On Saturday 29 November 11-4pm, there will be a Makers' Market of independent creative talent at Drawing Room. More than 15 artists and makers will be selling original prints, ceramics, jewellery, textiles, homewares, illustrations and more – just in time for the gifting season. Shop...
The Manna Centre in Melior Street which helps support homeless people has secured Aviva matched funding for any donations up to £250 received by 29 December. The target is to raise a total of £48000, which will cover one month's running costs. Our target is...
This weekend Saturday 22 - Sunday 23 November, the London Glassblowing Centre will host a Christmas jewellery exhibition and demonstrations. You can try on jewellery from the collection, meet the artists; find a unique Christmas gift, or a statement piece for yourself; drop-in any time...
Councillors invite you to a neighbourhood meeting next week to hear from the Council's Highways Team about the Streets for People proposals in our area. Speakers will also give an update on Community Safety and Regeneration. This meeting of the Borough and London Bridge forum...
Southwark Council Parks Department has some bulbs to be planted in Tanner Street Park and has asked for volunteers to help. It is hard to think about spring when we are in the midst of a cold, wet spell of weather, but when the bulbs...
A 2022 scheme to replace the Leathermarket JMB building at 26 Leathermarket Street with a taller mixed use block including social housing is to go to planning committee next month. There is no dispute about the need for social housing, but local residents and BermondseyStreet.London...
TfL have given notice that St Thomas Street will be closed at times to traffic at the Snowsfields from 8am on Saturday 15 November till 7pm on Sunday 16 November to enable electrical installation work to take place. Diversions will be in place via Snowsfields,...
A new exhibition opens at White Cube, Bermondsey Street next Friday 21 November. It is a solo exhibition of the American artist, Howardena Pindell's work, titled Off the Grid. The works included are paintings, sculpture and works on paper made between the 1960s and the...
Soloists of the Bermondsey Chamber Orchestra will be performing two favourite works for stringed instruments at St Mary Magdalen Church on Saturday 15 December at 6pm. The two works are Mozart's String Quintet in G minor and Brahms String Sextet. The musicians are all young...
Starting Tuesday 10 November, The Arzner will be showing a programme of films based on Oscar Wilde's work from Lady Windermere's Fan (1925) to The Canterville Ghost (1986) and including on the way Salome, The Selfish Giant, An Ideal Husband, the Picture of Dorian Gray...
This week saw the opening of the new Vine Bar in Bermondsey Square. To quote a local resident lucky enough to be at the opening soiree - 'slinky decor, relaxed atmosphere, great place to enjoy high quality wines and nibbles.' Vine Bar is open Wednesday...
A new exhibition opens at the Eames Fine Art gallery on Thursday 13 November - Eduardo Paolozzi & The Art of Pop Collage. The show includes exciting maquettes, collages, and silkscreen prints by one of Britain’s most pioneering and influential postwar artists, and illustrates the...
Cosy AND exciting, a winning combination, that's what Morocco Bound are aiming for with their November arts programme. There are loads of live jazz events as part of the EFG London Jazz Festival - intimate sets and experimental sounds from Stan Brunt, Plumm, Toby Yapp, Miranda...
The Curling Club at Vinegar Yard opens once again for the 2025-26 season on Saturday 1 November. Last winter's Curling Club was really popular, and now they are back for four months - November 2025 to February 2026! Children welcome, food, drinks and fun. Find...
Most of us know about air, water and land pollution, but what do you know about light pollution? It never really gets dark in Central London and it’s hard to see the stars at night. That's light pollution. It can affect our health, make our...
Our local Met Police PCSO Paul Durrant sent an update at the weekend about police action in our local public spaces. This resulted over the weekend in two arrests: a shoplifter at the Sainsburys in Bermondsey Square, also wanted for immigration offences, and a man...
Another convenience store has opened on Tower Bridge Road near Newham's Yard, an Asda Express. Open the classic 7-11pm hours, Monday - Sunday. The shop has been almost ready to open for over a year and now finally the shelves are stocked and it is...
Following the enthusiastic turnout at previous markets, Go East Vintage will return on Sunday 2 November to the Victorian warehouse building at 47 Tanner Street (previously Ugly Duck arts venue). The market will present a curated selection of vintage fashion, homeware, furniture and unique finds from...
On Saturday 25 October at 9.15pm at The Arzner in Bermondsey Square, there will be a Dress Up 50th Anniversary Screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Dress up is encouraged but not mandatory (prize for best dressed!). For those of you who don't remember...
A new national railway clock design was unveiled at London Bridge station, the first for 50 years. It is nearly two metres wide and hangs from the ceiling. It also appears in digital form on departure boards across the network and at other central London...
It's coming up to time for the second London Bridge Medi-Culture festival of 2025 which runs from Wednesday 29 October until Tuesday 4 November. This coming programme allows you to explore the links between health, wellbeing and literature through comedy, poetry, performances, creative workshops, walking...
The proposed development scheme Snowsfields Quarter - the south side of Snowsfields from Weston Street to Crosby Row, this week was granted planning permission by Southwark Council's planning committee. The community group We❤️Snowsfields, which BermondseyStreet.London supported, did a great job of pulling local objectors together...
Tower Tandoori has been included in Trip Advisor's top 10 All Time Best as part of its recent Travellers Choice awards, one of only two in the UK. The rating is based on the number of exceptional customer reviews and the restaurant was awarded 5...
This landmark Grade II-listed building at the heart of Bermondsey Street is the subject of a planning application to turn it into 4 flats. The building has been empty for some years, squatted for a period, and out of bounds for the removal of asbestos,...
There is a rich programme of films this coming week at The Arzner, Bermondsey Square, Best of Fest. It includes a 'two for £15' offer for Saint Maud and Love Lies Bleeding; a special charity showing (tickets £5) to celebrate Coming Out Day, of short film...
If you are looking for something to do locally, take a look at the programme of events at Southwark Cathedral, always a very eclectic mix. Between now and the end of October, there is a day of cat story-telling, a course on Byzantine icon painting,...
Paul Catherall's latest exhibition at the Eames Fine Art Gallery opens on Thursday 16 October. It is titled Less is More. In Paul's own words: "This show marks a return to a mantra I've found myself using time and again over the years - the...
Come and join us for a talk about an imaginary Trip along the River Thames in 1749. On Wednesday 15 October, Dr Peter Ross will talk us along the Thames as it was in 1749, based on the 14 foot long printed panorama of the...
Southwark Council's licensing policy aims to strike a balance between supporting local businesses and maintaining public safety and quality of life for residents. It was drawn up five years ago and it is time to update it. The Council seeks views on the proposed changes,...
Morocco Bound's programme is another sparkling dip into the creative and performing arts with a smattering of Hallowe'en as you would expect. It includes live music contributions from Sherósy, Olivia Bolmat, Kaidi Akinnibi, Anna Chai, Omam Dawn, Jim Bell and Evie Asio on top of...