Police Contact/Information

From the BEO

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Message sent out on request of the City of London Police:

Dear Residents

A reminder to all residents to please contact the City of London Police should you see or hear anything suspicious or untoward. Please make contact at the time of the incident so that we can decide on the most appropriate response.

If you have a minor cause for concern, we urge you to contact us on the non-emergency number as your call  may provide us with valuable information.

In an emergency call 999.

For non-emergency matters, please call 0207 601 2222  -this is The City of London Police direct dial number for the public within the City of London.

OTHER WAYS OF CONTACTING POLICE
Anonymous referrals Crimestoppers 0800 500 111
Twitter https://twitter.com/CityPolice
http://www.cityoflondon.police.uk

With regards

Barbican Estate Office

Flood Waters of Lake Jonson

The drains on Ben Jonson Highwalk are not coping with the current rainfall, and so once more we have Lake Jonson:

Lake Jonson

The only way to cross from Ben Jonson House to the rest of the known world is to walk up the stripey steps (lower right of the photo) and then close beside the yellow shed.

At the sign of the lazy O

Looks like our O needs fixing.  The O above the H:

The sign with the lazy "o"

Big damage to a small wall

A low wall just to the east of the yellow shed has sustained some serious damage.  The BEO are aware of this and have already cleaned the area up and put the fallen bricks aside so they can be put back in place.

It's looking a bit sad at the moment:

The fallen wall

LFS withdrawal, as reported on their blog

The LFS announced their withdrawal from the move to the Barbican on their blog on the 31st July.  You can see the article here with an archive here.  In part the article reads:

London 31 July 2015: The London Film announced today that it has withdrawn from its deal with the City of London Corporation to re-locate to the Barbican Centre in 2017. The LFS had secured a lease to convert Exhibition Hall 1 on Golden Lane/ Beech Street. 

The proposed relocation was publicly announced in September 2013 with the lease signed in January 2015. LFS CEO Jane Roscoe said, “We are incredibly disappointed not to be able to move forward with this project. The challenges of converting a 1960’s Exhibition Hall into a contemporary film school, in the current environment, have made the original £12M budget unrealistic.

St Giles' Summer Charity Book Fair 22 - 31 August

 

SUMMER CHARITY BOOK FAIR

Saturday 22 – Monday 31 August

1100 – 1600 DAILY

4000+ nearly new books Fiction and Non-Fiction £2

ALL PROCEEDS GO EQUALLY TO CHRISTIAN AID AND HELP 4 HURTING CHILDREN

*Next Book Fair 20 -  29 November*

Thanks for your support!

Mental Health in the City event 14 September

From the BEO

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Dear Residents

Invitation to an event - Mental Health in the City

Have your say on which areas the City of London Mental Health Strategy should cover

The Health & Well-Being Board has identified mental health as one of its key priorities. We are now consulting on the Mental Health Strategy to ensure that the vision and approach used reflects the needs of City people:

• We will be looking at the following key areas:
• Young people
• Working age adults (residents & workers)
• Older people incl. dementia
• Rough sleepers
• Substance misuse

Date: Monday 14 September 2015

Venue: Guildhall North Wing meeting rooms 1&2, The Guildhall, London EC2V 7HH

Time: 10.30 am-12.30 pm

Please contact Janine Aldridge at healthwatchcityoflondon@ageuklondon.org.uk or call 020 7820 6787 to register your attendance. Refreshments will be provided.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Barbican Estate Office

Bonfire: Residents Welcome 50% discount*

The 'middle' restaurant in the stack of Barbican eateries is now called Bonfire.

Bonfire are saying hello to residents with a 50% discount on food from 12:00 to 17:00 during August and September with this flyer (sorry it's sideways).

Barbican Kitchen Residents Welcome 11th Aug 19:30

Here is the key bit of the text in a flyer from Barbican Kitched:
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Dear Resident

We would like to invite you to an evening of complimentary drinks and light bites in celebration of our recent opening at the Barbican.

We've just finished a refurbishment of the Foodhall (now Barbican Kitchen) and we’d love to show it o to you.  We're very excited to be here and look forward to meeting our neighbours.

At Barbican Kitchen11th August 2015 7.30 — 9.30pm
barbicankitchen@benugo.com
RSVP

Pump Maintenance

The BEO have announced that our pumps are going to be serviced.  In particular the Ben Jonson House pumps should be attended to on 14th August between 13:00 and 15:00.

I'm not really sure what's involved, but it's best to keep your bathroom taps turned off during the above time window.

Full notice from the BEO:

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Dear Residents

Below are dates we are looking to carry out maintenance on the pump sets for the Barbican Estate.

During these times the kitchen and bathroom water will remain off to the relevant blocks, so please check the list below for information on your block:

Tuesday 11^th August

10am-12.00 Seddon House, Lambert Jones Mews, Thomas More House, Mountjoy House,  Wallside and The Postern

13.00-15.00 Defoe House

Wednesday 12^th August

10am-12.00 Speed House, north end of Willoughby House (staircase 35 end) and north end of Gilbert House (staircase 52 end)

13.00-15.00 Andrewes House, south end of Willoughby House (staircase 37 end), south end of Gilbert House (staircase 50 end) and The Postern

15.00-17.00 Willoughby House, Speed House and Andrewes House

Thursday 13^th August

10am-12.00 Lauderdale Tower – first 9 floors only

13.00-15.00 Shakespeare Tower – first 9 floors only

15.00-17.00 Bryer Court

Friday 14^th August

10am-12.00 Cromwell Tower

13.00-15.00 Ben Johnson House and Breton House

Please don't forget to keep your taps in the closed position!

With regards

Barbican Estate Office

LFS cancels Barbican move?

Screen Daily reports that the LFS have pulled out of their move to the Barbican.  "...a shortfall in private investment and the tough economic climate has led to the move being cancelled."

Planning permission has been granted for the exhibition hall 1 site, and this permission is valid for 3 years, so if the LFS do find funding perhaps they can still go ahead after all.  And if not the LFS then who, what & when?

Click image for an archive of the article

Hare bags planning OK for LFS

The Architects Journal reports that Hare Architects have 'bagged' planning permission for the LFS campus beneath Breton and Ben Jonson House.  (archive of the article here).  The article is dated 14th July, which is the same day as the planning meeting.

BBC think MOL are moving to Smithfield

An article on the BBC news website suggests that the Museum of London (MOL) will be moving to Smithfield, leaving their current site vacant.  Will the current MOL site become the site of Sir Simon Rattle's new concert hall?

Clink image to go to the article