Nunhead AllotmentsWednesdays from March
Open-gate afternoons on the second Saturday; seed swaps each spring; tea in the shed whenever it's cold.
London SE15 · North Peckham & Nunhead
All the neighbours,one place.
A group-of-groups for North Peckham and Nunhead — fourteen local groups, a shared events diary, a classifieds board, a volunteer rota, and a warm hand for anyone who's just moved in.
1,244
Neighbours signed up
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Local groups
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Events this month
FREE
Always free, always will be
Fourteen local groups
The groups that meet around here.
Each group is run by a neighbour. Join one, join five, start your own — we'll help you off the ground.
Parents & ToddlersWeekdays · mornings
Under-threes, in the library's children's room. Free coffee for the grown-ups; storytime at 10:30.
The Library HubDaily · all welcome
The library's "what's on" — reading groups, CV help, a knitting corner, pop-up repair cafés.
Running ClubTue 06:30 · Sat 09:00
Three-pace groups, from 6:00/km to 4:15/km. Loops round Nunhead Cemetery and Peckham Rye.
Repair CaféFirst Sunday monthly
Bring a broken kettle, a bike with a puncture, or trousers that need a turn-up. Volunteers fix things for free.
Community ChoirThu 19:30 · St Thomas'
No auditions, no reading music required. Four-part-harmony; termly concerts in the church hall.
This month
What's on locally.
Always free to attend. Organisers self-publish events; neighbours RSVP and show up.
17
Apr · Thu
Library reading group · Small Things Like These
Nunhead Library · 19:00 · tea & biscuits
19
Apr · Sat
Open-gate at the allotments
Nunhead Allotments · 14:00 · bring a friend
21
Apr · Mon
First-Monday repair café
The Old Bowls Pavilion · 10:00–13:00
24
Apr · Thu
Community choir open rehearsal
St Thomas' Hall · 19:30 · drop in
26
Apr · Sat
Spring clean on the Rye
Peckham Rye Common · 10:00 · litter-pickers provided
Volunteer rota · this week
- Tue 19:00Library — lock up30 min · with Omar
- Wed 08:00Parents group — set-up45 min · with Hana
- Thu 17:30Food bank drop-offDriver · 1 hour
- Fri 16:00Library — storytime reader3 to 5 year olds
- Sat 09:00Rye Common · litter pickGroup lead
- Sun 12:00Repair café — tea station3 hours · with Dee
Demo buttons — sign-ups route to the AJ Consulting Leads & Contacts board rather than the actual rota.
Classifieds
Giving, lending, needing.
Nothing over £30 changes hands here; most of it is free. Under-15-minute-walk-away, always.
Giving away
Child's bike · red, age 5–8
Well-loved, all working, new tyres fitted 2024. Stabilisers if you want them.
Lending
Power drill & bit set
Cordless, fully charged. Keep it for the weekend; just don't run the battery flat on concrete.
For sale · £18
Monstera (large, in pot)
Too big for our flat; needs a floor. Collection only, we'll help you carry.
Needs
Year 1 reading books (any)
For the library's children's corner. Dog-eared is fine; anything you've outgrown.
New to the area?
Say hello, we'll say hello back.
Moved in in the last six months? Sign the welcome book; a neighbour will drop by within ten days with a biscuit tin and a map of the good things.
- 1Fill in the formThe only bit that's essential is the rough postcode.
- 2A welcomer says helloA real neighbour, within ten days, with a tin of biscuits.
- 3You're inInvited to the monthly new-neighbours drinks. No pressure.