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WESTMINSTER COMMUNITY GETS BEHIND POP-UPSHOP FOR CHARITYWhilst cuts continue to have a devastating effect on vulnerablepeople living across London, the Westminster community is coming together to do something about it – with a new pop-upshop on the famous Strutton Ground.

The new pop-up was held from 17th to 21st June selling designerbrands, donated by the community, at bargain prices, in order toraise money for a local youth homelessness and family charity –the Cardinal Hume Centre.

Staff from local companies Channel 4 and Land Securities tooktime out of their busy schedules to help run the stall and spreadthe word about the campaign, dubbed “Change a Life”, to showhow small change can make a big difference to the lives of localpeople.

The pop up shop is an extension of the well-known CardinalHumeCentrecharity shoponHorseferryRoad, soldexclusive‘Change aLife’ T-shirtsand bags,sponsoredby Channel4.

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Channel 4, explains: “We’re committed to making sure we remainfully supportive of our people's desire to give something back intoour local community, so we decided that supporting our next doorneighbour, the Cardinal Hume Centre, was the obvious choice.The work that the Centre does, particularly with young people, isinvaluable and we know we can help make a real difference andchange even more lives by working in partnership with them onthis campaign.”

Change a Life is an initiative set up by the Cardinal Hume Centrewhich helps young homeless people, families in need and localpeople. The campaign brings together local businesses and volunteers to show how small, simple steps can help vulnerablepeople in the Westminster community.

THE NEW LONDON ROUTEMASTERstarted service on the No 24 bus route on Saturday 22nd June.Designed by Thomas Heatherwick with tinted glass windows andtwo stairs inside it's a fabulous replacement for the old classicbus transport. The buses are manufactured by the family-owned

Wrightbuscompanyfounded in1946 inNorthernIreland. Anew chassisplant inAntrim wasopened andthe future of220 jobs weresecured ,including 18apprentice-ships and thecreation of 50new jobs. The routeruns fromHampsteadHeath toPimlico via

Camden, Trafalgar Square, Victoria and Westminster. 27 of thesenew buses now carry 28,000 passengers each day at peak hours.

Developing the bus is said to have cost £11.1 million. The project created 50 jobs. The first bus off the production line on4th November 2011 was driven by Boris Johnson.

Mayor of London Boris Johnson said: 'All the way fromHampstead Heath to Pimlico, Londoners can now hop aboard theworld's cleanest, greenest bus of its type.

'I hope people feel pride as they ride on this brilliant feat of Britishengineering, content in the knowledge that they are supportingjobs up and down the country.'

600 New Bus will be in service in 2016, and will reduce CO2emissions by around 20,600 tonnes a year.

A number of components for the new bus are made by companies from around the country; including engines fromDarlington, seats from Telford, seat moquette from Huddersfield,wheelchair ramps from Hoddesdon (Herts), destination blindsfrom Middleton near Manchester, tyres from Ballymena and flooring from Liskeard (Cornwall). Route 24 runs a 24 hour service which is operated by Metroline.

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of 31. Continued studies in Paris at theAcademie Colarossiunder Friesz and else-where on the

Continent in 1937-38.On his return he began

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Group. Held one man show inManchester, Dublin in 1951, New York in 1955, Montreal andWinnipeg. Elected NEAC in 1957. His work is represented in thePaisley Art Gallery, York Museum, Government Art Collection,City of London Corporation, Maidstone Museum, Usher Galleryand City of Edinburgh Collection. He died in 1989.

The blue plaque pictured is in Caroline Terrace, Belgravia.

The Elizabeth Street party on 12th June was held in aid ofBattersea Dogs & catsHome who promisesnever to turn a dog orcat away. Since 1860they have cared for over3 million abandoned animals. The rehomingprocess is crucial inassessing each rescueon their health andbehaviour to ensurethey can match the animal’s characteristicswith the new home,family and work routine.

Last year 20 dogs wenton to the Police Service,HM Forces, securityfirms and farming outlets. BDCH managesto re-home 8 dogs and6 cats each day, but 14

dogs and 7 cats arrive at the same time.Calls from dog owners needing to abandon their dogs have risenby 50% in the last year. The charity relies on donations, and1,000 volunteers. If you are looking for a pet then visit theBattersea Dog & Cats Home, 4 Battersea Park Road, SW8 4AAwww.battersea.org.uk

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LITTLE WAITROSE IN VICTORIA CREATING 75 NEW JOBSAlmost 500 applications were received by Waitrose for 75 jobs at itsfirst store on Victoria Street. According to a Westminster Councilspokesperson around 70% of posts were filled by local residents.

The 3,000 sq ft store, is a short walk from parent company JohnLewis' head office, was opened by Lord Mayor of Westminster,Councillor Sarah Richardson.

Waitrose store manager Tom Sanger told the Westminster Chronicle:"This is the realisation of a long-standing ambition to have a presencein Westminster. We are in the fortunate position to be creating newjobs in the capital and the number of applications we received withinsuch a short space of time was phenomenal."We pride ourselves on ensuring our shops have a local identity thatstarts with the staff we employ."

The Revd Preb Charles and Mrs Marnham, and the staff and members of St Michael's Church, welcomed parishioners and localresidents to their annual Garden Party in Chester Square.

Those attending enjoyed the beauty of Belgravia's Chester Squarewith refreshments and livemusic. The event proceededwithout rain, and was attended by Cllr LouiseHyams representingWestminster City Council.

St Michael's is a lively, all-age, cosmopolitan churchin Belgravia. Their memberswork in many different fieldsbut we are united in ourbelief that Jesus Christtransforms life and thatthrough him we can experience life in a totallynew dimension.

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By an Act of Parliament of1843, Millbank's status was

downgraded, and it became aholding depot for convicts prior to

transportation. Every person sentencedto transportation was sent to Millbank first, where they were held forthree months before their final destination was decided. By 1850,around 4,000 people convicted of crimes were being transportedannually from the UK. Prisoners awaiting transportation were kept in

solitary confinementand restrictedto silence forthe first half oftheir sentence.Large-scaletransportationended in 1853(although thepractice continued on a

reduced scale until 1867); and Millbank then became an ordinarylocal prison, and from 1870 a military prison. By 1886 it had ceasedto hold inmates, and it closed in 1890. Demolition began in 1892, andcontinued sporadically until 1903. The site was redeveloped formingthe National Gallery of British Art (now Tate Britain), which opened in1897; the Royal Army Medical School, the buildings of which were

adapted in 2005 to become the Chelsea College of Art & Design; and– using the original bricks of the prison – a housing estate built by theLondon County Council (LCC) between 1897 and 1902. MillbankEstate is managed by a Tenant Management Organisation, with residents securing Grade II listing for the 17 buildings and court yards.


MILLBANK PENITENTIARYThe site at Millbank was originally purchased in 1799 on behalf ofthe Crown by the philosopher Jeremy Bentham, for the erectionof his Panopticon prison as Britain's new National Penitentiary.After various vicissitudes, the Panopticon plan was abandoned in1812. An architectural competition was then held for a newPenitentiary design. It attracted 43 entrants, the winner beingWilliam Williams, drawing master at the Royal Military College,

Sandhurst. Williams'basic design wasadapted by a prac-tising architect,Thomas Hardwick,who began construc-tion in the sameyear. Hardwickresigned in 1813,and John Harveytook over the role.Harvey was dis-missed in turn in1815, and replaced

by Robert Smirke, who brought the project to completion in 1821.The external walls form an irregular octagon, and encloseupwards of 16 acres of land. Its ground-plan resembles a wheel,the governor's house occupying a circle in the centre, from whichradiate six piles of building, terminating externally in towers. Theground on which it stands is raised but little above the river, andwas at one time considered unhealthy. Builders experiencedproblems of subsidence from the outset. The solution was theintroduction of a concrete raft to provide a secure foundation,which added to construction construction costs, totalling£500,000, more than twice the original estimate.

Every male and female convict sentenced to transportation inGreat Britain was sent to Millbank previous to the sentence beingexecuted. Here they remain about three months under theinspection of the three inspectors of the prison, who reported tothe Home Secretary. The first prisoners, all women, were admit-ted on 26 June 1816, the first men arriving in January 1817. Theprison held 103 men and 109 women by the end of 1817, and452 men and 326 women by late 1822. Sentences of five to tenyears in the National Penitentiary were offered as an alternativeto transportation to those thought most likely to reform.The marshy site fostered disease, to which the prisoners had little immunity owing to their extremely poor diet. In 1822-3 anepidemic swept through the prison, which seems to have com-prised a mixture of dysentery, scurvy, depression and other disorders. The decision was eventually taken to evacuate thebuildings for several months: the female prisoners were released,and the male prisoners temporarily transferred to the prison hulksat Woolwich. The ventilation system allowed prisoners to communicate between cells. The annual running costs - £16,000.

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ECCLESTON SQUAREtakes its name from the Cheshire village of Eccleston, part of theestates of the landowners, the Dukes of Westminster. Originally alow-lying swamp which was drained in the early 17th century, it wasplanned as a three-acre square in 1828 by Thomas Cubitt(1788–1855).

Over the past 20 years, the square’s garden committee has replanted the whole garden to give year-round interest. There aremany specialist collections, including camellias, climbing and shrubroses, and a National Collection of ceanothus.

In 2006, a Wollemi pine was donated to the square. The species wasthought to have been extinct until found recently in Australia. Overthe past eight years a large variety of unusual tender plants havebeen planted and are flourishing in the garden.

Eccleston Square is proud to have won several prizes in the pasteight years. We took the top prize award by the National GardenSociety 2011.

Gardener: Neville Capil

CHESTER SQUAREwas laid out between 1828 and 1840 by the 1st Duke of Westminsterand his surveyor and architect Thomas Cundy II as part of theGrosvenor Estate. St Michael's Church on the west side was alsodesigned by Thomas Cundy and still provides a backdrop to the gar-den today.

Rope-edged tiles and some original trees have survived. The gardenis planted with shrub and herbaceous borders and contains a delight-ful central rose garden. Just under 1.5 acres in size, it was restoredin 1997 to the layout that appears in the Ordnance Survey map of1867.

The garden's essence today is one of peace and tranquillity. It washighly commended in the 2011 London Gardens SocietyCompetition.

Charge Gardener / Lead Gardener: Stuart Camm / Nick Butler

Mary Wollsonecraft married the poet Percy Shelley at the age of 16and wrote the novel ‘Frankenstein’ at 19. She lived a 24 from 1846until her death of a brain tumour in 1851. Notorious Cambridge spyGuy Burgess lived in the top flat at 38 between 1935 and 1940 deco-rating his flat in red, white and blue. He defected in 1951.

The Memorial Chapel in St Michael’s Church was designed by SirGiles Gilbert Scott, the architect of Liverpool Cathedral, BatterseaPower Station and designer of the red telephone box.


BELGRAVE SQUAREA 4.5-acre private garden designed by George Basevi, first plantedby Thomas Cubitt in 1826, now restored to its 1867 layout.

There are many trees, including large plane trees dating from theoriginal plantings. A central path curves through pergolas overhungwith wisteria and roses. The square also features a quiet garden, aplay area for children and a tennis court.

Statutes reflect the interna-tional nature of the squareand offers a chance to seea collection of modern figurative work. A 1998statue of Sir RobertGrosvenor by JonathanWylder at the corner ofWilton Crescent featuresthe quote from JohnRuskin: ‘When we build,let us think we build forever’.

The Belgrave Square garden committee seeks tobalance the maintenanceof the garden's historic

character with the needs and expectations of modern users and thepreservation of the square for the future. Lead Gardener: Martin Hutchinson

EATON SQUAREThe layout was begun in 1826 by Thomas Cubitt for the GrosvenorEstate. The square was named after Eaton Hall in Cheshire, home ofthe landowner the Duke of Westminster.

The square is actually a rectangle divided into six gardens. Mixedborders around two formal lawns are divided by a tranquil retreat ofpaths and seating through a shaded enclave. There is a tennis courtwith a planted walking area around the outside and formal raised beds.Famous past residents -Neville Chamberlain, and George Peabody. Lead Gardener: Nick Butler

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WEST END LIVE LUNCHTIME PREVIEW WATCHED BYHUNDREDS IN THE SUNSHINEOffice workers were given a special lunchtime feast of musicaltheatre ahead of this weekend’s West End LIVE.

Hundreds were treated to performances from West Endfavourites Wicked, Monty Python’s Spamalot, Billy Elliot, andStuart Matthew Price during a one-hour show on Wednesday19th June.

With the sun beaming down on central London, crowds flocked tothe roof gardens of Cardinal Place in Victoria Street.

A woman dubbed the 'Pigeon Lady of Pimlico' for 25 years hasdefied an ASBO given to her at Westminster Magistrate Court inDecember 2011.Pensioner Nadia Lee, 66, has breached her ASBO be continuingto push a pram around Pimlico filled with grain she scatters to the

pigeons. Neighbourscomplain thather activitiesattracted ratsand coveredcars in pigeondroppings. At aplea and casemanagement,Southwark

Crown Court heard Lee suffers from multiple personality disorder. Lee elected for a Crown Court trial and hercase will be heard in January.


MILLBANK DOES THE DOUBLE AT NATIONAL HOUSINGAWARDSA local tenant management organisation has scooped two gongs at aprestigious national awards ceremony.

The Millbank Estate Tenant Management Organisation (MEMO)claimed top prize in the ‘Involving the Community’ and ‘Initiatives toTackle Anti-Social behaviour’ categories at the National Federation ofTenant Management Organisations (NFTMO) Awards earlier thismonth.

The awards were part of a conference held in Stratford-upon-Avon bythe NFTMO, an umbrella organisation for resident-led groups whichmanage their estates independent of councils, which attracted 400delegates from across the UK.

A total of eight awards were up for grabs on the night, with theWestminster’s MEMO claiming a quarter of the spoils.

Wilfried Rimensberger, Chairman of MEMO, said: “Moving from beingthe leading local tenant management organisation to a being anationally recognised group is both rewarding and challenging butalso exciting.

“Winning these national awards is a nice "sweetener" which we willenjoy as an occasion, but the challenge for us is to carry on improv-ing and remain a beacon for others.

“Despite standing our own corner we recognise that we would notexist without the support from Westminster City Council and CityWestHomes. I can only say thank you to them, to our staff and the manyresidents who have given their invaluable support to our organisa-tion's success to date and hopefully further progress.”

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IAN LANCASTER FLEMINGwas born on 28th May 1908 in Mayfair, the grandson of the Scottishfinancier Robert Fleming. He attended Durnford School in Dorset.In 1921 Fleming enrolled at Eton College where he excelled at athletics. He moved to Eton to gain entry to the Royal MilitaryCollege at Sandhurst. He left in 1927 without gaining a commission.

To prepare for entry into the Foreign Office, he went to a privateschool in Austria. He studied at Munich University and University ofGeneva. He application for entry to the Foreign Office failed. Hewas given a position as a sub-editor and journalist for Reuters. InMoscow he covered the Stalinist show trial of six engineers.

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Fleming working In TheAdmiralty’s Naval

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Upon Fleming's demobilisation he became the Foreign Manager inthe Kemsley newspaper group, and oversaw the paper's worldwidenetwork of correspondents. After the death of Ann Charteris' first husband, she expected tomarry Fleming, but he decided to remain a bachelor. However, theaffair continued, and they married on 24 March 1952 in Jamaica.Both Fleming and Ann had affairs during their marriage.

The first Bond novel, Casino Royale, was written in 1952. ElevenBond novels and two short-story collections followed between 1953and 1966. The novels revolved around James Bond, an officer inthe Secret Intelligence Service, commonly known as MI6. Bond wasalso known by his code number, 007, and was a commander in theRoyal Naval Reserve. His creation was based on a number of individuals he met during his time in the Naval Intelligence Division,but the name came from an American ornithologist James Bond, anexpert on Caribbean birds. Many of the names used in the Bondworks came from people Fleming knew. In June 1961 Fleming soldthe film rights to Harry Saltzman along with Albert R. "Cubby"Broccoli, who hired Sean Connery.

Fleming was a heavy smoker, and suffered from heart disease.Aged 53, he suffered a heart attack. He died on 12th August.Fleming was buried in the churchyard of Sevenhampton, nearSwindon.

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HOMESOULis Ipshita's and Jai's dream and ongoing journey to source beautiful handmade products from around the world and to puttogether a place where people can buy them. Homesoul - is anonline bazaar of handpicked treasures, a souk that curates humble traditional art and crafts with designs and products translated for the Western market.

Homesoul’s products are inspired by Jai and Ipshita’s travels tovillages in Europe, Indian festivals, colours and traditions. Eachtextile reflects the rich, cultural traditions of the artisans who haveproduced these beautiful pieces of art. Homesoul strives to bringto the market traditional products with a global-chic modern takein order to provide tasteful and unique lifestyle solutions. Theirethos is to promote handmade products and contribute to preservingtraditional arts and crafts techniques by providing work to artisansand craftsman who are striving hard to protect their dying arts.

Their core product are the one of a kind, Vintage Kantha throwsor quilts which are a form of patched, quilted and embroideredtextile made entirely out of used cloth. Infused with the history oftheir rich heritage, these wonderfully artistic and brightly colouredthrows are made by stitching together layers of old saris togeth-er. The quilts have literally thousands of stitches running acrossthe length and breadth of the throw and each pieces takes weeksto make. Their loose and uneven threads add immense characterto the throws which mostly come from Rajasthan in India.Thesevintage quilts provide an amazing kaleidoscope of colour, completely transforming and brightening up any living space withtheir fantastic details and vibrant colours.

Homesoul also sources Vintage Kantha Silk Scarves and HandPainted Silk Scarves. Kantha scarves are made of two differentlayers of silk saree cloth layered together with very fine anddetailed kantha embroidery stitches, making each scarfreversible. The Handpainted silk scarves are made from Tassarsilk and Kossa silk.These forms of silk are renowned for theirbeautiful raw texture and natural gold colour which is usually veryrich and deep. These silks are known as Ahimsa or 'Non-Violence' Silk as the silk is extracted from the cocoon only afterthe silkworm has left it.Each piece takes approximately 20 daysto prepare.Homesoul’s hand painted silk scarves are made by asmall group of award winning artisans from Maharashtra whohave inherited the art of producing beautiful motifs and use thescarf as a canvas to portray their art. The process of painting onthe Indian silk scarves is either done by using blocks or evenstraight away painting on by hand. Vegetable dyes are used inthis process and do not cause any harm to the skin. The motifschosen are a mix of traditional and contemporary designs, hencethese products never go out of fashion and are timeless accessories.

Homesoul’s products are available on www.home-soul.co.ukand at Homesoul’s stall in the Old Spitalfields Market, nearLiverpool Street Station in London.


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COUNCIL CHAMPION FOR OLDER PEOPLE OPENSBLUEBIRD CARE OFFICEA national provider of specialist care in the home officially openedtheir new office last month in Pimlico.

Bluebird Care provides care at home services to support adults ofall ages, including those living with physical disabilities, people

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Cllr Lady ChristabelFlight, WestminsterCity Council’sChampion for OlderPeople (andfounder of SilverSunday), opened

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COUNCIL DEMANDS ANSWERS ON POST OFFICE CLOSUREWestminster City Council has called for talks ahead of a decisionbeing made on closing down a popular central London PostOffice.

Royal Mail Group is set to launch a 12-week consultation into theuse of Lupus Street Post Office in Pimlico with a view to closingthe branch before the end of the year.

Westminster City Council has guaranteed that there will be norent increases in the next five years – effectively an 11 per centcut in rent. WCC would like the Royal Mail to explain in publicwhy this Post Office needs to be closed down.

Over 700 people have signed a council petition against any PostOffice closures at Lupus Street.

Since the 1950s Lupus Street Post Office has provided a valuable resource for the local community as well as a focal pointfor local business to build around.

At a full council meeting on Wednesday July 10th, the councilpassed a motion to recommend that Lupus Street Post Office isnot closed and that it is recognised that the council had done all itcan in preventing any closures.

The Post Office plan involves merging the Lupus Street branchwith two others at Eccleston Street and Vauxhall Bridge Road –

both more than half a mile away.

The Lupus Street branch currently serves one of Westminster’slargest council housing estates in Churchill Gardens, a total of1,600 homes.

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