Peckham Rye parkrun

Peckham Rye is the latest local park to host parkrun, the free weekly Saturday morning 5000m run. The inaugural event took place on Saturday 21 June with 200 runners setting off from the start by the Colyton Road entrance, and doing three laps of a circuit taking in the flatter area of the park that ...

Music Monday: Blue Rose Code – The Ballads of Peckham Rye

New Cross-based Scottish singer Blue Rose Code (Ross Wilson) has a new album out next month,   'The Ballads of Peckham Rye'. We featured him at Transpontine before in 2012, since then he has released his well received debut album, North Ten (2013).As the sleevenotes to the new album mention: 'The title arrived courtesy of Muriel ...

Music Monday: Katy B ‘Crying for No Reason’

Katy B photographed in Peckham by Katherine RoseKaty B's second album, Little Red, is out on 14 February and there was big interview with her in yesterday's Observer, conducted in the cafe in Peckham Rye:'A January afternoon in Peckham Rye, south London. Clouds cluster and part over muddy green grass, pouring occasional light on the ...

South London Misty Mornings

Beautiful sunrise this morning, here's a few shots I found on twitter:Peckham Rye in the mist from top of 78 bus (my photo)Shooters Hill by James Morrow (@jimbo341)Woolwich Arsenal by Major DraperThe Shard by @alexbrownaFinally from yesterday an actual misty morning Albert Bridgeby HappyTaylor3050'I dreamt we were standingBy the banks of the thamesWhere the cold ...

Peckham Rye Village Hall Experience

You do all know this is happening tomorrow (Saturday) don't you?The Village Hall Experience is  a free event on Saturday 17th August 2013 from 1 pm as part of The Elephant & The Nun Festival. It takes place at  The Old Lido, Peckham Rye, London SE15 (that's  the bit of Peckham Rye nearest to Rye ...