Peckham named as Britain’s most vibrant cultural hotspot
The Times reported on 6 October 2005 that Peckham has been voted as Britain’s most vibrant cultural ‘hotspot’ by a panel of arts critics. It beat Glasgow city centre (2nd) and Totnes in Devon (3rd). The list, commissioned by The Fish Can Sing agency, was...
Plaque unveiled at former Peckham Pioneer Health Centre
Pam Elven unveiled a Southwark blue plaque at Pioneer House, St Mary’s Road, Peckham on Saturday 24 September 2005. This was the Pioneer Health Centre which celebrated its 70th anniversary since opening in the spring of 1935.
Peckham Experiment celebrated
On 21 May 2005 the 70th anniversary of the Peckham Experiment was celebrated in Peckham Library. This was arranged by the Pioneer Health Foundation (PHF) which cares for its archives, films and legacy. About 50 of us, former members of the Pioneer Health Centre, PHF...
100 Not Out reached
Our Society’s first publication, a two-sided newsletter, was issued in October 1975. Today our magazine has a wide circulation around Britain and is also sent to various countries abroad. We pay tribute to Bob Smyth, the founder of our Society, and the large number of...
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The Peckham Society
The Peckham Society is the amenity society for Peckham and Nunhead, SE15. It exists to encourage interest in and to care for the surrounding area.
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Come to a Community Workshop to discuss the local buildings and spaces that you love! This is part of a project to gather a Community List of the buildings and spaces that are of social, historic, cul...
The 22nd of June is the 75th anniversary of the sad bombing of the corset factory on the corner of Peckham Rye and Nunhead Lane in June 1944. 22 people, mostly young women, died in this incident. The Peckham Society encourages people to remember the unexpected & terrifying ‘Doodlebug Summer’ in Peckham and Nunhead, seventy five years ago, in June and July 1944.![]()
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People can visit the commemorative sign that marks the site of this tragedy, designed and written by the Peckham Society. It is also possible to see the density of local bombing in SE15 online:![]()
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