SE1 Direct 606: London Festival of Architecture & more
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[ SE1 Direct ]     Issue 606

Monday 18 June 2012                           ISSN 1750-0656

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IN THIS BULLETIN
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* Local news & features from the London SE1 website
* Advert: Waterloo Conference Centre
* What's on this week
* Local job vacancies -  4 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 }

CBE for Dr Irene Bishop of St Saviour's & St Olave's School
... plus details of other SE1 people on the honours list
Read more at: http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/6092

* Peaceful events: Grace Idowu and Boris Johnson join forces
Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/6091

* Teenager in critical condition after Druid Street stabbing
Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/6089

* Sainsbury's Local opens in The Cut
Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/6088

* London Bridge during Olympics: Network Rail man grilled
Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/6087

* Future of London Fire Brigade Museum back in the balance
Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/6086

* Bankside to Old Kent Road: Olympic torch route revealed
Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/6085

* MP calls for rethink of Old Kent Road parking changes
Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/6084

* Subterranean fungal landscape opens in Waterloo rail arch
Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/6083

* Living Space youth centre: 6 bidders in race for control
Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/6082

* New exhibition highlights threat to London Bridge heritage
Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/6081

* Council move to Tooley Street reduces officers' car use
Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/6080

* Woman sexually assaulted at Waterloo: police appeal
Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/6079

* Farmers' market traders leave Borough Market
Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/6077

* Lend Lease offers �25,000 Elephant & Castle community fund
Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/6076

* Website to promote Great Suffolk Street's family shops
Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/6075

* Olympics: Borough Market & Real Food Market to open daily
Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/6074

* 100 Days of Peace: Youths join hands round City Hall
Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/6073

* Dickens-themed fashion show at London Bridge nightclub
Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/6072

* Deli comes to the rescue after Decima Street power cut
Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/6071

* Princess Alexandra opens expanded Fairley House School
Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/6070

* Vinopolis: more details of wine tour refurbishment
Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/6069

* Firefighters tackle small blaze at Clink Prison Museum
Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/6068

* Review: Henry V at Shakespeare's Globe
Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/6090

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{ What's on this week }

THAMES TUNNEL DROP-IN CONSULTATION
Monday 18 to Tuesday 19 June
2pm-8pm at Park Plaza Riverbank, 18 Albert Embankment
As part of its proposed 'super sewer' along the river,
Thames Water has revised its plans for major works on the
foreshore near Albert Embankment and is now considering
using a new route between Tintagel House and Camelford House
for access to the river, rather than Lacks Dock as
previously proposed. Find out more at these drop-in
sessions.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/12601


AN UDDERWORLD MIXUP
Monday 18 June
5pm-6pm  at E4 Udderbelly, Hungerford Coach Park,  Belvedere
Road; �10
For the fourth year running, a team of young people from the
age of 16-21 supported by Southbank Centre and E4 Udderbelly
Festival have worked to stage their own show featuring
spoken word, dance, comedy, rapping and singing. The
participants in the training academy are given a budget to
work from to put on this event and the training process
enables them to learn how to budget, stage manage, produce
and programme events. They are taught by different
professionals each week. 
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/12769


STEP OUT! 2012
Tuesday 19 June
1pm at The Scoop,  More London Riverside; free
120 young people from Phoenix Primary School, Southwark Park
Primary School and Harris Academy Peckham join together to
retell the classic tale of The Trojan Horse, a performance
organised by the Steam Industry Free Theatre in partnership
with Southwark Theatres' Education Partnership (STEP). 
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/12728


LA TRAVIATA: FREE OPEN-AIR OPERA AT THE SCOOP
Wednesday 20 to Friday 22 June
6.30pm at The Scoop,  More London Riverside; free
The Merry Opera Company present an open-air production
translated, adapted and directed by Kit Hesketh-Harvey. In
the cultural melting-pot of East London's galleries, clubs
and caf�s, burlesque artiste Violetta is the reigning queen,
adored by everyone from barristers to baristas. But she's
hiding a fearful secret. When she unexpectedly and
unconditionally falls for young City trader Al, neither has
any idea where it might lead, especially since Al harbours a
secret too... This updated version of La Traviata has been
placed in the heart of East London's galleries and burlesque
clubs in 2012 with a multi-cultural cast. It fits with The
Merry Opera Company's philosophy of widening the appeal of
opera by staging professional shows in modern English and
can be appreciated by audiences accustomed to music theatre
and pantomime, while staying true to the core of the
original.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/12699


2012 OLYMPICS: SOUTHWARK WELCOME HOST TRAINING
Thursday 21 June
9.30am-12.30pm  at 160 Tooley Street, 160 Tooley Street;
free; Bookings: [email protected] or 020 7525
5645
A FREE workshop that will be of special interest to
frontline staff, residents, and volunteers likely to come
into direct contact with visitors to London and Southwark
during the Olympics. It will also be of use to all who will
be affected by London's hosting of the Games, identifying
ways in which we can promote the borough while ensuring that
the visitor experience is warm and welcoming.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/12741


UNION PRESS: POP-UP PUBLISHING HOUSE IN FLAT IRON SQUARE
Thursday 21 June to Sunday 1 July
Mon-Fri 10am-6pm; Sat 12 noon-6pm; Sun 1 Jul 12 noon-5pm at
Union Street, Flat Iron Square,  Union Street; free
Union Press is ad-hoc and temporary publishing house
dedicated to Union Street. An open publishing workshop
examining the inns and outs of Union Street and its
surrounding communities while experimenting with forms of
public production and publication. For a 10 day period Union
Press will open its doors on Flat Iron square from a custom
designed kiosk which will house the press and become the
center of numerous activities inviting visitors and
passers-by to actively get involved. Each day Union Press
will host an invited collaborator who will take up residence
on Flat Iron Square and produce a dedicated publication. An
anthropologist, local poets, activists, a journalist, an art
historian, architects and graphic designers will be
responding to specific interests in Union Street and
producing a one off publication during their day long
residency on site. Ideas range from a printing a broadsheet
of local Colloquialism, an in depth investigation into local
stereotypes and the printing a one-off fanzine using a 2 ton
asphalt roller on Union Street. The project will push the
idea of the printed material to the scale of the street.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/12768


LOVE AND REJECTION FROM THE BAROQUE
Thursday 21 June
1pm-1.40pm  at St George the Martyr,  Borough High Street
Free lunchtime recital by Jonathan Louth�(bass-baritone) and
Simon Grisdale (piano) followed by refreshments.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/12758
 

BUNTING MAKING AND WALK TO TATE MODERN COMMUNITY GARDEN
Thursday 21 June
3.15pm-5pm outside Brookwood House,  Webber Street; free
From 3.15pm to 4.15pm make bunting at Brookwood Triangle
garden (opposite Friars Primary School) in preparation for
the Tate Modern community garden celebration where it will
be displayed. Meeting at Brookwood Triangle at 4.15pm take a
15 minute walk to the secret Tate Modern community garden to
look at the flowers growing the garden and the creatures
living in the pond. Come down for an exclusive look at this
beautiful garden. Adults and children accompanied by an
adult welcome.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/12766


CHARLES DICKENS IN SOUTHWARK: THE MAN AND HIS BOOKS
Thursday 21 June
6pm-7pm  at Cuming Museum, 151 Walworth Road SE17; free
An illustrated talk by Dr Patricia Dark, manager of
Southwark Local History Library and Archive.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/12711


BANKSIDE BY MAPLIGHT EVENING WALK 
Thursday 21 June
6.30pm; �8 (conc �6); email [email protected] to book
Evening walk with old maps led by Ken Titmuss exploring
London's ancient riverside neighbourhood. Tracing lost
playhouses and industries Ken will piece together a picture
of the area. Despite redevelopment the street pattern has
remained largely unaltered and many significant buildings
survive. Along the way you will encounter Octavia Hil,
Charles Hopton and Hester Thrale. 
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/12752


FUSE1 BREAKFAST
Friday 22 June
8am-10am  at Brigade, 139 Tooley Street; �10
Networking breakfast for SE1-based businesses in the
property sector.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/12653


SUNDOWNER AT TOWER BRIDGE: VISIT THE WALKWAYS FOR FREE
Friday 22 June
6.30pm-9pm  at Tower Bridge Exhibition,  Tower Bridge; free
Where better to watch the sun setting than from the
world-famous Tower Bridge with a glass or two of champagne
in your hand? Free admission; champagne cash bar.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/12478


TOWER BRIDGE LIGHTS UP!
Friday 22 June
9.30pm at Tower Bridge; free
After you've enjoyed the view from the top of the bridge at
the free Sundowner event, move to the riverbank and watch
the bridge's new lighting system in action.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/12765


POP-UP BOOKSTALL
Saturday 23 June
9am till dusk (weather permitting) outside 57 Trinity Church
Square at Trinity Church Square,  Trinity Church Square
Lots of secondhand books, fiction and non-fiction, and CDs.
Most items price 50p. Different stock every week. Proceeds
in aid of Trinity Newington Residents' Association funds.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/12761


BANKSIDE URBAN FOREST COMMUNITY HUB
Saturday 23 June
11am-4pm  at Bankside Community Space, 18 Great Guildford
Street; free
An exhibition celebrating great architecture and Bankside's
built environment. Bankside Community Space will be filled
with models, art works and graphics documenting current and
future built environment projects in Bankside. Get involved
and learn about improvements being made to public spaces,
proposals to green the area, and plans for new large-scale
developments underway or planned for Bankside.  Better
Bankside will also be holding a Pop-Up Tea Party outside the
community space. Find out about the brand new Bankside
Bikeshed and pick up a map detailing other London Festival
of Architecture events taking place in the area. 
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/12708


SPONGE SCRAPER CITY: TEA & CAKE IN AID OF ST BRIDE'S
Saturday 23 to Sunday 24 June
10am-6pm at John Robertson Architects, 111 Southwark Street;
free
John Robertson Architects invites you into its Southwark
studio to a special exhibition of Sir Christopher Wren's
masterpiece - St Bride's Church, Fleet Street JRA will be
creating a scale model of this remarkable building entirely
from sponge cake. The model and an accompanying exhibition
on the history of St Bride's Church, will support the
INSPIRE! Appeal - launched in March 2012 to fund the urgent
repair and restoration of St Bride's tiered spire, said to
have been the inspiration for the design of modern wedding
cake. JRA will be serving sponge cake and tea to visitors
with all money raised donated to the INSPIRE! Appeal.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/12709


REFUGEE WEEKEND
Saturday 23 to Sunday 24 June
1pm-5pm at Topolski Century, Arches 150-152 Hungerford
Bridge,  Concert Hall Approach; free
Topolski Century is celebrating Refugee Week by opening the
gallery to the general public. Come and see Feliks's
monumental murals, where he recorded battles for human
rights and civil liberties, and followed the path of
refugees through different continents and times, and join in
with a variety of family activities and artist-led workshops
in aid of the Refugee Council. 
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/12643


THE BRIDGE - DANCE PERFORMANCE ON MILLENNIUM BRIDGE
Saturday 23 June
2pm, 4pm, 6pm & 8pm at Millennium Bridge,  Bankside; free
Come and watch - and interact with - this line of dancers as
they perform a routine by choreographer Janine Harrington.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/12764


ARCHITECTURE ON THE THAMES - GUIDED BOAT TRIP
Saturday 23 June
5pm at Festival Pier,  South Bank; �22.50; booking essential
www.open-city.org.uk/tours
Boat trip led by expert architectural guides. Journey down
the River Thames exploring the architectural landmarks that
contribute to making London such a vibrant and dynamic city.
Departing from Festival Pier, South Bank, the tour will
first go upstream, taking in Battersea Power Station and
Foster's Studio, before heading downstream to the City and
Docklands with the tour ending at Greenwich Pier.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/12612


CONCERT IN AID OF BANKSIDE OPEN SPACES TRUST
Saturday 23 June
7.30pm at Southwark Cathedral,  London Bridge; free;
retiring collection in aid of Bankside Open Spaces Trust
Choirs and musicians from California and Australia -
directed by Dr Anna Hamre and Dr Gary Gilroy - will perform
a programme of music by Holst, Purcell, Vaughan Williams and
others. A collection will be taken in aid of Bankside Open
Spaces Trust.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/12755


COOLTAN ARTS LARGACTYL SHUFFLE: NIGHT-TIME WALK SE1 TO SE5
Saturday 23 June
Meet 11.45pm at Turbine Hall entrance at Tate Modern,
Bankside; free
Join CoolTan Arts for a guided summer solstice midnight
walk- an exciting evening of summer madness and discovery.
Explore the urban psychogeography of South London and learn
about local history and familiar landmarks in a light you
have never seen them before. Participate in this unique
procession from Tate Modern to the home of contemporary
psychiatry, Maudsley Hospital in Camberwell. On the way make
new friends, learn more about famous night walkers, Charles
Dickens, lunacy, and solstice. Feel free to bring
sandwiches, tea, coffee for the route (no alcohol please).
The walk is a free, friendly, accessible event and all are
welcome, CoolTan Arts Largactyl Shuffle is a fun guided
cultural walk for mental and physical wellbeing, and was
named after the anti-psychotic drug Largactil which has
severe side effects including a shambolic walk.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/12658


HIKE & BIKE THE BOROUGH: LAMBETH WALKING & CYCLING EVENT
Sunday 24 June
10am-4pm  at Archbishop's Park,  Carlisle Lane; free
Take part in Lambeth Council's annual active travel event
and enjoy a free, fun day out for everyone. Pick up a
passport and navigate your way around the borough and enjoy
entertainment at the hubs in Clapham Common, Streatham
Common, Brockwell Park and Archbishop's Park. The cycle
route round Lambeth is 18.5 miles long and there is a series
of walks leaving from each of the hubs. 'Dr Bike' will be
offering free bike checks at Archbishop's Park between 10am
and 1pm.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/12410


BIKING THE BOUNDS: LAMBETH LOCAL HISTORY BICYCLE RIDE
Sunday 24 June
10.15am at Bernie Spain Gardens,  Upper Ground; free
A 22-mile bike ride round the edge of Lambeth, led by
borough archivist Jon Newman, stopping along the way for a
dose of local history. The ride finishes at 2.30pm at
Vauxhall Cross.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/12759


THE POUNDSHOP - ROOFTOP SALE OF DESIGNER PRODUCTS
Sunday 24 June
11am-5pm  at Skyroom, Architecture Foundation, Magdalen
House, 136-148 Tooley Street
The Poundshop is a platform for designers to sell affordable
goods within the strict price bands of �1, �5 & �10. For one
day only, find it in the Skyroom on the roof of the
Architecture Foundation in Tooley Street.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/12767


WATERLOO WALK WITH OLD MAPS
Sunday 24 June
11am; �10 (conc �8); email [email protected] to book
Join Ken Titmuss for a walk with old maps round the
neighbourhood that lies beyond the South Bank. Along the way
you will follow a lost river, discover a most unusual coal
hole cover and encounter the Gold Refiner of Cross Street,
the Grand Ole' Duke of York and an unikely monument to the
abolition of slavery. Not forgetting the railway staion with
a platform for the dead.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/12753


THE SINS OF SOUTHWARK MYSTERY HUNT
Sunday 24 June
1pm at The George Inn, 77 Borough High Street; �10
suggested; booking essential [email protected]
In the winding alleys and hidden gardens south of the Thames
a crime has been committed and only you can solve it. To
crack this case you'll need to explore the sinful side of
Southwark with a little help from three authors who knew it
well: Chaucer, Shakespeare and Dickens. This mystery will
take you from Shakespeare's Globe to Borough Market and
beyond in a hunt that uncovers the historic playhouses, pubs
and prostitutes that made these streets the playground of
London. Along the way you'll be faced with riddles and
puzzles aplenty. A fun adventure for the cunning, the
curious, friends and families. Team sizes from two upwards.
If you don't have a team you can join one at the start.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/12550


HOME SWEET HOME
Sunday 24 June
Enrica Colusso's film about the Elephant & Castle
regeneration is showing at the Open City Docs Fest this
Sunday:
http://opencitydocsfest.com/index.php?id=117

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{ Local job vacancies }

* Assistant Director, Waterloo Community Development Group
* Cafe Supervisor, Garden Museum Cafe
* Part-Time Team Member, Woolfson & Tay
* Development Manager, London Bubble

See 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 }

* Office & Desk for hire in SE1 (Borough)
* Ground floor modern office space in London Bridge SE1

See 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 }

* Bermondsey Farmers' Market - is it still on?
    http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/157138
* Does anyone have a male hamster?
    http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/2/157126
* Street Harassment in Southwark
    http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/157125
* Jubilee Gardens - what do you think?
    http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/157124
* Old Potters Fields Pics & Maps
    http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/157102
* Park with swings near Southbank Centre
    http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/157096
* Small Open Spaces in SE1 - do you value them?
    http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/157087
* West Square - East family
    http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/2/157062
* The Old Vic Tunnels
    http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/157057
* Shad Thames cobbles
    http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/157028
* Swimming in SE1
    http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/157023
* Found a tortoise
    http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/156945
* Kids dance/ drama
    http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/156941
* Greet Street/The Cut bombing 17.04.41
    http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/156908
     
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 }

* FREE: 2 office tables, off Bermondsey St
    http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/7/156800
* A3/A4 photocopier needed for temporary art project
    http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/7/156795
    
Read more at http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/list/7

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