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Issue 243 | Tuesday 28 June 2005

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>> IN THIS BULLETIN
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* What's on this week
* Advert: Get rid of IT Headaches
* July issue of 'in SE1'
* Local news from the London SE1 website
* Business news from the London SE1 website
* 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.

CITY ACADEMY FOR BOROUGH AND BANKSIDE: PUBLIC MEETINGS
ARK Education are proposing a new City Academy to
replace the current Geoffrey Chaucer Technology College
and Joseph Lancaster Primary School. They want to know
your views. 
Tuesday 28 June
7pm at Bermondsey Village Hall
Map: http://quicklink.se1direct.co.uk/?id=733
Wednesday 29 June
7pm at Charles Dickens School, Lant Street
Map: http://quicklink.se1direct.co.uk/?id=696


THE CANTERBURY TALES IN THE STREETS OF SOUTHWARK
Tuesday 28 June to Sunday 10 July (excluding Fridays)
7.15pm starting at the George Inn, Borough High Street
(running time 3 hours, inc 30 minutes walking); �15
(conc �10)
Map: http://quicklink.se1direct.co.uk/?id=1024
Join local legend Harry Bailey, landlord of the Tabard
Inn Southwark, and a motley collection of pilgrims as
they wend their way through Kent en-route to Canterbury
Cathedral. Along the way, each pilgrim is invited to
compete in a story telling competition. The pilgrim
with the best tale will win a slap up meal at the
Tabard when the pilgrimage returns to Southwark. Join,
amongst others, the lusty Wife of Bath, the prim
Prioress, the flatulent Cook and the heroic Knight, as
they tell their famous, irreverent, magical, bawdy
tales along the route. Chaucer's epic poem is brought
to life in a vibrant modern adaptation that places the
tales on the streets the pilgrims trod. Starting
outside the George Inn on Borough High Street,
Southwark Playhouse will take you along the  Pilgrims
Way via the back streets parks and famous sites of
Borough, culminating outside Southwark Cathedral.
http://www.southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/canterburytales.htm
All-inclusive meal and theatre package with Bankside
Restaurant:
http://toptable.co.uk/details.cfm?rid=1047&refid=l001


WEST BERMONDSEY COMMUNITY FORUM ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Thursday 30 June
6.30pm-8.30pm at The Rainbow Building, 32 Crosby Row
Map: http://quicklink.se1direct.co.uk/?id=869
The WBCF is open to anyone who lives, works or uses
services in West Bermondsey. Agenda includes election
of WBCF Committee, speakers from Southwark Council and
Simon Hughes MP, local information and a bit of a
social. Free refreshments - everyone welcome. Local
groups and projects are invited to promote their work
with a short presentation or by displaying leaflets at
the Info Point. For more information about the WBCF,
where to get nomination forms, if you need creche
facilities or help getting along, please contact Katie
Nicholls on 020 7403 9683 or email
[email protected]


INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATIVE DAY AT COIN STREET FESTIVAL
Saturday 2 July
2pm-7pm in Bernie Spain Gardens & Oxo Tower Wharf; free
Map: http://quicklink.se1direct.co.uk/?id=734
Celebrate the world of co-operatives at this
internationally recognised day. There are exhibitions
and information displays from national and
international organisations commited to the
co-operative values and principles with emphasis on
Fairtrade. The entertainment lineup includes the UK's
premier cover band Funky Lipstick who perform a dynamic
repertoire of current chart hits as well as rock, pop
and soul classics. Be part of the madcap musical tour
of the world presented by street band Cosmic Sausages.
Watch out for a fabulous procession by Arts Desire
featuring local school children and 40 giant lanterns
along the South Bank accompanied by 25-30 drummers from
Uniao do Mocidade. There are also creative workshops
for children and families.
http://www.coinstreetfestival.org


CENTENARY DAY OF CELEBRATION AT SOUTHWARK CATHEDRAL
Sunday 3 July
12.30pm-6.30pm at Southwark Cathedral, London Bridge'
free
Map: http://quicklink.se1direct.co.uk/?id=874
Sunday is Southwark Cathedral's 100th birthday which
will be celebrated all day indoors and outdoors. 
It will be exactly a hundred years to the day since
Edward VII and Queen Alexander came to Southwark's
ancient priory church to witness it becoming the new
Diocese of Southwark's cathedral. The party begins at
12.30pm following the Sunday morning Choral Eucharist
which will be broadcast on giant outdoor screens. 
Activities include face painting, puppet show, circus
acts and a sword fighting demonstration by the Globe
Theatre. Borough Market's stallholders will be selling
food and there will be a Victorian merry-go-round and a
jazz band. Guests include a rare appearance by
Southwark's Peary King and Queen in costume. 
At 3pm the Centenary Service of Celebration, sung by
the Great Choir of Southwark, the winning entry of the
Centenary Music Composition Competition will have its
first liturgical performance. 
Afterwards a hundred white doves are due to be released
from the Millennium Courtyard to represent each of the
years since 1905.
The day concludes at 6.30pm with a Solemn Eucharist
sung by the girls and men of the Cathedral Choir.
http://www.peopleplacesprayer.com
http://www.southwark.anglican.org/cathedral

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[ July issue of 'in SE1' ]

The July issue of our monthly printed what's on guide,
'in SE1', hits the streets later this week, but if you
can't wait till then for full details of all the
fabulous summer events in the area you can download and
print your own copy 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.


RESPECT DEMO AGAINST ELEPHANT AND CASTLE HOODIE BAN
Just fifteen people, and not a single person in a hood,
were present at the start of a Respect for Hoodies
demonstration.
http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/1631


SHOOTING AT OLD KENT ROAD MCDONALD'S
Police are appealing for witnesses to a shooting
outside the McDonald's restaurant in the Old Kent Road
in the early hours of Saturday 25 June.
http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/1629


SHOOTING OUTSIDE MINISTRY OF SOUND - TEN TEENAGERS
SOUGHT
Police are appealing for any witnesses or information
regarding a shooting outside the Ministry of Sound in
Daunt Street in the early hours of Saturday 25 June.
http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/1628


JUDE LAW AND HELEN MCCRORY JOIN TOPPING OUT AT THE
YOUNG VIC
The Young Vic has received a GDP 500,000 boost from the
London Development Agency as the theatre's new building
was 'topped out' by Helen McCrory and appeal patron
Jude Law.
http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/1627


BERMONDSEY ARCHITECTS WIN RAILWAY ARCHES COMPETITION
A linear park bringing light into Bermondsey's dark and
gloomy railway arches has won first prize in an
international competition organised by Spacia and the
Cross River Partnership.
http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/1626


JUBILEE GARDENS: WEST 8 SELECTED BY PUBLIC FOR 'WORLD
CLASS' PARK
West 8 is announced as the winning design team picked
to turn the much discussed Jubilee Gardens on the South
Bank into a "world class" park.
http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/1625

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[ Business news from the London SE1 website ]

News for and about local business - big and small.

NEW BOROUGH FLOWER SHOP
Borough Flowers has opened in Newcomen Street just a
few doors from the King's Arms.
http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/1630

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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/

- Newspaper kiosk St Georges Road
- Igloo in SE1
- Colombians in London
- Canterbury Tales
- Empty Shop Next To SoBo on Tower Bridge Road
- Light at the End of the Tunnel
- Computers and monitors available for free...
- Service Charges in your Building
- Old photographs of Dockhead area
- Its a sign...
- Ministry of Sound (and rubbish)
- Dressmakers in SE1?
- Southwark Green grants
- Help for Zone F resident
- Congestion Charge increase
- Leathermarket Court Management Company
- Lovely Japanese Hairdressers...
- Electric guitar lessons

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

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