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Issue 235 | Tuesday 3 May 2005

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>> IN THIS BULLETIN
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* What's on this week
* Advert: Get rid of IT headaches
* May 2005 issue of 'in SE1'
* Local news from the London SE1 website
* Business news from the London SE1 website
* Features from the London SE1 website
* Advert: Your IT could be costing you money
* Hot topics from the London SE1 Forum

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[ What's on this week ]

Each week we select a few highlights from the community
and cultural events taking place over the next seven
days. For a more comprehensive what's on guide check
out 'in SE1' - our monthly printed publication - see
http://www.inSE1.co.uk for details.

GENERAL ELECTION 2005
Thursday 5 May
Polling stations open 7am to 10pm
Make sure you use your vote. Visit
http://www.London-SE1.co.uk on Friday morning for full
results and analysis from the North Southwark &
Bermondsey and Vauxhall constituencies.
Southwark: http://quicklink.se1direct.co.uk/?id=1004
Lambeth: http://quicklink.se1direct.co.uk/?id=1003


A SUMMER EXHIBITION AT THE ROSE THEATRE
Saturday 7 to Friday 20 May
Daily 12 noon-4pm at the Rose Theatre Exhibition, 56
Park Street; free
Map: http://quicklink.se1direct.co.uk/?id=890
Paintings, drawings, mosaics, sculptures and video art
by Adam Carroll, Tawny Gray Thion, Alice
Constable-Maxwell, Celia Gregory, John Jenson, William
Roper-Curzon and Simon Tarrant. All the artists' work
is for sale.
http://www.rosetheatre.org.uk


LET'S TACKLE PREJUDICE
Saturday 7 May 
9.30am to 2pm at City of London Academy, Lynton Road 
Map: http://quicklink.se1direct.co.uk/?id=1002
A day for everyone to take action against domestic
violence, racism and homophobia in South Bermondsey.
Organised by the South Bermondsey Partnership with the
Bede Centre. Learn more about what's happening to
tackle hate crimes in the community, the support
available for victims and families of prejudice and
hate crimes and a new Hate Crimes Strategy for
Southwark. You chance to have a say in how services to
tackle prejudice and hate crimes will be delivered in
South Bermondsey.  There will also be football coaching
from Millwall FC, free food, a cr�che and information
stalls on support available. The event is free and open
to everyone in South Bermondsey. There is no need to
book, just come along. For more information contact
Bimal Kotecha on 020 7525 1761, email
[email protected]

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[ May 2005 issue of 'in SE1' ]

Our monthly printed guide to what's happening in SE1 is
available now from the usual distribution points across
the area. Alternatively you can download and print your
own copy in Adobe Acrobat format (PDF) by visiting
http://www.inSE1.co.uk

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[ Local news from the London SE1 website ]

Remember you don't have to wait till SE1 Direct drops
into your mailbox to get a local news fix. The London
SE1 website offers the latest news throughout the week.

PEARLY KING OF BANKSIDE'S SUIT DONATED TO MUSEUM
A suit belonging to the last Pearly King of Bankside
has been donated to Southwark's Cuming Museum this
week.
http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/1551


BLACKFRIARS BRIDGE SCOOTER RIDER GETS SEVEN MONTHS
A motor-scooter rider who was involved in a fatal
collision with a pedal cyclist on Blackfriars Bridge in
February 2003 has been jailed for 7 months for failing
to stop at the scene and not reporting the collision.
http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/1549

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[ Business news from the London SE1 website ]

LAND SECURITIES GOES AHEAD WITHOUT TENANTS
Land Securities has decided to go ahead with the
construction of 360,000 sq ft of office space in
Southwark Street without waiting for any tenants.
http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/1554

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[ Features from the London SE1 website ]

ANGLO-DUTCH TOUR OF SE1 SOCIAL HOUSING
Housing association bosses from Holland and the UK this
week paid visits to a number of ground-breaking housing
development schemes in SE1 during a three-day trip to
London.
http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/1552


SOIL SEARCH REVEALS ROSE THEATRE SECRETS
New light is being shed on the Elizabethan Bankside
theatregoing experience by a re-examination of evidence
from an old excavation of the Rose Theatre site in Park
Street.
http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/1550

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[ Arts reviews from the London SE1 website ]


A COMPANY OF PLEASURES: GARDEN RENAISSANCE AT HATFIELD
HOUSE
This exhibition brings together some of the permanent
collection of tools and garden objects with the genius
of the Dowager Lady Salisbury, who is renowned for her
gardens at both Hatfield House and in Lambeth.
http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/1553

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money by improving your networked systems.
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[ Hot topics from the London SE1 Forum ]

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

- Chiropractor
- South American Elephant and Castle
- Simon the Tanner - latest
- Earth from the air exhibition at City Hall
- Jubilee Gardens Consultation
- Metro Central Heights
- Charity shops - clothes
- All Hallows Church, Copperfield Street
- Frankie Fraser at Waterloo library
- Office Space near Waterloo
- Research into Bankside
- City Hall - underground parking?
- Conservation Areas new
The Ship, Long Lane (Bermondsey end)
- St Georges Circus - derelict Georgian terraces

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

Please note that you need to register separately for
the London SE1 Forum - your login details for this
email newsletter (shown below) will NOT work on the
forum.

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