Bellenden Residents' Group (BRG)

In December, I saw a planning application notice attached to a post at the Nigel Rd bus stop. It was to install a 3m x 1m advertising panel on the paved area opposite. I was very surprised that it hadn't been dismissed at the start (October) and was dismayed to see that the deadline for comments was only days away. Luckily, I spoke to the planning officer, who extended the deadline, and after emailing my comments on the council website, contacted neighbours and the BRG which thankfully was enough to highlight the inappropriate nature of this kind of installation in that place. Imagine the advertising panel on these photos!

From Youtube: "An amazing collection of country cottages in Peckham. Beautiful homes, amazing gardens and lovely people. Opens just once a year for us to enjoy. Also had an art show for Chock Lee."  This is a lovely Sunday each June, our very own local village fete. Each year I am there with The Peckham Society, and Bellenden Residents' Group, stall in a corner. We have some wonderful conversations about local things, meeting new local people and visitors and developing links with existing members and contacts. This 10 minute video from Youtube captures some of the enjoyment of the day. If you live in this area this is an event not to be missed.

Peckham Library at Sunset. A view from the Hannah Barry Exhibition on the top floor of the multi-story car park.
It shows how close we are to the centre of London, yet our transport links to it are constantly under threat.

This is how Rye Passage is a small oasis in the midst of the bustiling urban places.

Choumert Road is the only road that spans the whole width - west to east - of the neighbourhood. From the western top end of the road you can see all the way to Rye Lane and see the buses moving along in the distance. Here the neighbourhood goes gently down from the sedate quiet residential area crossing the Bellenden shopping parade and entering the bustling trading area through Choumert Market into the very different atmosphere of the town centre at Rye Lane.

Copleston Passage is one of two short pleasant walks in the neighbourhood unsullied by road traffic. The other is Rye Passage at the other end of Bellenden. This Passage is the exit and entrance between the Bellenden neighbourhood and the beginning of Camberwell around Ivanhoe Road and the well known Hoopers Bar & Cafe. Although a bit neglected, there is a welcome charm to these two passages because they are pedestrian only, and used and known only by locals. This Passage is a pedestrian bridge over the railway line from Peckham Rye station to East Dulwich station. There is a good view of the expanse of the railway cutting that is impossible to get from any other place. It is possible to see how it acts as a fantastic haven for wildlife and their own passageway in and out of the city.

Prolific ivy adorns even the chimneys of this house in the eastern section of Highshore Road.
 

Barry's Place: A Treasure in Blenheim Grove- opposite Bar Story, and a view from station Platform 1.

Petitou, on the corner of Reedham Street and Choumert Road, is a delight to the eye as well as for the food.

I have lived in Bellenden Rd for more than ten years and am interested in developments and improvements.