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============================================================ [ SE1 Direct ] Issue 490 About this email newsletter: http://www.SE1direct.co.uk Daily local news & features: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk Monday 29 March 2010 ISSN 1750-0656 ============================================================ IN THIS BULLETIN ============================================================ * Local news & features from the London SE1 website * Advert: Free Power Plate session at Fitness For Everybody * What's on this week * No local job vacancies this week * Small offices & desk spaces for rent * Hot topics from the London SE1 Forum * Business Forum in association with Better Bankside ============================================================ { 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 * Behind the scenes at new Blackfriars Thameslink station Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/4448 * 30 young people employed at Southbank Centre Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/4447 * Band's 'guerrilla gig' on back of lorry outside NME HQ Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/4446 * Da Vinci's loses late licence after disorder complaints Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/4445 * New London Bridge Bus Station could be ready by mid-2012 Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/4444 * Bricklayers Arms subways could be eliminated by 2012 Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/4443 * Bermondsey Lib Dem councillor Ade Lasaki defects to Labour Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/4442 * 31 new Streetcar car club spaces coming to SE1 Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/4441 * Hayward Gallery & IBM building 'listed' by Lambeth Council Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/4440 * Elephant Parade turns London into an urban jungle Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/4439 * Bill Bryson & Hilary Benn meet South Bank street cleaners Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/4438 * Osteopathy clinic moving to old Bacon's School, Grange Rd Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/4436 * The Great Suffolk Street Shopping Experience Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/4451 * Demonstration outside London South Bank University Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/4450 * Charles Dickens drops in to Little Dorrit Park Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/4449 * Easter chicks for Trinity Hospice on sale at The Britannia Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/4437 ============================================================ { Advert } Why not come and try a free Power Plate session at Fitness For Everybody? We are a small independent studio offering classes of no more than 4 people. The 20 minute classes on the Power Plate out weigh spending over and hour in the gym on your own. We have a small team of instructors who will tailor your workout especially for you. We are offering a course 6 week course, 2 sessions per week for �125 and 10% off standing order for 3 months. There is no membership or joining fee. Please see our offers page on our website http://www.fitnessforeverybody.co.uk or call 020 7403 9988 to book your free session. ------------------------------------------------------------ Get your ad here: http://www.se1direct.co.uk/advertising.php > Now taking bookings for early June onwards so be quick! ============================================================ { 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'. EMPLOYMENT SURGERY WITH SIMON HUGHES MP Monday 29 March 9am-12pm at Southwark Works Bermondsey Office, 146 St James's Road Simon Hughes MP is holding an advice surgery for constituents with problems with careers, apprenticeships and job hunting. Call 020 7232 2557 for an appointment. Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/8877 EMPLOYMENT OPEN DAY Tuesday 30 March 10.30am-4pm at Blackfriars Settlement, 1-5 Rushworth Street; free Blackfriars Settlement is hosing another day for jobseekers. Funded by Southwark Economic Development, the employment day will bring together a host of providers that work within the borough to showcase their services, whilst alongside this there will be an interview skills workshop, advice and guidance offered and an Opportunities Wall on which employment and volunteering positions will be promoted. The previous event attracted more than 70 jobseekers. Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/8704 MUSIC & REFLECTIONS FOR HOLY WEEK AND EASTER Wednesday 31 March 1.10pm-1.50pm at Christ Church Southwark, 27 Blackfriars Road Service of music and reflections for Holy Week and Easter with the Portcullis Singers. Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/8295 DISCONNECT: THEATRE LOCAL AT ELEPHANT SHOPPING CENTRE Wednesday 31 March to Saturday 3 April Wed-Sat 7pm; Thu 4pm; Sat 4pm at Theatre Local, Unit 215, Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre, Elephant and Castle; �8 (conc �5) Second in a season of plays presented in an empty shop unit by the Royal Court Theatre. Your credit card is maxed out, and you hang up the phone on Ross chasing your payments. But Ross is actually Roshan and though the sun is shining for you it's past midnight in his window-less call centre. With a new accent and invented back story, bright young graduates in India are renamed and rebranded as they work to claw back the cash spent by Americans crippled by debt. Chennai-based playwright Anupama Chandrasekhar was discovered and developed by the Royal Court's International Department. She attended the International Residency for Young Playwrights on a British Council-Charles Wallace India Trust fellowship in 2000. Her first play Free Outgoing opened at the Royal Court in 2007, transferring Downstairs in 2008 as part of the Upstairs/Downstairs Season. Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/8534 EMMA MIHILL'S EASTER RAW CHOCOLATE WORKSHOP Wednesday 31 March 7pm-8pm at Snowsfields Wellness, 41 Snowsfields; �7; book on 020 7407 9910 or [email protected] Learn how to make your own raw chocolate eggs and bunnies. Find out what makes raw chocolate so delicious and so healthy. * Lots of tasters * Q&A * Free goodie bag * Kids welcome Emma Mihill makes raw chocolates exclusively for Snowsfields Wellness. Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/8675 MARY SEACOLE FAMILY EVENT Wednesday 31 March 3.30pm-5pm at Little Dorrit Park, Borough High Street; free Celebrate the life of the famous Victorian nurse. * Make Victorian toys * Play traditional games * Story-telling * Get your face painted * Enjoy light refreshments Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/8837 AFTERNOON CONCERTS AT LONDON FILM MUSEUM Thursday 1 to Saturday 10 April 2.30pm & 4pm at London Film Museum, County Hall, Westminster Bridge Road; �12 (conc �10) This Easter, the London Film Museum and the Chamber Ensemble of London will bring you 14 concerts with iconic imagery projected onto 5 screens in the historic chamber in the heart of County Hall. Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/8761 HOLY WEEK & EASTER CHURCH SERVICES IN SE1 http://www.se1churchservices.tk/ OLD SOUTHWARK IN THE BLITZ GUIDED WALK Sunday 4 April 11am (meet in southern churchyard) at Southwark Cathedral, London Bridge; �5 Neil Bright leads a walk tracing the story of old Southwark during the Blitz. Hear some of the tales of heroism and tragedy of local folk. Duration: 3 hours. Finishes at Geraldine Mary Harmsworth Park. Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/8708 THE MAYDAYS PRESENT...TONIGHT'S TOP STORY Tuesday 6 April 8.30pm at The Miller, 96 Snowsfields; �7/�5 Newsflash! Award-winning improvisers The Maydays and an ingenious musician create a totally improvised show from local news stories chosen by you. Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/8735 ============================================================ { Local job vacancies } Why not advertise your job vacancy here? Only �9.99: http://www.london-se1.co.uk/classifieds/jobs/add-a-job ============================================================ { Small offices & desk spaces for rent } * Brand new office space in London Bridge SE1 available * Self contained secure office space, Southwark Studios * Commercial space to let - Alaska Buildings Full details 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 ============================================================ { Hot topics from the London SE1 Forum } Our weekly digest of new topics started at http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/list/1 * Metro Central Heights Residents...? http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/124490 * London South Bank Uni http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/124489 * Another dry cleaners in Tower Bridge Road http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/124447 * Vandalised cars http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/124378 * Filming on Lynton Road for ITV Whitechapel drama http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/124345 * Heygate Estate photos in Guardian http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/124338 * Another dentist post http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/124317 * Evening ballet classes http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/124306 * Planning appeal on loft extension http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/124295 * Destroying the character of Bermondsey Street http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/124275 * Secondary Schools - views on Stockwell Park High http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/124273 * Police presence outside Strood House http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/124245 * I'd pay the extra �1 for Trinity Street http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/8/124242 * Didn't get the Watch House http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/124229 * Kids' stuff in SE1? http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/124179 To see all the current active forum topics, go to: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/list/1 ============================================================ { Business forum in association with Better Bankside } * Desk Space needed http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/7/123729 * Local business meet ups? http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/7/122340 Read more at http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/list/7 ============================================================ CONTACT DETAILS ============================================================ Before sending us event information please see http://www.banksidepress.com/listings/ Editor: James Hatts - [email protected] SE1 Direct is copyright (c) 2010 Bankside Press ============================================================ SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION ============================================================