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Southsayer: Helen Evans, director of business development, New Covent Garden Market

Helen Evans works at New Covent Garden Market, Nine Elms, so every day is filled with “flowers, fruit & veg”. Helen grew up in central London, …

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Southsayer: Ellie Stewart, part of the fundraising team at King’s College Hospital

Ellie Stewart works for the King’s College Hospital fundraising team as a Digital Communications Coordinator. She grew up in Wimbledon Park, moved to Kent at …

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Southsayer: Ann-Marie Mularky aka Marrizles

Ann-Marie – known to most people as Marrizles – can usually be found either “shopping for bargains or partying hard with my Deptford Army crew” …

Eating & Drinking

Southsayer: Toby Maclean, structural engineer and owner of Camberwell bar/restaurant, Cool Cat’s Cafe

Everyone should have a Friday night at Giuseppe’s off Borough High Street at least once Toby Maclean is a 42-year-old “resolute Londoner”: born in Wandsworth, …

Drink

Southsayer: Jerry Gardiner, volunteer for St. Mungo’s Putting Down Roots project

What is the most important lesson life has taught me? To survive. Jerry Gardiner works for the Putting Down Roots project run by the homeless …

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Southsayer: Sarah Maria Klitgaard, blogger and Bermondsey Festival social media whizz

My guilty guilty pleasure? Pie, mash and liquor from Manzes, under my flat. A “Danish Croydoner” is how Sarah Maria Klitgaard describes herself. She has …

Culture

Southsayer: Caffy St Luce, music promoter and manager from Deptford

I call south-east London, round the bend of the river, ‘Costa del Thames’ Former music PR and devoted Deptfordite, Caffy St Luce, has been a …

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Southsayer: Ricky Dukes, theatre company artistic director

A secret? I purposely broke my housemate’s mug because it was horrible Ricky Dukes is the artistic director of Lazarus Theatre Company and is currently …

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Southsayer: Sarah Skelton, aka the Silver Stylist, garment technologist

My favourite south Londoner? Jay Rayner Sarah Skelton has lived in south London since 1985, currently SW4. She has worked in fashion for 40 years; …

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Southsayer: Paul Holloway, actor and fire-breather

Paul Holloway moved to Rotherhithe in August last year after graduating from the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School as an actor. He has since been …