Hundreds of Santas descended on Bankside on Saturday as part of Santacon 2003, an annual convention of those seeking the "furtherance of Santa-ing, the celebration of being Santa and the Santa way".
Southwark Council has teamed up with Morley College to back the Southwark Poet of the Year competition.
The Northern line ticket hall at Elephant & Castle station reopened on Friday after the completion of a major refurbishment programme.
It could soon be possible to stand on the South Bank and see and talk to passers-by in a Vienna square via a huge video-conferencing screen.
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