LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN
The mural installation in Eastlake Road Thank you for taking the time to write to...
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...
What's on in July
Welcome to your new Camberwell Calendar. As the Camberwell Society supports the Camberwell Life app, which...
Ceiling collapse halts chapel revival
A bolt out of the blue has threatened restoration of a cherished chapel, but there...
Open Gardens spectacular
The sun shone as did the community spirit last Sunday when the Camberwell Society’s premiere...
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...
All the fun of the fair – for 700 years
Our seven centuries of festival history is rich – and sometimes wild, finds Jane Common...
Welcome to our new website
For more than fifty years, the Camberwell Society has been part of the conversation about...
What's on in June
Times and dates change. Please check before starting out ART AND CRAFT · Art in...
Local gardener blossoms at Chelsea
Camberwell gardener Charlie Chase’s YoungMinds Garden won a prestigious silver-gilt medal at the Chelsea Flower...
Trees & Green Spaces: Your Free Summer Programme in Camberwell
Sophy Tayler, of Camberwell Trees & Green Spaces, outlines the summer programme Thanks to a...
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,...
Care home plan to face third review
Council officers are sending the Love Walk care home development plans back to a planning...
Twenty-one urban strolls in Camberwell
“Twenty-One Urban Strolls in Camberwell” is an essential item for every home in Camberwell. Produced...
What's on in January
THE CAMBERWELL CALENDAR Times and dates change. Please check before starting out ·Art in the...
Xmas party - Wednesday 10th December
We hope that you all have Wednesday 10th December firmly in you diaries to join...
What's on in December
THE CAMBERWELL CALENDAR Times and dates change. Please check before starting out ·Art in the...
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...
Digital hopes to brighten business
A well-attended meeting of Camberwell business owners revealed some exciting innovations and challenges ahead, writes...
Winter arrives with a crispy crunch
As leaves flutter from the trees and chill settles in the air, our food writer...
Nothing fancy but let’s smarten up
The Camberwell Society’s new president, Grove Lane resident and BBC presenter Justin Webb, reminisces about his...
St Giles Church Clock - Celebration of its Restoration
You may have noticed a new sound in the neighbourhood – St Giles church clock...
What's on in October
THE CAMBERWELL CALENDAR Times and dates change. Please check before starting out Art in the...
All Our Histories Exhibition
October sees the launch of a new Camberwell Society publication, All Our Histories.
Justin Webb Appointed President
The Camberwell Society is delighted to announce the appointment of Justin Webb as its new...
What's on in September
FROM THE CAMBERWELL CALENDAR Times and dates change. Please check before starting out ·Art in...
What's on in August
THE CAMBERWELL CALENDAR Times and dates change. Please check before starting out ·Art in the...
Radha Burgess
The Camberwell Society Executive Committe extends a warm welcome to Radha Burgess who has joined...
Let’s celebrate with our green team
For most people, the letters AGM rarely bring about a raised heart rate, but how...
What's on in July
THE CAMBERWELL CALENDAR Times and dates change. Please check before starting out ·Art in the...
What's on in June
FROM THE CAMBERWELL CALENDAR Times and dates change. Please check before starting out ·Art in...
Camberwell Society Open Gardens Day 2025 - Sunday 1st June
We are very much looking forward to the Camberwell Society Open Gardens Day 2025 this...
What's on in May
FROM THE CAMBERWELL CALENDAR Times and dates change. Please check before starting out • Art...
How Should Camberwell Sound?
The clock on St Giles church has not worked in living memory. The bells have...
Consultation on New Crossing on Grove Lane
Southwark are proposing to install a new raised table and pedestrian crossing at the junction...
What's on in April
THE CAMBERWELL CALENDAR Times and dates change. Please check before starting out • Art in...
Nicholas Roskill 1931 - 2025 RIP
Husband, father, grandfather, godfather, co-founder of the Camberwell Society and much, much more; he is...
Have Your Say - Oxford St Pedestrianisation
TfL have launched a public engagement exercise on the transformation of Oxford Street. You can...
What's on in March
THE CAMBERWELL CALENDAR HIGHLIGHTS Market The first Saturday of the month is local food Saturday...
February after dark
Camberwell shrugs off the winter blues this month. Longfield Hall gives you plenty of reasons...
What's on in February
THE CAMBERWELL CALENDAR Times and dates change, so please check before starting out EXERCISE Pilates...
What's on in January
THE CAMBERWELL NEWSLETTER ART South London Gallery: Nairy Baghramian: Jumbled Alphabet to 12 January. Curator...
What's on in December
THE CAMBERWELL CALENDAR Welcome to our monthly celebration of everything Camberwell. To jump straight to...
Freelance opportunities
The society has freelance opportunities for its lottery funded project All Our Histories: Camberwell, Black...
What's on in November
ART AND CRAFT Camberwell Arts Outdoor Winter Market on Camberwell Green 25 November Indoor Winter...
What's on in October
ART AND CRAFT South London Gallery Nairy Baghramian: Jumbled Alphabet 27 Sept-12 Jan Sim-Smith Gallery...
What's On in September
FROM THE CAMBERWELL NEWSLETTER ART AND CRAFT South London Gallery Firelei Baez to 8 September...
Open Gardens Sunday 16th June
It’s summer (!?) and Open Gardens is here again. This year there are some new...
Camberwell Black History Walk
Inspiring Lives in CamberwellDownload the free walking guide. Created by historian Stephen Bourne, a born and bred...
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...
Penelope Crabb is innocent
Shekhar Das, one of the judges for the Mary Boast Prize, gives his dissenting opinion...
Camberwell and the History of Enslavement
Marion Wallace wins the 2023 Mary Boast Prize for her research into our connections to slavery.
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...
Prime Minister of New Zealand
FROM THE CAMBERWELL QUARTERLY John Hurst reveals the story of a Camberwell poet and adventurer...
How to do local history
FROM THE CAMBERWELL QUARTERLY Rosemary Hill provides a beginner’s guide History happens everywhere. National events...
A pleasant amble round Camberwell’s hill
Richard Barton guides us through three parks and a stunning view of London (Sketches by Jame Moxham)
A park and its people
FROM THE CAMBERWELL QUARTERLY In the fourth instalment of its series on Camberwell geographically, Robert...
May the Force be with you
Stephen Bourne urges us to fight to save our Safer Neighbourhood Teams When Baroness Casey’s...
Working together is well worth the effort
FROM THE CAMBERWELL QUARTERLY Dave Walker of Camberwell’s Southwark Mediation Centre and Corinne Rechais of...
Car boot fashionistas
FROM THE CAMBERWELL QUARTERLY There is a whirlwind of fashion at the Peckham car boot...
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...
The Cracks That Let the Light In
The Cracks that Let the Light In Jessica Moxham pub Hachette £9.99 FROM THE CAMBERWELL...
The serial bigamist of Crofton Road
FROM THE CAMBERWELL QUARTERLY Mark Warby reveals that the real offender behind the famous libel...
On the scent of a discovery
On the Scent Paola Totaro, Robert Wainwright Elliot & Thompson paperback £10.99 FROM THE CAMBERWELL...
Enjoy a stretch of elegance on the road to Vauxhall
FROM THE CAMBERWELL QUARTERLY Rosemary Hill traces the history of Clarendon Terrace Camberwell New Road...
A churchyard canine kerfuffle
FROM THE CAMBERWELL QUARTERLY Dogs are very much a part of the culture of Camberwell...
The two of us
FROM THE CAMBERWELL QUARTERLY OUR MP HANDS OVER TO RISING STAR Marie Staunton talks to...
Stroll along to the old hospital and the Victorian baths
Richard Barton picks out objects and buildings of interest east of the...
The Camberwell Society Awards
The Camberwell Society awards have been created to highlight annually the excellent work being done...
ULEZ expands all over us
Tony Coleman rounds up news on transport that affects Camberwell The Ultra-Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) will...
Felix was here
FROM THE CAMBERWELL QUARTERLY Shekhar Das delves into Mendelssohn’s sojourn in Denmark Hill where he...
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...
Society events
The Annual General Meeting of the Camberwell Society will be held at 7.00pm on 17...
The Beautification of Camberwell Station Road
Community consultation The Camberwell Station Road improvements and station beautification is set...
Longfield Hall reclaims its heritage
AS PUBLISHED IN THE CAMBERWELL QUARTERLY Alison Rae recounts the history of this community asset...
Flats and studios replace magistrates court
Elizabeth Borowiecka looks at the plans to develop the magistrates court Proposals to...
A thoroughly modern partnership
THE TWO OF US Illustration by Jane Moxham Published in the Camberwell Quarterly Mark Hampshire...
People of the park
Published in the Camberwell Quarterly Myatt’s Fields, once all but derelict, is now the focus...
Final stop for Number 12 and 45?
TfL is losing money and wants to trim Camberwell’s buses. Again. Tony Coleman reports
Is it goodbye to the Number 12?
TfL are once again trying to trim back our bus services. This time they want to cut the #12 and the #45.
Get Down and Feel Good
The SE5 Forum Feel GoodFestival is on the Green each Saturday from 25th June to...
Ruskin Tree Walk film
In this movie short version of the Ruskin Tree Walk, launched by the Camberwell Society...
Time’s Witness
INSIDE THE LATEST CAMBERWELL QUARTERLY Angela Penrose reviews Times witness: History in the Age of...
Legal eagles on our eastern border
INSIDE THE LATEST CAMBERWELL QUARTERLY John Hurst recalls the men who gave their names to...
A talent for dealing with disruption
INSIDE THE LATEST CAMBERWELL QUARTERLY Marie Staunton talks to Trudy Habgood, Denmark Hill Station’s manager...
Democracy is Upon Us - The Local Elections - Hustings
SE5 Forum for Camberwell are holding a hustings for citizens to exercise their democratic rights...
Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal - Disasters Emergency Committee
The horrors that Ukraine is having to bear unfold on our screens continually. Help those...
Age, nature, kindness, and fun too
IN THE LATEST CAMBERWELL QUARTERLY Ros Tabor reviews A Robin Called Ruben by Mark and...
How SE5 swung – or was pushed – into the Swinging Sixties
INSIDE THE LATEST CAMBERWELL QUARTERLY Jim Tanner recalls the effects of social change arriving in...
Big Yes to landmark art piece on the Green
INSIDE THE LATEST CAMBERWELL QUARTERLY Tony Coleman reports on positive public consultation among residents On...
Camberwell’s dark mistress of sin
Her name suggested an innocence and beauty but Matilda “Tilly” Twiss was no...
Former mayor Bill Skelly
INSIDE THE LATEST CAMBERWELL QUARTERLY Ian Wingfield remembers the Geordie painter who mingled with filmstars,...
A perambulation around the parish of Camberwell
INSIDE THE LATEST CAMBERWELL QUARTERLY Provoked by the proposals of the Boundary Commission, Shekhar Das...
Ruskin Tree Walk
We are taking a tree walk with John Ruskin, the Victorian artist, art critic, social...
New Bigger Market Starts Saturday 5th March
The new enlarged Saturday market kicks off on Saturday so do get down and browse...
Public art in Burgess Park walk
INSIDE THE LATEST CAMBERWELL QUARTERLY Discover the fascinating variety of public art in Burgess Park...
Planning: three significant developments
INSIDE THE LATEST CAMBERWELL QUARTERLY The Society looks at all planning applications within the SE5...
Fun, fun, funicular
A new wonder on our station plinth driven by water and Tony Coleman...
Ruskin Tree Walk
A special event is being held on March 6th. Discover John Ruskin, the Victorian influencer...
Enjoy the spring in Camberwell
INSIDE THE LATEST CAMBERWELL QUARTERLY Chairman Nick Mair’s report Enjoy the spring in Camberwell It...
Barber's shop octet
INSIDE THE LATEST CAMBERWELL QUARTERLY Why are there so many barber’s shops in Camberwell? Robert...
St Giles Churchyard Tree Trail
This trail through St Giles Churchyard, a beautiful green space in the heart of the...
Open gardens has arrived
Celebrations – it has arrived https://www.camberwellsociety.org.uk/open-gardens/Find out what’s inside
Memorial Service for Colin Lowman - postponed
The memorial service for Colin Lowman on Thusday 24th June has been postponed.
Have Your Say on Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs)
You may or may not be in favour of them. LTNs may have made your...
Lucas Gardens Tree Trail
This 30-45 minute trail through Lucas Gardens – our second tree walk in the series – visits around 30 remarkable trees in the park.
Three New Significant Planning Applications in Camberwell
These applications will change the skyline. The Planning Sub-committee of the Camberwell Society will be...
Music Returns to St Giles
Jordana writes: these are our first (rescheduled) Covid-Secure music events in December. (Fingers crossed they...
Loss of Green Space
Southwark Council have approved the development of flats on Dulwich Hamlets Football Ground which involves...
Camberwell Secret Garden Needs Your Seedlings
Behind KFC on Kimpton Rd is a secret garden and they are looking for help...
Black Lives Matter
For inspiring stories of people who have achieved more than most of us see the...
Camberwell Arts Festival A-Z
13 – 21 June, 9 days, hmm same number as letters in Camberwell. Is that...
Its Here - Virtual Open Gardens
Celebrations – it has arrived https://www.camberwellsociety.org.uk/open-gardens/Find out what’s inside
Goes Live Sunday 14th June Open Gardens Day - It's as Summer as Wimbledon!
But this year Open Gardens Day is happening, but it is virtual. Join us on...
Please Endorse our Theme for the Art Piece
https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/29LGYMJ Or your can use the code on the boards up at the station. We...
Rubbish What Rubbish
Two bits of good news!! The rubbish is all but gone from behind the railings...
Jo Brand Appeals for Donations to Support SLaM
Jo Brand worked as a mental health nurse at the Maudsley for 10 years and...
Camberwell Church Tree Walk
We have put together the first of a series of self guided tree walks around Camberwell.
Let's Remember Too the Transport Workers and All Who Are Out There Keeping Things Going
Rightfully we all applauded the NHS and care workers last night. But let us remember too all those workers who are out there keeping things going.
Reasons to be Happy - Springtime!!
The Friends of Greendale are holding a work day next Saturday afternoon (21st) 2pm-4pm for...
A new 29 storey building proposed
On the border of Camberwell SE5, just in SE24, an application has been made to...
Butterfly Walk Planning Application - You Can Still Comment
Update 23 February: The final date for comments submitted on the website is stated as...
Update: The Litter at the Station will soon be Gone!!!
We said NetworkRail have informed us that they have responded to our badgering and instructed...
Champion Hill One Way - Proposed to be Permanent
See the Transport page for details on the Champion Hill trial results and consultation on...
The Banners Are Up!!
Well, most of them. Great news, the crowdfunding last year has delivered, and many of...
It's the Bins!! Consultation on Timed Collection for the Main Roads
Southwark has launched a consultation on their proposal to introduce timed collection for waste on...
It's Official!! - Camberwell is The Coolest - But We Knew Already!
How SE5 became London’s coolest postcode A glowing article on Camberwell in the DT –...
Searching for Jean Ray of JEAN'S CAFE, Grove Lane 1951-1961
Ocki from Blue Shop Cottage has asked: Next year I’m going to be turning Blue...
Shop Local - Made in Camberwell Saturday 30th November
Once again it is your chance to support local crafts and businesses. The Made in...
Christmas Party
The Camberwell Society Christmas Party is on Monday 2nd December upstairs at the Crooked Well....
Diary Date: Open Meeting Thursday 7th November
The annual open meeting of the Camberwell Society Executive Committee will be held upstairs at...
Station Partnership
The Camberwell Society has commenced a “station partnership” with Govia Thameslink for Denmark Hill station....
Music at St Giles Presents: The Rocky Horror Picture Show
For one night only,,, a classic cult screening: By kind permission of the Vicar, a...
Donations for Margaret Powley-Baker Late Lamented Editor of the Camberwell Quarterly
Ahead of this week’s funeral for Margaret, see below for details for any donations: In...
WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY - Thursday 10th October Free Event at ORTUS
Thursday 10th October is World Mental Health Day. The Maudsley Charity is holding a drop...
Find Out About the Buildings of Grove Lane and Camberwell Grove - From the Inside!! Sunday 13th October
The Autumn History Walk this year is a fascinating insight into the buildings of Georgian...
Sad News About Margaret
It is with great sorrow that we have to report that our dear friend and...
Diary Dates for November and December
The autumn open meeting is planned for the evening of Thursday November 7th, time and...
Partytime and the Weather is Fine!!
The Camberwell Fair is here. Saturday 31st on the green. 12 to 9pm See the...
Update - Dulwich Hamlets Football Ground - Extension for Comments!!
The deadline for comments on the attempted building on green space at Dulwich Hamlets has...
Jay Rayner Loves Nandine
The lovely people at Nandine’s café in Vestry Road have done what we all hoped...
Camberwell Lanes Development
Click here to download the boards presented by MJW at the consultation in Butterfly Walk...
Get Ready to Party!!
It’s here again – the Camberwell Fair – Saturday 31st August 12pm to 9pm Camberwell...
We Did It!!!
Thank you to everyone who helped to make this happen, but let’s not stop there,...