London's own Queen of Rhythm & Blues Aisha Khan performs her new album of songs this Saturday at Malted Shake. Titled Seven Shades of Blue, she and the Rajahs showcase a stunning collection of original songs. This event launches their new album. With support from...
The community round Guy Street Park hopes that funding will become available from developments on Snowsfields to enable improvements to the park. Local residents are concerned about antisocial behaviour, drugs and other problems in Guy Street Park and the new design ideas are intended to...
The full April programme of arts events at Morocco Bound is on their website. Spotlights this month on the monthly comedy collaboration with Dog at a Disco, headliner Rhys James on Tuesday 15 April; live music from ASKURANA, Harry Diplock and Tochar; Thursday candlelit Bookshop...
Jason Hicklin's latest exhibition Skye: The Vast Silence opens at Eames Fine Art on Thursday 3 April. The works are all new etchings and watercolours inspired by the vast landscape of the isle of Skye in Scotland. Its imposing landforms are often veiled in clouds...
This concert free to attend, donations welcome for The Amber Trust which helps blind children learn music. The cello and piano recital will include the Beethoven Cello Sonata op 5 no.1; Frank Sonata in A major; and Schubert Piano Quintet in A major (Trout). The...
There will be at least one new film showing every day for the next week at The Arzner, Bermondsey Square. The Arzner is a bar/cafe with a lovely cinema in the back. They show LBGTQ+ themed films and in the coming week, the films come...
A never-before-seen-in-the-UK collection of amazing textiles is coming to the Fashion & Textile Museum from California. The new exhibition Textiles: The Art of Mankind, curated by textile expert Mary Schoeser, will open on Friday 28 March. Through the beauty of textiles, you can trace human...
The Edge London Bridge construction site on St Thomas Street East will again be climbing its tower crane and hoists on Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 March 9-6pm both days. This work is done at the weekends to minimise any risk to construction workers who...
BermondseyStreet.London held its annual meeting on Thursday 20 March. About 30 of us enjoyed a talk from Debra Gosling who grew up in the area. Debra shared many memories of living in the old historic terraced houses in Brunswick Court, the Sarson's vinegar factory across...
Shad Thames Residents Association contributed to a three-week inquiry set up by the Department of transport into the role of the Port of London Authority (PLA). Under legislation from 1900, The PLA is a self-governing trust, and “legal owner” of the 95-mile long river bed...
A recent email from Mace tells us that from today Thursday 20 March, Fenning Street will re-open for foot traffic. It has been closed for some weeks after the appearance of a sinkhole next to the Edge London Bridge construction site. The picture above shows...
This is a paid full time permanent role, working days Monday - Saturday at the Fashion & Textile Museum, 83 Bermondsey Street SE1 3XF. As the museum is part of Newham College, the recruitment is being managed by the college so for more information email...
Look out for Solarpunk, a two day exhibition Saturday 22- Sunday 23 March at Ugly Duck. Myto is a multimodal platform reimagining learning through music, performance, contemporary art, and club culture. For their second episode, they partner with Ugly Duck for a two-day exhibition on...
Celebrate the Spring Equinox by tuning into the natural environment at Science Gallery London’s Friday Late. Experience the exhibition after dark and immerse yourself in an evening of music, film, soundscapes, spellcasting, tarot and more, co-programmed by Club Sol. Throughout the evening - Club Sol DJ Set; The...
Ever needed more information about our local area to shape a business project or justify a charity funding application? If so, you may be interested in finding out more about Southwark borough - you can see all the information collected in a single place on...
It's great that we have such a lively arts scene in the Bermondsey Street area. Now here comes more, in the form of live classical music! Come along to the very first performance by the newly-formed Bermondsey Chamber Orchestra. Young world-class musicians who play regularly...
The latest news round-up from our three Councillors Emily Hickson, Sam Dalton and Sunil Chopra arrived this week: Community Infrastructure Levy Funding - after a second meeting earlier in the year, Councillors will be finalising their funding decisions by end March. New TRA - Councillors...
Fresh from the Collect event at Somerset House, a new exhibition has opened at the London Glassblowing Centre, Gather: Breaking Boundaries, featuring some of the same talented artists and more. The London Glassblowing Centre is at 62-66 Bermondsey Street SE1 3UD. More here http://www.londonglassblowing.co.uk ...
What does March bring at Morocco Bound? There is never a short answer...
Trees for Bermondsey, a local charity, has organised an afternoon of wassail fun from 3pm at The Blue Marketplace, Bermondsey SE16 3UQ. There will be music, singing, lantern- and crown-making and special guests from 3pm and a lantern-lit processon at 4.30pm to the Rouel estate...
There will be a multi-ward meeting, including our ward London Bridge & West Bermondsey at the Council's offices in Tooley Street on Tuesday 18 March at 6pm. The purpose of the meeting is to announce allocation of community funding - Neighbourhoods Fund, Cleaner Greener Safer...
The latest update from Mace...
Anne Desmet RA and Eames Fine Art present her latest exhibition A London Kaleidoscope from Thursday 6 March. It brings together prints and unique collages on paper, new and from her archive, as well as some exhibited at the Pallant Gallery, Chichester and the Guildhall...
Studio Soma has recently opened on Crimscott Street. It is Bermondsey's newest women-only strength training gym and is much more than just a workout space. It is run by Katie Siddle and team who are aiming to build a community where women feel empowered to...
Local resident Russell Milton, actor, director and teacher is offering acting workshops for all comers including complete beginners. The workshops will take a mindful Scene Study approach to the craft of acting, in a creative and inclusive environment. Using modern plays and practitioners from Michael...
Tower Bridge will be putting on some special family activities to celebrate British Science Week. You can find out how Victorian coal boilers work and try generating your own electric power with our hand crank generators. They are open to children of all ages, but...
A great programme of free activities and events will be taking place in March, in what is believed to be the first ever Bermondsey Literary Festival. The programme includes talks by crime historians Dr Angela Buckley and Sarah Bax Horton; Michael Holland on his unique...
How wonderful that the independent cinema in Bermondsey Square is once again offering a lively programme of films. Now called the Arzner and under new management, the team has put together a programme of huge variety focusing on LBBTQ+ themes and starting Thursday 27 February....
This new self-guided walk runs from London Bridge area over into Bankside past a number of medical history landmarks on the way. Take a walk through medical history and modern wellbeing and explore the medicinal connections from the Florence Nightingale Museum to the Old Operating...
Mace, the contractor at the Edge London bridge construction site, tells us that work has already begun to re-instate the road surface in Fenning Street. Weeks ago, a sinkhole suddenly appeared and the street was closed to vehicles and pedestrians. The hole has now been...