Southwark Council this week highlights the opportunity to invest to support green projects in the borough. This is the third round of green project investment. You can invest as little as £5 and get a 4.1% annual return over the fixed five year period. Investments...
Tuesday night is Movie Night at the Scoop. Every Tuesday throughout the summer London Bridge City are showing a blockbuster schedule of new and classic family-friendly favourites. Next Tuesday, 10 June, it's Paddington in Peru - and it's free! More here ...
Earlier this year, some kind person nominated BermondseyStreet.London for a Southwark Star award in recognition of its contribution to our community, and this week our certificate arrived. On behalf of BermondseyStreet.London, thank you very much, everyone involved. It's great for BermondseyStreet.London's contribution to be recognised...
This weekend (7-8 June) is London Open Gardens weekend, when over 100 of the capitals green spaces open their gates to the public. Most cannot normally be visited. Quite a few are in easy walking distance in The City and one is on Bankside (Saturday...
As well as the intriguing Dog at a Disco comedy session on Tuesday 10 June, there is a varied live music line-up this month, not to mention a night of Vinyl x DJ Sejambo on Friday 6 June. He’ll be playing jazz, hip hop, and...
Contractor Mace, at the Edge London Bridge site on St Thomas Street has given notice that work will be underway there over the next three Saturdays to dismantle and remove the jump form rig (the box at the top of the tower). This requires extensive...
There will be a show of Anita Klein's latest work at the Eames Fine Art Studio from 7 June. This will include new paintings, ceramics and of course, her prints. Working across these three different mediums allows inspiration in one medium feeds off another and...
Local resident Russell Milton offers another course of 'acting for beginners' workshops, weekly on a Monday, starting on Monday 2 June 7-9pm. The workshops take place at the Calder Bookshop in The Cut. Russell trained at East 15 Drama School and worked in theatre and...
Transport for London (TFL) seeks to up the congestion charge and tighten eligibility for relief to residents living inside the congestion zone. Under the proposals the daily charge would rise from £15 to £18 in January 2026. There would be new discounts for electric vehicles,...
The Forma gallery in Bermondsey Square will, from 5 June, display work by two artists, Gaia di Lorenzo and Francesca Pionati. They did an autumn residency at FormaHQ and have developed the new installation specifically for Bermondsey Square. It is called my tongue in my...
The popular FREE Bermondsey Square Jazz Days will return this summer for their 8th season starting Sunday 1 June 2 - 5pm. The jazz days will run on the FIRST Sunday of each month June - September. These events proudly support creative music talent ,...
Eames gallery's latest exhibition of works by Nigel Swift is entitled An Italian Garden in April. These are new pastel and gouache works on paper and will be shown at the Eames Fine Art Studio and online from 31 May 2025. Nigel returned to Italy after...
Team London Bridge tells us that two pieces of public art from More London are now looking for a new home. If none can be found, the works will be taken away for good. They are large and heavy, and can only be moved by...
From Friday 23 May and over the following week, the screenings at The Arzner in Bermondsey Square will include some well-loved films: Wicked; Beach Rats; The Doom Generation; Throuple; Sunday Bloody Sunday; All About Eve and Brokeback Mountain. The Arzner is London's only LGBTQ+ cinema...
The deadline for comments on the Snowsfields Quarter planning application is Sunday 25 May. BermondseyStreet.London has submitted its objections, in support of local residents' group We❤️Snowsfields. We highlighted: Lack of parking for needy patients visiting Guy’s Hospital after the demolition of the NCP car park...
The Christopher Columbus Flagship Replica Nao Santa Maria will pass under Tower Bridge, weather permitting on Wednesday 28 May at around 2.30pm and then back downstream again at about 3pm, before mooring in St Katharine Dock. The museum ship will be open for public visits...
Andrew Marr's latest exhibition Loud Rhythms, Small Spaces will open at Eames Fine Art on Thursday 22 May. The drawings on display are filled with images inspired by the world, events and people around him. He draws every day musing on whatever has moved, amused...
John Crossley's latest exhibition The Shape of Things opens at the Eames Collectors' Studio on Saturday 20 May. His playful, uplifting new paintings make everyone smile. These beautifully precise and satisfying geometric works are all hand painted and made with great care, each a unique work. More here. ...
The London Glassblowing Centre has opened its companion exhibition to auctioneer Bonhams 'The Art of Craft'. This exclusive, first-time partnership brings exceptional studio glass to the Bermondsey Street Gallery. Showcasing significant works by celebrated contemporary artists they represent — including Peter Layton, Elliot Walker, Bruno...
BermondseyStreet.London launches a new series of heritage shorts this week, under the series title Building Bygones. Our author is Richard Miller, artist and ex-local resident who helped set up a forerunner of BermondseyStreet.London over 30 years ago. Richard has been collecting historical information and taking...
Further improvements to Bermondsey Street are planned for this autumn by Southwark Council and are currently open for consultation. These improvements include widening the pavements from Tyers Gate northwards. The Council's website says: "A closure to motor vehicles was introduced on Bermondsey Street, between Leathermarket Street...
The new exhibition at The Drawing Room presents work by three artists who contributed to Drawing Biennial 2024, showing their innovations within the art of drawing. This will be the first show in a public gallery for each - Anna Paterson, Alicia Reyes McNamara and...
On Saturday 17 May at 7.30pm, local community choir RBCS will perform the Rutter Requiem and more at St James church, Bermondsey. The performance will include a chamber orchestra with harp and timpani, and there are solos for cello, oboe and soprano voice. This will be...
The picture tells a shocking story. The details are as yet unclear, but there is no mistaking the consequences. On a day over the holiday weekend, when heavy construction vehicles were using Weston Street this poor tree was destroyed. Our area is already lacking in...
After many rounds of consultation, the target re-design for Guy Street Park has been finalised. The work was commissioned by community group has We❤️Snowsfields, took input from a revitalised Friends of Guy Street Park group, was funded by the Snowsfields Quarter developer, managed by BOST...
This weekend Friday 9- Sunday 11 May, there will be a wealth of family activities at Tower Bridge. 9 May Deaf-led Guided Tour Explore inside Tower Bridge by taking a guided tour with John Wilson, an experienced Deaf guide. Pre-booking is required to secure your spot. 10...
As the new crew that organise the much-loved Bermondsey Street Festival head into their second year, they are calling for more volunteers to come forward to help on the day, and more local businesses to sponsor the event. The festival is a one-day event, Saturday...
We❤Snowsfields, a group of committed locals, has submitted a powerful response to the developer's planning application for the south side of Snowsfields between Crosby Row and Weston Street. BermondseyStreet.London has supported We❤Snowsfields, to help shape a development scheme that will be good for everyone. However,...
In March 2020, local lawyer and keen quilter, Richard Kenyon kicked off a Corona Quilting Project to link people together and make something beautiful during lockdown. The opportunity was passed on by word of mouth, and amazing, creative, and enthusiastic contributions began arriving by post...
At Morocco Bound, May opens with the first of two tastings. On Sunday 4 May, there will be a wine tasting and Q&A with Sunny Hodge, and later in the month, on Tuesday 20 May, a beer and vinyl night with Orbit Beers. Otherwise, another...