Why It Matters
Why It Matters: Zen Yoga in SE5
The building could have been purpose-built as a yoga and zen centre: bare oak beams, wooden floor, bamboo wallpaper, and plentiful natural light Zen Yoga …
Why It Matters: Art Hits the Streets of Brixton
Brixton was going through some bad press, so I thought – let’s have an art fair and do everyone some good Even if you’ve never …
Why it Matters: The Streatham Festival
Jo Brand called Streatham ‘a shithole’, yet many of those who live here feel that the area is on the up Streatham Festival is in …
Why it Matters: Serious Play in Peckham
We mentioned the unusual new exhibition at Peckham Space last week, now the gallery’s director tells us how she commissioned a bunch of teenage girls …
Why It Matters: Camberwell’s unique new venue ORTUS
A new SE5 café aims to shake up attitudes to mental health – as well as serving a mean coffee Great news – we have …
Why It Matters: ‘radical feminist choir’ Gaggle open a shop in New Cross
We’ve provoked some strong reactions – like the man at the front of the NME stage at Leeds shouting ‘gash’ repeatedly Founder of Gaggle, the …
Why It Matters: TEDx Brixton
The central idea is to celebrate the creativity and innovation that has always been in the area One of my favourite TED talks is by …
Why it Matters: the joy of the whole table
We recently featured a story about the great work against food waste that Brixton People’s Kitchen get up to, and their event in Myatt’s Field …
Why it Matters: keep on clubbing
Journalist, Nikki Spencer, explains why she started a south London club night in her 40s One day it struck me that everyone was out having …
Why It Matters: no more fast food in Loughborough Junction!
Lambeth has between 91 and 173 fast food takeaways for every 100,000 people, one of the highest in the country Loughborough Junction local, Anthea Masey, …
