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CITY LIVING<br />

Usually so focussed on artefacts,<br />

the Museum of London is switching<br />

focus to the future and how cities<br />

may look in 100 years Page 10<br />

HEATING UP<br />

Warmer weather is taking over and<br />

meat is hitting grill everywhere; find<br />

out how one South African joint has<br />

turned around its fortunes Page 11<br />

CITY MATTERS<br />

10 - 16 May 2017 The <strong>City</strong> of London’s FREE hyperlocal newspaper <strong>Edition</strong> <strong>032</strong><br />

Force: We’re prime<br />

target for terrorists<br />

EXCLUSIVE<br />

THE Square Mile’s police chief admits the <strong>City</strong><br />

will always be a target for terrorists but stressed<br />

that the force is using every available resource to<br />

counter the threat of an attack.<br />

With recent terror-related incidents in<br />

Westminster and across the globe dominating<br />

headlines, <strong>City</strong> of London Police is working harder<br />

than ever to make the Square Mile as safe a place as<br />

possible for people to live, work and visit.<br />

Commander Jane Gyford, who led the force’s<br />

response in the aftermath of the 22 April Westminster<br />

attack, when five people were murdered during an<br />

attempted assault on Parliament, is at the forefront<br />

of counter terrorism policing in the UK.<br />

Security<br />

She understands innately the responsibility on<br />

the police to keep the public safe, support the <strong>City</strong>’s<br />

business community, and ensure that police officers<br />

are prepared for any eventuality.<br />

“It’s a sad fact that, as an area of historical,<br />

cultural and economic significance, the <strong>City</strong> of<br />

London will always be a target for those intent<br />

on causing high-profile disruption,” she told <strong>City</strong><br />

<strong>Matters</strong>.<br />

“That’s why we use everything at our disposal<br />

to tackle these threats and work closely with other<br />

police forces and security services to identify parts<br />

of the Square Mile which may be particularly<br />

sensitive to any attempt to cause harm, including<br />

vehicle-borne attacks such as the one seen in<br />

Westminster last month.”<br />

When the incident took place near the Palace<br />

Turn to Page 4<br />

BUT COMMANDER SAYS SQUARE MILE WILL NOT COWER<br />

backlash: protesters<br />

opposed the ceremony<br />

FREEDOM FIGHTERS<br />

MYANMAR leader Aung San Suu Kyi dedication to create a society where people can<br />

was awarded an Honorary Freedom of the<br />

<strong>City</strong> of London on Monday amidst a storm<br />

of controversy that saw members of the<br />

Corporation’s common council boycott the<br />

ceremony and protesters picket Guildhall.<br />

The Nobel laureate was presented with<br />

the accolade by former Lord Mayor Sir Alan<br />

Yarrow, acting in the absence of current Lord<br />

Mayor Dr Andrew Parmley, who was overseas.<br />

The <strong>City</strong> of London said the award was in<br />

recognition of her “non-violent struggle over<br />

many years for democracy and her steadfast<br />

live in peace, security and freedom.”<br />

It is the highest honour the <strong>City</strong> can bestow on<br />

an individual, and puts Suu Kyi in the company<br />

of Nelson Mandela, Desmond Tutu, Florence<br />

Nightingale, and Princess Diana.<br />

But the decision sparked anger amongst<br />

Burmese rights activists who say Suu Kyi does<br />

not deserve the award because of her refusal<br />

to speak out over allegations of crimes by<br />

Myanmar’s security forces against minority<br />

Rohingya Muslims. Suu Kyi has seen her<br />

Turn to Page 4<br />

Fresh face takes over:<br />

introducing the<br />

Corporation’s new<br />

policy chief PAGE 3<br />

From the residents:<br />

Billy Mann pens the<br />

first Golden Lane<br />

Gazette PAGE 6<br />

Made in Clerkenwell<br />

creatives prepare to<br />

pitch up for the final<br />

time PAGE 12


Page 2 | 10 - 16 May 2017<br />

News <strong>Matters</strong><br />

On this week<br />

down the years<br />

11 May 1971: The Daily<br />

Sketch newspaper,<br />

Britain’s oldest tabloid<br />

founded in 1909, is<br />

published for the last<br />

time.<br />

11 May 1985: At least<br />

52 people are known to<br />

have died and many are<br />

missing after fire engulfs<br />

Bradford <strong>City</strong> football<br />

stadium.<br />

10 May 1994: Nelson<br />

Mandela becomes South<br />

Africa’s first black<br />

president after more than<br />

three centuries of white<br />

rule.<br />

historic victory:<br />

Nelson Mandela<br />

Ben’s unique code close<br />

to a great deal of hearts<br />

MOST sixth-formers tend to spend the<br />

spring days checking their summer calendar<br />

to make sure they don’t miss anything<br />

important.<br />

But 16-year-old Ben Wald has proved to<br />

be the exception to the rule after helping to<br />

develop an innovative new coding method for<br />

heart attack victims.<br />

While observing a surgery the perceptive<br />

teen noted that doctors at St Bartholomew’s<br />

Hospital could save lives by ‘writing’ medical<br />

history inside the chests of patients.<br />

Guidance<br />

Ben and his father, professor David Wald,<br />

came up with the idea of using the twists and<br />

positions of the metal wires used to close the<br />

sternum as a code.<br />

The surgical ‘notes’ act as guidance should<br />

doctors be short of medical reports in an<br />

emergency.<br />

Professor Wald, cardiologist at St Barts<br />

and professor at The Wolfson Institute<br />

of Preventive Medicine at Queen Mary<br />

University of London, said Ben’s method will<br />

mean the difference between life and death for<br />

many patients.<br />

“When operating, cardiologists need<br />

to know if the patient has been operated<br />

on before and how the previous surgeon<br />

has re-plumbed the arteries,” he explained.<br />

Solution<br />

“When this information is missing, the<br />

idea of using sternal wires to let future<br />

doctors know what operation was done before<br />

is a simple solution that could help many<br />

patients.”<br />

So good was Ben’s code that it was<br />

awarded the prestigious Patrick Magee<br />

Prize for Innovation from the Society for<br />

Cardiothoracic Surgery.<br />

About one in six patients who have<br />

previously had coronary artery bypass surgery<br />

and are taken to hospital suffering a heart<br />

attack are at increased risk of complications<br />

because the necessary surgical records are not<br />

available. Mr Shipolini, a cardiac surgeon at<br />

Barts Heart Centre, said that this fresh and<br />

unique idea solves a common problem many<br />

hospitals have.<br />

“I have used the code and it’s easy to apply<br />

using surgical equipment that is already in<br />

place,” he said.<br />

“The challenge is now making this code<br />

routine and we are talking to surgeons across<br />

the country to do so.”<br />

As for the teen behind the revolutionary<br />

method of communicating, he said the genius<br />

lies in the simplicity.<br />

Grateful<br />

The A-level student, from Dulwich College,<br />

in south east London, said: “It was amazing<br />

to observe a cardiac surgeon and a<br />

cardiologist at work and I am grateful to St<br />

Bartholomew’s Hospital for giving me that<br />

opportunity.<br />

“It’s strange, but thrilling, to think that a<br />

simple question led to this code that could<br />

save people’s lives in the future.”<br />

bartshealth.nhs.uk<br />

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Man with the Golden gift<br />

poignant: The Last<br />

Post sounded out<br />

A TALENTED member of the Goldsmiths’<br />

Company Apprenticeship Scheme is heading<br />

to Abu Dhabi to represent the UK in the<br />

WorldSkills Finals.<br />

The 44th edition of the world’s leading<br />

vocational education and skills excellence<br />

competition has tested entrants over a two-year<br />

period, with regional heats, a national final, and<br />

European and International finals weeding out<br />

the good from the great.<br />

And young Alexander Wood has been<br />

handpicked for his handy work with jewellery,<br />

impressing judges throughout the arduous<br />

early rounds to secure his place in the global<br />

showcase.<br />

In October he will fly out to the UAE to<br />

compete against 1,000 fellow apprentices from<br />

70 countries, all vying for the top spot in their<br />

particular vocational field.<br />

“It’s amazing to have been selected,” beamed<br />

Alexander. “The scheme has given me the<br />

opportunity to continue expanding my skills<br />

both as apprentice at Ian Read and through my<br />

training with Steve Jinks. I strongly recommend<br />

Make the right<br />

call on security<br />

MORE than £50,000 worth of mobile phones<br />

were snatched in the Square Mile over the<br />

winter months, according to figures released<br />

by the <strong>City</strong>’s police force.<br />

Between December 2016 and February this<br />

year, officers logged 103 reports of phone theft;<br />

and with the average cost of a mobile standing<br />

at £500, it pushed the value of stolen goods<br />

finals bound:<br />

Alexander Wood<br />

into the tens of thousands. Last week officers<br />

hit the streets to explain to more than 450<br />

people how residents and workers can protect<br />

themselves from thieves.<br />

Unattended<br />

Detective Inspector Mark Chapman, who<br />

led the activities, said: “The crime that we see<br />

in the <strong>City</strong> is largely preventable.<br />

“Opportunist thieves strike when they<br />

see an unsecured bike, unattended laptops<br />

in a bar, or by tailgating their way into your<br />

office.<br />

“If you visit our new website you will<br />

apprenticeships as they equip young people with<br />

sought-after skills and boost career prospects.”<br />

As stated, the Goldsmiths’ Centre Foundation<br />

Programme alumn is currently under the<br />

tutelage of Nathaniel Grove at Ian Read<br />

diamond setters in Kent.<br />

He also receives ongoing training from<br />

WorldSkills UK training manager Steve Jinks at<br />

the Goldsmiths’ Centre.<br />

Although Alexander prevailed over all other<br />

UK entries in jewellery, fellow Goldsmiths’<br />

Company apprentices Hugo Johnson, apprentice<br />

to master goldsmith and diamond mounter<br />

Richard Talman at RTFJ in Wivelsfield, East<br />

Sussex; and Chloe Lightfoot, apprentice<br />

to Richard Cornelius at retail jewellers<br />

E Wolfe & Co in Hatton Garden, provided stiff<br />

competition.<br />

Dr Neil Bentley, CEO at WorldSkills UK, said<br />

the standard has never been higher.<br />

“We ensure that Team UK members have<br />

the skills and the right mindset required to be<br />

the best and have the confidence, focus and<br />

determination to prove it.”<br />

see CCTV of wallets being stolen, phones<br />

snatched from victim’s hands and bike locks<br />

being broken in seconds.<br />

“These are all real situations that could<br />

result in a good time turning sour when you<br />

find that your cab fare home or your laptop is<br />

gone.<br />

“The CCTV on our new website shows just<br />

how quickly thieves can strike.<br />

“Hopefully, by following our advice and<br />

making small changes, we can seriously limit<br />

the opportunity for thieves to strike.”<br />

cityoflondonpolicecrimeprevention.co.uk<br />

Gallipoli fallen<br />

remembered<br />

THOSE who served and lost their lives in the<br />

Gallipoli Campaign were remembered during<br />

an annual wreath-laying ceremony at St Paul’s<br />

recently.<br />

Tributes were laid at the Gallipoli<br />

Memorial in the cathedral’s crypt by senior<br />

representatives of the nations which suffered<br />

the most serious losses in the ill-fated eightmonth<br />

battle to secure the strategic stronghold<br />

of Constantinople, now Istanbul, Turkey.<br />

Distinguished<br />

Among the distinguished guests were<br />

Mike Penning MP, minister of state; Sir Jerry<br />

Mateparae, the high commissioner for New<br />

Zealand; Alexander Downer AC, the higher<br />

commissioner for Australia; Abdurrahman<br />

Bilgiç, the Turkish ambassador; and captain<br />

Christopher Fagan MBE, DL, the president of<br />

the Gallipoli Association.<br />

As part of the ceremony, Mr Bilgiç<br />

delivered words spoken by Kemal Ataturk,<br />

the first president of Turkey, when he visited<br />

Gallipoli almost two decades after the<br />

campaign in 1934.<br />

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CITYMATTERS.LONDON 10 - 16 May 2017 | Page 3<br />

News <strong>Matters</strong><br />

CORPORATION HAS NEW POLICY CHIEF<br />

<strong>City</strong> turning<br />

to experience<br />

THE Corporation has elected a veteran of<br />

the Big Bang and the financial crisis as its<br />

new policy and resources chairman.<br />

Previously deputy chairman, Catherine<br />

McGuinness was voted in on Thursday last<br />

week, replacing the outgoing Mark Boleat as<br />

the authority on the Square Mile’s prosperity<br />

and development.<br />

And before she even had time to get her<br />

feet under the desk of her new office, Ms<br />

McGuinness was forced to address fears<br />

sparked by Goldman Sachs chief executive<br />

Lloyd Blankfein.<br />

Bank boss Mr Blankfein set alarm bells<br />

ringing when he revealed a “contingency<br />

plan” to move 6,000 employees out of London<br />

should the Capital “stall” as a result of Brexit.<br />

Vibrant<br />

However, Ms McGuinness, who spent<br />

several years practising as a solicitor, a partner<br />

in a <strong>City</strong> law firm – advising a number of<br />

international financial institutions – and head<br />

of legal in an international bank earlier in her<br />

career, was not fazed by the comments.<br />

Speaking after her appointment, she said:<br />

“As chairman of the policy and resources<br />

committee my goal is a vibrant, thriving <strong>City</strong><br />

contributing to the prosperity and wellbeing<br />

of the Capital and the country.<br />

“Assuming the role of policy chairman<br />

new face at the helm:<br />

Catherine McGuinness<br />

at such a critical time for the financial and<br />

related professional services sector is a<br />

significant task.<br />

“My background in financial law helps<br />

me understand the complexities that Brexit<br />

poses.”<br />

The Castle Baynard representative, who has<br />

been an elected member for two decades, says<br />

an open dialogue between all parties is the<br />

best way to broker new arrangements that suit<br />

everyone. “Through engagement with firms,<br />

trade bodies and government representatives,<br />

the Corporation has led on some important<br />

work in this area and in supporting global<br />

opportunities and innovation for the future –<br />

work that I’m looking forward to developing<br />

further.<br />

“I am keen to explore how the sector can<br />

benefit from leaving the EU, particularly<br />

in developing our relationships with new<br />

international partners, such as China and<br />

India.”<br />

Ms McGuiness’ role will also cover the<br />

Corporation’s responsibilities as a local<br />

authority, overseeing the <strong>City</strong>’s open spaces,<br />

educational commitments, and cultural<br />

institutions.<br />

“The Corporation is about more than just<br />

financial and professional services,” she said.<br />

“We must make the most of the history and<br />

heritage the <strong>City</strong> has to offer, and build upon<br />

our desire to create a cultural hub.<br />

Respect<br />

“Plans such as a new Museum of London<br />

are just the start of this new hub.”<br />

Meanwhile, Mr Boleat has said a heartfelt<br />

farewell after five years in the post.<br />

“It has been a great privilege to serve<br />

as the <strong>City</strong>’s policy chairman since 2012; I am<br />

very proud to have been able to play a small<br />

part in expanding the <strong>City</strong>’s work in London –<br />

in respect of education, employment, culture<br />

and the many other features that make<br />

London the greatest city in the world,” he<br />

said.<br />

“Handling the referendum and now Brexit<br />

has been a challenge for the <strong>City</strong>. There is much<br />

to do if London is to retain its pre-eminence<br />

in a post-Brexit world.<br />

“I have complete confidence that Catherine<br />

will do a great job in representing the <strong>City</strong> and<br />

ultimately helping to secure a Brexit deal and<br />

domestic policy outcomes that will see the<br />

<strong>City</strong> continue to thrive.”<br />

Officers’ warning<br />

over holiday fraud<br />

CITY Police has issued a caution to those planning<br />

a summer holiday online to watch out for cons, with<br />

more than £7.2million lost to fraud last year.<br />

There were approximately 5,800 cases of holidayrelated<br />

fraud reported in 2016, an increase of almost<br />

20% year-on-year that amounts to an average of<br />

£1,200 lost per person.<br />

Officers believe the actual figures could be much<br />

higher, with some victims failing to report incidents.<br />

The most common types of fraudulent activity<br />

centred on accommodation, with fraudsters setting<br />

up fake websites, hacking into legitimate accounts,<br />

and posting fake adverts on websites and social<br />

media.<br />

Airline tickets were another popular target, with<br />

victims receiving fake tickets or paying for seats that<br />

are never confirmed.<br />

Police said fake flights to Africa and the Indian<br />

sub-continent were the most common, suggesting<br />

that crooks are targeting the visiting friends and<br />

family market, and may well be making use of lack<br />

of knowledge of the strict regulations in place for the<br />

legitimate UK-based travel industry.<br />

Young people are the most likely to fall victim,<br />

with the over 50s likely to be more wary of “too good<br />

to be true” offers.<br />

Deputy head of Action Fraud, Steve Proffitt, said:<br />

“We have seen a consistent rise in the number of<br />

holiday fraud reports made over the past five years.<br />

“We recommend that people are thorough when<br />

researching their travel arrangements and book<br />

directly with an airline or hotel, or through a<br />

reputable agent.<br />

“When deciding to deal directly with a property<br />

owner or letting agent, ask them questions about the<br />

booking, room, location and area.<br />

“The impact of falling victim to holiday fraud can<br />

be far greater than the financial loss and we hope<br />

that by raising awareness, people will feel better able<br />

to protect themselves from being a victim of fraud.”<br />

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CITYMATTERS.LONDON<br />

Resident <strong>Matters</strong><br />

RIVALRY OF OUR TWO ESTATES SHOULD BE TAKEN TO THE FOOTBALL PITCH<br />

Something to share? Have a<br />

story from the Golden Lane<br />

Estate? Send your news to<br />

tom@citymatters.london<br />

Golden Lane Gazette<br />

with resident Billy Mann<br />

Soccer special<br />

There is a feeling on Golden Lane that after<br />

years of frustration and failed dialogue between<br />

residents and the Corporation, something new<br />

is happening.<br />

Neighbours are talking to each other,<br />

swapping points of view in good spirit, and<br />

looking to hold out the hand of friendship.<br />

This might just be blind optimism on my part,<br />

but I hope not. I like the idea that people who<br />

live together closely can find common ground.<br />

The Corporation’s residents have for centuries<br />

been the poor relations of business, finance and<br />

the great god of Profit. The <strong>City</strong> has around<br />

7,500 residents, but they are overshadowed by<br />

the 450,000 workers who toil daily in the Square<br />

Mile.<br />

Nevertheless, we residents are determined to<br />

be heard.<br />

A shake-up in the local elections in April<br />

was like an electric shock for the old guard of<br />

councillors as new faces marched through the<br />

ceremonial doors and into the seats of power.<br />

Residents now expect change, but I warn<br />

them not to expect it instantly. This is just a<br />

window of opportunity. It is a chance to start a<br />

new relationship with <strong>City</strong> officials.<br />

Here on Golden Lane, our new councillors<br />

made a good start by holding surgeries at which<br />

residents could share their concerns and ideas.<br />

It was at one of these sessions that I pitched<br />

my idea for an annual Barbican vs Golden Lane<br />

charity football match.<br />

The two estates have, in the past, been rivals.<br />

In architecture, one is Brutalist, the other<br />

is Modernist. In ownership, one is private,<br />

the other is public. But we also share a lot – a<br />

love for plants and gardening, conversations<br />

about concrete, and marathon moaning about<br />

the state of Waitrose’s frozen food stock. So a<br />

football match is the obvious next step.<br />

I was even cheeky enough to suggest to<br />

councillor William Pimlott the date (on or<br />

around the August anniversary of the St<br />

Bartholomew’s Day Massacre) and the venue<br />

(Bunhill Artillery Ground).<br />

So let’s see if anything kicks off. It will be a<br />

test of the trust that can be forged between<br />

voters and politicians, not to mention a fantastic<br />

day of fun for families, friends and footie fans…<br />

even if a handsome victory for Golden Lane is a<br />

betting cert.<br />

A hardware act to follow<br />

Just looking in the window of <strong>City</strong> Hardware is<br />

scary.<br />

What are all those tools and measuring<br />

instruments for? Peer through the always-open<br />

door and the full horror smacks you in the<br />

face... a sinister huddle of grown men muttering<br />

secretively about fixings and flanges.<br />

Stick around long enough and you will soon<br />

get to hear the <strong>City</strong> Hardware brand of earthy<br />

banter. It’s not for the faint hearted.<br />

Still, for Golden Lane residents, <strong>City</strong><br />

Hardware is the shop that sells everything a well<br />

maintained home needs – a sort of Tiger for the<br />

DIY enthusiast.<br />

The staff are eternally helpful and<br />

masterminds in their chosen subject (grout and<br />

bathroom sealant).<br />

If they haven’t got what you want, they know a<br />

shop that does. Fifty-six different types of glue?<br />

No problem.<br />

Frankly, my dear<br />

Frank Godsmark is a local character here on the<br />

Golden Lane Estate, but he is not yet seven years<br />

old.<br />

He can often be seen in his Hull <strong>City</strong> football<br />

shirt running rings round his dad, Tim.<br />

I got to know Frank best when he became an<br />

Elf’s Assistant at our indoor Christmas market<br />

last year.<br />

I was his Elf, his boss, and we jointly handed<br />

out Christmas goody bags to local children.<br />

Frank was a dream to work with. Santa was very<br />

pleased with us both.<br />

There is a picture of Frank in the shed at the<br />

Golden Baggers allotment. It was taken by his<br />

mum, Anna, and won a judge’s award at the<br />

Corporation’s 2015 Residents’ Celebration Day<br />

at Guildhall.<br />

Whenever I see it I think Frank is hiding in<br />

the shed. It is a cracking picture, and perfectly<br />

sums up Frank’s sense of fun and joy.<br />

Before you go<br />

The first Sunday of every month is Social Sunday<br />

at the Golden Baggers allotment yard. Tea, cake<br />

and horticultural chat are always on the menu.<br />

All are welcome.<br />

Squirrels were a topic at the last one, as one<br />

unhappy Hatfield House resident had seen his<br />

freshly planted courgettes decimated. Feel free<br />

to pass on any tips.<br />

Billy Mann has lived in Basterfield House<br />

on the Golden Lane Estate for more than<br />

20 years. He is membership secretary of the<br />

Golden Baggers allotment group, and earlier<br />

this year was made a Housing Hero by<br />

the <strong>City</strong> of London Corporation.<br />

He writes a blog about neighbourhood<br />

happenings at basterfieldbilly.blogspot.com<br />

famous face: young<br />

Frank Godsmark


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Business <strong>Matters</strong><br />

in moderation:<br />

with Club Soda<br />

CITYMATTERS.LONDON<br />

Technology-fuelled<br />

future taking shape<br />

Raising a glass<br />

to responsibility<br />

A COMPANY set up to help people change<br />

their drinking habits has teamed up with an<br />

alcohol and drug abuse charity to help get its<br />

message across.<br />

Club Soda and Blenheim have collaborated<br />

to encourage more mindful drinking, and are<br />

looking at changing the behaviour of licensed<br />

venues rather than that of the customers.<br />

As part of the partnership the organisations<br />

have produced a Club Soda Guide, a list of<br />

more than 200 of the best bars and pubs to<br />

drink in the <strong>City</strong> and Hackney for those<br />

looking to reduce their alcohol intake or stop<br />

drinking altogether.<br />

“We’re looking at helping people in the <strong>City</strong><br />

to cut back by giving them the opportunity to<br />

choose a healthier option in a place where they<br />

would normally drink alcohol, inspiring them<br />

to drink mindfully,” said a statement.<br />

“This means changing the way you think and<br />

feel about alcohol, and becoming more aware of<br />

how it affects you.<br />

“We chose the <strong>City</strong> of London as one of<br />

the launch boroughs because it’s a world city<br />

attracting a diverse workforce. Doing business<br />

over a drink used to be the social norm, but<br />

things are changing.”<br />

A TEAM of designers and tech experts from<br />

Atkins and Schréder has won the first design<br />

competition in a campaign to highlight the<br />

potential for smart technologies in the Square<br />

Mile.<br />

The ‘A Smarter <strong>City</strong>’ competition, hosted by<br />

The <strong>City</strong> Centre, called for cutting-edge designs<br />

in response to the theme of ‘Smart Green<br />

Spaces’, and will be followed by a hackathon<br />

and competitions calling for ideas on ‘Smart<br />

Buildings’ and ‘Smart Infrastructure’.<br />

An exhibition featuring the best submissions<br />

will run at The <strong>City</strong> Centre alongside The <strong>City</strong><br />

of London Architectural Model until December,<br />

with shortlisted entries from each competition<br />

still to come added to the display.<br />

Triumphant<br />

Atkins and Schréder’s winning entry, Key to<br />

the <strong>City</strong>, uses an augmented reality smartphone<br />

app and smart-enabled street furniture to<br />

celebrate the Square Mile’s network of green<br />

spaces, providing information on screen to help<br />

Londoners engage with their surroundings.<br />

More than 400 people witnessed the team<br />

behind the triumphant entry collect their prize<br />

at the end of last month.<br />

Speaking on behalf of the winning team,<br />

Neil Manthorpe, who is principal landscape<br />

architect at Atkins and Simon Newcombe and<br />

business development manager and designer at<br />

Schreder UK, said: “It was great to work together<br />

developing this unique and innovative strategy<br />

on such a challenging and important brief.<br />

“We hope this pushes forward the smarter<br />

cities agenda and encourages the realisation of<br />

healthier, more active streets and spaces across<br />

the <strong>City</strong> of London.<br />

“The <strong>City</strong> has a rich history, culture, and<br />

varied plethora of open spaces. Key to the <strong>City</strong><br />

will unlock these hidden layers through the<br />

use of smart innovations and encourage more<br />

people to explore the rich diversity offered by<br />

the <strong>City</strong>.”<br />

He went on to predict a technology driven<br />

Square Mile of the future.<br />

“Technological innovation in augmented<br />

reality, air quality evaluation, provision of E/V<br />

charging, and improved safety will be critical to<br />

unlocking the hidden layer of the <strong>City</strong>’s streets<br />

and spaces,” he said.<br />

“We look forward to Key to the <strong>City</strong> playing<br />

an important role in the future development of<br />

the <strong>City</strong>.”<br />

Peter Murray, chairman of The <strong>City</strong> Centre<br />

and New London Architecture, said that the<br />

contest proved particularly hard to judge with<br />

so many ideas across a wide spectrum.<br />

“We chose the Key to the <strong>City</strong> because of<br />

the way that it integrated new technologies,<br />

use of data and augmented reality with public<br />

space improvements, green strategies and the<br />

necessary infrastructure to deliver high speed<br />

wifi, bluetooth, as well as the more conventional<br />

benefits of good street lighting,” he said.<br />

The brief for the second competition, Smart<br />

LONDON Chamber of Commerce & Industry<br />

(LCCI) has echoed recent claims from<br />

prominent government chiefs that migration<br />

“is not about the numbers”.<br />

Huge focus has been placed on the security<br />

and future opportunities of EU nationals<br />

working or seeking employment in the UK in<br />

the wake of Brexit.<br />

Late last month culture secretary Karen<br />

Bradley suggested that the Tories may<br />

move the goalposts of their sub 100,000 net<br />

migration target.<br />

And the change of heart has been greeted<br />

with cautious optimism by representatives of<br />

Buildings, was announced last week, launching<br />

a search for new ideas on building automation,<br />

activation and use of space, sustainability and<br />

intelligent architecture. Details for the third<br />

contest, Smart Infrastructure, will be released<br />

in due course.<br />

Benjamin O’Connor, director of The <strong>City</strong><br />

Centre, located in Basinghall Street, hailed all<br />

participants and encouraged those thinking of<br />

getting involved in the latest round to take the<br />

plunge.<br />

“Many people think of ‘smart’ as purely<br />

technological, and while technology plays a<br />

big part, the key to a truly ‘smarter’ <strong>City</strong> is<br />

innovation,” he said.<br />

“Changing the way people see and think<br />

about the <strong>City</strong> is critical.<br />

“Atkins and Schréder’s Key to the <strong>City</strong><br />

celebrates the unique nature of the <strong>City</strong>’s green<br />

spaces while keeping innovation at its heart.”<br />

innovation:<br />

Key to the <strong>City</strong><br />

better connected:<br />

inspiring change<br />

Migration not a numbers game<br />

the Capital’s business community ahead of the<br />

general election on 8 June.<br />

Sean McKee, LCCI policy director, said:<br />

“We absolutely agree that securing the skills<br />

for London is not about numbers; it is about<br />

securing the skills that the UK and London<br />

needs. We need to make London an attractive<br />

place for people to want to come and work,<br />

and for businesses to invest in.<br />

“This is about investing in infrastructure to<br />

make London a globally competitive city, it is<br />

about allowing employers to identify where we<br />

have skills shortages and making sure that the<br />

right people can fill those gaps.”


CITYMATTERS.LONDON 10 - 16 May 2017 | Page 9<br />

Community <strong>Matters</strong><br />

What’s on in and<br />

around the <strong>City</strong><br />

all fired up: get some<br />

fire in your belly at the<br />

Museum of London<br />

FAIR / Affordable Art Fair<br />

Love the art scene but strapped for cash? Look<br />

no further than the Affordable Art Fair, which<br />

since its launch in 2008 has strived to tear<br />

down the walls of exclusivity that are often<br />

associated with the art scene. Limited edition<br />

works from some household names can often<br />

be picked up at a fraction of the price of the<br />

open market (prices are capped at £5,000), with<br />

young up-and-comers able to rub shoulders<br />

with their esteemed peers. Time to get yourself<br />

in the frame?<br />

11-14 May, tickets £8-£20, under-16s go free<br />

Hampstead Heath, Highgate Road NW5 1QR<br />

PERFORMANCE / Anthea Hamilton<br />

Combining live performance, animation<br />

and sound, Anthea Hamilton presents a new<br />

work created for the Whitechapel Gallery that<br />

takes the form of a live film. Structured as a<br />

series of real and imagined telephone calls,<br />

the piece will be assembled and activated in<br />

real time, with a series of playful interventions<br />

and interruptions by performers. Developed<br />

on the occasion of the gallery’s Eduardo<br />

Paolozzi exhibition, the piece uses collage and<br />

reproduction, sampling broad references from<br />

popular culture to mime and classical music.<br />

13 May, 3pm, tickets cost £5 or £3.50 for<br />

concessions from whitechapelgallery.org<br />

Whitechapel Gallery, 77-82 Whitechapel<br />

High Street E1 7QX<br />

COCKTAIL EVENING / A fiery walk<br />

with a fiery cocktail<br />

The museum’s unique Great Fire of 1666<br />

walking tour just got a lot hotter! Join staff on<br />

a two-hour twilight walk uncovering how the<br />

great disaster unfolded and hear the stories<br />

from Londoners who were there. Then join<br />

a relaxed atmosphere in the London Wall Bar<br />

& Kitchen where a refreshing complimentary<br />

cocktail will be served along with nibbles.<br />

12 May until 18 August, 6pm<br />

Museum of London, 150 London Wall<br />

EC2Y 5HN<br />

PERFORMANCE / Othello<br />

One of Shakespeare’s most timeless plays<br />

is made even more relevant with this<br />

contemporary re-setting, a Shakespeare at the<br />

Tobacco Factory co-production directed by<br />

Richard Twyman, artistic director for English<br />

Touring Theatre. RADA graduate Abraham<br />

Popoola takes the title role as a Muslim<br />

general, facing difficult decisions and watching<br />

his life unravel when employed by a western<br />

colonial power to lead their army against a<br />

Turkish invasion. This masterful depiction of<br />

a life torn apart by racism and the destructive<br />

nature of prejudice features a cast whose stage<br />

credits include performances in Hamlet at<br />

the Globe, The Alchemist and Othello for the<br />

RSC, and The Last Days of Judas Iscariot at the<br />

Almeida.<br />

16 May until 3 June, 7.30pm evenings;<br />

Saturday matinees 2.30pm, tickets £15 to £25;<br />

concessions £12.50 to £23<br />

Wilton’s Music Hall, Graces Alley E1 8JB<br />

TOURS / <strong>City</strong> of London Guided Walks<br />

The <strong>City</strong> of London is the historic heart of<br />

London with almost 2,000 years of history.<br />

Behind its street facades are alleyways with<br />

nooks, crannies and hidden depths. A great<br />

way to explore them is with an experienced,<br />

qualified guide who can give unique<br />

insight into the <strong>City</strong>’s architecture, history,<br />

customs and pageantry, as well as a range of<br />

entertaining stories.<br />

Daily at 11am & 2pm, tickets are £7 or £6 for<br />

concessions from cityoflondon.gov.uk/walks<br />

Tours leave from the <strong>City</strong> Information<br />

Centre, St Paul’s Churchyard EC4M 8BX<br />

HIT THE BEACH / Brixton Beach<br />

OK, so it’s not quite the real thing. But Brixton<br />

Beach is as close to sandy shores Londoners<br />

can get without crossing city borders, and why<br />

wouldn’t you want to don your floral shirt and<br />

flip flops at this urban rooftop beach jam? Live<br />

music, bottomless brunches, fitness sessions<br />

and tasty grub are all on the packed menu,<br />

perfect for toiling away those lazy summer<br />

afternoons. Of course, no trip to the seaside<br />

would be complete without a cocktail or two,<br />

and guests will find just that in abundance.<br />

Now let’s just pray for sunshine.<br />

From 26 May; brixton-beach.designmynight.com<br />

for ticket information.<br />

Brixton Beach, Popes Road, Brixton SW9 8JH<br />

CONCERT / The Sound of Musicals<br />

Hear showstopping hits from the world’s<br />

best-loved musicals, including West End &<br />

Broadway hits from Jesus Christ Superstar,<br />

Kiss me Kate, Sunset Boulevard, Oliver!,<br />

Les Miserables, Mamma Mia, Oklahoma,<br />

Chicago, Chess, and Evita. To cap it off the<br />

epic showstoppers will be performed by, well,<br />

epic showstoppers including Louise Dearman,<br />

Hannah Waddingham, Tim Howar and Oliver<br />

Tompsett. The London Concert Orchestra, led<br />

by conductor Richard Balcombe, will provide<br />

the accompaniment.<br />

13 May, 7.30pm, tickets £14.50-£49.50<br />

Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road SE1 8XX<br />

www.citymatters.london<br />

Artizan Street Library & Community Centre<br />

1 Artizan St, London E1 7AF<br />

<strong>City</strong> of London Information Centre<br />

St. Paul’s Churchyard, London EC4M 8BX<br />

Coffee Stall<br />

In front of St Mary Abchurch,<br />

Abchurch Lane, London EC4N 7BA<br />

Coppa Club<br />

4 St. Paul’s Churchyard, EC4M 8AY<br />

EL Vino Wine Merchant<br />

6 Martin Lane, Cannon St, London EC4R 0DP<br />

Fuller’s Pub - The Counting House<br />

50 Cornhill, London EC3V 3PD<br />

Fuller’s Pub - The Old Bank of England<br />

194 Fleet St, London EC4A 2LT<br />

Giddy Up Coffee<br />

Barbican, London, EC1Y 8QP<br />

Grand Union Bar<br />

Rolls Passage, London EC4A 1HL<br />

James Shoe Care<br />

59 Moorgate, London EC2R 6BH<br />

Jeeves Dry Cleaners<br />

131 Fleet St, London EC4A 2BH<br />

J Rogers & Sons - Shoe Repair<br />

28 Liverpool St, London EC2M 7PD<br />

Guildhall Library<br />

Aldermanbury, London EC2V 7HH<br />

Merchant House <strong>City</strong> of London<br />

13 Well Court, London EC4M 9DN<br />

Merchant House of Fleet Street<br />

8 Bride Court, London EC4Y 8DU<br />

Nincom Soup<br />

Old Street Station, London EC1Y 1BE<br />

Pod Good Food<br />

75 King William Street, London EC4N 7BE<br />

Oh’Lola<br />

58 Hatton Garden, London EC1N 8LS<br />

Protestant Truth Society Inc - Book Shop<br />

184 Fleet St, London EC4A 2HJ<br />

Rome Coffee Cart<br />

3 Fleet Place London EC4M 7RD<br />

Scott’s Shoe Repair & Dry Cleaners<br />

<strong>City</strong> Thameslink Station, Holborn, Concourse<br />

London EC4M 7RA<br />

Scott’s Shoe Repair & Dry Cleaners<br />

<strong>City</strong> Thameslink Station, 65 Ludgate Hill<br />

London EC4M 7JH<br />

Sweetings Restaurant<br />

39 Queen Victoria St, London EC4N 4SF<br />

Temple Brew House<br />

46 Essex St, London WC2R 3JF<br />

The Natural Kitchen<br />

15-17 New St Square, Fetter Ln, London EC4A 3AP<br />

The Natural Kitchen<br />

176 Aldersgate St, London EC1A 4HR<br />

Ye Old Cheshire Cheese<br />

145 Fleet Street, London EC4A 2BU<br />

You’ll be able to pick up your copy every Thursday from one of the above collection points. To find out how to become a free<br />

collection hub for <strong>City</strong> <strong>Matters</strong>, please contact: 020 8640 6015


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Food <strong>Matters</strong><br />

BRAAI RESTAURANT THAT’S DISHING UP ‘HIGH MAINTENANCE’ MEAT<br />

SOUTH African barbecue restaurant<br />

Hammer & Tongs has attracted a few more<br />

chefs than they bargained for since opening<br />

up on Farringdon Road last December.<br />

London’s huge community of South African<br />

expats has been somewhat underrepresented<br />

in the Capital’s dining scene, which is perhaps<br />

why when a restaurant trumpets authentic Saffa<br />

cuisine you had best believe they’ll be doing<br />

quality control.<br />

“The South Africans that come in here will<br />

tell us when a dish isn’t quite right or how their<br />

mother used to make it,” assistant manager<br />

Mark Stewart says. “Some will even offer to send<br />

us recipes.”<br />

It could have been a case of too many cooks<br />

spoiling the broth (or the stew-like potjie) at<br />

Hammer & Tongs, which had a rocky start<br />

plagued by staffing and operational issues.<br />

Process<br />

Not so for the recent refocus, which strips<br />

back the menu to traditional, flavour-packed<br />

dishes all seared, simmered and smoked and<br />

on the restaurant’s three-metre braai; a type of<br />

open grill touted as London’s longest.<br />

At the heart of the current menu is the braised<br />

lamb ribs; a colossal two-kilogram slab of Welsh<br />

Highland lamb cut specifically with the breast<br />

meat intact.<br />

Such a prized cut could only be treated<br />

with the greatest care, which is why head chef<br />

Richard Lloyd developed a three-day process of<br />

smoking, spice rubs and braising before it hits<br />

the plate.<br />

The lamb is smoked for 24 hours in the cold<br />

area of the braai chimney flue to absorb flavour<br />

from the imported Sickle wood throughout the<br />

day, then braised at low temperatures for around<br />

six hours.<br />

Day three brings with it a rub with around<br />

15 different spices, followed by a stint on the<br />

LET’S DO...<br />

CALLED TO THE BAR / Middle Temple Champagne Bar<br />

‘Fountain Court’ seems an appropriate setting for Middle<br />

Temple’s annual pop-up Champagne bar, pouring Joseph<br />

Perrier’s finest for London’s legal eagles every Wednesday,<br />

Thursday and Friday from May to July. Weather permitting,<br />

the outdoor bar will be serving Cuvée Royale Brut and Cuvée<br />

Royale Brut Rosé by the glass or bottle, alongside sharing<br />

platters of English cheeses in amongst the tranquil surrounds<br />

of one of the Capital’s historic inns of court. Any objections?<br />

Didn’t think so.<br />

Middle Temple Lane EC4Y 9AT<br />

Out of<br />

Africa<br />

braai at high temperatures to caramelise the fat<br />

and a cool down period, during which the meat<br />

absorbs the remaining braising liqueur.<br />

The result is fragrant, flavour-packed and so<br />

melt-in-your-mouth “you don’t even have to<br />

chew it”, my companion remarks. Suffice it to<br />

say protestations that we couldn’t possibly finish<br />

the entire dish were quickly replaced by sated,<br />

sheepish grins and light meat sweats.<br />

The well-priced wine list makes stars of its<br />

South African varieties – the recommended<br />

REALITY CHECK / <strong>City</strong> Social<br />

Forget the Instagram filters for your Friday night<br />

drinks, Jason Atherton’s <strong>City</strong> Social is doing one<br />

better with the world’s first augmented reality cocktail<br />

menu. Launching this summer, the drinks are real, but<br />

how they look is controlled by an app that has been<br />

described as a little like Pokemon GO for cocktails.<br />

The app reads a QR code from a mat the drinks are<br />

served on, then fills the screen with colourful imagery<br />

inspired by the theme ‘art through the ages’. A mix<br />

of Ketel One Vodka and elderflower references iconic<br />

symbols of Van Gogh, while the Champagne cocktail<br />

offers a nod to the iconic Art Nouveau posters of the<br />

late 1800s.<br />

25 Old Broad St EC2N 1HQ<br />

malbec a particularly good match for the ribs –<br />

but also allows a couple of Australian and South<br />

Americans a look-in.<br />

Salads and sides, for those seeking a meat<br />

breather, are kept simple – roast potatoes,<br />

seasonal greens, heirloom tomatoes and,<br />

curiously, a couscous salad with feta and<br />

pumpkin that, while enjoyable, might feel more<br />

at home in a lunchtime salad bar.<br />

But at the end of the day, this place is about<br />

the meat. Carnivores who aren’t quite ready to<br />

Old Street<br />

Barbican<br />

Goswell Rd<br />

Long Lane<br />

BARBICAN DENTAL CENTRE<br />

BARBICAN<br />

DENTAL<br />

CENTRE<br />

Fann St<br />

Old Street<br />

Golden Lane<br />

Fortune St<br />

Beech St<br />

General Dentistry<br />

Cosmetic Treatment<br />

Orthodontics<br />

Dental Implants<br />

Sedation<br />

Tooth Whitening<br />

Hygienist Service<br />

tucking in:<br />

to braai delights<br />

commit to the ribs have plenty to choose from<br />

in the form of sosaties (skewers), steaks and<br />

the aforementioned potjie – an oxtail and red<br />

wine concoction that is soon to be replaced with<br />

seafood for spring.<br />

We’re confident it will be up to scratch – and<br />

if not, the kitchen staff will certainly hear<br />

about it.<br />

Hammer & Tongs, 171 Farringdon Road<br />

EC1R 3AL<br />

PIZZA IN THE ‘PIAZZA’ / WOLF II<br />

There’s always room for one more wolf in the <strong>City</strong>, and<br />

this is a big one. Popular Stoke Newington Italian eatery<br />

WOLF is opening up a second branch near Liverpool Street,<br />

bringing all-day Mediteranian dining to ‘Finsbury Piazza’<br />

(or Finsbury Avenue Square as it is more commonly known).<br />

WOLF II will start early with takeaway superfood pots with<br />

quinoa and avocado and ‘piggy sausage rolls’ with a parsley<br />

dressing, or dine in on wild boar waffles with fontina cheese.<br />

Lunch is fresh pasta and deserts, followed by plates of<br />

aperitivo from 5pm, including Fritto Misto with black garlic<br />

mayo and baked Fontina cheese.<br />

Unit 2, Broadgate, Finsbury Avenue Square EC2M<br />

Providing NHS and Private Dental Care in the <strong>City</strong><br />

Call to make an appointment<br />

0207 253 3232<br />

16 – 18 Goswell Road, London, EC1M 7AA<br />

www.barbicandentalcentre.com<br />

info@barbicandentalcentre.com


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Page 16 | 10 - 16 May 2017<br />

Extra <strong>Matters</strong><br />

man of the hour: Alexander<br />

Hoare was recognised for an<br />

unwavering committment<br />

to driving forward social<br />

invesment in the <strong>City</strong> and<br />

across the UK<br />

CITYMATTERS.LONDON<br />

CEREMONY HONOURS A LEADING LIGHT<br />

IN PHILANTHROPIST ALEXANDER HOARE<br />

Beacon of the<br />

social sector<br />

AN inspirational philanthropist who is<br />

breaking not only new ground in social<br />

investment but also smashing the stigma<br />

of selfish bankers has been recognised as a<br />

‘Beacon’ for the sector by his peers.<br />

Private banker Alexander Hoare, who was<br />

nominated alongside fellow <strong>City</strong> philanthropists<br />

Michael Sherwood and Prem Goyal, has won<br />

the 2017 Beacon Award for <strong>City</strong> Philanthropy.<br />

In an age of austerity, philanthropy is growing<br />

in importance and the Beacon Awards aim to<br />

encourage new ways of funding to meet need<br />

and inspire others to give by sharing examples<br />

of exceptional philanthropy.<br />

Mr Hoare, who is a partner and director at<br />

C Hoare & Co, the oldest privately-owned bank<br />

in the UK, is the current standard bearer for a<br />

family steeped in 350 years of giving history.<br />

In 2016 alone the bank donated more<br />

than £1million to The Golden Bottle Trust,<br />

which donates to arts, education, and health<br />

organisations, among others.<br />

Since its launch in 1985 the trust has donated<br />

in excess of £16m to worthy cause across the<br />

Capital and beyond.<br />

Keeping up with the demands of modern<br />

business, Mr Hoare is a keen advocate of<br />

microfinance, social investment, social<br />

enterprise, and venture philanthropy.<br />

Investors<br />

The ever modest award winner said of<br />

his prize: “I am honoured by this award,<br />

and welcome the opportunity to share our<br />

philanthropic tradition which goes back far and<br />

wide in our family.”<br />

Top of Mr Hoare’s giving agenda is the<br />

creation a new social investment institution that<br />

he hopes will open up the market to individual<br />

investors as well as consortiums.<br />

Alison Gowman, chairman of the<br />

Corporation’s <strong>City</strong> Bridge Trust committee,<br />

sponsors of Mr Hoare’s accolade, hailed the<br />

winner as a leading individual in the Square<br />

Mile.<br />

“I congratulate Alexander for his fantastic<br />

achievement and leading the way in taking social<br />

investment mainstream – he is an inspiration<br />

to us all,” she said. “We had a great variety of<br />

nominees this year and they all had remarkable<br />

achievements – be it through investing time,<br />

money or knowledge, achievements which I<br />

hope will encourage others to follow suit.<br />

“We need to highlight such generosity and<br />

showcase different ways of giving to inspire<br />

others.<br />

“The <strong>City</strong> is known as a global financial<br />

hub but the Beacon Awards highlight it as a<br />

philanthropic hotspot and it is important that<br />

this work is recognised.”<br />

Calibre<br />

Other Beacon Award winners being<br />

recognised for their philanthropy this year<br />

include Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis<br />

OBE, double Olympic champion Dame Kelly<br />

Holmes DBE, and fashion icon Dame Vivienne<br />

Westwood DBE for her partnership with Cool<br />

Earth.<br />

Gay Huey-Evans, chair of the Beacon Board,<br />

said that the high calibre of nominations in the<br />

latest edition of the awards make for a promising<br />

future.<br />

“Philanthropy continues to have a significant<br />

role to play in society today and, judging by this<br />

year’s Beacon Awards, it is alive and well in the<br />

UK,” he said.<br />

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