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The BID arrangements took effect on 11 May and will be maintained for five years, after which another Ballot would have to be held and approved in order for the BID to continue for a further five years.

The area covered by the BID extends from St Paul’s cathedral to the Bank of England and includes the whole of the Ward of Cordwainer.

The BID entails raising a modest levy on businesses through the rating system to be used for specified projects in the area. The business rate multiplier is set at 0.25% together with a threshold of excluding properties falling below a rateable value of £180,000 and a capped contribution so that no business pays more than £3,750. The rates have been set to ensure that the contributions are seen as being affordable.

Five project areas have been identified:

a. Employment enterprise and training. Projects include the BID will working

in partnership with the ‘Heart of the City’ programme to provide

Cheapside BID approved

City of London Ward News June 2015

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free support in developing CSR programmes and providing a dedicated employment service to place local people in to jobs.

b. Environment, signage and way finding.

Projects include looking at enhancing the street signage and information given to businesses to improve way finding; developing projects to provide green infrastructure in the area; and seeking to contribute to the integration of new strategies and developments such as the Bank Area Strategy and Bloomberg development.

c. Tourism and culture. Projects include working with the

City Corporation Cultural and Visitor Development Team and City Information Centre to promote the area and providing an on-street ambassadorial programme to welcome and orientate tourists.

d. Marketing and promotion Projects include continuing to

deliver a successful Privilege Card scheme; developing a website and a social media platform for member

businesses and sending regular newsletters to inform members of what is happening locally.

e. Business awareness and networking opportunities.

Projects include hosting corporate networking events and retail symposiums; monitoring activity in the area to include footfall and sales data; providing a focus for matters relating to enterprise in the area; and providing a focus for discussions with the City Corporation and City Police through running bespoke events to inform on issues such as cyber-crime and economic crime.

Over a five-year period of the BID, the levy will generate an income of £1.85 million with additional voluntary contributions (from property owners) generating an estimated additional income of £500,000.

The BID will be managed by a board made up from the local business community, and will be supported by an executive team made up of a Chief Executive, an Operations Manager and an Administrator who will be contracted by the City.

City businesses have approved the establishment of a Business Improvement District (BID) for the Cheapside Area. The BID Ballot was held between 13 March and 10 April 2015 and returned a clear majority in favour of the BID Proposals with an 84% yes vote by number and an 89% yes vote by rateable value. The turnout for the ballot was 39%. The BID Ballots result demonstrates that there is a strong appetite from the business community to work in partnership with the City Corporation in delivering the BID Proposals

If you’re receiving this ward newsletter it means you are already on the Ward Lists – our register of voters for City Ward elections. But to keep receiving it we need you to re-register each year. All residential properties and businesses that are eligible to appoint voters will be sent registration forms in September and an early response from you means we won’t have to keep chasing you.

Being on the Ward Lists is not just about having a vote in ward and City-wide elections, it also puts you in touch with Members who sit on the City Corporation’s various committees and its main decision making body. They represent you and your interests in the whole range of work the City Corporation carries out. This newsletter is one way your ward representatives within the City Corporation keep you up to date on how they are working on your behalf.

It also acts as a reminder of who you can contact if you do have an issue with something within the Square Mile – from security to planning, road safety to the night time economy and air quality to broadband provision.

If you are a voter appointed by a business, we would also ask you to spread the word about the unique opportunity that City workers have to register, because there are some firms that don’t use their full entitlement or register at all. Each business has a designated person responsible for registration and the Electoral Services team at the City Corporation is happy to help workers find out who their business’s contact is.

More information is available from www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/voting

Keep on the register and spread the wordHAVE YOUR SAY!

Going undergroundAt the time of writing Crossrail was due to notch up a significant milestone with tunnelling scheduled to conclude in its final phase from Liverpool Street to Farringdon.

In all 42km of Crossrail train tunnels will have been created by two 1,000 tonne tunnel machines (named Victoria and Elizabeth).

In the coming months, the next phase of station building and fitout will continue across the central stations.

Crossrail will transform rail transport in London, increasing capacity by 10%, supporting regeneration and cutting journey times across the City.

Its route will run over 100km from Reading and Heathrow in the west, through new tunnels under central London to Shenfield and Abbey Wood in the east.

There will be 40 Crossrail stations including 10 new stations at Paddington, Bond Street, Tottenham Court Road, Farringdon, Liverpool Street, Whitechapel, Canary Wharf, Custom House, Woolwich and Abbey Wood.

Farringdon station will include two ticket halls. The eastern hall will be located within the City at Lindsey Street and the western hall (shared with Thameslink, and which opened in December 2011) is located at Cowcross Street in the Borough of Islington.

The eastern ticket hall will also provide a second entrance to London Underground’s Barbican station.

The Crossrail station at Liverpool Street will have entrances at both Liverpool Street and Moorgate. The plans for the Liverpool Street end of the station include the modification of the main London Underground ticket hall and the construction of a new Broadgate ticket hall at basement level with an entrance in front of the UBS building in Liverpool Street (west). An underground pedestrian link connects the Crossrail station with the existing Network Rail and Underground stations, providing covered interchange between all three stations.

A single new entrance combined with the existing London Underground entrance on the

west side of Moorfields will provide the main access point from the Moorgate end of the station.

The Crossrail project will bring an extra 1.5m people to within 45 minutes of central London and will link London’s key employment, leisure and business districts – Heathrow, West End, the City, Docklands – enabling further economic development.

The first Crossrail services through central London are due to start in late 2018 and it is estimated that 200m passengers will use Crossrail every year.

www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/crossrail

Keep on the register and spread the word

Transport for London has now begun work on the Cycle Superhighways that will provide safer, faster and more direct cycle journeys into central London.

Businesses and customers in the areas around the planned Cycle Superhighways routes are being urged to consider how their deliveries and collections may be affected during construction. The schedule of work is:

• East-West Cycle Superhighway – Lancaster Gate to Tower Hill (construction ongoing until summer 2016)

• North-South Cycle Superhighway – Elephant & Castle to Stonecutter Street, near Holborn Viaduct (construction ongoing until spring 2016 with works in the City starting in August 2015)

• Cycle Superhighway Route 2 Upgrade – Aldgate to Bow roundabout (construction ongoing until spring 2016)

• Cycle Superhighway Route 5 – Oval to Pimlico (construction ongoing until autumn 2015)

These routes will be busier than usual during construction and some road users and bus passengers will experience delays. Specific work locations and dates may change, so you are advised to plan ahead and allow more time to complete your journeys.

For further information on the projects mentioned and to plan your journey, please visit www.tfl.gov.uk/roadtraveladvice. You can also subscribe to receive further information on the schemes at: tfl.gov.uk/emailupdates.

Segregated Cycle Superhighways in the City of London

Every Lord Mayor’s Show is special but this year it is marking its 800th anniversary and should prove to be particularly memorable.

As ever the Show is held on the second Saturday in November and will be made up of a three mile long procession of music and movement, community and commerce, pomp and pageantry, all of which represents the City in all its diversity.

The Square Mile’s long history is represented by the livery companies, military units and bands while its focus on the future is shown through the community groups, businesses and schools taking part.

In all more than 6,500 people, 200 vehicles and 70 floats will be on display

A milestone year for the City

to welcome the new Lord Mayor and mark the beginning of his year in style.

Starting and finishing at Mansion House, the procession travels down Cheapside, round and past St Paul’s Cathedral to the Royal Courts of Justice before returning

via Victoria Embankment.

The Show is rounded off at 5pm with a magnificent firework display on the Thames sponsored by the City Corporation.

For more information visit www.lordmayorshow.org

Who We Are

George GillonE-mail: george.gillon@cityoflondon.gov.ukTel: 07774 409367

Sir Michael Snyder Ward DeputyE-mail: mjs@kingstonsmith.co.ukTel: 020 7566 4000

Alderman Sir Roger GiffordE-mail: roger.gifford@seb.co.uk

Danny had recently passed his driving test and decided to ask his clergyman father if there was any chance of him getting a car for Christmas, which was yet some months away. ‘Okay.’ said his father ‘I tell you what I’ll do. If you can get your ‘A’ level grades up to ‘A’s and ‘B’s, study your bible and get your hair cut, I’ll consider the matter very seriously.’

A couple of months later Danny went back to his father who said ‘I’m really impressed by your commitment to your studies. Your grades are excellent and the work you have put into your bible studies is very encouraging. However, I have to say I’m very disappointed that you haven’t had your hair cut yet.

Danny was a smart young man who was never lost for an answer. ‘Look dad. In the course of my bible studies I’ve noticed in the illustrations that Moses, John the Baptist, Samson and even Jesus had long hair.’ ‘Yes. I’m aware of that...’ replied his father ‘... but did you also notice they walked wherever they went?’

A Car For Christmas

Mark BoleatE-mail: mark.boleat@cityoflondon.gov.ukTel: 07803 377343

Committee Appointments: Chairman of Policy and Resources Committee, Member of Police, Finance and Investment Committees. Represents the City on the Boards of TheCityUK, London Councils, Heart of the City, London and Partners and Central London Forward.

Committee Appointments: Member of Policy and Resources and Finance Committees, Chairman of the Governors of the City of London School for Girls and the Projects Sub Committee. Chairman of the Government’s Professional and Business Services Group.

Committee Appointments: Member of Policy and Resources, Port Health and Environmental Services, Planning and Transportation and Investment Committees, Co-Chair of Cross-River Partnership Board.

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or email col-eb-tc@cityoflondon.gov.uk

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CONTACT US

We are always happy to talk to workers and residents within the Ward about any issues you may wish to raise. Please contact us if you would like to arrange a meeting.

COMMUNICATING WITH THOSE WHO LIVE AND WORK IN THE CITY OF LONDON

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Committee Appointments: Culture, Heritage and Libraries

Ward Club

Ward members continue to hold top City positionsCordwainer’s members on the Court of Common Council continue to play a major role in the Court of Common Council. For a time in 2013 Cordwainer members Sir Roger Gifford, George Gillon and Mark Boleat held the three senior positions in the Court – Lord Mayor, Chief Commoner and Chairman of Policy. This has never happened before and is unlikely to happen again.

Mark Boleat has been re-elected for a fourth year as Chairman of the Policy and Resources Committee, Sir Michael Snyder and George Gillon also serving on that Committee. All three also serve on the Resource Allocation Sub-Committee, which has a major role in the governance of the City. Sir Michael Snyder continues as Chairman of the Governors of the City of London Girls School and Chairman of the Projects Sub-Committee. George Gillon continues to chair the Cross River Partnership.

Darren Clayton is the new Chairman of the Ward of Cordwainer Club, succeeding Tim Collerton. Darren was elected at the Annual General Meeting of the Club, held at Tallow Chandlers Hall on 28 April. Darren is a partner in the employment solicitors Doyle Clayton, based in the Ward. The new Deputy Chairman is Keith Loney. At the lunch following the AGM Richard Marks QC, the Common Serjeant of London, the second most senior judge at the Old Bailey, was the guest speaker

Further details about the Club are available from the Honorary Secretary, Tom Moore, at tmoore@kingstonsmith.co.uk.

www.www.cordwainer.co.uk

Jazz in the laneThe Bow Bells Association has arranged another “Jazz in the Lane” day on July 9th. The Association, which organises a series of event in Bow Lane and Watling Street, held the first such event last year. Retailers support the event with special promotions.