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SE1 Direct 448: Blake's Lambeth; Open Garden Squares & Coin St Festival ============================================================ [ SE1 Direct ] Issue 448 About this email newsletter: http://www.SE1direct.co.uk Daily local news & features: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk Monday 8 June 2009 ISSN 1750-0656 ============================================================ IN THIS BULLETIN ============================================================ * Local news & features from the London SE1 website * What's on this week * 2 local job vacancies this week * Small offices & desk spaces for rent * Noticeboard * Arts reviews from the London SE1 website * Hot topics from the London SE1 Forum * Local organisations forum with Better Bankside * Business Forum in association with Better Bankside ============================================================ { Local news & features 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 the news on a map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/map * Cycle Superhighway will link Elephant to Southwark Bridge Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/3929 * Petition for neon tower to be returned to Hayward Gallery Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/3928 * 28-storey 'Quill' student tower planned for St Thomas' St Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/3927 * Rich and famous join ARK party at Waterloo International Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/3930 * People's palace or house of horrors? Hayward Gallery show questions 'visitor-friendly' design Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/3926 * Get into conversation at Southwark station & claim a badge Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/3925 * Could you volunteer to help people with cancer at Guy's? Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/3924 * Mayor of Lambeth opens new Tikka Hut counter in York Road Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/3923 * Architects invited to design inhabited London Bridge Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/3922 * Boris backtracks on Waterloo "plastic surgery" claims Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/3921 * Feminist Library welcomes visitors and volunteers Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/3919 * Princess Anne visits Borough High Street Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/3918 * Local teacher launches Sand Dancers children's book Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/3917 * READER OFFER: Biodynamic massage and biodynamic body psychotherapy in Borough High Street Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/3916 * Elephant & Castle man guilty of Tabard Gardens murder Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/3912 * D-Day anniversary: Bermondsey students to Normandy beaches Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/3920 * Junior wardens tackle South Bank & Bankside litter problem Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/3932 ============================================================ Get your ad here: http://www.se1direct.co.uk/advertising.php > Now taking bookings for December 2009 onwards so be quick! ============================================================ { 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 comprehensive what's on guide visit http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/ or pick up a copy of our free monthly printed publication, 'in SE1'. GREEN CAR DAY IN POTTERS FIELDS PARK Monday 8 June at Potters Fields Park, Tooley Street London gets its own Green Car Day as Revolve, the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership and What Car? join forces for a packed day of events centred around City Hall. The day will highlight the best green vehicles on sale and the trends that will shape future transport Expect to see a wide variety of present and future bikes, cars and vans driven by media, celebrities and environmentalists. Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/6966 SELECTION OF FILMS FROM LONDON TRANSPORT MUSEUM ARCHIVE: COMMUNITY FILM CLUB Monday 8 June 7pm (refreshments from 6.30pm) at Starr Auditorium, Tate Modern, Bankside; free Approx 90 minute selection of archive films from the 1940s to the 1970s. Membership of the Community Film Club is primarily aimed at those living and working in Southwark and Lambeth. To become a member email [email protected] or join at the door. Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/6545 SQUAWKS, QUACKS & FLUTTERS - BIRDS OF PREY IN LITTLE DORRIT PARK Tuesday 9 June 3.15pm-5pm at Little Dorrit Park, Borough High Street; free Meet birds of prey from Countrywide Falconry, make bird feeders and get your face painted. Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/7109 GORGEOUS GLASSWARE: BEHIND THE SCENES Wednesday 10 June 2pm-3pm at Museum of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, 1 Lambeth High Street; free; booking essential 020 7572 2210 or [email protected] From the carboy placed inside the chemist shop window as a symbol of pharmacy to the beautifully coloured bottles and jars which filled the shelves inside Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/6231 WATERLOO SUMMER SERIES: LIVE MUSIC IN EMMA CONS GARDENS Wednesday 10 June 5pm-7pm at Emma Cons Gardens, The Cut; free Second of this year's Waterloo Summer Series of outdoor music events. Check out a selection of live bands - regulars at The Stage Door pub & kitchen on Webber Street. Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/7069 SINGOLOGY: SING ONE, SING ALL IN THE SCOOP Wednesday 10 June 6.30pm at The Scoop, More London Riverside; free Come and experience Gospel music like never before. Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/7008 WATERLOO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GROUP GENERAL MEETING Wednesday 10 June 7pm at Waterloo Action Centre, 14 Baylis Road Find out about plans for a new hotel at the corner of Blackfriars Road and Meymott Street. Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/5731 BERMONDSEY COMMUNITY COUNCIL Wednesday 10 June 7pm at Harris Academy Bermondsey, 55 Southwark Park Road Meeting for Riverside, Grange & South Bermondsey wards. Discuss and decide the Bermondsey Community Council themes for the year ahead and have your say about funding for community projects. Meet your councillors, get updates from local police and wardens and contribute to the debate. Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/6871 WILLIAM BLAKE'S LAMBETH: FREE GUIDED WALK Thursday 11 June 6pm-8pm; meet at Waterloo Library, 114-118 Lower Marsh; free William Blake is one of Britain's most world renowned poets, artists and thinkers. His life in Westminster is widely celebrated; yet his decade in Lambeth from 1790 - 1800, when he produced arguably his greatest works, is undervalued and little known. Discover the traces of Blake's Lambeth with archivist Jon Newman, and while you walk, enjoy highlights such as the site of William Blake's House, Lambeth Palace and the inspiration behind 'London's charter'd streets'. Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/6705 IRISH PENSIONERS CHOIR AT THE SCOOP Thursday 11 June 6.30pm at The Scoop, More London Riverside; free Enjoy Irish songs of another era. Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/7009 FuSE1 BUSINESS BREAKFAST Friday 12 June 8.30am at Brew Wharf, Brew Wharf Yard, Stoney Street; �5 FuSE1 - the first SE1-based breakfast club to actively help local property-related businesses foster profitable working relationships - have invited British fashion designer Sir Paul Smith to be the first guest speaker. Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/7155 OPEN DAY AT LONDON FIRE BRIGADE MUSEUM Friday 12 June 11am-3pm at London Fire Brigade Museum, Winchester House, 94A Southwark Bridge Road; free A rare chance to visit the museum - which was threatened with closure last year - without needing to book a tour in advance. Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/6939 LONDON GAY MEN'S CHORUS AT THE SCOOP Friday 12 June 7pm at The Scoop, More London Riverside; free Ranging from classical, through to music hall, musical theatre and pop, the London Gay Men's Chorus performs songs celebrating London in all its facets, along with favourite numbers from their extensive eclectic repertoire. Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/7010 SAM'S DAY AT SHAKESPEARE'S GLOBE: FREE WORKSHOPS & TALKS Saturday 13 June 10am-5pm at Shakespeare's Globe, New Globe Walk; free Free workshops, demonstrations and platform discussions to celebrate Sam Wanamaker's birthday. Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/6388 LAVENDER FESTIVAL AT THE GARDEN MUSEUM Saturday 13 & Sunday 14 June 10.30am-5pm at Garden Museum, Lambeth Palace Road Dr Simon Charlesworth of Downderry Nursery will display and sell his gorgeous lavender plants and present Masterclasses on the care, cultivation and selection of the wide range of lavenders that he grows. Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/6324 OPEN GARDEN SQUARES WEEKEND Saturday 13 & Sunday 14 June * Downings Roads Moorings, Mill Street * Lambeth Palace Garden, Lambeth Palace * Merrick Square & Trinity Church Square * Community Garden, Tate Modern, Bankside See: http://www.london-se1.co.uk/whatson/seriesmap/8 WORLD WIDE KNIT IN PUBLIC DAY I KNIT LONDON TREASURE HUNT Saturday 13 June Meet 11.30am-12 noon at I Knit London, 106 Lower Marsh; free I Knit London will be celebrating WWKIP Day by inviting knitters (and their non-knitting friends) to take part in a knitty treasure hunt - they'l be sending you off to wander the streets of central London, following fiendish cryptic clues, dressing up statues, hunting celebrities, shepherding and knitting at some of London's most famous landmarks... Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/7066 OPEN DAY FOR YOUN ACTORS AT SOUTHWARK PLAYHOUSE Saturday 13 June 11am-1.30pm at Southwark Playhouse, Shipwright Yard; free Aged 15-20? Interested in theatre? Want to get involved? Come to an Open Day at Southwark Playhouse. Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/7099 FAMILY FUN DAY & DOG SHOW IN BERMONDSEY SPA GARDENS Saturday 13 June 12pm-5pm at Spa Gardens, Grange Road; free Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/7170 CELEBRATING SANCTUARY: FIRST COIN STREET FESTIVAL 2009 EVENT Sunday 14 June 2pm-7pm at Bernie Spain Gardens, Upper Ground; free This annual event which celebrates the art of refugee communities in the UK reaches its tenth birthday with a profusion of new talent across its three stages. Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/7042 GUIDED TOUR OF RED CROSS GARDEN Sunday 14 June 2.30pm-3.15pm at Red Cross Garden, Redcross Way; free Find out about the Victorian roots of Red Cross Garden and its founder Octavia Hill by joining a free guided tour. For more information and other dates of guided tours please call 020 7403 3393 or email [email protected]. Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/7057 AROUND THE WORLD IN A DAY Sunday 14 June From 12 noon at Hilton London Tower Bridge, 5 More London, Tooley Street; Registration packs, including an event t-shirt cost just �5 Hilton London Tower Bridge is inviting the local community to travel around the world in a day as part of Hilton in the Community Foundation's annual national charity event. Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/7125 ============================================================ { Local job vacancies } * Marketing & Communications Internship Southwark Arts Forum * Marketing officer, Blackfriars Settlement Full details at http://www.london-se1.co.uk/classifieds/jobs Why not advertise your job vacancy here? Only �9.99: http://www.london-se1.co.uk/classifieds/jobs/add-a-job ============================================================ { Small offices & desk spaces for rent } * Desk space, Mattinson Partnership * Therapy Room/Office Space, Topnotch London Bridge * Creative desk space, Ptolemy Mann * Counselling Room, South Bank Alexander Centre Full details http://www.london-se1.co.uk/classifieds/offices Why not advertise your office space here? Only �9.99: http://www.london-se1.co.uk/classifieds/offices/post-advert ============================================================ { Arts reviews from the London SE1 website } * The Moon The Moon at Southwark Playhouse Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/3931 ============================================================ { Noticeboard } Short announcements from local organisations COIN STREET COMMUNITY PLAYERS Are you interested in ... acting dancing musicianship writing musical composition graphic design set design & construction marketing & publicity stage management? Then join the Coin Street Community Players. Led by you, the local community, and facilitated and directed by Out Of Thin Air's artistic director Roger Irvin Dunn who has experience in bringing theatre productions to local stages as well as working extensively in the theatre industry both on- and off-stage and freelancing as a stage technician at both the Royal Opera House and National Theatre. Weekly sessions at the Coin Street neighbourhood centre Thursdays 7-9pm. Open to members of the local community aged 18 and over. For more information and to get involved contact 020 7021 1600 or email [email protected] LONDON BRIDGE FESTIVAL BEST NEW COMEDY AWARD 2009 Details at http://bit.ly/MlfdL LONDON BRIDGE FESTIVAL PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION Details at http://bit.ly/11dovQ LONDON BRIDGE FESTIVAL SHORT STORY COMPETITION Details at http://bit.ly/Iradd WATERLOO QUARTER FOOD FESTIVAL Three days of festivities from Monday 22 to Wednesday 24 June to celebrate the gastronomic delights of Waterloo with special offers, taster sessions and events at local restaurants, cafes, bars and food shops. Order you and your friends a Gastro-Passport today for the details of all the activities taking place throughout the festival as well as your chance to win a meal for two at Baltic. See: http://bit.ly/nVIDP for details SOCIALITE LONDON MID-SUMMER BALL Socialite London cordially invites you to the spectacular Mid-Summer Ball to be hosted on Saturday 13th June at 40l30 ~ the Gherkin. The iconic architecture of the 360-degree glass domed bar is breathtaking in itself and then there are the views - when you look up you will see sky and when you look out you will see the most dramatic views of London imaginable. You will be greeted upon arrival with a glass of champagne. Further to the champagne reception you will enjoy complimentary U'Luvka Vodka cocktails and canapes at the U'Luvka Vodka bar. As the sun sets and the night sky lights up, a sophisticated dj set will ensure you enjoy the most elegant party of your life. Info: http://www.socialite-london.com/pages/trialmembership/ ============================================================ { Hot topics from the London SE1 Forum } Our weekly digest of new topics started at http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/list/1 * Vietnamese sandwich bar opening at 114 Bermondsey Street http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/111308 * Kangaroo on Weston Street http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/111296 * Congestion Zone Camera on Fair Street http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/111247 * Tower Bridge Road closure Friday night - chemical spill? http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/111234 * Walk for Life - Crusaid http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/111230 * Street works on The Cut and Waterloo Road http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/111194 * Who is demolishing the building on Webber Street? http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/111192 * Potters Fields - money v open space http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/111159 * Bike stolen from Tesco http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/111158 * Circulo Closed! http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/111105 * Royal Mail Problems? http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/111064 * King James Street http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/110967 * Dickens Estate - any thoughts? http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/110921 To see all the current active forum topics, go to: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/list/1 ============================================================ { Local organisations forum with Better Bankside } * Looking for hall to hire near London Bridge http://www.london-se1.co.uk/forum/read/9/111282 * Funding for groups to use Bankside Community Space free http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/9/110663 * Examples of good local residents' associations websites http://www.london-se1.co.uk/forum/read/9/110325 * Summary of funding opportunities http://www.london-se1.co.uk/forum/read/9/109179 To see all the current active forum topics, go to: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/list/9 ============================================================ { Business forum in association with Better Bankside } * Local desk space wanted http://www.london-se1.co.uk/forum/read/7/110540 Read more at http://forum.betterbankside.co.uk ============================================================ CONTACT DETAILS ============================================================ Before sending us event information please see http://www.banksidepress.com/listings/ Editor: James Hatts - [email protected] SE1 Direct is copyright (c) 2009 Bankside Press ============================================================ SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION ============================================================