I Live in SE16, Canada Water, Surrey Quays, Rotherhithe & Bermondsey, London local community

We regret to announce that we have decided to stop adding to I Live in SE16. This decision has not been taken lightly but after months of making efforts to find additional volunteers, we have con...

https://iliveinse16.com/closure-i-live-se16/

Here at I Live in SE16, we are big fans of all things local – our local parks, charities, venues, churches, schools and businesses – and we think it makes sense for local people to spend time...

https://iliveinse16.com/10-reasons-to-spend-in-se16-first/

When you Google ‘apprentice’, the face of Alan Sugar scowls out from every search! The Apprentice has been on our screens since February 2005 putting unfortunate job candidates through the...

https://iliveinse16.com/apprenticeships-in-southwark/

With the opening of the Rio Olympic Games days away, many in SE16 are casting their minds back four years to the drumming at the amazing London 2012 Summer Olympics in July and August. On 27 Ju...

https://iliveinse16.com/drumming-cancer-champion/

We are pleased to welcome Patricia Dark Borough Archivist as our contributor today. She introduces the impact of the Great Dock Strike of 1889. Bermondsey and Rotherhithe recently celebrated the ...

https://iliveinse16.com/great-dock-strike-1889-2/

Ed has been one of the best known of our local artists for some years now. Born in Putney and now based in Rotherhithe, Ed is increasingly recognised as one of the great contemporary painters of ...

https://iliveinse16.com/ed-gray-self-employed-artist/

“It was really my mum being ripped off that got me into construction,” says Wendy Heller of Construction Youth Trust. “I was furious when I found she had paid out £50 to get a simple dripp...

https://iliveinse16.com/construction-youth-trust-wendy-heller/

Liloo teaches group YOGA STUDIO classes in gyms and BODYTONIC CLINIC CANADA WATER STUDIOS and also teaches private one to one sessions. You can find her at BODYTONIC CLINIC’S STUDIO  ...

https://iliveinse16.com/liloo-loves-yoga-in-canada-water-se16/

Metro Village is an independent property agent based in Maple Quays in Canada Water. Ching Tang who founded the company in 2011 heads them up and won the female Agent of the Year at The Wharf‘s...

https://iliveinse16.com/metro-village-ching-tang/

Many people who live and work in Rotherhithe or Canada Water will have noticed the changes on Albion Channel as Early Excellence arrived on the canal side. Most noticeable has been the huge stenc...

https://iliveinse16.com/early-excellence-phil-armstrong/