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CITY OF WESTMINSTER’S NEW LORD MAYORCllr Audrey Lewis has lived in Marylebone for 44 years and was formany years associated with the Marylebone Association. She hasbeen a councillor for Bryanston and Dorset Square ward for 12years. She has had a number of roles in the Cabinet including asthe portfolio holder for Licensing, Community Protection and forCommunity Services.

Before becoming Lord Mayor she was the long-standing Chairmanof the Licensing Committee, responsible for the new policy and itsimplementation under the new Licensing Act, and more recentlyshe lead a particular focus on betting shops and shisha cafes. Asthe former Chairman of the Housing Policy & Scrutiny Committee,Cllr Lewis also led innovative projects around designing new housing to prevent crime and the impact of short-term letting on residents.

“I am very proud to become the Lord Mayor of Westminster, and inmy year in office I intend to work under the theme of ‘One City ofstrong communities’, welcoming the many and diverse back-grounds of the people of Westminster and supporting their com-mon aspirations to help bring communities together. I will championa more tolerant and united city, and I will support opportunity foryoung people to go as far as their talent and ambitions dictate. Aspart of this, I am supporting the Sir Simon Milton Foundation as myofficial charity because I think the Foundation’s work to give young

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people more opportunity is extremely important, and I want to dowhat I can to help the Foundation open its new University TrainingCollege in Pimlico.

I attach importance to this because I share what Sir Simon, who wasthe Leader of Westminster Council 8 years ago and later the DeputyMayor of London, felt about the importance of opportunity for youngpeople. He saw that giving young people more opportunity to suc-ceed was central to his ambition for the City, and he worked tirelesslyto help people who were new in Westminster - many of them youngand many underprivileged - to become equipped to go as far as theirtalent and ambition dictates. Sadly Sir Simon died prematurely in2011 but his legacy lives on through the Foundation formed in hismemory. I am going to help continue his work based uponWestminster being both the historic heart of our nation and emblem-atic of the growing United Kingdom, built upon the many diverseraces and faiths that live together in our great City.

Westminster is a centre of opportunity and enterprise, with active citi-zens and flourishing businesses, and I will do what I can to supportWestminster as a tolerant city, with opportunity, customer focus,neighbourhoods and active citizenship.”

A TEENAGERwas hit by a vehicle this morning (June 23) as traffic jammed upPimlico Road in Westminster.

The girl, thought to be 15-years-old lay in between a minibus andanother vehicle just by Orange Square.

Passers-by rushed to her rescue, laying jackets on top of her andstaying with her until an ambulance arrived.

A spokesman from London Ambulance Service, said: "We werecalled at 8:35 am to reports of a road traffic collision on PimlicoRoad.

"We sent a single responder by car and an ambulance crew. Theytreated a girl reported to be 15-years-old with a minor head injury andshe has been taken to St Thomas's Hospital."

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entirely of mature trees rising out of turf; the only flowers are natu-ralized narcissus. The park is said to have originally been aswampy burial ground for lepers from the nearby hospital at StJames's. It was first enclosed in the 16th century when it formedpart of the estate of the Poulteney family. In 1668 an area of thePoulteney estate known as Sandpit Field was surrendered to Charles II, who made the bulk of the land into aRoyal Park, and enclosed it with a brick wall. He laid out the park'smain walks and built an icehouse there to supply him with ice. TheQueen's Walk was laid out for George II's queen Caroline; it led tothe reservoir that held drinking water for St James's Palace, calledthe Queen's Basin.

The park remained an isolated area well into the 18th century,when it was a haunt of highwaymen and thieves. It was a popularplace for ballooning attempts and public firework displays duringthe 18th and 19th centuries. Handel's Music for the RoyalFireworks was composed specifically for a fireworks celebrationheld in Green Park in 1749. The park was also known as a duellingground. John Nash landscaped the park in 1820..

There are Government offices and corridors, linking the nearbyRoyal palaces, beneath the east side of Green Park, which continue to run to the south. These are visible on the edges ofGreen Park and St. James's Park, with the glass roofs just belowground level. The rooms are thought to be conversions of some ofthe tunnels built as part of the Cabinet War Rooms from theSecond World War.

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Founded in 2007, they promote cross-cultural dialogue and artisticexperimentation. They create opportunities for emerging and estab-lished artists, curators and writers to reflect on what they do, positiontheir practice within relevant global discourse, create career-definingresearch and commissions, and network with colleagues.

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The London County Council prepared a masterplan for the area,including a replacement road bridge linking to a widenedHorseferry Road, which was authorised by London County Council(Lambeth Bridge) Act 1924. Before work had started on the project,the 1928 Thames flood caused extensive destruction of property inthe Millbank area. The Chelsea Embankment was rebuilt andraised, resulting in some minor redesign of the approaches, andcreating the open space to the south of Lambeth Bridge nowVictoria Tower Gardens South. The bridge was also redesigned tobe able to cope with a higher weight of motorised traffic.

The current structure, a five-span steel arch, designed by engineerSir George Humphreys and architects Sir Reginald Blomfield andG. Topham Forrest, was built by Dorman Long and opened on 19thJuly 1932 by King George V. It formerly carried four lanes of roadtraffic from a roundabout junction by the Lambeth Palace northwards to another roundabout, where the Millbank road meetsHorseferry Road.

The bridge is notable at road level for the pairs of obelisks at eitherend of the bridge, which are surmounted by stone pinecones. Thebridge was declared a Grade II listed structure in 2008, providingprotection to preserve its special character from unsympatheticdevelopment. The listing designation includes the parapets, lamps,obelisks and the approach walls.The bridge’s paint scheme is red,the same colour as the leather benches in the House of Lordswhich is at the southern end of the Palace of Westminster nearestthe bridge. By contrast Westminster Bridge is predominantly green,the same colour as the benches in the House of Commons at thenorthern end of the Houses of Parliament.


ELEVENpresents - Put it on Paper, an exhibition dedicated to works onpaper by Natasha Law. Focusing on paper as a medium, this exhibi-tion brings together all the different ways Law uses it in her practicethrough ink drawings, screen printing and large scale gloss paintingson paper.

Law has always made works on paper alongside her paintings; thepaper acts as a field for exploration and experimentation before shedecisively transcribes the results onto aluminum sheets. Often Lawwill incorporate ideas she has discovered on paper into her paintingssuch as leaving exposed pencil marks on the aluminum or allowingsections to remain untouched by paint. Conversely, her paintingsoften lend themselves to her large scale paintings on paper whereswathes of saturated gloss paint create a similar fluid surface fromwhich her silhouettes emerge. Put it on Paper reveals the numerousways in which working on paper is an integral part of her creativeprocess.

The title Put it in Paper expresses the simple pairing of pen onpaper which serves as the foundation for her work. A line drawing isalways the starting point and it is often done directly from sessionswith her models. Capturing the progression of movement through aseries a sketches, she then selects individual ones to further develop.

This exhibition includes a number of new larger paintings on paper.In Pink and Green Blocks on Grey (2014) an elongated torso iscaught in the moment of discarding a top; the neutral tones of thebody contrasting against the saturated gloss paint. She exercises acertain amount of restraint- never overstating areas, instead sheallows her forms to materialise through her descriptive lines and boldcolours. Law has become known for her figurative works of femalesoften in an act of undress, provocatively capturing these fleetingmoments of both vulnerability and intimacy.

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LONDON ESTATE CELEBRATES HALF A CENTURY WITHROOFTOP COMMUNITY HUBNew community hub was officially opened by the Lord Mayor ofWestminster, Cllr Audrey Lewis, on 5th July as the estate celebrates its 50th birthday. It’s now home to a multi-sports pitch,garden allotments and an education area.

Lillington and Longmoore Gardens, managed by Westminster City

Council’s housing provider CityWest Homes, has brought a disused space back to life for the community to enjoy. Perchedabove Green Flag Award winning grounds, the space has beentransformed into a sports pitch, allotments and children’s storytelling area.

Lillington and Longmoore has a unique architectural pedigree. The

architects, Darbourne and Darke, were chosen by WestminsterCity Council following a competition held in 1961. They weretasked with creating a design sensitive to the existing architecture,and in particular the church of St James the Less. Darbourne andDarke used the red brick of the church as the building block for aseries of advancing and receding balconies, which now stretchmost of the length of Vauxhall Bridge Road.


The original development housed 2,000 people and includedshops, surgeries, a community hall, a library and pubs. Local residents have created an exhibition documenting the history of theestate, including photographs of its construction and the extensivedamage caused to the area by the Second World War, which waspart of the impetus for the new development. Lillington Gardensset a new standard in the planning and style of social housing

schemes, and remains a blueprint for medium-rise housing to this day.

The estate was designated a conservation area in 1990 andextended in 2012 to include Longmoore Gardens, built in a similarstyle by Westminster City Council architects in the 1980s.

Lillington and Longmoore was named one of the UK’s top tencouncil estates by Rowan Moore, architecture critic for TheObserver, last year.

Having been fully landscaped, the area is now home to a newmulti-sports pitch, which residents can use to play football, basketball and tennis. Children can make use of the storytellingspace while green-fingered residents can enjoy 26 new roof topallotments.

The Lord Mayor of Westminster, Cllr Audrey Lewis, who officiallyopened the new space, said: “I am so proud to open the newsports pitch and community hub at Lillington and LongmooreGardens, which will give residents of all ages a space to play, learnand relax right on their doorstep. From football to fertilising, story-telling to strolling, there is something for everybody in this newthriving community space.

“I would also like to wish residents and everybody involved withLillington and Longmoore Gardens a happy 50th birthday, and Ihope that the award-winning estate has even more success overthe next half a century.”

The area is free for locals to use and is open Monday to Saturday,all year round.

CELEBRATING LONDON’S RICH DIVERSITY ATWESTMINSTER ABBEY’S ANNUAL CIVIC SERVICEWestminster Abbey’s Annual Civic Service took place on Sunday6th July, where the Lord Mayor of Westminster, Cllr Audrey Lewis,celebrated the rich diversity in the City.

Speaking to local leaders from faith groups, residents association,

the Metropolitan Police, the Armed Forces, charities, businesses,creative industries, the Lord Mayor echoed the words of Sir SimonMilton who once said: “Westminster is the historic heart of ournation. But it’s also emblematic of the developing United Kingdom,of diverse races and faiths but common purpose. We wantWestminster to be central to and an example for united, tolerantand active communities.”

The Lord Mayor revealed that she is passionate about deliveringSir Simon Milton’s vision of Westminster being a caring city thatoffers opportunity for all, and has therefore chosen the Sir SimonMilton Foundation as her official charity for the year. Sir SimonMilton, former Leader of Westminster City Council, sadly passedaway following illness three years ago, aged just 49. TheFoundation is designed to build on the success of his pioneering

“One City” policy – a landmark initiative which at its heart had theaim of encouraging providing young people with jobs and training,and ensuring that older residents were looked after and involved ina community that valued their contribution.


POST OFFICE TO RETAIN AND INVEST IN LUPUS STREETBRANCH FOLLOWING SERVICE REVIEWThe Post Office has announced that it will retain and invest in itsLupus Street service following a review of Post Office services in thearea.

It had been proposed that Lupus Street Post Office would in thefuture be merged into the Eccleston Street and Vauxhall Bridge Roadbranches, however, discussions around the plans and a review ofservice provision in the area have led to a decision to retain thebranch.

Roger Gale, General Manager of the Crown Post Office network,said: “We hope that customers will be pleased that we have decided

to retain our Lupus Street service.

“Following lengthy discussions about the best way forward, particular-ly considering changes to other branches in the Westminster area,we have decided to retain the branch as circumstances havechanged since the original proposal was made.”

As part of wider plans to modernise its network, Post Office is nowset to invest in Lupus Street Post Office as well as its Vauxhall BridgeRoad and Eccleston Street branches, providing brighter, more mod-ern retail environments for customers that will include new countersand new self-service options.

Further details of plans for these branches will be disclosed over thecoming months.

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Westminster School have their playing fields. Keen, smart, faintlynervous staff soon appear to take your order. The Mod Euro menureads well, and the prices, for central London and for food of thisquality, are divertingly low. Small wonder local business peoplebring their togged-up clients here. The separate haute-cuisineEscoffier Restaurant offers a £25 tasting menu, but it’s thebrasserie’s daily changing menu that attracts most custom. Start,perhaps, with crab and prawn bisque or salad of medium-rare mallard breast, handsomely presented with toasted oats and nuts,rocket and a few berries. A main course of grilled sea bass filletswas faultless, as was the accompanying creamy risotto, butteredcurly kale and a slice of fennel in light tempura batter. The well-priced wine list adds allure, but it’s the eager-to-please staff that are most refreshing. Vincent Rooms re-opens in September.Westminster Kingsway College, London, SW1P 2PD Tel: 02078028391


WESTMINSTER HONOURS ARMED FORCES AT FLAGRAISING CEREMONYThe Chief of Staff London District, Colonel Hugh Bodingtonjoined The Lord Mayor of Westminster Cllr Audrey Lewis andcouncillors at Westminster City Hall to honour the bravery andcommitment of the Armed Forces in a special flag raising cere-mony yesterday.

The British Armed Forces flag on the roof of Westminster CityHall was raised by a Guardsman from No 7 Company,Coldstream Guards accompanied by a Piper from the London

Scottish to commemorate the sacrifices made by those servingthe country, in the lead up to the national Armed Forces Day onSaturday 28 June.

Cllr Rachael Robathan, Westminster Council Armed ForcesChampion, paid tribute to the Armed Forces and highlighted thehistorical aspects of 2014 including the 70th anniversary of D-Day and the outbreak of the First World War. She described how11 Victoria Crosses were won by Westminster residents between1914 and 1918 and that the Council will lay a paving stone inhonour of each recipient to recognise their bravery and sacrifice.

After the flag was raised, Colonel Hugh Bodington said: “Thankyou for the support shown to the Armed Forces over the past twoyears in particular. The Armed Forces Covenant has manystrands to follow and we work with all London boroughs to makelife more reasonable for Reservists, cadets, service-leavers andveterans of all ages. Westminster is right up there leading fromthe front,” he concluded “On behalf of all our Armed Forces Ithank you.”

Lord Mayor Cllr Audrey Lewis said: “It’s been two years sinceWestminster Council signed the Armed Forces CommunityCovenant and the work started then continues through theCommunity Covenant Steering Group”. The Lord Mayor contin-ued “We will continue to work to strengthen the links between theArmed Forces, their families and the community.”


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Central Hall was erected to mark the centenary of John Wesley'sdeath. It was built in 1905-11 on the site of the Royal Aquarium,Music Hall and Imperial Theatre, an entertainment complex thatoperated with varying success from 1876 to 1903.

Central Hall was funded between 1898 and 1908 by the"Wesleyan Methodist Twentieth Century Fund" (or the "MillionGuinea Fund", as it became more commonly known), whose aimwas to raise 1 million guineas from 1 million Methodists. The fundclosed in 1904 having raised £1,075,727. Central Hall was to actnot only as a church, but to be of "great service for conferenceson religious, educational, scientific, philanthropic and social ques-tions".

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It has been regularly used for political rallies—famous speakershave included Mohandas Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr. andWinston Churchill. In September 1972 the Conservative MondayClub held a much publicised and packed "Halt Immigration Now!"public meeting in the main hall, addressed by several prominentspeakers including Members of Parliament Ronald Bell, Q.C.,John Biggs-Davison, Harold Soref, and John Stokes. and continued their use of the building until 1991 when they held twoSeminars there.

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Central Hall was designed by Edwin Alfred Rickards, of the firmLanchester, Stewart and Rickards. Although clad in an elaboratebaroque style, it is an early example of the use of a reinforcedconcrete frame for a building in Britain. The interior was similarlyplanned on a Piranesian scale, although the execution was rathermore economical. The original 1904 design included two smalltowers on the main façade was never built, because of an outcrythat they would reduce the dominance of Nicholas Hawksmoor's

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