Best Of South London

Three friends have launched an online petition to ban use of wasteful plastic in packing. Camberwell girls Raya Branford, 11, Katie Leeming, 11 and Katia Woods, 10 who all attend Lyndhurst school in Camberwell have launched a petition online to stop the use of packing peanuts made from non-renewable plastic in the UK. 

A charity supplying surplus food to hard-up families has more than doubled the number it gave out during the pandemic. Fareshare, which redistributes edible food that would otherwise have gone to waste, has donated more than 40,000 packs from its Deptford depot to 254 London charities.

Six school girls have walked five kilometres to raise money for a deaf children’s charity. The Bromley College pupils, aged from 16 to 18, hiked around Bromley to support the National Deaf Children’s Society.

Hundreds of young people from deprived areas will get hands-on experience of nature conservation, boost their job prospects and help maintain green spaces. The Urban Ranger project will give 10 to 21-year-olds from Merton the chance to take part in activities such as creating wildlife habitats and community orchards, installing ponds and managing native woodlands.

A graphic designer has been singled out as a future high flyer, for her determination to succeed. Business founder Mona King has been featured as a ‘Woman to Watch in 2021’ by the Business Success Network in recognition of International Women’s Day.

Music, fun and laughter have kept residents at Woodlands House Care & Nursing Home in Colliers Wood upbeat and busy throughout the Covid19 pandemic.

A mental health care worker has retired after five decades of helping people in distress. Nathan Pathmanathan, 71, was honoured for his prodigious 49 years of service at a celebration at Ambient Support, Fielding Lane, Bromley.

The yoga instructor had the idea for a nationwide clap to show appreciation for frontline workers after seeing something similar in her native country, the Netherlands.

Former Southwark Councillor Marjorie Henriquez, who died in January, aged 94, helped many people unpaid and without reward and touched many lives.

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan marked the anniversary of the first national lockdown by planting the final two trees in the London Blossom Garden. The blossom garden has been created to provide a living memorial to all those who have lost their lives during the Covid-19 pandemic.