City Matters Edition 013

Page 4 | 14-20 December 2016
News Matters
Cyber crime not
to be ignored
SIGNIFICANTLY more
people (60%) believe
they are more likely to
fall victim to a home
break-in than a digital
crime (37%), according
to new research from BT.
This is despite the fact
that, on average, people
aged between 16 and 44
are now almost as likely
to suffer a digital crime
(15%) as a break-in (17%).
Commander Chris
Greany, national
co-ordinator for
economic crime, said:
“Many broadband and
telephone providers offer
free security solutions;
we strongly encourage
everyone to ensure they
are protected.”
Turn the tap to
avoid trouble
CITY residents have
been told to check their
water supply so they
aren’t caught cold this
Christmas.
Homeowners are
advised to check their
internal and external
stop taps regularly to
ensure they are working
properly in dropping
temperatures.
A faulty tap could lead
to residents being unable
to shut off their water
supply in an emergency.
Chief stops in for
quick inspection
THE man at the helm of the Corporation’s
charitable arm was the guest of honour
at the Centre for Armenian Information
and Advice (CAIA) as the organisation
recognised the financial aid it has received
over the past two decades.
City Bridge Trust has made donations
totalling £320,000 to the Acton-based service
since 1995, allowing CAIA to reach out to all
Armenians who call the Capital home.
Latest figures estimate that CAIA has
worked to enhance the quality of life of
over 20,000 people through the provision of
welfare, educational and cultural services.
David Farnsworth, trust director, recently
dropped in on the charity to see first hand
how funding was being used to reduce
....more on its way
ARTSADMIN, a charity that enables
artists to “create without boundaries”,
is the latest organisation to have secured
City Bridge Trust approval.
More than £95,000 is on its way to
the charity after their bid for support to
finance building works to enhance the
accessibility of Toynbee Studios in East
London – to ensure all visitors are able
disadvantage. He said that he was “inspired
to see the amazing work” CAIA is doing to
support the lives of Armenians across London
and the community as a whole.
Misak Ohanian, charity chief executive,
said: “My colleagues and I were very pleased
to welcome David to witness some of the work
we carry out day in, day out, for vulnerable
and disadvantaged people such as the elderly,
carers and refugees.
Overcome
“Thanks to the City Bridge Trust, funding
the centre has changed many lives. The
trust has supported CAIA seven times over
the past 20 years; most recently with our
advisory services which many people rely on
to use the facilities independently – was
signed off.
A significant part of Artsadmin’s work
is its ‘Unlimited’ commissions programme
which places work by disabled artists into
the cultural sector.
Unlimited has so far awarded £932,000
to 103 disabled artists; and over the three
years it has been running a total of 1,797
performances, exhibitions, screenings and
events have been seen by 132,059 people.
to access their rights, public services and help
overcome various inequalities and barriers
they experience.”
In 2015 the charity received an
unconditional grant of £20,000 from the
City Bridge Trust, awarded as part of its 20th
anniversary celebrations.
The organisation chose to spend the
financial package on repairing the community
centre’s roof and internal structure, as well as
updating its IT system and photocopiers and
boosting its operating costs.
HOT shot table tennis players from the City
of London School banded together to take top
honours in not one but two age groups during a
prestigious table tennis competition.
Hosted by the Raines Foundation in Tower
Hamlets, the East London Regional Final of the
Jack Petchey Foundation London Schools team
competition served up a day of high quality
contests.
Held in partnership with Table Tennis
England, the competition bought together
some 160 players across 41 teams representing
13 schools. And it was in the under-11 and U16
divisions that the City scooped silverware.
It was the elder crop of players who led the
way; 13-year-old Joseph Hee, Partha Mulay, 15,
and 14-year-old pair Dung Tran and Daniel
Valdavicius crushing hosts Raines 8-0 in a
one-sided final. It was the first time any of the
four had entered an official competition.
“It was a good team effort considering
our standard,” said Joseph after he and his
all ship shape: David
Farnsworth was amazed
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Piracy sunk in
landmark case
AN historic legal case
has resulted in a man
being jailed for four
years on charges of
conspiracy to defraud.
Following the first ever
trial involving a supplier
of Internet protocol
television (IPTV),
which enables viewers
to watch unauthorised
content, Terry O’Reilly
was sentenced at
Nottingham Crown
Court.
A second supplier,
Will O’Leary, pleaded
guilty to similar charges
and received a two-year
suspended sentence
after the Premier League
brought a prosecution
against the pair.
O’Reilly and O’Leary
had sold devices to
pubs and consumers
which facilitated mass
piracy, including
the broadcasting of
football on unauthorised
foreign channels. The
convictions followed a
significant investigation
by City of London Police.
Detective Chief
Inspector Pete Ratcliffe
said: “Protecting our
creative industries is
vital to the economy
and the millions of
jobs that work within
them.”
Youngsters secure a
place at the top table
cohorts qualified for the next round of the
competition which will resume in the new
year.
“We liked winning and are looking forward
to the final [proper].”
It set the stage for a City double, with the U11
quartet of Alex Botgros, 11, Leonardo Cortese,
Josh Lyttle and Jacob Yoon, all 10, cruising
passed Sir Thomas Abbey School from Stoke
Newington 6-2 in the final.
Challenging
Again, this was the team’s first competition
together – previously they had only ever
practiced against each other.
Alex said: “We did very well, much better
than we thought. We had some challenging
matches but came through in the end.”
Winners of the regional competitions now
progress to the London Schools team finals
in the Sports Dock at the University of East
London on 14 January.
smashing effort: (left) the U11
team and their U16 school mates