Dementia Journeys at the Science Gallery from Wednesday 3 April
Dementia is the most common cause of death in the UK, but access to good end of life care is highly unequal. Dementia Journeys is a new exhibition at Science Gallery that powerfully presents the experiences of those who care for people dying with dementia, and...
27 March, 2024
Jason Hicklin’s Riparius opens at Eames Fine Art Thursday 28 March
The next exhibition at Eames Fine Art will be Jason Hicklin's The River Part III: Riparius. Previous exhibitions in this series, Parts I and II, covering Hammersmith to Waterloo and Waterloo to the Greenwich Peninsula took place in 2019 and 2023. Part III is the...
25 March, 2024
Man Ray and David Hockney alphabets at Eames Fine Art
Eames Fine Art presents a whimsical exhibition of abecedary by David Hockney and Man Ray from Wednesday 20 March. In 1948 Man Ray was commissioned by the Copley Galleries in California - who had hosted the artist's solo exhibition earlier the same year - to produce...
21 March, 2024
The Biba Story at the Fashion & Textile Museum from Friday 22 March
A new exhibition, the Biba Story 1964-1975 will be opening at the Fashion & Textile Museum on Friday 22 March. Biba clothes, accessories and interior decor were a much loved part of the 1960s boutique scene in the 1960s in London. The business grew rapidly...
21 March, 2024
Mozart Requiem – with choir and orchestra at St James church, free to attend
RBCS the long-established local community choir for Bermondsey and Rotherhithe, will present the famous Mozart's Requiem on Saturday 23 March at 7.30pm at St James' church. The community choir will sing with professional soloists and chamber orchestra, a real treat to have live classical music...
21 March, 2024
What improvements we want in our streets? – response to Council’s Streets for People
At BermondseyStreet.London's annual meeting this week, members put their heads together to identify what improvements they want to see in our local streets. Picking up on a few headlines...
20 March, 2024
Free support for small businesses – from London and Partners
London and Partners has been established by the Mayor of London to help businesses flourish in London. Their initiative to help small businesses is Grow London Local. It is a single gateway to access all the free support needed to help grow any small business,...
20 March, 2024
St Thomas Street – erection of crane Saturday 23 – Sunday 24 March
MACE, the contractor writes to explain that there will be street closures and width restrictions over the weekend of Saturday 23-Sunday 24 March to enable the erection of the second tower crane on the EDGE construction site on St Thomas Street. The erection of the...
19 March, 2024
Bermondsey Project Space – Hysterical 2024: Radical Creativity
HYSTERICAL 2024 : RADICAL CREATIVITY will be presented at Bermondsey Project Space from Wednesday 20 – Sunday 31 March. Programme notes say 'After two consecutive years building community and creating opportunities for women and marginalised creatives, Hysterical 2024 promises to be more groundbreaking than ever....
19 March, 2024
St Patrick’s Day – Sunday 17 March
On St Patrick's Day, Sunday 17 March 7-11pm, Morocco Bound presents an evening of live celtic folk music (and stout). This is but one of varied programme of arts events scheduled at the bookshop. Next week also includes books, poetry and live jazz music. Morocco...
15 March, 2024
Restored furniture showcase – Pickle Factory Friday 15 – Sunday 17 March
Jay Blades, of The Repair Shop and Touring Toolshed fame will be hosting a three day residency at The Pickle Factory Friday 15 - Sunday 17 March 12-5pm. His workshop will be showing its work and pieces by emerging artisans in heritage crafts, demonstrating their...
12 March, 2024
Group Show Welcome to the UK at Ugly Duck Friday 15 – Sunday 17 March
From Friday 15 March - Sunday 17 March, Ugly Duck will host its first pop-up airport. Welcome to the UK is a group show exploring social politics, visas, identity, dreams, freedom of movement (geographically and socially), precarity, privilege and yes...
12 March, 2024
Guided walk Hops, Herbs and Hospitals Sunday 17 March 2-4pm
Explore the intertwined history of Southwark and the City of London, from governance to the thriving hop trade, iconic taverns, and medicinal herbs, on the Medicuture Festival's revealing walking tour. Discover how parts of Southwark were governed by the City of London until 1899. Hear...
11 March, 2024
Decarbonisation for local businesses Thursday 14 and Friday 15 March
Courtesy of good neighbour Team London Bridge, businesses in the Bermondsey Street area are welcome to join online events this week which will help the journey to sustainability: Earth Hour Insight Session, Thursday 14 March 3pm (online) - In preparation for Earth Hour 2024 (23...
11 March, 2024
Residents challenge Southwark Council over 26 Leathermarket Street
Residents continue to challenge Southwark Council over its plans to demolish the Leathermarket JMB building at 26 Leathermarket St SE1 3HN and replace it with a taller block of offices and social-rent flats. Everyone agrees that we need more social housing but the proposed scheme...
08 March, 2024
The Bike Project – they recycle cycles!
The Bike Project is located in Bankside and does a marvellous recursive job of recycling bicycles! Their mission is to take donated bikes, fix them up and pass them on to refugees and people seeking asylum in London and Birmingham. If you are tripping over...
08 March, 2024
London Glassblowing Centre – exhibition from Friday 8 March
The London Glassblowing Centre invites you to 'experience the cutting edge of British glass artistry at their Gather exhibition, which starts tomorrow in the Bermondsey Street gallery. This exclusive showcase celebrates the nation's brightest contemporary talents, both rising stars and acclaimed creators. The vibrant works assembled here,...
08 March, 2024
Mattheus Consort will sing at Evensong at St Mary’s Friday 15 March
This special Evensong service at St Mary Magdalen church Bermondsey Street will include traditional English choral music sung by The Matthaeus Consort. The service will begin at 7.30pm on Friday 15 March. The church is the oldest building in Bermondsey Street by virtue of some...
07 March, 2024
Last week of Met Police Positive Intervention coming up
Our local Met Police team has been working with Safer Neighbourhood groups and volunteers to deliver a programme of positive interventions in the Bermondsey Street area. The programme has included knocking on doors, online survey and a drop in session at the Bermondsey Square Hotel...
07 March, 2024
New THR!VE exhibition at Project Space from 13 March
THR!VE : CALL TO CONNECTION will be at Bermondsey Project Space from 13 - 16 March. This will be the first of three THR!VE Festivals at the gallery, exploring collective healing and manifesting new realities, decolonisation, hopefulness, connecting with the self and with nature, autonomy...
07 March, 2024
Sixes Social Cricket
Some of you may have already noticed signs that a new venue will be opening soon where Tanner &Co used to be. Sixes Social Cricket will be opening at 50 Bermondsey Street SE1 3UD on Thursday 21 March. From their licensing application they intend to...
07 March, 2024
Women organists play at London Bridge Station Friday 8 March
To mark International Women's Day, 20 women organists will play great music on 'Henry', the the small pipe organ at London Bridge rail (NOT tube) station. The marathon/relay event will run from 7am - 8pm. The organists are members of the Society of Women Organists....
07 March, 2024
Half-price tickets to board the Golden Hinde on Sunday 10 March
The full-scale reconstruction of the famous Elizabethan galleon, captained by Sir Francis Drake, is located at St Mary Overie's Dock, Cathedral Street SE1 9DE. Tickets are from just £3 on Mothers' Day, 10 March, and include a tour led by female pirates! >> Head to the...
05 March, 2024
Meet the Police Wednesday 6 March 5-7pm
Our local Met Police team will continue their programme of positive intervention this coming week with a drop-in session at Bermondsey Square Hotel. The team will be there are the hotel 5-7pm on Wednesday 6 March. You are welcome to go along, meet the team,...
01 March, 2024
Support local green projects – the Council seeks loans to fund them
You can now invest in council projects in Southwark that reduce carbon emissions and tackle the climate emergency, through Southwark Green Investment. Invest as little as £5 and you will get a fixed 4.6% annual return on your investment, paid every six months over the...
27 February, 2024
Join We❤️Snowsfields for a more beautiful neighbourhood
We❤️Snowsfields has formed to use the opportunity of the Snowsfields Quarter development to enhance the neighbourhood. This is a collective of fun, committed neighbours-helping-neighbours, born out of volunteering during COVID. Snowsfields is one of our most ancient medieval streets, winding its way through the old...
26 February, 2024
At Eames from Thursday 29 February, Malcolm Franklin’s Pezzi et Pettetti
Malcolm Franklin's latest exhibition includes his own works and pieces by other artists that have inspired him. The exhibition title, Pezzi e Pezzetti comes from the Italian for 'Bits and Pieces'. It features beautiful, minimalist Pezzetti woodblock and stoneblock prints. There are also stunning sculptures...
26 February, 2024
At Vitrine from Thursday 29 February – Willem Hussem
'why the rush, do you know when your work is done' is the first London solo exhibition of Dutch artist Willem Hussem, presented in collaboration with Dürst Britt & Mayhew. It will be on display at Vitrine gallery in Bermondsey Square from Thursday 29 February...
26 February, 2024