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News Matters
On this week
down the years
6 July 1997: NASA
scientists free a robot
from space probe Mars
Pathfinder, allowing it to
begin exploring the Red
Planet.
7 July 2005: A series
of bomb attacks on
London’s transport
network kills more than
30 people and injures
about 700 others.
9 July 1982: A man
breaks into Buckingham
Palace and spends 10
minutes talking to The
Queen in her bedroom.
terror strike:
London was left reeling
Fraud is a virus that even the
likes of Microsoft can’t avoid
FOUR people have been arrested following
a two-year collaboration between Microsoft
and the City of London Police into the “global
problem” of computer software service fraud.
The arrests came about as a result of work by
the City’s force and forensic and investigative
services provided by computer giants
Microsoft, who analysed tens of thousands
of Action Fraud reports regarding cold calls
and worked with other affected organisations
to attempt to trace the source of the problem.
Suffered
The analysis and enquiries undertaken
show that many of the calls originated in
India, and that the worldwide losses from
victims are thought to total hundreds of
millions of pounds.
For the financial year 2016/17, there were
34,504 computer software service fraud
reports made to Action Fraud, with attributed
losses of £20,698,859.
This accounts for 12% of all reports to the
national fraud and cyber reporting centre,
making it the third most reported type of con.
The average loss suffered by victims is £600
and the average age of those swindled out of
cash is 62.
Despite these losses the number of victims
is thought to be much higher as analysis shows
many fail to report criminal activity.
Computer software service fraud involves
the victim being contacted and told that there
is a problem with their computer and that, for
a fee, the issue can be resolved.
No fix actually occurs and once the fraudster
has access to the victim’s computer they can
install software which could potentially be
malicious.
The victim is cold called on the majority
of incidents but recently there has been
an increase in contact via a pop-up on the
victim’s computer which then prompts them
to phone the suspect.
The target is then persuaded to grant
remote access to their computer and provide
payment details. The fraudster uses a variety
of methods to obtain access to the victim’s
bank account to extract large sums of money.
The victim may also be contacted again
later and are told they are due a refund and
again asked for access to the account. The
crooks will use this opportunity to syphon off
more cash.
The fraudster often claims to be calling from
Microsoft, or other technology companies, in
order to give them more credibility with the
caller.
City of London Police Commander Dave
Clark, the national co-ordinator for economic
crime, said: “These arrests are just the
beginning of our work, making the best use of
specialist skills and expertise from Microsoft,
local police forces, and international partners
to tackle a crime that often targets the most
vulnerable in our society.”
Enquiries
A 29-year-old man and 31-year-old
woman were taken into custody in Woking
by the Surrey & Sussex cyber crime unit on
suspicion of fraud last week. Both have since
been bailed.
Meanwhile, in South Shields, a 37-year-old
man and 35-year-old woman were picked up
by north east regional special operations unit
officers on similar grounds. Both were later
released pending further enquiries.
smiles for miles:
delighted faculty
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Mayor accelerates
bus fleet clean up
CITY Hall will splash £86million to bring
5,000 of the Capital’s most polluting buses in
line with the latest Euro VI emissions standard.
The Square Mile is one of the most heavily
polluted patches in London, but is set to benefit
from a move that will cut harmful vehicle waste
by up to 95%.
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan wants every
bus in Transport for London’s fleet to be at
least Euro VI standard by 2020, with a target
of a making all 9,200 buses zero-emmission by
2037.
Around 800 new low-emission buses are
being introduced every year, with diesel-only
models being phased out altogether.
From next year, all new double-decker buses
will be hybrid, electric or hydrogen.
In addition all buses within the central
London Ultra-Low Emission Zone will be Euro
VI hybrid standard by 2019.
Alumni programme wins big
clean dream:
at a cost of
£86million
GIVING students a leg up once they
have graduated has always been a firm
ethos over at City University, and now the
faculty has a prestigious gong in the trophy
cabinet that pays testament to that mission
statement.
Staff were among those to be honoured in
the Times Higher Education Leadership and
Management Awards – aka the THELMAs –
towards the end of last month, scooping the
Alumni Engagement Award in recognition
of the success of their professional mentoring
scheme. Over the past five years the scheme,
which matches students with experts in
industry, has grown from 86 mentee-mentor
pairs to almost 400; one of the largest in the UK.
Ambitious
Proud university president, professor Sir Paul
Curran, said the “ambitious programme” takes
full advantage of City’s strong relationships
with business to help transform the lives of
students.
“By partnering students with inspiring
individuals, often our own alumni, they are
able to improve their employability, grow their
confidence and expand their opportunities,” he
said.
“This award is testament to the collaborative
approach and commitment of the staff members,
mentors and mentees involved.”
And there could have been even more delight
at the prizegiving with City also shortlisted in
two other categories – Outstanding Strategic
Planning Team and Outstanding Leadership
and Management Team.
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News Matters
Bosses taking
SHERIFF-ELECT TIM HAILES TALKS PROGRESS & TRADITION
Brexit into their
own hands
history maker: Timothy Hailes. THE City has taken its
Photo: Andrew Buckingham Brexit future into its own
hands by sending an
independent delegation
to Brussels.
According to a report
by the Financial Times, a
contingent of prominent
Square Mile businesses
of equality and diversity in the Square
bosses, headed up by
Mile, having spent almost two decades
former City minister
as a City derivatives lawyer, in addition
Mark Hoban, are on
to ambassadorial roles in a number
their way to Belgium to
of LGBT rights groups, including
press European Union
lobbyists Stonewall. He became
chiefs on a post-divorce
alderman for the ward of Bassishaw in
free trade deal for
May 2013.
financial services.
“For a large chunk of my professional
While not affiliated
career at JP, I worked in a building
with government, the
across the road from the Corporation,”
group reportedly has the
he says. “I would probably be remiss if I
backing of a number of
didn’t say that I had no idea what it did
MPs.
or what it was.”
Last week City Matters
Shortly after JP Morgan moved to
reported that the Square
its current offices in Canary Wharf,
Mile’s demands for
a by-election came up in Bassishaw,
Brexit negotiations were
a development Tim calls “deliciously
unchanged from day one;
ironic”.
specifically focusing on
“I could have walked to work and
mutual two-way market
then walked to my other work but of
access and a transitional
course now I don’t, I get sweated up on
deal to avoid a cliff-edge
the DLR.”
for firms.
Policy chief Catherine
McGuinness has pledged
to carry that message
forward as talks gather
pace, but seemingly
doubtful of Theresa
May’s negotiating skills
the new delegation has
decided to act of its own
accord.
There’s a new
sheriff in town
LAST week, Leo Varakdar was
voted in as Ireland’s first openly gay
prime minister, German MPs voted
to legalise same-sex marriage, and
Timothy Hailes became the City of
London Corporation’s first openly gay
aldermanic sheriff.
All wins for the LGBT community,
among which the JP Morgan managing
director is proud to count himself,
but the “first openly gay” anything
remains a label he is mildly
uncomfortable with.
“It’s a statement of fact, and I
suppose next time around it won’t be
newsworthy; this is where we need to
get to,” he says.
“I don’t want to be known as a gay
alderman or a gay sheriff-elect. I want
to be known as the alderman or the
sheriff elect who just happens to be
gay.”
The Corporation elects two sheriffs
each year to support the Lord Mayor in
their civic duties, serve as ambassadors
for the financial services industry,
and officiate at the sessions at the Old
Bailey.
And despite his reluctance for
posterchild status, the fact remains
that upon his appointment, alongside
fellow non-aldermanic sheriff elect
Neil Redcliffe, on 28 September, Tim
will smash yet another glass ceiling in
an area of London that arguably used
to be full of them.
“I think that most LGBT people,
certainly in the financial services
industry, have seen enormous change
over the last 15 years or so,” he says.
“I was a trainee in 1995 and in that
time period between 1995 and 2017
there has been immense progress in
the legal profession and in financial
services.
“Everybody comes out with the
saying that there’s a business case to
be made for diversity, I think it’s more
fundamental than that.
“I think it’s actually being able to
be who you are, that’s a question of
authenticity and everyone should have
that freedom to bring themselves –
their whole selves – to work.”
Tim has established a solid position
from which to comment on the state
Tougher protocol over fire hazards
From Front Page
to residents in the City of London and in
other authorities.
“I hope that things are changing – it is
our role as local representatives to ensure
that residents’ concerns are brought to the
attention of the Corporation.
“It continues to amaze me that while
services continue to be devolved to the
private sector the cost when things go
wrong is often the responsibility of the
public sector.”
The 300mm-wide cladding panels
removed from Great Arthur House two
weeks ago have been sent for testing along
with filling from inside corner units.
The Corporation has now specified that
the on-going refurbishment must only
Understudy
He says the decision to get involved
in local governance was based on
brief dalliances with student politics
during his time at King’s College,
during which time he was also, briefly,
a parliamentary research assistant to
Conservative MPs William Waldegrave
and Peter Walker.
“I’ve never been one of those people
who can just stand on the sidelines
and make comments about things,
I’ve always really felt the need to get
involved.”
Aside from the judicial and
ambassadorial roles during their
year based out of the Old Bailey, the
aldermanic sheriff’s other unique
position within the Corporation
is one of a Lord Mayor-in-waiting,
with the term at aldermanic sheriff a
requirement to be considered for the
position.
“Would I like to be Lord Mayor of
the City of London? Absolutely, but of
course that’s a few years away yet,” Tim
says.
“Clearly my role as aldermanic sheriff
is to understudy, watch and learn, and
to provide courts for the Lord Mayor
in their civic duties, and I would hope
that in the fullness of time that I would
use higher standard, non-combustible
materials.
Mr Short also advised occupants to
have a smoke detector in their hall and
a heat detector in the kitchen, and in
the event of a fire, always close the door,
evacuate everyone, and call the fire
brigade. Shoreditch and Dowgate fire
stations are the closest to the estates, with
maximum response times of five and
eight minutes respectively.
London Fire Brigade assistant
commissioner for fire safety, Dan Daly,
said: “Grenfell Tower was a major fire on
an unprecedented scale.
“I can fully understand why people
who live in high rises have questions
about their safety but I want to stress
have the opportunity to take that office
as well.”
In the meantime he is hoping to get
more people from the financial services
industry involved in civic governance,
drawing upon the City’s strong livery
traditions as a jumping off point.
He says he wants a return to the
medieval tradition that successful
merchants would become liverymen
to ensure proper governance over their
industries; social responsibility would
then drive them to become involved
in civic governance; worlds he says are
having less and less to do with each
other.
“Many, many people come in each
day, working in financial services or
that, thankfully, fires are rare. However,
it’s vitally important to know your fire
escape plan and where to turn if you have
concerns.
“I would urge everyone to read our
advice to help you plan and practise what
to do in the event of a fire. If you live in
a purpose built flat or maisonette your
landlord must provide you with fire safety
information, including an evacuation
plan.”
According to London Fire Brigade
statistics, the City of London had the
smallest annual total of fires in the Capital
as of May 2016, with 93 incidents, while
neighbouring Tower Hamlets scored
the highest with 1,117. The City’s policy
chairman Catherine McGuinness wrote
professional firms, and have no real
connectivity with the traditions of the
City of London or the City of London
Corporation,” he says.
“I want to bring these worlds
together again. I would hesitate to put
myself out as embodying it, but in a way
I suppose I do because I’m an elected
alderman – I feel a responsibility to
keep up the good governance of the
City – I’m a relatively successful lawyer
at a major international bank, and I’m a
liveryman of four companies.
“I think that those are all much
stronger together than they are
individually and I think that has been
one of the magic ingredients for the
City of London for centuries.”
to residents last week to explain that fire
risk assessments would now take place
annually instead of every three years.
“Officers are working on proposals to
provide resident access to current fire risk
assessments for each of our estates via an
internet portal,” she added.
“In the meantime residents who wish to
receive a copy of the fire risk assessment
for their block can contact their local
estate office and request that a copy is
emailed to them.
“We will be embarking on an enhanced
front door replacement programme to
bring all front doors up to a 60 minutes
burn time standard, starting with our
tower blocks.
“Additionally, a feasibility report
is being commissioned by officers to
evaluate the potential for retro-fitting
sprinkler systems to our tower blocks.”
Museum gets the
Golden touch
THE Worshipful
Company of Goldsmiths
will stump up £10million
after become a founding
partner of the new
Museum of London,
due to open in West
Smithfield in 2022.
The landmark
donation will go towards
plans to create a new
home for the history of
London, and follows a
combined donation of
£180m from the Mayor
of London and the
Corporation.
A gallery bearing
the Goldsmiths’
name will be at the
heart of the modern
facility, showcasing
the Cheapside Hoard
collection together with
highlights from the
company’s renowned
haul of historic and
contemporary silver.
Museum director
Sharon Ament said:
“Historically, London
was the centre of the
global goldsmithing
trade. Today the world
still looks to London,
as a capital of creativity
and design, for the latest
jewellery and silver trends.
“It is a pleasure to be
working in partnership
with such an innovative
institution.”

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Business Matters
CITYMATTERS.LONDON
Firms keep a level head
but need reassurances
inbound:
Robert
Sinclair
New CEO to pilot
airport development
A FRESH face will take the helm at London
City Airport after current CEO Declan Collier
announced his intentions to stand down from
October.
Robert Sinclair, who at present is the top
dog at Bristol Airport, will take over at the
Docklands site having overseen record growth
in passenger numbers and profitability,
and successfully delivered a £160million
development programme in the West Country.
Capacity
A native of New Zealand , Mr Sinclair is a
qualified chartered accountant and solicitor.
Prior to taking on the role at Bristol he was the
chief financial officer of Auckland International
Airport following a 10-year career with UBS in
investment banking.
“I’m excited to be joining London City
Airport,” he said. “It’s an airport that plays
a vital role in connecting Britain, and in
particular its business community, globally.”
Mr Sinclair will be charged with overseeing
the completion of the £344m City Airport
Development Programme, which will bump up
the airport’s passenger capacity of 4m to 6.5m
flyers per year.
PRAGMATISM has helped keep Brexit woes
under control but businesses have growing
concerns about potential barriers to future
trade and the Capital’s pressing ‘domestic’
policy agenda being overlooked, according to
a new report.
Moving Towards Brexit was published last
week by London Chamber of Commerce
and Industry (LCCI) to coincide with the
one-year anniversary of the nation-dividing
EU referendum vote.
The document polled more than 500 firms
from across the Capital and, as has been the
case since day one, avoiding adding additional
barriers to trade after Brexit was discovered to
be the main priority.
Standards
Some 70% of businesses surveyed highlighted
smooth procedures on trade as “important”.
In particular this related to new non-tariff
barriers such as procedures, quotas and product
standards, but also to aviation and the ability to
swiftly move goods and people into the single
market.
“If customs procedures between the UK and
EU end-up being reintroduced, innovative or
technological solutions must be considered to
prevent queues and costly delays at the points
of entry,” said LCCI chief executive Colin
Stanbridge.
“The government, as well as its EU
counterparts, will need to invest adequately
in the infrastructure required to enable that.”
The report states that LCCI members are
in general agreement with the broad aims
expressed by Westminster – namely pursuing
the ‘freest and most frictionless trade possible’.
However, it outlined areas of concern that
still require immediate clarification, including
migration.
Looking closer to home, Mr Stanbridge
called for a unified focus on UK matters during
negotiations, with Brexit blamed for a reduction
in talk over schemes that could bolster job
numbers and stimulate growth in a time of
considered approach:
but uncertainty remains
great uncertainty. “There is broad agreement
among the Capital’s businesses that Brexit
should not distract from addressing London’s
pressing policy agenda, notably with regards
to progressing infrastructure projects like
Crossrail Two,” he said.
On a separate note nearly three quarters of
firms (74%) believe that international students
graduating from UK universities should be
allowed to stay in the country for a designated
period of time upon completion of their course.

CITYMATTERS.LONDON 05 - 11 July 2017 | Page 7
Food Matters
CHEF WAGER MARKS A CHANGING OF THE GUARD FOR ST KATHARINE
What’s up?
It’s Dokke!
IT’S a long way from the Seychelles
to St Katharine Docks.
Nobody knows that better than
Neil Wager who, having sharpened
his chef’s knives at four of the top
10 private island destinations in
the world, has carved himself the
enviable title of ‘luxury private island
specialist’.
By contrast, the restaurant scene
LET’S DO...
CLAWS OUT / Claw
If you thought you had to have a corner office to do good lobster or
crab, scuttle on down to Finsbury Avenue Square, where crustacean
specialists Claw are demystifying seafood and making it more
accessible to the masses. For lunch, Claw’s fresh sustainablysourced
crabs and crays are stuffed into pillowy soft brioche rolls
and drizzled with lemon mayo, while diced Hampshire trout comes
in the form of a poké roll with horseradish créme fraiche. Breaky
options include an English Muffin with smoked maple bacon and
scallops or the ultra indulgent cheese and crab toastie.
Unit 1, Finsbury Avenue Square EC2M 2PG
I SCREAM, YOU SCREAM / Remeo Gelato at
the Hoxton Hotel
If you thought gelato was just frozen cream in a
cone, head to the Hoxton Hotel next week for a far
deeper understanding of the cold stuff. Artisanal
gelato makers Remeo Gelato will be setting
up shop on 11 July from 6.30pm to guide fans
through a multi-sensory experience showcasing
the process, recipes and ingredients that go into
each of their five flavours. Gelato sommeliers will
talk you through the senses, before getting to the
important stuff: samples. It’s all free of charge
when you book through Eventbrite.
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at central London’s only marina has
long been the domain of the chains;
more suited to a quick pit stop for
tourists en route to Tower Bridge, or
a lunch time takeaway for workers
eating al desko.
And yet, St Katharine is the site
of Wager’s first foray into restaurant
ownership; a contemporary Asian
fusion eatery at the upper end of
new direction:
Wager has taken
dock-side eating
to a new level
WASTE NOT WANT NOT / Bean & Wheat
Chef Adam Handling has joined the growing
no-waste wing of London’s dining scene with a new
coffee shop and deli near Liverpool Street station,
designed to make delicious use of the kitchen scraps
from his other restaurant The Frog E1. Chefs package
up off-cuts and by-products at The Frog into jars,
which Bean & Wheat patrons can come in and choose
as fillings for their salads and sandwiches. The menu
changes depending on what’s available, but think
Asian slaw salads with quinoa, chicken caesar with
anchovies, and reclaimed veggies like cauliflower
stalks and grains.
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the scale. Wager has combined
his progressive approach to Asian
cooking with a firm focus on
seasonality and British produce to
craft a menu that is slick, innovative
and wholly his own.
If you don’t believe us, you can
watch him at work in the open
kitchen, an ongoing trend that
must send lesser chefs looking for
a corner of the fishbowl to hide in.
But then this is a guy who is used to
scrutiny.
Dokke’s all-day dining options
change frequently, keeping things
market-fresh for the locals, some
of whom have apparently been
breakfasting and brunching there
every day since it opened.
Standouts
It means the salt-baked tuna and
Asian Bloody Mary lobster salad we
tried might be left off the menu for
a week or two, but for the regulars
there are a few staples in the Neil
Wager diet.
Khmer-style rice porridge is
dished up with chicken and ginger,
while the super green frittata with
kale and edamame is dealt a hit of
chilli and served with a sweet fig
chutney.
The kitchen beefs things up later in
the day; with three options for meat,
fish and vegetarian.
Among the standouts is a tender
koshu fried chicken, and the flavourpacked
chilli burger for those who
like it hot, thanks to a tear-inducing
tomato sambal.
This latest opening was a high-end
fresh and seasonal:
and packed full of flavour
dining coup for the marina, which
is currently on the market for an
estimated £435million, according to
some reports.
But Dokke is more than a lastminute
attempt at a spit-and-polish
by the owners (private equity firm
Blackstone), rather the jewel in a
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Community Matters
What’s on in and
around the City
EXHIBITION / The Learned Society of Extra
Ordinary Objects
Get ready to see everyday household items in
ways never before seen. The Learned Society of
Extra Ordinary Objects is an exhibition that
pushes the boundaries of imagination, centring
on the narrative and storytelling within design.
British sculptor Richard Wentworth, ceramicist
Richard Slee, Scottish Indian artist Jasleen Kaur,
jewellery-maker Hans Stofer, and furniture
designer Max Frommeld help complete a line-up
of 30 creators who will displaying throughout
the exhibition, becoming the society’s newest
Fellows in the process.
From 5 July, free
Somerset House, Strand WC2R 1LA
GIG / Hallucination
Mercury Prize-nominated Sam Lee is in town
with a collection of songs that shine a light
on Hull’s history or vernacular folk songs.
“Drawing on recorded testimonials that capture
the oral traditions still sustained by residents of
the region, Lee creates a rich sonic triptych,” say
organisers at Southbank ahead of the latest show
in the New Music Biennial series. “Combining
found sounds and arranged accompaniment,
Hallucination paints a musical portrait of
the city and its manifold characters and
characteristics.”
8 July, 4pm, free
Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road SE1 8XX
INSTALLATION / Play Station
Life is becoming increasingly automated, so is
it extreme to think work could one day become
a digitalised simulation where all labour is
disguised as leisure? That is the question being
posed by artist Lawrence Lek in an installation
hosted by Whitechapel Gallery and curator
Fatoş Üstek as part of Art Night 2017. The Play
Station virtual reality exhibition, based in 2037,
takes place in a futuristic version of the White
Chapel Building, now transformed into the
London distribution centre of a mysterious
technology start-up known as Farsight. A world
leader in digital automation, Farsight trains
employees to outsource their jobs as much as
possible, rewarding top performers with access
to exclusive entertainment and e-holidays.
Sounds like play time to us but this is one to
make your own mind up on.
6 July, tickets from £7.50
Whitechapel Gallery, Whitechapel High St E1
7QX
INSTALLATION / Hong Kong Episodes
The sights, sounds and unique charm of
Hong Kong will transform Wilton’s Music
Hall this weekend when jazz guitarist Teriver
Cheung teams up with composer Fung Lam
and architect Anthony Lai to draw up four
different chapters of this singular metropolis
in the course of a virtual day. Lai will provide
the imagery while Cheung and Lam combine to
create the accompanying backing track. They
are joined by a jazz quartet and 11 top chamber
players from the Hong Kong Contemporary
Music Group.
7 & 8 July, 7.30pm, tickets from £8
Wilton’s Music Hall, Graces Alley E1 8JB
PARTY / Fortune Street Park Community
Fun Day
Summer is all about community fairs, and
Fortune Street Park will be the setting for a
bumper Community Fun Day this weekend.
Now in its 15th year, Friends of Fortune Street
Park have laid on storytelling, a magician, bug
hunts, art workshops, table football, live music,
a petting farm, ball pit, and plenty of food and
drink to entice the whole family, so clear your
Saturday schedule.
8 July, midday-5pm, free entry
Fortune Street Park, just off Fortune Street
FILM / Sci-fi Sundays
Can’t stand the heat? Cool off in cooler
surrounds every week as the Barbican kickstarts
its Sci-fi Sundays series. Hugely influential
classics, including George Lucas’ directorial
debut THX 1138, pack the listings in this
homage to pieces of cinema that have helped
define the genre. Letters from a Dead Man on
16 July is followed by Soylent Green on 30 July,
O-bi, O-ba: The End of Civilisation on 6 August,
and Warning from Space on 20 August.
Barbican Centre, Silk Street EC2Y 8DS
PARTY / Bastille celebrations
Borough Market is an eclectic mix of delights
from across the globe, but one nation in
particular will hold attention on Sunday. The
market is serving up French fancies as part of
the Bastille celebrations that commemorate the
country’s national day. Guests should prepare
themselves for a variable feast of French imports,
including red, white and blue macaroons, cheese
and fresh baguettes, with traditional Parisian
folk music, wine tasting, singalong nursery
rhymes for kids, a hula hoop show, and games
such as petanque also on the bill. Sacre bleu!
9 July, midday, free
Borough Market, Southwark Street SE1 1TL
TOUR / West End Theatre
The world’s a stage; and nowhere is that more
true than in the West End. In this exclusive
guided tour, guests will delve into some of
the most established and acclaimed theatres
the Capital has ever known, exploring stories
from behind the curtain. The Theatre Royal
Haymarket, The Garrick Theatre, The Coliseum,
Drury Lane Theatre, Royal Opera House, and the
‘Actor’s Church’ St Paul’s all share the limelight.
8 July, 2pm, tickets from £10
Museum of London, 150 London Wall
EC2Y 5HN
GIG / Summer Sundays
West Ham Park (E7 9PU) will host a series
of free music Summer Sundays next month.
Sunday 16 July: Kicking off Summer Sundays
and welcoming back the smooth jazz fusion
sounds of Mike Edmond’s New Jazz Four.
Sunday 23 July: Whether it’s his quintet,
quartet or trio, pianist Basil Hodge has thrilled
audiences with sounds of hard
swing, blues, Latin and modern grooves.
Sunday 30 July: The vibrant Brazilian band
TARU play their Rio sounds of Batacuda and
the more mellow vibes of jazz. Organisers have
promised an exciting, interactive percussion
session.
Shows are on the bandstand from 1.30pm to
3.30pm cityoflondon.gov.uk/westhampark
FESTIVAL / Family Festival
The architecture theme continues at the
CITYMATTERS.LONDON
mixing it up: DJ Jeff Mills has
enhanced his reputation as a
music maker in the past decade
coming to Borough Market:
French fun will descend on London
Museum of London, with plenty of free
activities aimed at inspiring the next generation
of Londoners to look more critically at where
and how they live. Interactive storytelling,
creative arts and crafts and special workshops
have all been organised so clear the diary.
22-23 July, 11am-4pm, free
Museum of London, 150 London Wall
EC2Y 5HN
museumoflondon.org.uk/families
TOUR / Great Fire of London Special Walk
Can you imagine the scene as London burned in
the Great Fire? This two-hour twilight walk will
recreate the disaster as it unfolded, examining
some of the prominent Londoners who tried
to tackle the inferno. Includes nibbles and a
cocktail served in the relaxed atmosphere of
London Wall Bar & Kitchen.
14 July, 6pm-8pm, tickets £25
Museum of London, 150 London Wall
EC2Y 5HN
museumoflondon.org.uk/events
FESTIVAL / City Beerfest
Last orders are sweetest under the summer
sun and, now in its fifth year, City Beerfest is
promising the best round yet at Guildhall Yard.
More than a dozen of Britain’s
most popular breweries are set to prop
themselves up so you can prop yourself up
at their many, many bars. Live music from
organisers the City Music Foundation will boost
spirits even higher to the blue skies above.
6 July, 12.30pm-9pm, free (drink tokens
available for purchase)
citybeerfest.org
www.citymatters.london
Artizan Street Library & Community Centre
1 Artizan St, E1 7AF
Barbican Library
Level 2, Barbican Centre, Silk Street, EC2Y 8DS
City of London Information Centre
St. Paul’s Churchyard, EC4M 8BX
Coffee Stall
In front of St Mary Abchurch,
Abchurch Lane, EC4N 7BA
Coppa Club
4 St. Paul’s Churchyard, EC4M 8AY
El Vino Wine Merchant
6 Martin Lane, Cannon St, EC4R 0DP
Fuller’s Pub - The Counting House
50 Cornhill, EC3V 3PD
Fuller’s Pub - The Old Bank of England
194 Fleet St, EC4A 2LT
Giddy Up Coffee
Fortune Street Park, EC1Y 0SB
Jeeves Dry Cleaners
131 Fleet St, EC4A 2BH
J Rogers & Sons - Shoe Repair
28 Liverpool St, EC2M 7PD
Guildhall Library
Aldermanbury, EC2V 7HH
Merchant House
13 Well Court, EC4M 9DN
8 Bride Court, EC4Y 8DU
Nincom Soup
Old Street Station, EC1Y 1BE
Oh’Lola
58 Hatton Garden, EC1N 8LS
Pod Good Food
75 King William Street, EC4N 7BE
Protestant Truth Society Inc - Book Shop
184 Fleet St, EC4A 2HJ
Rome Coffee Cart
3 Fleet Place, EC4M 7RD
Scott’s Shoe Repair & Dry Cleaners
City Thameslink, Holborn Concourse, EC4M 7RA
65 Ludgate Hill, EC4M 7JH
Old Street Station, EC1Y 1BE
Shoe Lane Library
Little Hill House, Little New Street, EC4A 3JR
Spitalfields Market E1
Brushfield Street, Spitalfields, E1 6AA
Sweetings Restaurant
39 Queen Victoria St, EC4N 4SF
Temple Brew House
46 Essex St, WC2R 3JF
The Franklin Building
124 Goswell Road, EC1V 7DP
The M Bar
48-51 Leadenhall Market, EC3V 1LT
The Natural Kitchen
15-17 New St Square, Fetter Lane, EC4A 3AP
176 Aldersgate St, EC1A 4HR
Ye Old Cheshire Cheese
145 Fleet Street, EC4A 2BU
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Shopping Matters
SILVERSMITH FINDS CREATIVITY IN A CAREER CHANGE
Silver lining
Time to pic’ & mix
Top 3 pre-packed picnics
Paul
Apparently the French invented the picnic
shortly after the revolution, so it seems only
right that French bakery Paul should see us off
on a historically accurate foot with its range of
continental hampers. Priced at £20 for two or
£38 for four, each individual picnic is made to
order and contains an array of freshly-made
baguettes and french fancies such as tarts and
macaroons.
paul-uk.com
Carluccio’s
If you favour foccacias over baguettes, get stuck
into Carluccio’s traditional or vegetable hampers
filled with authentic Italian delights. Each
hamper is £45 for two people and stocked up
with antipasti, fresh olive focaccia, pearl barley
salad with grilled vegetables, strawberry tarts
and, of course, biscotti.
carluccios.com
Fortnum Mason
A little further west but worth the distance,
Fortnum Mason is the grandfather of dining al
fresco. The two-person Ultimate Banquet Picnic
(at an eye-watering £275) includes lobster, caviar,
quail, Champagne, Chablis, cheese and could
probably stretch until dinner... the following day.
fortnumandmason.com
THE built environment has inspired the work
of many an artist, but for silversmith Andrew
Fleming, it was a career that ‘could have been’
that inspired his structural designs.
“I actually originally studied to be an
architect,” he says.
“I really enjoyed the modelling aspects, but
once I finished the initial course I realised the
real world of architecture wasn’t really for me.”
The 23-year-old from Fyfe packed up the
plywood and headed back to the Glasgow
artist’s vision:
Andrew Fleming
School of Art to try his hand at silversmithing,
using his architectural models as inspiration to
inspire pieces like Construct, a set of three ladles
based on scaffolding and the built environment.
“I didn’t really expect to find so many links
between the two,” he says. “In the same way that
architects require certain skills, there were so
many skills and techniques I had to learn for
silversmithing but then also opportunities for
real creative expression as well.”
The gamble paid off last week when Andrew
was one of two students to take home a New
Designers Goldsmith’s Company Award.
Founded by the Worshipful Company of
Goldsmiths, the awards recognise outstanding
and innovative work exhibited at New Designers,
the annual showcase of work from design
graduates.
Andrew won in the silversmithing category,
while his Glasgow School of Art peer Miki Asai
scooped the jewellery category for a Japaneseinspired
18ct gold brooch made of almost 200
hand-wound gold springs and small disks.
The pair will receive the opportunity for
work experience in a professional workshop at
the Goldsmiths’ Centre, plus a bursary to cover
living expenses, and a student hallmarking
package including a 10-year registration at the
Goldsmiths’ Company Assay Office, which has
been responsible for the testing and hallmarking
of precious metals for 700 years.
The Goldsmiths’ Company contributes to
more than 300 charitable causes, which includes
dedicating a significant spend towards the
support of those in its trade, funding education
and training programmes for up-and-comers,
affordable studio space, and bursaries for
materials for established artists and pensions
for those who have retired.
Prime warden Judith Cobham Lowe says the
company is “delighted” to be able to recognise
the craft’s up-and-comers.
“We are proud to back the next generation
of industry stars through our support of New
Designers, the Goldsmiths’ Centre’s educational
activities, and the London Assay Office’s special
design flair: Construct.
Photo: The DPC
packages for students, among many other
schemes.”
Andrew says the prize is an exciting addition
to what will be a packed year as an artist in
residence at the Glasgow School of Art.
“I’m excited to be able to use their facilities to
further develop my work and really keep the ball
rolling after university, but an opportunity to
become properly affiliated with the Goldsmiths’
Company is invaluable,” he says.
“Working with a master silversmith is such a
great opportunity to really learn all I can, and
everybody there is world renowned in their
field and can introduce me to key people in the
industry.
“I’d love to one day have my own workshop,
and my own brand – my name recognised –
but I’m completely open to seeing where this
journey takes me.”
new service:
from Tesco
Tesco launches one-hour delivery
GROCERY shopping on your lunch hour just
got even faster.
Forget the mad dash to Tesco for groceries,
now the supermarket giant is offering one-hour
delivery times to central London postcodes.
The Square Mile is among a select number
of areas to trial the extra quick delivery times,
where shoppers can order up to 20 items from
a selection of 1,000 products – including fresh
produce and beauty brands – and have them at
their desk or door in 60 minutes.
The express service comes with a £7.99
delivery fee, which is reduced to £5.99 if you
are prepared to wait two hours for your
groceries.
The new function, available through the
Tesco Now app, is thought to be a response to
Amazon’s Prime Now service, which offers
one-hour deliveries to selected postcodes in
London, Newcastle and Birmingham for £6.99,
or free for two-hour or same-day deliveries.
Adrian Letts, online managing director at
Tesco, said: “From forgotten essentials to that
crucial final ingredient, Tesco Now can get
them to our customers’ door within the hour.
“Shoppers’ needs are changing and we want
to offer a range of services that allow them to
shop with us in a way that suits their needs. We
look forward to hearing what they think of the
new service.”
Customers will also be able to track their
order via the app, receiving progress updates as
it is collected by staff in store, and then driven to
your door by a driver from Quiqup.
A spokesman for the delivery start-up said:
“We are proud to be partnering with Tesco to
provide last-mile logistics and delivery services
for Tesco Now.”
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Extra Matters
Deborah dons
demolition job: the hostel
has been knocked down so red, white & blue
that the rebuild can begin
A PROMINENT
member of staff at St
Bart’s Hospital has
represented Team GB at
the 2017 edition of the
World Transplant Games
in Malaga.
Improvement manager
Deborah Chudy received
a kidney in 2009, 24
years after first being
diagnosed with chronic
kidney disease.
But that didn’t stop
her from fulfilling her
sporting ambitions, and
from 25 June to 2 July she
A GROUND breaking ceremony will formally begin a £19million redevelopment of
was in Spain competing
City YMCA later this month.
in doubles tennis,
The Deputy Mayor of London and the Dean of St Paul’s Cathedral will be among
paddle tennis, and both
the VIPs set to make up the guest list as the Errol Street hostel chiefs kickstart the
backstroke and freestyle
hostel’s makeover.
swimming events.
The flagship 146-bed building, being funded with the help of an £8.67m grant
“I had never competed
from City Hall, is due to open by autumn 2018 and will serve a client base of 10,000
before my operation,
young homeless Londoners over the next 60 years.
but I decided to take
“Over the last four years we have been working with a single focus, to create a
part in the British
new accommodation giving thousands more young people the chance to make
Transplant Games nine
a future of their own choosing. Today that vision is within our grasp,” said City
months after receiving
YMCA chief executive Gillian Bowen.
the transplant,” Deborah
The number of homeless young people in London has doubled over the last five
explained prior to
years and existing accommodation is in high demand for a client group that often
shooting off to Team GB’s
needs significant support, something Sadiq Khan says was a factor in deciding to
base camp.
release funds.
“I feel honoured to
He said: “London has a chronic shortage of affordable housing for young people
be representing Great
who have support needs. This development will provide modern facilities in a safe
Britain and Northern
and secure setting – it means City YMCA can help more young people who become
Ireland at this year’s
homeless to rebuild their lives and give them the chance of a brighter future.”
Games.
“Competing is a
wonderful opportunity to
demonstrate the benefits
of life-saving organ
transplantation.”
All athletes are
required to undergo a
cardiac stress test prior to
competition.
Makeover
to begin at
City YMCA
Vulnerable
The facility will offer a new model of care support and supervision incorporating
en-suite bedrooms, social spaces and a fitness facility, while inclusion of move-on
accommodation is designed to give homeless youngsters the opportunity to live
independently in reach of available support.
However, City YMCA London still retains the challenge of raising a further
£3.5m over the next two years to ensure that the new complex is built to the desired
specification.
With more than 80% of the funding already committed, City YMCA is
continuing with its The Errol Street Appeal to ask people and local companies to
get involved. The appeal offers a range of ways to engage, from Buying a Brick at
just £10 to inviting businesses to sponsor a room for £25,000.
Errol Street Appeal chairman, Colin Passmore, senior partner at Simmons
& Simmons, a founder room sponsor, said: “Securing the funding for this vision
has been a fabulous process. We’re delighted to have the support of the London
Mayor, the City Bridge Trust, and a range of leading foundations, companies and
individuals.
“Our thanks go to them all for placing their faith in the City YMCA team. After
a great start we are now calling for others across London to support the appeal.”
Corp is top of the
class for academies
THE Corporation has been named as the best
academy sponsor in the country for empowering
pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds to
perform above the national average, according
to analysis published by the Sutton Trust last
week.
The trust also named the authority as the
UK’s leading academy sponsor for Progress 8
and Attainment 8, which track pupil progress
and achievement.
The report explores how disadvantaged pupils
who have fallen behind at primary schools make
more progress by GCSE stage in sponsored
academy chains compared to other types of
school.
Poorer pupils in 10 out of 48 academy chains
performed above the national average on key
measures of 2016 attainment for disadvantaged
pupils, including in the City’s academies, which
is significantly above the average.
Henry Colthurst, chair of the Corporation’s
education board, said: “We are fully committed
to providing first-class education to empower
young people from all backgrounds to reach
their full academic and personal potential.
“We are very proud of how hard our students
and staff have worked, and we are delighted that
this has translated into one of the best Progress
8 and Attainment 8 scores in the country.
“It is an exciting time for us with a new
primary school, three secondary and one
post-16 centre scheduled to open in the 2017/18
academic year.”
The Corporation, which is already ranked
as the top multi-academy sponsor in the
country for pupil progress by the Department
for Education, sponsors or co-sponsors two
primary and three secondary academies across
Hackney, Islington and Southwark. All are
judged as ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted.
Contribution
Andrew McMurtrie, chair of The City of
London Academies Trust, said: “We deliver lifetransforming
learning experiences allowing all
our pupils, whatever their background, to make
a positive contribution to their communities.
“My congratulations go to the students, their
families and to all the staff across our academies.
“These figures reflect the aspiration,
determination and hard work put in by all
throughout this academic year and I am
exceptionally proud of what we have all achieved
together.”
Five new academies are due to be opened
by the Corporation in Islington, Hackney and
Newham.
Notice of application to vary a Premises Licence
under Section 34 of the Licensing Act 2003
Notice is hereby given that PizzaExpress
(Restaurants) Limited in respect of Premises known
as PizzaExpress, 20-22 Leadenhall Market, London,
EC3V 1LR applied to City of London Corporation
for a Variation of a Premises Licence. The proposed
variation is: To vary the layout of the premises in
accordance with the plans submitted by the
applicant. All licensable activities and timings for
such licensable activities to remain as existing.
Any representations regarding the above-mentioned
application must be received in writing by City of
London, Trading Standards Licensing Section,
Walbrook Wharf, 78-83 Upper Thames Street,
London, EC4R 3TD no later than 24th July 2017
stating the grounds for representation. The register
of City of London Corporation 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.
A person is liable to an unlimited fine on
conviction should such a false statement be made.
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Notice of application to vary a Premises Licence
under Section 34 of the Licensing Act 2003
Notice is hereby given that Flavour Garden Limited in respect
of premises known as Flavour Garden, 70 Mark Lane, London,
EC3R 7NQ has applied to City of London Corporation
for a variation of a Premises Licence. The
proposed variation is to extend the sale of alcohol from
the current hours of Monday to Sunday 07:00 to 23:00 to
the proposed hours of Monday to Sunday 07:00 to 01:00
the following morning. To add the following licensable
activities - 1. Regulated entertainment (to include recorded
music) Monday to Sunday 07:00 to 01:00 the following
morning. 2. Regulated entertainment (to include live music)
Monday to Sunday 10:00 to 01:00 the following morning.
3. Late night refreshment Monday to Sunday 23:00 to 01:00
the following morning. 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
28 July 2017 stating the grounds for objection. The register
of the City of London Corporation 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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CITYMATTERS.LONDON
SIGNIFICANCE OF PRISON PROGRAMME UNDERLINED BY FORMER CON
turning point: Erwin
James’ life was changed
dramatically when he was
sentenced at the Old Bailey
Create to find salvation
are given the chance to work with writers, artists and musicians to
create their own stories for their children.
The project also includes a family performance in the prison
when kids receive a storybook, CD and personal message from their
incarcerated parent in a move to strengthen family relationships
between offenders. The ultimate aim is to drive down reoffending
rates.
In Create’s eight-year history it has delivered nearly 10,000 hours
of Inside Stories workshops, working with 872 people.
Judge Topolski QC, the evening’s host on 22 June alongside City
of London sheriff Peter Estlin, said: “Strong family ties are a key
element in reducing reoffending, and maintaining these while in
prison is fraught with challenges.
“Create’s Inside Stories programme expertly utilises the arts to
strengthen communication between fathers and their children
while in prison, enabling them to create a unique, personalised
storybook that demonstrates their commitment to making a
change to their lives.
“The impact this has on reducing recidivism should not be
underestimated.”
Guests at the event also heard some offenders’ stories read aloud
by Carol Topolski – one of the writers who worked with Create’s
clients – and were given a tour around the history-laden Old Bailey.
createarts.org.uk
AN ex-convict sentenced to 20 years behind bars stood in the
same Old Bailey docks where he was “sent down” while speaking
at an exclusive fundraiser, writes Anahita Hossein-Pour.
Erwin James, prisoner turned author, journalist and patron of
City-based charity Create – which runs creative programmes for
disadvantaged and vulnerable people nationwide – told those
lucky enough to grab a £150 ticket how the power of creativity and
arts in prison changed his life.
“When I was sentenced and taken down to the cells below the
court I was pretty sure my life was at an end,” said Mr James,
who was jailed more than three decades ago. “I certainly never
imagined that one day I might be back in the same dock sharing
the journey and explaining how I managed to salvage some good
from the wreckage that had been my life before prison.
“I’m not proud of much in my life, but I’ve witnessed the work
of Create in prisons and in the community, and I’m proud and
honoured to be a supporter.
“Experiencing creativity and the arts in prison helped me to find
some value in my life and gave me the confidence to try to find a
better way to live.”
The fundraiser aimed to garner support for the organisation’s
award-winning Inside Stories programme, where fathers in prison
testify: in the docks
Image by Julia Quenzler
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