This piece is based on an article by author Mike Rendell in the London Historians group's latest newsletter. Mike's books may be found here. We have picked up on it because of the connection with Bermondsey. Traditional ways to preserve food for the long bleak winter...
From local feedback, the Met Police have recognised that personal theft (eg pickpocketing, no violence used) is a concern in our area. Last week, officers teamed up to carry out a 'bag theft operation' in Bermondsey Street and Tooley Street areas. They targeted known hotspots,...
Barrington Tobin's new exhibition The Road to Gable Court, opens at Eames on Thursday 2 April. It follows his successful exhibition there last autumn and presents many new works alongside a selection from the archive. The works have been inspired by his new surroundings since...
The weekend of 4-5 April will be the last weekend at Vinegar Yard before they move East to Hackney Bridge. It has been doing business there for nearly 10 years and will be sad to be move, but it's time to scale up and there...
Morocco Bound blasts into April with a great events programme. All the regular events, poetry and rap open-mics are there along with live music gigs and performances. Their blurb says 'Easter weekend is full of groovy fun with double-bill BOSSA NOVA gigs from Mario Bakuna....
Hatch is currently delivering the Greener Southwark Business Accelerator in partnership with Southwark Council. The programme supports small businesses in Southwark to reduce energy costs, lower carbon emissions and build long-term resilience. Businesses can benefit from: Practical, expert-led workshops 1:1 tailored mentoring Support to identify and...
The TC2 Tower Crane on the EDGE construction site on St Thomas Street is to be removed this coming weekend 27-29 March, and the street will be closed to traffic and pedestrians for the purpose. A 450t mobile crane will be positioned outside London Bridge...
Bermondsey Street is by no means the worst spot in the Borough for fly-tipping, but we do have a long standing problem of waste being dumped on the corner of Morocco and Bermondsey Streets. Lots of different approaches have been tried to improve matters, but...
Southwark Council reports that its winter tree planting programme is well underway with completion expected by the end of March. We will be able to welcome new trees on Long Lane, Morocco Street, Weston Street, in Tanner Street Park and Leathermarket Gardens! To find out...
Dressing for Pleasure, Luella Bartley’s latest solo exhibition at Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery explores the language of fashion – how our choice of clothing communicates. Bartley, who was previously a fashion designer, spent the first few years of her painting career stripping her subjects bare but has...
Paint! Pattern! Print! opens at the Fashion and Textile Museum on Friday 27 March. It brings to life the joyful world of Susan Collier and Sarah Campbell, two pioneering designers whose exuberant, painterly patterns transformed printed textiles for fashion and interiors over their five‑decade partnership....
Southwark Council has been working with local communities and businesses in the London Bridge area to make streets cleaner, greener and safer. Most residents and businesses who took part in events, drop‑ins and surveys wanted more trees, planting, biodiversity, sustainability and better air quality. The Council...
One of the unique features of Bermondsey Street is our cluster of different arts organisations. Of these, the London Glassblowing Centre is one of the longest-standing. It was founded in 1976 by renowned artist Peter Layton, with a hot glass studio located first in the...
Bermondsey Street cycle lane, between Whites Grounds and Crucifix Lane will be closed overnight on Friday 20 March from 10.30pm to Saturday morning at 4.30am. the alternative route for vehicles will be Druid Street and Crucifix Lane, for cyclists Snowsfields, Weston Street and Leathermarket Street....
St Mary Magdalen church will be ringing with wonderful music on Sunday 22 March at 6.30pm. Bermondsey Chamber Orchestra will be celebrating its first anniversary with yet another glorious concert. The programme includes a Schumann cello concerto, soloist Waynne Kwon, and Mozart's Jupiter symphony. The...
Some of you may remember that last November, about 15 volunteers from BermondseyStreet.London gathered in Tanner Street Park on a sunny morning to plant bulbs provided by Southwark Council. Thank you, volunteers, we did good work - the bulbs are now flowering. If you haven't...
Independent London beer and experience business Hiver Beers, were honoured to welcome Their Royal Highnesses The Prince and Princess of Wales during their visit to the Bermondsey Beer Mile this week and host them for a beer tasting in one of their venues, the Fabal...
It is great news that Bermondsey Street Festival will be happening once again, the 20th festival (hurrah!) on Saturday 19 September. You may recall from previous festivals that sadly the fun has been all over by 7pm. This year the organisers have sought a licence...
Courage Yard in Shad Thames hosts a regular series of events through the year. They are looking for traders for their 2026 events. If you or someone you know locally is a crafter, maker, creator, or producer, please do get in touch as they are...
All local residents are invited by Southwark Council to the next Neighbourhood Meeting on Tuesday 10 March 6-7.30pm. From 6pm – 7pm, there will be a Neighbourhood Meeting on Regeneration, an opportunity for you to go and have your say and speak to your local...
The next exhibition in the Eames Fine Art Gallery will be 47 Klimt drawings, presented as collotype or lithographic prints. The colllotype prints were made in 1919, the year after Klimt died. The lithographic prints were published in 1964, a selection across his full range...
There is another great month's programme of arts events to enjoy at Morocco Bound in March. Jazz and folk to feed the brains of music lovers, life drawing for those with a more visual bent and books, comedy and stories for those who love words!...
The Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery has brought together in an exhibition A Theatre for Dreamers, the work of two painters, Rita Maikova and Tamsin Morse, whose practices draw on the power of storytelling to imagine new ways of being in the world. Ukrainian artist Rita Maikova's...
To coincide with Tracey Emin’s landmark solo exhibition at Tate Modern, White Cube will exhibit her monumental bronze sculpture The Mother in the courtyard of their Gallery in Bermondsey Street. White Cube also presents a curated selection of interviews by those who know her work...
Property maintenance company Aspect is offering Bermondsey residents £25 off any maintenance job when booking online using the code LOVEBERMONDSEY before 31 March. Aspect looks after homes across London, the South and East of England and has local tradespeople operating in and around Bermondsey. With experts...
Bermondsey Street's Met Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) Paul Durrant is keen to raise awareness of the local London Bridge and West Bermondsey Safer Neighbourhood Team. This is our local police team, working with our community to make the area as safe as possible from...
Local charity Trees for Bermondsey invites you to join in a traditional Wassail on Saturday 28 February from 3pm. Meet at the Blue Market Place SE16 3UQ. There will be lantern and crown-making with @illuminatebermondsey Music and singing with @jijomaro and @liviwollaston.singer . The Green Man will be...
British Transport Police (BTP) has begun a six‑month trial of live facial recognition technology at London bridge and other stations. The technology is controversial with many objecting on the basis of civil and democratic rights, and others on the basis that it is prone to...
On Tuesday 10 March 6-8pm, Hubbub and Buglife charity will run a workshop to help people make a bug hotel. The workshop will be led by Beth Barber from Buglife charity. This event is part of Hubbub's Southwark Nature Neighbourhoods Campaign supported by funding from Southwark Councils...
Community Southwark is offering places on its second Building Board Brilliance training programme. This is for current and future trustees, unpaid directors, governors and board members in the community and voluntary sector (VCS) in Southwark. Community Southwark recognises how difficult it can be for someone...