Tuesday 26 June 2012
News & features published on 26 June 2012
Poems rain down on Jubilee Gardens from helicopter
Spectators rushed to grab bookmarks printed with poems as they were dropped from a helicopter on to the South Bank's Jubilee Gardens on Tuesday night.
City of London Academy proposes federation with Redriff Primary
The City of London Academy in Lynton Road is proposing to create a multi-academy trust with Redriff Primary School, with the City of London Corporation extending its sponsorship to include the Rotherhithe primary school.
Southwark College quiz raises £3000 for FareShare charity
More than 200 representatives of local business took part in a charity quiz organised by Southwark College earlier this month.
Banners unfurled at Jerwood Space
To mark the end of Jerwood Visual Arts' Assembly exhibition, artist Charlie Woolley led a banner making workshop on Sunday which concluded in a banner drop outside the Jerwood Space building.
Armed Forces Day flags flying at City Hall and Southwark Council HQ
The Armed Forces Day flag is flying this week at City Hall and Southwark Council's Tooley Street offices.
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Tweets on 26 June 2012
Just published - Poems rain down on Jubilee Gardens from helicopter http://t.co/JBOtlquP
Tuesday recap: http://t.co/TK6dar0X
Poems rain down on the South Bank http://t.co/YcIMJiXJ
Fireworks above @nationaltheatre http://t.co/gcdBA1wb
And that's it. Belvedere Road reopened. RV1 buses moving again.
Watching poems flutter through the spokes of @thelondoneye http://t.co/tDej4LZI
Rain of Poems is mad but brilliant
Traffic halted while poems rain down http://t.co/FK99rGYq
Man shaking branches to dislodge poem stuck in tree
Wind blowing poems across Shell Centre to Waterloo and beyond. Crowd surging out of Jubilee Gardens.
No sign of the copter yet
@secretlondon it's art - http://t.co/Z0sgO1NZ - they say they've never had any uncollected poems in other cities.
Extra recycling bins in Jubilee Gardens to collect any unwanted poems http://t.co/9gNHqezg
10 minutes to go http://t.co/cJ3Upbon
At 9pm a helicopter will drop 100000 poems on Jubilee Gardens
Just published - City of London Academy proposes federation with Redriff Primary http://t.co/FlXUXJxH
[Forum] Best butchers in SE1 http://t.co/gdBjhl1y
Just published - @SouthwarkColleg quiz raises £3000 for @FareShareUK charity http://t.co/yHMeeik4
Just published - Banners unfurled at @JerwoodSpace @charliewoolley #ASSEMBLY12 workshop @JerwoodJVA http://t.co/eTjFEYXG
Just published - Armed Forces Day flags flying at City Hall and Southwark Council http://t.co/3pzil2sj
One Blackfriars - exhibition of plans for 50-storey tower - open till 8pm http://t.co/hP3mEFLO
Video demo of UK Broadband's 4G service in Southwark http://t.co/E3ftZroP via @V3_co_uk
Tomorrow @timabrahams is printing the best tweets tagged #bankside at Union Press http://t.co/hUz0LGJh & displaying them in Union Street
Tonight: Rain of Poems at Jubilee Gardens http://t.co/N3k5K3Oa
Next month there will be a "New Orleans style funeral procession" in Waterloo to remember jazz trumpeter Abram Wilson http://t.co/9MFXLpA0
Inter Faith Walk starting at @southwarkcathed http://t.co/12eVQ32u
@chislehurstnews Some time after 9pm
Tomorrow: @RedBallUK comes to the South Bank http://t.co/fFl5dUsC
Free ice cream for children - Thursday 5 July at Gelateria 3Bis in Park Street, @boroughmarket http://t.co/T9bObD45
[Forum] Century House development, Tanner Street http://t.co/iawvbGHK
RT @NoellaPKivlehan: Shooting a Bollywood film outside Tate Modern. No title yet! http://t.co/W8cwadaP
[Business forum] Need space for Real Mexican food http://t.co/kcULmD7U
New @caffefratelli opens today in Clink Street http://t.co/C1S3TN3F (formerly Amano)
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