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Issue 129 | 14 April 2003

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>> IN THIS BULLETIN 
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* What's on this week
* ADVERT: Job vacancy - Term-time educator
* Local news and features from London-SE1.co.uk
* Arts reviews from London-SE1.co.uk
* SE1 news from around the Web
* In the London SE1 Forum

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[ What's on this week ]

Our pick of this week's community and cultural events:


HOLY WEEK AND EASTER IN SE1
See below for the Good Friday Walk of Witness.
There's a guide to Holy Week and Easter services and
events in the April issue of 'in SE1', available for
download at http://www.inSE1.co.uk

Many churches have their own websites:

Southwark Cathedral (CofE)
http://www.dswark.org/cathedral 

St George's Cathedral (RC)
http://www.southwark-rc-cathedral.org.uk 

St George the Martyr & St Alphege (CofE)
http://www.stgeorgethemartyr.co.uk 

St John's Waterloo (CofE)
http://www.stjohnswaterloo.co.uk 

Our Lady of La Salette & St Joseph (RC)
http://www.rc.net/southwark/london-bermondseylasalette 

Christ Church Southwark (CofE)
http://www.christchurchsouthwark.org.uk 


BERMONDSEY SQUARE REDEVELOPMENT - PUBLIC MEETING
Wednesday 16 April
7.30-9pm at the South London Mission Methodist Hall,
256 Bermondsey Street
Simon Hughes MP will chair a public meeting arranged by
the local ward councillors on the new proposals for the
development of Bermondsey Square.


DEATH & RESURRECTION - TATE & EGG LIVE
Wednesday 16 April
7.30pm; �27 (conc �15) + booking fee
Begins in St Paul's Cathedral with a performance of
three Bach Cantatas by the Monteverdi Choir and English
Baroque Soloists, conducted by Sir John Eliot Gardiner.
Following the performance the conductor will lead the
audience across the Millennium Bridge to Tate Modern
where the Monteverdi Choir will perform Steve
Martland's Street Songs, using traditional childrens�
rhymes illustrated by four short animated films.
http://www.tateandegglive.com


SAATCHI GALLERY OPENS AT COUNTY HALL
From Thursday 17 April
Sun-Thu 10am-6pm;  Fri & Sat 10am-10pm at County Hall,
South Bank; �8.50 (conc �6.50)
Charles Saatchi's long-awaited gallery opens at County
Hall this week - watch out for our preview at
http://www.London-SE1.co.uk on Tuesday.
http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk


NORTH SOUTHWARK CHURCHES GOOD FRIDAY WALK OF WITNESS
Friday 18 April
This ecumenical walk of witness starts from St Hugh's
in Crosby Row at 11am, via St George the Martyr,
Borough High Street at 11.15am to Crossway, New Kent
Road for a service at about 12 noon.  Followed by
refreshments and hot cross(way) buns.


FAMILY FUN DAY AT THE BANKSIDE GALLERY
Sunday 20 April
11am-5pm at the Bankside Gallery, 48 Hopton Street;
free
A range of activities on Easter Day aimed at young (and
young at heart) visitors, encouraging them to engage
with the current exhibition, and the works on the wall
and perhaps even 'have a go'.
http://www.banksidegallery.com

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CAN YOU HELP? RESEARCH INTO ONLINE COMMUNITIES
Nadia Khan writes:
I am a postgraduate student in the process of
performing a questionnaire about Online Communities.
To learn more about my research please visit:
http://www.nadiakhan.com/survey
To take part in the survey: 
http://www.nadiakhan.com/survey.html

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[ ADVERT: Job vacancy - Term-time educator ]

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  primary school aged children?
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- Are you flexible, enthusiastic and keen to help a 
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If your answer is "yes" to all of the above, we may
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Children in Crisis is extending its drug and alcohol
education programme, d:side, from Leeds to London,
enabling children aged 4-11 to learn the benefits of a
positive and healthy lifestyle. We are seeking an
educator to deliver the programme to children, teachers
and parents in the London Borough of Southwark and
assist in developing the content of the programme.
There will be a training period in Leeds.

If you are interested in this role, an application pack
and full details of Children in Crisis and the d:side
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[email protected] or 020 8542 2000

For an informal chat about the role, phone Abi on 020
8542 2000 The closing date is 30 April 2003 and
interviews will be held on 7 May 2003. Immediate start.

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[ Local news and features from London-SE1.co.uk ]

Our team updates the SE1 news, features, and reviews
throughout the week at http://www.London-SE1.co.uk

RENZO PIANO TO APPEAR AT LONDON BRIDGE INQUIRY
Italian architect Renzo Piano will be appearing at the
London Bridge Tower Public Inquiry opening on Tuesday
15 April.
http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/499


NEIL PEARSON FILMING NEW TV SERIES IN SE1
Paris Garden is to feature in a new BBC television
comedy series.
http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/498


SOUTH BANK HOT DOG WARS CONTINUE
Another swoop by Lambeth Council officers working
alongside the Metropolitan Police has netted six hot
dog trolleys and three traders of junk goods all
operating illegally around Westminster Bridge.
http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/497


PLANNING BLOW HITS TATE TOWER DEVELOPER
Uncertainty over plans for London Town's high-rise
development in Hopton Street - dubbed the 'Tate Tower'
- has led auditors to express "fundamental uncertainty
over the group's ability to continue as a going
concern".
http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/494


INSIDE THE CORONET AT THE ELEPHANT & CASTLE 
The Coronet at the Elephant & Castle re-opens this
Easter. Sarah Bryan brings us these photographs of
London's new events venue. 
http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/501


BOROUGH MARKET CROWD SINGS HOSANNA!
Borough Market became the Mount of Olives and Southwark
Cathedral represented Jerusalem for the Borough's Palm
Sunday procession.
http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/500


CUCINA DELIVERS GREAT FEAST
One might usually think that take away food must be
simply made. Well the delivery from SE1-based Cucina
defies the odds. With rich Italian tastes, this meal
should not be missed.
http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/495

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[ Arts reviews from London-SE1.co.uk ]

PETER LAYTON JOINS JACQUIE BINNS FOR EXHIBITION
Peter Layton of the London Glassblowing Workshop is
exhibiting his latest work alongside ecclesiastical
embroiderer Jacquie Binns.
http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/502

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[ SE1 news from around the Web ]

Every week we trawl the web for news stories and
features on SE1 people, places and organisations:

Tom Dyckhoff: negotiation needed over London Bridge Twr
http://quicklink.se1direct.co.uk/?id=354 - The Times

Row over Wicked fetish club in Tooley Street
http://quicklink.se1direct.co.uk/?id=358 - SLP

Transcript of live chat with Simon Hughes MP
http://quicklink.se1direct.co.uk/?id=359 - Standard

Elephant & Castle welcomes new clubbing prospects
http://quicklink.se1direct.co.uk/?id=356 - Burnitblue

Waterloo kids learn DJ skills at the Living Space
http://quicklink.se1direct.co.uk/?id=360 - SLP

County Hall "exceptionally inflexible" space for art
http://quicklink.se1direct.co.uk/?id=361 - The Observer

Richard Wilson's 20:50 arrives at County Hall
http://quicklink.se1direct.co.uk/?id=357 - The Guardian

Saatchi's guest list: David Bowie, Jeremy Irons, Tracey
Emin, Danni Minogue, Jake and Dinos Chapman, Trinny and
Susannah, Alan Bennett, Jade Jagger and Jeremy Clarkson
http://quicklink.se1direct.co.uk/?id=361 - The Observer

Hugh Pearman on the "shabby bazaar" that is County Hall
http://quicklink.se1direct.co.uk/?id=363 - Sunday Times

Damien Hirst: Saatchi Gallery "a waste of time"
http://quicklink.se1direct.co.uk/?id=355 - Indepdendent

South Bank "dignified, flourishing cultural waterfront"
http://quicklink.se1direct.co.uk/?id=353 - TimeMagazine

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[ In the London SE1 Forum ]

Our weekly digest of topics raised in recent
discussions at http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/

- Tabard Gardens
- Washing machine repair - help!
- Wicked
- Pavement Parking
- Jam Factory disruption
- Driving instructors in SE1
- Reycling - Southwark Council responds
- CD repairers
- 2.5 million rats under County Hall
- Apex Court
- Best Web Access in SE1?
- Duke of York
- Mint & Honest Cabbage - Cabbage's new owner responds
- New flats proposed at Potters Fields
- What the Romans did for Tabard Street
- Community Groups
- Coronet Cinema

To read and respond to all these discussions and more,
go to: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/

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