Surrey Quays

If you’re into a bit of cinema, Odeon are running a great offer over the next six weeks.

From 3rd September to 14th October 2010 inclusive they’re offering 40% off (valid any day, any time). As far as I can see, it’s perfectly valid at the Surrey Quays Odeon cinema, so make the most of it!

In case you miss out on this one, Odeon do also take part in Orange Wednesdays, so if you have an Orange phone you can get 2 tickets for the price of 1. (And if you don’t have an Orange phone, you might still be able to take advantage of it with this tip.)

photo credit: spikesadventure

Are you an SE16 Twitterer?

Gary Williams has announced an SE16 Tweetup at the Ship & Whale, 2 Gulliver Street SE16, on Wednesday 11th Nov from 7.30pm.

I should be making it along, so hope to see you there!

photo credit: philcampbell

Here’s some lovely old footage of the Mayflower pub in Rotherhithe (The Spread Eagle & Crown in those days). Thanks to SELondoner for sharing!

There are various arty goings-on at the moment in Deptford with the annual Deptford X festival.

I was over there at the weekend and had a hard time finding the venues (top tip: check where they are on the map before leaving home). In fact, I found it so difficult to find them that I had to stop off for an emergency pub lunch before continuing. Several large roast potatoes, two good hours and a game of Trivial Pursuit later (a pub with board games, no less!), the treasure hunt continued. At last, when all hope seemed lost, we came across some suitably quirky installations next to the railway carriage cafe thingumajig that is The Deptford Project.

I won’t spoil the surprise by telling you what we saw. If you want to support a bit of much-needed local creativity, go there. Eat some cake in the cafe. And have a nose at the art.

The festival is on until next weekend, I believe, so don’t wait too long!

photo credit: Matthew Black

Having recently moved closer to Canada Water, I’ve been exploring my new patch with fresh eyes lately. I’ve been pleasantly surprised with what I’ve found.

If you live in the area and haven’t done so yet, take a few hours some time to pay a visit to the park area bordered by Salter Road. There’s a very pleasant walk through corridors of greenery, the rather unexpected Stave Hill and even an ‘eco park’. I for one had no idea it was there before! Makes me wonder what other hidden gems are around…

View Larger Map

photo credit: alexlomas