DITCH THE GYM & JOIN THE CIRCUS FOR A GREAT WORKOUT
Circus performer Hester Montgomery Campbell is no stranger to scaling new heights. Now, she’s setting the bar higher, opening her own dedicated CircusFit studio at Deptford Market Yard
3 EXCITING NEW RESTAURANT OPENINGS IN SOUTH EAST LONDON
It’s not all about central London. Neighbourhood restaurants are on the up, and this year has already seen three exciting new restaurant openings in south east London
MICA PARIS ON GOING BACK TO JAZZ
Soul star Mica Paris is a consummate Londoner. Born in Islington and brought up in Lewisham, she now lives in Holland Park. Here, she talks career longevity, going back to her jazz roots and why My One Temptation will always be special
IS LONDON’S STREET FOOD-SCENE MOVING SOUTH?
With Street Feast closing its original site in Dalston Yard to make way for new flats, it looks like the street-food scene is migrating south, with a new site due to open in Canary Wharf and south east London’s foodie pop-ups growing by the week…
AT HOME IN LEWISHAM WITH INTERIOR DESIGNER MAURIZIO PELLIZZONI
Maurizio Pellizzoni interior architect and designer is the man behind some of London’s most luxurious properties. Here, he tells The Resident how it all began at his apartment in Lewisham
WHY LADYWELL IS THE PLACE TO BE
PLACE/Ladywell is the UK’s first pop-up village, with temporary homes, a cool café, a thriving indoor market and workspace for entrepreneurs and charities. Take a tour of this cool new community hangout
DISCOVER LEWISHAM’S CREATIVE SIDE
With the Lewisham Fringe Festival running from 15-27 November 2016, The Resident discover the creative side of this culturally diverse, rapidly changing area Words: Trish Leslie Lewisham is changing. With an area once dominated by a rather unlovely Loampit Vale roundabout being transformed into an inviting gateway to the town centre and a new riverside park […]
NEWS PRESENTER CHARLENE WHITE ON GROWING UP IN SOUTH EAST LONDON
The Lewisham-born, Blackheath-bred news presenter Charlene White on growing up in south east London and her pride at being the first black woman to present ITV News at Ten
ADAM GEMILI ON HIS RIO OLYMPICS MEDAL HOPES
The Resident meets Blackheath & Bromley Harriers Athletics Club member Adam Gemili on his #RoadToRio. The south east London sprinter talks about his experience at London 2012 and targeting medals at this summer’s Rio Olympics
COULD LEWISHAM BE THE NEW SHOREDITCH?
Lewisham Gateway is a huge regeneration masterplan that will transform Lewisham. The Loampit Vale roundabout will be replaced by Confluence Place, a green riverside park. The Guide Resident takes a look at this rapidly changing area…