The Mayor has welcomed the publication of a landmark report by the London Nightlife Taskforce, setting out a plan to protect, support and grow the nightlife of the capital. The night-time economy contributes £139 billion to the capital each year, supports more than a million night-time workers, and plays a critical...
The Colchester Auctioneer, Reeman Dansie's 3 February auction will include a newly discovered 19th century watercolour entitled The Remains of Bermondsey Abbey. The catalogue description is Lot 1129 - Early 19th century English Naive School, watercolour of the remains of Bermondsey Abbey, a sign to...
Rinova will be delivering events on behalf of Southwark Council to support local hospitality businesses. Hospitality employers' networking breakfast - a free networking event that will give hospitality businesses the opportunity to come together, share ideas, learn from other industry professionals and find out how Rinova...
Go East will be bringing a weekend Vintage Flea Market to 47–49 Tanner Street on Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 January 2026. Last year's one-day markets proved popular with visitors and traders, so this event has been extended over two days. As usual, there will be...
Our local Met Police PCSO, Paul Durrant, invites local residents and businesses along to Bermondsey Square on Thursday 29 January. If you or anyone you know would like to meet the local police team to speak about local concerns, or seek crime prevention advice or...
This new Coastlines exhibition at Eames Fine Art Gallery presents a selection of Norman Ackroyd's etchings along with works by other contemporary printmakers who have been inspired by him. He loved the British coastline and produced etchings from the 1980s onwards. The other printmakers represented...
Friends of Guy Street Park is a group of local residents who have got together to give the park a bit of TLC. It was originally created in 1899, and its last refurbishment project was a quarter of a century ago. Funding is expected to...
On Monday 19 January 2026 12.30-1.15pm, Felix James Collins from the Royal College of Music will give a concert of lute music at the historic Guy's Chapel in the courtyard of the Old Guy's Hospital Building SE1 1UL. Brought to us by Team London Bridge. FREE...
MACE, the construction contractor for sites on St Thomas Street, has notified us that there will be streetworks requiring a part-closure of Weston Street Monday 19 - Friday 23 January. Normal working hours will be applied. The exclusion zone will affect the northern end of...
Norwegian artist Sverre Malling is a maker of possible worlds, many of them expressed in this exhibition of charcoal drawings At the Mistress's Request, Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery from Saturday 10 January. These are images of different pasts, presents and futures, malleable reality. The gallery writes...
Our local Books n Beer shop opens 2026 with another splendid varied arts programme, something different almost every day: Poetry Workshop on the 19th, or for poetry out loud, Poetry Open Mic on the 21st; Folk Sessions on the 8th and 22nd; Jazz Night on...
The Port of London Authority (PLA) is in the process of drafting joint Thames masterplans with each of the London boroughs on the banks of the Thames. Currently, Southwark is in focus and the draft masterplan is out for consultation until 9 February. You can look...
Online language classes are available at a discount of £30 for BermondseyStreet.London members. The classes are streamed by ability - up to six different levels, and cover most major European languages - French, German, Spanish, Portugese and Italian. The 10-week courses start in the week...
Photoworks has announced the 2025 Jerwood/Photoworks Award winners - London-based Roman Manfredi and Margate-based Sayuri Ichida. The works will be presented as two solo shows alongside each other at Drawing Room from Saturday 10 January 2026. The artists' works share reflections on broader society, attempting...
On Friday 19 December 5.30-9pm at Maltby Street Market - mulled drinks, carol singers and late trading at many of the regular stalls. For more details https://www.instagram.com/p/DSSgi7yClsT/. Look out next month for more details about Maltby Street’s new residents’ card....
Team London Bridge has sent out a security alert about an unauthorised cycling event, which is being promoted on social media. It is scheduled for Saturday 20 December from about 1pm, at Potters Fields Park. TLB does not support the event and the Park has...
Local residents have decided to revive the long inactive Friends of Guy Street Park, and invite you to go along and help plant 750 bulbs in the park this Saturday! The bulbs have been provided by neighbours, Taylors Bulbs and the Metropolitan Parks & Gardens...
The team at Eames Studio will be getting into the Christmas spirit on Saturday with live jazz, mulled wine and chocolate treats, as well as all the wonderful art on display around the walls. Go along if you can, enjoy an afternoon looking at the...
Southwark Council has an ambitious strategy to make our air cleaner, our borough greener and lives healthier - and be carbon neutral by 2030. Part of the programme is to encourage local people to invest in the necessary changes and it has now opened its...
Southwark Council has produced a long newsletter for Borough and London Bridge residents about all its services, the first of a planned quarterly update. It's too long for us to publish, but you can see it on the neighbourhood webpage here . There is information about...
November - March is when the Council undertakes its tree planting programme. In our area, we can expect trees to be planted in Tanner Street Park, Morocco Street and Lamb Walk. How to find out where trees are being planted by the council: Click on the...
Edge London Bridge informs us that late working 4-8pm has been approved on Wednesday 10, Thursday 11 and Friday 12 December for the removal of welfare cabins from the Melior Street frontage. Since the cabins constitute a 'wide load', they can only leave the site...
Flea London's Christmas Market is a one-stop shop for gifts and vintage style, right next to Vinegar Yard with its food stalls. There will be original items from our artisan makers and vintage traders including on trend vintage watches and jewel encrusted brooches and handmade...
The latest Rebecca Holmes exhibition, titled Anchoress, starts on Thursday 4 December at Eames Fine Art. In these new works, landscape becomes archetype: dark oceans, lunar skies, and textured terrains that explore the quiet strength and steady resilience found in the anchors of our lives. These...
The rich event programme at Morocco Bound books and beer shop this month focuses on live music and poetry. There will be sets from Evelyn, Mari Green and Hana Amaya and, returning by popular request, Christmas Carols (for joining in) on Sundays 14th and 21st....
There is a choice of Christmas films, Elf, Grinch and Home Alone, to name but three, at Backyard Cinema, showing as part of a great Christmas experience. You can wander through the enchanted forest, discover festive bars, surprise performances, tasty treats and cabaret. Matinee and...
Semi-Toned, the all-male singing group will share Christmas songs with shoppers in Courage Yard, Shad Thames on Saturday 29 November. The performance will be part of Courage Yard’s ‘festive mini market’ from 11 - 4pm in collaboration with Shad Thames businesses. Semi-Toned will be performing...
Boutcher School will be at St Mary Magdalen church with their community fair on Saturday 29 November 2-5pm. On sale will be home made christmas gifts, mulled wine, mince pies and more. Proceeds to the church building fund, Safe Families and other charities. St Mary Magdalen church...
Silly Goose Comedy and Southwark Council offers BermondseyStreet.London members half price tickets to its comedy show this Friday 28 November. The concession is offered in partnership with Southwark Council. The line-up on Friday includes Ayoade Bambgboye (Edinburgh Best Newcomer 2025), Jordan Brookes (Edinburgh Fringe Best...
Malted Shake will be bringing us a real multi-genre musical evening in their 2025 Christmas Special on Saturday 29 November 7-11.30pm. As always the line-up will include Aisha Khan & The Rajahs and multi-genre Rob Heron (of the Tea Pad Orchestra), opening with Elsie Franklin...