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[ SE1 Direct ]     Issue 882

Monday 16 October 2017                        ISSN 1750-0656

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IN THIS BULLETIN
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* Local news & features from the London SE1 website
* What's on this week
* Local job vacancies
* Small offices & desk spaces for rent
* Hot topics from the London SE1 Forum
* Local volunteering opportunities

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{ Local news & features from the London SE1 website }

* 30 new flats on top of Guinness Court in Snowsfields
Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/9412

* Heatherwick: Garden Bridge might still be built one day
Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/9419

* Borough Market - extra GLA cash for traders hit by terror
Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/9418

* London Bridge terror attack cost police £10 million
Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/9409

* Should Lambeth say 'no more hotels' in Waterloo?
Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/9417

* Corbyn joins Coyle for performance of food bank play
Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/9416

* Did you see man fall into Thames at Blackfriars Bridge?
Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/9414

* Garden Bridge: taxpayers' bill 'could have topped £100m'
Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/9413

* TfL cuts bus frequencies in SE1
Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/9411

* Lambeth urges rethink of Kennington 'cop shop' sell-off
Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/9410

* Double gold award for Bankside's green spaces
Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/9420

* A Day by The Sea at Southwark Playhouse
Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/9415

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{ What's on this week }


TALLIS, TAVERNER AND TAMBOURINES: CHURCH MUSIC AND ITS PLACE
IN ENGLISH HISTORY AND CULTURE
Thursday 19 October
7pm-8.30pm  at Southwark Cathedral,  London Bridge; free;
book at http://se1.info/2n95GLs
Andrew Gant - lecturer in music at St Peter's College,
Oxford - gives an illustrated talk on the story of both
sacred music and the people who made, sang and listened to
it in their parishes, homes, cathedrals and chapels.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/18660


VIRTUALLY BLACKFRIARS
Thursday 19 to Saturday 21 October
12.30pm & 6pm at Platform, 1 Joan Street; £5; book via
http://www.virtuallyblackfriars.co.uk
Join a future-archaeologist as she attempts to catch wayward
characters from the past. Armed with the trusty Walruss 700
- a futuristic pixel-detection device - track down Dickens,
find Frankenstein's monster and bag Boudicca on the streets
of Blackfriars. Enter a world of pixelated people, puppetry
and playfulness by throwing on a pair of 'not-so-high-tech'
goggles. A promenade performance that takes place around
Blackfriars Road. Sensible footwear and weather appropriate
clothing is advised. Part of the 'Blackfriars Stories'
programme of arts events funded by Southwark Council and
developers working in the area.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/19085


CHAUCER'S FOOTSTEPS: MINI PILGRIMAGE FROM SOUTHWARK
CATHEDRAL TO OLD KENT ROAD
Saturday 21 October
10am-2pm starting at Southwark Cathedral,  London Bridge; £5
from http://se1.info/2gmI9Wb
Join Leigh Hatts (author of The Pilgrims' Way) and Marion
Marples for this mini pilgrimage from Southwark Cathedral to
the Old Kent Road, following in the footsteps of thousands
of pilgrims including Chaucer and his characters from his
Canterbury Tales. Departing from Southwark Cathedral this
will be a leisurely stroll stopping off at a number of
interesting points at London Bridge and Borough High Street,
including Talbot Yard where the Tabard Inn stood which was
the set off point for many pilgrims, the historic George
Inn, St George the Martyr Church and its Dickens connections
and Tabard Street where its flats are all named after Kent
villages you would visit on the full route to Canterbury.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/19091


OCTOBER PLENTY
Sunday 22 October
Stating 12pm near Bankside Pier / the Globe; free
the Lions part invites everyone to their 20th Autumn Harvest
celebration in association with Borough Market's 10th Apple
Day. October Plenty begins on Bankside near Shakespeare's
Globe at 12 noon and continues at Borough Market Meet the
Corn Queene, the Hobby Horse and Berry Man and join the
procession to Borough Market. Savour and sample magnificent
food, cider and apple juice on offer. See the Ravensbourne
Morris dancers. After a performance of the Fabularium join
in Apple games. The day ends with the celebrated dance the
Execution of John Barleycorn and the stripping of the Corn
Queene. Story telling for children. Display of London
related apples: taste the old, the rare, the local & the
downright odd. At the end of the day, everyone is invited to
visit & decorate the historic Cross Bones Graveyard in
Redcross Way.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/19032


APPLE DAY
Sunday 22 October
12pm-4pm  at Borough Market, 8 Southwark Street; free
Activities for all ages, reflecting the rich heritage of the
British harvest. Get stuck into a host of apple treats, try
your hand at some traditional games, learn about endangered
apple varieties or discover the art of cultivating orchards.
A local theatre company (the Lions part) will delight the
crowd with music, songs, dancing, games and tales as part of
their October Plenty event. Other entertainment will include
our famous apple peeling competition, and Morris dancing. As
is tradition, Borough Market's neighbour Southwark Cathedral
will kick off the proceedings with a short act of harvest
worship in the market, accompanied by the market's choir. A
collection will be made for the Robes Project, a local
charity which provides winter night shelters for the
homeless of south London. Chef Angela Clutton will be in the
demonstration kitchen between 12pm and 1.30pm and then
2pm-3.30pm cooking up a range of delicious apple themed
dishes. 
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/19033

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{ Local job vacancies }

* St Hugh's Premises Manager
* Estate Caretaker, Haddonhall TMO
* Estate Caretaker (part-time), Haddonhall TMO
* Shop Assistant, Greensmiths

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 }

* Private office to rent in Waterloo

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 }

* Handyman to replace bath screen
    http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/214345
* Waste removal firm
    http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/214334
* Proper Bakers
    http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/214327
* Religious service Newham's Row
    http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/214320

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

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{ Local volunteering opportunities }

* Befriender for Older People, Blackfriars Settlement

See http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/volunteering/

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