SE1 Direct 555: Didges on the Bridges & Borough Market festival
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[ SE1 Direct ]     Issue 555

Monday 27 June 2011                           ISSN 1750-0656

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IN THIS BULLETIN
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* Local news & features from the London SE1 website
* Advert: Connecting London - local IT support
* What's on this week
* Local job vacancies - 9 opportunities this week
* Small offices & desk spaces for rent
* Hot topics from the London SE1 Forum

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{ Local news & features from the London SE1 website }

* New-look Flat Iron Square officially opened
Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/5360

* The Great Fire of Tooley Street: 150 years on
Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/5359

* Colin Slee: memorial service at Southwark Cathedral
Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/5364

* Dickens Square to be re-landscaped
Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/5362

* Mango Tree's Redcross Way cafe plan halted
Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/5361

* Johanna school at centre of National Cricket Day
Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/5358

* Nautical School pupils at City Hall for flag-raising
Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/5357

* Bankside Health Club run in aid of Breast Cancer Care
Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/5363

* Mr Happiness and The Water Engine at The Old Vic Tunnels
Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/5354

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{ What's on this week }

LIVE WIMBLEDON TENNIS SCREENING AT BANKSIDE MIX
Until Sunday 3 July
12 noon-9pm at Bankside Mix, Canvey Street; free
Follow all the action in SW19 without leaving SE1. Grab a
deckchair and watch the live tennis action on a big screen.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/11095


PETER WRIGHT: ORGAN RECITAL
Monday 27 June
1pm at Southwark Cathedral,  London Bridge; free
Peter Wright gives a City of London Festival organ recital.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/10945


DIDGES ON THE BRIDGES: CITY OF LONDON FESTIVAL
Tuesday 28 June
8.30am on Thames bridges; free
Traditionally created by termites hollowing out the branches
of eucalyptus trees, five didjeridu players give this
ancient aboriginal wind instrument a special early morning
appearance in London. Listen out for Blackfriars Didge,
Millennium Didge, London Didge, Southwark Didge and Tower
Didge...
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/11036


FUTURE OF SOUTHWARK'S LIBRARIES: PUBLIC MEETING
Wednesday 29 June
2pm-3pm  at East Street Library, 168-170 Old Kent Road
Southwark residents and library users are being asked their
views on the library service during a borough-wide
consultation. It's part of a review to establish how
Southwark Council can maintain a high quality library
service, fit for the 21st century, in the face of
unprecedented budget cuts. Southwark Council is making
savings of nearly �400,000 in its library service over the
next three years. All of these meetings are open to the
public and will give local people an opportunity to put
forward their views about the library service and make
suggestions about how savings could be achieved. There is no
need to book your place in advance.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/11115


ELIZABETH HOUSE PUBLIC EXHIBITION
Thursday 30 June to Saturday 2 July
Thu 1pm-8pm; Fri & Sat 10am-5pm at Elizabeth House, 39 York
Road
Meet the team planning the redevelopment of the Elizabeth
House site alongside Waterloo Station and have your say on
their proposals.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/11123


WATERLOO QUARTER FOOD FESTIVAL: EVENING FOOD FAIR
Thursday 30 June
5pm-7pm  at Emma Cons Gardens,  The Cut; free
The launch of this year's Waterloo Quarter Food Festival.
Browse the food stalls and enjoy free samples as the best of
Waterloo�s food and drink come together in a single
location. Feast on Thai, Indian, Latin-inspired and Modern
British menus. Sip on a cocktail, smoothie or traditional
pint. Live music. 
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/11001


WAKA ON THE THAMES: MAORI WAR CANOE
Friday 1 July
10.30am-11am on the River Thames
An ornate Maori war canoe comes upstream from Tower Bridge
to Blackfriars Bridge crewed by sixteen Maoris from New
Zealand's Toi Maori and London's Ngati Ranana communities in
full traditional dress.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/10947


TABARD'S GOT TALENT WITH SIMON HUGHES MP & ROWENNA DAVIS
Friday 1 July
6pm at Hankey Hall, Hankey Place; free
Tabard Hall Committee Annual General Meeting and election of
new management team followed by Tabard's Got Talent. Guest
judges Simon (Cowell) Hughes MP Cllr Rowenna (Holden) Davis.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/11122


DESIGN OVERTIME: SUMMER PARTY
Friday 1 July
6pm-10pm at Design Museum,  Shad Thames; �7.50 in advance;
�11 on the door
Stroll through the allegorical garden of delight at the
Design Museum's Summer Party. Cucumber in crustless white
bread, random fabric cut into triangles and gentle games -
it must be fate. If all this gets too much, re-stress with
the poppermatic challenge to become this year's Design
Museum Frustration champion and win a vintage version of the
game. There will also be plenty to visit with the last
chance to see Wim Crouwel: A graphic odyssey and Brit
Insurance Designs of the Year exhibitions.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/10780


BOROUGH & BANKSIDE GUIDED WALK WITH OLD MAPS
Saturday 2 July
Meet 11am at Southwark Underground Station, 68-70
Blackfriars Road; �8
Join Ken Titmuss for a walk with old maps round one of the
oldest areas in London.  This walk takes you beyond the
glitz of tourist Bankside to discover a London that will
both surprise and delight.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/11120


INTERNATIONAL BRIGADES COMMEMORATION AT JUBILEE GARDENS
Saturday 2 July
12.30pm at Jubilee Gardens, Belvedere Road
Annual International Brigade Memorial Trust commemoration
for the Spanish Civil War republican volunteers from Britain
and Ireland. Music, speeches and wreath-laying. The memorial
has been in Jubilee Gardens since 1985. 
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/10227


WALWORTH COMMUNITY COUNCIL AT ELEPHANT SHOPPING CENTRE
Saturday 2 July
2pm-4pm  at Unit 226-228, Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre;
free
Meeting for East Walworth, Newington and Faraday wards.
Agenda includes presentation and public question time with
council leader Cllr Peter John. The Mayor, Cllr Lorraine
Lauder, will lead a minute's silence in memory of the late
Mayor Cllr Tayo Situ. Councillors will also announce the
allocation of this year's Community Council Fund grants
totalling more than �15,000.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/11119


BOROUGH MARKET URBAN COMMUNITY FESTIVAL: RAW AND UNPEELED
Sunday 3 July
12pm-4pm at Jubilee Market, Winchester Walk; free
A rare opportunity to visit the market on a Sunday and
explore the variety, quality and versatility of their summer
ingredients through demonstrations and unique combinations
of products. A selection of artisan producers and traders
will be ranged around the Jubilee Market. A number will come
together and share their expertise by offering unique
combinations of their ingredients for sale. children are
invited to enter exhibits for a series of craft and cookery
classes revolving around ingredients found at Borough
Market, to be judged by a panel of traders.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/11121


LEAR 1864: TRAIL OF TEARS: OPEN-AIR THEATRE AT THE SCOOP
Sunday 3 July
1pm-3.30pm  at The Scoop,  More London Riverside; free
Full Tilt, the practice-led research theatre company
attached to Bath Spa University, presents Shakespeare's
tragedy relocated to the American Civil War. It is 1864,
during the American Civil War, and newly retired General
Lear decides to divide his mammoth estate, once belonging to
the Navajo Nation, amongst his three daughters. This act
sets in motion a great storm of truth, consequences,
dispossession, and loss which Lear must face head on.
Haunted by his actions and his horrific past made present -
Lear discovers a painful truth among the natives he once
deceived.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/11124

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{ Local job vacancies }

* Events & help desk team members, Coin Street
* Executive Administrator, Waterloo Community Development Gr
* Development Manager, Southwark Playhouse
* Front of House & Bar Manager, Southwark Playhouse
* Project Co-ordinator, Robes Winter Night-Shelter
* Interim Office and Lettings Manager, Time and Talents
* Educational and Mentor Youth Worker, Time and Talents
* Interim Fundraiser, Time and Talents
* Bar/waiting staff, The Laughing Gravy

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

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{ Small offices & desk spaces for rent }

* Counselling/Therapy room, South Bank Alexander Centre
* Office/desk space to let
* Office space required in SE1

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

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{ Hot topics from the London SE1 Forum }

Our weekly digest of new topics started at
http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/list/1

* Patrick Court, Webber Street
    http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/141756
* Fox behind The Young Vic
    http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/141731
* Tooley Street bins
    http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/141722
* Brenley House Parking Area
    http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/141704
* Documentary Photography Project
    http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/141684
* Trees at the corner of OKR and Mandela Way
    http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/141569
* Grass cutter
    http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/141553
* SE1 apartment sales in Hong Kong
    http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/141551

To see all the current active forum topics, go to:
http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/list/1

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{ Business forum in association with Better Bankside }

* Wanted: refrigeration servicing person for fridges/coolers
    http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/7/139212

Read more at http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/list/7

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