SE1 Direct 504: Kerala Carnival, Taste The East & TangoWalk
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[ SE1 Direct ]     Issue 504

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Monday 5 July 2010                            ISSN 1750-0656

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IN THIS BULLETIN
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* Local news & features from the London SE1 website
* Advert: New office space in London Bridge SE1 available
* What's on this week
* July issue of 'in SE1'
* 1 local job vacancy this week
* Small offices & desk spaces for rent
* Hot topics from the London SE1 Forum
* Business Forum in association with Better Bankside

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{ Local news & features from the London SE1 website }

Remember you don't have to wait till SE1 Direct drops into
your mailbox to get a local news fix. The London SE1 website
offers the latest news throughout the week. You can also see
the news on a map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/map

* Rosie Boycott opens monthly South Bank Real Food Market
Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/4655

* Boris plans purge of Tooley Street traffic lights
Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/4653

* Elephant subway filled with gravel as lorry overturns
Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/4651

* Spanish Civil War's British volunteers honoured
Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/4657

* Mint Street fair marks launch of new community partnership
Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/4656

* Elephant & Castle suitcase murder: man found guilty
Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/4654

* Alexei Sayle referees football match in Jubilee Gardens
Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/4652

* Full steam ahead for The Railway Children at Waterloo 
Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/4649

* Spice Quay Heights concierge ordered to repay �20,000
Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/4648

* Winners of 'courage' art competition showcased at Elephant
Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/4646

* Bow Arts Trust opens artists' studios in Bermondsey
Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/4645

* Reuben Powell: Paintings, Drawings and Prints
Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/4644

* Remembering Fromelles: uncovering the soldiers' stories
Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/4650

* Got a question for Simon Hughes MP? Submit it here
Read more at: http://www.london-se1.co.uk/simonhughes/

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{ What's on this week }

Each week we select a few highlights from the community
and cultural events taking place over the next seven
days. For a comprehensive what's on guide visit
http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/ or pick up a copy of
our free monthly printed publication, 'in SE1'.

TEA DANCE AT ELEPHANT & CASTLE SHOPPING CENTRE
Monday 5 July
1pm-3pm  at Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre; free
A six piece band and a professional instructor will guide
you through foxtrots, quicksteps, cha chas and many more
classic dances. Tea and coffee will be provided. Meet
outside the Southwark Council office on the upper level of
the shopping centre.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/9265


SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE OPEN-AIR FILM SCREENING AT BANKSIDE MIX
Monday 5 July
7pm at Bankside Mix, Canvey Street; free
Free open-air film screening in Canvey Street in the heart
of Bankside. Pull up a deckchair and enjoy the movie. The
movie was chosen by public vote on the Great British Summer
website.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/9284


GUY'S HOSPITAL CANCER TREATMENT CENTRE EXHIBITION
Tuesday 6 to Wednesday 7 July
9.30am-6pm at Southwark Council, 160 Tooley Street
Over the next ten years Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation
Trust is investing in a series of building projects that
will create the best possible environment for patients,
visitors and staff. The new Cancer Centre at Guy's Hospital
will provide the majority of the trust's cancer services in
state-of-the-art facilities. The trust is holding a design
competition in conjunction with RIBA (Royal Institute of
British Architects) to select the best design team to
develop the new centre. Come to see the designs and tell the
trust what you think.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/9390


AMAZING! POLITICS AND PERFORMANCE OUTSIDE CITY HALL
Tuesday 6 July
1pm & 6pm at The Scoop,  More London Riverside; free
Inspired by the controversial Starsuckers film by Chris
Atkins about celebrity, a group of children from Kingsmead
and Southgate Schools in Edmonton are taking over The Scoop
this week. The students ranging in age from 13 to 18 have
invited members of the London Assembly to attend the
performance and take part in a forum which they have devised
in conjunction with the playwright Ashmeed Sohoye and
theatre director Corinne Micallef.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/9395


OVER, UNDER, THROUGH - DANCE PERFORMANCES AT BOROUGH MARKET
Tuesday 6 to Wednesday 7 July
2pm & 4pm at Borough Market, 8 Southwark Street; free
270 children from four primary schools across Southwark and
Lambeth will perform a large scale, dynamic dance piece
outdoors in Borough Market. This performance is the result
of a cross-arts project over two terms led by dancers and
visual artists, which explores choreography and
collaboration.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/9131


DR BIKE IN WATERLOO
Tuesday 6 July
5.30pm-7.30pm  at James Clerk Maxwell Building, 57 Waterloo
Road; free
Third of Lambeth's monthly summer Dr Bike events in the
plaza outside KCL's James Clerk Maxwell Building. Bring your
bike to get a free bike check - brakes, gears and tyres. The
sustainable transport team will also be on hand to provide
advice on cycling in and around Lambeth.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/9049


KERALA CARNIVAL ON THE SOUTH BANK
Wednesday 7 to Thursday 8 July
Wed 12 noon-8pm; Thu 11am-6pm at Riverside Walkway,
Gabriel's Wharf; free
Stroll through the beautiful Indian state of Kerala on the
South Bank. Experience live Kathakali dance, free food
tasting, authentic Keralite cuisine, Ayurvedic health and
beauty solutions, massage therapy, information on
investments, tour packages and lots more.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/9382


ELEPHANT & CASTLE DANCE SHOWCASE
Wednesday 7 July
1pm at Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre,  Elephant and
Castle; free
With a focus on promoting dance in unusual spaces and
non-dance venues, Southwark is presenting a showcase of
dance performances, including ballet and contemporary,
street dance, Salsa and Mambo, Bhangra and Bollywood. The
event will also showcase some quirky performance pieces,
including a physical piece with a dancer, a busker and a BMX
rider and a dice game performance inspired by the novel Dice
Man by Luke Rhinehart.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/9145


ROADWORKS: DANCE IN WATERLOO
Wednesday 7 July
6.45pm at Emma Cons Gardens,  The Cut; free
Set in a typical London environment, this short performance
by Etta Ermini Theatre features a busker, a dancer and a BMX
rider with humorous consequences. Preceded at 6.30 by a
performance by the Caution Dance Group. Girls aged 13-16
supported by SE1 United perform a piece encompassing hip
hop, contemporary and kathak.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/9267


CRIME PREVENTION DAY
Thursday 8 July
5pm-7pm  at Bermondsey Square
Chaucer ward safer neighbourhoods team will be holding a
crime prevention event for residents. This will be a chance
for you to have your property - including bicycles -
registered and marked to assist recovery in the event of
theft.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/9386


PALE ALE, PORTER AND WINE TASTING AT GREENSMITHS
Thursday 8 July
5pm-7.30pm  at Greensmiths, 27 Lower Marsh; free
Taste pale ale and porter from the Druid Street-based Kernel
microbrewery and wine from the Waterloo Wine Company. Part
of the Waterloo Quarter Food Festival.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/9338


RUSH HOUR CONCERT
Thursday 8 July
6pm at St John's Waterloo,  Waterloo Road; free
Free after-work concert by Southbank Sinfonia. Enjoy a glass
of wine while you listen...
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/8387


WATERLOO LIBRARY BOOK GROUP
Thursday 8 July
6.30pm-8pm  at Waterloo Library, 114-118 Lower Marsh; free
This month the group is discussing Home by Marilynne
Robinson. 
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/9295


DIRTY DANCING: FREE OPEN-AIR FILM AT BANKSIDE MIX
Thursday 8 July
7pm at Bankside Mix,  Canvey Street; free
Free open-air film screening.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/9285


THE ABUSES OF ENCHANTMENT: SE LONDON FOLKLORE SOCIETY
Thursday 8 July
8pm at The Old King's Head, Kings Head Yard, 45-49 Borough
High Street; �2.50 (conc �1.50)
Mark Pilkington on how beliefs in UFOs, ghosts, vampires and
other folkloric and supernatural phenomena have been
exploited by military and intelligence operators. Mark is
the author of the forthcoming book 'Mirage Men: An Adventure
into Disinformation, Paranoia and UFOs'. 
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/9000


VAUXHALL: A LITTLE HISTORY
Friday 9 July
Meet 10am outside Starbucks opposite the tube station at
Vauxhall Underground Station,  Albert Embankment; �2
Penny Howard leads a walk back through time, from Vauxhall's
origins in the forced marriage of a teenage widow and mother
to a brutal mercenary, through to the heyday of Vauxhall
Gardens, the grime of the industrial revolution and then on
to the present day of spies, bridges and the great pineapple
controversy.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/9276


TASTE THE EAST AT POTTERS FIELDS PARK
Friday 9 to Saturday 10 July
Fri 11am-8pm; Sat 9am-6pm at Potters Fields Park,  Tooley
Street; free
Some of the best Asian chefs in London will be demonstrating
how to prepare exciting dishes. Experts will be matching
wines with East Asian cuisine. There will be restaurants
selling an East Asian range of irresistible menus for
visitors to sample and a wide range of exhibitors displaying
food products, cookery books, cooking utensils, travel
information, stunning artefacts from East Asia, fashion,
jewellery and more...
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/9283


AUSTRALIAN DESIGN STORE WAREHOUSE CLEARANCE SALE
Friday 9 July
12pm-9pm  at 55 Leroy Street
Australian Design Store will be selling children's clothing
(up to 6 years), jewellery, homewares and bags, all at up to
75% off.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/9381


CUBANA MUSIC & FOOD EVENING IN EMMA CONS GARDENS
Friday 9 July
5pm-7pm  at Emma Cons Gardens,  The Cut; free
Cubana - London's freshest Cuban bar-restaurant is holding a
Cuban BBQ in Emma Cons Gardens. Enjoy music from a live
Cuban band while sipping cocktails in the sunshine.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/9220


SHERLOCK HOLMES: FREE OPEN-AIR FILM AT BANKSIDE MIX
Friday 9 July
7pm at Bankside Mix, Canvey Street; free
Free open-air film screening. Starring Robert Downey Jr and
Jude Law.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/9286


FREE FRINGE EDINBURGH PREVIEWS
Friday 9 July
8.30pm at The Ship, 68 Borough Road; free; Free entry with
collection
Previews of Paul Kerensa and Peter Buckley Hill's Edinburgh
Fringe Shows and extracts of more.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/9281


KING COAL: FREE FILM PROJECTION ON THE SOUTH BANK
Friday 9 July
10.30pm at National Theatre,  South Bank; free
Free projection of films onto the NT flytower. 10 short
films and extracts which chart a century of British coal
mining.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/9370


DAVID IDOWU 2ND ANNIVERSARY EVENT IN TABARD GARDENS
Saturday 10 July
Football 10am-1pm; Speeches, artists & dancers 1pm-6pm at
Tabard Gardens, Tabard Street; free
The David Idowu Foundation is organising a community event
to mark the second anniversary of the death of the local
teenager killed for wearing the 'wrong' school uniform. The
event will include football matches, music, guest speakers,
local youth organisations, food and games.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/9278


OPEN STUDIOS
Saturday 10 to Sunday 11 July
Siobhan Davies Studios, 85 St George's Road; free
Siobhan Davies Studios will open its doors for a weekend of
free activity including an exhibition, performances, dance
and art workshops, film screenings and improvisation jams.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/8444


WILDFLOWER WEEKEND
Saturday 10 to Sunday 11 July
10.30am-5pm at Garden Museum,  Lambeth Palace Road; Free
with museum admission �6 (conc �5)
British Wildflower Plants of Norfolk return to the Garden
Museum for a whole weekend of wildflower expertise.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/8813


BIG WORLD DANCE: SOUTH BANK TO TRAFALGAR SQUARE
Saturday 10 July
11am-2pm  at Royal Festival Hall, Belvedere Road; free
Southbank Centre marks the finale of Big Dance 2010 with a
unique performance choreographed by Luca Silvestrini,
Artistic Director of Protein Dance. Thousands of people will
transform central London into a giant open air stage for an
unmissibale, show stopping dance on a gigantic scale, with
the start line at Southbank Centre and the finishing line at
Trafalgar Square. 
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/9149


CAPITAL AGE FESTIVAL AT BERNIE SPAIN GARDENS, SOUTH BANK
Saturday 10 July
2pm-6pm  at Bernie Spain Gardens,  Upper Ground; free
London's biggest festival for older people and their
families, with performance, dance, story-telling and visual
arts celebrating the older generation, plus well-being
workshops, a tea tent and much more.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/8926


LONDON YOUTH DANCE DAY
Saturday 10 to Sunday 11 July
10am-6pm  at The Scoop,  More London Riverside; free
An opportunity to see more than forty youth dance companies
from London and beyond come together to produce a back to
back programme of uplifting dance performances.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/9230


TALES FROM THE RIVERBANK
Sunday 11 July
Meet  11am outside Bermondsey tube station - look for guide
wearing green cap; �5
Join Aly Mir for a guided walk along Thames Path on the
south bank of the river. He will briefly introduce many of
the sites along the way including Tower Bridge, City Hall,
HMS Belfast, the Golden Hinde replica, Shakespeare's Globe,
Tate Modern and the London Eye. This walk lasts about 2
hours and ends near Waterloo tube station.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/9273


TANGOWALK SOUTHWARK
Sunday 11 July
Workshop 2pm-3pm; TangoWalk 3pm-4pm at Mint Street Park,
Southwark Bridge Road; free; MP3 connector �3
As part of Big Dance 2010, Nordic Nomad Productions and
TangoNautics are producing a new route for the TangoWalk
series. A TangoWalk is an innovative participatory event
that combines social dance, local history and a guided audio
walk. Couples will share an MP3 player via two headsets and
an adaptor, and will dance and walk - apparently in silence.
On the MP3 player will be a pre-loaded track with original
tango music and spoken word tracks. This format mimics the
Milonga format, where Tandas (dancing) are interspersed with
Cortinas (literally, 'curtains', breaks in dancing).
Participants will have the opportunity to take part in a
pre-walk Argentine Tango workshop, run by Tango South
London. This ensures that even people who have never danced
the tango before are able to take part. No reservations �
turn up at the hall by the adventure playground 10 minutes
before the start. Please pre-load the audio track from the
website before arrival if possible.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/9258


NOW THEN MR MAHLER, ARE YOU HAVING A LAUGH?
Sunday 11 July
6.30pm at St John's Waterloo,  Waterloo Road; �15
The amazing combination of Mahler's powerful first symphony
with the world's best classical music comedian, Rainer
Hersch. The first half will be Rainer's inimitable and
hilarious musical comedy (involving a full orchestra), then
it's all change for the second half as we hear the titanic
first symphony by Gustav Mahler, ranging through almost
every conceivable emotion. 
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/9225


POST ELECTION HUSTINGS
Tuesday 13 July
7.30pm at Garry Weston Library, Southwark Cathedral,  London
Bridge; free
With Simon Hughes MP (Lib Dem, Bermondsey & Old Southwark)
and Cllr Peter John, (Labour) leader of Southwark Council.
Organised by the Church of England parishes of Southwark &
Newington Deanery.
Guests will be asked to address how their policies have
developed since the election, with special regard to:
* homelessness
* regeneration and community
* immigration and sanctuary and the role of churches
particularly in relation to those issues
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/9387

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{ July issue of 'in SE1' }

The July edition of our monthly printed what's on guide is
available now from dozens of locations across the area. 

You can also download a PDF at http://www.inSE1.co.uk

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{ Local job vacancies }

* Team member, Woolfson & Tay bookshop, Bermondsey Square

Details at http://www.london-se1.co.uk/classifieds/jobs

Why not advertise your job vacancy here? Only �9.99:
http://www.london-se1.co.uk/classifieds/jobs/add-a-job

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{ Small offices & desk spaces for rent }

* Contemporary office/ desk space, Tower Bridge Road
* Brand new office space in London Bridge SE1 available

Details at http://www.london-se1.co.uk/classifieds/offices

Why not advertise your office space here? Only �9.99:
http://www.london-se1.co.uk/classifieds/offices/post-advert

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{ Hot topics from the London SE1 Forum }

Our weekly digest of new topics started at
http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/list/1

* Chinese food delivery - any recommendations please?
    http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/128577
* River Bar on Tower Bridge Road to become Draft House
    http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/128549
* Removing traffic lights
    http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/128544
* Subways of death
    http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/128534
* Legal recommendation for Wills
    http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/128530
* Nanny Tax company recommendations?
    http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/128529
* Curlew Street and removed resident spaces
    http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/128528
* The Shard Restaurant Tooley St
    http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/128510
* Accountant wanted for small local group
    http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/128501
* English institute near Guy's campus
    http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/128479
* Car Club car spaces
    http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/128463
* Running groups/clubs in SE1?
    http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/128460
* Anyone recommend a gardener?
    http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/128459
* Suitable baby club for 7month old daughter
    http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/128448
* DIY EPC/Conveyancer request
    http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/8/128446
* Grange Road developments
    http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/128432
* Doctors surgeries near Bankside
    http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/128410
* Dean Swift, Lafone Street
    http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/128409
* Baron's Place open again
    http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/128389

To see all the current active forum topics, go to:
http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/list/1

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{ Business forum in association with Better Bankside }

* Business mentors - Princes Trust
    http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/7/128011
* Looking for gift or loan of tables for pop-up space
    http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/7/127614
* Local Networking Contacts
    http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/7/127381
* Hunting for a Handyman
    http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/7/126992
* Kiosk Lease - London Bridge Station
    http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/7/126850
 
Read more at http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/list/7

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