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============================================================ [ SE1 Direct ] Issue 721 Monday 1 September 2014 ISSN 1750-0656 ============================================================ IN THIS BULLETIN ============================================================ * Local news & features from the London SE1 website * Advert: Young London � The Right Way to Rent and Let * 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 ============================================================ { Local news & features from the London SE1 website } * Win tickets to EYE OF A NEEDLE at Southwark Playhouse Go to: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/promotions/playhouse/ * Local WWI hero commemorated with Abbey St paving stone Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/7800 * Gas firm starts 14 weeks of roadworks near Borough Market Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/7806 * Book exchange opens in hidden London Bridge garden Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/7805 * Council rejects call for open space to be shut at night Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/7804 * Neighbourhood plan: council sets area, rejects groups Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/7803 * Nursery given reprieve from redevelopment plans Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/7802 * Elephant roundabout gone by 2016; tube upgrade 2020 Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/7801 * Magician Dynamo 'levitates' above the Shard Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/7799 * LSBU sports centre celebrates million pound makeover Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/7808 * Go Native takes on three Think Bermondsey apart-hotels Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/7807 * Cyclists urged to be more aware of blind Londoners Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/7798 * Man arrested for attempted murder at Sainsbury's Local Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/7797 * Garden Museum expansion: councillor's walk raises �1k Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/7810 * Local trainees employed as marshals on Waterloo film set Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/7809 ============================================================ { Advert: Young London � The Right Way to Rent and Let } Young London is the first port of call for thousands of Londoners looking for a better way to rent or let. At Young London we take an unusual approach. We reward our team based on your feedback, not commission, so there's no hard sell, just plenty of sound advice. Our lettings team will find the home that's right for you. Some call it a new way of renting; we just know it's the right way to behave. And we're not the only ones to think so... Young London has been crowned the UK's Best Lettings Agency, for the second time. Call 020 7531 7700 or visit http://www.younglondon.co.uk to experience renting as it should be. ------------------------------------------------------------ Get your ad here: http://www.se1direct.co.uk/advertising.php Now taking bookings for late 2014 ============================================================ { What's on this week } SANCTUARY @ THE DRAGON CAFE Monday 1 September 12pm-8.30pm at The Crypt, St George the Martyr, Borough High Street; free A weekly open creative space for all - with an emphasis on those going through mental illness and recovery - the Dragon Cafe is open every Monday in the crypt of St George the Martyr Church. Today the Dragon Cafe returns from its summer break and launches a month-long programme curated by the Bethlem Museum & Art Gallery. They will present a programme of films, talks, object handling sessions, art, dance, songs and music all exploring creative and psychiatric forms of sanctuary down the ages. Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/16251 RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK: FREE OPEN-AIR MOVIE SCREENING Wednesday 3 September 7.30pm at The Scoop at More London, More London Riverside; free Spielberg classic starring Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones, the archaeologist who ventures to the jungles of South America in search of the Ark of the Covenant. Take your seat early as these free open-air screenings are very popular. Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/15985 PHILOMENA: FREE OPEN-AIR MOVIE SCREENING Thursday 4 September 7.30pm at The Scoop at More London, More London Riverside; free Written and staring Steve Coogan, Philomena is based on a true story of Martin Sixsmith, a world weary journalist recently sacked by the Labour Party and in need of work. He picks up the story of a woman in search of her son who was taken from her decades ago after she got pregnant, was unmarried and forced into a convent. Take your seat early as these free open-air screenings are very popular. Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/15986 SOUTH BANK FORUM Thursday 4 September 7pm at Coin Street Neighbourhood Centre, 108 Stamford Street Regular public meeting for South Bank residents convened by Kate Hoey MP and Simon Hughes MP together with local councillors. Hear about the newly repopened Imperial War Museum. Learn about proposals for the Cycle Superhighway for Blackfriars Road and plans for St George's Circus. Steve Chalke MBE talks about Oasis Academy South Bank one year on and future plans. Plus a report back on the South Bank & Waterloo Neighbours retail, development and open space consultation. Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/16044 LIFE OF PI: FREE OPEN-AIR MOVIE SCREENING Friday 5 September 7.30pm at The Scoop at More London, More London Riverside; free An epic journey of adventure and discovery told through the story of Pi Patel, which starts in India and finishes in Canada. Directed by Ang Lee and winner of four Oscars, including the Oscar for its extraordinary visual effects. Take your seat early as these free open-air screenings are very popular. Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/15987 CARNIVAL DEL KERB Friday 5 September 5pm-11pm at The Paperworks, 48-50 Newington Causeway Third of four street food markets to be held at The Paperworks in Newington Causeway, featuring a dozen food stalls, live music, London beers and cocktails. Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/16116 TNRA PORCH SALE IN TRINITY CHURCH SQUARE Saturday 6 September 10am-3pm outside Henry Wood Hall, Trinity Church Square Hundreds of secondhand books at very cheap prices, plus CDs, DVDs and bric-a-brac. The sale takes place under the portico of the former Holy Trinity Church and all proceeds go to the Trinity Newington Residents' Association. Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/15914 BERMONDSEY WALK WITH OLD MAPS Saturday 6 September 11am; �10 (conc �8); booking essential [email protected] Join Ken Titmuss for a walk with old maps exploring the settlement that grew around the causeway that led to Bermondsey Abbey. Find buildings that recall the area's leather-making heritage and 17th century houses where you least expect to see them. Along the way you will find find a Watch House and a fragment of Bermondsey Abbey that let you know you had arrived. Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/15853 FLASH BULB EVENT AT RED CROSS GARDEN Saturday 6 September 2pm-4pm at Red Cross Garden, Redcross Way; free Join a "flash mob" and help plant 1000 yellow crocus bulbs. Octavia Hill - who established the garden in 1887 - planted 1000 yellow crocuses for all to enjoy. Come and help mirror this occasion in 2014 - no gardening experience needed. Just turn up in clothes you don't mind getting dirty. Tools provided. All ages welcome. Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/16239 UNDERGROUND: COMMUNITY FILM CLUB Monday 8 September 7pm (refreshments from 6.30pm) at Starr Auditorium, Tate Modern, Bankside; free to members Introduced as a 'story of ordinary workaday people', Anthony Asquith's Underground (1928) masterfully balances the light and dark sides of city life to evoke the daily existence of the average Londoner better than any other film from Britain's silent canon. Membership of the Community Film Club is open to those living in Southwark and Lambeth. To join (it's free), email [email protected] or call 020 7401 5176. Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/16071 ============================================================ { Local job vacancies } * Project Developer, Peckham Kitchen * Campaigns Officer - Trade, World Development Movement * Creative Business Manager, Mental Fight Club * Parks Development Manager, Bankside Open Spaces Trust * Venue Cleaner, Southwark Playhouse Theatre Company * Commis chef, Urban Kitchen * Administrative Assistant, White Water Group * Corporate Social Responsibility Manager, Vauxhall One * Fundraising and supporter engagement officer * Ad Hoc Maintenance & Admin Officer * Assistant Administrator, Theatre Peckham 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 ============================================================ { Small offices & desk spaces for rent } * Basement office space off Bermondsey Street 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 ============================================================ { Hot topics from the London SE1 Forum } * Music teacher needed! http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/185053 * Builder / Contractor needed http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/184996 * Domestic Gas Fitter http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/184968 * SE1 Hairdressers - 72, Bermondsey Street http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/184935 * La Lanterna, Mill Street http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/184896 * Right Price store http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/184866 * Ministry of Sound/Coronet http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/184848 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 } * Accountant needed http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/7/184498 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) 2014 Bankside Press Postal address: 27 Blackfriars Road, London SE1 8NY ============================================================ SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION ============================================================ You have received this email because you signed up to receive weekly mailings about SE1 news and events. 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