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[post_content] => Do you want to be in involved in London Design Festival in September, as part of Bankside Design District, taking place from 13–21September 2025? Then come along to our kick off meeting.
London Design Festival creates an international platform for the ideas and innovations coming from the best talent, businesses, emerging voices and educators across the city and the UK. Committed to elevating designers and creating new opportunities, LDF invites you to join the official festival programme.
Join Better Bankside as we bring artists, creatives and designers together to celebrate Bankside as a creative and cultural hub, through a variety of independent activities including exhibitions, installations, webinars, product launches, workshops, talks, virtual and walking tours, late night events, open studios and more.
Are you an architect practice interested in running any local tours or events in Bankside?
Are you a design agency with a fantastic new campaign you want to shout about?
Are you a designer who is interested in running an interactive workshop?
Are you an art gallery with a new or existing exhibition?
Are you a maker who’d like to exhibit your work or provide lessons in your chosen medium?
Are you a retailer selling design-led products?
Are you a venue with space to offer?
Are you a restaurant or bar who wants to be involved in our Food Trail?
Why not check out last year's programme for inspiration?
Get in touch with Emma Charter to secure your place at our meeting.
There are a range of partnership options available and you can also find more pricing details in the LDF partnership pack via ldf.partners@londondesignfestival.com. We will be joined at the meeting by the LDF team who will run through how you can be involved and the partnership opportunities available. We will also be joined by designers and artists who are looking for potential space so an idea opportunity for cross-collaboration.
Look forward to seeing you there.
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[post_content] => Bankside business leaders - you're invited to Bankside Story: The Next Chapter – our Spring celebration.
With 91% of local businesses voting 'Yes' to another five years of Better Bankside in our recent ballot, we’ve secured £14 million in investment to shape a stronger, greener, and happier Bankside.
Join us at the stunning Art Academy to hear our plans and share your ideas for closer collaboration. You'll have the chance to network with fellow Banksiders and explore displays from MOLA and Slalom showcasing the past and future of Bankside.
MOLA
The Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA) have been undertaking archaeological excavations in the bankside area for over 50 years. In that time, they’ve made some incredible discoveries, revealing what life was like in the area in both the recent and distant past. As part of this event, you’ll get an exclusive preview of some of the finds from the now world-famous archaeological excavations which took place at The Liberty on Southwark Street. You’ll also be able to chat to the MOLA team about their work and take part in a quick interactive activity to discover what could lie beneath your building!
Slalom
Business and tech consultancy Slalom will take you to the AI topic of 2025: Agentic AI. Autonomous software agents that can perform specific tasks independently with decision-making capabilities driven by their objectives. They actively gather information, analyse it, make informed decisions, and take actions. Think automation, but this time you can automate your own decision-making too. Especially on those complex/mundane tasks!
Please RSVP by Friday 14 MarchThis event is for business owners, senior managers and organisation decision makers.
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[post_content] => Learn how to build meaningful connections and deliver successful pitches in this interactive workshop with The Speakers Trust.
Designed for professionals, you’ll learn strategies to confidently network, communicate your value, and pitch ideas with clarity and impact. Through practical exercises and real-world insights, you'll leave equipped to grow your network, captivate your audience, and achieve your goals. Perfect for anyone ready to elevate their personal or professional skill set.
You are welcome to join this event if you live or work in Bankside.
[post_title] => 4 September - Making the most of networking and how to pitch
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[post_content] => Bankside Women's Network invites you to join this practical and insightful event about flexible working, whether you want to learn how to make flexible working work for your business or know more about your rights as an employee. Hear from a panel of experts about recent changes to employment law including the right to request flexible working from day one and further changes announced in the recent King’s Speech, such as enhancements to parental leave and support for carers.
This event is for anyone who works for a Bankside business and is interested in learning more about this topic, including people with line management or HR, EDI or wellbeing responsibilities, as well as anyone wanting to know more about flexible working rights as an individual. The panel will also respond to questions, which can be submitted in advance when registering and asked on the day.
The panel discussion and Q&A will be chaired by Sam Williams, co-founder and CEO of Barley Communications, a social purposed communications agency which has put flexibility at the heart of its working model.
Panellists will include:
Louise Lawrence, Winckworth Sherwood – Louise is a Partner specialising in employment law who advises both employers and employees on all employment-related matters from drafting contracts of employment to defending Tribunal claims. Louise has a wealth of experience in advising clients on flexible working requests.
Nikki Sandham, Recorra - Nikki is the CFO at Recorra, a Bankside-based recycling firm with around 300 employees. Having established the finance team in 2017 she has been a Non-Executive Director ever since. She returned to Recorra in 2024 and recently established the People Team; she is passionate about growing rounded, well-trained teams, ensuring EDI is central to business strategy.
Claire Walker, Society of London Theatre and UK Theatre – Claire is Co-Chief Executive alongside her job-share partner Hannah Essex. Claire and Hannah joined SOLT in September 2022, and it is their third role together as a partnership, having previously been Co-Executive Directors of the British Chambers of Commerce and Co-Communications Directors of the social enterprise Teach First. Claire and Hannah are trailblazers in the concept of co-leadership, proving it can have significant benefits in terms of innovation, influence, and relationships.
This event is also an opportunity to network with other Banksiders and learn more about Better Bankside’s work to support local businesses.
The event is generously hosted by Clarion Communications in The Circle Restaurant, Rose Court, 2 Southwark Bridge Road.
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[post_content] => Join us for this breakfast briefing to learn more about Bankside Futures, a summer work experience opportunity for local young people.
Whether your business has already confirmed its participation in Bankside Futures, or you want to learn more about the different ways to get involved in this summer's programme, you are welcome to attend this breakfast event.
It's an opportunity to hear from Sculpt UK, delivery partner for Bankside Futures, about all the ways that Bankside businesses can help young people learn about the world of work; whether that's providing an insight into your sector and its career pathways, delivering a skills-based workshop or helping young people on the programme practice their networking and interview skills.
There will also be time to network with other Bankside businesses over tea, coffee and pastries.
What is Bankside Futures?Bankside Futures is a two-week summer work experience opportunity for young people aged 16-18 years old who live and/or study in Southwark. Bankside Futures runs from 8-19 July, and helps young people build their awareness of different careers through skills-based workshops, employer encounters, networking opportunities and more. Working in teams, the young people will also develop a social action project that responds to issues they care about that affect our neighbourhood. They will present their ideas to family, friends, teachers and Bankside businesses at the end of the programme.
To find out more about Bankside Futures and how your organisation can get involved this summer, please contact Rachel Nicholson: rn@betterbankside.co.uk
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[post_content] => Join Hanna Afolabi, founder of Mood and Space and Nicole Gordon, CEO of Better Bankside to explore the future of Bankside’s landscape. Analysis will look at upcoming developments, including those with planning consent, recently constructed projects nearing occupancy, and projected investment to the neighbourhood over the next 5 years. The session will also take a look at the most recent footfall data and perceptions of the neighbourhood.
Key highlights of the webinar include:
Development Pipeline Analysis: Explore upcoming projects, construction updates, and urban development initiatives that are set to transform Bankside's skyline. Learn about new commercial, residential, and mixed-use developments that will shape the area's growth and prosperity in the years ahead.
Preview of Better Bankside Insights report: Dive into insights and trends about Better Bankside, its membership and the wider neighbourhood ahead of the launch of our new Insights report.
Q&A Session: Engage directly with speakers during an interactive Q&A session.
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[post_content] => Do you want to be in involved in London Design Festival in September, as part of Bankside Design District, taking place from 13–21September 2025? Then come along to our kick off meeting.
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Join Better Bankside as we bring artists, creatives and designers together to celebrate Bankside as a creative and cultural hub, through a variety of independent activities including exhibitions, installations, webinars, product launches, workshops, talks, virtual and walking tours, late night events, open studios and more.
Are you an architect practice interested in running any local tours or events in Bankside?
Are you a design agency with a fantastic new campaign you want to shout about?
Are you a designer who is interested in running an interactive workshop?
Are you an art gallery with a new or existing exhibition?
Are you a maker who’d like to exhibit your work or provide lessons in your chosen medium?
Are you a retailer selling design-led products?
Are you a venue with space to offer?
Are you a restaurant or bar who wants to be involved in our Food Trail?
Why not check out last year's programme for inspiration?
Get in touch with Emma Charter to secure your place at our meeting.
There are a range of partnership options available and you can also find more pricing details in the LDF partnership pack via ldf.partners@londondesignfestival.com. We will be joined at the meeting by the LDF team who will run through how you can be involved and the partnership opportunities available. We will also be joined by designers and artists who are looking for potential space so an idea opportunity for cross-collaboration.
Look forward to seeing you there.
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