SE1 Direct 616: Paralympic Torch Relay and more
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[ SE1 Direct ]     Issue 616

Tuesday 28 August 2012                        ISSN 1750-0656

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IN THIS BULLETIN
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* Local news & features from the London SE1 website
* Advert: Counselling & Psychotherapy in SE1
* What's on this week
* September issue of 'in SE1'
* Local job vacancies - 7 opportunities 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 }

* Builders stuck in lift at 22nd floor of Guy's Tower
Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/6275

* Southwark teenagers organise youth employment conference
Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/6274

* Millennium Bridge and London Eye on Paralympics stamps
Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/6273

* Floral designers create living art at Southwark Cathedral
Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/6276

* Vote early and often for Leathermarket Gardens makeover
Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/6272

* Toxicology unit at St Thomas' Hospital could shut
Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/6277

* Simon Hughes MP condemns Tory council house sale report
Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/6271

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{ Advert: Counselling & Psychotherapy in SE1 }

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Are you able to stand outside yourself and see what might be
wrong?

Psychotherapy can act as a mirror and allow you to look at
what is bothering you.

I offer long and short-term counselling and psychotherapy to
individuals with a wide range of issues including;

Stress, Relationship issues, Anxiety, Self-esteem issues,
Sex and sexuality issues and Depression

To find out more, please contact me.

Daytime and evening appointments are available.


James L Smith Psychotherapy
27a Blackfriars Road, SE1 8NY
07734 049 727
[email protected]
http://www.James-L-Smith.com

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{ What's on this week }


PARALYMPIC TORCH RELAY
Wednesday 29 August
Lambeth Bridge 11.44am; Tower Bridge 1.19pm; free
As part of a 24-hour journey from Stoke Mandeville to the
Olympic Park, the flame will arrive in SE1 via Lambeth
Bridge. The relay will make its way to the London Eye via
Lambeth Palace Road, York Road and Chicheley Street before
heading north along the Queen's Walk, under Hungerford
Bridge and Waterloo Bridge at 11.44am. At the National
Theatre the relay continues along Theatre Avenue, Belvedere
Road and Concert Hall Approach before leaving Lambeth and
SE1 via Waterloo Bridge (12.17pm). After a tour of the City
of London the flame will return to SE1 � and arrive in
Southwark � via Tower Bridge (1.19pm), make a loop round
City Hall and then continue east along Tooley Street and
Jamaica Road to Rotherhithe and Surrey Docks.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/13107


LONDON BRIDGE LIVE ARTS
Wednesday 29 August to Sunday 9 September
12 noon-4pm at Guy's Hospital, Hay's Galleria & London
Bridge City Pier; free
Team London Bridge has commissioned 25 street performers
aged 25 and under to provide colour and entertainment every
day of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Performances range
from hula hoop to live painting, puppeteering to acoustic
guitar and interactive improv to dance lessons. Some acts
are solo performances while others are large theatre
companies. The wide range of creative groups will create
vibrant cultural spaces for residents, visitors and members
of the business community and will reinforce London Bridge
as a major hub this summer. Performers were recruited
through IdeasTap, an arts charity set up to help young,
creative people at the start of their careers.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/13035


PICTURE: POTTERS FIELDS
Thursday 30 August to Sunday 9 September
Times vary at Potters Fields Park,  Tooley Street; free
Watch the best action from the Paralympic Games for free
live on a big screen next to Tower Bridge. From Bollywood
dance to short films by young Londoners, walkabout
characters, steel pans and the Extreme Postal Force, the
park will host a full line up of entertainment too. There
are also a number of temporary food and drink outlets on the
park.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/13142


SWISS FAN ZONE
Thursday 30 August to Saturday 8 September
at La Cave, Bank Chambers, Montague Place, 6-10 Borough High
Street; free
Live music, competitions, family activities and Swiss
cuisine during the Paralympic Games.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/13113


MULTILINGUAL STORYTELLING
Thursday 30 August
11am-12pm  at East Street Library, 168-170 Old Kent Road;
free
Celebrate languages in Southwark with multi-lingual
storytelling. For families and children aged 2 to 7 years.
Come and experience popular stories in Spanish and Greek and
listen to the wonderful sounds of different languages. Part
of the Elephant and the Nun festival.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/13105


GOODLIFE CENTRE OPEN HOUSE
Friday 31 August
4pm-7pm  at The Goodlife Centre, 122 Webber Street; free
Come and see what The Goodlife Centre is all about. Visit
the centre, meet the tutors, check out workshops and enjoy
tea and biscuits.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/13013


PORCH SALE
Saturday 1 September
10am-4pm  at Henry Wood Hall,  Trinity Church Square; free
Hundreds of books, CDs, DVDs and also many and varied
bric-a-brac. Free entry. In aid of Trinity Newington
Residents Association funds. Donations welcome.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/13087


ACTIONPLUS FOUNDATION SUMMER FETE
Saturday 1 September
2pm-5pm  at Christ Church Southwark, 27 Blackfriars Road;
free
Action Plus Foundation, a community health project, is
holding a summer fete to promote the organisation's work and
get to know its neighbours. Funded by the Borough, Bankside
& Walworth Community Council. Activities include quiz, food,
games, music, information stalls and youth talent show. To
enter the talent competition please call 020 7982 2414 or
email [email protected]
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/13102


BRIMBORIONS
Saturday 1 September
12.30pm & 2.30pm at Elephant & Castle Southern Junction,
Newington Butts
Brimborions is a highly colourful, interactive walkabout
performance by two cartoonesque characters on motorised
scooters who play with the audience as they go buzzing and
bumbling through the crowds, whilst singing a series of
nonsensical rhymes in squeaky comic voices. Part of the
Elephant and the Nun festival.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/13103


CARAMBA
Sunday 2 September
12pm-6pm  at St Mary's Churchyard,  Newington Butts; free
Music, colour and creativity from Latin America with live
performances, traditional dancers, drummers, musical
sculptures, puppets and food. Andean music, Afro-Latin
rhythms, tales and legends reveal the unique character of
the Amazon offering a fascinating glimpse into the colourful
landscape of Latin America and its astounding diversity.
Part of the Elephant and the Nun festival.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/13104


OPEN ENROLMENT DAY
Monday 3 September
3.30pm-8pm  at Morley College, 61 Westminster Bridge Road
From fashion design, sound engineering and street dance
through to poetry, public speaking and maths, Morley has
something for everyone. Come along to the college's open
enrolment day and find out more about what Morley can offer
you.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/13076

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{ September issue of 'in SE1' }

The September issue of our monthly printed what's on guide
will be distributed during the course of this week.

You can now download the PDF version from
http://www.inSE1.co.uk

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{ Local job vacancies }

* Blue Badge and Freedom Pass Officer, Southwark Council
* Reps, Davies Bakeries
* Upholstery tutor, The Goodlife Centre
* Payroll Manager, Morley College
* Customer Experience Officer, Southwark Council
* Community Outreach Workers � pool recruitment, City Lit
* Office Manager/PA, Local Dialogue LLP

See 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 }

* London Bridge Pyramid Office Desk Space
* TO LET - 35 Westminster Bridge Road, Glenny LLP

See 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 }

* Anyone remember big warehouse on Great Dover Street?
    http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/160298
* Neckinger Mills tannery
    http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/160295
* Plant Massacre
    http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/160291
* The Duke of Clarence, St George's Circus
    http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/160265
* Textile banks near Waterloo
    http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/160249
* Cave on Bermondsey Street
    http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/160238
* Guy's Minor Injuries Unit is now an Urgent Care Centre
    http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/160233
* Guy's Hospital Lunchtime concerts
    http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/160208
* Shop / Shack on London Road
    http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/160168
* Debate - Council Housing in SE1
    http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/160167
* Quinn's Buildings, Waterloo
    http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/160165
* Best estate agents around Elephant and Castle
    http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/8/160139
* Local gardener
    http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/160127
* Foreign child visiting SE1
    http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/160106
* Apprentice schemes
    http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/160093
* Filming in Druid Street
    http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/160081
* Hostel in Stamford Street
    http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/160040
* Noise from Athena Court
    http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/160032

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 }

* One desk space wanted
    http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/7/159729

Read more at http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/list/7

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