External Decorating Programme

Here's the programme for the external decorations. It here just in case you mislay the paper copy. You can zoom in to examine the details

The site agent's name and number is Charlie Densem 07961 859 201

Road Closures soon

Beech Street will be closed between Silk Street and Aldersgate Street on Saturdays 18 and 25 June 2016. This is to complete the annual tunnel maintenance (cleaning, lighting repairs etc.). which was postponed a few months ago.

Where does our waste go? Visit the Veolia Material Recovery Facility

Following Carolyn Dwyer's presentation on recycling levels in the Barbican at the AGM, the recycling team have arranged a visit for residents to the Veolia Material Recovery Facility (MRF) in Southwark where the City's dry recyclables are sorted and it is also the collection centre for food waste which is then bulked up with other Borough's waste for processing at a site in Kent.

Having visited one of these facilities before it is a really interesting opportunity to see exactly what happens to our recycling. The itinerary is as follows:



Date of Visit 29 July 2016

10.00  - Presentation on the site/ H & S briefing
10.20  - Don Personal Protection Equipment (PPE)
10.30  - Tour the Materials Recovery Facility (MRF)
11.00  - Tour the Mechanical and Biological Treatment (MBT)
11.20  - Tour the Recycling Discovery Centre (RDC)
11.35  - Remove PPE
11.40  - Q&A
12.00  - Depart

Veolia can accommodate up to 20 visitors - so if you or anyone from your house group would be interested in joining the trip please let me know. The site is easily reached by public transport - either via the Northern Line to Elephant and then a 172, 453 or 53 bus - or a 172 bus from Little Britain. The site visit is not suitable for anyone fitted with a pacemaker nor, unfortunately, for wheelchair users or those with walking aids.

If you would like to come please get in touch via the contact page

External decorations; Result of Poll... Oxford Blue

There were 40 votes recorded, either by survey monkey or paper survey.

The results were

Block	Votes
Oxford Blue	21	53.00%
Forest Green	9	22.00%
Grey	10	25.00%
Total	40	100.00%
Fire doors -
	Votes
Oxford Blue	17	43.00%
Forest Green	6	15.00%
Grey	5	12.00%
Cherry	6	15.00%
Red	6	15.00%
Total	40	100.00%

Sir Gavyn Arthur

Well known and much loved resident of Shakespeare Tower, Sir Gavyn Arthur died suddenly on May 16th at the age of 64.

He will be much missed as a former member of the Shakespeare Tower House Group and regular host of drinks and events for the Tower residents. Most recently he hosted us all after the AGM in March.

A more formal record of his amazing life follows:

His Honour Judge Sir Gavyn Farr Arthur was born on September 13, 1951, and died May 16, 2016. He was called to the Bar in 1975 and elected as a Bencher in 2001.  He was appointed as a Recorder in 2002 and a Circuit Judge in November 2007. In 2008 he was appointed the Designated Family Judge for Luton.

In addition, Gavyn was a prominent figure in the City of London. He served as Alderman for the Ward of Cripplegate in the City from his election in 1991 until 2005. He served as Aldermanic Sheriff during 1998-99 and as the 675th  Lord Mayor of the City of London (2002-2003), when he was ex-officio Chancellor of City University London; he received an Honorary Doctorate of Laws from City University London.

Gavyn was a Past Master of the Worshipful Company of Gardeners, the Worshipful Company of Wax Chandlers, the Guild of Public Relations Practitioners, and the Guild of Freemen of the City of London.

His funeral was a private and family commemoration but details of his memorial service will be issued in due course.

This post was kindly written by Alison Gowman