Best Of South London

A healthcare support team is pulling together to raise money for a hospital charity by running a London marathon in August. A team of King’s Facilities Management (KFM) will run in the London Landmarks Half Marathon (LLHM) to support King’s College Hospital Charity, who are dedicated to supporting life-changing care for patients.

An independent children’s book specialist with shops in Catford and Herne Hill fought off competition from big chains to claim an award earlier this month, writes Alexandra Causer.

Indoor plants can add a touch of natural beauty to any home. House plants and freshly-cut flowers are natural mood enhancers and improve indoor air quality by naturally filtering polluted air.

Artists from South London have swept up a number of nominations at prestigious music awards. Arlo Parks, AJ Tracey, Shygirl and ENNY are among the musicians to be nominated for the AIM Independent Music Awards.

A fashion design student from Battersea has launched a project to deliver care packages to NHS staff to give appreciation for their hard work during the pandemic. Chimna Orji, 22, was inspired to act after hearing her mum and sister, who both work for the NHS, say they didn’t have time or the resources to practice self care.

15 years after coming to the UK as a child refugee, Adam Yasir has taken to the road in a campervan to provide support to children in care.  Adam, who now lives in Thornton Heath, was just 15-years-old when he fled Sudan alone for a safer life in England. 

Camberwell-based writer Megan Nolan’s new book Acts of Desperation is the opposite of a romance novel, writes Alexandra Warren.

An eleven-year-old Croydon yoga prodigy has been honoured by the Prime Minister for his bringing joy to many during the Covid-19 pandemic. Ishwar Sharma, who has autism and ADHD, led daily yoga classes for 40 children across 14 countries during lockdown.

Life may not be a beach at the moment, but Second Wave are trying to make it more buoyant. The youth creativity organisation  based in Deptford, has received the highest award a voluntary group can receive in the UK.

Having a mortally ill baby daughter is enough to turn even the biggest, strongest dad to blubbering mush. James Barber had to watch powerless as his daughter Hebe was admitted to first one hospital, then another, as her acute kidney failure worsened when she was just two years old.

Together, literally anything is possible, writes Alexandra Warren. This is the ethos of South London born art collective Last Night in Paris, who have released their new single Crash and launched their Give Back Project campaign this month.