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Fundraising gig this Friday at Mercato Metropolitano this Friday evening to help family of young London musician of Latin American origin who drowned in Amsterdam raise money for investigation / legal challenge. https://www.se1.news/whatson/#friday-28-february-2025
What's on in SE1: events guide

Find out about local festivals, community events consultations, public meetings and more.

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A few items of SE1 interest at new London Archives exhibition on WWII, including bomb damage maps, photo of Londoners sheltering from Blitz at Elephant & Castle tube and a painting of Southwark Bridge in 1945 https://www.thelondonarchives.org/visit-us/exhibitions/london-in-the-second-world-war
London in the Second World War

In this exhibition at The London Archives explore the experiences of Londoners during the Second World War and the effect it had on the city they knew.

London Archives
Lambeth Council's auditors have formally recommended that the authority "identify additional savings and efficiencies to mitigate forecast overspends" according to a public notice released this evening https://moderngov.lambeth.gov.uk/documents/b36246/Public%20Notice%20Wednesday%2005-Mar-2025%2019.00%20Council.pdf?T=9
Watch live as Southwark councillors consider plans for the refurbishment and extension of the listed Driscoll House hostel in New Kent Road https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYbhgY380J0
Planning Committee (Smaller Applications) 25/02/25

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Sunset from Blackfriars Bridge
Icons painted on ammunition boxes from Ukraine are on display at Southwark Cathedral until Thursday this week https://cathedral.southwark.anglican.org/whats-on/icons-on-ammunition-boxes-exhibition/
Icons on Ammunition Boxes | Exhibition - Southwark Cathedral

Waterloo Bridge closed to traffic on Sunday morning due to London Winter Run
https://www.londonwinterrun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/2025-CRUK-LWR-Road-Closure-Map-with-mobile.pdf
Anyone know what happened at the DPD depot in Mandela Way? Rammed with a vehicle?
The electric vehicle charging hub in Mandela Way has been repossessed

Work now under way at the Fenning Street sinkhole near London Bridge

Background: https://www.se1.news/sinkhole-fenning-street/

'Sinkhole' appears near London Bridge Station

Mystery surrounds a 'sinkhole' that appeared more than a week ago alongside a construction site just yards from London Bridge Station.

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