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Pinboard 18 July: a tour of south London’s vanishing prefabs, Italian afternoon cocktails in the market and – ta-da! – our very own art exhibition (well… kinda)

Brixton (and Catford): Palaces for the People – last chance to see and guided estate tour There are still two or so weeks to see …

Culture

Free Weekend: Have a French holiday (without leaving south London)

With more French people living in here than in Bordeaux, Nantes and Strasbourg, London is technically France’s sixth biggest city. No surprise, then, that south …

architecture

Mini Pinboard: Frank’s returns to Peckham, Camberwell shows off and Crystal Palace does its own Glasto

1. Peckham: Frank’s is back In case you hadn’t been counting the days, this weekend Frank’s Café and Campari Bar on the roof of Peckham’s …

Coffee

Free Saturday Morning? Fill your boots at
Bermondsey’s Spa Terminus

Part of their strategy to avoid the Borough Market-fication is their policy of no hot food sales After tasting a bottle of the rather good …

Drink

Free Weekend? Head for the (Surrey) Hills

I love Peckham, but you don’t have to travel far to find yourself in rolling countryside with nary a Morley’s Chicken Shop in sight Short-break …

Books

Free Saturday? Crystal Palace will keep you busy

A guide for those south Londoners that have yet to make it to the top of the hill

Community

Pinboard Extra: South London’s foodiest (and drinkiest weekend ever?

South of the river gastronomes, you are in for some treats this weekend. Oh yes. Check out some of our favourite foodie highlights happening over …

Community

Pinboard Extra: Peckham arts festival at the Bussey Building

MOBO-award winning hip hop artist Akala, above, is just one of the acts performing at the first ever Big Noise festival, a 14-hour music and …

Coffee

Free Weekend? The Only Way is Woolwich

Woolwich has dominated the news this past fortnight. And sadly, of course, not for positive reasons. But the strong community spirit that has shone through …

Community

Pinboard 16 May: get ‘spirited away’ in Brockwell Park, grab gourmet hotdogs in SE1 and hear some sweet, sweet beats in Brixton

1. Brixton: Hollie Cook hits Plan B tonight The musical vibe at Brixton’s Plan B tonight is determinedly sun-kissed. We love Hollie Cook’s sweet, old-school …