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Connecting people in changing times

By Adilla Khan Posted on 17th January 2020 Posted in Uncategorised No Comments Tagged with Elephant and Castle regeneration, Elephant Says Hi!, gentrification

T456AW London, UK. 13th April 2014. Campaigners hold a banner 'Love the Elephant - Hate Gentrification' in front of the Elephant & Castle shopping centre. A rally and procession by Southwark Notes, Latin Elephant and Up the Elephant keeps up the pressure on Southwark Council and developers Delancey to improve their plans for the redevelopment of the area. ing like Credit: Peter Marshall/Alamy Live News

A look at how one project is trying to ease the effects of gentrification by connecting people.

South London, my home away from home

By Eyitoluwase Folarin-coker Posted on 17th January 2020 Posted in Uncategorised No Comments Tagged with Elephant and Castle, Walworth Road

Why Elephant and Castle feels like my real home…

Helping London’s homeless over Christmas

By Jennifer Shen Posted on 17th January 2020 Posted in Uncategorised No Comments Tagged with homeless at Christmas, homeless shelters in London, homelessness in London

A network of charities, councils and churches aids the capital’s rough sleepers over the festive period.

Discovering SE1

By Haajira Khan Posted on 17th January 2020 Posted in Uncategorised No Comments Tagged with Cinema Museum, Inspire Cafe, Louie Louie, Ministry of Sound, Moving Pictures Cinema, Southwark Playhouse, The Electric Elephant

Seven cool places to visit in fast-changing Elephant and Castle.

Join the MMovement

By Simona Kostova Posted on 16th January 2020 Posted in Uncategorised No Comments Tagged with Mercato Metropolitano

Selina Kostova samples the delights of Elephant and Castle’s local food court.

Golden arches provide an unofficial homeless shelter

By Issah Nalzaro Posted on 16th January 2020 Posted in Uncategorised No Comments Tagged with homelessness, McDonald's, sleeping rough in London

How one branch of McDonald’s is helping those sleeping rough on London’s streets.

Tackling food poverty in Southwark one step at a time

By Danielle Woods Posted on 16th January 2020 Posted in Uncategorised No Comments Tagged with Edible Rotherhithe, SFAA, Southwark Food Action Alliance

A look into how Southwark-based organisations are tackling food insecurity in their local area.

Go local to sample London’s Scandi cuisine and culture

By Eleanor Wigley Posted on 15th January 2020 Posted in Uncategorised No Comments Tagged with Blåbär, Curious Yellow Kafe, HEJ, Scandi Kitchen, The Bread Station

Image courtesy of Hej, 2019

Five of the best venues to sample the capital’s Scandinavian eating out scene

Are we making the most of London’s park life?

By Amy Clarke Posted on 15th January 2020 Posted in Uncategorised No Comments Tagged with London parks, parkrun, urban green spaces

You might be be surprised to discover that 18% of the London’s total area consists of public parks and other green spaces

London’s Top Six Hidden Gardens

By Olivia Quebrada-Abbot Posted on 15th January 2020 Posted in Uncategorised No Comments Tagged with Barbican Conservatory, Battersea Park Herb Garden, Dickens Museum Garden, Kyoto Garden, The Garden Gate, Walpole Park

Combat the gloomy skies and grey streets of London by relaxing in the city’s most revitalized leafy hideouts. Living in London offers so many opportunities for fun nights out, cosy nights in, and every adventure in between. But where do …

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