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On this week
down the years
6 June 1944: Thousands
of Allied troops land
on the beaches of
Normandy in northern
France at the start of a
major offensive against
the Germans.
31 May 1985: The
Football Association,
supported by Margaret
Thatcher, bans English
clubs from playing in
Europe following the
Heysel stadium tragedy.
14 June 1989: The
Chinese army storms
a mass demonstration
in Tiananmen Square,
killing several hundred
people.
landing: D-Day changed
the course of history
Barts is
back in
business
STAFF at Barts Health NHS Trust have
vowed to “apply the lessons” learned from
the global ransomware hack that crippled
its services earlier this month.
As of Friday nearly all of the trust’s clinical
systems had been brought back online
following almost two weeks of chaos.
Patients had been asked to only visit
hospitals in dire circumstances, with a swathe
of appointments and surgeries cancelled not
just in London but across the country.
Contingency
The investigation into the attack, which
affected computers around the world, has only
just got underway, but Barts Health chiefs
have promised to work tirelessly to avert such
disaster unfolding in the future.
A spokesperson said: “ Thanks to the tireless
efforts of our staff and quickly implementing
our tried and tested contingency plans, we
have been able to keep cancellations to a
minimum, with all urgent patients receiving
timely treatment. However, we are very sorry
to those affected by delays and cancellations
and our teams are working across weekends
to provide rescheduled appointments for as
soon as possible.”
They have also warned that although it is
mostly business as usual, more delays could
yet surface as staff play catch up.
“It may take time for us to answer queries
from members of the public due to a large
backlog of messages to be processed. We
apologise for the delay.
“Alongside other NHS organisations we
will in due course hold an investigation into
what happened and apply any lessons we
learn.”
Barts Health also confirmed it is working
closely with its anti-virus supplier on a daily
basis to ensure testing and protection is
up-to-date.
Nominees announced ahead
of Dragon Awards ceremony
ORGANISERS behind the annual Dragon
Awards have stoked the fire ahead of
September’s annual ceremony by naming the
18 nominees in contention for a coveted
gong.
The 30th anniversary of the prizegiving
will recognise the firms of all sizes and sectors
who actively demonstrate their contribution to
society.
Lord Mayor Dr Andrew Parmley, who will
host the bash at Mansion House and present
winners with their accolades, said nominees
are making “a real and measurable difference”
to vulnerable people and those in need of
support.
Invaluable
“The immense, invaluable contribution of
business in tackling social issues often goes
unnoticed,” he added.
But not here in the City. Since they were
founded in 1987, the awards have attracted
high-quality applications from a variety of
organisations across London – from SMEs to
major Square Mile firms.
Listed here are the latest batch of community
stars to have been nominated:
Community Partnership Award
- Generating Genius for Partnership with
SThree
- Hatch Enterprise for partnership with
Deutsche Bank
- Bromley by Bow Centre for partnership with
Investec
road to recovery: hospitals
including St Barts are close
to operating at full capacity
top gong:
up for grabs
- ELATT (East London Advanced Technology
Training) for partnership with Opus 2
International
Regional Impact Award
- PwC for PwC Social Entrepreneurs Club
- Vanquis Bank for helping young people with
learning disabilities in Medway to become
employment ready
- Tata Consultancy Services for TCS IT Futures
Inclusive Employment Award
- Mayer Brown for Refugee Employment
Academy
- Transport for London for Employability
Initiatives: Steps into Work and Smart Sourcing
Accelerator Award
- UBS for Community Affairs in Hackney and
East London (entrepreneurship)
- Oliver Wyman for Social Impact Programme
Heart of the City Award
- Impact Creative Recruitment for Future
Proofing Talent Through Diversity
- Beck Greener for STEM: Branching Out
Lord Mayor’s Award
- UBS for Community Affairs in Hackney and
East London (education)
- Arsenal FC for Arsenal in the Community
(AITC)
Innovation Award
- Bank of America Merrill Lynch and UBS for
The Young Academy
- Keytree for Plan Zheroes
- Bird and Bird LLP for Pioneer and Bursary
programme
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EuroMillions ticket?
Yes, I’ve got a Lotto
them already thanks
SALES of EuroMillions lottery tickets have
been going through the roof locally.
Camelot has reported a 300% spike in
purchases in the Square Mile and neighbouring
Canary Wharf over the past six weeks, with
City bods seemingly desperate to secure the
£112million jackpot ahead of last Friday’s draw.
Despite being home to some of the best
paid professionals
in the world, the
City’s population has
continued to snap up
tickets in their droves,
the last two weeks alone
seeing a 48% increase
in sales.
City pays respects
GUILDHALL fell silent at 11am on 24 May
as the City paid its respects to those who
lost their lives in the Manchester terror
attack.
More than 20 people were killed and
numerous injured, among them children,
when a suicide bomber targeted an Ariana
Grande concert last week.
Road springs a leak
A BURST water pipe erupted through a
Clerkenwell road last week.
Residents in St John Street and neighbouring
offices were cut off by the gushing leak, which
caused localised flooding in the early hours of
Wednesday morning.
Thames Water has been working on
correcting the fault.
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Housing plans
INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE WANTS FIRM PLAN OVER ARTICLE 50
squeeze through
TAYLOR Wimpey will
break ground at the
Golden Lane Estate this
week after plans to build
99 new homes were
rubberstamped.
Despite opposition
from residents,
the planning and
transportation
committee opted to
approve the scheme –
designed for the site of
Bernard Morgan House
– by 13 votes to 10.
Brexit tops agenda for
one of the ‘Fab Four’
“ENOUGH is enough” for Independent
general election candidate Tim Lord,
who’s stepped up to challenge the
Tory’s 16-year dominance of the Cities
of London & Westminster in the wake
of Brexit – something he sees as a
“symptom of the failure in our politics”
and a “worrying direction” the country
is heading in, writes Anahita Hossein-
Pour.
Troubled by the hasty triggering
of Article 50, the specialist lawyer in
negotiations wants to press pause on talks
with Brussels and be a “local voice” to hold
politicians accountable for a successful
divorce case.
Tim told City Matters: “There needs to
be time for conversation, this country is a
large economy in Europe.
“We’ve had 40 years of social, political
and economic integration and we’ve
jumped on this bandwagon of Article 50
which attempts to undo this in two years.
“As a lawyer it’s completely impractical
to expect this to happen. We’re in a weak
negotiating position already, Theresa May
has blamed the EU already; it’s not smart.”
And Tim says he’s not alone in his views.
The 25-year Soho local has discovered
another three political outsiders standing
as Independents with the same Brexit
woes, namely Chris Coghlan for Battersea,
Balham & Wandsworth, James Torrance
for Kensington & Chelsea, and James
Clarke for Bermondsey & Old Southwark.
Such is their appreciation for the others’
cause they have begun to dub themselves
the “Fab Four.”
For Tim his Independent stance gives
him the voice to speak up on behalf of
constituents, and avoids the predicament
of toeing a party line while the City
comes to terms with the plethora of issues
thrown up by Brexit.
Backtrack
Tim said: “The loss of jobs in the City
is happening now, and the 20,000 EU
nationals are being affected now.
“They can’t really plan because they
don’t know if they’re going to be here in
two years.”
In a bid to backtrack on Article 50 and
stop the country looking “ridiculous”,
Tim wants to push politicians to draw up
a credible position of what a post-Brexit
UK, in terms of the economy, welfare,
health and education, will look like
before trusting them to negotiate with
Europe.
“All they want to do is move power
from Europe to Westminster, not to the
UK parliament but to a small part of the
Tory Party, and they have said nothing
about what they want to do with that
power.
“Until they say what they want this
power for, why would you give it to them?”
The Linklaters-trained solicitor, who
grew up on a Lancashire sheep farm, is
also out to defend his adopted home
of Soho after it was hit by rising
business rates.
Tim said: “One of the
reasons I think Soho is
lovely is partly because of all
the independent retail shops;
that’s across specialist food
retailers, suit makers, the
vinyl record shops – they are
being really badly impacted
by the rates increase.
“If we lose those shops, the
thing that is really good about
Soho, the reason people come
here will be lost – we need to
look at that big time.”
fed up: Tim Lord
is dissatisfied
with Britain’s
“hasty” approach
to Brexit
Flower power
is on its way
“BLOOMING Barbican
Balconies” will return
to the estate on 3 June,
celebrating one of the
proudest traditions of
City residents.
Held next to the
estate office between
Lauderdale Tower and
Seddon House, the
annual event salutes
the work of locals in
growing the iconic
flowers that add a
dash of colour to
the Square Mile’s
residential hubs.
Featured
throughout the
morning will
be talks, tours and
demonstrations, and
free plants for residents’
window boxes.
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Tim Lord with some
of his supporters
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Police storm tense
Bishopsgate scene
WITNESSES in Bishopsgate thought they were
watching police apprehend a terror suspect on
Thursday as the City remains on edge in the
wake of the appalling attack in Manchester.
Two men were handcuffed to the steering
wheel of a BMW outside St Botolph’s Church, by
Liverpool Street Station, while two others were
quizzed by officers nearby during an intense
afternoon.
Custody
More officers, 20 in total, were reported to
have rushed to the scene, which City Police
HQ confirmed related to an assault across the
Square Mile earlier the same day.
A spokesperson confirmed that two men
were taken into custody: “They were arrested
for assault occasioning actual bodily harm after
an allegation made to police on London Bridge
earlier that afternoon.”
Photo by André Gustavo Stumpf
Estate cost hike
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with more parking than is required now and
in the foreseeable future. This is the Barbican
Estate’s problem, not that of the residents.
“We urge the estate to drop this proposed
increase in parking costs and, if anything, to
reduce parking costs to stimulate demand.”
The Barbican Residents’ Committee is due
to meet on 5 June to deliver its verdict on the
price increase.
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pedal of honour:
a rider in full flow
Kings and Queens of the Ride
BUSINESSES from across London got on their (static)
bikes to pedal for a cure for type 1 diabetes and raise
over £30,000.
A total of 37 teams from firms across the City met on
the steps of The Royal Exchange last week in an annual
competition to cycle the furthest – without ever moving
– and fill the coffers in aid of vital research.
Organised by type 1 diabetes charity JDRF, ‘Ride to
Cure Diabetes’ pitted teams of five against each other,
with members riding for eight minutes each.
Employees from Mitsubishi, BlackRock, AIG, ING
Bank, BNY Mellon, and Columbia Threadneedle took
part, though it was the contingent from Mondrian
Investment Partners that raised the largest individual
sum – £4,600. Event organiser and JDRF’s regional
fundraiser, Ilsen Cafer said: “We had another very
successful event this year with lots of companies new to
the event joining us to raise funds.
“The event is very competitive but it’s also a great
team bonding activity, and the teams love racing
against their colleagues and competitors in industry.
Atmosphere
“The instructors from Boom Cycle provide an
amazing atmosphere that really gets the participants
and the crowds going.
“Thank you and well done to everyone who took part
to make a difference.”
The eventual winners, a team from Embody Fitness
Corporation: vision for green
space is there for the shaping
THE Corporation has made live a survey that
will help shape the long-term management of
one its most popular green spaces.
As part of the ongoing Heath Vision
consultation for Hampstead Heath, the
authority is asking Londoners to share their
views.
While financing the site at a cost of £5million
per year, the City is aiming to piece together
a community vision to be included in its new
10-year management plan.
Contribute
“It’s been really encouraging to see the
responses from the community come in
so far,” said Bob Warnock, the Corporation’s
superintendent for the Heath.
“Londoners can now contribute online and I
hope this will encourage many of our visitors to
share their views.”
Heath bosses are working with Groundwork
London, an environmental and social regeneration
charity with a reputation for working in
THE London Digital Security Centre (LDSC)
will have a world famous pickpocket in its
ranks on 1 June – but don’t worry, he’s only in
town to help give an insight into the criminal
mind and not rob you blind.
The LDSC was founded by the Mayor of
London alongside the Met and City of London
Police, and will welcome James Freedman
to wrap up this week’s milestone event; a
pre-launch presentation of solutions chosen
to help London’s small businesses stay secure
collaboration with communities, to deliver the
consultation.
Sandra Hoisz, the charity’s area programme
manager, said: “We are delighted to be working
with the Corporation on engaging the local
community and users to develop a vision for
Hampstead Heath.
“We have had fantastic feedback from a range
of local stakeholders, and are looking forward to
capturing the wider London community’s views
and priorities over the coming weeks.”
Results
The online survey can be completed at
surveymonkey.co.uk/r/hhvision and will run
until 19 June.
The consultation started in mid May with
pop-up stands located across on the Heath,
further details of which can be found at
cityoflondon.gov.uk/heathvision.
Groundwork London will report back on
the results from the consultation later in the
summer.
Pickpocket to hold court
from digital crime. An entertainer and an
expert on stealth crime, James is the only
person to have picked the pockets of the Mayor
of London, the chancellor of the exchequer, and
the governor of the Bank of England.
The event is being jointly hosted by the
Federation of Small Businesses, the British
Chamber of Commerce, and the Mayor’s office
for policing and crime, and will run from 5pm
at 6 Mitre Passage, North Greenwich.
londondsc.co.uk
– a personal training company – racked up a total
distance of 28,370metres. Andrew Kerr, a JDRF
supporter and member of Team Novo Nordisk, the
world’s first all type 1 professional cycling team, boasted
a huge distance as the klaxon ended his eight minutes
in the saddle, his 6,200m making him ‘King of
the Ride’.
The teams were joined by young ambassadors for the
event, specifically children with type 1 diabetes, who
came along to cheer on all riders. The event has been
running since 2009.
Next year's Ride is due to take place on
18 May 2018. To register and reserve a
place for free visit jdrf.org.uk/ride
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Fund to tackle
homelessness
THE membership
organisation for
homelessness and
supported housing
agencies in the UK will
launch a £4.5million
Social Investment Fund
in the City in June.
Homeless Link, based
out of Minories House
in Aldgate, says the
programme – funded by
Access, The Foundation
for Social Investment
– is the first of its kind
exclusively for the
homelessness sector,
and one of very few
sector-specific funds in
existence.
Money will be drip
invested over the next
three years, offering
charitable organisations
unsecured loans of
between £25,000 and
£150,000.
Homeless Link’s
director of strategy
and innovation, Mark
McPherson, said: “This
fund is an exciting
initiative.
“We hope that
the investments will
unlock innovative
ways of working with
people experiencing
homelessness, and help
to put the recipient
organisations on a
sustainable footing.”
Moral choices a tough call
SMARTPHONES are contributing to society’s
disengagement from their emotions, according
to fresh research out of City University.
A study published in Computers in Human
Behaviour demonstrates that people using
smartphones are more likely to make rational
and unemotional decisions compared to PC
users.
In contrast, PC users were found to be more
likely to favour action based on intuition and
following established rules.
The findings were recorded when test subjects
in the two categories were presented with a
moral dilemma on their device.
The assessment of how “moral judgements”
are affected by smartphones and PCs sampled
1,010 participants and posed a classic choice
known as the ‘Trolley Problem’.
Participants are told that there is a runaway
trolley travelling quickly down the railway
tracks.
Ahead there are five people tied up, while on
a side track is a single trapped individual. The
dilemma lies in whether to pull a lever to save
the five and sacrifice the one.
In the ‘Fat Man’ version of this dilemma, the
test subjects are asked if they’d push a fellow
spectator in front of the trolley to stop it.
In both scenarios participants are asked to
sacrifice one life to save five others, but the lever
trolley dilemma is impersonal while the second
choice is personal.
In addition to these two scenarios,
participants were given a ‘balanced’ version,
which was a modified version of the Fat Man
scenario; they were asked how many workmen
they would need to save to be justified in taking
the action.
When presented with these different
scenarios, the researchers found that participants
in the Fat Man dilemma were more likely to opt
for sacrificing the second individual to save five
people when using a smartphone (33.5%) than
when using a PC (22.3%).
In the lever condition, it was also found that
slightly more participants decided to sacrifice
one man by pulling the switch than to do
nothing and let five people die (80.9% for the
smartphone users; 76.9% for the PC users).
Dr Albert Barque-Duran, a researcher from
the department of psychology at City and lead
author of the study, said: “What we found in our
study is that when people used a smartphone
THE president of City University has been
awarded the Freedom of the City of London.
Professor Sir Paul Curran received his
illuminated Freedom scroll (or ‘resolution’)
during a ceremony at Guildhall on 16 May,
and was hailed by Lord Mayor Dr Andrew
Parmley.
He said: “London is home to a wealth
of world-leading universities, making the
Capital the primary destination for students
from across the UK and abroad.
“Sir Paul’s leadership of City University
and his wider contribution to London’s
higher education sector make him a very
deserving recipient.”
to view classic moral problems, they were more
likely to make more unemotional, rational
decisions when presented with a highly
emotional dilemma.
“Due to the fact that our social lives, work and
even shopping takes place online, it is important
to think about how the contexts where we
typically face ethical decisions and are asked to
engage in moral behaviour have changed, and
the impact this could have on the hundreds of
millions of people who use such devices daily.”

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Dogus to drop in
GEOIST BELIEFS ARE FUELLING THE YOUNG PEOPLE’S PARTY
on Golden Lane
LABOUR candidate
Ibrahim Dogus will be
going “into the lions
den” on Friday.
Mr Dogus – who last
week told City Matters
of his desire to dispel the
“myths” surrounding
“anti-business Labour” –
will be speaking
with residents during
a Q&A at the Golden
Lane Estate community
children, killed at Manchester Arena during an Ariana centre.
Grande concert. Benjamin’s stance on tackling the The meeting gets
threat of terror takes a two-pronged approach.
underway at 7pm.
In the short term, Mr Weenen advocates a boost
Conservation call
in police resources and information, while addressing
the problems behind the cause of terrorism in the long edges forward
run.
A BID to implement a
He said: “They [terror strikes] are rooted in economic Barbican and Golden
injustice, even if they appear in other guises.
Lane conservation area is
gathering pace.
Meritocracy
The Corporation’s
“The Land Value Tax and Citizen’s Income doesn’t planning and transport
just make for a real meritocracy, but also a stakeholder committee has approved
society in its truest sense.
the next stage of the
“This is not a model just for the UK, but one for a
calling for
process for its creation,
change:
peaceful and prosperous world. The UK can best which comprises a
Mr Weenen
help achieve this leading by example rather than by feasibility study.
coercion.”
Officers have said
he’s taking on the Geoist fundamentals and believes As for the NHS and affordable housing, Mr Weenen a report, along with
a simplified tax code could help the UK’s business views re-adjusting economic fundamentals as the recommendations, will
prospects in a post-Brexit future.
answer to all their problems, but he argues that for be ready in the Autumn
“Free of the EU, the UK should take the opportunity education and youth employment it’s more about – a public consultation
to get radical,” he said.
diversity.
will follow.
“If the UK has a competitive, open economy, aided He said: “If we can get some real choice into our A petition calling
by a competitive, simplified tax code, then we will be education system instead of the ‘must have a degree’ for the conservation
the first port of call for any enterprise looking for a base sausage factory, there will naturally be more demand area was launched in
from which to operate.”
for such work-related education.
September last year
Last week saw the biggest terror attack on British “This demand would be in the self-interest of and has more than 760
soil since the 7/7 bombings, with 22 people, including businesses to fulfil.”
signatures.
Benjamin lays out his
vision for fairer world
A BREEDER of British Longhair cats and grower of
Giant Redwood trees is joining the race to occupy
the Cities of London & Westminster seat for the UK’s
only Geoist movement, the Young People’s Party,
writes Anahita Hossein-Pour.
Benjamin Weenen, who also enjoys “going clubbing
at venues playing over 150 beats per minute”, is standing
as one of the party’s three candidates contesting seats in
this election, and is out to make people see an alternative
vision does exist.
The Londoner believes the group’s ethos of sharing
the benefits of the Earth’s natural resources equally,
combined with a new tax plan, offers a different path to
rooting out inequality.
“We believe that as no one created the Earth, then we
should pay compensation, as tax, to those we exclude
from valuable natural resources,” he told City Matters.
“This not only reduces inequality but thereby takes
a massive deadweight from around the neck of our
economy while creating a true meritocracy.”
Geoism emerged in the late 1800s, founded by
newspaper editor Henry George as a way of tackling the
gap between wealth and poverty which shocked him on
a trip to New York.
Nobel Peace Prize winners for economics, such as
Milton Friedman and Joseph Stiglitz, were among those
to endorse the philosophy’s plan to replace all taxes
with a single land value tax in efforts to create a fairer
system. In Benjamin’s first time running for MP,
Payphone firm gets called up
on ‘odd’ planning applications
A PAYPHONE company has been accused
of trying to manipulate the planning process
to secure lucrative advertising space in prime
locations across the City.
Euro Payphones, based out of Belfast, has put
forward planning applications to install nearly
30 payphones in the Square Mile.
According to the firm’s website, it rents out
two advertising boards in each kiosk at a cost
of £120 per panel per week. It means 30 booths
would be able to generate £375,000 per year.
Attention
Mary Durcan, who is the common councillor
for Cripplegate, has pledged to keep a close eye
on matters as they unfold.
She said it was “odd” that such a dated means
of communication had been requested, and in
such massive quantity.
“As hardly anyone uses payphones these days
it seemed very odd, particularly for such a large
numbers,” she said.
“I will draw the applications to the attention
of the chairman of the planning committee.”
Estate in need of people power
GOLDEN Lane locals have been told to take
responsibility for their patch by the head of the
estate’s residents’ association.
Golden Lane Estate Residents’ Association
(GLERA) will host its AGM on 20 June, with
each position on the committee up for election.
Tim Godsmark is the current GLERA chair
and has told tenants that people power is the
best way to drive change.
“I am keen to get as many people from all
centre of debate: the planning
applications have come in for scrutiny
from councillors and residents
parts of the estate involved as possible,” he said
ahead of the potential shake-up of personnel.
“It would be especially good if we could
get more tenants involved. If you are interested
in helping and would like to know more
about what it involves then please get in touch
with me.”
Mr Godsmark can be reached
via email at chair.glera@gmail.com

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Development
specialist joins
Mackrell Turner
Garrett’s team
MACKRELL Turner Garrett (MTG) – with
historic roots in the City of London – has
appointed a new business development expert
to help guide the firm as it continues to grow.
Chris Lane joins the firm – founded in the
Square Mile in 1845 and now based at Savoy Hill
House – as its head of business development and
marketing after more than two decades in the
legal sector.
He also has 10 years’ experience focusing
on the practice management, business
development and marketing for full service
barristers’ chambers.
He holds a number of professional
qualifications, including being a member of the
Chartered Institute of Marketing and Institute
of Leadership Management.
“I hope that my expertise in business
development and marketing can help guide
the firm and its team of partners so that it can
maintain the high levels of annual growth that it
has come to enjoy,” he said.
In his new role, Chris will help to guide the
partnership team at MTG by providing advice
and support with the practice’s popular events
and seminars, as well as conducting market
research and implementing campaigns aimed at
further expanding the firm’s diverse client base.
MTG managing partner Nigel Rowley is
expecting his new recruit to hit the ground
running.
He added: “Chris brings with him a lot of
experience and I am in no doubt that he will
assist us with our vision for the future of our
firm.”
A SHARED sector commitment to arm
thousands of schoolchildren with essential
money skills has been launched, with one City
institution leading the way.
Sixteen of Britain’s leading savings and
investment firms have given their backing
to KickStart Money, a collaborative project
investing £1million to take financial education
to nearly 18,000 primary pupils.
The movement plans to build a national
savings culture for the future, with research
showing that just 7% of seven to 17-year-olds
have talked to their teachers about money.
Behaviours
Primary delivery partner, the charity MyBnk,
is taking its Money Twist programme into 100
schools, focusing on topics such as saving,
budgeting, careers, borrowing, and consumer
and public finance to help forge positive
financial attitudes and behaviours in seven to
11-year-olds.
Spearheaded by Columbia Threadneedle,
Old Mutual Wealth and managed by The Tax
Incentivised Savings Association, KickStart
Money is a serious statement of intent by
the sector in response to calls from Select
Committees and All Party Parliamentary
Groups for money lessons to become a
compulsory element of the primary national
curriculum.
Rupert Pybus, global head of brand and
marketing at Columbia Threadneedle and a
trustee director of the firm’s foundation, said
that targeting the younger generations was the
best way to help shape attitudes in the coming
years.
He added: “Significant proportions of the
UK population lack the basic functional skills
and knowledge to effectively manage their
money.
“KickStart Money has been developed as a
mechanism for the industry to pro-actively and
CITYMATTERS.LONDON
Movement to shape
attitudes to finance
educating future savers:
Photo by Lucélia Ribeiro
collectively transform the long-term savings
behaviour of a generation.”
The project has also been awarded £80,000
by Money Advice Service as part of their ‘What
Works Fund’ independent evaluation project
to help deepen the knowledge of the UK’s most
effective financial capability interventions.
Sessions are free for schools, who are urged
to book workshops via info@mybnk.org

For more information on these events
and a whole lot more:
The City Information Centre,
St Paul’s Churchyard EC4M 8BX
www.visitthecity.co.uk
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Food Matters
SWOOP ON FINSBURY SQUARE’S NEW BRITISH TAPAS AND BYOB POP-UP
Well Nested
done
IT was raining the evening we visited Nest, the
summer pop-up smack bang in the middle of
Finsbury Square.
Not just that lukewarm spring spit we
Londoners expect as the seasons do battle over
whose turn it is to rule our social calendars, but
proper, non-stop, rivulets of icy rain.
It was surely cold enough to freeze the smiles
on the faces of founders Johnnie Crowe, Luke
Wasserman and Toby Neill, at least for a second,
as they saw their plans to host our party on the
terrace overlooking the bowling green disappear
LET’S DO...
CEREAL AND THE SKYLINE /
Sunrise Tours at Sky Garden
One for the early birds, Sky Garden has launched
sunrise tours of the City skyline from its position
on level 35 of the Walkie Talkie building. A
certified Blue Badge guide will talk you through
some of the Capital’s most iconic buildings,
followed by a wander through Sky Garden’s
urban forest before it opens to the public. Once
you’ve worked up an appetite, tuck in to the daily
changing unlimited buffet spread, including
freshly-baked muffins and pastries, seasonal fruit
platters, wholegrain cereals and yoghurts.
1 Sky Garden Walk EC3M 8AF
A WEE WHISKEY / Kaleidoscope
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society is unveiling
the posh stuff to us bottom shelf-ers, making it’s
200-strong collection of single malts available to
the public through its first non-member bar in
Devonshire Square. Sample from 12 categories
helpfully identified by taste (Deep Rich and Dried
Fruits) or try one of the whisky cocktails from
mixologists Michael Cook and Jamie Meehan.
Upstairs neighbours Mac & Wild will provide the
Scottish-themed snacks, including their famous
gooey mac and cheese balls.
9a Devonshire Square EC2M 4YN
into a puddle. So it’s a testament to the trio – all
mates from uni – and their concept of seasonal
British tapas served pop-up style at picturesque
locations around the UK that we barely noticed
the deluge.
The six-week stint at Finsbury Square is the
first established set up for Nest and for Luke and
Toby who were, up until recently, working in
accounting and advertising respectively; while
Johnnie sharpened his chef knives at Michelinstarred
Harwood Arms and Farringdon hotspot
Anglo. A shared appreciation for British produce
STEAK, DONE WELL / Blackhouse
Sharpen your steak knives, carnivores,
Blackhouse, Grill On the Market is back with a
new look to serve up some of the finest cuts this
side of Smithfield. Premium cuts – 15-year-old
English Galician, beer-fed Wagyu and an
Australian fillet – sit alongside quality classics,
including an Argentinian ribeye and Scotch
sirloin. Don’t know your T-bone from your
tenderloin? Each table has a ‘Book of Beef’, a
definitive in-house guide to the wet and dry aging
processes to the cuts of beef, types of premium
breeds, and the best drink pairings.
2-3 West Smithfield EC1A 9JX
simply and seasonally spurred them into
action, and within a year of tossing in their jobs,
they were in the restaurant business; a six-week
stint at Finsbury Square followed by pop-ups at
music festival Gottwood and The Boathouse in
Anglesey while they look for more permanent
digs in London.
Luke and Toby manage front of house, while
Johnnie takes care of things in the kitchen;
pumping out a small but carefully curated
menu of small plates that swing from the dainty,
smoked cod’s roe and fennel tartlets; to the
more robust, ploughman’s croquettes and Old
Spot Jowl with burnt orange.
Order as many plates as the table can handle
via pub quiz-esque menu sheets (rather than
having a waiter hover, Toby’s pet hate) and don’t
overlook the nutty soda bread with whipped
pork fat butter – simple but surprisingly
moreish.
Mocktails
Inclement weather aside, things were initially
looking fairly dry for Nest, following a failed
bid for a liquor license (madness, surely in
amongst all these bankers), but the trio took yet
another stumbling block in their stride where
others might have sought more alcohol-friendly
pastures.
In a move that will probably put the local
off-license owner’s kids through private school,
they made the place BYOB, designing mocktails
of cucumber, lime and juniper, and rhubarb
and ginger that are summer in a glass and fully
spike-able from your own bottle at just £2.50
corkage.
It’s a continuation of the casual, go-with-the
flow approach that matches Nest’s simple, good
food and relaxed atmosphere, rain, hail or
(hopefully) shine.
Nest, Finsbury Square EC2A
spot on: Old Spot
and orange
vibrant menu:
awaits at Nest

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Shopping Matters
Sneaker freak
Top 3 shops for trainers
Sneakersnstuff
Hundreds showed commitment to their
footwear fetishes earlier this month by queuing
overnight outside Sneakersnstuff for the launch
of two brand new limited edition Adidas NMD
trainers. The Swedish retailer doesn’t just stock
the big brands, but has collaborated with them
all too, hence the often hefty prices.
107-108 Shoreditch High Street E1 6JN
Size?
This chain wins on product range, stocking
every brand, style and colour combination you
could possibly come up with. Grab the latest
from Nike, Adidas, ASICS and Reebok, as well
as minimal classics from Vans and Converse,
plus ‘Made in England’ silhouettes from New
Balance.
37a Neal Street WC2H 9PR
Mr Sneaker
A smaller but carefully curated selection of
rare and exclusive trainers including brand
new designs from all the mainstream makers.
Reportedly the original independent sneaker
shop in London, with the first official Nike
account in the UK, what Mr Sneaker ain’t selling
isn’t worth buying.
408-410 Bethnal Green Road E2 0DJ
SOURCED MARKET BRINGS ARTISANAL EATS TO BARBICAN
THE Barbican probably doesn’t seem like the
most obvious spot for deli-style restaurant and
food store Sourced Market to begin making its
mark in the Square Mile.
Tucked in opposite the Golden Lane Estate
in a fairly deserted patch of Goswell Road, it’s
a far cry from bustling St Pancras and Victoria
stations and chichi Marylebone, where founder
Ben O’Brien made his mark by offering marketstyle
artisanal produce in an urban setting.
So what was it that appealed about this little
corner of the City that has always remained
quite nutritionally sparse, despite being home
to the Square Mile’s largest concentration of
residents? Exactly that.
“We were approached by the hotel [recently
revamped Citadines, which occupies the levels
above] who wanted a really strong food offer
and it seemed like quite a compelling location,”
Ben says.
Wandering
“There’s not a huge amount around for some
reason, so we saw it as a really good opportunity.”
The Barbican site will function as an all-day
deli and eatery rather than the grab-and-go
approach for commuters at the stations.
“We’ve designed it so that people can come in
at breakfast and grab coffee and pastries or fresh
sourdough, try out the salads from the salad bar
at lunch and then in the evenings it becomes a
wine bar,” Ben says.
Sure enough at 5pm on the Friday of opening
week locals and workers from nearby offices
began wandering in to sample the selection of
craft beers and natural wines along with cheese
and charcuterie boards and small sharing plates.
But while the focus here is on eat-in
experiences, Sourced remains, at heart, a
showcase for UK craft producers inspired by
Ben’s time living next door to Borough Market.
A former music executive, Ben was spending
From the Source
new venture:
in Barbican
his weekends at music festivals and couldn’t find
much in the way of sustenance beyond a fairly
average burger.
“Ten years ago, food and music festivals didn’t
mix,” he says.
“I got to know some of the [Borough Market]
traders from living next door and I had the idea
to take them on the road with me.”
Sourced began first as a stall set up at
music festivals across the country, growing
to around 30 Borough Market traders selling
anything from sustainable seafood to artisanal
cheese.
Keen to put down more permanent roots, Ben
established the first Sourced Market store at St
Pancras in 2009, followed by Wigmore Street
and Victoria’s new Nova development late last
year. Plans are also in motion to open a second
City site in the Bloomberg development in
Walbrook Square.
But despite being the smallest of the four,
Sourced Barbican has managed to pack a
carefully curated range of top UK products;
among them Billy Franks Boozy Bacon Jam
(initially conceived in a flat across the road),
Land’s bean-to-bar chocolate, and charcuterie
from Borough Market stalwarts Cannon &
Cannon.
New products are brought in all the time, and
although favourites tend to have a permanent
spot of the Sourced shelf, Ben consistently
brings in new suppliers and producers to keep
things fresh.
“We look for products that are ethically
produced, independent; we quite like using
local suppliers and finding items that are a bit
exclusive, you can’t just get them anywhere,”
Ben says.
“But above all we just ask ourselves, ‘Does it
taste great?’ That’s generally a good sign that it’s
going to do well.”
sourcedmarket.com
strutting in: to
Spitalfields Market
aaaa: oaaaa
Fashion students put best
foot forward at Spitalfields
FASHIONISTAS will be forming an orderly
queue for the front row at Spitalfields Market
next weekend as London College of Fashion’s
(LCF) annual Graduate Show and Exhibition
returns for 2017.
From 5 to 7 June, the market will be transformed
into a multifunctional catwalk and exhibition
show space, featuring student work from the
2017 graduating classes across fashion design
technology, photography and styling.
Among the work on display will be that of
Cordwainers graduate Victoria Andre, whose
exploration of how culture and nationality
contributes to taste combines British and French
design elements into one collection.
She said her course was integral to realising
her dreams to pursue a career in footwear
design.
“LCF has an incredible reputation and a
wealth of contacts and alumni that have been
successful in the fashion industry,” she said.
“I think that LCF really stresses the
commercial viability of students’ work, but
it’s down to how much you push yourself and
differentiate yourself in an already saturated
market.”
Embroidery student Holly Markham has
collaborated with students from the textile print
courses and fashion pattern cutting to design a
four-piece womenswear collection focussed on
“celebrating a workers’ craft”.
“Our course tutors have a real energy for
wanting everyone to succeed, and especially to
find your own style,” she said.
“I only found my style and what was unique
about my brand in the third year, it takes time
but it’s just about being yourself and putting that
message out there of who you are as a designer.”

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Wellness Matters
‘UBER FOR YOGA’ APP CONNECTS STUDENTS WITH YOGIS
The downward
dog on demand
FROM humble beginnings in a little-known
start-up called Uber, to shelter puppies
delivered to your door for a 15-minute
petting session, the on-demand economy has
expanded to make almost every aspect of life
that bit more convenient.
Experts agree that it’s all product of our
fast-paced lifestyles, but that does not mean it
should discriminate against services designed
to slow things down.
Yoga is the latest lifestyle arena to be dealt
its very own on-demand button thanks to apps
such as The Private Yogi, a new service that
delivers private yoga instruction to homes,
workplaces and hotel rooms across the Capital.
Tuition
Users can select from The Private Yogi’s
network of fully qualified yoga instructors
and have them sent to their door for bespoke,
one-to-one yoga tuition to build form and
technique and generate better results from
practice, with prices starting at £49.
The app is the brainchild of yogis Charlotte
Morse and Paul Artiguas, who wanted to
capitalise on the growing popularity of
studio yoga by making private coaching more
accessible.
“In yoga’s tradition, it was primarily taught
on a one-to-one basis,” Charlotte explains.
“With popularity sees bigger yoga class
rail woes: the longer the
trip to work the higher
risk of stress, studies say
Long commutes trigger stress
YOUR long commute to work could lead to
stress or depression, according to new research.
The study from private health firm Vitality
found that lengthy travel times have a
significant impact on mental wellbeing, with
those commuting an hour or more 33% more
likely to suffer from depression than those who
travel for less than 30 minutes.
Of the 34,000 respondents, long commuters
were also 37% more likely to have financial
concerns, and 12% more likely to report multiple
dimensions of work-related stress.
Researchers found that employees commuting
less than half an hour to get to work gain an
additional seven days’ worth of productive time
each year compared to those with commutes of
60 minutes or more.
They also made a strong case for flexible
balancing act: helping
to tune the wellbeing
of the masses
working, with employees able to work from
home or with flexible hours less likely to be
stressed or depressed, less likely to smoke,
be obese, and more likely to get sufficient
sleep.
These employees also had an additional five
productive days each year compared to those
with no flexible working arrangements.
Shaun Subel, director of strategy at Vitality
Health, said: “These results demonstrate
the significance of the daily work routine in
influencing individuals’ health and productivity.
“Allowing employees the flexibility to avoid
the rush-hour commute where possible, or
fit their routine around other commitments,
can help reduce stress and promote healthier
lifestyle choices and, importantly, this is shown
to actually impact positively on productivity.”
[sizes], which are wonderful. However, we were
inspired to build a company based on tradition.”
A former RAF military medic who swapped
the battlefield for the yoga mat after a
particularly tough final deployment, Charlotte
began practising yoga alone as a way to create
inner calm and balance.
Friends and colleagues began peppering her
for tips and sequences, planting the seeds of an
idea, which she developed with partner Paul, a
tech and marketing specialist and fellow yoga
fan.
Charlotte says the service eliminates the pain
points of practicing yoga – overcrowded studios,
inconvenient times, exorbitant prices – while
making the advantages of private instruction
more accessible to the masses.
Recovering
“The main benefit for practicing yoga alone
is that you get the undivided attention of your
teacher designed around your individual
needs,” she explains.
“A student will develop their personal
practice must faster and their progress will be
quicker. The Private Yogi serves all corners of
the Capital, catering to everybody from athletes
to pregnant women and those recovering from
injury, at any level.
“There are no subscriptions, users simply
choose a service, select a teacher, date and
time, and make payment, but those seeking
more structure can opt for one of the fourweek
programmes tailored specifically to the
individual with nutritional advice and targeted
outcomes.
“The tailored experience is on the rise,
self-care and mindfulness have become a
priority,” Charlotte says. “As yoga’s unwavering
popularity grows so does that need for a bespoke
individual experience.”
theprivateyogi.com
Pimp your gym kit
Top 3 gym essentials
Wrap it up
Tiny gym towels never quite seem to cut it when it
comes to protecting our modesty in the changing
rooms, which is how London PT Danielle
Armstrong came up with a clever new cover-up.
The Modesty Company’s Classic Towel Wrap
(pictured) is a ‘towel-meets-bandeau-dress’ with
a clever Velcro fastener to secure that sucker to
your body while you get dressed and prevent your
neighbours from copping an eyeful.
£49.50 from themodestycompany.com
Arm yourself
Hit the treadmill with your phone secured to your
arm, not bouncing around in your pocket.
Belkin has a range of media armbands designed
to provide a secure fit for your smartphone, even
through strenuous workouts. Each has a non-slip,
thin profile strap, breathable stretch material, and
provides full access to the haptic sensor in your
iPhone makes it easy to access features at any
point.
£19.95-£34.95 from belkin.com
Hydration station
Memobottle’s notepad-shaped water flask slides
neatly into your bag, alongside your laptop and
books – unlike that bulky cylinder you’re toting
around. Memo bottles are BPA-free and come
in A5 (750ml) and A6 (375ml) paper sizes. The
company was also chosen to gift a bottle to each of
this year’s Oscar nominees. What’s good enough
for Ryan Gosling…
£29 from memobottle.com
City suits clocking up the
miles for fitness challenge
CITY workers have shunned the Tube and
laced up their trainers throughout May,
walking, cycling and running over 7,100 miles
as part of a new health and fitness challenge in
the Square Mile.
The Business Healthy Challenge was
launched by the City of London Corporation’s
Business Healthy division in partnership
with online wellbeing engagement platform
HiMotiv to coincide with Living Streets’
National Walking Month.
The 20-day campaign challenged City
workers to increase their physical activity,
rewarding teams with prizes when they
reached fitness milestones.
The Corporation, City Police, Capital Asset
Management, RGL Forensics, and RBC Capital
Markets were among the firms that took
part, with participants racking up more than
10,406,555 steps throughout the duration of the
challenge. More than 77% of people committed
to at least 21 minutes of physical activity per
day, with the majority walking, running or
cycling for at least 10 consecutive minutes on
an average of six days a week.
Joyce Nash, chairman of the City of London
Corporation’s health and wellbeing board,
said: “Over 30million working days were
lost through sickness over the last two years,
costing the UK economy £14.1billion.
“Our free Business Healthy Challenge gives
City workers a chance to improve their health
and wellbeing, which in turn creates a more
dynamic and productive workforce.”
Marcile Moulene of HiMotiv echoed
the sentiment: “HiMotiv is pleased to have
partnered with the Business Healthy team and
Living Streets to help promote physical activity
to City workers during National Walking
Month.
“It is great to see so many people taking part
and doing more to get fit and healthy.”
active city: workers
have been inspired

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Extra Matters
INVESTMENT MANAGERS LAUNCH BID TO GAIN LIVERY STATUS
Search for good Company
HUMAN resources and public relations are among
the more modern professions hoping for permission
to be inducted into the ancient tradition of City
of London livery companies, and now investment
managers are looking to join them.
The Guild of Investment Managers has launched
a membership drive in an effort to generate the
minimum 100 members required to be granted livery
company status.
The Guild was formed last October by liverymen
John Garbutt and Mark Henderson, both of whom
worked for former fund management group Touche
Remnant.
In a letter to potential members, the Guild founders
said they had formed the organisation to “provide
networking opportunities for people employed in the
investment management industry.
Envisaged
“This will be a new vibrant group of women and men
drawn from the industry, uncomplicated by the legacy
of history,” they said.
“It is envisaged that members will be involved in
the management of property, bonds, equities and
derivatives both directly or in co-mingled vehicles,
whether by active or passive management.”
The Guild of Investment Managers will be holding
a meeting for interested members in the West Wing of
Guildhall on 6 July between 5.30pm and 7pm.
Forming a modern livery company (as distinct
from the City’s ancient livery companies, which
were formed before the 20th century) is a three-step
process overseen by the members of the Court of
Aldermen.
First and foremost, the company applies to form
a guild, and after around four years of building a
hoping to join the
ranks: crests of the
Worshipful Company
of Ironmongers and
Worshipful Company
of Clothworkers
membership they can apply to become a company
(without the livery).
Four years after that, they can be given permission
to add the term ‘livery’, but only if they meet certain
criteria, such as establishing a charitable trust,
registering sufficient numbers of committed members,
London Borough of Tower Hamlets LATE NIGHT LEVY
NOTICE OF PROPOSAL TO INTRODUCE A LATE NIGHT LEVY IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF TOWER HAMLETS
Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011, Chapter 2 of Part 2 The Late Night Levy (Application and Administration)
Regulations 2012 The Late Night Levy (Expenses, Exemptions and Reductions) Regulations 2012
The London Borough of Tower Hamlets is hereby giving notice of its proposal to introduce a late night levy for premises licensed to
sell/supply alcohol between midnight and 6am (00:00 to 06:00 hours) in the borough of Tower Hamlets.
A Summary of the Proposal is below:
1. The Council proposes that the late night levy will be introduced on 1st January 2018.
2. The Council proposes the late night supply period will begin at 00:00 hours and end at 06:00 hours.
3. The Council proposes to exempt the following permitted categories of premises from paying the levy as defined in the Late Night
Levy (Expenses, Exemptions and Reductions) Regulations 2012:
a) Premises with overnight accommodation, where alcohol can only be supplied to persons staying at the premises for
consumption on the premises,
b) Theatres and cinemas,
c) Bingo Halls,
d) Community Amateur Sports Clubs,
e) Community premises,
f) New Year’s Day (i.e. 1st January) premises only (this relates to premises which are authorised to supply/sell alcohol between
00:00 hours and 06:00 hours, ONLY on New Year’s Day).
4. The Council has decided that a reduction of 30% will be granted to premises that achieved accreditation in the Best Bar None
(BBN) Scheme, which is a business led best practice scheme as defined in regulations 5 (1) (a) and 5 (4) of the above Expenses,
Exemptions and Reductions Regulations.
5. The Council is not proposing to apply any other exemptions or reductions.
6. The Council has confirmed with the Mayor’s Office of Policing and Crime (MOPAC) that it may retain the whole net amount of the of
the Levy revenue (this includes their statutory 70% split of the revenue), and that the allocation of this revenue is to be managed
through the current Community Safety Partnership arrangements within the borough.
7. The Council will allow Licence holders to make an application to vary their Licence under sections 41A or 86A (minor variation) of
the Licensing Act 2003. There will be no fee for such valid application provided it is received by the Council within the 2 month
period directly following the date of a formal decision notice to introduce the Levy. This applies only for reduction of licensed
hours for sale/supply of alcohol so they do not fall within the operational hours of the Levy (00:00 to 06:00 hours).
To view the full proposal and find out more about the reasons behind it, please see the link at the bottom of this notice.
The Council would like to hear your views on its proposal to introduce a Late Night Levy within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.
Please note that there is a 3 month Consultation Period therefore the Council must receive your views no later than mid-night on 23rd
August 2017 otherwise we will not be able to consider them.
To view our full proposal and complete the survey please visit the Council’s website at www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/latenightlevy, or you
can write to us at the address below:
Licensing and Safety Team
Environmental Health and Trading Standards
John Onslow House
1 Ewart Place, London E3 5EQ
Email: Licensing@towerhamlets.gov.uk
Tel: 020 7364 5008 Date: 24th May 2017
and demonstrating that the guild can make a positive
contribution to its trade in the City.
Guilds currently waiting on the grant of livery
include the Nurses, PR Practitioners, HR Professionals,
and Entrepreneurs. The most recent company to obtain
the status was the Arts Scholars in 2014.
Derek in the frame
THE church at St Mary-At-Hill will chalk up its
own bit of history next week when it hosts its
first art exhibition.
Dating back centuries before the Great Fire
of London, after which Sir Christopher Wren
added the tower and other elements which still
exist today, the church is already steeped in
tradition.
And now, having been invited by City law
firm art collectors to consider exhibiting at St
Mary-At-Hill, Derek Hare saw the opportunity
Notice of application to vary a Premises Licence
under Section 34 of the Licensing Act 2003
Notice is hereby given that Rocket Restaurant 2009 Ltd in
respect of premises known as Rocket, 201 Bishopsgate,
London, EC2M 3AB has applied to the City of London for a
variation of a Premises Licence. The proposed variation is to
seek approval of alterations detailed in the plan submitted with
the application. The alterations comprise of the
following - Ground floor: Remodel bar service to left hand
side, add feature beer tanks; Remove large feature seating to
centre of room; Replace cookline with feature pizza counter;
Add keg self service table to the main room. First floor:
Remove feature booth seating to centre of room and add keg
self service table. Any representations by an interested party
or responsible authority regarding the above mentioned
application must be received in writing by City of London
Licensing Authority, Markets and Consumer Protection, PO
Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ no later than 21 June
2017 stating the grounds for objection. The register of the City
of London and the record of the application may be inspected
at the address of the council, given above, during
normal business hours or on the council's website –
www.cityoflondon.gov.uk
It is an offence knowingly or recklessly to make a false
statement in connection with an application. The maximum
fine for which a person is liable on summary conviction for
the offence is unlimited.
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Small on space,
big on charm
HOMEOWNERS are
usually pressed for
space in the City, but
one Clerkenwell home
is taking that widely
accepted rule of thumb
to extraordinary lengths.
Never wider than
8ft, the “Wee House” in
Laystall Street has just
come on the market and
is available to rent for a
hefty £3,033 per month.
Sandwiched, in
the truest sense
of the expression,
between taller retail
and residential units,
Wee House sits on a
triangular-shaped plot
of land, and tapers to a
point at the rear.
So tight is the
space that during
refurbishment work
crews were forced to
abseil in to gain access.
Not short on charm
the property features
two bedrooms, two wet
rooms and a glass-ceiling
mezzanine.
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of revisiting the River Thames as a subject
he had not painted for many years. Hare’s oil
paintings are known for the atmospheric feeling
he puts in his skies, creating a particular mood
and sense of location.
Whether it’s the sombre North Sea or the
Baltic, the coastline at India’s southern tip,
Portugal’s west coast or the iridescent waters of
the Bahamas, his portrayals of water subjects
are immediately recognisable.
The exhibition will run from
5 to 10 June at the church in Lovat Lane,
Eastcheap EC3R 8EE.
Notice of application for the grant of a Premises
Licence under Section 17 of the Licensing Act 2003
Notice is hereby given that The Scotch Malt Whisky
Society Limited has applied to City of London for the
grant of a Premises Licence in respect of Premises to be
known as The Scotch Malt Whisky Society Kaleidoscope
Whisky Bar and Restaurant, Basement, 9A Devonshire
Square, London, EC2M 4YL. The proposed licensable
activities and their hours are: The provision of regulated
entertainment (to include films, live music, performance
of dance anything of a similar description) Monday to
Sunday 09:00 to 01:30 the following morning. The
provision of regulated entertainment (to include
recorded music) Monday to Sunday 09:00 to 02:30
the following morning. The provision of late night
refreshment Monday to Sunday 23:00 to 02:30 the
following morning. The supply of alcohol Monday to
Sunday 11:00 to 02:00 the following morning. The
opening hours of the premises will be Monday to Sunday
07:00 to 02:30. Any representations by an interested
party or responsible authority regarding the abovementioned
application must be received in writing by
City of London Licensing Authority, PO Box 270,
Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ, no later than 23 June 2017
stating the grounds for objection. The register of City of
London and the record of the application may be
inspected at the address of the council, given above,
during normal business hours or on the council's
website – www.cityoflondon.gov.uk
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HER MAJESTY JOINS 2,000 GUESTS FOR ORDER CENTENARY SERVICE
poignant ceremony:
(clockwise from
top left) HRH poses
with Order officials;
The Queen enters
the service with the
Very Reverend David
Ison, Dean of St
Paul’s; 2,000 award
recipients packed in to
witness the centenary
service; The Queen’s
Body Guard of the
Yeoman of the Guard
Photos by Graham
Lacdao/St Paul’s
Cathedral
By Royal order
100 YEARS after the Order of the British
Empire was forged to recognise those who
have served the country with distinction, The
Queen herself was the guest of honour at a
special commemorative service in the Square
Mile.
Her Royal Highness was just nine when the
Order came to be, and was alongside The Duke
of Edinburgh and 2,000 other guests from
across the UK and Commonwealth to mark its
centenary.
Members of the audience were almost all
recipients of either a GBE, KBE, CBE, OBE,
MBE or British Empire Medal.
The Queen, who is the Sovereign of the Order,
and Prince Philip, who is the Grand Master,
were met on arrival by Lord Mayor Dr Andrew
Parmley, and greeted by David Ison, the Dean
of St Paul’s, the Cathedral Chapter, and Officials
of the Order.
With the ceremony coming just two days after
the tragic terror attack in Manchester, Rev Ison
paid tribute to those who had lost their lives
during his Bidding Prayer.
In his sermon, in which he looked at the work
of the Order and its award holders, the Dean
added: “Jesus Christ reminds us that honour is
due, not to those who think highly of themselves,
but to those who think highly of others.” The
Order was instituted by King George V in 1917,
initially to recognise the considerable civilian
contribution to the war effort during the First
World War.
Soon after its formation the Order was divided
into military and civilian divisions, and to this
day new recipients continue to be announced
twice per year, on The Queen’s birthday and at
New Year.
As St Paul’s is considered be many to be the
‘Nation’s Church’, it is also widely accepted to be
the spiritual home of the Order.
What’s in an acronym?
In increasing order of seniority, the awards
are:
MBE – Member of the Most Excellent
Order of the British Empire
OBE – Officer of the Most Excellent Order
of the British Empire
CBE – Commander of the Most Excellent
Order of the British Empire
KBE/DBE – Knight/Dame Commander
of the Most Excellent Order of the British
Empire
GBE – Knight or Dame Grand Cross of the
Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
spiritual home: The OBE
Chapel in the crypt of St Paul’s
St Paul’s donations
go to Christian Aid
ST Paul’s will donate all money taken during
their collections last week to Christian Aid.
Now in its 60th year, Christian Aid Week,
which ran from 14-20 May, was the inspiration
behind the gesture and featured prominently
during recent prayers.
A spokesperson for the cathedral said:
“St Paul’s is pleased and proud to support
Christian Aid week and encourages you to
join us.
“We hope and pray that Christian Aid Week
will be successful in alerting the world to the
changes that must be made to many people’s
lives in our world, and celebrate Christian Aid’s
vital and practical contribution to that change.”
Christian Aid Week is Britain’s longestrunning
fundraising week and has been a firm
fixture in the calendar since 1957.
As part of the fundraising push, 500 people
hit the City streets on 21 May for the ‘Circle the
City’ campaign, a sponsored walk through the
Square Mile.
A choice of a three or six-mile route started
at St Mary-Le-Bow on Cheapside and took in
many of the City’s local churches.
Galleries shut for
second time for
preservation work
TWO galleries which offer views over London
from St Paul’s have closed for the second time
this year to allow vital maintenance to take
place.
Deterioration to the surface of the Stone
Gallery has led to the famous dome paintings
of Sir James Thornhill, which depict the life
of Saint Paul, becoming water damaged.
Maintenance
As access to the higher Golden Gallery
requires passing through the Stone Gallery,
this will also be closed to the public while
work to preserve the paintings is completed.
Both are expected to re-open in June.
“We recognise temporary closures of any
cathedral space for maintenance can cause
disappointment,” said a spokesperson.
“But by carrying out this work we hope
to further preserve iconic masterpieces and
ensure visitors will be able to enjoy unrivalled
views over London once again and for many
years to come.”