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LOCAL AREAS
PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES
THE BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK
SOUTHWARK IS THE AREA OF LONDON IMMEDIATELY SOUTH OF LONDON BRIDGE. IT WILL HAVE THE UNITED KINGDOM'S TALLEST BUILDING IN 2012, SHARD LONDON BRIDGE. THE NAME IS FIRST ATTESTED IN THE BURGHAL HIDAGE AS SUÐRINGA GEWEORC. LATER, IN THE ANGLO-SAXON CHRONICLE IN 1023, IT IS RECORDED AS SUÐGEWORKE. SOUTHWARK APPEARS IN THE DOMESDAY BOOK OF 1086 AS SUDWERC(H) AND SUDWERCHE. THIS NAME IS DERIVED FROM TWO WORDS; SUÐRIG MEANING
WHAT WE DO EVERY WITHIN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY IN PECKHAM, SOUTHWARK.
HERE IS A LIST OF EXTERNAL PROJECTS WE CONDUCT IN OUR COMMUNITY TO GIVE BACK TO AND SPREAD THE NATURE OF GOD'S LOVE TO ALL:
TEAM IN THE COMMUNITY
YOUTH CLUB (AGES: 13-19)
"PROUD 2 BE ME" MENTORING FOR TEENAGE GIRLS (AGES: 14-17)
COMPUTER FOR THE ELDERLY (AGES: 60-ABOVE)
TEAM SHORT COURSES FOR ADULTS
MEDICAL ADVISORY CENTRE
LEGAL ADVISORY SERVICE
HAMPERS GIVING DAYS - CHRISTMAS, VALENTINE, EASTER & SUMMER.
BARBEQUE PARTY FOR SINGLES
CAR WASH FUNDRAISING
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PECKHAM
PECKHAM IS AN AREA OF LONDON, ENGLAND, IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK, LOCATED SOUTH-EAST OF CHARING CROSS, ABOUT ONE MILE (1.6 KM) EAST OF CAMBERWELL AND ONE MILE (1.6 KM) WEST OF NEW CROSS.
PECKHAM HAS NEVER BEEN AN ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICT, OR A SINGLE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH IN ITS OWN RIGHT, BUT IT DEVELOPED A STRONG SENSE OF IDENTITY IN THE 19TH CENTURY WHEN RYE LANE WAS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT SHOPPING STREETS IN SOUTH LONDON.
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