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From: Sharon Ament Sent: 12 September 2017 20:26 To: Subject:

Finbarr Whooley; Andrew Marcus; Claire Sussums Whitechaple Fatberg

Dear All,

Can you please secure a 2m2 piece of the Whitechaple Fatberg which is currently being dug up.

It is a sensation on BBC news.

We have three weeks before they remove it all.

So we need to get cracking.

It chimes well with City Now City Future.

Sharon

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Claire Sussums

From: Andrew Marcus

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13 September 2017 07:54 Finbarr Whooley; Claire Sussums Fwd: Whitechaple Fatberg

Hi Finbarr and Claire,

let me know what you need from me and my team to help with this. I've asked Katie to be primed to make an

announcement when we're ready.

If it'a helpful I could chat at lunchtime?

Andrew

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From: Sharon Ament < Date: 12 September 2017 at 20:25:54 BST To: Finbarr Whooley < Andrew Marcus < Claire Sussums < Subject: Whitechaple Fatberg

Dear All,





It chimes well wit h City Now City Future.

Sharon

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Claire Sussums

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Finbarr Whooley 13 September 2017 08:41 Glyn Davies; Claire Sussums; Roy Stephenson Alex Werner; Sharon Robinson-Calver

Subject: Fwd: Whitechaple Fatberg

Hi all

Alex and I had spoken about this last night. I think well need all our skills combined to bring this one home

Finbarr

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From: Sharon Ament < Date: 12 September 2017 20:25:54 BST To: Finbarr Whooley < Andrew Marcus < Claire Sussums < Subject: Whitechaple Fatberg

Dear All,





It chimes well with City Now City Future.

Sharon

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Katie Balcombe

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Love it thanks

From: Katie Balcombe Sent: 13 September 2017 12:55

Sharon Ament 13 September 2017 12:59 Katie Balcombe Stephanie Kirkness; Andrew Marcus; Alex Werner RE: fatberg Media note

Follow up Flagged

To: Sharon Ament < Cc: Stephanie Kirkness < Andrew Marcus < Alex Werner <

Subject: fatberg Media note

Dear Sharon,

Please find attached the media note for the possible acquisition of some of the fatberg in

Whitechapel.

Please could you look over the quote we have drafted and let us know if you are happy with it.

We are hoping to send this out at 2pm this afternoon.

Thanks

Katie

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Katie Balcombe

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Hi all,

Andrew Marcus 13 September 2017 11 :23 Alex Werner; Finbarr Whooley; Claire Sussums; Katie Balcombe Fatberg update

High

Follow up Flagged

I've just spoken to the PR Manager at Thames Water. He is meeting the media on site at 2pm and

is happy to handover a piece of the fatberg as well as wrap up all the media then. Wasn't such an

instantaneous response!

The address is .

Alex - how do we want to proceed?

Katie - please can you quickly work up a media note and quote from Sharon. If we go ahead

please can you be prepared to attend as well.

I'm going to email Thames Water now and loop in Alex and Katie.

Andrew

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Katie Ormerod

From: Andrew Marcus Sent: 13 September 2017 11:24 To: Cc: Alex Werner < Katie Balcom be < Subject: Museum of London/ Fatberg

Hi ,

Great to talk to you just now. Thank you for your enthusiasm for what I imagine is a slightly

random request.

I have cc'd my colleagues Alex and Katie who will be taking this forward if we're able to get our

act together in time.

Alex is lead curator for the Museum of London. Katie is our PR Manager. They will follow up.

All the best,

Andrew

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Andy Holbrook


Andy Holbrook 13 September 2017 08:17 Sharon Robinson-Calver Claire Sussums Re: Metro - Shared Article "Biggest' fatberg is so lard to shift'

'Wet wipes, nappies, cooking fat'

Mmmmm

Yes it's an interesting conundrum but expect whoever is dealing with this can advise on

biohazard risk, flow temperature (can it melt?) and all that stuff. I assume a significant

component of the organic matrix is saturated and will dry out (and we would want it to- although

it is going into a soaking wet basement, so maybe equilibrium will be reached!). So we'll need to

look at that as well over time.

A

> On 13 Sep 2017, at 07:30, Sharon Robinson-Calver <

wrote:

> > I've been trying to imagine what the consistency of this is (as one does) and it is interesting

that this article describes it as like 'trying _to break up concrete' S

> > > https://www.metro.news/app/743737

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Andy Holbrook


Hi Sally

Andy Holbrook 14 September 2017 14:42 Sally Brooks Pub Med

Do we have an educational account/log on for Pub Med (US based Science and Medical

publications) and if not could we? (I'm doing some fatberg research and need to get at some

articles).

Thanks so much

Andy

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Alex Werner


Hi ,

Alex Werner 14 September 2017 14:36 ' RE: Whitechapel fatberg

Yes thanks to your colleagues we have solved most of the issues. Our aim is to collect a section

of the fatberg from your depot at Beckton/Stratford (can't remember what your colleague said).

Our conservation staff are investigating how to store and display the sample.

Hopefully, a bit of public information has gone out to Londoners to take more care of what they

pour down the sink and flush down the lavatory!

We did not expect the story to go global though.

Regards

Alex

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Sent: 14 September 2017 14:15 To: Alex Werner < Subject: RE: Whitechapel fatberg

Hi Alex

My apologies for not getting back to you sooner. I think you have managed to solve this issue already through other channels, but drop me a line if that's not the case and I will point you in the right direction.

Regards

From: Alex Werner Sent: 12/09/2017 15:29 To: Subject: Re: Whitechapel fatberg

Dear

I was astonished to read about this new fatberg. For some time, we have followed the way that

Londoners abuse the drainage system rather than disposing of waste in bins. The museum is

interested in acquiring a sample of the Whitechapel fatberg for its collection. Would this be

possible? I am sure that our conservation staff would be able to find a safe method of storing it

and displaying it here at the museum. It would fit in well with our current display 'The City is

Ours' which examines the challenges facing cities today and in the future .

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http: //www.museumoflondon.org. uk/ museu m-london /whats-on/ exhibitions /the-city-ls-ours

I look forward to hearing from you.

Kind regards,

Alex Werner

Alex Werner Lead Curator, New Museum Museum of London 150 London Wall London EC2Y 5HN Tel: Email: www.museumoflondon.org.uk

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Sharon Robinson-Calver


Hi there,

Alex Werner 14 September 2017 16:46 Sharon Robinson-Calver; Andy Holbrook FW: Re Thames Water contacts

We need to set up a meeting to discuss how we progress the collection of the fatberg.

is the PR manager who I met yesterday at

Whitechapel

is the person who r think we need

to contact to arrange collection of a section of the fatberg at the Thames Water depot in East

London.

Alex

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Looks fine to me

From: Katie Balcombe Sent: 13 September 2017 18:11

Claire Sussums 14 September 2017 10:01 Katie Balcombe Andrew Marcus; Elise Neve; Sharon Robinson-Calver RE: Fatberg conversation

To: Claire Sussums < Cc: Andrew Marcus < Elise Neve < Subject: FW: Fatberg conversation

Hi Claire,

How about this amended copy for our holding response from conservation:

Our preservation strategy would involve analysis of the composite materials to understand more

about it and look for hazards. We may also X- Ray it to examine its internal structure and discuss

with our curators how best to display it.

Thanks

Katie

From: Elise Neve Sent: 13 September 2017 18:06 To: Katie Balcombe < Subject: FW: Fatberg conversation

From: Sian-Estelle Petty Sent: 13 September 2017 14:31 To: Elise Neve < Andrew Marcus < Subject: FW: Fatberg conversation

Currently with Claire for sign off

From: Sharon Robinson-Calver Sent: 13 September 2017 14:18 To: Sian-Estelle Petty < Claire Sussums < Cc: Alex Werner < Subject: RE: Fatberg conversation

Hi Sian and Claire (for approval)

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Our holding response might be:

Our preservation strategy would involve analysis of the composite materials to understand more

about it and look for hazards. We may also X-Ray it to see if anything is trapped inside and talk

to our curators about how they want to display it!

s

From: Sian-Estelle Petty Sent: 13 September 2017 13:52 To: Sharon Robinson-Calver < Cc: Alex Werner < Subject: Fatberg conversation Importance: High

Hi Sharon

As you may know we are now talking about the fatberg on twitter right now.

We've invited people to ask questions about it.

One of the main questions coming up is how do we conserve it?

Do you have a holding statement we could tweet? Don't worry if we not, we are noting the

enquiries and can reply later.

Many thanks

Sian

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Finbarr Whooley 15 September 2017 09:03 Sharon Robinson-Calver Katie Balcombe; Claire Sussums; Alex Werner; Andy Holbrook; Sian-Estelle Petty; Glyn Davies

Subject: Re: Icon Twitter Conference: Fatberg the Paper

From my perspective I think it's a very useful vehicle for gleaning professional advice and will be of interest to the sector

Finbarr

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On 15 Sep 2017, at 08:28, "Sharon Robinson-Calver" < wrote:

Dear All

I have been approached by ICON, the Institute for Conservation to present a 'paper'

at their inaugural Twitter conference on 6th October. Each participant communicates

a concept using Just 6-12 tweets and if we wished we could put together our

headline thoughts about how to conserve a fatberg. Is this something that you

would like me to pursue?

It would be very hypothetical and potentially structured around the following :

Fatberg hits the headlines world wide

Why we want to collect it: What is says about society and why it is relevant to new

museum

Fatberg science

Hazards and risks

Preliminary investigations - ie what x - rays may tell us

Conservation and display options: Freeze drying / vacuum drying / anoxia / low

temperature / spirit preservation

We may get some useful feedback and ideas?

Let me know

s

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Claire Sussums


Hi Sharon,

Katie Balcombe 18 September 2017 12:48 Sharon Robinson-Calver; Alex Werner; Claire Sussums Elise Neve RE: Fatberg update

I sent on a contact to Alex from last week. The best person to talk to at Thames Water is

He can advise on the below.

Thanks

Katie

From: Sharon Robinson-Calver Sent: 18 September 2017 12:47 To: Katie Ba1combe < Alex Werner <

Claire Sussums < Cc: Elise Neve < Subject: RE: Fatberg update

Hi Katie

As a next step we need a contact at Thames Water who can inform us of the hazardous materials

/ status as hazardous waste which form the fatberg so that we know how to handle and treat it

safely. If Andrew has a contact who can help us that would be useful.

Many Thanks

Sharon

From: Katie Balcombe Sent: 18 September 2017 12:36 To: Alex Werner < Sharon Robinson-Calver

< Cc: Elise Neve <

Subject: Fatberg update

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Hi both,

After the excitement of last week, I just wanted to see where we were with the plans to possibly acquire some of the fatberg.

We have two production companies talking to us at the moment who are very keen to document/ be kept updated with any developments with this.

Would you be able to keep myself and Elise updated on any plans for this in future as it could continue to make a great story for us.

Also wanted to let you know that we generated around 11 5 pieces of coverage for this last week so massive thanks to you Alex!

Thanks

Katie

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Katie Balcombe

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Katie Balcombe 18 September 2017 13:20 Sharon Robinson-Calver; Alex Werner FW: Fatberg into 10,000 litres of biodiesel Whitechapel Fatberg 2.PNG; Whiteshapel fatberg SJpg; Fat_Clogged_Pipejpg

Future of Fatberg - I've emailed back to ask about timeline and if we can still acquire. Will let you

know the response.

Thanks

Katie

From: Sent: 18 September 2017 12:59 To: Subject: Fatberg into 10,000 litres of biodiesel

Fatberg update: we're turning the monster of Whitechapel into 10,000 litres of biodiesel.

Sewer video link https://we.tl/uBOZcEBF9m plus more video content on our Twitter page: https://twitter.com/thameswater

Disgusting picture also attached of what can happen to your pipes if you flush fat and wet wipes.

Cheers,

SEPTEMBER 18: 1PM

MONSTER WHITECHAPEL FATBERG GIVEN NEW LEASE OF BIODIESEL LIFE

The monster 250-metre long Whitechapel fatberg will be converted into around 10,000 litres of biodiesel, Thames

Water has confirmed today.

The congealed mass of fat, oil, grease, wet wipes and sanitary products discovered blocking an east London sewer will create enough environmentally-friendly energy to power 350 double-decker Routemaster buses for a day.

So far around a third of the 130-tonne fatberg, which hit headlines around the world last week, has been removed from the bowels of Whitechapel Road, with work now expected to finish in October due to damage it has caused to

the Victorian sewer.

Thames Water waste network manager Alex Saunders said: "It may be a monster, but the Whitechapel fatberg deserves a second chance. We've therefore teamed up with leading waste to power firm Argent Energy to transform

what was once an evil, gut-wrenching, rancid blob into pure green fuel.

"It's the perfect solution for the environment and our customers as we work towards our target to self-generate 33 per cent of the electricity we use from renewable sources by 2020. It also means t he Whitechapel fatberg will get a new lease of life as renewable, biodegradable fuel powering an engine instead of causing the misery of sewer

flooding." 1

Tanker loads of the infamous fatberg have been broken apart with high-powered jets and sucked from the Whitechapel Road sewer since work started in early September. It will now be transferred to a specialist plant to be processed with other fats, oils and greases, and transformed into biodiesel - a cleaner-burning, greenhouse gas reducing, replacement for fossil diesel fuel. Other unflushable items such as baby wipes, nappies, cotton buds and sanitary products - which should never be flushed - will be disposed of.

Alex added: "We have a problem with fatbergs, both in sewer networks and at our sewage treatment works. Previously, we've either extracted the fatberg out of the pipes and sent it to landfill, or broken it down and put it back through the sewage treatment process. Even though they are our worst enemy, and we want them dead completely, bringing fatbergs back to life when we do find them in the form of biodiesel is a far better solution for everyone."

The project with Argent Energy, which already helps to power bus fleets in the supply area, will run alongside Thames Water's 'Bin it-don't block it' campaign. This aims to prevent fatbergs building up in the sewers in the first place.

Thames Water is one of the biggest producers of green energy inside the M25 and is working towards selfgenerating 33 per cent of the electricity it uses from renewable sources by 2020. Last year the company produced enough electricity to power more than 86,000 homes, a town the size of Reading,.through solar power, including Europe's largest floating solar panel array on its QE2 reservoir, wind power and ~xpanding the number of sewage treatment sites where thermal hydrolysis is used to generate poo-power.

ENDS

For information:

• Thames Water serves 15m customers across London and the Thames Valley and is Britain's biggest water company.

• Visit http://binit.thameswater.eo.uk/ for more on the 'Bin it - don't block it' campaign • Bus calculation based on based on a running on a B20 blend of biodiesel.

Visit us online www.thameswater.co.uk , follow us on twitter www.twitter.com/thameswater or find us on www.facebook.com/thameswater. We're happy to help you 24/7.

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From: > 20 September 2017 07:40 Sent:

To: Cc: Sharon Robinson-Calver; Andy Holbrook; Alex Werner

Re: Museum of London Fatberg Acquisition Subject:

Leave it with me and I will put something together tomorrow for you

On 20 Sep 2017 07:39, " < > wrote: Morning Tracey,

Can you provide this information?

Many Thanks

On 19 September 2017 at 11:09, Sharon Robinson-Calver < wrote:

\ Dear

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As part of the museum of London's acquisition procedure it is necessary for us to

undertake a hazard risk assessment to understand the materials comprising the

fatberg and any risks they pose to staff and public. Can you help us by outlining the

health and safety hazards and handling precautions that need to be taken please?

We note a significant amount of PPE worn by the staff dealing with it onsite and would

very much appreciate any hazard information that you can share.

Best Regards

Sharon

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