Local youth charity SE1 United - which is 10 years old this year - says that a grant of nearly £190,000 from the Big Lottery Fund is "the best birthday gift we could receive".
Pupils from Snowsfields Primary School enjoyed an exclusive reading from Francesca Simon's new book The Lost Gods at the top of the Shard on Wednesday morning.
Wednesday recap: today's news, tweets and forum threads se1.info/1f0QJk8
@GrahamNeale should also say I overheard several people say it was best CC meeting they had attended
@GrahamNeale it was a very good meeting - lively presentations and well chaired.
Attendance at community council swelled tonight by candidates for next year's elections + journalism students
Cllr @Riverside_Nick asks for the new one-way traffic arrangements in Shand Street to be reviewed after a year.
Community council now dealing with plan to make Shand Street one-way southbound
Bermondsey in Bloom competition entries on display at community council pic.twitter.com/X1dTBmmgmS
Lib Dem councillors at community council look stony-faced as @Livingstone_RJ invokes the new-found consensus on free school meals policy
Next up at Community Council @Livingstone_RJ introducing the consultation on next year's budget cuts
RT @hoeykateMP: “@se1: Just published - @SE1_Utd youth charity wins £190,000 Big Lottery Fund backing http://t.co/sFKaCbtZH9â...
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se16 Local police in north Southwark have access to an iPad to help find stolen phones using 'Find My iPhone' app
Now at Bermondsey & Rotherhithe Community Council - tweets here and on @se16
#bbwcc @peterjohn6 says Southwark Council will have £23 million less to spend next year
Now council leader @peterjohn6 is introducing an interactive consultation on cuts to the council's budget next year #bbwcc
Tweets from tonight's Borough, Bankside and Walworth Community Council to follow on this account or @se17 as appropriate
Just published - @SE1_Utd youth charity wins £190,000 Big Lottery Fund backinggoo.gl/fb/o8m13N
matt_sexton Interesting new permanent chat show style seating on lower marsh. @se1 pic.twitter.com/D69oihzB4B
Just published - Francesca Simon joins @SNSPrimary pupils at @shardview for exclusive reading from 'The Lost Gods' goo.gl/fb/mIgZf
Bermondsey & Rotherhithe Community Council meets at 7pm tonight - @Livingstone_RJ will lead the budget consultation http://t.co/jXOsXf91ci
Borough, Bankside & Walworth Community Council meeting at 5.30pm today: http://t.co/RXsx5cyLrF inc budget consultation with @peterjohn6
LewisWhyld You wait ages for a bus then 25 come along at once! London Bridge from the top of the Shard at morning rush hour... pic.twitter.com/ZE6Pp5u6wo
[Job vacancy] Advice worker, Waterloo Action Centre: http://t.co/pUTje7n0Gn
@Ammonyte That's what I thought at first but the boxes have UK Broadband logos
UK Broadband 4G equipment being installed on lamp posts around Tabard Gardens pic.twitter.com/5BDpkgy840
BBCTravelAlert Blackfriars Bridge - One lane's shut N'bnd by B'friars Stn following a crash. Q's bk over bridge to Southwark St and onto Victoria Embkmnt
Francesca Simon at @shardview with @SNSPrimary pupils pic.twitter.com/KRe6Pp1DPd
tomsinger Massive cracks around 3 windows of lift shaft at @NEOBankside @se1 are slightly worrying! pic.twitter.com/OmkqXL5ZJP
At @shardview with @SNSPrimary and @Booktrust pic.twitter.com/33Q7CunzuS
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