Our Story in Years

 After consulting Camberwell people we set up SE5 Forum and hosted the Camberwell ‘Jigsaw’ Event to gather information about “What’s Good, Bad, Missing in Camberwell”.

 Set up the Camberwell Leisure Centre Working Party which led to the refurbishment of the Leisure Centre.

 Held Beijing Olympics Handover Event on Camberwell Green which attracted 2000 visitors.

 In response to concerns expressed by consultants at King’s College Hospital A&E we hosted a Knife Crime Symposium.

 Joined Lambeth Forum Network which provides much needed core funding.

 Led the campaign to save the South London Line.

 Launched Camberwell Artists Network with an event showcasing local creative industries.

 Launched Camberwell Business Network (CBN).

 Vision for Camberwell published.

 Supported the creation of Camberwell Green Farmers Market.

 Creation of Camberwell Community Choir.

 One year to Go Olympic Event on Camberwell Green.

 Launched Friends of Camberwell Green.

 Secured Cleaner, Greener Safer Funding for Lomond Grove Green Link from Camberwell Green to Burgess park.

 Following the 2011 riots CBN was awarded £50K from Community Restoration Fund for work with businesses and the community.

 Supported Early Years Groups in celebrating the Olympic Torch visit to Camberwell.

 First Camberwell Palace of Variety.

 Free Film Festival.

 Camberwell Food and Drink Festival.

 Scare Concert.

 “Meet the Candidates” Event – Camberwell people met local election councillor hopefuls.

 Successful submission to the High Street Challenge for Camberwell Business Improvement District (BID) feasibility study.

 We concentrated on forwarding the Camberwell Business Improvement District.

 Building links between Southwark and Lambeth friends of libraries and green spaces group.

 Successful Bid to register the Nag’s Head PH as an Asset of Community Value.

 We concentrated on forwarding the Camberwell Business Improvement District.

 After public consultations, we drew up an ambitious Vision for Camberwell, concentrating on what people wanted to see over the next three years.

 Further moves are made towards setting up a Camberwell business network.

 Nominated Community Group of the Year in the Southwark Stars Awards by Community Southwark.

 The transport group raised its campaign to support the re-opening of Camberwell train station.

 SE5 Forum draws up a Strategy & Action Plan after consultation with the public focusing on Business, Transport and Identity.

 The Transport Group continues its popular campaign to support re-opening Camberwell train station and reduce air pollution

 Our Camberwell Identity Group successfully crowdfunds for Camberwell Banners and launched the Camberwell brand designs at the AGM in October.

 The business group holds a range of successful business networking events.

 Camberwell Banners went up, 2 Camberwell murals were unveiled and the Identity Group continues work on Camberwell’s new brand designs.

 SE5 Forum supports the local community during the Covid crisis by sharing vital information and resources on website, newsletters and social media.

 The Business and Identity groups with Camberwell Society and Camberwell Arts work on supporting local businesses during Covid and develop Love Local Campaign, new website Camberwell.life & Travel Guide to Camberwell.

 The Transport Group holds a stakeholder event with Network Rail on the re-opening of Camberwell train station.

 More Camberwell Banners went up, a Camberwell map and Travel Guide to Camberwell produced, plus new merchandise for business.

 We hold a successful public meeting on Zoom on How to Create a Better Camberwell with 49 attendees.

 We run a social media campaign around the problems of bus idling and clean air on the green.

 The Camberwell identity branding is used in the new Denmark Hill second entrance.

 Organised free feel good health & wellbeing festivals in partnership with the community.

  The Camberwell Identity created a Wyndham Road mural designed by school students and Anish Kapoor studios

 Hosted an Election Hustings for Lambeth & Southwark councillor candidates in SE5

  With a High Street Recovery Fund grant, supported local businesses with their marketing with our Love Local and Camberwell Champions campaign

  Ran popular guided tree walks in Ruskin Park with film screening

 Lobbied Southwark Council on clearing street clutter, cleaning the town centre and graffiti.

 Organised free feel good health & wellbeing festivals in partnership with the community.

  The Camberwell Identity created a Wyndham Road mural designed by school students and Anish Kapoor studios

 Hosted an Election Hustings for Lambeth & Southwark councillor candidates in SE5

  With a High Street Recovery Fund grant, supported local businesses with their marketing with our Love Local and Camberwell Champions campaign

  Ran popular guided tree walks in Ruskin Park with film screening

 Lobbied Southwark Council on clearing street clutter, cleaning the town centre and graffiti.


Promoting local businesses at King’s College Hospital, and to local students at King’s College London and University of the Arts London (UAL)

Feel Good Festival in Ruskin Park July 2024

Feel Good Festival in Camberwell Green July 2024

Tree Drawing in Lucas Gardens: May 2024

Camberwell Black History Launch
Camberwell Black History Walk: Launch February 2024
Free Camberwell Community Xmas Event Dec 2023
Free Camberwell Community Xmas Event Dec 2023
Free Camberwell Community Xmas event on Camberwell Green Dec 2023
Free Camberwell Community Xmas event on Camberwell Green Dec 2023
SE5 Forum AGM
Southwark Council CEO Althea Loderick talks at our 2023 AGM
Camberwell Talks autumn 2023 season at The Crypt
Camberwell Talks autumn season at The Crypt
Camberwell Feel Good Festival Summer 2023
Camberwell Feel Good Festival, Camberwell Green, July 2023
Ruskin Park Tree Walk & Draw
Ruskin Park Tree Walk & Draw
Feel Good Festival at Ruskin Park July 2023
Free Feel Good Festival on Camberwell Green July 2022
Camberwell business champions - our Love Local campaign to support the high street
Camberwell business champions – our Love Local campaign to support the high street
Our Camberwell Saturdays campaign to support local businesses
Our Camberwell Saturdays campaign to support local businesses
Camberwell map
Camberwell map
Camberwell map on display
Camberwell map on display
Denmark Station's new entrance featuring Camberwell identity designs
Denmark Station’s new entrance featuring Camberwell identity designs

   2021: Crowdfunded musical mural

 2021: Banners in Butterfly Walk mall

 2021: SE5 Forum market stall branded for Camberwell


  2021: Camberwell Banners around the green  2020: Crowdfunded Camberwell Banners

 2019: A mural for Camberwell2019: New Camberwell identity designs   

Camberwell identity brand at the 2019 AGM
Camberwell identity brand at the 2019 AGM

2019: Chair Barbara Pattinson featured in CBSE5 

 

2019: SE5 Forum Chair Barbara Pattinson with Southwark Deputy Mayor Cllr Barrie Hargrove at AGM  

2019: Actor Jenny Agutter promotes Camberwell identity banners                                 2019: New Camberwell identity logo launched     

 2018: Train station campaign gets coverage in local news