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[ SE1 Direct ]    Issue 287       http://www.SE1direct.co.uk

Monday 8 May 2006                             ISSN 1750-0656

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* Local news from the London SE1 website
* Advert: Metro Planting - Transforming Urban Spaces
* Reader offer: 25% off food at tamesa@oxo bar & brasserie
* What's on this week
* Local business news from the London SE1 website
* Features from the London SE1 website
* Hot topics from the London SE1 Forum

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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. You can also see
that news on a map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/map.php

* Stalemate in Southwark after dramatic election night
Read more at http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/2149

* Lib Dems hold Waterloo but Labour takes control of Lambeth
Read more at http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/2147

* Third man charged with Lynton Road murder
Read more at http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/2146

* New cafe for Geraldine Mary Harmsworth Park
Read more at http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/2144

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[ Advert: Metro Planting ]

Metro Planting - Transforming Urban Spaces with Plants
Roof Terraces, Balconies, Courtyards and Gardens. 

Sympathetic and creative design plans. 

Specialising in creating thriving planting schemes for all
lifestyles and environmental conditions, using a range of
architectural and low maintenance plants. 

10 years experience, portfolio and references.

For more information contact: 
Claire Lakey BA (Hons) Garden Design 
tel+fax:  020 8299 3837   mob: 07900 932 064
http://www.metroplanting.com 

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Now booking for July, August, September onwards!
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[ Reader offer: 25% off food at tamesa@oxo bar & brasserie ]

A new funky bar and brasserie has opened on the second floor
at Oxo Tower Wharf serving affordable food for lunch and
evenings, great cocktails and pre-theatre meals in
contemporary surroundings. tamesa@oxo is the latest meeting
place on the South Bank with superb views of the river and
across to the city. Open daily for breakfast, lunch, drinks
and dinner from 10am till late.

SPECIAL OPENING OFFER
25% off food in the brasserie until Sunday 21 May.
To book call 020 7633 0088.
Quote 'SE1 Direct' when booking to obtain the discount.

Find out more about tamesa@oxo and to see menus:
http://www.oxotower.co.uk/tamesa.html

tamesa@oxo, Second floor, Oxo Tower Wharf 
Bargehouse Street London SE1 9PH

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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. 


IN PLAIN CLOTHES - SPECIAL PRICE FOR SOUTHWARK RESIDENTS
Until Thursday 18 May
8pm (Matinees 3pm: Sat 13, 2pm: Tue 16, Wed 17, Thu 18, 4pm:
Sun 14, with no Sunday 8pm performance) at the Siobhan
Davies Studios, St George's Road; �18 (conc & Southwark
residents �12); Box Office: 0870 730 1414
Map: http://quicklink.se1direct.co.uk/?id=1116
In Plain Clothes celebrates the completion of Siobhan Davies
Studios in St George's Road, the first permanent home of
Siobhan Davies Dance. Davies, with creative input from her
company of dancers and the collaboration of four creative
advisors, has produced something unique in the sphere of
contemporary dance. Using the simplicity of Italian folk
songs, the piece is constructed using fragments of dance;
individual musical notes represent each movement, giving the
final work unlimited connections.  Working closely with her
composer and designers, Siobhan Davies has produced In Plain
Clothes specifically for a studio space.  In Plain Clothes
is the latest stage in the choreographer's quest to create a
performer/audience intimacy rarely experienced in dance.
http://www.siobhandavies.com


COMMUNITY FILM CLUB: THE TIME OF OUR LIVES
Monday 8 May
7pm (doors open 6.30pm) in the Starr Auditorium, Tate Modern
Map: http://quicklink.se1direct.co.uk/?id=1030
Time of Our Lives is a portrait of Irish immigrant Richard
Harris' extended family through whom we experience some of
the deep social changes across the generations.
(Documentary, 1994, Director: Michael Grigsby, 83 mins)
If you live or work in Southwark you can join the Community
Film Club for free by emailing:
[email protected] 


CELEBRATING THE ACHIEVEMENTS, SHARING THE LEARNING 
Thursday 11 May
9am-5pm at the Mermaid Conference and Events Centre, Puddle
Dock; To reserve a place please register your interest on
0845 303 3335 or email: [email protected]
Map: http://quicklink.se1direct.co.uk/?id=1114
This free conference will provide healthcare staff, health
policy makers, service users and carers with an opportunity
to learn more about a major project to improve sexual
health, stroke and kidney disease services.
The Modernisation Initiative Conference is a free one day
event which will celebrate the achievements and share the
learning of the �15 million grant awarded by Guy's and St
Thomas' Charity to address the three health care areas which
have been selected as priorities for improvement.
A keynote presentation will be given by Michael McGrath, the
first disabled person to have conquered both the North and
South Poles, on his experience of overcoming barriers and
pushing boundaries.
Other presentations will be given by staff, including Chris
Bull, Chief Executive of Southwark Primary Care Trust and
patients, such as Margaret Elliot, who has been treated at
King's College Hospital for kidney disease and underwent a
kidney transplant, donated by her son, at Guy's and St
Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust.
http://www.modernisation-initiative.net


NEW COMEDY CLUB IN WESTMINSTER BRIDGE ROAD
Thursday 11 May
8.30pm (Doors 8pm) at Horse, 122-124 Westminster Bridge
Road; �6 (conc �5)
Map: http://quicklink.se1direct.co.uk/?id=1113
Opening night: Hal Cruttenden, Cole Parker, Robert
Broderick, Caroline Clifford, Karl Edrik, Verity Welch and
Paul Ricketts (MC)
http://www.upthearts.com


BOOK SALE AT SOUTHWARK CATHEDRAL
Saturday 13 May
10.30am-4pm at Southwark Cathedral, London Bridge
Map: http://quicklink.se1direct.co.uk/?id=874
In aid of the Friends of Southwark Cathedral.
http://www.southwark.anglican.org/cathedral/


OPEN AFTERNOON AT ST ANDREW'S SHORT STREET
4pm at St Andrew's Short Street
Map: http://quicklink.se1direct.co.uk/?id=1112
Tea, tour and opening worship at Waterloo's new church,
opened last month by Princess Alexandra.
http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/2133
http://www.stjohnswaterloo.co.uk

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[ Local business news from the London SE1 website ]

News for and about local businesses big and small

* Richard Rogers reappointed to Bankside 4
Read more at http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/2151

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[ Features from the London SE1 website ]

Stories about SE1 people and places

* Designs sought for mobile meeting place
Read more at http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/2152

* Roger Daltrey and Richard Desmond join forces for Evelina 
Read more at http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/2150

* Children's hospital launches audio tour
Read more at http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/2143

* Shakespeare's Way links birthplace with Bankside
Read more at http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/2142

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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/list/1

- "You've got the power"
- Spa Park
- What is the Peabody Trust?
- Lots of fire/police in the Southwark St Peabody
- Dragon Castle - Walworth Road
- Lambeth history at the Museum of Garden History
- Urban Foxes in SE1
- New cafe on Bermondsey Street
- Jumper on The Cut
- Southwark Council - where are we?
- Cornwall Club, Cornwall Road
- Gladstone pub
- Improving Borough High Street
- Waterloo Bar & Kitchen
- Photo developing - film

To read and respond to these discussions and more, go to:
http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/list/1

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