The London Glassblowing Centre has opened its companion exhibition to auctioneer Bonhams 'The Art of Craft'. This exclusive, first-time partnership brings exceptional studio glass to the Bermondsey Street Gallery. Showcasing significant works by celebrated contemporary artists they represent — including Peter Layton, Elliot Walker, Bruno...
BermondseyStreet.London launches a new series of heritage shorts this week, under the series title Building Bygones. Our author is Richard Miller, artist and ex-local resident who helped set up a forerunner of BermondseyStreet.London over 30 years ago. Richard has been collecting historical information and taking...
Further improvements to Bermondsey Street are planned for this autumn by Southwark Council and are currently open for consultation. These improvements include widening the pavements from Tyers Gate northwards. The Council's website says: "A closure to motor vehicles was introduced on Bermondsey Street, between Leathermarket Street...
The new exhibition at The Drawing Room presents work by three artists who contributed to Drawing Biennial 2024, showing their innovations within the art of drawing. This will be the first show in a public gallery for each - Anna Paterson, Alicia Reyes McNamara and...
On Saturday 17 May at 7.30pm, local community choir RBCS will perform the Rutter Requiem and more at St James church, Bermondsey. The performance will include a chamber orchestra with harp and timpani, and there are solos for cello, oboe and soprano voice. This will be...
The picture tells a shocking story. The details are as yet unclear, but there is no mistaking the consequences. On a day over the holiday weekend, when heavy construction vehicles were using Weston Street this poor tree was destroyed. Our area is already lacking in...
After many rounds of consultation, the target re-design for Guy Street Park has been finalised. The work was commissioned by community group has We❤️Snowsfields, took input from a revitalised Friends of Guy Street Park group, was funded by the Snowsfields Quarter developer, managed by BOST...
This weekend Friday 9- Sunday 11 May, there will be a wealth of family activities at Tower Bridge. 9 May Deaf-led Guided Tour Explore inside Tower Bridge by taking a guided tour with John Wilson, an experienced Deaf guide. Pre-booking is required to secure your spot. 10...
As the new crew that organise the much-loved Bermondsey Street Festival head into their second year, they are calling for more volunteers to come forward to help on the day, and more local businesses to sponsor the event. The festival is a one-day event, Saturday...
We❤Snowsfields, a group of committed locals, has submitted a powerful response to the developer's planning application for the south side of Snowsfields between Crosby Row and Weston Street. BermondseyStreet.London has supported We❤Snowsfields, to help shape a development scheme that will be good for everyone. However,...
In March 2020, local lawyer and keen quilter, Richard Kenyon kicked off a Corona Quilting Project to link people together and make something beautiful during lockdown. The opportunity was passed on by word of mouth, and amazing, creative, and enthusiastic contributions began arriving by post...
At Morocco Bound, May opens with the first of two tastings. On Sunday 4 May, there will be a wine tasting and Q&A with Sunny Hodge, and later in the month, on Tuesday 20 May, a beer and vinyl night with Orbit Beers. Otherwise, another...
Team London Bridge (TLB) has published its vision as part of its campaign to secure a vote from the 380 local businesses for 2026-31. It has been providing services and delivering projects for 20 years to transform the London Bridge area whose business community now...
This project, Breathe Melodies for Mums, is run by Breathe Arts Health Research, a social enterprise supporting people’s health and wellbeing through the arts. The free group singing programme takes place in South Bermondsey and is designed especially for new mothers experiencing low mood, anxiety,...
On Sunday 4th May 2025 10-5pm there will be the first Go East vintage flea market at Ugly Duck. with over 40 of London's best vintage and antique dealers selling mid-century furniture, bric a brac, homeware , fashion, art and more. Even more, there will...
Mace, construction contractor at Edge London Bridge on St Thomas Street has written with plans for removing a crane from the site. The plan is designed to minimise the impact of necessary road closures on local residents and businesses. • Saturday 26 April to Saturday 3...
Spanish surrealist Salvador Dalí was a controversial choice when he was commissioned to illustrate Dante's Divine Comedy. Funding was later withdrawn but Dali decided to finish the project anyway and produced 100 sumptuous watercolours in a searing evocation of Heaven, Hell and Purgatory. He then...
The Fashion and Textile Museum seeks enthusiastic and engaging Volunteer Tour Guides to lead free tours around the current exhibition. This is a fantastic opportunity for individuals passionate about fashion, textiles or culture to share their enthusiasm with visitors. The tours are generally around 45...
Friends of Guy Street Park are working with Exterior Architecture to develop a new design for the park that will meet the needs of all users - residents (all ages), students, Guy's Hospital staff and patients and passengers on their way to and from London...
The first London retrospective of work by Richard Hunt (1935–2023), one of the foremost American sculptors of the 20th and 21st centuries, opens at White Cube Bermondsey on Friday 25 April 2025. Over his long career, Hunt staged more than 170 solo shows and completed...
Notified by Mace at the Edge London Bridge construction site on St Thomas Street...
Fewer crimes were reported by shops and hospitality venues in Bermondsey Street and the surrounding area during March, as reported by PCSO Paul Durrant. This is due to lots of good work by business managers and the Met Police. The most recent update is that ...
Thursday 17 April will be a special night at Malt, in the Ropewalk - PanchosDatos will be hosting an evening of handcrafted tequila cocktails and live music. The soulful live music will be provided by Aisha Khan and Sonya Titus. There will be a free...
On Saturday 12 April, London Glassblowing's yard sale will take place in their car park behind the gallery in Carmarthen Place. The newly selected sale pieces will be significantly discounted. Go along and enjoy a complimentary glass of Pimms as you browse fantastic glass treasures...
As a follow -up to our annual meeting where local Debra Gosling talked about her childhood in Brunswick Court, a BermondseyStreet.London member has drawn our attention to a lovely piece by the Spitalsfields Gentle Author. It features Kevin, a resident on Tyers Estate, who has...
A recent Mace email warns that will be taking place over the coming weekend at the Edge London Bridge site on St Thomas Street, to climb a tower crane 9-6pm. There will also be concrete demolition work at basement and ground levels which may continue until...
In its latest newsletter, We❤️Snowsfields voices concerns of the local community about the planning application for Snowsfields Quarter saying ...
Over the last several years, a developer team from Reef (developer), Oxford (investor) and Urban Health (freeholder) has been working on a plan to build a LifeSciences centre on the south side of Snowsfields stretching from Weston Street to Crosby Row. They have now submitted...
The managers of the Guinness Estate in Snowsfields have applied for permission to demolish a hundred-year old plane tree adjoining Ship and Mermaid Row. The tree is protected by a Tree Preservation Order and is also in a Conservation Area. The reason given for the application...
It's Mediculture week 1-8 April, the regular local celebration of all things that combine health and culture. Saturday 5 April sees a busy programme of four events: talk about surgery 10-11am; skateboard lessons 11-12 noon; Guided Bodysnatchers walk 12-1.30pm; and artist Judith Walker will explore...