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SE1 Direct 539: Pancake Race, Annie Lennox, Tango and more ============================================================ [ SE1 Direct ] Issue 539 About this email newsletter: http://www.SE1direct.co.uk Daily local news & features: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk Monday 7 March 2011 ISSN 1750-0656 ============================================================ IN THIS BULLETIN ============================================================ * Local news & features from the London SE1 website * Advert: lose weight before your wedding or holiday * What's on this week * Local job vacancies * Small offices & desk spaces for rent * Hot topics from the London SE1 Forum ============================================================ { 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 * Christopher Chessun enthroned as tenth Bishop of Southwark Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/5142 * Thames riverbed searched for unexploded ordnance Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/5141 * Tate Modern extension 'on schedule' to open in 2012 Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/5140 * Elephant & Castle 44-storey tower project to be revived Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/5139 * Potters Fields Park confirmed as Olympics big screen site Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/5138 * Lambeth councillor joins dustcart crew on South Bank round Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/5137 * Council seeks extra cash from Blackfriars tower developer Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/5136 * Waterloo Quarter BID wins second term Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/5135 * Campaigners dressed as maids hold demo at trade summit Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/5134 =========================================================== { Advert } Want to lose weight and tone up before your wedding or holiday? 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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'. BANKSIDE BIKESHED EXHIBITION Monday 7 to Friday 11 March 10am-6pm at Bankside Community Space, 18 Great Guildford Street; free The Architecture Foundation is holding an exhibition showcasing a selection of submissions for an international design competition to design a modular, portable and secure cycle parking solution for the Better Better Bankside Business Improvement District. The winning entry will be built as a prototype in May 2011. Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/10601 BANKSIDE RESIDENTS' FORUM: OPEN FORUM Monday 7 March 6.30pm at Bankside Community Space, 18 Great Guildford Street Come and meet your neighbours and find out more on Bankside issues * Bankside licensing saturation policy update * What are the future developments likely to affect residents? * Bankside Urban Forest update Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/10518 STREET DANCE PERFORMANCE Monday 7 March 7pm at Hankey Hall, Hankey Place Millwall and QPR fans will be entertained by 15 young street dancers from Southwark's Tabard Gardens Estate during the half time interval at the Den on Tuesday. To warm up for the performance in front of 20,000 paying fans, the dancers will give their first public performance at Hankey Hall for their friends and family on Monday. The 6-18 year old girls and boys have been taught weekly by dance specialists 'Team Kaizen' in partnership with Millwall Community Scheme. Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/10603 JOIN ME ON THE BRIDGE: INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY WITH ANNIE LENNOX Tuesday 8 March 12 noon at Millennium Bridge, Bankside; free Women will be gathered on bridges from Australia to India, from Afghanistan to Ireland, all celebrating the centenary year of International Women's Day. The London March, led by Annie Lennox, will leave Borough Market at 11am, walking along Bankside to Millennium Bridge, crossing the Thames to the North side then continuing west along the river walk way past Victoria Embankment Gardens, then crossing back along Hungerford Bridge to the South Bank and finishing at the Royal Festival Hall for speeches (12.30pm-1pm). There will be coffee and banner-making at Borough Market from 10am. Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/10591 BETTER BANKSIDE PANCAKE DAY RACE Tuesday 8 March 12pm-2pm at Cathedral Square, Montague Close Watch teams from local businesses as they compete in the annual Better Bankside Pancake Day Race in Montague Close. The event is held in aid of Paintings in Hospitals, the charity based at the Menier Gallery in Southwark Street. Pancakes will be on sale to the public. Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/10496 EQUALS SOUL TRAIN IN JUBILEE GARDENS Tuesday 8 March 3pm-6pm at Jubilee Gardens, Belvedere Road To celebrate 100 years of International Women's Day through the international language of dance, EQUALS will be creating an EQUALS soul train. Get down and groove with your EQUAL of the opposite sex - a friend, a relative, or a stranger. Whether you're fresh to the scene or have been dancing for years, we can all disco! Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/10589 FOLLOWING IN NIGHTINGALE'S FOOTSTEPS: EDITH CAVELL'S STORY Tuesday 8 March 6.15pm at Florence Nightingale Museum, St Thomas' Hospital, 2 Lambeth Palace Road; �5.80 (conc �4.80) Talk by Jonathan Evans (archivist, Barts and the London NHS Trust). Tickets can be purchased on the night or via calling the museum with a credit card to hand. Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/10541 RECENT LOCAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL WORK Tuesday 8 March 7.30pm (refreshments from 7pm) at New Cut Housing Co-Operative Hall, 106 The Cut; �1 Symposium with various speakers. A Southwark & Lambeth Archaeological Society event. Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/9653 CONSTRUCTION NOISE PROBLEMS AT THE SHARD AND LONDON BRIDGE Wednesday 9 March 6.30pm at Bermondsey Village Hall, Kirby Grove The developments at the Shard and around London Bridge station have been causing noise problems for people living nearby. Leathermarket JMB - which manages several local estates - has organised a meeting to disucss these problems with Mace (the contractor building the Shard) and Alan Blissett from Southwark Council's Environmental Protection Team. Come along to the meeting at the Bermondsey Village Hall to discuss the problems that you have been facing and to find out what the council and Mace can do to reduce the nuisance to residents. Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/10600 BOROUGH & BANKSIDE COMMUNITY COUNCIL Wednesday 9 March 7pm at Charles Dickens Primary School, Toulmin Street Regular meeting for residents of Cathedrals and Chaucer wards. Meet your councillors, have your say and learn about the work of local police officers. This month's theme is "your streets: have your say" - take part in an interactive voting session about trees, cycling on pavements and other street-related topics. Plus a chance to learn about plans for a Charles Dickens memorial in the Borough. Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/9936 BERMONDSEY COMMUNITY COUNCIL Wednesday 9 March 7pm at Harris Academy Bermondsey, 55 Southwark Park Road Regular public meeting for residents of Grange, Riverside and South Bermondsey wards. This month's theme is "managing Bermondsey's environment". The meeting will include workshops on transport proposals for Spa Road, Jamaica Road and Lynton Road. There will be opportunities to discuss the proposed air quality strategy for the area. Plus a chance to find out about the trial of new heating methods on four Bermondsey estates. Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/10414 WATERLOO LIBRARY BOOK GROUP Thursday 10 March 6.30pm at Waterloo Library, 114-118 Lower Marsh; free The group is reading The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot. Contact librarian Stephen Males on 020 7926 8751 for further details. Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/10550 THAMES WATER CHAMBERS WHARF DROP-IN SESSIONS Friday 11 to Saturday 12 March Fri 10am-7pm; Sat 10am-4pm at Beormund Community Centre, 177 Abbey Street Thames Water, in conjunction with St James Group (part of the Berkeley Group), has bought land at Chambers Wharf to ensure it can be considered as a key construction site for the Thames Tunnel super sewer. Find out more at these drop-in sessions. Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/10525 MARKET: A FILM ABOUT BERMONDSEY SQUARE Friday 11 March 12pm at Shortwave Cinema, 10 Bermondsey Square; free A chance to see Kevin Dolan's new short film about Bermondsey Antiques Market. Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/10602 OTTICA TV ANNUAL SCREENING Friday 11 March 6pm-9pm at Bankside Community Space, 18 Great Guildford Street; free Contemporary art channel Ottica TV holds its informal annual screening of contributors' work. Each 5 minute short will be preceded by a short statement by the author. Breaks for tea and chat at 7 and 8pm. Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/10535 POP-UP BOOKSTALL Saturday 12 March 10am-4pm at Trinity Church Square, Trinity Church Square; free Lots of secondhand books, fiction and non-fiction for sale outside 57 Trinity Church Square. Most books cost 50p. Stock will change every week, so it is worth coming back. Proceeds in aid of Trinity Newington Residents' Association funds. Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/10594 SPECIAL TANGO EVENT Saturday 12 March 2pm-7pm at Coin Street Neighbourhood Centre, 108 Stamford Street Attend a beginners' tango class, or join in 'praticas' - sessions to simply practice your steps whatever your level. Plus performances and expert tips. �5 for beginners' session (2-3pm) or practice session (3pm onwards), or �7 for whole afternoon. Contact Maria for more information on 07846 102307 or [email protected] Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/10599 LONDON BRIDGE AND THE CITY IN THE BLITZ GUIDED WALK Sunday 13 March Meet 11am by wooden cross in south churchyard at Southwark Cathedral, London Bridge; �7 This walk examines the City's great fire raid of 29 December 1940 and other big raids of 1940/41. Neil Bright will help you find the evidence that still remain. The walk is supported by contemporary photos, eyewitness accounts and one or two surprising tales. The walk finishes at Blackfriars Bridge (north side). Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/10598 BOROUGH BOOK GROUP Monday 14 March 6.30pm at The Table, 85 Southwark Street; free The Borough book group will this month discuss 'Room' by Emma Donoghue. Copies can be collected at John Harvard Library. Please contact [email protected] to pick up a copy of the book or make further enquiries. Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/10539 ============================================================ { Local job vacancies } * Sustainability in Heritage Traineeship, Garden Museum 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 } * 4 Spare desks on Bermondsey Street, Mandarin * Space available in contemporary office in London Bridge Details at 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 ============================================================ { Hot topics from the London SE1 Forum } Our weekly digest of new topics started at http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/list/1 * Dognapping in Clink Street http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/137119 * Caribbean Cuisine - Tower Bridge Road. Superb & very cheap http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/137122 * Southwark parking permits since closure of Parking Shop http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/137104 * Ministry of Sound Newsletter - have you received one? http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/137100 * Burgess Park 450 trees being felled http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/137092 * Private vs NHS dentist http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/137079 * Angry Birds & Kevin Spacey Round for Tea? http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/137078 * Tidy Tank in Mandela Way http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/137063 * White Cube Gallery on Recall site http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/137033 * Thames Water Works - The letter http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/137024 * Yuri yoga is back http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/137021 * Closing down sale - kitchen shop - The Cut http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/137003 * Keys found in Marshalsea Road http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/136980 * BT Broadband Shad Thames/Queen E. St. http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/136961 * 40 Maltby Street - new wine company http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/136954 To see all the current active forum topics, go to: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/list/1 ============================================================ { Business forum in association with Better Bankside } * Pop up Banners and large promo stand suppliers http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/7/137049 * Anyone tempted to expand overseas? http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/7/136952 Read more at http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/list/7 ============================================================ CONTACT DETAILS ============================================================ Before sending us event information please see http://www.banksidepress.com/listings/ Editor: James Hatts - [email protected] SE1 Direct is copyright (c) 2011 Bankside Press ============================================================ SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION ============================================================