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How I quit midwifery to open a craft shop in Peckham
LOIS founder Helen Ward on the trials of going into business on your own. And why she is now resolutely online-only
My personal guide: East Dulwich
South London lover Graeme Claridge is a newish arrival to SE22. He talks us through four recent discoveries
MUST DO: late March
FeltActs in Peckham, a new online resource for south London designers, and the last weekend of an exhibition in Battersea Park
Peek inside Pullens Yards open studios for Xmas
Enjoy a rare glimpse inside Southwark’s revived 1870 workshop community – and get the festive shopping done to boot
Pinboard 9 July: shopping in the sunshine, affordable fine dining and a free show featuring rubbish as art
1. Lambeth North: Artists celebrate innovative recycling Did you know we were shoddy recyclers? Nope, we thought we were pretty good too but apparently* Lambeth …
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 …
Free Weekend? Tour southeast London’s best furniture and design shops
In another nod to the Dulwich Festival and all the artistic goings-on in southeast London – especially this weekend – we asked local designer, Anna …
Pinboard: south London as art, film for free and sexy riverside housing
1. Meet Vic Lee, London artist You might not recognise Vic Lee’s face, but we’re pretty sure you’ll know his illustrations. Vic’s bold, graphic …
Midcentury Modern returns to Dulwich
We can’t afford any of the beautiful Scandinavian, Bauhaus and French Industrial pieces of furniture for sale at the renowned Midcentury Modern events either. But …