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Issue 250 | Monday 22 August 2005

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>> IN THIS BULLETIN
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* 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

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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 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] ) 

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[ Advert: Are you Billy No-mates? ]

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    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:
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[ 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

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[ 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.

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[ 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/

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