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[ SE1 Direct ]               http://www.SE1direct.co.uk

Issue 116 | 20 January 2002

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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 weblog: 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:

PURCELL & THE PLAYS
Wednesday 22 January
1pm at St John's Waterloo, Waterloo Road; free
Premiere of a new work written and devised by Deborah
Mason and Jane de Florez and featuring passionate,
wonderful and witty songs by Henry Purcell, with
dramatised extracts from little-known Restoration
Theatre plays from which the songs are taken. Songs and
text performed by Jane de Florez and Deborah Mason.
Anna Langley accompanies skilfully on lute.
http://www.stjohnswaterloo.co.uk


A JAMES JOYCE EVENING AT THE CALDER BOOKSHOP
Thursday 23 January
6.45pm at the Calder Bookshop, 51 The Cut; �3 (conc �1)
includes a glass of wine
Actors Angela Pleasence and Peter Marinker read from
Ulysses and other works by James Joyce followed by a
discussion about the importance and relevance of the
writer today. 
http://www.calderpublications.com


CHRISTIAN UNITY SERVICE
Thursday 23 January
7pm at Crossway�s URC Church, New Kent Road
A service for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
organised by the churches of North Southwark.


NORTH LAMBETH & DISTRICT CHURCHES TOGETHER
Sunday 26 January
3pm at St John's Waterloo, Waterloo Road
Following the Wekk of Prayer for Christian Unity, North
Lambeth & District Churches Together hold their annual
general meeting followed by an ecumenical service to
which all are invited.
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

ELEPHANT REGENERATION BACK ON TRACK? 
Southwark Council announced on Thursday that it had
taken the first steps to get the Elephant and Castle
regeneration process back on track. 
http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/404


LONDON EYE STAFF LEND A HAND AT ST THOMAS' HOSPITAL 
The London Eye may be closed this month for its annual
maintenance, but many of the top SE1 attraction's staff
have crossed Westminster Bridge Road to lend a helping
hand at St Thomas' Hospital. 
http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/402


BOROUGH CAFE TO CLOSE 
Park Street's Borough Cafe is set to close this summer
as the owners are forced out by rising rents in the
trendy Borough Market area. 
http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/401


SUSANNAH YORK TO PERFORM AT THE ROSE THEATRE 
Susannah York will appear on Bankside in February, for
the St Valentine's Festival at the Rose Theatre.  She
will be performing her one-woman show 'The Loves of
Shakespeare's Women' from 14 to 16 February. 
http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/405


CHEMISTRY COMES TO VINOPOLIS 
Anyone looking for lurrvve should be in Bankside on the
29th and 30th January.  Around 15,000 singles are
expected to descend on Vinopolis to partake in
Chemistry, London's largest ever dating event. 
http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/403

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[ SE1 weblog - news from around the Web ]

Every week we trawl the web for news stories and
features on SE1 people, places and organisations and
collect them at http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/weblog/

Here are some of this week's picks:

Bankside/Borough to benefit from congestion charge (ES)
http://www.se1direct.co.uk/quicklink/go.php?id=287 

Polly Toynbee on Crazy George's @ Elephant (Guardian)
http://www.se1direct.co.uk/quicklink/go.php?id=288 

Simon Hughes to push ahead with mayoral bid (ES)
http://www.se1direct.co.uk/quicklink/go.php?id=286 

Estate agents brand Elephant as 'South City' (BBC)
http://www.se1direct.co.uk/quicklink/go.php?id=285 

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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/

- Forum software upgrade
- Recycle bins in Tooley Street
- Video/DVD rental
- Elephant regeneration
- The Honest Cabbage
- Places to play pool
- Looking for small office space with easy access

http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/

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