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Front-line City Police services force
spend faces £5.6m is protected cuts
Council Report updating tax freeze budget also announced deficit outlined by City planned Corporation’s
‘deletion
Court of 37 posts’ of Common to save £2.3m, Council to as be members agreed by agree Home budget
Office
THE police force which looks
after the Square Mile is likely to
lose 37 jobs out of 961 officers,
to help cut a £5.6milion budget
deficit, writes Julia Gregory,
Local Democracy Reporter.
The size of the deficit has more
than doubled from the £2.4m
predicted in December.
However, the force had 840
officers and 518 staff in 2020
when the current policing plan
was drawn up.
The City of London Police
Force is partialy funded by the
City of London Corporation and
is the national lead force for
investigating fraud, including the
growth in online fraud.
It has a net budget of £85m for
the next financial year.
A report updating the budget
deficit outlined the planned
“deletion of 37 posts” to save
£2.3m which wi l have to be
agreed by the Home Office.
This fo lows a 12% reduction in
funding from the City of London
Corporation. The job losses are
in addition to 40 vacant policing
posts, saving £2.4m. The force
also expects 136 officers wi l
retire over the next five years.
Last year the force had to save
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THE Court of Common Council
has agreed to protect spending
on social care, rough sleeping and
academies as part of an effor to
ensure the organisation’s finances
remain on a sustainable footing
over the medium-term.
Elected Members discussed
a number of proposals relating
to the City Corporation’s 2021/22
budget amid a cha lenging
economic outlook, which has led
to significant lost income due to
the closure of many services and
facilities – including, in particular,
the Barbican Centre.
At a virtual meeting, councilors
agreed an increase in the adult
social care precept of 3.00% from
1 April 2021, to help in meeting
additional social care costs during
the pandemic.
They also announced that
council tax wi l otherwise be frozen
in 2021/22. However, that does not
prevent a Government-enforced
three per cent council tax rise for
every local authority in the country.
UK councils had the option to raise
tax by a further two per cent, but
the City Corporation declined.
Business rates premiums – used
to support the City of London
Police, security and contingency
planning activity within the Square
Mile at an enhanced level – wi l
City of London Police is facing cuts
Social care is secured
also be frozen at 0.8p in the pound
in 2021/22 given the impact of
Covid-19 on City businesses.
Elected Members have also
decided partia ly to protect the
Community and Children’s
Services budget, which wi l see a
reduction of 6% in 2021/22.
£5.7m, including trimming £1.6m
from pay and meant the loss of
16 jobs.
It has also saved £1.1m through
the closure of Snow Hi l and
This compares to 12% budget
reductions across other services
areas in 2021/22.
In 2021/22, the City wi l also be
implementing a new target operating
model, enabling substantial
organisational efficiencies.
Chairman of the Finance
Commitee, Jeremy Mayhew, said:
“Elected Members today agreed to
act prudently, strongly reinforcing,
over the medium-term, the
sustainability of our finances.
“These tough decisions are
crucial given the continuing
financial impact of the Covid-19
pandemic and the uncertain
economic outlook.
“It is vital that the City Corporation
has a robust financial plan, so
that we can continue to provide
high quality, efficient services for
workers, residents and visitors.
“We are commited to building
back be ter and ensuring the
Square Mile flourishes for generations
to come.”
Wood Street police stations in
recen times.
The police force’s chief financial
officer, Cecile Booth, warned
of future pressures, including a
£7m cut to the counter terrorism
budget, which is the equivalent
of 20 posts over a five-year
period.
Counter terrorism is one of the
force’s priorities as the Square
Mile includes major financial
institutions, including the London
Stock Exchange, along with key
tourist attractions.
In 2019 two people were ki led
in a terror attack which started
at Fishmonger’s Ha l just near
London Bridge.
And Ms Booth warned that
in future the £2m grant from
Transport for London (TfL) for
roadside policing might be
affected in the future.
The transport body has been
hard hit through loss of income
because of the pandemic but
it said the grant for 2021/22 wi l
continue a the same rate.
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City Police force
faces £5.6m cuts
Report updating budget deficit outlined planned ‘deletion
of 37 posts’ to save £2.3m, to be agreed by Home Office
Q1 confidence
on the rise P6
THE police force which looks
after the Square Mile is likely to
lose 37 jobs out of 961 officers,
to help cut a £5.6million budget
deficit, writes Julia Gregory,
Local Democracy Reporter.
The size of the deficit has more
than doubled from the £2.4m
predicted in December.
However, the force had 840
officers and 518 staff in 2020
when the current policing plan
was drawn up.
The City of London Police
Force is partially funded by the
City of London Corporation and
is the national lead force for
investigating fraud, including the
growth in online fraud.
It has a net budget of £85m for
the next financial year.
A report updating the budget
deficit outlined the planned
“deletion of 37 posts” to save
£2.3m which will have to be
agreed by the Home Office.
This follows a 12% reduction in
funding from the City of London
Corporation. The job losses are
City of London Police is facing cuts
in addition to 40 vacant policing
posts, saving £2.4m. The force
also expects 136 officers will
retire over the next five years.
Last year the force had to save
£5.7m, including trimming £1.6m
from pay and meant the loss of
16 jobs.
It has also saved £1.1m through
the closure of Snow Hill and
Wood Street police stations in
recent times.
The police force’s chief financial
officer, Cecile Booth, warned
of future pressures, including a
£7m cut to the counter terrorism
budget, which is the equivalent
of 20 posts over a five-year
period.
Counter terrorism is one of the
force’s priorities as the Square
Mile includes major financial
institutions, including the London
Stock Exchange, along with key
tourist attractions.
In 2019 two people were killed
in a terror attack which started
at Fishmonger’s Hall just near
London Bridge.
And Ms Booth warned that
in future the £2m grant from
Transport for London (TfL) for
roadside policing might be
affected in the future.
The transport body has been
hard hit through loss of income
because of the pandemic but
it said the grant for 2021/22 will
continue at the same rate.
Life-line for the
isolated P8
Psychedelic
street art P14

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City Police Authority
Board outlines plans
for force to recruit
40% BAME officers
Image by Studio Weave and Tom Stuart-Smith
Consultation launched on
Bank Junction proposals
THE City of London Corporation
has launched a public consultation
on proposed improvements to Bank
Junction, scheduled to coincide with
the re-opening of the improved Bank
station.
Transport for London (TfL) has been
upgrading and expanding Bank and
Monument stations since April 2016, with
works scheduled to be complete by late
2022.
As part of the All Change at Bank
scheme, and in order to cater for the
increased passenger capacity within the
modernised station, the City Corporation
is looking to make a number of changes
to improve safety and comfort on streets
around station entrances.
The proposed All Change at Bank
improvements include:
•The closure of Threadneedle Street for
motor vehicles between Bank Junction
and Bartholomew Lane in both directions
to create a walking and cycling-only
area.
•The closure of Queen Victoria Street
between Bucklersbury and Bank Junction
for motor vehicles, except those vehicles
exiting Walbrook in a westbound
direction.
•Keeping Princes Street open for only
buses and cycles northbound, and in
addition as a route for servicing to Cornhill
in a southbound direction.
•Widening pavements around the
junction to accommodate the large
number of people who walk through the
area normally.
The design provides space for transformative
public realm enhancements
including greening and seating.
It will also improve street safety,
particularly for pedestrians and cyclists in
line with the City Corporation’s Transport
Strategy.
The City Corporation considered
dozens of potential options and the
proposal now out for consultation was
deemed the most practical, while also
offering the most substantial benefits for
City residents, workers and visitors.
Chair of the City’s Planning and
Transportation Committee at the City of
London Corporation, Alastair Moss, said:
“Bank Junction has already undergone
transformative change, from a busy and
dangerous intersection to a safer and
more pleasant environment for all.
“This proposal further builds upon those
changes to continue the progression
toward creating a world-class welcoming
heart of the Square Mile, bounded by the
iconic Bank of England, Royal Exchange
and Mansion House.
“By making subtle changes to just a
few of the arms of the junction, we will
ensure the streets are even safer for
pedestrians and cyclists, as well as being
able to provide welcome improvements
to the public realm in this busy part of
the City. We encourage all of those who
work, live and visit the City to provide their
thoughts on the plan as we look forward
to welcoming more people back to the
Square Mile as the lockdown restrictions
are eased.”
•The public consultation on the
proposed changes will run for six
weeks. Due to Covid-19 restrictions,
the consultation will be undertaken
digitally, with virtual meetings scheduled
for 14 April 12.30pm-1.30pm,
22 April 6.30pm-7.30pm and 28 April
12.30pm-1.30pm.
THE City of London Police Authority
Board (PAB) has agreed proposals to work
with the City of London Police to ensure
that the force is representative of the
community that it serves.
Under the plans, the PAB will challenge
the force to recruit at least 40% BAME
officers for the remainder of the Home
Office uplift programme and to use other
recruitment processes to address gender
imbalances and ensure representation of
all protected characteristics.
The Board wants to ensure that in the
recruitment of the next City of London
Police Commissioner it will apply the
Equality Act 2010 when shortlisting
candidates, in order to encourage
applicants with protected characteristics
who are underrepresented to apply.
The PAB will urge the force to
consider doing the same for all senior
appointments with immediate effect.
The PAB’s main role is to ensure that the
City of London Police runs an effective
and efficient service including setting
policing priorities for the City as well as its
role as National Lead Force for Fraud.
It agreed to monitor the force’s Equality
and Inclusion Strategy, to ensure that
commitment to diversity and inclusion
is reflected in its workforce and its
community engagement.
Chairman of the City of London Police
Authority Board, James Thomson, said:
“We are committed to building on the
positive work that the City of London
Police has already undertaken to address
issues of inequality and inclusion.
“Respect for equality, diversity and
human rights is essential in maintaining
high levels of public trust and confidence
in our officers.
“Together we will take meaningful steps
to address barriers to equality and to
ensure the force is truly representative of
the communities it serves.”
The PAB also agreed for its elected
Members to take part in annual training
on equalities and inclusion, and to ensure
that the Board is representative of all of
the communities it serves.
The recommendations were agreed
as part of work undertaken by the City
Corporation’s Tackling Racism Taskforce,
which was set up to June last year to
tackle racism in all its forms.
Ongoing difficulties
All change at Bank

Notice of application to vary a Premises Licence
under Section 34 of the Licensing Act 2003
Notice is hereby given that D&D FS Limited in respect of
Premises known as 14 Hills, Restaurant & Kiosk, 14th Floor,
120 Fenchurch Street, London, EC3M 5AL 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 plan submitted by the applicant. The
variation is to incorporate a dispense bar on the 15th floor to
enable the service of food and drink to customers using the
outdoor roof terrace. This application seeks to licence part of
the existing 15th floor roof terrace as shown upon the plan
submitted. The hours for the 15th floor for the sale of alcohol
(on and off) will be 10:00 to 02:00 Monday to Sunday; late night
refreshment 23:00 to 02:00 Monday to Sunday. [The hours for
the 14th floor remain as existing]. To amend condition 1 under
Annex 2 regarding CCTV to add the following wording –
“[Informative: Condition 1 does not extend to the 15th floor.
The 15th floor roof terrace is covered by CCTV that is
controlled by the Landlord]". Any representations regarding the
above-mentioned application must be received in writing by
Licensing Authority, City of London Licensing Authority,
Markets and Consumer Protection, PO Box 270, Guildhall,
London, EC2P 2EJ, no later than 27 April 2021 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.
Poppleston Allen, 37 Stoney Street, The Lace Market,
Nottingham, NG1 1LS

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Mr Fogg’s Dockside Drinkery &
Distillery
All the fun and flair of Mr Fogg’s has been
taken out into the outdoor space of
Broadgate Circle.
Pop by for a cheeky lunchtime cocktail or
some after work drinks no matter what the
weather – although we are certainly hoping
for as much sun as possible. And don’t
expect just the basic spritzes and G&Ts.
The team here are all about creating
exceptional cocktails from top tier spirits.
And, once restriction ease even more, they’ll
be opening the indoor themed bar, kitchen
and masterclass rooms. We can’t wait for
these guys to be fully operational once
again!
•37 Broadgate Circle EC2M 2QS
Yauatcha in Broadgate Yauatcha Circle City
sticks. No judgement if you use your hands –
we’ve been doing a lot of that during all the
lockdowns ourselves.
•One Broadgate Circle EC2M 2QS
Gaucho
The kings of Argentine steaks are back again!
And in all of their London locations, not just
Broadgate.
Head to their large outdoor terrace in
Finsbury Square for their world-class meat
and wine pairings alongside a whole host of
other South American specialities.
It’s classic cooking at its finest. No stuffing
around with old recipes or over-fussed
plating. Just be sure to book soon. This City
institution is going to be busy this year.
•5 Finsbury Avenue EC2M 2PG
Aviary
From the bronze interiors to the flirty cocktails,
ETM Group’s Aviary has been ergonomically
engineered for City boys and girls
to seal deals and celebrate successes over
killer panoramic views.
And while the slick kitchen does a
gastropub-style menu of British classics
and meats straight up from the open coal
oven, it’s the colossal south-facing terrace,
complete with cushy furniture and marble
bar that will have them jostling for the lift at
the end of the working day.
And it may not technically be located in
Broadgate, but let’s call it Broadgate adjacent
– it’s not a bad spot to drink outdoors
while watching the sun set over London.
•10th floor of Montcalm Hotel,
22-25 Finsbury Square EC2A 1DX
Bank
Mercer Rooftop
We still aren’t sure why this City rooftop
remains hidden from so many people. It is a
brilliant spot to head up to for either a night
of cocktails and nibbles or a proper sit-down
dinner.
In one sweep, the view from Mercer Roof
Terrace takes in London’s skyline, from the
dome of St Paul’s Cathedral to the glass tip
of The Shard. You can even treat yourselves
to a quintessentially British experience up
here – the afternoon tea.
Treat yourselves to cakes, crustless sandwiches
and the highly coveted scone while
taking in all of those marvellous London
landmarks.
•20 Garlick Hill EC4V 2AU
COYA
COYA Angel Court is launching The
Courtyard in partnership with Veuve
Clicquot, a Peruvian oasis in the heart of the
city, open to guests for outdoor dining from
Monday 12 April.
Guests can escape to the calm oasis of
the heated courtyard every Monday to Friday
from 12:30pm until 10pm, and sip on Veuve
Clicquot champagne and COYA’s signature
Veuve Clicquot cocktail, the Pisco Royale,
alongside COYA’s all day menu.
The tucked away space will be a hidden
gem in the City, brightly decorated in true
South American style where Peruvian
lilies, symbolising friendship, will adorn
The Courtyard, providing a magnificent,
Instagrammable backdrop for reunions
between friends.
Guests will forget they are in the City,
while feasting on COYA’s signature aperitivos,
fresh Peruvian sashimi, ceviche and
tiraditos, main courses, desserts and COYA’s
signature cocktails. You know where to find
us this summer!.
•31-33 Throgmorton Street EC2N 2AT
Coq d’Argent
If you haven’t been to Coq d’Argent yet,
then you best make sure you get there this
year. Surely, you’ve seen the massive rooftop
lawns overlooking Bank Junction and the
rest of the City on Instagram before.
But It’s far from being one of those tourist
destinations where you get to see across
London but then are inevitably underwhelmed
by the food and drink options. This
spot is built for locals and doesn’t skimp on
quality.
Either come for lunch and drinks by the
lawns during the day or head over for latenight
cocktails with live DJs once the sun
goes down – and trust us, this is one hell of
spot to see the sunset in the City. See the
concrete jungle at its finest.
•No.1 Poultry EC2R 8EJ
Tower Hill
The Culpeper
Savage Garden
Savage Garden opened on top of the Hilton
DoubleTree in June, taking over from the
fairly generic SkyLounge bar with savagesounding
cocktails and a creative menu of
carnivorous bar snacks.
Think charcoal bun beef sliders and pork
tomahawk with black pudding fries. Just in
time to welcome London’s heatwave, it’s
been heaving since launch, so best leave the
office a little early to snag a good spot on
Thursday and Friday evenings.
And if Mother Nature isn’t as kind in
August, there’s always the retractable roof to
keep the rain at bay.
•12th floor, Hilton Doubletree Hotel,
Pepys Street EC3N 4AF
Brewdog
The famous craft beer brewers are back
open in the Square Mile, serving up fresh
pints to local workers.
They always have a huge list of everchanging
beers alongside their typical
pubby food menu for those who want to sit
in. And for those big fans who don’t want
to sit inside, Brewdog is ramping up its
takeaway options.
Get takeaway cans or bring your own
bottle to fill up at their growler station.
Wander down to the river with your beers
and soak up the summer weather in all its
glory. Or, if you’re fast enough, nab one of
their outdoor tables and set yourselves up
for a long warm night out with colleagues.
•21 Great Tower Street EC3R 5AR
MEAL BOX SUBSCRIPTION / Borough Market
Borough Market has launched a huge range
of fresh produce and special occasion meal
boxes available on subscription, along with
three new gift hampers for food lovers across
the UK. We may be coming out of lockdown
soon, but these kinds of offerings are clearly
here to stay! The new subscription service
means that specially selected, high-welfare
free-range fresh meat, fish, dairy and top
-quality seasonal fruit and vegetables, along
with baked goods and drinks from some of the
Market’s best loved traders are now available
nationwide for a single delivery fee. No need to
trek down there after work or on the weekend!
•goodsixty.co.uk/borough-market
SUSTAINABLE SPRING MEAL KIT: Danny Jack
To celebrate the arrival of spring in the UK, chef
Danny Jack has launched a brand-new menu
box using only the very best local, seasonal
and organic produce. Sourcing ingredients
from renowned suppliers Natoora, Shrub
provisions and Belazu, Danny has created a
nutritious and balanced 5-course menu that
pays homage to spring vegetables and features
some foraged items for a luxurious meal at
home. Each dish has been lovingly cooked
by Danny and his team, so all you need to do
is finish, plate up and enjoy! Food kits are just
about everywhere these days, but few are as
responsibly made as this one.
•chefdannyjack.com

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Live music and DJs make a night up here
even more unforgettable. But folks dress up
to come here - bring your best frock!
•One New Change EC4M 9AF
Dion Bar and Restaurant
With its unbeatable location slap-bang next
to St Paul’s Cathedral, this angular modernist
Champagne bar is every inch as sharp-suited
as its banking and broker clientele.
Inside, the leather stools, tiled floors and
dark wood may be as sober as a PowerPoint
presentation, but Dion can get distinctly
boisterous at peak times. If bubbles are
required, you can fizz modestly or push the
boat out with a bottle of Louis Roederer
Cristal 2006 (at £375 a pop).
Alternatively, there’s some surprisingly
affordable drinking on the French-led wine
list, plus a decent slate of classic cocktails.
At lunchtime, boost your energy levels with
black peppered calamari, chicken Caesar
salad, salmon and crab fishcakes or a hearty
plate of cottage pie; in the evening, there are
global nibbles, antipasti, burgers and mezzestyle
sharing platters for the drinkers.
And don’t miss out on the live bands on
Wednesday nights. God we can’t wait to
watch some live music again!
•65 St. Paul’s Churchyard EC4M 8AB
Smithfield
Madison
Smiths of Smithfield
Smithfield Market traders may be getting
kicked out soon so that the Museum of
London can set up their new digs inside the
historical building, but Smiths of Smithfield
isn’t going anywhere.
The three-story space has been rejigged
so that people can get their drink on at the
Drink + Victory Bar and dine at both the Grill
restaurant and third floor terrace.
We are particularly big fans of their
bottomless Sunday roast experiences –
book ahead & hope for good weather on
the terrace.
• 67-77 Charterhouse Street EC1M 6HJ
Bird of Smithfield
At first glance, a five-storey Georgian
townhouse might not meet our height
requirements, but the roof of Bird of
Smithfield is actually perfectly positioned
to take in the historic market buildings for
which the area is famous.
Watch the sun set with an Aperol Spritz
in hand then head downstairs for bang-up
modern British dining in the restaurant.
• 26 Smithfield Street EC1A 9LB
Le Bar
Attached to the one and only Club Gascon
(The French Michelin-starred food institution
in the City), this chic bar is all about
celebrating French wine and bistro dining.
Head here for a more intimate affair. Book a
table out on the street and escape to south
west of France. Or at least as close as you
can get to it these days.
Tuck into small plates of mussels, duck
heart persillade and snails with crushed
potatoes all the while sipping on expertly
made cocktails and carefully selected wines.
This is where you begin your City date
night. It’s pure luxury and elegance. But we
guess it doesn’t have to be romantic - you
can easily have a small work gathering here
celebrate being back in the office in style.
• 59 West Smithfield EC1A 9DS
St Katharine Docks
KERB
KERB’s sixth and biggest lunch market to
date, launched at St. Katharine Docks not
too long ago. And they are set to reopen
very soon.
Every Friday, KERB has a wicked line-up of
18 traders, rotating each week and serving
up some of KERB’s all-time favourite dishes
with everything from African fusion jollof
boxes to Caribbean jerk fried chicken.
But it doesn’t end there. get around Filipino
backyard BBQ, Taiwanese lunch boxes,
Japanese soboro bowls, fresh Vietnamese
vegan banh mi and so much more, for locals
and tourists alike.
We can’t wait for them to bring this back
to St Kats. Grab some street food from one
of the traders, find a seat by the dock, and
find a little peace for lunch.
• St Katharine Docks E1W 1LA
Zizzi
Give us all the pizza outside by the water,
while soaking up some sun and drinking all
the beers. God, we miss that summer life.
And we are pumped to experience it all at
Zizzi at St Katharine Docks.
But you don’t have to go for pizza – if
you’re trying to stay away from carbs post
lockdown. They have stacks of healthy
Italian grub too. Although, we are all about
their pizza, pasta and risottos. We have lost
all our self-control over the past year.
Just know that this isn’t your hipster sourdough
pizza joint. It’s fairly basic stuff. But
still, it’s pizza. It’s hard to mess up!
• 12 Ivory Street E1W 1AT
White Mulberries
Who else misses a proper brunch? We’ve had
an entire year to perfect the poached egg
and we still can’t do it like these guys. But the
team over at White Mulberries do so much
more than that. Expect homemade waffles,
breakfast bowls (including the beloved acai),
and the holy avocado on toast.
Plus, these guys take their coffee seriously.
Which can be so hard to find in London. Find
the perfect flat white here. It won’t be overly
milky. It won’t be burnt. It’s what caffeine
dreams are made of.
We head here to sit by the water, read
a book, and slowly munch on breakfast
goodies for as long as we can. It’s just outside
the City limits but feels like your miles away
from everything – that’s the beauty of St
Katharine Docks.
• D3 Ivory house E1W 1AT
White Mulberries
RELOCATING / Andina
Back in the summer, our much loved Peruvian
restaurant Andina (from the same people
behind Ceviche) ended up in the position
of having to find a new location. They were
kicked out by their landlords even though they
were great tenants – ain’t gentrification grand
though? But this has fortunately led to greater
things. When life gives you limes, make pisco
sours! Thankfully, their new location is massive.
The two-floored restaurant will seat about
80 people – with their basement bar being
perfect for margaritas, caipirinhas, daiquiris and
(of course) pisco sours. We can’t wait to dine
indoors again!
•60-62 Commercial Street E1 6LT
BBQ MEAL KITS/ Galvin At Home
BBQ season just got that much better guys!
The team behind the Michelin-starred French
restaurant, Galvin La Chapelle, are sending out
stacks of BBQ meal boxes. Expect top quality
pork sausages, beef burger patties, pork ribs,
citrus marinated chicken legs, potato Salad,
couscous salad, red cabbage coleslaw and a
whole assortment of condiments and pickles.
It will easily fill up four people for £80. And you
can add an epic 1.1kg cote de boeuf steak for
an extra £20. For us, this is an essential edition.
And it’s such a good price. You get some
incredibly high quality produce that’s been
prepared by world-class chefs.
•galvinrestaurants.com/galvin-at-home

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ARTS & CULTURE
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CULTURE MILE has taken its
successful Play Packs project
out into the streets in the run
up to the Easter Holidays.
Their Play Packs were
conceived in April 2020 by
Culture Mile (the City of London’s cultural
district stretching from Farringdon to
Moorgate) and its partners for young people
and their families at home in lockdown.
Because we could only spend so much
time baking banana bread with the kids.
The outdoor Play Packs in the Streets
series takes a selection of Play Prompts and
activities to locations around London as
colourful poster displays.
Pose like a famous London building.
Go exploring the City.
Photos by Odera Okoye
NEW CITY
PLAY PACKS
Challenge your mate to a game of opposites.
Create your own secret code of
communication. Go cloud spotting. These
are just a few of the Play Prompts that you’ll
uncover. They’re challenging people to find
all 16 of them!
Clearly, they are directed towards kids and
adults, but they don’t have to be exclusively
for them. Everyone can get something out
of these.
Over 12,000 physical packs have now
been distributed to foodbanks and community
centres across the City of London and
neighbouring boroughs to provide materials
to families who may not have online access
or play resources.
The colourful activity bundles, designed
by Dan Cottrell Studio include a range of
activities from Culture Mile’s core partners
– Barbican, Guildhall School of Music &
Drama, London Symphony Orchestra, and
Museum of London – as well as partners
from the City Family Arts Network, Culture
Mile Learning, and partners from its wider
artist network.
There is also a range of beautifully
designed Playful Prompts with suggestions
for easy fun ideas that families can
do together, either, without involving any
special equipment or that you can do with
everyday household objects.
From making your own Roman Temple
in your living room to recreating the River
Thames out of all blue things in your house,
the packs are about having fun together,
with minimal equipment needed.
The packs contain a range of creative
materials that families can use with activities
in the pack or to make masterpieces of
their own, like chalk, stickers, crayons, and
glue sticks.
•culturemile.london/playpacks

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WELLNESS
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are hosting a bunch just beyond the Square
Mile’s borders.
Either head to Cardinal Place or Shoreditch
Park for a host of different open-air, sweat
inducing activities. And they’re pushing two
main classes – a 45-minute HIIT class and
running session around the park as a group.
It’s fairly limited for now, but plenty more
classes will open up as the weather warms
up.
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Third Space
Train Dirty
The Train Dirty team have stacks of outdoor
classes all over London – with the two City
locations. Head to either Finsbury Square
or Trinity Square Gardens in the Square
Mile to try out one of their gruelling HIIT
bootcamps.
These aren’t easy classes. They are not
messing about. It’s not for the faint hearted.
They believe in what they call, ‘The Art of
Suffering’. Individuals push hard and risk
more alongside trustworthy peers. But the
pain is totally worth it guys. God, you get
results.
Get your heart rate up, work on your tan
and feel good while sweating it out with a
bunch of people who share your love for
fitness and pushing the limits – no more
lonely exercises in your living room guys.
Bring on social fitness classes.
•traindirtylondon.com
Third Space
London’s luxury health club, Third Space,
have not just taken classes outdoors. These
guys have set up workout tents at Canary
Wharf and Tower Bridge, with all the
workout trimmings.
You will get as close to their club experience
as possible with hard-wearing rubber
gym flooring and surround sound music
system in the Yard tents, and an immersive
headphone sound system in the Cycle and
Yoga tent.
And as well roll further into summer, the
Third Space team will be kitting out the
spaces with Concept 2 rowers, ski-ergs,
Watt bikes, assault bikes, dumbbells and our
IC7 studio bikes.
We haven’t heard of any other London
gym going so far to help their clients feel
safe while they get fit. There is going to be a
lot of workout envy this year..
•thirdspace.london
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CROSS CODE
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21 1 2 9 20 20 2
23 1 14 8 4 2 13 19 18 3 23 19
21 4 15 11 3 24
23 20 19 6 16 20 3 4 15 14 2
2 17 18 9 2 11 2 9
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Each number in our Cross Code grid represents a different letter
of the alphabet. You have three letters in the control grid to start
you off. Enter them in the appropriate squares in the main grid,
then use your knowledge of words to work out which letters
should go in the missing squares.
As you get the letters, fill in other squares with the same number
in the main grid and control grid. Check off the alphabetical list of
letters as you identify them.
MAGIC SQUARE
REVEALS VOLCANOES
Using all 16 letters of the phrase above, form
four words each of four letters which will fit in the
grid to form a magic square in which the words
can be read both horizontally and vertically.
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NONAGRAM
How many words of four
letters or more can you
make from this
Nonagram? Each word
must use the central letter,
and each letter may be
used only once. At least
one word using all nine
letters can be found.
Guidelines:
18 Good; 22 Very Good;
25 Excellent.
Any word found in the Concise
Oxford Dictionary (Tenth Edition) is
eligible with the following
exceptions: proper nouns; plural
nouns, pronouns and possessives;
third person singular verbs;
hyphenated words; contractions
and abbreviations; vulgar slang
words; variant spellings of the
same word (where another variant
is also eligible).
Each row and each column must contain the numbers 1 to 9, and so must each 3 x 3 box.
Quiz Challenge
1. How many arms do most
starfish species have?
2. Who was the first British
cyclist to win the Tour de
France?
3. Actor Sean Bean played the
part of Lord Eddard ‘Ned’
Stark in which hit TV series?
4. What S is the title of a Rolling
Stones hit song and a feeling
of contentment when one’s
wishes are fulfilled?
5. Which English county has an
area known as Holland?
G V E
D A N
A T A
Spell out a 15-letter word or
phrase by moving from one
chamber to another within
the pyramid. You may
only enter each of the
chambers once and
may only proceed
through openings
in the walls. The
first letter may
appear in any
chamber.
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8 4 1 9 5
9 6 1
3 8 1
7 6 3
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6. For which film was Geri Halliwell
given the Golden Raspberry
Award for worst actress?
7. Which former boxing champion
lit the Olympic flame at the 1996
Atlanta games?
8. Which scientific instrument
measures atmospheric
pressure?
9. Which awkward literary heroine
falls for the charms of her boss
Daniel Cleaver?
10. What name is given to pinkeyed
animals which lack the
skin pigment melanin?
WORD PYRAMID
FIVE ALIVE
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crosswords
using the same
grid – but the
letters have
been mixed up.
You have to
work out which
letters belong
to which
crossword.
EQUALISER
8 6
10 6 1
7 6
5 3 2
3 9
Place the four signs (add,
subtract, multiply, divide)
one in each circle so that
the total of each across
and down line is the same.
Perform the first calculation in each
line first and ignore the mathematical
law which says you should always
perform division and multiplication
before addition and subtraction.
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CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
1
8
9
11
16
20
22
10
2
12
11
17
21
ACROSS
1. Timely work quietly done
on alternative melody (9)
6. One in small part is
mine (3)
8. Not still a fruity drink (5,8)
9. Girl coming out of her
shell? (5)
10. Ghostly appearance that
flouts respect (7)
11. Waters the shoots (6)
13. Be about right to study a
Welsh city (6)
16. Finish destroying mice
native to a particular
country (7)
18. Picture it being very
warm in the river (5)
20. Go off in a spin perhaps
and have a good rest
(5,4,1,3)
22. Desert rodent (3)
23. Fastener for journalists?
(5,4)
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9
11
14
17
22
11
7
26
2
23
3
17
23
11
16
19
15
3
20
4
10
15
13
13
16
DOWN
QUICK CROSSWORD
5
14
18
6
19
7
21
1. Gone away (3)
2. One leaving a square dish in
Italy (5)
3. Payment made to princes
perhaps (7)
4. Anxious one in France, say,
confused (6)
5. Some of the rodents eat
away (5)
6. Malleable synthetic (7)
7. The strap to find within (9)
9. One said to be having the
benefit of 90% of the legal
systems? (9)
12. Support eastern theologian in
being the most revolutionary (7)
14. Exercise firm control over the
media (7)
15. Copy provided in the Home
Counties by an old writer (6)
17. Dispose of what’s left after
liquidation (3,2)
19. After autumn month alien
joined the small group (5)
21. Quietly notice the writing
paper (3)
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21
5
8
13
15
18
5
10
20
24
8
6
28
25
SOLUTIONS
27
28
NONAGRAM:
adage; adnate; ADVANTAGE; advent;
agate; agave; aged; agenda; agent;
agnate; ante; anted; data; date; daven;
dean; deva; egad; gate; gated; gave;
gean; gnat; naga; nave; neat; tang;
tanga; tanged; vada; vanadate; vane;
vaned; vang; vantage; vegan.
Across – Model; Night; Cease.
Down – Manic; Dogma; Lithe.
Across – Odour; Their; Riser.
Down – Outer; Obeys; Rarer.
(2)
FIVE ALIVE:
(1)
QUICK CROSSWORD:
Across – 1 Detached; 5 Womb; 7 Desert rat; 9 Heed; 10 Dupe;
11 Paths; 14 Crate; 15 Ernie; 16 Adapt; 17 Meter; 18 Total; 19
Lasso; 22 Hark; 24 Also; 26 Endocrine; 27 Tout; 28 Lopsided.
Down – 1 Dish; 2 Aped; 3 Hyena; 4 Ditch; 5 Woad; 6 Bonemeal;
7 Departure; 8 Turnstile; 11 Pearl; 12 Teams; 13 Set-to; 14
Camshaft; 20 Atoll; 21 Syrup; 23 Knit; 24 Anti; 25 Owed.
CRYPTIC CROSSWORD:
Across – 1 Opportune; 6 Pit; 8 Fizzy lemonade; 9 Pearl; 10
Spectre; 11 Sprays; 13 Brecon; 16 Endemic; 18 Photo; 20 Sleep
like a top; 22 Rat; 23 Press stud.
Down – 1 Off; 2 Pizza; 3 Royalty; 4 Uneasy; 5 Erode; 6 Plastic; 7
Thereinto; 9 Possessor; 12 Reddest; 14 Repress; 15 Scribe; 17
Mop up; 19 Octet; 21 Pad.
F
D
EQUALISER:
Clockwise from top
left – subtract;
multiply; divide;
add. Total: 4.
WORD PYRAMID:
Marriage portion.
MAGIC SQUARE:
cove; oral; vans;
else.
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2 6 8 4 3 7 1 9 5
7 1 9 5 6 8 3 4 2
9 8 5 3 2 4 6 1 7
3 2 6 8 7 1 9 5 4
1 7 4 9 5 6 2 8 3
8 9 2 6 4 5 7 3 1
4 3 7 1 8 2 5 6 9
6 5 1 7 9 3 4 2 8
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7 8 2 4 5 3 6 9 1
3 9 1 2 7 6 8 4 5
2 7 3 8 4 5 9 1 6
9 1 6 3 2 7 4 5 8
5 4 8 6 9 1 2 7 3
8 2 7 5 6 9 1 3 4
1 6 9 7 3 4 5 8 2
4 3 5 1 8 2 7 6 9
EASY SUDOKU HARD SUDOKU
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W
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CROSS CODE
1 2 3
QUIZ CHALLENGE: 1 Five; 2 Bradley Wiggins; 3 Game of Thrones; 4 Satisfaction; 5 Lincolnshire; 6 Spiceworld; 7 Muhammad Ali; 8
Barometer; 9 Bridget Jones; 10 Albinos.
ACROSS
1. Separated (8)
5. Uterus (4)
7. Jerboa (6,3)
9. Listen to (4)
10. Deceive (4)
11. Ways (5)
14. Wooden box (5)
15. ----- Wise,
comedian (5)
16. Modify (5)
17. Measuring
device (5)
18. Whole (5)
19. Lariat (5)
22. Listen (4)
24. Too (4)
26. Secreting
gland (9)
27. Solicit for
custom (4)
28. Askew (8)
DOWN
1. Bowl (4)
2. Imitated (4)
3. Laughing
animal (5)
4. Trench (5)
5. Blue dye (4)
6. Organic
fertilizer (8)
7. Act of leaving (9)
8. Rotating gate (9)
11. Oyster’s gem (5)
12. Sides (5)
13. Fight (3-2)
14. Engine part (8)
20. Coral island (5)
21. Sweet sticky
liquid (5)
23. Entwine (4)
24. Against (4)
25. Was indebted (4)

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