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Issue 133 | 13 May 2003

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>> IN THIS BULLETIN 
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* What's on this week 
* Local news and features 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:


RUSH HOUR CONCERT AT ST JOHN'S WATERLOO
Thursday 15 May
6pm at St John's Waterloo, Waterloo Road; free
Including Ney Rousaro - Marimba Concerto 
http://www.stjohnswaterloo.co.uk


JUMBLE SALE AT THE BLACKFRIARS SETTLEMENT
Saturday 17 May
11am-2pm at 1-5 Rushworth Street (corner of Pocock St);
20p
Tables are available for �10. Call 020 7928 9521 to
book a table, donate jumble/raffle prizes or if you can
help on the day.
http://www.blackfriars-settlement.org.uk


CITY PHILARMONIC CHORAL SOCIETY SPRING CONCERT
Saturday 17 May
7.30pm at St John's Waterloo; tickets �12 (�10 in
advance from 01206 396593)
Mozart - Colloredo Mass, soprano: Kathryn Harries 
Britten - Hymn to St Cecilia 
Poulenc - Gloria 
Shostakovich - Piano Concerto No 1, piano: Oto Miyaoi 
Conductor: Stephen Rhys. Organ: Michael Newton 
Orchestra: The Stanford Essemble, leader: Eleanor
Stanford 
http://www.stjohnswaterloo.co.uk

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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

COMPANY FINED AFTER FATAL ACCIDENT AT IMPERIAL WAR
MUSEUM 
One of UK's largest steel erection companies was last
week fined �75,000 following an incident at when two
workers fell from height, killing one of them, whilst
working at the Imperial War Museum. 
http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/523


FOUR NEW BLUE PLAQUES FOR SE1 
Four out of five of the winners of the new Blue Plaques
presented by Southwark Council are in SE1. 
http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/522


M&S OPENS WATERLOO FOOD SHOP 
Marks & Spencer's new Waterloo store had a weekend
launch ready for its first full working week. 
http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/521


PIZZA EXPRESS TO OPEN ON BANKSIDE 
Pizza Express is opening on Bankside this summer. The
location is riverside Benbow House opposite
Shakespeare's Globe. 
http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/519


BANKSIDE'S FIRST COMMUNITY COUNCIL MEETS 
"History will reward you" Simon Hughes told the fifty
residents who attended the first Borough & Bankside
Community Council. 
http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/518


ZANDRA RHODES' LAUNCH SHOW 
An exotic bird seems to have landed in Bermondsey
Street. 
http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/520

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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:

Tatu video shoot moved from Albert Embankment to Tate
http://quicklink.se1direct.co.uk/?id=419 - Ananova

Jonathan Ross presents George Inn with award
http://quicklink.se1direct.co.uk/?id=417 - SLP

Fashion Museum: interview with Zandra Rhodes
http://quicklink.se1direct.co.uk/?id=416 - Standard

Tate Modern: three years on
http://quicklink.se1direct.co.uk/?id=413 - BBC News

London Bridge Tower may stand empty
http://quicklink.se1direct.co.uk/?id=411 - SLP

A US perspective on the London Bridge Tower
http://quicklink.se1direct.co.uk/?id=410 - LA Times

South Bank Poetry Library celebrates 50th anniversary
http://quicklink.se1direct.co.uk/?id=420 - BBC News

Howard Stoate MP abseils down front of Tate Modern
http://quicklink.se1direct.co.uk/?id=409 - News Shopper

Fashion Museum: frantic last-minute preparations
http://quicklink.se1direct.co.uk/?id=408 - The Observer

Chemistry dating event at Vinopolis
http://quicklink.se1direct.co.uk/?id=407 - Daily Mirror

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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/

- Fashion museum latest...
- Bermondsey Street - congestion charging zone 
- Cross River Tram - scheme under threat?
- Bermondsey history - no longer in peril
- New Saatchi Gallery access
- Desperate for cheap, good lunchtime food!
- Wicked (the debate resumes)
- Celeb. spotting in SE1
- John Harvard Library
- Sainsbury's Local in Borough High Street

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

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