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AOL users: see this issue online with active links at http://www.SE1direct.co.uk/issues/?issue=099 ======================================================= [ SE1 Direct ] http://www.SE1direct.co.uk Issue 99 | 19 September 2002 Apologies for the late arrival of this week's edition - your globe-trotting editor was unable to find anywhere to get online with his laptop in Madrid until today. This issue is brought to you courtesy of the CyberFutur@ internet cafe! There's a lot happening in SE1 over the next few days - here's a brief taster... ======================================================= >> I N T H I S B U L L E T I N ======================================================= * What's on this week * News, features and reviews from London-SE1.co.uk * SE1 news from around the Web * In the London SE1 Forum ======================================================= [ What's on this week ] BANKSIDE INFORMATION DAY Friday 20 September 11am-6.30pm; free Annual information sharing day in Southwark Cathedral Churchyard. Stalls from local organisations, refreshments, talks and guided walks. Members of the 'in SE1' team will be there, so make sure you drop by and say hello to them. Click for the full programme: http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/298 LONDON OPEN HOUSE Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 September SE1 has 30 buildings opening for Open House weekend. This offers the first chance to explore London�s Living Room at the new riverside City Hall. Other opportunities include the Hop Exchange in Southwark Street built in 1866 for the trading of malt and hops; Swan Mead, a former leather tannery which has become a home and gallery belonging to artist Kitty North and the Old Vic Theatre. On Saturday there will be tours of Lambeth Palace and St George's Cathedral. Saturday is also Southwark Churches Open Day and St John's Waterloo is opening its vault and serving teas. Admission to all buildings is free including The Old Operating Theatre in St Thomas Street, which usually charges admission. Use the search facility on the website to locate all participating SE1 buildings: Official website: http://www.londonopenhouse.org Free guided tours of the South Bank: http://www.se1direct.co.uk/quicklink/go.php?id=186 CHARTERHOUSE-IN-SOUTHWARK SPONSORED HISTORICAL WALK Saturday 21 September Meet at Charterhouse-in-Southwark, Tabard Street from 10am An historical sponsored walk open to people of all ages and abilities to raise funds for the community charity. Along the route - from Borough High Street to Rotherhithe - walkers will have an historical questionnaire to complete, of the places along the way. It is a chance for people to stretch their legs and take in an ancient and interesting part of London and all for a good cause. For details and sponsorship packs contact Sandra on 020 7357 7733 or register on the day. ARCHBISHOPS PARK FUN DAY Saturday 21 September 10am-12noon Football Tournament for 6-16 year olds 2-5pm cakes, bouncy castle etc. After two years work and campaigning �35,000 has been raised by the Friends of Archbishops Park for a management plan - come and learn more about their plans for this important SE1 green space. Local gardening project Roots and Shoots will lead a nature walk. http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/289 http://www.se1.info/forum/read.php?f=1&i=3570&t=3570 FUN ON THE MILLENNIUM GREEN Saturday 21 September 12-8pm at the Millennium Green, Waterloo Road; free Formal opening of the Millennium Green, Blackfriars Adventure Playground and the new South Bank Youth Resource Centre. Stalls, drummers, dancers, face painting, DJs and refreshments available as well as play and sports events and a chance to have a look around the new building. http://southbanklondon.com/news/millennium_green.htm IN TOWN WITHOUT MY CAR - CAR-FREE DAY Sunday 22 September 2-6pm; free Tower Bridge will be closed to motor traffic from Tooley Street to Tower Hill. Celebratory events and activities will take place across the bridge, and up to the front of City Hall on the southern side. http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/carfreetbridge.shtml DANIEL KITSON AT THE NEW WATERLOO COMEDY CLUB Sunday 22 September 8.30pm (doors open 7.45pm); The Florence Nightingale, 199 Westminster Bridge Road; �6 (conc �5) Locals Ivor Dembina and Jez Feeney are opening a new live comedy venue in SE1 this month. Jez and Ivor already run the successful Brixton Comedy Club in south London and now they're bringing their expertise to Waterloo. The first two shows are on Sunday nights and then, in October, they move to Fridays. The opening night on Sunday should be a corker because it features this year's Perrier Award winner, stand-up comedian Daniel Kitson. Check out the website for more information: http://www.waterloocomedy.co.uk ------------------------------------------------------- Send us your news and events - [email protected] ======================================================= [ News, features and reviews from London-SE1.co.uk ] NEWS: COUNTRYSIDE MARCH HEADS TO SE1 The Livelihood section of next Sunday's Countryside March is due to end in SE1. http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/297 NEWS: SURPRISE AWARD FOR SOUTHWARK COUNCIL Southwark has won the London Local Authority of the Year 2002 award for its "continuing commitment to improving the environment in the Borough". http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/295 NEWS: IN MY BACKYARD BOOK LAUNCH Bankside Open Spaces Trust's new book In My Backyard was launched this week at Tate Modern. http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/291 NEWS: ARRIVAL OF THE ELEPHANT ANGELS "Elephant Angels is about the regeneration of people and not place" said Simon Hughes MP during the launch at the Imperial War Museum. http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/285 NEWS: SAY CHEESE SAYS TFL The words BUS LANE and BUS STOP painted on the road on Blackfriars Bridge have been changed to SAY CHEESE. http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/284 NEWS: ONE MINUTE'S SILENCE OVER THE THAMES September 11 was observed in SE1 last week as a time of remembrance for the American dead. http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/282 NEWS: CANON HELEN TO BE ARCHDEACON Canon Helen Cunliffe, currently Residentiary Canon of Southwark Cathedral, has been appointed Archdeacon of St Albans. She has been Canon Pastor - or parish priest - of the cathedral�s parish since 1995. http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/281 REVIEW: BARNETT NEWMAN AT TATE MODERN The Barnett Newman exhibition opening at Tate Modern today will be a high point in the autumn art calendar. http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/296 REVIEW: THE DAUGHTER-IN-LAW AT YOUNG VIC A mother's control over her two adult sons is brought into question by a "new addition" to the family. http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/294 REVIEW: TRIP'S CINCH AT SOUTHWARK PLAYHOUSE Val Greco, an English professor and author of pop culture novels sets out to find the �truth� behind an encounter between two vastly different people. http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/293 REVIEW: IVANOV AT THE NATIONAL In a play that tackles such difficult issues as class struggle, race relations, and the disillusionment of a generation, Ivanov is as timely now as it was in late 19th century Russia. http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/283 ======================================================= [ SE1 news from around the Web ] Every week we trawl the web for news stories and features on SE1 people, places and organisatio Bluewater Mark II for South Bank's Shell Centre? (SLP) http://www.se1direct.co.uk/quicklink/go.php?id=189 Why there's no bike parking at City Hall (SLP) http://www.se1direct.co.uk/quicklink/go.php?id=190 Latest on Saatchi County Hall gallery plan (Guardian) http://www.se1direct.co.uk/quicklink/go.php?id=188 Thames Festival ends with a bang (Evening Standard) http://www.se1direct.co.uk/quicklink/go.php?id=191 London Bridge stamp unveiled at Devon quarry (WMN) http://www.se1direct.co.uk/quicklink/go.php?id=187 ------------------------------------------------------- Seen an interesting SE1-related article? Let us know by emailing [email protected] and we'll include it ======================================================= [ In the London SE1 Forum ] Our weekly digest of topics raised in recent discussions at http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/ - Liberty & Livelihood March - Save Crossbones Graveyard Campaign - Congestion charging - The Scotia on Bermondsey Street - Bookshops - Kung fu - Supermarkets near Waterloo http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/ ------------------------------------------------------- Got an opinion you would like to share with the rest of SE1? Visit http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/ ======================================================= Enjoyed this issue of SE1 Direct? Know a friend or colleague who'd appreciate our weekly updates? Why not forward this message to them now? 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