Rotherhithe has ‘wrong type of cabling’ for fast broadband

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Some interesting tweets from our local member of the London Assembly:

Tibetan Buddhist centre offers free venue for Sunday evening public events

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A message from Kagyu Samye Dzong London in Spa Road Bermondsey:

We have a high quality workshop room available for holding courses and events. While our workshop rooms are generally heavily booked on weekends, one of our rooms is available on Sunday evenings.  We would like to offer this room for FREE, on the condition that any talks, workshops or presentations it is used for should likewise be offered to the public for FREE and not for material gains.

The room is spacious and airy with wooden floors and large windows that let in a lot of natural light. Chairs and tables can be provided to suit your meeting needs. We also have yoga mats and meditation cushions available.

Workshop room measures approx. 10m x 6m and can accommodate 20-25 people workshop style (U-shape) and up to 50 people (theatre style).

The event would have to be in harmony with our ethics as a Buddhist organisation, but does not need to be buddhist or spiritual in nature.  We ask to see proof of relevant qualification and insurance where applicable, and reserve the right to turn down applicants.

Anyone interested should e-mail the office on [email protected] or call us on 020 3327 1650.

Time and Talents seeks new trustees

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From the Time and Talents website:
Time and Talents wishes to recruit new trustees. Ideally we are seeking applicants with some of the following skills and experience but all applications are welcome:
  • Rotherhithe / Bermondsey Community Knowledge and Links
  • Fundraising
  • Governance (preferably third sector)
  • Knowledge of the areas in which Time and Talents provides services

We are keen to meet applicants with a wide range of backgrounds and experience in order to provide a balanced and effective Board for this thriving, popular and well established Rotherhithe and Bermondsey institution. We will prioritise those who live and/or work locally.

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‘Hang the lot’ aesthetics – call for submissions to open exhibition

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ANNUAL OPEN #29

13 Nov – 1 Dec 2013

The legendary unselected exhibition, which has led the field in ‘hang the lot’ aesthetics since 1984. This year the ‘best in exhibition’ prize of £100 will be selected by artist patron Andrew Kötting.Preview: Sunday, 10 November 2013 from 2 – 4pm.

Submission of works: Saturday, 2 and Sunday, 3 November from 11am to 4pm.

Exhibition: 13 November – 1 December 2013, Wednesday – Sunday from 11am – 4pm.

Most importantly, there are no advance application forms. Works must be delivered directly to Cafe Gallery. Another person can deliver your work provided that they have your written permission for the works to be entered and they have the correct information to complete the Entry Form (Artist’s name, address, Title(s) of the work, number of copies if it is an edition, artist’s contact details, sale price inclusive of 33% gallery commission and explanation of whether the price includes the frame). Entry fees can only be paid in cash or by cheque.

Please see our website for details regarding submission guidelines. We ask all artists to follow these guidelines in order to exhibit in this wonderful end of year show. 

Feel Better with a Book

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The team at Canada Water Library have been in touch with details of this weekly session on Monday mornings between 10am and 12 noon:

Each week we read aloud a short story and a poem, pausing inbetween to discuss what is being read. It is an informal group that provides a place to relax, a chance to make friends and a different way to share reading.

Nothing has to be read in advance and refreshments are provided.

There is no pressure to talk, to read, or even to drink tea!

King’s College gets green light for stage 1 of Canada Water campus

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Southwark Council’s planning committee this week approved King’s College London’s application to build 770 new student bedspaces, affordable homes, a health centre and retail space on the site of the Mulberry Business Park at Canada Water.

King’s College has already publicly expressed an interest in providing a brand new campus  at the adjacent Harmsworth Quays  when the Daily Mail printworks leaves the site.

The approved development will provide four blocks of buildings of between four and nine storeys, made up of 770 student bedrooms with related living/kitchen and communal spaces; 33 affordable homes; 610sqm retail uses and a new health centre. Also granted for the site is 75sqm area of retail or alternate non-residential institutional use, 4,490sqm offices, associated car parking, cycle parking and landscaped public realm as well as new vehicular and pedestrian access. Of the 33 affordable homes, 23 will be social rented, 10 intermediate.

Councillor Peter John, Leader of Southwark Council, said: “King’s College is an internationally renowned and respected university of great standing and I welcome them to an exciting part of the borough, this can only add to the progress made as part of the Area Action Plan, including the new super-library, new homes and public space.

“Last night’s decision supports the council’s aspirations to create a vibrant town centre for Canada Water and opens doors to the potential for a new campus in the adjacent Harmsworth Quays area. I look forward to what the students will bring to the area and hope that they will make it their permanent home in years to come.”

As well as the student accommodation, the agreement includes spaces for learning, places to shop, new cycle parking, play areas for children and landscaping.

Do you have old photos of the Albion pub in Albion Street?

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Pauline Adenwalla writes:
We are undertaking some research into The Albion Public House on the corner of Albion Street and Neptune Street.
If you have any old photos of the building, particularly the inside, please could you drop them off at either Up Market Charity Shop, 48 Albion Street, or Deli Felice 40 Albion Street marked for the attention of Pauline E Adenwalla. It would be very helpful if you could please date the photos.
If you wish to have the photos returned please be sure to include your name and address with the photos.
Many thanks
Pauline

Cops foil audacious ‘multi-million-pound’ Surrey Quays Santander bank plot

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Officers from the Metropolitan Police’s central e-cime unit (PCeU) have arrested 12 men in connection with an audacious attempt to take control of a bank’s computer in order to steal from them.

On Thursday officers arrested 11 men aged between 23 and 50 years in Hounslow in connection with an allegation of conspiracy to steal from Santander Bank.

A further arrest of a 34-year-old man was made at Vauxhall Bridge Road in connection with the same offence.

Searches have been carried out at a number of addresses within Westminster, Hounslow, Hillingdon, Brent and Richmond, and also in Slough, where property has been seized.

The Met says that the arrests are the result of a long-term, intelligence-led, proactive operation by the PCeU.

“Yesterday’s time-critical, dynamic response was achieved by working in partnership with the banking sector, thwarting a very significant and audacious cyber-enabled offence, and avoiding multi-million-pound losses from Santander at Surrey Quays Shopping Centre,” said a police spokesman.

The offence involved deploying a KVM (keyboard video mouse) device, fitted to a computer within the bank branch, allowing the transmission of the complete desktop contents of the bank computer over the network. In effect, this allowed the suspects to take control of the bank computers remotely. Those arrested are currently in custody at a London police station.

Detective Inspector Mark Raymond, of the PCeU, said: “This was a sophisticated plot that could have led to the loss of a very large amount of money from the bank, and is the most significant case of this kind that we have come across.

“I would like to thank our partners from the industry who have provided valuable assistance throughout this investigation.

“The PCeU is committed to tackling cyber-crime and the damage it can cause to individuals, organisations and the wider economy.”

 

Volunteers wanted for local history theatre production

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Over the last year, London Bubble Theatre Company has interviewed more than 45 people from Bermondsey, Rotherhithe and Deptford as part of their intergenerational local history project.

Supported by funding from the Heritage Lottery, From Docks to Desktops aims to explore the history of Work in our  area and explore how it’s changed since the time of Stevedores, Dockers and Peak Freans.

Bubble’s intergenerational, community cast are now working with a script, created entirely from these interviews, and are planning performances in November 2013.

“We’ve been delighted with the response to our call out for people willing to share their stories, but Bubble is still in need of more volunteers to help transcribe the interviews and take these stories back out in to the local community,” said a spokeswoman for the comapny”

Can you help? Whether it’s offering a few hours to transcribe an interview or giving time to support taking the road show out and about.

If you’d like to help, Bubble would love to hear from you.

If you would like to help Bubble and are able to give a few hours of your time please contact Claire Sexton on 020 7237 4434 or email [email protected]

“Woefully slow” SE16 broadband raised in House of Commons

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Simon Hughes MP has raised the issue of slow internet connections on the Rotherhithe Peninsula in the House of Commons.

“May I remind the minister that literally four miles from here, in Rotherhithe and Surrey Docks, in the capital city, there are still areas that are have woefully slow broadband, to the disadvantage of a very dynamic community?

“Will he look again to see whether we can speed up both BT and the programme so that the capital city, like the rest of the country, can have the broadband it needs to be the most efficient and effective that it can be?”

Culture, communications and creative industries minister Ed Vaizey  replied: “I will happily work to ensure that for the capital. There will always be pockets of slow broadband.

“I was interested to read recently about a couple from Cornwall who went to visit Google in silicon valley and found that the superfast broadband speed in the hotel was slower than it was in Cornwall, which is the result of our programme.”

Broadband: 5 Sep 2013: House of Commons debates – TheyWorkForYou.