When coronavirus struck on the Pepys Estate, by the Thames in Deptford, it caused fear – then locals started to rally round. But there are now worries about the future. EMILY FINCH spoke to residents about their experiences. In early March, fear spread through the Pepys Estate in Deptford when posters appeared overnight warning residents […]
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Bianco 43: How the Greenwich pizza restaurant got through the coronavirus crisis
Bianco 43 is the brainchild of two passionate Italians, Massimo Parodi and Fabrizio Margarita who have two restaurants in Greenwich and Blackheath. Fabrizio worked at his father’s cheese factory supplying top restaurants around the world with buffalo mozzarella while Massimo came from a recruitment background. “We gave the restaurant the name Bianco, meaning white in […]
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Give A Song: Doorstep performances cheer up shielding residents
When local volunteer and musician Chloe Edwards-Wood read a book about the power of music, she was inspired to organise socially distant performances for Lewisham borough’s vulnerable and shielding residents. The project, called Give A Song, was set up last month and aims to reach those isolating as a result of the virus. Edwards-Wood has […]
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Do you have a coronavirus story to tell SE London? Let us know
We’re delighted and thrilled to announce that Flyover Media, the publisher of 853, has been awarded a grant to help us report on the continuing effects of the coronavirus pandemic in SE London. The €5,000 grant comes from the European Journalism Covid-19 Support Fund, which has been set up to support independent reporting across the […]
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The Show Must Go On: The Ladywell theatre business raising charity cash with T-shirts
When the lights went out in theatres around the UK due to Covid-19, Chris Marcus, who jointly runs Marcus Hall Props in Ladywell, knew it would have a huge impact on the lives of thousands of people working in the industry and decided to try and do something to help. Along with his friend, Damien […]
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Balcony shows and online gigs: How SE London’s musicians adapted to lockdown
Summer is usually the busiest season for The Kimberleys, a folk duo from Blackheath. This year was looking to be no different with a packed tour diary and gigs planned in all corners of the country. But when the government imposed a lockdown on March 23 following the spread of Covid-19, the couple dutifully retreated […]
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Villages: Deptford brewery toasts pubs reopening with charity beer
A brewery is hoping to raise at least £4,500 for coronavirus relief charities by producing a special beer under the railway arches in Deptford. Villages Brewery is donating all proceeds from Isolation IPA to the National Emergency Trust’s coronavirus appeal. The trust works with 46 community groups across the UK to support those made most […]
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Uncertain future for Greenwich & Bexley hospice as it adapts to life after lockdown
The world has been on pause for most of us since we were plunged into lockdown all those months ago. But for Greenwich and Bexley Community Hospice, the world has gone on – and the work it does is more important than ever. Carers have spent the last three months trying to provide a little […]
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