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SE1 Direct 533: Future of Bermondsey, plus free guided walks ============================================================ [ SE1 Direct ] Issue 533 About this email newsletter: http://www.SE1direct.co.uk Daily local news & features: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk Monday 24 January 2011 ISSN 1750-0656 ============================================================ IN THIS BULLETIN ============================================================ * Local news & features from the London SE1 website * Advert: New Year's Resolution? Try the Alexander Technique * What's on this week * Local job vacancies * Small offices & desk spaces for rent * Hot topics from the London SE1 Forum * Business Forum in association with Better Bankside * Arts reviews from the London SE1 website * Noticeboard: Know someone in Southwark who deserves award? ============================================================ { 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 * Inquiry into Borough student tower scheme comes to end Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/5060 * Southwark pulls the plug on Elephant green energy project Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/5052 * Gordon Brown delivers Southwark's John Harvard lecture Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/5058 * Bad weather delays new hydrogen bus fleet for route RV1 Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/5057 * Bermondsey Square named London's best new public space Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/5056 * RC Archbishop of Southwark preaches at Anglican Cathedral Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/5061 * Lynton Road: Paul Deya guilty of killing 3-year-old son Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/5059 * Globe to open indoor Jacobean theatre on Bankside in 2013 Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/5055 * Festival of Britain anniversary celebrations this summer Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/5054 * EmploySE1 helps Southwark residents to gain local jobs Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/5062 * Southwark Lib Dems warn of "socially segregated borough" Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/5053 * Young man stabbed near Elephant & Castle Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/5051 * Waterloo subway poem restored after Facebook campaign Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/5050 * Blackfriars Station reopens to passengers Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/5049 =========================================================== { Advert: New Year's Resolution? 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South Bank Alexander Centre, 27a Blackfriars Rd, SE1 020 7928 6378 [email protected] http://www.AlexanderCentre.co.uk ------------------------------------------------------------ How to advertise: http://www.se1direct.co.uk/advertising.php We're now taking bookings for 2012; this year's fully booked ============================================================ { 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'. BERMONDSEY COMMUNITY COUNCIL: REGENERATION SPECIAL Monday 24 January 7pm at Harris Academy Bermondsey, 55 Southwark Park Road Regular public meeting for residents of Grange, Riverside and South Bermondsey wards. This meeting will be on the theme of regeneration in the Bermondsey area, including discussion of how section 106 cash from developers should be spent, local transport infrastructure, and how to maximise the opportunities afforded by regeneration for local people and businesses by way of training, apprenticeships and local investment. There will also be a consultation on the licensing of sex shops and similar establishments and a chance to discuss future regeneration initiatives affecting the Bermondsey area. Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/10407 ARNOLD ESTATE TENANTS' & RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATION MEETING Tuesday 25 January 6.15pm-8.30pm at Beormund Community Centre, 177 Abbey Street Open meeting for everyone on the Arnold Estate with special guest speakers. Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/10419 SURVIVING HISTORY: THE HOLOCAUST REMEMBERED Tuesday 25 January 7pm at Woolfson & Tay, 12 Bermondsey Square; �5 (conc �3) To commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day, Woolfson & Tay presents the launch of a multimedia exhibition and a host of distinguished guests - survivor Gena Turgel MBE, author Mark S Smith, poet Leah Thorn and artist Susan Weinberg. Includes film screening of award-winning short Surviving History. Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/10371 FESTIVAL OF BRITAIN AND WATERLOO STATION DEVELOPMENT WATERLOO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GROUP GENERAL MEETING Wednesday 26 January 7pm at Waterloo Action Centre, 14 Baylis Road Jude Kelly and Shan Maclennan from Southbank Centre will introduce the plans for celebrations of the 60th anniversary of the Festival of Britain and explain how local residents can get involved Waterloo Station is congested and reaching capacity, while the Waterloo International Terminal lies idle. Network Rail is developing a strategy of short-term improvements and long-term rebuilding, but what would be useful to Waterloo residents, and what should planning guidance say? Mark Trevathan from Lambeth Council is writing the guidance and wants to hear your views. Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/10357 BEAT THE WINTER MONEY BLUES Thursday 27 January 11am-3pm at Beormund Community Centre, 177 Abbey Street Are you worried about paying your bills and how the government spending cuts will affect you? Come along and find out about: * What benefits you might be entitled to * Help with housing costs * Saving energy and money, including energy saving tips ... and more Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/10314 HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY ACT OF REMEMBRANCE Thursday 27 January 10.30am for 11am at Imperial War Museum, Lambeth Road The Mayor of Southwark, Councillor Tayo Situ, will lead civic and diplomatic dignitaries, as well as members of the community, in an act of remembrance for Holocaust Memorial Day. This year's theme is Untold Stories and will feature presentations by pupils of St Saviour's and St Olave's School and the Globe Academy who have been working with the Anne Frank Trust. The ceremony will begin with the showing of a short film, "Learning The Lessons of The Past", narrated by Imelda Staunton OBE. The event is open to all, with refreshments served from 10.30am, followed by the memorial service at 11am and wreath laying afterwards at the Holocaust Memorial Tree and the Soviet War Memorial in Geraldine Mary Harmsworth Park. Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/9956 RUPERT SMITH Thursday 27 January 7pm at Woolfson & Tay, 12 Bermondsey Square; �5 (conc �3) Local author Rupert Smith will be talking about his very interesting life, his various multiple author personas and his work in conversation with writer Rosemary Furber. Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/10372 FROM THE ROMANS TO NORMAN FOSTER: AN EXPLORATION OF LONDON'S HISTORY Saturday 29 January Meet 10.30am outside City Hall, The Queen's Walk; free Walk led by official City of London Guide. From the Romans to Norman Foster the walk spans 2000 years of history taking in City of London Livery Companies, Wren churches the Great Fire and the Blitz. Part of the Walk London Winter Wanders weekend. Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/10306 LIVING MEMORY HERITAGE PROJECT EVENT AT CINEMA MUSEUM SE11 Saturday 29 January 11am-2pm at the Cinema Museum, 2 Dugard Way SE11 4TH The event includes a tour of the museum, selection of short films shown in the cinema and an exhibition of the history of local housing estates. There is free hot soup and bread and a cafe open to buy snacks. For the children there will be popular cartoons screened in the cinema and a face painter. Suggested donation of �2 to the Cinema Museum. This is an open event but if you are planning to attend then please get in touch on 020 7021 1600 or [email protected] EXPLORING SEAFARING LONDON: FREE GUIDED WALKS Saturday 29 January Groups depart at 12 noon or 12.30pm outside City Hall, The Queen's Walk; free Free guided walk from Tower Bridge to Greenwich as part of Walk London's Winter Wanders weekend. Meet Brunel and his tunnel, Edward III and his Manor House, Turner and his painting of the Fighting Temeraire, the Pilgrim Fathers and The Mayflower, Queen Elizabeth I and Francis Drake and even Tsar Peter the Great of Russia - all in just six miles. Walkers may bring a packed lunch. Refreshments can be bought at start of walk, cafe at Brunel Museum and Surrey Docks Farm (lunch stop). Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/10310 LONDON WELSH MALE VOICE CHOIR Saturday 29 January 7pm at Southwark Cathedral, London Bridge; �20 and �15 from 01733 370505 A concert organised by The Leprosy Mission England and Wales to mark World Leprosy Day (Sunday 30 January) and raise awareness of the charity's Festival of Flowers, to be held in the Cathedral in 2012 to coincide with the Olympic Games and Paralympics. Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/10241 LONDON'S HIDDEN TREASURES GUIDED WALK Sunday 30 January Meet 10.30am or 2.30pm at Exit 6, Waterloo Station, York Road; free This magnificent walk takes you along the south side of the River Thames and visits some of London's unique venues and hidden treasures. Exploring London's past this walk offers everyone the chance to learn something new about the parts of London you pass on a daily basis. A must for those who enjoy history and unusual places. Part of the Walk London Winter Wanders weekend. Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/10308 CITY HALL TO CANARY WHARF Sunday 30 January Meet 11am outside City Hall, The Queen's Walk; free Walk led by Peter Finch, chairman of the River Thames Society. The walks crosses Tower Bridge, looks at St Katharine Dock and follows the Thames Path past the former London Docks, through Wapping, Shadwell to Limehouse, with its historic Narrow Street. The walk also takes in a visit to Limehouse Basin, before crossing Limekiln Creek to Canary Wharf, with great views of the river along the way. Part of the Walk London Winter Wanders weekend. Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/10309 THE AMAZING HISTORY OF THE BANKS OF THE RIVER THAMES Sunday 30 January Meet 2pm at Exit 6, Waterloo Station, York Road; free 2000 years of history, from the mudbanks of the Thames to modernity, from bawdy houses to banking houses, from an ancient cathedral to a cathedral of modern art. As you stroll along one of the most historic and beautiful parts of the Thames shoreline, you will also see eight iconic bridges, two world-famous theatres, an infamous prison, a palace, and a buzzing open-air market. All human life is here! Part of the Walk London Winter Wanders weekend. Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/10307 ============================================================ { Local job vacancies } * Nanny/childcarer needed one half day a week * Carer/general helper working for private individual 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 ============================================================ { Small offices & desk spaces for rent } * 2 spare desks to rent with PR agency on Bermondsey Street * Studio Space, objectif * New office space in London Bridge available for letting 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 ============================================================ { Hot topics from the London SE1 Forum } Our weekly digest of new topics started at http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/list/1 * New Tapas Bar in Goode Foods cafe, Bermondsey Street http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/135568 * End of the subways at Elephant southern roundabout http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/135301 * Abused by Southwark Traffic Warden http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/135545 * Chocolate maker wanted http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/135527 * Great Dover Street Post Office in Costcutter http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/135485 * Routemaster Fish and Chip Bus on South Bank http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/135470 * What happened to Imperial Cafe, St George's Road? http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/135448 * Toddler classes http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/135424 * CCTV domestic installers http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/135408 * Piano tutor for 10 and 9 year olds http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/135407 * Southwark Council - Raw Sewage since November http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/135395 * Handyman? http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/135380 * Fabric Shops http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/135359 * Homemaker Seeks House http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/8/135345 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 } * Exhibition/drop-in session near or on Borough High Street http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/7/135440 * 6 desk spaces required http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/7/135325 Read more at http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/list/7 ============================================================ { Arts reviews from the London SE1 website } * The Boy James at Southwark Playhouse Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/5045 ============================================================ { Noticeboard } Brief announcements and messages from local organisations s Know someone in Southwark who deserves an award? Nominations for Civic Awards close 31 January. See http://se1.info/civicawards ============================================================ CONTACT DETAILS ============================================================ Before sending us event information please see http://www.banksidepress.com/listings/ Editor: James Hatts - [email protected] SE1 Direct is copyright (c) 2011 Bankside Press ============================================================ SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION ============================================================