A new exhibition opens at the Forma space at Bermondsey Square on Thursday 2 October, called Strike| the mark that feeds the score| surface as notation. The exhibition is the work of Hannan Jones and Shamica Ruddock, a collaboration between Forma, Wysing Arts Centre and Knotenpunkt,...
A new exhibition opens at The Science Gallery on Wednesday 8 October, Quantum Untangled. Travel through quantum’s shifting scales and mind-altering perspectives, dive into its cosmic dimensions amongst immersive installations, and learn about the people driving change in this groundbreaking field. Quantum Untangled is an adaptation...
Southwark Council's Leathermarket Gardens improvement project which was first mooted probably about 5 years ago is now in its final stages. Fencing has been removed, including round the rose garden and the new beds are being planted. The three areas which have been refurbished are...
On Friday 26 September, a new exhibition opens at the Fashion & Textile Museum, called Costume Couture. It presents a rich selection of film and TV costumes produced by a firm called Cosprop, founded in the 1960s by John Bright. The costumes here come from...
Ed Gray is an artist working with the Boutcher Primary School on the Made in Southwark project to celebrate creative working life in the borough. Pupils will be introduced to a variety of opportunities in the world of work, sketching workers as they go about...
Are you a maker, artist, or designer looking to showcase your work and sell it? Drawing Room is now accepting applications for pitches at their Winter Makers Market. Whether you’re a printmaker, painter, ceramicist, jeweller, illustrator, textile artist, or creating something totally unique to sell this...
Number 3 in BermondseyStreet.London's Building Bygones series has just been published, Pubs, Pints, Porter and Pyes. In 1830 The Licensing Laws were liberalised, making it easier to open a pub, and within ten years there were 21 watering holes in Bermondsey Street - that's about...
The latest arrival in the arches on Crucifix Lane is WellNest, a spa, studio and cafe for those who seek wellbeing. The aim of the founders has been to create an oasis of calm amid London Bridge's busy streets. It is spread over two floors...
Earlier this year, BermondseyStreet.London was granted £5000 by Southwark Council to fund extra street cleaning, particularly at the Morocco Street/Bermondsey Street corner where many people are tempted to leave their rubbish. This corner is absolutely at the heart of the Bermondsey Street conservation area and...
On Thursday 2 October 11.30-15.30 at London Bridge Bus Station SE1 9BZ, The Poetry Takeaway will bring literature, storytelling, and wellbeing altogether in a unique interactive experience. Commission a poem for a colleague, friend or family member from a team of ‘chef’ poets who will...
The new exhibition at White Cube, Gunpowder and Abstraction, opens on Friday 26 September. It is a solo exhibition of work by Cai Guo-Qiang (b. 1957, Quanzhou, Fujian, China), coinciding with Frieze London. Cai has been based in New York since 1995 and is best...
Under its Streets for People programme, and in response to the views expressed by local people, Southwark Council is proposing a number of improvements to streets in the London Bridge area, including our Bermondsey Street area. They include new seating, cycle hangars, road junction improvements,...
Come along to Bermondsey Street on Saturday 20 September and enjoy live music, DJ sets, food and craft stalls, family fun and street entertainers. This is our annual village fair, now in its 20th year. The Festival is a much-loved community event, run by volunteers,...
Drawing Room invited Natasha Ginwala to curate this exhibition of emerging talent in South Asia, Africa and the Caribbean. Land Sings Back reimagines our relationship with our planet through a lens of environmental justice. The works expose human-vegetal-animal entanglements and explore how to make room...
On Saturday 13 September 11-4pm, Courage Yard in Shad Thames will host an Artisan and Makers Market, with stalls offering homeware, gifts, plants and bakes. Children and dogs welcome! There will be over 20 independent stalls, with an eclectic mix of handmade treasures, original art,...
The Council's Neighbourhood Grants scheme is now open, with over £3.3 million available to support local ideas across Southwark. People can apply for funds for projects that improve the neighbourhood, from events and activities to street improvements, greening and more. The deadline for applications is 12...
Formula as before, from Go East Vintage - over 40 stalls selling furniture, clothing, jewellery, art and home wares. This is a great opportunity to pick up a unique piece or bargain, and at the same time to support small independent businesses. The market will...
It is 18 months since the last Susie Stone show at Eames Fine Art. This latest exhibition Finding the Line celebrates the strength of women and the joy of living a life in balance. It opens on Thursday 18 September. Susie Stone, an award-winning designer, couturier,...
Not only will there be live jazz music in Bermondsey Square on Sunday 7 September 1-5pm, there will also be classic films showing at The Arzner: 1pm How to Marry a Millionaire 1953 3.30pm The Seven Year Itch 1955 7pm Some Like it Hot 1959 all of them starring...
Peter Layton and Tim Rawlinson's latest show of art glass works Confluence will be open at the London Glassblowing Centre from Friday 12 September. The works here come from a merging and blending of ideas, a real collaboration between the artists. They are both extremely...
In this annual rowing race, now in its 311st year, three competitors row single sculls in a test of strength, skill and endurance. 2025's race will take place on Wednesday 10 September. The water of the Thames flows fast and the 7.5km course is truly...
The Bricklayers Arms roundabout is south of Bermondsey Street, where Tower Bridge Road joins the Old Kent Road. Currently, it's a big empty roundabout with a traffic highline above and for many years was being 'saved' in the hopes of an extended Bakerloo line station...
The Thames Festival team once again bring us a varied and innovative programme of arts, music, dance and more, with events running up and down the Thames throughout September. Some events are on our local stretch of the Thames eg Scratching Out a Living: The Medieval...
Susan Isaacs will be running another programme of online language courses starting in September. She very kindly continues to offer a discount to BermondseyStreet.London members, who, even as new students only pay the reduced returner fee of £169. She teaches the major European languages - French,...
Morocco Bound will next month, for the first time, be hosting a couple of family creative writing workshops on Sundays 7 and 27 September. The workshops will be led by author Annabelle Sami and focused on kids 7+, exploring their creativity together through games, to...
The Saga Farmann sailing vessel will be moored at St Katharine Dock until 7 September. It is a very modern reconstruction of a 1000 year old Viking trading vessel, nearly 20 metres long and built from oak and pine wood. When discovered, the original longship...
Mace, the construction contractor at the Edge London Bridge site on St Thomas Street, has emailed to say that there will be more weekend working on site on Saturday 30 August. Southwark Council has agreed on the basis that the work to remove the high...
Southwark Cathedral is hosting Peace Doves, an extraordinary installation created by internationally acclaimed sculptor Peter Walker. It features thousands of paper doves decorated with messages of peace, written by visitors, school children, and community groups, and together they form a breathtaking installation that offers a...
The Arzner has an amazing programme of family films this bank holiday weekend, all showing at their outdoor cinema, tickets £5. On the 23rd, Skrek 2; 24th Disney's Encanto, Devil wears Prada and Cabaret; and on Monday 25th Finding Dory, Mamma Mia and Barbie. The Arzner...
Michael Ibbison's latest exhibition at Eames Fine Art, Zeitgeist, opens on Thursday 28 August. It creates a world where mathematical abstraction, radiant colour, and emotional resonance intertwine. The artist charts a journey through the dynamics of abstraction, allowing astonishing beauty to emerge when art and...