Retrofitting can cut energy costs
Hanna Tweg of the community energy group SELCE reports on a Society session exploring how...
Meet the poet
About Diksha Diksha Prasanna was born in Bangalore, India. She moved to the UK for...
Jim Tanner: campaigner and chronicler
Jim Tanner, architect, artist, writer and Camberwell resident for more than 65 years, died in...
Walkway tribute for Nicholas Roskill
The late president of the Camberwell Society Nicholas Roskill was honoured last month when the...
Ceiling collapse halts chapel revival
A bolt out of the blue has threatened restoration of a cherished chapel, but there...
Mural to celebrate our healing waters
Celebrating the healing waters of Camberwell begins with a wall you can stand beneath and...
Unearthing Camberwell’s green heart
Sophy Tayler of Camberwell Trees & Green Spaces outlines the summer programme Thanks to a...
Insider's guide to arts
Our neighbourhood is a living, breathing canvas, constantly evolving with creativity. Camberwell Arts trustee Kelly...
The man who made Camberwell sparkle
Jane Common spends a day at Southwark Archives researching the work of Bob Fox, a...
Blind fate, bold vision: the story behind Vanguard’s creative hub
Vanguard Court Studios is at the heart of Camberwell’s creative life. Robert Wainwright reveals the...
Glitz and grit: our carnival kings
Maxy Chartey brings the glitz and glam, Dario Blake the business and logistics – together...
All the fun of the fair – for 700 years
Our seven centuries of festival history is rich – and sometimes wild, finds Jane Common...
Local gardener blossoms at Chelsea
Camberwell gardener Charlie Chase’s YoungMinds Garden won a prestigious silver-gilt medal at the Chelsea Flower...
New star rises in SE5 dining galaxy
Poppy Pearce meets the head chef behind Camberwell’s first Michelin star, and rounds up the...
Parent action
Demand for under-threes sessions is soaring as funding is uncertain – and one local mum...
Beloved playground faces funding fears
A popular children’s play space marks a milestone anniversary while looking at an uncertain future,...
What's on in April
Times and dates change. Please check before starting out Art in the Park has Saturday...
Care home plan to face third review
Council officers are sending the Love Walk care home development plans back to a planning...
March 2026 Newsletter
March blows in like a lion. Duck the squalls in Camberwell’s increasingly celebrated eateries and...
Saved sculptures find their station
The Society has helped save two important sculptures from the scrapyard. Tony Coleman reports on...
Clocking history
Tony Coleman reports on St Giles’ tribute to Edward Dent, master clockmaker In the same...
The Camberwell connection
The sound of summer on Camberwell Green has a twin heartbeat – two decks and...
Winter arrives with a crispy crunch
As leaves flutter from the trees and chill settles in the air, our food writer...
Digital hopes to brighten business
A well-attended meeting of Camberwell business owners revealed some exciting innovations and challenges ahead, writes...
Camberwell on a plate
Poppy Pearce launches this new regular page with a journey through Camberwell’s kitchens – where...
Nothing fancy but let’s smarten up
The Camberwell Society’s new president, Grove Lane resident and BBC presenter Justin Webb, reminisces about his...
Care home controversy
Elizabeth Borowiecka of the Camberwell Society’s Planning Committee reports on the much contested application for...
Mending what he missed
What the state withheld in his youth, Deshaun now stitches into his workshops: patience, empathy,...
Let’s celebrate with our green team
For most people, the letters AGM rarely bring about a raised heart rate, but how...
A chemistry of nutrition
Chaahat Thakker and John Guest couldn’t come from more diverse backgrounds but a joint desire...
Her spirit inspires her coach
Powerlifting champion Elaine Jackson, 55, and her coach Alex James Jackson, 25, talk to Marie...
February after dark
Camberwell shrugs off the winter blues this month. Longfield Hall gives you plenty of reasons...
The Beat goes on
Marie Staunton finds out from Russell Occomore and Chris OC why the music scene is...
Mission Care, is there any progress?
Ann Kenrick reports on developers “in discussions” with planners after new expert objections The repeat...
14-km circular route with cake stops
Jeb Clulow (in-line skater and cakehound) and Tony Coleman (navigator) invite you to get some exercise and sample the pastries that can be found on Camberwell’s borders
Festival Fun on the Green - Saturday 31st August
Get down to the Green 12-9pm for some lively times!!!!
Get fit to feel good
Nurses leader Catherine and fitness coach Jermaine have teamed up for Camberwell’s Feel Good Festival....
Dentists who treat the whole person
Jay and Rupa Patel and their daughter Vidhi talk to Marie Staunton about practising in...
OPINION - Mission Care development
Richard Donnell, Chair of the Grove Lane Residents Association on planning irregularities emerging from the...
How to turn passion into a career
Around 1,000 new students begin their studies at the Camberwell branch of University of the...
Meet two adorable Camberwellians
Paola Totaro got to know them while walking her dog Camberwell’s parks and gardens are...
Let your hair down at Christmas theatre
Christmas is fast approaching and local theatres are preparing for the season of goodwill...
Be of good cheer in Church Street
Wine experts Patrycja Lorek and Donald Edwards talk to Marie Staunton about Dolly Parton chardonnay,...
Land for the people
Dr Miatta Fahnbulleh, chair of the Southwark Land Commission Southwark Land Commission puts...
Fire Station “always ready” for new curators
In September 2023 it will be five years since the South London Gallery’s...
Developer gets go ahead to turn Butterfly Walk into Camberwell Lanes
Now that planning permission has been confirmed by the GLA and Southwark Peter...
Redeveloping Love Walk care home
Richard Donnell, Chair of Grove Lane Area Residents Association urges locals to give their...
Doing the Lambeth walks
Want to immerse yourself in local history? Alison Rae suggests becoming a Lambeth tour...
Covert Camberwell
A discreet entrance in a quiet residential street in Camberwell leads to a world...
Investigating the origin of the Grosvenor Estate
Chris McGachy is finding out who built and who lived where he does It...
A pleasant amble round Camberwell’s hill
Richard Barton guides us through three parks and a stunning view of London (Sketches by Jame Moxham)
May the Force be with you
Stephen Bourne urges us to fight to save our Safer Neighbourhood Teams When Baroness Casey’s...
New openings
FROM THE CAMBERWELL QUARTERLY Tony Coleman on Camberwell Station Road’s facelift and our thriving night...
Café Mortel comes to Camberwell
Ann Kenrick invited her neighbours to her home to talk about death (Cartoons...
Arts are at the heart of Camberwell
Jade van Zuydam discusses this year’s festival, Marie Staunton interviews director Peter Benedict...
Shrouded in advertising
Elizabeth Borowiecka investigates the massive advertisements which have recently covered prominent buildings An application...
Stroll along to the old hospital and the Victorian baths
Richard Barton picks out objects and buildings of interest east of the...
ULEZ expands all over us
Tony Coleman rounds up news on transport that affects Camberwell The Ultra-Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) will...
Many shades of green
Robert Wainwright hears the stories of some of the people who live near the Green,...
Vinyl is the real deal
Cornelia Falknas visits local record shop Dash The Henge “After having had a...
How safe is our Camberwell?
PC Kate and PC Phillip who are part of the Camberwell Green Safer Neighbourhoods Team,...
Art is budding in Camberwell
Tony Coleman rounds up the arts news In 2014, the sculpture installation All...
The Beautification of Camberwell Station Road
Community consultation The Camberwell Station Road improvements and station beautification is set...
A gentle stroll around Myatt’s Fields
Richard Barton picks out some interesting features to look at in this pleasant...
Flats and studios replace magistrates court
Elizabeth Borowiecka looks at the plans to develop the magistrates court Proposals to...
Camberwell’s dark mistress of sin
Her name suggested an innocence and beauty but Matilda “Tilly” Twiss was no...
Fun, fun, funicular
A new wonder on our station plinth driven by water and Tony Coleman...