic. Set ‘sarf’ of the river, albeit only in Kennington, the house is an extraordinary venue where magic and entertainment run in abundance. Generally running a chokka schedule of corporate events and private parties, there’s a public night pretty much each month consisting of outlandish entertainment as well as a slap-up dinner to boot.

Where: A mystery location, somewhere in Kennington ...

Twenty new trees planted at Archbishop Sumner Primary in Kennington - Southwark News

Twenty new trees planted at Archbishop Sumner Primary in Kennington - Southwark News
... Archbishop Sumner Primary school in Kennington planted 20 new trees in its eco-garden last week in the latest efforts to combat deadly air pollution. ...

Kennington motorcyclist who died after Sutton collision named by police - Southwark News

Kennington motorcyclist who died after Sutton collision named by police - Southwark News
... Kennington motorcyclist who died after Sutton collision named by police. Katherine Johnston (14 December, 2018) Crime Emergency services. A 45-year-old ... ...

Retired cabbie raises money for cancer charity with his ‘Kennington illuminations’ – South London News

Retired cabbie raises money for cancer charity with his ‘Kennington illuminations’ – South London News
... Gunaltay Mustafa, known as Mushy to his friends, does not know how much he has raised in the years since he started his 'Kennington ... ...

Mystery daredevil is filmed parachuting from the top of a tower block in London in the pitch black | Daily Mail Online

Mystery daredevil is filmed parachuting from the top of a tower block in London in the pitch black | Daily Mail Online
... The person was filmed jumping from the top of a tower block in Kennington, south London, and gliding towards the ground before disappearing behind a ... ...

Brit photographer found dead in Jamaica, days after another UK citizen was killed - Mirror Online

Brit photographer found dead in Jamaica, days after another UK citizen was killed - Mirror Online
... ... dead in Jamaica, days after another UK citizen was killed on the Caribbean island. Barbara Findley spent five years in Jamaica after moving from Kennington, ... ...

Seann Walsh 'calls Neil Jones a gay man' as he jokes about Katya kiss | Metro News

Seann Walsh 'calls Neil Jones a gay man' as he jokes about Katya kiss | Metro News
... And in a routine for a charity comedy night, Seann reportedly joked about Katya's husband Neil at The Tommyfield in Kennington, South London. According to ... ...

Policeman cleared of leering at female colleague showering after he entered ladies when gents busy | Daily Mail Online

Policeman cleared of leering at female colleague showering after he entered ladies when gents busy  | Daily Mail Online
... Darby, of Sand Cottage, Docking Road, Burnham Market, King's Lynn, Norfolk was staying at Gilmour Section House, Kennington Lane, Lambeth (pictured). ...

Astonishing moment food blogger takes on 50oz burger in epic restaurant challenge - Mirror Online

Astonishing moment food blogger takes on 50oz burger in epic restaurant challenge - Mirror Online
... Kate, a food blogger from Kennington in south London, is well-known for taking on epic food challenges and her latest took place at Libertine Burger in ... ...

London Underground’s Northern line extension – construction update – IanVisits

London Underground’s Northern line extension – construction update – IanVisits
... More than half a kilometre of track has also been installed within the northbound tunnel, heading in the direction of Kennington. Once this section is complete, ... ...

Secrets of the Cinema Museum: head behind the velvet curtain at London's hidden gem

Secrets of the Cinema Museum: head behind the velvet curtain at London's hidden gem
... Forget the Little Tramp, this guy is enormous. A swish of his cane could knock you clean across Kennington. It's one of many visual reminders that, 120 years ... ...

Reiss Nelson following Jadon Sanchos Lead | Sky Sports

Reiss Nelson following Jadon Sanchos Lead | Sky Sports
... The pair grew up together, Nelson here on the estate and Sancho in the Guinness Trust Buildings near Kennington Park, but now they have swapped the courts ... ...

Son ‘cut from will’ after mother falls for new partner half her age - Starts at 60

Son ‘cut from will’ after mother falls for new partner half her age - Starts at 60
... When his mother died at the age of 84 in 2013, Gosden discovered the Kennington home in south London had been sold in 2010 and just £5,000 remained in ... ...

Wessex FM - News - Jadon Sancho explains his rise to Borussia Dortmund from Kennington estate

Wessex FM - News - Jadon Sancho explains his rise to Borussia Dortmund from Kennington estate
...... Jadon Malik Sancho was born on March 25, 2000 in south London to Trinidadian parents. He spent his early years in Kennington, just south of the River Thames, and that is where his love affair with football began. ...

Saint Gabriel Café | Restaurants in Kennington, London

Saint Gabriel Café | Restaurants in Kennington, London
... Saint Gabriel Café dishes out traditional Ethiopian food from a spotless store-front in Kennington. The star of a meal here is the injera, a spongy savoury-sour ... ...

The merry men and women of the London to Brighton Veteran Car Run

The merry men and women of the London to Brighton Veteran Car Run
... Half the stout-hearted group motored over Westminster Bridge and followed the regular A23 route via Kennington, Brixton and Streatham Common while the ... ...

Brixton marks 100 years since WW1 with remembrance service for African and Caribbean forces | Brixton Blog

Brixton marks 100 years since WW1 with remembrance service for African and Caribbean forces | Brixton Blog
... Kennington Park War Memorial – a parade organised by the local Royal British Legion will assemble at the junction of Braganza Street and Doddington Grove ... ...

Tulse Hill teenager stabbed to death on Bonfire night named as 16-year-old John Ogunjobi | Daily Mail Online

Tulse Hill teenager stabbed to death on Bonfire night named as 16-year-old John Ogunjobi | Daily Mail Online
... ... a number of suspects amid the murder is thought to be linked to rival drill music gangs – Lower Tulse Hill and the Harlem Spartans from nearby Kennington. ...

South London's surprising wartime fences - Geographical

South London's surprising wartime fences - Geographical
... This Kennington 'set' is painted black, 'but many of the original stretchers were green,' says Ochota. 'If you look carefully you might see the colour where the ... ...

Two men charged over Kennington firearms incident – South London News

Two men charged over Kennington firearms incident – South London News
... Kluivert Atoprah, 20, of Kennington Park Road, and Samson Olayinka, 21, of Falmouth Road, Elephant and Castle, were charged on Wednesday, 7 November ... ...

Two in dock over shots fired in Kennington - Southwark News

Two in dock over shots fired in Kennington - Southwark News
... The incident, on Kennington Green, took place in the evening of Monday, November 5, and is being investigated by the Met's Trident Area Crime Command.

 ...

Londoners reveal their favourite 'quirks' of negotiating the Tube network | London Evening Standard

Londoners reveal their favourite 'quirks' of negotiating the Tube network | London Evening Standard
... The quirk prompted scores of people to share their own Tube discoveries, with one writing: “You can depart [from] Kennington and three minutes later arrive at ... ...

What should the UK do with the iron skeletons of Victorian gasworks which still tower over it? | CityMetric

What should the UK do with the iron skeletons of Victorian gasworks which still tower over it? | CityMetric
... Think King's Cross, Kennington, Bethnal Green. Once aptly described by poet Victoria Bean aptly as a “great grey lung”, it's the “telescopic” gasometers that ... ...

Northern line to Battersea extension – a construction update – IanVisits

Northern line to Battersea extension – a construction update – IanVisits
... The acoustic enclosure has now been completely dismantled at Kennington Park site and they have removed the first concrete slab that was forming the floor of ... ...

Celebrate Diwali at South London’s Indian Restaurant Kennington Tandoori - Foodepedia

Celebrate Diwali at South London’s Indian Restaurant Kennington Tandoori - Foodepedia
... Kennington Tandoori, is hosting a Diwali extravaganza in their popular South London restaurant, on Wednesday 7th November, in celebration of the Hindu ... ...

London to Brighton Veteran Car Run 2018 preview - Cars

London to Brighton Veteran Car Run 2018 preview - Cars
... Half of the participants will travel over Westminster Bridge and then follow the traditional A23 route via Kennington, Brixton and Streatham Common; the other ... ...

The Break Presents: Loski - XXL

The Break Presents: Loski - XXL
... Loski has rapidly become the face of the U.K.'s thriving drill scene. Coming from the district of Kennington in South London, the Harlem Spartans affiliate has ... ...

Mike Ashley's Sports Direct Acquires Evans Cycles

Mike Ashley's Sports Direct Acquires Evans Cycles
... Evans Cycles was founded as F.W. Evans Cycles in 1921 with a store on the Kennington Road in south-east London. The business was purchased by Joseph ... ...

Bidding War For Evans Cycles Continues Into Another Week

Bidding War For Evans Cycles Continues Into Another Week
... Evans Cycles was founded as F.W. Evans Cycles in 1921 with a store on the Kennington Road in south-east London. The business was purchased by Joseph ... ...

Exclusive investigation: Lambeth's Just Eat favourites fall foul of food inspectors - South West Londoner

Exclusive investigation: Lambeth's Just Eat favourites fall foul of food inspectors - South West Londoner
... In Kennington, Chinese takeaway Happy Family gets one star from the FSA, as does Chicken and Pizza Palace, listed as Palace Grill, on Kennington Park Road ... ...

Evans Cycles' Staff Told Of Rescue Plan

Evans Cycles' Staff Told Of Rescue Plan
... Evans Cycles was founded as F.W. Evans Cycles in 1921 with a store on the Kennington Road in south-east London. The business was purchased by Joseph ... ...

Diary of an estate agent: Kennington | Homes and Property

Diary of an estate agent: Kennington | Homes and Property
... As I have worked in Kennington since 1995, our conversation wanders on to prices, which have more than tripled since he bought his apartments back in 95/96. ...

History lessons are so much better when delivered between cocktails in London’s Kennington Park - The Hindu

History lessons are so much better when delivered between cocktails in London’s Kennington Park - The Hindu
... On a sunny afternoon, we made our way to Kennington Park, a verdant space in South London, to learn more about the duo and taste the quintessential English ... ...

Kennington Tandoori: Parliament's favourite curry house just held a korma referendum | British GQ

Kennington Tandoori: Parliament's favourite curry house just held a korma referendum | British GQ
... Kennington Tandoori has served curry to prime ministers and MPs for years. When their menu changed, they held a referendum. Here's what happened ... ...

The best time to buy? - Eastern Eye

The best time to buy? - Eastern Eye
... Kennington:

A new transport hub is about the biggest spur there is to home building. One ongoing transport project creating property waves is the Northern line extension from Kennington to Battersea, due to open in 2020.

The two-mile extension will run from Kennington to Battersea, terminating at the redeveloped Battersea Power Station. Two new underground stations will be built at Battersea Power Station and Nine Elms and serve a new embassy district including, among others, the United States embassy and the Dutch embassy. ...

Located just a mile from the Houses of Parliament, Kennington has long been home to a significant number of MPs as an affordable alternative to Westminster. ...

Kennington is close to the Thames and roughly equidistant between two bridges, Vauxhall and Lambeth. ...

New homes on sale in London | City A.M.

New homes on sale in London | City A.M.
... The first phase of 20 one, two and three bedroom apartments go on sale tomorrow, a 10min walk from Elephant & Castle and Kennington Tube stations. ...

Kerry Katona shows off her unicorn haido as she steps out in skintight PVC trousers

Kerry Katona shows off her unicorn haido as she steps out in skintight PVC trousers
... The 38-year-old was ultra glam as she partied at Eagle nightclub in Kennington. She wore glittery top slashed down to her waist, skintight PVC trousers and a Chanel bumbag. ...

Northern Line Extension Project at Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) (15th Oct 2018)

Northern Line Extension Project at Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) (15th Oct 2018)

What's So Special About The Kennington Loop? | Londonist

What's So Special About The Kennington Loop? | Londonist
... Although riding the Kennington Loop is far from a Transport for London-approved practice (this bit of track is officially off-limits), it's seen many a lost traveller like ... ...

Jadon Sancho interview: England's wriggling creative talent forever on the move | The Independent

Jadon Sancho interview: England's wriggling creative talent forever on the move | The Independent
... Kennington, south London. An Arcadia of leafy garden squares and million-pound Georgian terraces. To the south, the Kennington Oval, home of England’s first ever international football fixture in 1870, and better known as one of the world’s finest cricket grounds.  ... And now, here he is: 18 years old, on the verge of an international debut, on the cusp of a dream that in time, you feel, will simply become just another milestone on the journey that has taken him from the estates of Kennington to the global stage in just a few short years. Still moving, still in a hurry: a kid with all the time in the world, and none of the patience.

Families evacuated from Kennington tower block after water leak – South London News

Families evacuated from Kennington tower block after water leak – South London News
... All flats on the 19-floor Fairford House, in Kennington, had to leave on Tuesday evening and there has been no water or electricity since then. Some slept on the ... ...

World War One centenary marked by Kennington's Royal British Legion community club - Southwark News

World War One centenary marked by Kennington's Royal British Legion community club - Southwark News
... The 100th anniversary of the end of World War One is being commemorated with a series of events at the Royal British Legion Southwark Community Club in ... ...

Teenager jailed for south London stabbing which left victim with devastating brain damage - Croydon Advertiser

Teenager jailed for south London stabbing which left victim with devastating brain damage - Croydon Advertiser
... Jeremiah Ntim, 17, of Opal Street, Kennington, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for grievous bodily harm on Friday (September 28) at Blackfriars Crown ... ...

Ten years in prison for teen whose stab victim will need 'full-time care for the rest of his life' - Southwark News

Ten years in prison for teen whose stab victim will need 'full-time care for the rest of his life' - Southwark News
... His victim, Dwayne Kevin Buchanan, was found by police on Kennington Road ... The 30-year-old, originally from Birmingham, was living in Kennington at the ... ...

Halfords steps in to help struggling Evans Cycles, according to reports - Cycling Weekly

Halfords steps in to help struggling Evans Cycles, according to reports - Cycling Weekly
... Evans, which opened its first store in Kennington Road, south-east London in 1921, now has over 60 shops within its network as well as an online business. ...

Kennington fundraiser takes part in Guy’s Urban Challenge to raise money for care and cancer treatment – South London News

Kennington fundraiser takes part in Guy’s Urban Challenge to raise money for care and cancer treatment – South London News
... But James Powell, from Kennington, after a year of treatment, is planning, later this month to run the same gruelling challenge to thank the people who cared for him. ...

Kennington man gets cancer care at hospital he'd just raised money for - Southwark News

Kennington man gets cancer care at hospital he'd just raised money for - Southwark News
... A Kennington man who completed an 'urban triathlon' at Guy's Hospital was shocked when he found himself receiving cancer treatment there just a month later. ...

Transport for London (TfL) unviles new partnership in bid to build homes and deal with debt | City A.M.

Transport for London (TfL) unviles new partnership in bid to build homes and deal with debt | City A.M.
... Today’s announcement come less than a fortnight after TfL unveiled ambitious plans for 3,000 new build-to-rent flats which will sit above stations in areas such as Wollwich, Kennington and Wembley Park. ...
 

Evans Cycles seeking £10m investment by the end of next week - Cycling Weekly

Evans Cycles seeking £10m investment by the end of next week - Cycling Weekly
... The retailer, which opened its first store in Kennington Road, south-east London in 1921, now has over 60 shops within its network as well as an online business ... ...

Yuval Noah Harari and Russell Brand to give talk to Kennington schoolkids - Southwark News

Yuval Noah Harari and Russell Brand to give talk to Kennington schoolkids - Southwark News
... A best-selling author will be giving a talk to Kennington schoolchildren alongside comedian Russell Brand. On September 28, Professor Yuval Noah Harari ... ...

Bank branch Northern line trains stopping at Kennington again - Southwark News

Bank branch Northern line trains stopping at Kennington again - Southwark News
... Stuart Harvey, TfL’s Director of Major Projects, said: “I’d like to thank customers for their patience while we worked around the clock to construct four new passageways at Kennington. ...

Bank branch trains calling at London Underground’s Kennington Station again – IanVisits

Bank branch trains calling at London Underground’s Kennington Station again – IanVisits
... Northern line customers can interchange between the Bank and Charing Cross branches at Kennington again from today (Mon 17th Sept) following the ... ...

Agent Savills hired to help Transport for London build rental flats over tube stations – Property Industry Eye

Agent Savills hired to help Transport for London build rental flats over tube stations – Property Industry Eye
... TfL would hope to start construction within three years. The sites identified include Nine Elms, Woolwich, Hounslow West, Kennington and Wembley Park. ...

Northern Line Extension: When Will It Open, Where Will It Go, And Where Are The Stations? | Londonist

Northern Line Extension: When Will It Open, Where Will It Go, And Where Are The Stations? | Londonist

... The existing Kennington station marks the start of the Northern line extension. From here, the line will continue to two new tube stations; Nine Elms, and Battersea Power Station. These two stations have been built from scratch. ...

Accra Psychiatric Children’s Ward gets playground | Health News 2018-09-13

Accra Psychiatric Children’s Ward gets playground | Health News 2018-09-13
... It was funded by the Ghanaman Community Reinvestment Grant Trust, Ghana, and St Mark’s Church Kennington Oval London, United Kingdom. ...

Exploring the world’s largest financial centre - Daily Times

Exploring the world’s largest financial centre  - Daily Times
... KENNINGTON PARK – considering the nature lover in me, the first I thing I did after catching up on my sleep was visit the famed Kennington Park in the South of London. The white fenced gate has the power to pull you towards it, whispering to you about the treasures it holds. Visiting the park was not on my to-do list, but I somehow managed to find myself walking inside one of the Royal parks of London. Laid out by a Victorian architect, Kennington Park is rich in greenery, lakes, jogging and walking tracks and comfortable benches to relax in.  ...

Man injured after being hit by moped chased by police through Kennington - Southwark News

Man injured after being hit by moped chased by police through Kennington - Southwark News
... Officers say they were following two mopeds in a high speed pursuit down Kennington Park Road just after 11pm on Monday, August 27, when one moped hit a member of the public and fled the scene. ...

There's Something Unique About The New Northern Line Tunnels | Londonist

There's Something Unique About The New Northern Line Tunnels | Londonist
... The Northern line extension is still part of the Northern line, continuing its route beyond Kennington on a new branch.  ... Tunnelling took place between April and November 2017, on two 3.2km tunnels between Battersea and Kennington via Nine Elms. ... 

Last chance for Southwark residents to have their say on congestion in Kennington - Southwark News

Last chance for Southwark residents to have their say on congestion in Kennington - Southwark News

Southwark residents have under two weeks left to have their say on a project implementing trial width restrictions on roads in Kennington, writes Jessica Aszkenasy…

According to traffic counts conducted by the council, lorries and large vehicles use smaller roads adjacent to Kennington Park Road, building up congestion. ... 

The islands would be installed on Kennington Park Place, Penton Place and Braganza Street. ...

Joanna Gregorio, 70, who has lived on Kennington Park Road for 42 years, said that less traffic would make crossing the roads easier. ...

Abdul Salam-Kayani, 40, who runs a supermarket on Kennington Place Road, thinks that the restrictions on smaller roads would drive more traffic onto the main road. ...

Lambeth Local History Fair at the Omnibus Theatre, SW4, Sat Sept 1st

Lambeth Local History Fair at the Omnibus Theatre, SW4, Sat Sept 1st

... 3.15 Kennington 1848-2018. Marietta Crichton Stuart and Richard Galpin set out the story of the Chartists' “monster” rally on Kennington Common in ... ...

🚌🌹LHS Coach trip : Saturday 15th September – West Dean Gardens – Cost £27

Dear Companions

Next month's LHS Coach Trip is to Sussex :
West Dean Gardens, Chichester

Follow this link and see below for further details.

The Kennington pick-up is the bus stop on Kennington Road on the corner of Black Prince Road at 9am.
There are 3 other pick-up points across Lambeth
Contact Brendan for full details: brendan.byrne1@tiscali.co.uk

I'm booked so hope to see you then
Enjoy!
Best wishes
Cathy

​Saturday 15th September
West Dean Gardens, Chichester, Sussex PO18 0QZ
West Dean is a 35-acre historic garden in a downland setting, owned by the Edward James Foundation.
The land stretches far beyond the garden.
There is a two and a half acre walled garden with a fruit collection and specimen trees, 13 Victorian glasshouses with an extensive plant collection, and a large working kitchen garden. There is a two and a quarter mile circuit walk through parkland to a 45 acre Arboretum.
There is a restaurant providing lunches, sandwiches and beverages, and a garden shop.

Kennington Tube Station Utilises UK’s Largest and Most Powerful Silent Hybrid Energy Solution - Premier Construction News

Kennington Tube Station Utilises UK’s Largest and Most Powerful Silent Hybrid Energy Solution - Premier Construction News
... Kennington Tube Station Utilises UK's Largest and Most Powerful Silent Hybrid ... and most powerful temporary power hybrid unit at Kennington Tube station. ...

Lizzie Purbrick has 'no remorse' after smearing pig's blood | Daily Mail Online

Lizzie Purbrick has 'no remorse' after smearing pig's blood | Daily Mail Online
... Lizzie Purbrick, 63, wreaked havoc on her ex-partner's Kennington home by scrawling 'lady sl*t' and 'big d**k lord' with animal blood on the walls, admitting she ...

Kennington girl's invention could make brushing your teeth a fun-filled experience for kids - Southwark News

Kennington girl's invention could make brushing your teeth a fun-filled experience for kids - Southwark News
... In a bid to stop children having rotten teeth pulled out, one ten-year-old Kennington girl came up with 'Brushing Explosion' in a bid to make brush time a fun-filled ... ...

Violent drill music released by London gangs are on iTunes and Spotify | Metro News

Violent drill music released by London gangs are on iTunes and Spotify | Metro News
... The Harlem Spartans’ rap songs cost 79p on iTunes, while users can buy their Kennington Where It Started album for £4.74. ...

Cricket’s pioneers – a look at England’s firsts

Cricket’s pioneers – a look at England’s firsts
... First century
It had to be him: WG Grace. Cricket’s first superstar scored the first ever Test century by an Englishman, stroking a 294-ball 152 against Australia at the Kennington Oval. It was the fourth Test ever, from 6 September 1880, and the home side won it by five wickets within three days. For Grace, it was a century on Test debut – he would score one more in Tests, and a staggering 124 in first-class cricket. ... 

First series winEngland’s first series win came at home, when Australia toured in 1880. England won the only Test in the series at the Kennington Oval, with Grace scoring their first ever century, by five wickets. It was a match that ebbed and flowed, but the home side held firm for a famous victory. ...

Lambeth Council to spend half a million pounds to demolish a building bought to house the Lambeth Archives

Lambeth Council to spend half a million pounds to demolish a building bought to house the Lambeth Archives

BrixtonBuzz

Plans for temporary property guardians at 303 Kennington Road have been abandoned. A Council report [pdf] describes the site as being in a poor ...

Labour MP Kate Hoey vows to fight deselection - BBC News

Labour MP Kate Hoey vows to fight deselection - BBC News

🚌🌹LHS Coach trip : Saturday 7th July – Magdalen College Gardens / Oxford Botanic Garden – Cost £29

Dear Companions

This month's LHS Coach Trip is to Oxford :

Magdalen College Gardens and Oxford Botanic Garden

Follow this link and see below for further details.

The Kennington pick-up is the bus stop on Kennington Road on the corner of Black Prince Road at 9am.

There are 3 other pick-up points across Lambeth

Contact Brendan for full details: brendan.byrne1@tiscali.co.uk

I expect to join you so hope to see you then

Enjoy!

Best wishes

Cathy

​Saturday 7th July
Magdalen College Gardens, Oxford OX1 4AU
The 60 acres of gardens includes the Deer Park and College lawns. Of the numerous trees, some are over 200 years old. There are notable herbaceous and shrub plantings. The meadows are celebrated, and Addison’s Walk is a pretty tree-lined riverside path by the Cherwell.
We are not allowed to picnic in Magdalen’s grounds, but there is a riverside cafeteria where refreshments and light lunches are served.
University of Oxford Botanic Garden, Oxford, OX1 4AZ
The oldest Botanical Garden in Great Britain and one of the oldest scientific gardens in the world, it was founded in 1621 as a physic garden growing plants for medicinal research.
Plants from all over the world are grown in 7 glasshouses, water and rock gardens. 5000 different plants can be seen, many in a large herbaceous border and walled garden. The National Collection of hardy euphorbias is here, and a fruit and vegetable collection.
A Pop-Up café in the garden sells drinks and cakes. There is a café across the road and several more nearby.  We can come and go at any time, but please keep your ticket! Those of us who bring our own lunch may have it in the garden.​

Motorcyclist hospitalised after 'serious collision' with lorry in Kennington - Southwark News

Motorcyclist hospitalised after 'serious collision' with lorry in Kennington - Southwark News
... Officers received reports of a collision on the junction of Kennington Road and Wincott Street from the ambulance service at around 12.15 pm on Friday, June 29 ...

The Tube Map... As Seen From A Plane | Londonist

The Tube Map... As Seen From A Plane | Londonist
... Indeed, we never noticed quite how much both branches of the actual Northern line between Kennington and Euston resemble a lasso, or how the Bakerloo line kinks so sharply to the west at Baker Street. ...

The Future of Kennington Police Station: Community Meeting at Oasis Centre

The Future of Kennington Police Station: Community Meeting at Oasis Centre
... Steve Chalke of Oasis is hosting a community meeting on the Future of Kennington Police Station - all welcome. ...

Lambeth to create 738 homes on brown-field site

Lambeth to create 738 homes on brown-field site
... The redevelopment of the brown-field site in Kennington will create commercial space, accommodating 1,000 new jobs, and during the development more than 5,000 construction jobs will be created. Lambeth residents will be prioritised in the candidacy process. ...

Living in Kennington: area guide to homes, schools and transport links | Homes and Property

Living in Kennington: area guide to homes, schools and transport links | Homes and Property
... Blink and you miss Kennington, the south London neighbourhood only two miles from Trafalgar Square. Most people drive through on their way to somewhere ... ...

Oasis charity keen to buy Kennington Police Station [14 June 2018]

Oasis charity keen to buy Kennington Police Station [14 June 2018]
... Kennington Police Station's front counter closed last summer as part of a cost-saving exercise by the Metropolitan Police, and the building has been ... ...

Heads Up: Winding up Book Sales in aid of Friends of the Durning Library

Dear Companions

Heads Up:  Winding up Book Sales in aid of Friends of the Durning Library

CONGRATULATIONS!

Sales of your donated books, CDs, DVDs etc have raised over £1,000!!!

This has been a wonderful community effort in support of a great local cause

THANK YOU!!!

The latest figure stands at £1,012.52

I still have books donated by Fiona to process and Patsy has a load to be delivered

My initial goal was £1k so I shall be bringing these sales to an end

If you've been thinking to de-clutter, your time is up!

THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE FOR A CLEAR-OUT!

Please be in touch asap to arrange collection/delivery.

Very many thanks

Best wishes

Cathy
KenningtonCompanions@gmail.com