Well over 100 people stopped to share their thoughts at last week's Guy Street Park consultation, including local residents, hospital workers, care home residents and staff, school children and parents, basketball players, construction workers and other local workers and commuters. The consultation marks the beginning...

23 July, 2024

A new exhibition of original screenprints by British Pop artist Patrick Caulfield (1936 - 2005) has opened at Eames Fine Art. The exhibition features the complete set of 1973 screenprints that Caulfield created to illustrate the poetry of Jules Laforgue. Patrick was born in Acton...

18 July, 2024

On Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 July Chisenhale will stage a Dance Space Takeover at Ugly Duck. This will be a weekend of art, activism, dance and networking, beginning on Saturday 7-10pm, with an MSH Performance Party - no stage, no host, just great music,...

17 July, 2024

The Quay Players, a community theatre group, will present The SpongeBob Musical Wednesday 24 - Saturday 27 July at the Greenwood Theatre. Dive into the underwater world of Bikini Bottom. Join SpongeBob and his friends on an epic adventure to save their home from an...

10 July, 2024

My Kind of Black is a celebration of self-expression and authenticity, championing young Black talent through film, rap and spoken word. The programme opens at the Science Gallery on Wednesday 17 July and is curated by The Spit Game UK. At its core are four...

09 July, 2024

The community is hopeful that developers planning to build on the south side of Snowsfields will fund improvements to Guy Street Park. Guy Street Park is one of a cherished chain of green spaces that runs through our neighbourhood east-west Tanner - Leathermarket - Guy's...

09 July, 2024

On Saturday 13 July at 6.30pm Bea Bidault will perform Les Nuages at Ugly Duck. This will be a short 30 minute fundraiser version of this other-wordly piece, with original music by Mayah Kadish and costume design by Shanti Bell. The work creates a fictional...

09 July, 2024

Neil Coyle has retained Bermondsey and Old Southwark for Labour. The Lib Dem challenger, Rachel Bentley came second. 54% of those eligible to vote actually did so, significantly lower than 2019's 63% turnout. According to Southwark news, 'speaking following the result, Mr Coyle said “across the...

05 July, 2024

Peter Jones, now 79, has emailed from Melbourne, Australia, to ask if anyone might remember anything related to his family history in Bermondsey. He grew up here and worked for Southwark Council in the 1960s, but needs help to fill in details of the lives...

03 July, 2024

July's programme at Morocco Bound includes at least eight evenings of music, live, vinyl and open mic; and at least 4 of words, comedic and poetic, not to mention the popular book club. There will be cutting and sticking at the zine evening. For something...

02 July, 2024

White Cube gallery surveys the trailblazing practice of American painter Al Held (1928–2005), ‘Al Held: About Space’ brings together masterworks from across the artist’s five-decade career and marks the first exhibition in Europe of Held’s late paintings. He was closely associated with the New York...

28 June, 2024

The latest (and free) exhibition at Tower Bridge is called Launching A Landmark: The Unseen Opening Weeks. It is part of Tower Bridge's celebration of its opening 130 years ago. The exhibition is free to access on the pavements of Tower Bridge right through to...

27 June, 2024

South London Mission (SLM) are running historical tours in July as part of a  a project called ‘Rediscovering South London Mission’. SLM opened in 1899 and has played an important role in the neighbourhood, offering support, sanctuary, and a place for innovation and transformation. In...

27 June, 2024

As part of the Drawing Room's exhibition, on Thursday 20 June, writer and curator Hammad Nasar will give an illustrated talk about the artists that he has nominated for the Drawing Biennial 2024: Muhanned Cader, Noor Ali Chagani, Paul Maheke, Seher Shah. His talk will explore...

18 June, 2024

2024's @Disturbance at Ugly  Duck features five artists performing live and on giant video screens. Samiir Saunders will perform a new sound-text poetry performance. London-based Kobi Essah Ayensuo will present a new soundscape blending singing and spoken word, set designs and projections. r set designs. Ace Rahman incorporates a...

18 June, 2024

Local artist Magnus Rodwell is exhibiting his latest work at The Greenhouse in Courage Yard, in an exhibition called 'Hidden London'. He specialises in perspectives of London landmarks, including The Scoop, Tower Bridge and St Saviour's Dock, in a mass of colour and light. The...

18 June, 2024

As part of London Bridge City's Summer by the River festival there will be a free screening of Barbie (12A) at The Scoop on Tuesday 18 June 7-9pm. The blurb says 'To live in Barbie Land is to be a perfect being in a perfect...

14 June, 2024

The latest newsletter from Southwark Council, highlights grants and support schemes which may be of interest to local businesses. Get a £5k grant to help you reduce waste - In June, high street businesses in Southwark will be able to apply for grants, of up to £5,000,...

12 June, 2024

The Bermondsey Street Festival is an annual celebration of the vibrant community spirit and independent businesses that make this charming street so special. What began as a small local event has grown into one of London’s most exciting street festivals, attracting visitors from far and...

12 June, 2024

We❤️Snowsfields, a group of concerned local residents and business people, organised a review of recent proposals for the redevelopment of the south side of Snowsfields between Weston Street and Crosby Row. The review meeting took place on 20 May, led by Create Streets, with a...

12 June, 2024

Join in the Bankside Street Party on Wednesday 19 June, 5-9pm on Ewer Street!  Better Bankside will be closing off Ewer Street, soaking up the summer sunshine (hopefully!) and lining the street with BB pink tables and chairs. The street party will celebrate all of...

11 June, 2024

Make Music Day on Friday 21 June is an international event that encourages people to play music live to a public audience, free. The London Bridge area has hosted several amazing music events on previous Make Music Day and the 2024 programme has something for...

11 June, 2024