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============================================================ [ SE1 Direct ] Issue 265 http://www.SE1direct.co.uk Monday 5 December 2005 ============================================================ >> IN THIS BULLETIN ============================================================ * What's on this week * Advert: It's time to fill in your Tax Return! * Local news from the London SE1 website * December 2005 issue of 'in SE1' - and great Old Vic comp * 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 =========================================================== [ 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. BANKSIDE RESIDENTS' FORUM AGM & DOON STREET PRESENTATION Monday 5 December 5.30pm at the Starr Auditorium, Tate Modern, Bankside Map: http://quicklink.se1direct.co.uk/?id=1030 Agenda includes presentation on Coin Street Community Builders' plans for a 48-storey tower and leisure centre on Upper Ground/Doon Street. Followed by Community Film Club (see below). Information: [email protected] TONIGHT - COMMUNITY FILM CLUB @ TATE MODERN - SCROOGE (1951) Monday 5 December 7pm (doors open 6.30pm for free refreshments; film duration: 86 min) at Tate Modern; Please use the Level 2 cafe entrance and staff will direct you to the Starr Auditorium from there; free to members (see below) Map: http://quicklink.se1direct.co.uk/?id=1030 The classic Charles Dickens tale about the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge who treats all men with contempt and all kindness as 'humbug'. To join the Community Film Club - it's free to people who live and work in the area - simply send an email to [email protected] CHRISTMAS SEASON LAUNCH AT THE SOUTH BANK CENTRE Tuesday 6 December From 4pm at Festival Riverside, South Bank Map: http://quicklink.se1direct.co.uk/?id=1074 The SBC will be launching its Christmas season with a spectacular event on Festival Riverside. The lights will be switched on by a celebrity, the retailers on Festival Riverside will be offering free mulled wine and Christmas goodies and there will be a surprise stunt. http://www.rfh.org.uk CHRISTMAS SHOPPING NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM OF GARDEN HISTORY Tuesday 6 & Monday 12 December 5pm-8pm at the Museum of Garden History, Lambeth Palace Road Map: http://quicklink.se1direct.co.uk/?id=741 Calendars, seeds and garden-themed gifts and cards for sale. http://www.museumgardenhistory.org � INTRODUCTION TO ENTERPRISE: FREE WATERLOO BUSINESS TRAINING Thursday 8 December Do you live in Waterloo and have a business idea you'd like to develop? Would you like to come to a free training session on Thursday? If so please contact Abigail at oneLondon on 0779 247 1115 or email [email protected] to book a place on the free Introduction to Enterprise half day training session or call her to arrange a free one to one advice session. LUNCHTIME CONCERT - JS BACH ORGAN WORKS Thursday 8 December 1pm at Guy's Hospital Chapel, St Thomas' Street Map: http://quicklink.se1direct.co.uk/?id=997 Recital by David Adkins. BOROUGH MUSIC SCHOOL 10th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT Saturday 10 December 2.30pm at Christ Church, 27 Blackfriars Road Map: http://quicklink.se1direct.co.uk/?id=940 Celebrating 10 years of after-school music teaching in the Borough area. A special concert with a Christmas flavour. Followed by refreshments. http://www.geocities.com/boroughmusicschool CHRISTMAS TREE FAIR and PRODUCERS MARKET AT ROOTS AND SHOOTS Saturday 10 December 11am-4pm at Roots & Shoots, Fitzalan Street SE11 Map: http://quicklink.se1direct.co.uk/?id=976 Free demonstrations on how to make festive wreaths. Visitors will be able to buy all the components - from florist oasis to fresh greenery - to make their own at home for a fraction of the cost of buying a ready-made wreath. For young visitors, the London Beekeepers will be offering candle-making sessions with real beeswax, in the apple barn, part of the 0.5acre wildlife and nature garden in a little known green oasis off Kennington Road. Besides the annual sale of Christmas trees � fresh from the farm, a dozen decorated trees, designed by a host of creative forces across the capital � from gardeners to fashion designers, actors, chefs and musicians will also be on display to give visitors exciting ideas on how to dress your tree. The trees will raise money for charity via 'A Tree is Not Just for Christmas Auction' to show that a charitable donation will outlive that time when the needles start to fall... Dozens of producers will be selling UK-grown organic fresh produce such as turkeys and hams from Sheepdrove farm, fruit and vegetables, bread and Christmas cakes, as well as stalls selling Christmas gifts � from hand-made jewellery, ceramics to garden tools and plants. Refreshments will be served in the new �1.5m eco-hall using electricity generated by solar-power. And to fend off winter chills, there will be a lunchtime barbeque of organic sausages and burgers served with home-made chutney. Trainees will be roasting chestnuts and serving warm mulled drinks. http://www.rootandshoots.org.uk ------------------------------------------------------------ Running an event? http://SE1direct.co.uk/inclusion.php ============================================================ [ Advert: It's time to fill in your Tax Return! ] Help is right at Hand! We can HELP you with your - Tax Return lodgement - Tax Planning - Bookkeeping, VAT returns or Payroll needs - New Business Start Up We offer a comprehensive range of accountancy and tax services and now able to offer free new business starter kits for start ups. 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MULTIPLEX UNVEILS ELEPHANT SKYSCRAPER PLAN A 42-storey tower with integrated wind turbines is to be built at the Elephant and Castle, if councillors approve an application submitted by developers Multiplex this week. http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/1890 OLD OPERATING THEATRE MUSEUM MOVES FROM ATTIC TO CRYPT Southwark's Old Operating Theatre, Museum and Herb Garret will be moving temporarily from the attic to the crypt of St Thomas' Church while essential repairs are carried out on the roof. http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/1889 MAN DIES AFTER COLLAPSING IN KENNINGTON POLICE CELL A man arrested outside St Thomas' Hospital died after collapsing while in custody at Kennington Police Station, according to the Metropolitan Police. http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/1888 TOOLEY STREET'S UNICORN THEATRE FOR CHILDREN OPENS ITS DOORS The new Unicorn Theatre was opened on Thursday by Lord Attenborough in a ceremony involving local school children, famous British actors and a huge, rearing, animated model of a unicorn. http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/1882 LOCAL ATTRACTIONS RECOGNISED IN LONDON-WIDE TOURISM AWARDS Local tourism initiatives and attractions topped the bill at Tuesday night's prestigious Visit London 2005 awards, with Southwark's Tourist Information Centre winning the Best Borough category. http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/1880 BUS DRIVER ASSAULTED AT BRICKLAYERS ARMS Police investigating a violent attack on a bus driver in the Old Kent Road have released images taken from CCTV cameras on the bus. http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/1878 FIRE BRIGADE RELOCATION CONFIRMED The London Fire Brigade has confirmed plans to relocate its headquarters from Albert Embankment to Union Street. The Lambeth site is likely to be redeveloped, with plans for a skyscraper under consideration. http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/1877 ============================================================ [ December 2005 issue of 'in SE1' - and great Old Vic comp ] The December issue of our essential monthly printed guide to what's on in the area is out now. ** Turn to page 2 for a great competition to win tickets to see Aladdin at the Old Vic ** To find out where to pick up your copy, see http://www.inSE1.co.uk/distribution.php Or to download and print your own copy without venturing out into the cold, simply visit http://www.inSE1.co.uk/ ============================================================ [ Local business news from the London SE1 website ] Our business section offers news for and about local companies big and small. BANKSIDE BUSINESSES PREPARE FOR CHRISTMAS Representatives of local companies gathered at Southwark Cathedral on Wednesday for a special Choral Evensong for the Business Community and to light up the cathedral's Christmas tree. http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/1881 ============================================================ [ Features from the London SE1 website ] 40 YEARS OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK Southwark Council last week marked the 40th anniversary of the establishment of the London Borough of Southwark in its present form with a celebration dinner at Shakespeare's Globe. http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/1891 CELEBRATING SOUTHWARK'S YOUNG SPORTS STARS AT THE MINISTRY OF SOUND 200 of Southwark's brightest young sporting stars gathered at the Ministry of Sound last week for an awards ceremony to mark the end of the second year of the Southwark Community Games. http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/1887 SHEEP TO BE DRIVEN ACROSS MILLENNIUM BRIDGE Next year's London Architecture Biennale will feature an inaugural sheep drive across the Millennium Bridge, it was revealed last week. http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/1886 LOCAL SMALL GRANTS FOR REGENERATION PROJECTS A new round of applications for the Pool of London Partnership Small Grants Fund - funded by PricewaterhouseCoopers - is now open. http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/1885 ARCHBISHOP AND KEVIN SPACEY AT WATERLOO'S CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING The Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams and Old Vic artistic director Kevin Spacey were at the Christmas tree lighting in Waterloo's Emma Cons Gardens. http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/1883 ELEPHANT'S ANNUAL FILM FESTIVAL The third annual Elefest Film Festival got under way on Monday night at the London College of Communication. The programme of free movie screenings finished on Saturday. http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/1879 ============================================================ [ Arts reviews from the London SE1 website ] MENTAL FIGHT CLUB'S BLAKE NIGHT AT THE HOP CELLARS Southwark-based Mental Fight Club this week held a special Blake Night event at the Hop Cellars to commemorate the 248th anniversary of the birth of visionary artist and poet William Blake. http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/1884 ============================================================ [ Hot topics from the London SE1 Forum ] Our weekly digest of topics raised in recent discussions at http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/ - Tree Vandals- shock horror! - Menier Chocolate Factory - Potters Fields - Vervena Beauty Clinic - Sainsbury's Borough High Street - Royal Oak Tabard Street - Tate comp - Crime wave in Bermondsey Street - Live Music... You Missed It - Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre - regen team responds - Polish Delicatessen - Pierogies� - Aladdin's Tower Bridge Rd� - Nearest Cinema - Tabard Gardens really desirable address! - Extended pub opening in Borough - Wanted: Tacky Haberdashers - Southwark CC mini zone - Tooley Street 'Terrace' - Waterloo Christmas Light Mystery Dignatary Revealed - Unicorn theatre at More London re-opens - London Fire Brigade Sports Pitch - Auction house * 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. * To read and respond to all these discussions and more, go to: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/ ============================================================ >> CONTACT DETAILS ============================================================ Before sending us event information or press releases, please read this page: http://www.SE1direct.co.uk/inclusion.php Editor: James Hatts - [email protected] SE1 Direct is copyright (c) 2005 Bankside Press ============================================================ >> SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION ============================================================ - WANT TO UNSUBSCRIBE? - CHANGING YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS? 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