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The City is looking forward to the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, with events planned 2^nd – 5^th June. There will be road closures in place in the Square Mile especially on Friday 3 June as we celebrate the national service of thanksgiving at St Paul’s Cathedral.

There are plenty of Jubilee festivities happening right across the City of London this month. CityAM has published an overview. Plan your visit with their Royal City map (pictured) or visit their website – click here.

With half term and the Jubilee weekend around the corner we wanted to get in touch to update you on our work as your local representatives and to invite you to a Business Breakfast Talk on the 9^th of June organised by the Ward of Cheap Club and the Cheapside Business Alliance.

Prioritising the needs of crime victims and building a genuinely inclusive culture are part of a new policing plan announced by the City of London Corporation’s Police Authority Board. The Police Authority will work with the City of London Police to “create a culture of inclusion and equity that attracts, retains, promotes and supports a diverse range of talent” and “provides an effective service to all of our communities.”

This City Corporation has set out new Destination City strategy: a £2.5m annual investment in an ambitious programme of work to boost the City’s leisure offer. Building on recent cross-London campaigns to create a leading destination for workers, residents and UK and international visitors to enjoy.  

Voters in the City of London have cast their votes to elect their representatives to the Square Mile’s governing body. A total of 100 Members were elected by resident and business voters yesterday to the City of London Corporation’s principal decision-making body, the Court of Common Council.

On Thursday 24 March elections will take place across the City of London. I am standing for re-election together with my fellow Ward of Cheap colleagues Alastair Moss and Nick Bensted-Smith. During the election period – which starts on Tuesday 22 February – you can find more information and updates about our campaign at http://www.wardofcheap.city This personal website stays live, but will not be used for our Ward of Cheap Team’s election campaign.

It was great to see the streets around Cheapside buzzing again this week. On Thursday we had an opportunity to come together as a ward. Over 20 City workers, livery companies, residents and members of the Ward Club joined us as local Alderman and Common Councillors for the Ward of Cheap. We discussed local issues, new ways of working and the priorities for the Square Mile as we re-emerge from the pandamic. One thing was clear everyone was glad to be off Zoom and meeting in person in the beautiful St Vedast Church!

The City of London is unique as it’s the only place in the UK where residents and workers get a vote in local elections. This year elections for Common Councillors will take place across the Square Mile on 24 March 2022. It has been an honour to represent the Ward of Cheap over the last 5 years. Together as a team with my fellow Councillors Alastair Moss and Nick Bensted-Smith we intend to stand for re-election.

This week the Chair of the City of London Police Authority joined City’s Business Ratespayers consultation meeting and proposed an increase in the Business Rates Premium of 0.4p to invest in security and policing in the City. This would add £135 to a £17k rates bill or 0.7% – lower than increases nationally.