28 October 2021

Two new Lambeth sites fly the Green Flag for best UK parks and green spaces – Brixton Buzz

Two new Lambeth sites fly the Green Flag for best UK parks and green spaces – Brixton Buzz
... Green Flag Award:

Archbishop’s Park, Brockwell Park, Clapham Common, Eardley Road Sidings Nature Reserve, Hillside Gardens Park, Holmewood Gardens, Kennington Park, Milkwood Community Park, Myatt’s Fields Park, Old Paradise Gardens, Palace Road Nature Garden, Ruskin Park, St. John’s Churchyard, St. Paul’s Churchyard, Slade Gardens, Streatham Rookery, Vauxhall Park, Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens and West Norwood Cemetery.

Green Heritage Award: Brockwell Park and Kennington Park ...

Where To Find Henry Moore Sculptures In London | Londonist

Where To Find Henry Moore Sculptures In London | Londonist
... What do St Paul's Cathedral, a Kennington council estate, and the former Transport for London headquarters have in common? They're all home to work by one of the greatest English artists of the 20th century, modernist sculptor Henry Moore. ...

Northern Line Extension Will Light Up With 'Bat-Signal' Beams | Londonist

Northern Line Extension Will Light Up With 'Bat-Signal' Beams | Londonist
... Line of Light — happening on the evenings of 29 and 30 October — follows the two-mile London Underground line between Kennington and Battersea Power Station, shooting Bat-Signal-esque beams up into the night skies. ...

'I moved from North London to South and there are some big differences nobody tells you about' - John James - MyLondon

'I moved from North London to South and there are some big differences nobody tells you about' - John James - MyLondon
... As it turns out, the Northern Line runs far slower south of the river and stops off at a variety of stops people surely can't have any use for (Kennington?). ...
... One of these days I'll be tempted to catch the Northern Line up to Kennington and board a train bound for Battersea Power Station. ...

London Underground: The Tube station people thought stank of sick for a long time - MyLondon

London Underground: The Tube station people thought stank of sick for a long time - MyLondon
... Passengers travelling at Kennington Station said the station was “vile”, “disgusting”, and smelt like somebody had barfed. ...
... The station, which sits on Kennington Park Road in Kennington, south London, was opened in 1892, and still has much of its original design. ...

Musical Sunday to Return With HAIRSPRAY At The Cinema Museum, Kennington

Musical Sunday to Return With HAIRSPRAY At The Cinema Museum, Kennington
... Musical Sunday returns for 2021. The season restarts post-pandemic hiatus with a screening of Hairspray on 7 November at the Cinema Museum in Kennington, London. ...
... All this on 7 November, with perhaps some tea & cake or something more naughty from the licensed cafe/bar at the historic Cinema Museum in Kennington where Charlie Chaplin went as a child. ...
... So until the national Hairspray tour shimmies its way back down to London catch the 2007 film version of Hairspray on 7 November at the Cinema Museum in Kennington, London. ...

BOLD theatre’s debut show is a must see in the ever-changing face of Elephant & Castle - Southwark News

BOLD theatre’s debut show is a must see in the ever-changing face of Elephant & Castle - Southwark News
... Now with the audiences returning to mainstream theatre this 55-year-old, whose family come from  around the corner in Waterloo and Kennington, while she now lives in Forest Hill is putting on BOLD Elephant’s first show – an immersive promenade theatre experience about the power of stories. ...

20 October 2021

London’s Alleys: Van Gogh Walk, SW9

London’s Alleys: Van Gogh Walk, SW9
... This verdant walkway near Kennington was until a few years ago a rather non-descript residential road, but in 2013 it was pedestrianised and renamed. ...

15 October 2021

Northern Line Extension engineers describe the impact of Grenfell on the project | New Civil Engineer

Northern Line Extension engineers describe the impact of Grenfell on the project | New Civil Engineer
... Construction of the Northern Line Extension between Battersea Power Station and Kennington in London was in full swing when the fatal Grenfell fire happened in June 2017 and led London Underground to reconsider its fire risks. ...

Installation to project beams of light into Battersea sky | This Is Local London

Installation to project beams of light into Battersea sky | This Is Local London
... Described as a "festival" by Nine Elms London, the installation will follow the 3.2 kilometres of tunnels that run between the two stations and Kennington, "projecting their underground course into the sky, also illuminating the stations and buildings along the way with visual projections". ...

Loski Unveils 10-Track Project 'Censored' - GRM Daily

Loski Unveils 10-Track Project 'Censored' - GRM Daily
... Last month the Kennington rapper teamed up with Amazon Music’s +44 to drop – and star in – a short film for the project which focuses on the gritty realities of life in inner-city areas in the UK. ...

Black Communities Health and Wellbeing Day