Latest Walworth Society newsletter just out. So many events going on across SE17 in the lead up to Christmas. walworthsociety.co.uk/2025/12/10/l...

Faraday gardens playground improvement consultation @walworthsociety.bsky.social @walworthse17.bsky.social engage.southwark.gov.uk/en-GB/folder...

Latest WS newsletter just out. As always lots going on across SE17. walworthsociety.co.uk/2025/11/17/l...

Great article 👇 We have stink pipes in Dulwich Village, on Gallery Rd and there are some in Herne Hill too. Ours are probably from the sewers that culverted tributaries of the River Effra.

Don't miss the Walworth Society's early November newsletter just out. Lots going on across SE17! mailchi.mp/27bc27b22829...

Good news that the Beehive PH Asset of Community Value designation is confirmed by Southwark Council as being extended to 2030. www.southwark.gov.uk/community-en...

Latest Walworth Society newsletter here...tons going on locally over the next couple of weeks mailchi.mp/c72720ad4156...

Great to see that the three clocks on the tower at 33 Manor Place are all working again (Photo taken at 4.15pm!).

News that the new Bakerloop bus service from TfL and @mayoroflondon.bsky.social begins on Saturday 27th Sept and is free to use from the 27 September to 4 October More info: us21.campaign-archive.com?e=2c01801271...

Little Colombia, Walworth Road. #FingerpostFriday

1/2 All the Walworth News in the latest WS Newsletter: walworthsociety.co.uk/2025/09/16/w... Inc. WS meeting 7pm Weds 17th Sept; new Walworth Garden Workshops; Urban Elephant - Sat 20th Sept; stories from the Elephant & Castle's past - the Crocodile on the Bus - Sat 1st Nov 2.30pm;

News of a great classical musical event coming up in St Paul's Church, Lorrimore Square, SE17 3QU on Friday 26 September 2025 at 19:45. Tickets £2 to £20 from OUTSAVVY link.outsavvy.com/quintessential. NB 20% off for SE17 residents – use code SE17 on Outsavvy More details: fb.me/e/3GkPEsQCn

...and Southwark News again for news that an operator has applied to make use of the retail space as a bingo hall in the now defunct Costa on the Walworth Road. southwarknews.co.uk/area/peckham...

Thanks to Southwark News for the news that yet another Sainsburys is coming to the SE17 area southwarknews.co.uk/area/walwort...

Thanks so much to Henry Long for a great write-up of the recent Walworth History Through Song event in St Peter's Church in Church Times www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...

So much going on in Walworth over the next few weeks! Have a glance at our newsletter and come along to events if you are free. walworthsociety.co.uk/2025/09/01/w...

Loads of fun activities at Nursery Row Park, Walworth on 4th September, to celebrate the new play equipment @walworthse17.bsky.social @walworthsociety.bsky.social @stpeterswalworth.bsky.social

Burgess Park #WildflowerHour

1/2 Lots going on in latest WS newsletter. WS mtg 7pm this Weds 18th June; @lb-southwark.bsky.social Walworth Neighbourhood Engagement meeting - 6pm Thurs 26th June; TfL’s Bakerloop Consultation Outcome; BRIXTON CALLING at Swk Playhouse (23 July to 16 Aug)... walworthsociety.co.uk/2025/06/16/w...

1/2 Latest WS newsletter just out. Lots going on! Upcoming WS meeting 7pm Weds 18th June; object to proposed 17-storey tower overlooking Kennington Park; @lb-southwark.bsky.social survey for businesses in Walworth Rd, East St & Camberwell Rd... walworthsociety.co.uk/2025/05/31/w...

South London Press has printed its last issue. Very sad, but not surprising. In later years it only survived thanks to its excellent sports coverage (ironically, in the last week Charlton and the Dons have been promoted and Palace have won the cup!). But many will remember it fondly, including me.

Friends: a really exciting job opportunity for a Heritage Manager to lead on our NLHF-backed Building Beyond project for St Peter's 200th! Pls share! @walworthsociety.bsky.social @walworthse17.bsky.social @dioceseoflondon.bsky.social #heritagefund #nationallottery charityjob.co.uk/jobs/st-pete...

#OnThisDay 109 years ago three South London stations closed as a WW1 economy but never reopened: Walworth Road (pictured), Battersea Park Road, and Camberwell (subject to recent reopening studies). More info buff.ly/g8gBv0i buff.ly/5GxV7Pn buff.ly/SDbFtxL

Following a successful trial, Southwark Council is making a new bookable bay system on Walworth Road permanent. Developed with Grid Smarter Cities, the project involves delivery drivers booking kerbside drop-off slots in advance using an app. www.southwark.gov.uk/news/2025/wa...

Coming up the latest Walworth History Through Song event -telling stories from the history of West Walworth. The next Walworth History Through Song event will be held at 6.30pm on Sat 3rd May at St Paul's Church, Lorrimore Square, SE17 3QU. Tickets are FREE: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/walworth-h...

1/2 Latest Walworth news! 7pm Thursday evening (10th April) WS meeting looking at the future of the W Rd as a high street; Royal British Legion - Braganza St: Room Hire; Walworth Living Room, Surrey Square - re-opens Friday 11th April.... walworthsociety.co.uk/2025/04/08/w...

Thanks so much!! We're very grateful and very excited! Please search 'Father Andrew 200 Miles' if you'd like to sponsor or join me in riding 200 miles for our bicentenary! :-) #heritagefund #nationallottery @walworthsociety.bsky.social @lb-southwark.bsky.social

🏘️ - We’re proposing changes to our Housing Allocations Scheme, to help make sure council homes go to people who need them most 👪 - In Southwark as across London there is huge demand for council homes, with more than 18,000 people on the housing waiting list (1 / 3)

1/2 Early March Walworth Society newsletter just out. Lots of news! Next WS mtg-7pm Weds 19th March; Lidl coming to the Walworth Rd; @lb-southwark.bsky.social publishes Town Centre Action Plan for E&C & Walworth; protests in Peckham abt Aylesham redev't... walworthsociety.co.uk/2025/03/06/w...

Coming up on 20th March, a talk about the history of the Grosvenor Estate - 7.30pm at 41 Grosvenor Park SE5 0NJ

The former Lady Margaret Church, Walworth (now Cherubim & Seraphim), designed by Ewan Christian. #SteepleSaturday

Looks amazing! Really well done to Historic England and @lb-southwark.bsky.social

The Walworth Clinic, Southwark, 1936.

Great to see that the new Post Office branch at 388 Walworth Road is now open. Super friendly staff and good amount of space inside.

Latest WS newsletter just out. News of WS meeting Weds 19th Feb; Bakerloop Bus Service consultation; SuperArts Academy courses and from The Cinema Museum, The Gothique Film Society presents The Ghost Ship (1943) and Death Line (1972) - Fri 21st Feb walworthsociety.co.uk/2025/02/10/w...

Looks like the new Walworth Post Office (388 W Rd) is getting close to opening.

Elephant & Castle residents - there's now a recycling bin for small electrical appliances on New Kent Road (at the Elephant end, between the E&C pub and the railway bridge)

New much bolder signage for the refurbished Elephant & Castle pub

This week we are exploring Elephant and Castle, an area transformed in the post war years with buildings by Erno Goldfinger, Rodney Gordon and the LCC, but which is now succumbing to 21st Century redevelopment. Read more in Up and Down at the Elephant https://buff.ly/4h4V0Wl

Last year, I made a commitment to Londoners to introduce the new Bakerloop bus route between Waterloo and Lewisham. I’m delighted to announce that Transport for London is launching a consultation as the first step towards delivering on this commitment, building on the success of the Superloop.

Courage Best (£3.50, keg, happy hours 11-6) at the Queen Elizabeth off the Walworth Road. It’s a Fifties Watneys pub that’s still divided into two halves.

From Southwark News A fascinating film about life in #Elephant and Castle from the 1920s onwards has been released by the London Screen Archives. southwarknews.co.uk/area/elephan...

Fire-damaged Walworth Town Hall reopens to the public following years of restoration work ianvisits.co.uk/articles/fir... A decade after it was badly damaged in a fire, Walworth Town Hall has reopened following extensive refurbishment and upgrade works.

Fabulous and popular Wassail on Saturday organised by the Alberta Fruit Commons urging the fruit trees across the local area to produce a good harvest for the coming year!

The current issue of Boxing News has a feature on the boxing history of the Thomas a Becket pub in the Old Kent Road

1/2 First WS newsletter of 2025 just out. News of: Jan WS mtg (Weds 15th Jan 7pm - online only); update on the stpeterswalworth.bsky.social fund raising appeal; £10 tickets swkplay.bsky.social for The Massive Tragedy of Madame Bovary (to 11th Jan)... walworthsociety.co.uk/2025/01/08/w...

Great to see @lb-southwark.bsky.social Cabinet Meeting being held today in Walworth.

Over 9,000 residents told us they want more trees and green space, more accessible pavements, less traffic, better lighting, and pedestrian crossings. Our new #StreetsforPeople plan sets out how we will transform streets and communities. Watch our video to find out more.

Happy New Year! If you have any free time tomorrow morning - Tuesday 7th January - the @lb-southwark.bsky.social Cabinet Meeting is being held in Walworth from 11am at the former Walworth Town Hall. Details: moderngov.southwark.gov.uk/ieListDocume...

A nice little display of Roman items in the Southwark Heritage Centre, Walworth Road. Most were found in London, but the fragment of mosaic floor comes from Pompeii! It was presumably part of the Cuming family collection, which was once housed in the nearby Cuming Museum. #MosaicMonday