Dear Ward Club Members – I hope you are keeping safe and well. At our Christmas Lunch I was pleased to install Debra Moorby as your President until May 2023. I wish her a very happy time as President. I…
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Happy New Year
May I take this opportunity to wish all of my friends and colleagues a very happy and healthy new year. For those who have continued to support me and the various organisations I represent this year, I am enormously grateful…
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Bishopsgate Ward Club Christmas Carol Service – 17th Dec @ Noon
Due to the latest guidance on Covid-19, many members of the Bishopsgate Ward Club have expressed concern at travelling to the much-loved annual Christmas Carol Concert will continue to take place tomorrow (Friday 17th December at 12 Noon) at St.…
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City Police Update: December 2021
Bishopsgate Crime Data Headlines from November 2021: Bike Theft – For this period, 26 pedal cycle theft offences occurred. This is considerably lower than last month’s 34 and is down by 24%; April reported the highest month for this year so far compared to the previous period. It…
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Coronavirus (COVID‑19) Guidance Update
The government has announced that England will move to Plan B in response to the risks of the Omicron variant. Wear a face covering in most indoor public places and on public transport Get tested and self-isolate if required Work from…
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Christmas at St. Botolph Without Bishopsgate
Message from The Rector – Come Together As we enter Advent and head towards the Christmas festivities (though, both tend to run in parallel in the City) it is a time of coming together.If the Covid pandemic has taught us…
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Crossrail Update – November 2021
Operational Readiness The transition of the Liverpool Street to Shenfield service to a full nine-car Class 345 operation, with up to 22 trains commenced on 1 November and is expected to be complete by the end of this year. The…
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RMT Tube Strike – December 2021
Unfortunately, the RMT is proposing to take six further nights of action on the Central and Victoria lines over changes to rosters. Commuters should check before they travel and consider using buses. Further information is available here. Tube customers are…
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Bishopsgate Night Safety Hub Opens
For several years now, there has been partnership working between the City of London Corporation, City Police, St. John’s Ambulance, Victim Support and local Churches to offer support to those in need in Bishopsgate. Whether that be supporting homeless rough…
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City of London Remembers
As is customary at this time of the year, there have been a number of acts of Remembrance this week in Bishopsgate and across the wider City, starting with the launch of the Royal British Legion’s London Poppy Appeal at…
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