Wednesday 26 June 2013
News & features published on 26 June 2013
Communities minister visits Leathermarket JMB
Communities minister Don Foster visited Bermondsey on Monday to learn about the pioneering work of local tenant management organisation Leathermarket JMB.
Heatherwick's Garden Bridge: "significant interest" from sponsors
Some of the costs of the preparatory work for the proposed Garden Bridge across the Thames between Temple and the South Bank will be met from the public purse, Transport for London has confirmed.
Elephant & Castle roundabout could be removed, says Mayor
Plans for a major redesign of the northern junction at Elephant & Castle are moving forward, says Mayor of London Boris Johnson.
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Tweets on 26 June 2013
Wednesday recap: Heatherwick Garden Bridge update + Elephant & Castle roundabout removal news se1.info/1cmykZp
Tonight at community council, cllrs allocated extra funds for repairs to the Borough War Memorial in Borough High Street
Lend Lease are moving their Elephant & Castle team into offices at Hannibal House above the E&C Shopping Centre
Hearing that tonight's Borough, Bankside & Walworth Community Council was a rowdy affair - meeting adjourned briefly for cooling down!
3 days after start of major cuts, notice outside Southwark Police Station still says it's open 24/7. pic.twitter.com/rBtxzTaaHk
Now @cllr_anood is promoting the work of @TowerBridgeRd Alliance to improve the street
Just waiting for Andrew Gilligan to approve the plans before consultation starts
Update from @markgettleson re Tower Bridge Road / Abbey St jct - pedestrian crossing on W and N arms of junction - consultation starts soon
More Bermondsey and Rotherhithe Community Council tweets over at @se16
Austin will be running more open-access sculpture workshops on Whites Grounds Estate this October - come & work with Portland stone
Local artist Austin Emery is telling community council about his Leathermarket Community Sculpture Project on Tyers Estate
Bermondsey Street Festival organisers are worried about saturation - 15,000 people came last year - don't want too many ppl from N of river
At community council: update on @BermondsStFest on 21 September - "bigger and better" but volunteers needed http://t.co/ski2Lj5wyZ
Lib Dem Simon Hughes condemns government's legal aid plans gu.com/p/3gq4c/tw via @GdnPolitics
Crew Set to Break Non Stop Round Britain Rowing Record: http://t.co/qVV4Bpjgyy
The online entry form for Bermondsey in Bloom will be available at the end of next week
The Bermondsey in Bloom competition is open to residents in Grange and Riverside wards - closing date end of July
Cllr Eliza Mann is announcing the return of the Bermondsey in Bloom competition which she organised in 2011
RT @coyleneil: @se1 I was invited to meet TRA chair here; heading to #se1 soon. Concerned at lack of Lib Dem cllrs who want more Community …
New Bermondsey Labour parl candidate @coyleneil is here rather than at his own Borough, Bankside & Walworth CC which is also meeting tonight
At Bermondsey & Rotherhithe Community Council - first meeting with @GrahamNeale in the chair
Armed police officer snapped parking on double yellow lines at Borough Market - so he could stop to get a sandwich: http://t.co/H62QtgUDlY
What Next? Southwark: an open invitation to local cultural practitioners - meeting @Unicorn_Theatre tomorrow se1.info/14x9CTr #wn2013
Govt confirms local council elections next year will be on 22 May to coincide with Euro elections: https://t.co/H7RPmTKREC
The Seven Sleepers: new artwork by Clare Abbatt arrives @stjohnswaterloo for @Waterloofestiv exhibition from 2moro pic.twitter.com/5lrfICe0cH
Just published - Communities minister @DonFosterMP visits pioneering Bermondsey TMO @LeathermktJMB goo.gl/fb/ar22b
Suspect some may beg to differ with Boris aide Sir Eddie Lister who told @LondonAssembly that there's "no community" at Elephant & Castle
Military Wives Choir (South London) @MWCSouthLondon performing in SE1 this Sunday: se1.info/18n0zut
Colorama building: "soon to be yuppie flats you can't afford" pic.twitter.com/D2g22LL8Ae via @autodespair
@CanaryinMine Network Rail put up these signs at London Bridge a few weeks ago: pic.twitter.com/eoe3JOkovz
KCL is opening a maths sixth form 'free school' in Waterloo. Find out more today between 5 and 6 over a cup of tea: se1.info/17je65T
150 years ago today, 130 tourists left
London Bridge Station for Newhaven + Paris led by a fellow called Thomas Cook se1.info/10kUQzB
"Lesser-Spotted Bermondsey Tosser and the Pied Shoreditch Prat" - @ESfeatures verdict on Bermondsey Street clientele se1.info/18fYbF7
Just published - Thames Garden Bridge: "significant interest" from sponsors but taxpayers will foot planning bill goo.gl/fb/9PWpI
hoeykateMP Will present to Parliament tonight 40,000 petition protesting Southbank Centre's proposals to move skateboard park from longstanding site.
Bermondsey & Rotherhithe Community Council meeting tonight at the Links Community Centre over in @se16 se1.info/120e5Lj
Just published - Elephant & Castle roundabout could be removed, @MayorofLondon tells @DarrenJohnsonAM goo.gl/fb/YHqfH
The Waterloo Festival starts tomorrow se1.info/kYf0dW follow @Waterloofestiv for updates
The Magic Flute - part-pantomime, part-opera se1.info/18bHB9l free @MerryOpera performances in The Scoop from 6.30pm tonight
Borough, Bankside & Walworth Community Council tonight: http://t.co/q9AZjjSbv3 Housing debate @riwingfield, E&C regen update + more
Soprano @CoyleNatalie is giving a free recital at Guy's Hospital this lunchtime with @BreatheAHR se1.info/1aMOr4E
Most flats in the Strata tower are owned by buy-to-let landlords, Professor Loretta Lees of @KCLGEOGRAPHY tells @LondonAssembly regen cttee
[Job vacancy] Maintenance Officer (Mulberry Housing Co Operative), @CoinStreet Community Builders se1.info/12oZclF
Apparently the new flats opposite the fire brigade HQ on Union Street offer an "exhilarating lifestyle opportunity": http://t.co/chAdHjWNkv
Peter Hendy: “devolution to TfL of rail services in southeast London is unlikely for the time beingâ€.
Job vacancies posted on 26 June 2013
- Maintenance Officer (Mulberry Housing Co Operative) at Coin Street Community Builders
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