Urban Room Old Kent Road

The second Action OKR meeting will take place on Tuesday 22nd Janaury at the Duke of Sussex on Friary Road from 7-9pm. We would like to invite everybody with an intersting in contributing their thoughts and ideas to join us. We will plan the first project of the Urban Room OKR.

The first Action OKR meeting since completing the crowdfunding campaign will take place tomorrow Tuesday 15th January 7-9pm at our new base 231 Old Kent Road. Come along and get involved with shaping the project. We will discuss the programme development for 2019.

Thank you to all contributors who made pledges online and to the many people and organisations who have offered their time and space pro bono! We have exceeded the funding target and raised a total of £104,257. This figure inlcudes the 1676 hours that have been pledged pro bono by local people and organisations including: Southwark Council, Professor of Cass Cities and owner of tray making company Kaymet Mark Brearley, photographer Alexander Christie, artist Daniel Gatenio, photographer Andrew C Manley, Emeritus Professor of Urban Design at Westminster University Marion Roberts, management consultant and OKR resident of 40 years Janine Rowe, director of architecture practice Ulrike Steven, journalist and researcher Jessica Cargill Thompson, Danny Tompkins of Poplar Harka, community dveloper Donna Turnbull, business association Vital OKR. Thank you also for the pro bono offers from specialist consultants not based locally inlcuding Joost Beunderman of Architecture 00 who will be a critical friend supporting workshops, graphic designer Adam Cheltsov, former Cass Cities students Hollie Deverell and Joseph Williams who will continue to support the production of drawings. Urban Room Old Kent Road will start in January 2019. We will be in touch with more information in the next year. Until then we wish you all a very good winter break!

Dear all, here a reminder of tomorrows Urban Room OKR meeting at the Lord Nelson - the last remaining pub on Old Kent Road. The meeting will start at 7pm.

Dear crowdfunders, please join us for the Urban Room Old Kent Road meeting on Tuesday 27th November at the Lord Nelson pub on Old Kent Road. We want to set up a steering group and discuss the realities of delivering the project. Help us spread the word and pass on this message to friends and neighbours.