City Police Meeting: 9th July

City of London police community meeting on 9th July at 18:00 held at Tudor Rose Court, 35 Fann Street.  ...

Give and Take Day: 4th July

Give and Take events are an opportunity for City residents to have a clear-out and make sure that unwanted items are reused, recycled or disposed of responsibly whilst also supporting the local community.

The next Give and Take Day will be held on Saturday 4 July at St Giles Cripplegate Church, Fore street, Barbican, EC2Y 8DA.

Bring items between 10am-12pm 

Take items between 1pm-3pm (City Residents will be given priority access at 1pm. Open to the public at 2pm. Please bring proof of address)

Click image to go to City Give & Take web page

A wine & canapé party!

A message from the Barbican Association

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Wine and Canapé Party

Dear Resident,

The Barbican Association warmly invites you to a wine and canapé party to be held on Saturday 1st August, in the beautiful rooftop gardens at Coq d 'Argent, between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m.

The restaurant is located at 1 Poultry, EC2 – a short walk from the Barbican.

The cost per person is £41, which includes a bottle of wine and some delicious and varied canapés.

We do hope you would like to come, in which case, please let Antony Croot at 316 Bunyan Court, EC2Y 8DH have your cheque, payable to him, by 18th July at the latest, together with a note of your name(s), address and e-mail address.

We look forward to seeing you.

Ward Newsletters

The City makes the ward newsletters available online:

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Dear ward members

The latest edition of your ward newsletter is now available to download from the page below:

http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/about-the-city/elections-and-wards/wards/Pages/default.aspx

Thank you.

Area Strategy Review

The arts centre urges people to get involved with the area strategy review:
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	The Barbican Centre - your opinion counts Have your say on the future of the area You will remember that last Autumn the City of London consulted widely on a new Barbican and Golden Lane Area Strategy. This major project considered the needs and opportunities of the area in relation to the arrival of Crossrail, the creation of a cultural hub in the area, and the preservation of the historic estate in the 21st century. We were grateful that many of you responded at the time with your experiences of the Centre, and this was an important element in formulating the final strategy which has now been published by the City for consultation. We would like to encourage you now to look at the published strategy and to feedback in terms of the improvements to the area that are important to you. The deadline is Wednesday 8 July, and it is vital that the opinions of those who use the Barbican Centre are considered in this process, so that the strategy that the City of London adopts this autumn is of benefit to us all. Building on your suggestions so far regarding the streets, spaces and walkways in the Barbican and Golden Lane area, you can view a summary and a list of proposed projects online. The full report which forms the Area Strategy, commissioned by the City of London and produced by Publica, is available to read on the City of London Corporation website, where you will also find the supporting evidence. You can email your feedback to barbicanarea@cityoflondon.gov.uk or by completing the online form. The Barbican Centre feels that the proposed strategy is an excellent, detailed piece of work and that implementing its recommendations would benefit all who use, live or work in the area. It is important to set some priorities among the possible projects, and we would draw your attention to the following recommendations, all of which the Centre supports as priorities, especially those related to access to and from the Barbican: Improve the arrival experience from Barbican and Crossrail Farringdon Improve the connection to upper podium from Barbican station Review options to turn Beech Street into an access-only street for vehicles Consider a new, direct and visible link between Beech Street/Lauderdale Place and Defoe Place on the lower podium Explore options to improve natural daylight levels on Beech Street Review options to remove the 'Yellow Shed' Review options to improve London Wall for all users with widened footways Improve the environment on Wood Street highlighting the route into the Barbican Estate Improve the connections between the Barber-Surgeons Garden and Noble Street Explore potential improvements to the arrival experience from St Paul's Cathedral and beyond Seek to animate the blank edges of Silk Street with further cultural uses Consider an architectural competition for a temporary bridge across the lake Seek ways to highlight the view at the end of Wood Street Consider options to increase the visibility and prominence of access points to the podium from Wood Street In addition we feel a priority is a major new wayfinding and signage project for the area, to be completed in advance of the arrival of Crossrail. Please do not reply to this email address, but send by whatever method you choose in advance of Wednesday 8 July. Many thanks for your involvement in this important exercise. Nicholas Kenyon Managing Director Barbican Centre

CoL Community Fair: Today 12:00

The City of London 2015 Community Fair is on today from 12:00 noon to 16:00 in the Guildhall Yard.

See details and the poster here.

LFS Planning Meeting moved to 14th July

Jeff Sadler, who is coordinating the LFS planning application for the City says:

I am writing to advise you that the application has been deferred and will be presented at planning committee on 14^th July and not on the 23^rd June.

Yours sincerely

Jeff Sadler

Gadget Repair Clinic 22nd June

From the BEO:

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Restart Pop-Up: repair clinic for your broken electronics

Monday 22 June, 5.30pm – 8.30pm, Lilac Room, Barbican Estate Office, 3 Lauderdale Place

Don't throw your broken electronics away! Join The Restart Project for their Restart Pop-Up, a participatory repair clinic where you will learn how to troubleshoot, disassemble and hopefully repair gadgets such as laptops, headphones, radios, smartphones and more. Bring along your broken gadget or drop in for advice. First come first served!

Please bring spare parts if needed, e.g new screen for cracked phone, they are easy to find online.

Please note we are not able to fix iPads or other tablets.

Each repair slot lasts up to 30 minutes during which you can have fun learning why your device is no longer working and make progress towards getting it repaired. You will be taught how to do simple repairs while for more complicated ones you'll troubleshoot to learn whether a repair is feasible.

Please note there is no guarantee we will be able to successfully repair your gadgets.

Barbican Estate Office

Water System Inspections

From the BEO:

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Dear Residents

You may have received a letter from a company called Riverside (logo attached), who  are conducting Water System risk assessments across the Barbican.

Riverside are entering all tank rooms in communal areas as well as 10% of properties in each block which are randomly selected, hence the letters to residents.   Access to the selected properties is required, appointments should take 15 - 20 minutes and is a general inspection of pipe runs, hot water cylinders and any cold water storage tanks.

This is a statutory requirements to comply with the Health & Safety Executive's control of legionella in water systems

If you have any further queries or concerns, please contact your House Officer.

With regards

Barbican Estate Office

Barbican Area Review Docs & Links

I have obtained a PDF copy of the smart survey document.  Click on the image below to have a look.

The online survey still seems to be open and you can get to it via the City's home page for the review.

Click image to see whole A2 document