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======================================================= Enjoy this newsletter? Why not forward it to a friend? ======================================================= [ SE1 Direct ] http://www.SE1direct.co.uk Issue 250 | Monday 22 August 2005 ======================================================= >> IN THIS BULLETIN ======================================================= * What's on this week * Advert: Are you Billy No-mates? * Local news from the London SE1 website * Competition: Win tickets to As You Like It * Hot topics from the London SE1 Forum ======================================================= [ 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 more comprehensive what's on guide check out 'in SE1' - our monthly printed publication - see http://www.inSE1.co.uk for details. ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN AGED 7�14 AT RED CROSS GARDEN Tuesday 23 to Thursday 25 August 10.30am-12 noon at Red Cross Garden, Redcross Way; 50p Map: http://quicklink.se1direct.co.uk/?id=1052 Tuesday 23 August: BUTTERFLIES AND OTHER CREATURES Join in for the great hunt! Make a life-cycle wheel and butterfly crown for yourself. Wednesday 24 August: MUCKY MAGIC Follow a compost trail and make a mini-composter. Thursday 25 August: PLANT MAGIC Make cucumber and camomile lotions, scented bath bags and other products from plants. Parental permission is necessary and booking is advisable due to limited places. Please call 020 7403 3393 or email [email protected] MORE MUSIC AT THE SCOOP Until Friday 9 September Tuesday-Friday lunchtimes from 12.30pm and Evenings from 6pm at the Scoop, next to City Hall on The Queen's Walk Map: http://quicklink.se1direct.co.uk/?id=747 More London presents the third annual free More Music festival, an eclectic month-long mix of jazz, soul, funk, Latin, pop, reggae, blues, R&B and classical concerts at the Scoop. Acts include world-class names such as The James Taylor Quartet, Hamish Stuart and Jim Mullen alongside up and coming musicians from EMI's Music Sound Foundation and artists. http://www.morelondon.com/thescoop/ DISCOVER YOUR PARKS THIS SUMMER... Tuesday 30 August Meet at 2pm at Guy Street Park, Kipling Street OR join halfway at 3pm at the Pilgrimage Street entrance to Tabard Gardens Park Map: http://quicklink.se1direct.co.uk/?id=1051 Ever wanted to have your say about what you love, and what you'd like to change, about your park? Would you like to share your knowledge, or discover more about the history of your local parks? Then join this free walk from Guy Street Park to Dickens Square Park via Leathermarket Gardens and Tabard Gardens Park. You'll be able to speak directly to someone from Southwark Council's Parks Services. Information: Christine Wildhaber on 020 7525 0855 or email [email protected] This walk is supported by West Bermondsey Community Forum (020 7403 9683 or [email protected] ) ======================================================= Running an event? http://SE1direct.co.uk/inclusion.php ======================================================= [ Advert: Are you Billy No-mates? ] Are you Billy No-mates? Find what your friends are up to using buddyPing. It lets you know where they are and what they are up to on your mobile and about what is going on in your area when you are out and about: http://www.buddyping.com ------------------------------------------------------- Get your ad here http://se1direct.co.uk/advertising.php ======================================================= [ Local news 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. MP JOINS CREDIT UNION MP Simon Hughes demonstrated his support for Southwark Credit Union when he signed up to become a member at the recent Tabard Gardens fun day. http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/1699 AUSTRALIAN TOURIST DIVES INTO THAMES TO SAVE WOMAN An Australian tourist dived into the Thames on Wednesday afternoon in a bid to rescue a woman who had jumped from the Millennium Bridge in an apparent suicide bid. http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/1698 "THE FLOORS SHOULD BE MADE OF CHOCOLATE" Children's minister Beverley Hughes this week visited City Hall to launch a report on the three year partnership between the Unicorn Theatre and Tower Bridge Primary School. http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/1697 DUKE OF EDINBURGH JOINS VJ DAY COMMEMORATIONS Prince Philip came to the Imperial War Museum on Monday to join Second World War veterans to mark the 60th anniversary of VJ Day. http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/1696 ======================================================= [ Competition: Win tickets to As You Like It ] The Young Vic is on 'Walkabout' whilst its home in The Cut is redeveloped. The company's production of As You Like It - starring Helen McCrory and Sienna Miller - is currently at the Wyndham's Theatre in the West End. In fear of their lives, Rosalind and Celia flee to a forest. Escaping what they most fear, they both discover what they most love. Sparkling with wit, this joyous tale of a girl disguised as a boy - who tempts the man she loves to fall for the boy she isn�t � has all the longing and pain of everyone�s first big romance. A brilliant cast of young British actors is led by multi-award winning Helen McCrory (Donmar�s Twelfth Night, Uncle Vanya) as Rosalind with rising star Sienna Miller (Layer Cake, Alfie) as Celia. Dominic West (Mona Lisa Smile, The Forgotten, 28 Days) plays Orlando. Also starring are the comic Sean Hughes, Reece Shearsmith of The League of Gentlemen and Clive Rowe (Carousel, Simply Heavenly). SE1 Direct readers can win one of two pairs of top price tickets to see the show at the Wyndham's Theatre, Charing Cross Road, London WC2. To be in with a chance of winning, simply answer this simple question: * In which SE1 street is the Young Vic based? * Email your answer and contact details to [email protected] by 5pm tomorrow (Tuesday 23 August). The first two correct entries randomly selected after 5pm will each win a pair of tickets to the show. The editor's decision is final. READER OFFER SE1 Direct readers can also buy tickets at a reduced rate - best available seats for just �15 and �25, saving up to �15 on all performances (tickets usually �30 and �40). This offer is valid for all performances until 31 August. Call the Box Office on 0870 060 6633 and quote 'regional press offer'. Subject to availability. ======================================================= [ Hot topics from the London SE1 Forum ] Our weekly digest of topics raised in recent discussions at http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/ - Garage that is never selling fuel... - Bermondsey Street - hole in ground - Stories about SE1 - Scaffolding - Woolpack Pub - What's happening at Elephant train station? - Recommendations for weekend breakfast venue? - Archbishops Park Playground - Thank You - Open eyes, open minds and open doors! - Gantry on Borough High Street (opp.Sainsburys) - Cheap Golf Gear - New cameras on Tooley Street? - Wine Course, cookery course - Tooley Street Red Route - Plasterer - Jumble and stuff - Smelly Bermondsey Street - Southwark Council terminates TMC - Surrey Quays Shopping Centre website - haha! - Netball, Rounders, Hockey etc Teams - London Residential Property Services - Rodents in Leathermarket Court - Coldplay "Fix You" Video * Please note that you need to register separately for the London SE1 Forum - your login details for this email newsletter (shown below) will NOT work on the forum. * To read and respond to all these discussions and more, go to: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/ ======================================================= >> CONTACT DETAILS ======================================================= Before sending us event information or press releases, please read this page: http://www.SE1direct.co.uk/inclusion.php Editor: James Hatts - [email protected] SE1 Direct is copyright (c) 2005 Bankside Press ======================================================= >> SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION ======================================================= - WANT TO UNSUBSCRIBE? - CHANGING YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS? 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