Thursday, May 2nd. #LondonElections2024

to #vote you need to show #photoID

Millions of people missed out on learning to read as a child.
@ReadEasy offer a way to pick up the skill as an adult, matching volunteers with learners for one-to-one sessions. Do you know someone who might be interested?
Spread the word!
#ReadingCommunity #VolunteerOpportunity

Saturday, May 11th 11:00hrs & 14:00 hrs

#CWLibrary #theatre SE16 #WinnieThePooh

raganiukes.teatras Theatre Peckham

Canada Water Masterplan
wharf-life.com Pages 24 & 25

#Watermens #Stairs in #Rotherhithe & #Wapping are an important part of Southwark Council @towerhamletsnow #maritime #heritage
@londonportauth @thamesinfo @riverthames Thames Path National Trail

Today I led a lovely group of American students around Rotherhithe, exploring topics as diverse as sewers, stench pipes, ship breaking, defenestration, slag heaps, mudlarks & (of course) the Pilgrim Fathers. The highlight though was the appearance of a heron in Russia Dock Woods

📣BREAKING NEWS: The new Planning Enforcement Handbook for England is out.

The updated handbook provides local authorities’ enforcement teams with best practice advice on how to effectively deal with a range of enforcement challenges.
View the handbook: rtpi.org.uk/practice-rtpi/…

We were honoured to host a delegation of ministers today, including the Governor & First Lady from Kisumu, Kenya! We learned about their ambitions for Kisumu's new sustainable technology park & how they hope to service their community through investing in inclusive STEM education

From Exploring GB on Facebook:
'Wapping Old Stairs, London dates back to the 16th century.
Many believe the stairs were the location of Execution Dock, where pirates, smugglers and mutineers were executed by hanging including the notorious Captain William Kidd.'

Bakerloo line closed this weekend

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Thrive by Tree Shepherd is hosting workshops at the Dock Office and Canada Water Library in May.

Covering social media, market stall management, and networking for small businesses.

For more information email [email protected]
#SmallBizSupport

Five of the six candidates for the Lambeth & Southwark London Assembly seat will be taking part in hustings this evening organised by Herne Hill Forum hernehillforum.org.uk/herne-hill-hus…

Wednesday April 24 7-8.30pm
NOTE EARLIER START
Rotherhithe & Bermondsey Local History Society
Octavia Hill & Ada Salter: how two women tackled Lodon's challenges
Talk by Dr Elizabeth Baigent
Norwegian Church,Albion St, #SE16 7LN
All welcome
Members FREE Guests £3

#Macbeth - filmed at #DockX SE16

OTD 23April 1775 JosephMallord William Turner born
Probably his most beloved painting is The Fighting Temeraire (tugged to her last berth to be broken up),1838
Temeraire was broken up in Beatson's Yard #Rotherhithe & furniture made from her timbers can be seen in St Mary's Church

Wates wins former Daily Mail printworks transformation at Surrey Quays, #Rotherhithe . constructionenquirer.com/2024/04/23/wat… #media #legacymedia #construction #Thurrock #TomorrowsPapersToday

#Mile 10 #docklandsettlement

🎶🎶🎷🎺@sljo_london #rotherhitheroundabout

1/1 This weekend, there will be changes to the traffic management along Deal Porters Way to ensure vehicle access to Surrey Quays is maintained during the London Marathon. Barriers will be moved on Saturday evening to return to a two-way carriageway temporarily.