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Issue 258 | Wednesday 19 October 2005

Apologies for the late arrival of this week's edition -
this is due to a hard disk failure on the machine used
to compile this newsletter. Fortunately all the data
has been recovered. Phew!

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>> IN THIS BULLETIN
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* What's on this week
* Advert: It's time to fill in your Tax Return!
* Local news from the London SE1 website
* Local business news from the London SE1 website
* Features from the London SE1 website
* Arts reviews 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.

SOUTHWARK JOBS & LEARNING FAIR 
Wednesday 19 October
10am to 5pm at The Arc, London South Bank University,
Keyworth Street
Map: http://quicklink.se1direct.co.uk/?id=748
Into Employment, Education and Training Network Day.
Dozens of opportunities and lots of local employers.
Jobs, training, advice.
Information: 020 7358 4160 


HARVEST FESTIVAL AT THE DIVERSITY GARDEN
Friday 21 October
3.30pm-5.30pm at The Diversity Garden on Library Street
and King James Street, off Borough Road
Map: http://quicklink.se1direct.co.uk/?id=980
Children�s groups and community groups have been
participating in vegetable growing with Bankside Open
Spaces Trust over the last six months. To celebrate
their achievements we are planning an exciting Harvest
Festival community event at the Diversity Garden.
There will be lots of exciting arts and crafts
activities, face painting, a kitchen herb giveaway, a
plant sale, guess the weight of the pumpkins
competition (that have been grown at the garden!)
snacks will also be served. Please bring a cultural
dish to share. All are welcome to this free event we
hope you will come to support the hard work of the
community and share in this celebration. Please note
that children must be accompanied by an adult.
Information: 020 7928 5803, [email protected]


EMPIRE - WARHOL FILM PROJECTED ONTO NATIONAL THEATRE
Fridays 21 & 28 October 
5pm-1am at the National Theatre, South Bank; free 
Map: http://quicklink.se1direct.co.uk/?id=1067
Andy Warhol�s epic 1964 film has its UK premiere as
part of the Hayward�s new exhibition, projected on to
the exterior of the National Theatre. One stationary 
shot of the Empire State Building.
http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk
http://www.hayward.org.uk



SATURDAY FAMILY GARDENING AT THE DIVERSITY GARDEN
Saturday 22 October
10am-2pm at The Diversity Garden on Library Street and
King James Street, off Borough Road
Map: http://quicklink.se1direct.co.uk/?id=980
A free drop-in family gardening session for children of
all ages with their families. Come along and
participate in gardening and environmentally themed
practical activities. Collect seeds from the garden and
make and decorate your own seed packets. Join in with
seasonal Halloween themed arts and crafts activities in
the garden. Look after the Diversity garden by weeding,
digging and harvesting. Thirsty plants will need
watering! Decorate a pot and plant flower bulbs to take
home. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Information: 020 7928 5803, [email protected]


TABLE TOP SALE AT ST MATTHEW'S-AT-THE-ELEPHANT
Saturday 22 October
11am-2pm at St Matthew's, Meadow Row; admission 20p
Map: http://quicklink.se1direct.co.uk/?id=988


OCTOBER PLENTY WITH THE LIONS PART
Sunday 23 October 
12 noon on Bankside 
Map: http://quicklink.se1direct.co.uk/?id=888
An Autumn Harvest Celebration beginning on  Bankside by
Shakespeare�s Globe, mixing ancient seasonal customs
and theatre with contemporary festivity, joining with
Borough Market. A huge Corn Queene effigy heavy with
�plenty� - wheat, barley and other  grains, and apples,
root vegetables and foliage will appear in a procession
around the front of the Globe, Bankside, with the
Company of  actors, music, the time- honoured hobby
horse, strung with cakes and loaves and the berry man -
an autumn incarnation of the original green man -
decked with wild fruits and foliage leads the company.
The crowd processes through the streets to Borough
Market. There in the Green Market, savour the delights
on offer: soul cakes, conker fights, cider from the New
Forest, apple bobbing, a great beer selection and the
wonderful market stalls and more dancing. The Company
performs Fastnachtsspiele or Nonsensenightplays.
Vibrant old tales of pastoral life, these ebullient
16th-century verse plays by Hans Sachs are rarely
performed. Witness them today in new translation for
the occasion, spiced with present day festive spirit
and song. Apples cascade out into the crowd as the Corn
Queene is opened up at the end of the play and this is
followed by the celebrated Execution of John
Barleycorn. A glade of young English apple trees
creates a space for children to gather. There they can
re-clothe the trees with green wishes (paper apples)
and listen to stories about apples, markets and harvest
time. There is tasting of old apple types from London
by Brogdale Horticultural Trust and a colourful display
created by Roots and Shoots, the Lambeth community
gardens project who created the Corn Queene. 
http://www.thelionspart.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.

SUMNER STREET SEXUAL ASSAULT: POLICE APPEAL FOR
WITNESSES
Police are appealing for any witnesses or information
concerning a sexual assault in Sumner Buildings on
Bankside's Sumner Street on Thursday 29 September.
http://london-se1.co.uk/news/view/1795


FIREARMS SIEZED FROM CHILD'S BEDROOM AT THE ELEPHANT
Detectives from Trident seized five firearms and a
large quantity of ammunition during a raid at an
address in Gaywood Street off St George's Road on
Tuesday morning.
http://london-se1.co.uk/news/view/1794


CAN YOU IDENTIFY BLACKFRIARS BRIDGE MYSTERY MAN?
Police are appealing for help in identifying a man who
is thought to have jumped from Blackfriars Bridge on
Friday 9 September
http://london-se1.co.uk/news/view/1793


RESIDENTS PROPOSE RE-ROUTING OF THAMESLINK TO SAVE
BOROUGH MARKET
Objections by SE1 residents to the routing of the
Thameslink 200 scheme through Borough Market are due to
be heard at the public inquiry.
http://london-se1.co.uk/news/view/1792


KEEP WATERLOO INTERNATIONAL FOR DOMESTIC RAIL USE -
REPORT
A government report recommends that the international
terminal be retained for use by domestic rail services
after Eurostar's move to St Pancras in 2007.
http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/1789


POTTERS FIELDS: ENGLISH HERITAGE THREATENS LEGAL
CHALLENGE
The Potters Fields saga took a dramatic turn on Friday
when English Heritage threatened a legal challenge
against the planning inspector's report.
http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/1788


WHAT NEXT FOR POTTERS FIELDS?
Southwark Council and Berkeley Homes have issued a
joint statement about the way forward for the Potters
Fields coach park site.
http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/1787


48-STOREY DOON STREET TOWER: FIRST IMAGES
Coin Street Community Builders has released the first
images of its proposed 48-storey development on Upper
Ground, just behind the National Theatre.
http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/1786


SOUTHWARK TENANTS GATHER AT GLAZIERS HALL
More than 150 Southwark council tenants gathered at
Glaziers Hall by London Bridge on Saturday for their
seventh annual conference. This years's theme was 'Back
to the Future � Has our housing service improved?'
http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/1785


CHARLES DICKENS HEADTEACHER IS "GENIUS" SAYS JAMIE
OLIVER
Liz Owens is "nothing short of a genius", said TV chef
Jamie Oliver of the Charles Dickens Primary School
headteacher, who was named 'teacher of the year' at the
Pride of Britain Awards this week.
http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/1784

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[ Local business news from the London SE1 website ]

News for and about local companies big and small:

VOTING UNDERWAY FOR LONDON BRIDGE BID
The London Bridge Business Improvement District ballot
has been launched with a reception attended by more
than a hundred business representatives at Cotton's
Atrium.
http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/1790

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[ Features from the London SE1 website ]

WALLACE AND GROMIT CHEESE ON SALE IN BOROUGH MARKET
One of the few places where Wallace and Gromit's new
favourite cheese can be bought is Borough Market.
http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/1783


MORE4 CHAT SHOW MAKES COUNTY HALL DEBUT
If you see a motorcycle courier rushing from County
Hall on the South Bank to Horseferry Road in
Westminster, they're probably carrying the tape of
More4's nightly topical chat show The Last Word.
http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/1780


FAIR PLAY TROPHIES UP FOR GRABS
Pupils at Charlotte Sharman School at the Elephant got
a preview of one of the trophies up for grabs next
month at the Ministry of Sound during the closing
ceremony of Southwark Community Games.
http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/1779

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[ Arts reviews from the London SE1 website ]

LAWRENCE OF ARABIA: THE LIFE, THE LEGEND AT THE
IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM
Lawrence of Arabia died seventy years ago in a freak
accident on an almost deserted road. The Imperial War
Museum exhibition recalls his exploits and reveals a
link to the current situation in Iraq.
http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/1791


WHAT WE DID TO WEINSTEIN AT THE MENIER CHOCOLATE
FACTORY
This dark comedy written by Ryan Craig has a variety of
themes including coming of age, religion, cultural
displacement and war.
http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/1782


FLOGGING THE JEWELS AT THE NATIONAL THEATRE
Flogging the Jewels is an exhibition marking the 30th
anniversary of Sphinx theatre company (formerly 
http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/1781

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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/

- Bermondsey and the Blitz
- Runners club in Bermondsey/SE1?
- Cameras on Tower Bridge
- Bermondsey history
- Secondary Glazing
- Violent activities at Mint Street Park
- Live Music in SE1
- Art gallery 67 - Newcomen St
- Potters Fields
- Bermondsey Spa Park
- New Year & Frost Fair
- Coin Street's plan for 48-storey tower
- Tabard Square
- Bus Stop changes hands again
- A sublime and labyrinthine landscape...
- Southwark Council terminates TMC
- Nurseries in SE1
- Clothes alterations
- Driscoll House, New Kent Road
- The White Hart

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the London SE1 Forum - your login details for this
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forum. * 

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