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Issue 106 | 4 November 2002

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>> IN THIS BULLETIN 
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* What's on this week
* PROMOTIONS: Offers with lastminute.com
* November issue of 'in SE1' available now
* Local news and features from London-SE1.co.uk
* Arts Reviews from London-SE1.co.uk
* SE1 news from around the Web
* In the London SE1 Forum

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[ What's on this week ]

Every week we highlight a selection of community and
cultural events


COME & SING MOZART'S CORONATION MASS AT THE CATHEDRAL
Tuesday 5 November
7pm at Southwark Cathedral; Singers �12.50 (conc �10);
audience �6
Come and sing Mozart's Coronation mass conducted by
Peter Wright, Southwark Cathedral's Director of Music.
No audition needed but singers should arrive by 6.30pm.
The rehearsal at 7pm, in the presence of the audience,
will be followed by the performance.
http://www.dswark.org/cathedral/whats_on.htm


SIMON MUNDY AT THE CALDER BOOKSHOP
Thursday 7 November
6.45pm at the Calder Bookshop, 51 The Cut; �3 (conc �1)
at the Calder Bookshop, 51 The Cut 
Diplomat, arts promoter and poet Simon Mundy celebrates
the publication of his new collection of poems After
The Game by talking about his career and reading some
poems.
http://www.calderpublications.com


WIND TRIOS & QUARTETS AT ST MATTHEW'S-AT-THE-ELEPHANT
Friday 8 November
1.15pm at St Matthew's-at-the-Elephant, Meadow Row;
free
Flute, oboe, clarinet & bassoon. Lunch and coffee
available in adjoining centre before concert.
http://www.dswark.org/parishes/251bk1.htm


WATERLOO COMEDY CLUB AT THE FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE
Friday 8 November
8.30pm (doors open 7.45pm); The Florence Nightingale,
199 Westminster Bridge Road; �6 (conc �5)
http://www.waterloocomedy.co.uk


EUCHARIST TO CELEBRATE THE ORDINATION OF WOMEN
Saturday 9 November
11am at Southwark Cathedral
Celebration marking the 10th anniversary of the vote by
the Church of England's General Synod to ordain women
as priests. Preacher: Woman bishop Ann Tottenham from
Canada.
http://www.dswark.org/cathedral/whats_on.htm


LORD MAYOR'S SHOW FIREWORKS
Saturday 9 November
5pm
Fireworks on the river at King's Reach to mark Lord
Mayor's Show Day. Best viewpoints are Blackfriars
Bridge, Waterloo Bridge and Oxo Tower Wharf. 
Lord Mayor's Show
http://www.lordmayorsshow.org/otd/fireworks.shtml


REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY ACROSS SE1
Sunday 10 November
10.45am at the War Memorial, Borough High Street
The annual wreath laying for those who died in the two
World Wars includes the two minute silence.

At St George's RC Cathedral there will be a special
service by the memorial outside the Cathedral,
beginning at approx. 10.45am. The 11.30am Mass will be
a Requiem Mass. 

The Choral Eucharist at Southwark (Anglican) Cathedral
will start at 10.55am to incorporate the Act of
Remembrance. The silence will also be observed during
the 10.30am Eucharist at St John's Waterloo.  

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[ PROMOTIONS: Offers with lastminute.com ]

CANTINA DEL PONTE - 2 COURSES & WINE �15 - CONRAN
Sample superb casual dining in Shad Thames courtesy of
Cantina del Ponte. Enjoy the two course set menu with
glass of wine for �15, great for the tastebuds and the
wallet.
http://www.se1direct.co.uk/lastminute/?id=110


BLUE PRINT CAFE - 2 COURSES �14.95 - DESIGN MUSEUM
Dine at the splendid Blue Print Cafe for just �14.95.
Enjoy two set menu courses of Jeremy Lee's superb
cuisine (three courses �17.95) under the shadow of
Tower Bridge and take in the cool ambience and crisp
style.
http://www.se1direct.co.uk/lastminute/?id=110


ELAINE STRITCH - AT LIBERTY @ THE OLD VIC - �20 OFF!
Elaine Stritch has been a feisty broadway star since
the '40s, and she's still got every ounce of charisma
to offer in her new show 60 years on.  
http://www.se1direct.co.uk/lastminute/?id=117


PETER PAN @ THE ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL - CHRISTMAS
This classic story about the boy who never grew up is
brought to life by the magic of music, song and special
effects in this fully staged production. Book now for
this Christmas show
http://www.se1direct.co.uk/lastminute/?id=117

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[ November issue of 'in SE1' available now ]

The November issue of 'in SE1', our monthly printed
what's on guide, is now available for download in
Adobe Acrobat format (PDF) at http://www.inSE1.co.uk

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[ Local News and Features from London-SE1.co.uk ]

Our team of contributors updates our news and features
throughout the week at http://www.London-SE1.co.uk
Here are some of the highlights from the past 7 days:


TV REVIEW: 'THE BOROUGH' ON ITV1
They claim that 'The Borough' deals with the effects of
regeneration on the local community, but in my view the
first programme concentrated on the wrong things. 
http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/352


FIRST CHANCE TO SEE 'LONDON'S LIVING ROOM'
This weekend saw the first regular public opening of
City Hall on the SE1 riverside.
http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/351


OLD VIC THEATRE TO BE SPLIT INTO TWO STUDIO SPACES
It's been reported this week that the Old Vic is to
create two temporary 'studio-style' performance spaces
within the existing auditorium, following the example
of this year's Loft experiment at the South Bank's
National Theatre.
http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/350


HARLEM AT CITY HALL
The world-renowned Dance Theatre of Harlem gave a
demonstration of their skills to around 250 school
children at a one-off workshop in the Chamber at City
Hall.
http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/349


ELEPHANT ANGELS CELEBRATE EARLY SUCCESS
Elephant Angels, the free advice service launched in
mid-September, this week announced that it has already
held more than 1,600 advice sessions with Southwark
residents. And to celebrate it is offering the 2000th
person a �50 Tesco voucher.
http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/346

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News throughout the week at http://www.London-SE1.co.uk
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[ Arts Reviews from London-SE1.co.uk ]

Covering theatre and the visual arts in SE1...

A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE AT THE NATIONAL THEATRE
Themes of jealousy, lust, hope, and denial run through
this classic Tennessee Williams play set in New
Orleans, Louisiana in 1947.
http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/347


VOYAGE AT THE NATIONAL THEATRE
Voyage, the first play in the new Tom Stoppard trilogy,
presents the cameleon-like atmosphere of Russia's
philosophical circles in the early/mid ninteenth
century.
http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/345

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Theatre and art reviews  at http://www.London-SE1.co.uk
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[ SE1 news from around the Web ]

Every week we trawl the web for news stories and
features on SE1 people, places and organisations

Anti-war demo at the Elephant
http://www.se1direct.co.uk/quicklink/go.php?id=236

Police called to Eurostar revolt at Waterloo (ES)
http://www.se1direct.co.uk/quicklink/go.php?id=235

Planning application for Energis Bankside site
http://www.se1direct.co.uk/quicklink/go.php?id=57

"...by rail from Waterloo to Waterloo, from the
faceless precincts of London SE1 to a prim little town
just south of Brussels." (The Times)
http://www.se1direct.co.uk/quicklink/go.php?id=233

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Seen an interesting SE1-related article? Let us know by
emailing [email protected] and we'll include it
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[ In the London SE1 Forum ]

Our weekly digest of topics raised in recent
discussions at http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/

- Five a side football
- Fireworks
- SE1 programme on ITV1 (The Borough)
- Nice Places for Saturday Lunch
- Bagels
- Ginger Pig at Borough Market
- Soup Kitchen
- Millennium Bridge in the high winds

http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/

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