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Westminster LWN LONDON WEEKLY NEWS GROUP NEWS & Pimlico First established 1857 PICK UP A FREE COPY ursday, January 7th 2016 Football’s elite clubs join drive to combat extremism BY GEOFF BAKER away from radicalisation and crimi- geoff@londonweeklynews.co.uk nality onto a passion for football in- stead, has signed its first trials deal LONDON’S fast-growing and with the mighty Atletico Madrid. extremist-busting soccer craze Football For Unity is now in talks with a super squad of other top clubs Football For Unity has pulled from four countries who are also off a champions deal for its keen to join the project – Bayern Mu- poor teenage players – free tri- nich, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Boca als with the world’s top clubs. Juniors of Argentina and the Mexi- Legendary international sides are can premier league side Chiapas. queuing up to join the Football For “Our kids are ecstatic about this Unity scheme which will see disad- opportunity, it could change every- vantaged young players from all over thing in the world for them,” said Dr n HAPPY NEW YEAR: the capital get the chance to try out Shamender Talwar, the social psy- Westminster’s Lord Mayor for some of the best teams on the chologist who started Football For councillor Christabel Flight planet. Unity with co-founder Anna Prior. receives the third place The Kensington-based youth proj- “If they play well, train hard and trophy in London’s New ect, which turns at-risk teenagers follow the Football For Unity line of Year’s Day Parade borough awards. being good, responsi- Picture: Matt Sprake ble citizens then they Photography (07770 365302) Specialistsinused could join some of the MORE PICTURES, PAGE 3 Herman MillerAerons chairs TURN TO PAGE 4 LONDONAERONS.CO.UK OfficeHours-02076397771(option1) WeekendsorEvenings-07973540289 WebuyHermanMillerAeronChairs London’sbestbuyerofAeronchairs 1-1000+chairswanted! AnyconditionGood,BadorBroken WewillbuyANYAeronchair (Wealsobuyanyotherqualityofficechairsandfurniture) THE paper serving the HEART of London 2London Weekly News [email protected] Thursday, January 7th 2016 Council tax cut but services protected THE Mayor of London has proposed to by getting 2,600 extra officers into ropean Aquatics Championships. Plus forecast to be collected from London- cut his share of the council tax in a local neighbourhoods. Plus investment the continued development of Olympi- ers to fund GLA services. Under the draft budget that fulfils his manifesto in the latest digital technologies such as copolis, a world class new cultural, sci- proposal the total GLA precept will be commitment to reduce the mayoral body worn cameras. entific and educational centre for reduced from £295 to £276 a year n share of Londoners’ council tax bills by Investment in upgrading the Tube London at the Queen Elizabeth (Band D household) for residents of the ten per cent during his second term in network including £250m on making Olympic Park. 32 boroughs – a reduction of £19 or n office. more stations step free, the delivery of Support for the new Mayoral Devel- 6.4%. The Band D precept for taxpay- If Boris Johnson’s Budget is ap- a northern Line extension to Nine Elms opment Corporation for Old Oak and ers within the Corporation of London proved in February he will have saved and Battersea and continued support Park Royal, a once in a lifetime regen- area – which has its own police force – a typical Band D council taxpayer for the delivery of Crossrail, which will eration opportunity for that part of west is provisionally set at £69.21. FROM THE n around £500 over his eight years as increase London’s rail capacity by ten London which will deliver thousands The mayor’s proposed council tax mayor. MAYOR’S OFFICE per cent. of new jobs and homes. precept comprises £566.5m to support n n In his final budget as mayor, Mr A £4bn investment on London’s A continued focus on the creation of the Metropolitan Police service, £138m Johnson is proposing to reduce his roads. £913m is due to be spent on cy- apprenticeships for young Londoners, for the London Fire Brigade and £62m share of the council tax bill by 6.4 per needed. It is the right plan for London cling improvements, £200m has been particularly in the construction sector for other services such as transport, the cent next year, a reduction of £19 to and the right plan for everyone with a earmarked for bus priority schemes and where demand is increasing. nOl y mpic precept and the GLA itself. £276 for Band D taxpayers. The budget stake in our great city.” 800 New Routemaster buses will be A consultation document that sets The mayor’s draft budget consists also includes plans to protect police of- The mayor’s draft 2016/2017 budget nde livered by 2016. out the Mayor’s proposals has now of allocations for the Mayor’s Office ficer numbers and key transport im- covers the entire Greater London Au- Continuing the increase in the sup- been made available on the Greater for Policing And Crime (Metropolitan provements while supporting the thority Group – including Transport for ply of affordable homes and identifying London Authority website at: www.lon- Police), Transport for London, the Lon- construction of a record number of new London, the London Legacy Develop- better ways of doing so with a target of don.gov.uk/about-us/greater-london- don Fire and Emergency Planning Au- homes and creating thousands of new ment Corporation, the Metropolitan delivering 100,000 affordable homes authority-gla/spending-money-wisely/ thority (London Fire Brigade), the jobs. Police service and the London Fire over the Mayor’s eight years in office. mayors-budget London Legacy Development Com- n Mr Johnson, said: “This budget Brigade. Its plans include: Ensuring the London Fire Brigade Members of the public have until pany (Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park), n drives down council tax while protect- The continued delivery of around can continue to meet their response January 12 to comment on the draft the new Old Oak Common and Park ing key services for Londoners. It is a £418m of funding that is being used to time targets. budget, which is due to be considered Royal Development Corporation, the n plan that continues to look after the support economic regeneration in the The permanent re-opening of the by the London Assembly on 27 January core Greater London Authority and the poorest and neediest and which creates capital. former Olympic Stadium in the sum- and 22 February. London Assembly. n n n new jobs and builds new homes. Not a The protection of police officer num- mer of 2016 and support for the hosting The Mayor of London’s 2016-17 The proposed total budget for the penny will be squandered as we deliver bers at around 32,000 including a rein- of major sports events across all of the draft Council Tax requirement is GLA Group for 2016-17 is £16.2 bil- the services and the improvements vigoration of neighbourhood policing 2102 legacy venues including the Eu- £756.5m – this being the total sum lion. 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Below: American cheerleaders enjoy the big day. n HIGH THERE: A giant 40ft inflatable attracts attention in Westminster during the London New Year’s Day Parade, the annual event which raises much needed funds for charities chosen by all of the London boroughs. The event attracted massive crowds to mark the start of 2016. Marching bands, cheerleaders and performers travelled from the United States of America to take part in the parade alongside participants from the UK, including world renowned illusionist from Winnipeg, Canada Darcy Oake, a Britain’s Got Talent finallist who performed death defying escapology in Whitehall. Images © Matt Sprake Photography (07770 365302) www.mattsprake.co.uk n HIGH THERE: Performers from the parade perforn in London’s Trafalgar Square –above and right –ahead of the annual free public event on Friday which started from the Ritz Hotel. Dementia charity’s new year action call BY GEOFF BAKER geoff@londonweeklynews.co.uk forgotten,” said a spokesman. tor for Greater London at Alzheimer’s nto affect daily life. being diagnosed to a specialist such as “Spending time with loved ones is Society, said: “After spending time Dementia isn’t a natural part of age- a consultant. n important because it can stimulate feel- with friends and family over the festive ing. It occurs when the brain is affected Assessments can include conversa- THE Alzheimer’s Society is call- ings of familiarity, happiness, comfort period, New Year can be a bleak and bny a disease. tions with the person being diagnosed ing on Londoners to spend more and security. Staying connected and lonely time for people with dementia There are many known causes of de- and those close to them, a physical ex- taking part in activities helps a person and their carers. It’s so important for mentia –probably more than 100. The amination, memory tests and/or brain time with loved ones with demen- with dementia feel less isolated.” people with dementia to feel connected most common types are Alzheimer’s scans. tia after a survey revealed that n The survey of people affected by de- throughout the year. disease and vascular dementia. Some The Mini Mental State Examination many believe there is no point in mentia found that more than half (54 “Spending time with loved ones and people have a combination of these, (MMSE) is the most commonly used staying in touch. per cent) of people with the condition taking part in meaningful activities can known as mixed dementia. test for complaints of memory prob- n The society is making the appeal were no longer taking part in any or have a powerful and positive impact, It is estimated that there were around lems or when a diagnosis of dementia after discovering that 42 per cent of hardly any social activities. But they even if they have difficulty remember- 850,000 people in the UK with demen- is being considered. n Londoners mistakenly think that people said that what would help them most ing the event itself. We’re urging peo- tia in 2015. Becoming forgetful does not neces- n with dementia don’t benefit much from was to stay connected is seeing family ple to get in touch with us to find out The chance of developing dementia sarily mean that you have dementia. seeing loved ones they no longer recog- and friends more often, and having how we can help you stay connected increases significantly with age. One in Many of us notice that our memory be- nise. someone to help them take part in ac- through our local support services 14 people over 65 years of age, and one comes less reliable as we get older. It But the Alzheimer’s Society says tivities and hobbies . across London.” in six people over 80, has dementia. It can also be a symptom of stress or de- people with dementia benefit consider- “Despite good intentions to stay in What is dementia? is more common among women than pression. In rare cases, dementia-like ably from regular visits even if they do touch with a loved one with dementia, men. symptoms can be caused by vitamin n not know who is visiting them. the lack of awareness of how important THE word dementia describes a group More than 40,000 younger people deficiencies or a brain tumour. n “As the condition progresses, many emotional memory is may mean that in of symptoms that may include memory (under the age of 65) in the UK have Even if the diagnosis is dementia, people with dementia may find it diffi- their busy lives, people don’t always loss, difficulties with thinking, prob- dementia. This is called early-onset or there is lots that can be done after a di- cult to recognise faces of friends and follow up on their intentions and over lem-solving or language, and some- young-onset dementia. agnosis to support someone to live well n family members, but they will still hold half of those living with dementia are ntimes changes in mood or behaviour. Diagnosing dementia is often diffi- nwi th the condition. an ‘emotional memory’ which means left feeling isolated,” said the These changes are often small to cult, particularly in the early stages. Some of the first signs of they continue to feel happy long after a spokesman. start with, but for someone with de- The GP is the first person to consult. Alzheimer’s include lapses in memory visit or experience that they may have Tim McLachlan, Operations Direc- mentia they have become bad enough The GP may then refer the person and problems finding the right words. 4London Weekly News [email protected] Thursday, January 7th 2016 LWN NEWS FROM WESTMINSTER AND PIMLICO Angry residents The meeting also heard from Lise Cox, who had been one of the few chosen for a Residents’ Review Panel by Wandsworth oppose plans for consultants Colander Associ- ates. She described the “totally ir- regular procedures”, the issuing of a gagging order under “the Nine Elms Bridge fallacious excuse of EU pro- curement regulations”, meetings cancelled, and how she was then disinvited when she refused to sign the order. She described the process of consultation as “a farce”. BY GEOFF BAKER Mr York pointed out that the “The bridge makes no eco- A trustee of the Boating Base geoff@londonweeklynews.co.uk meeting in St Saviours Hall had nomic sense, and if its aim is to described how there had been been snubbed by key players in encourage exercise, then surely no consultation from the devel- the project; Wandsworth Coun- it would be better to cycle or opers, and how the bridge plans FEWER than two per cent cil leader Ravi Govindia, the walk a bit further using existing were vague. He said it was clear of the residents of Pimlico bridge architects, the mayoral bridges?” said Mr Hambro. that the base will be damaged are in favour of the much- candidates and the Chairman of Battersea architect Keith Gar- and the design will affect the opposed Nine Elms Bridge, the Mayor’s Bridge Design ner said Wandsworth Council very strong tidal flow, endan- which could turn the quiet committee had all been invited, had made a poor case for this gering children in their boats. area into a cycling track for and none were able to attend. bridge, “because the new Nine Millie Esposito introduced St George’s Square resident, Elms development does not herself as a representative of more than 60,000 riders businessman Tony Hambro contain any major new attrac- Lambeth residents, as Chair of every week. spoke of “the ruination of the tions such as a new museum or the Heman’s Estate. More than 200 people packed quiet residential Pimlico Oasis gallery, sporting facility, or uni- “They are all opposed to the a meeting at St George’s Square with unavoidable damage to versity department, which bridge, and have not been con- of the South Westminster Resi- Pimlico Gardens’ trees and would give Pimlico residents an sulted,” she said. “Our estates dents Against Nine Elms Bridge lawns”. incentive to use the bridge”. do not want our community and and most of them blasted the Mr Hambro warned that the “All Ravi Govindia of privacy invaded by streams of proposed plan to build the bridge would turn St George’s Wandsworth can offer is the bridge users channelling their bridge that will cost Londoners Square into “a 9,000-a- day chance to use the new Wait- way through.” £100 million. cycle track, all for the benefit of rose,” said Mr Garner. Residents also deplored the When there was a call for a foreign developers and the new Westminister councillor An- consequential loss of Pimlico show of hands of those who US Embassy, and without con- gela Harvey told the meeting Gardens, with John Gibson’s wanted the bridge, only two sultation of Pimlico residents”. that a public inquiry into the 1836 marble statue of William hands went up. He added that Transport for plan for the bridge will start on Huskisson MP, the first UK rail- Peter York, chairman of the London’s feasibility study and January 18 at the Town Hall and way fatality, and the 1915 Su- anti-bridge campaign, said the press release implied that the urged all residents to express the perintendant’s House, along crossing “has nothing to do with cost to Londoners would even- huge local opposition to the with the dog park in St George’s Londoners, but clearly is a de- tually be about £100m. TfL’s es- scheme as Wandsworth Council Square. velopment for foreign investors timate of journey time savings has still to submit a planning ap- This, they said, “would be a and global elites, who are using worth precisely £91.5m was, he plication and technical and en- crime against Pimlico and its nCROSS PURPOSES: One of the competing designs for the Nine Elms as investments”. said, “deceitful rubbish”. vironmental analysis report. heritage”. proposed Nine Elms Bridge. Leading teams give ‘unity’ kids a chance FROM PAGE 1 top teams in the world.” Football For Unity began last year when Dr Talwar set up the scheme to encourage teenagers at risk to Islamist radicalisation and gang culture to take up football. Through the game children and young people of different faiths, ethnicities and cultures are brought together as one united British community. Since starting in April with 10 players, the scheme has ex- ploded into London’s new teen sensation – driven by avid en- thusiasm on social media, Foot- ball For Unity now has more than 1,400 players aged 10-17 nTOP TEAM: England manager Roy Hodgson and FA who come from all over Lon- chairman Greg Dyke support Football For Unity founders don to train three times a week Dr Shamender Talwar and Anna Prior. in Southall. The Football For Unity scheme has won backing that some of our players will never thought that they ever had from world leaders including now find a future with some of a chance. This is making President Obama, Prime Minis- the world’s best clubs,” said Dr dreams come true and giving ter David Cameron, Pope Fran- Talwar. “I’m delighted that hope to our young players – one cis and soccer idol Diego through our co-founder Marcus day some of them may be play- Maradona, all of whom want to Faraji and the club’s director ing in the World Cup.” see the youth-unifying scheme general Herman Robles Gonza- Following its huge success of rolled out across the UK and lez, Atletico Madrid has in London, the scheme is now around the world. launched the trials programme going nationwide with Football Now with leading interna- and I’m thrilled to now be in For Unity projects starting soon tional teams joining the project, talks with the other top sides in Cardiff, Glasgow, Birming- organisers say there are great about them joining too. ham, Bradford and Bristol. opportunities ahead for London “This is a fantastic opportu- To learn more about the teenagers. nity for our youngsters, we are scheme, go to www.football- “I am 100 per cent certain hunting talent among kids who forunity.org 6London Weekly News [email protected] Thursday, January 7th 2016 LWN LONDON WIDE Bright idea gives capital light relief BY GEOFF BAKER geoff@londonweeklynews.co.uk Opie (UK), installed on Broadwick Street, opposite Carnaby Street. Supported by Shaftesbury PLC. n THE capital’s first festival of Aquarium, Benedetto Bufalino light will soon bleach the win- (France). A defunct red phone box ter darkness when Lumiere in Mayfair becomes a living aquar- ium filled with goldfish. Supported London brightens the city like by The Grosvenor Estate. never before. n Les Voyageurs, Cedric Le With 3D projections, interactive Borgne (France). Le Borgne’s installations and other extraordi- larger than life human figures will nary light works, the free festival appear like guardian angels on and will make the West End shine over around buildings in the St James’s four evenings from Thursday 14 to area. In partnership with The Sunday 17 January, switching on Crown Estate. from 6.30 to 10.30pm. “More than 20 international King’s Cross artists will illuminate some of the n Joining the Dots, Clearly Con- city’s most iconic buildings and lo- nolly (Ireland/France), a projected cations, to present a major outdoor artwork on the German Gymna- showcase of creativity that under- sium in King’s Cross, based on per- pins London's status as a world ceptive psychology and developed leading cultural destination,” said a with the contribution of local spokesman for Mayor Boris John- school students. son. n BinaryWaves, LAb[au] (Bel- Transforming London’s urban gium),has its roots in the cyber- landscape and architecture from netic art of the 1960s. Transposing Leicester Square to Piccadilly, St the electromagnetic waves that James’s, Carnaby Street and Ox- carry telecommunications into ford Circus to the German Gymna- light, sound and motion across 40 sium and Granary Square at King’s undulating illuminated panels, the Cross, the dazzling illuminations work responds to the everyday from producers Artichoke will re- rhythms of the city. veal some of the capital’s hidden n Circus of Light, Ocubu (Portu- secrets and bathe London in a com- gal).A magical animation across pletely new glow. the breadth of the iconic Granary Since 2009 Artichoke has been Building at King’s Cross, Circus of staging Lumiere in Durham, where Light features local residents and its light show has been attracting passers-by. ever-growing audiences. It has also n Litre of Light, Mick Stephenson, exhibited in Londonderry and Por- (UK). Working with students at tugal to much acclaim. Central St Martins, Mick Stephen- “Artichoke is passionate about son will create a structure resem- the possibility of light and how it bling the shanty homes, which are can transform urban environments. illuminated using simple technol- Lumiere London will be no differ- ogy developed by My Shelter ent, you should prepare to be daz- Foundation’s Litre of Light cam- zled,” said a spokesman. paign. Supported by Veolia. Festival highlights include: Main Plaza, Regent’s Place West End n n Platonic Spin, Nathaniel Rack- Garden of Light, TILT (France). owe (UK). Uniting the two Lumiere TILT’s exotic garden of giant illu- London hubs, Platonic Spin strings minated plants will bring tropical together interlocking rectangles of summer to dark January nights in glowing wire to form the outside of Leicester Square, one of London’s a dodecahedron, one of the funda- premiere entertainment spots. Sup- mental three-dimensional building ported by Heart of London Busi- blocks of the universe. Split into nne ss Alliance. rectangles, each one lights in turn, 1.8 London, Janet Echelman creating a sense of movement and (US), a vast billowing aerial sculp- shifting composition, which gains ture constructed from thousands of in speed and momentum until it ap- feet of knotted twine and sus- pears to be one single form moving pended at Oxford Circus. The in space before all the planes are re- sculpture is inspired by the 2011 vealed simultaneously. Supported nJa panese Tsunami. by British Land and Regent’s nLET THERE BE LIGHT: The stunning displays created elsewhere in the UK by London Lumiere organisers Artichoke. Shaida Walking 2015 by Julian Place. ‘Massive’ police appeal delivers hundreds of presents to foster children A CHRISTMAS campaign to de- volunteer cadets worked with staff and Detective Superintendent Paul The Met Police’s annual cam- erosity and Christmas spirit that liver presents to foster children in at Hammersmith and Fulham coun- Jervis joined several other guests at paign aims to ensure that every everyone has shown,” she said. Hammersmith and Fulham has cil to collect and wrap the presents, Hammersmith Town Hall on looked-after child under the age of “There were donations not just been hailed a huge success. before handing them over to the Wednesday December 23rd to pres- 18 receives a Christmas present. from the police and the council but Almost 200 gifts were gener- children. A total of 194 gifts were ent the gifts during a special cere- PC Joanne Duffy, youth engage- members of the public –from the ously donated to the Met Police ap- donated from across the borough – mony. ment co-ordinator at Hammersmith borough and beyond. We have even peal and wrapped up in time for more than double the number col- Cllr Umeh said: “It really is an and Fulham Police, said it had been had donations from a local school. youngsters to open them on Christ- lected for last year’s appeal. amazing achievement. Well done to a “massive achievement” to co-or- Now every single looked-after mas morning. The Mayor of Hammersmith and everyone who has worked so hard dinate this year’s appeal. child in Hammersmith and Fulham nPRAISE: Cllr Mercy Umeh. The borough’s police team and Fulham, Councillor Mercy Umeh, on this project.” “I am overwhelmed by the gen- gets a present this year.” Thursday, January 7th 2016 [email protected] London Weekly News 7 LWN LONDON WIDE Amazon adventure excites students at West London’s university STUDENTS and staff at the Uni- students and staff. UWL was the through technical demos. The gorithm for Large-scale Social versity of West London’s School first university in the UK to run event also gave students a fantas- Networks, aims to design and of Computing and Engineering an AWS workshop on campus. tic opportunity to meet with the implement a tool to analyse be- are starting to reap the benefits of The event offered staff, students, Amazon careers team to discuss haviour in a large-scale social a unique partnership with inter- IT professionals and enthusiasts job opportunities. network. net trading giant Amazon. eager to enhance their knowl- The company has also The university and Amazon The university started working edge of cloud computing the op- awarded the Amazon Research are exploring opportunities for with the Amazon Web Services portunity to obtain first-hand Grant of 10,000 dollars to Asso- further collaboration in course (AWS) Educate programme in training in the AWS Cloud. ciate Professor Wei Jie. The grant development, joint teaching, in- June last year, one of the first The workshop provided a is part of a worldwide research ternships and placements. higher education institutions in step-by-step introduction to core funding program giving recipi- Professor Amir Alani, Head of the country to do so. AWS services in computing, ents the opportunity to use Ama- the School of Computing and This collaboration has already storage, databases and network- zon’s cloud computing resources Technology, said: “The collabo- brought great benefits to the uni- ing, with presenters explaining to conduct cutting-edge research. ration between Amazon and the versity through Amazon experts key features, using case studies, Dr Wei Jie’s project, A Self-orga- School of Computing and Engi- nPIONEER: The University of West London is enjoying its sharing their knowledge with sharing best practice and walking nizing Community Detection Al- neering is a very exciting one.” partnership with web retail giant Amazon. Symbol of freedom defies the terrorists BY GEOFF BAKER geoff@londonweeklynews.co.uk A GIANT symbol of defi- ance against Islamist ji- hadists is to be built in Trafalgar Square. The 50ft replica of an an- cient stone arch in Syria be- lieved to have survived an Isis bombing campaign will stand as a monument to a free world when it is erected in April to coincide with World Heritage Week. The original 2,000-year-old archway may be all that re- mains of the Temple of Bel in the city of Palmyra, which was nDEFIANT: An artist’s impression of the iconic stone arch. all but levelled by the terror group last summer. Now the Oxford-based Insti- in Palmyra’s ancient Baal IDA executive director tute of Digital Archaeology is Shamin temple, the United Na- Roger Michel, said the replica planning to build a lightweight tions released satellite images arch, which will stand in front replica in the shadow of Nel- confirming that the organiza- of the National Gallery, “is re- son’s Column. tion had also reduced the Tem- ally a political statement, a call In August 2015, Isis exe- ple of Bel to rubble. to action, to draw attention to cuted Khaled al-Asaad, an 82- Only the perimeter wall and what is happening in Syria and year-old archaeologist who had the entrance arch, badly dam- Iraq and now Libya.” tended the ancient ruins of aged, were left standing. The “We are saying to them ‘if Palmyra for 40 years. Accord- United Nations Educational, you destroy something we can ing to Syria’s antiquities chief, Scientific and Cultural Organi- rebuild it again.’ The symbolic Maamoun Abdulkarim, al- zation, which had named value of these sites is enor- Asaad was beheaded and his Palmyra a World Heritage Site, mous.” body was hung in public. called the temple’s destruction Another replica of the arch Later that month, a week “an intolerable crime against will be erected in New York’s after Isis detonated explosives civilization”. Times Square. Free rides follow Oyster card blip PASSENGERS using London’s About 100,000 free journeys transport network last weekend are believed to have been made travelled for free after a techni- between 4am and 10am, which cal glitch meant they were un- TfL estimated to be worth about able to use their Oyster cards. £250,000 in lost revenue. Experts explained that a card A spokesman told the BBC: reader fault affected buses and “Customers should now touch Tube stations earlier. Passengers in and out as normal. were waved through barriers “Anyone charged a maxi- free of charge by Transport for mum fare due to this issue will London staff. get an automatic refund credited But Saturday’s failure, report- to their Oyster card early next edly connected with a fare in- week. We apologise for this dis- crease, did not prevent people ruption.” using the Tube, bus and rail net- People using pay-as-you-go works. Oyster cards were able to travel TfL said the problem, which for free while the card readers began at 4.30am, was later re- were down as the machines solved. were unable to deduct the cor- TfL said it was the first such rect fare from the pre-paid problem with the card readers in cards. nJUST THE TICKET: Oyster 10 years and the glitch was Season ticket Oyster card card users were handed a linked to a 1.1 per cent increase users were unaffected as travel welcome New Year present. in fares overnight. is not paid per journey. 8London Weekly News [email protected] Thursday, January 7th 2016 LWN LONDON WIDE Authors on n Akhil Sharma: Family Life (Faber & Faber, UK) n Anuradha Roy: Sleeping on Jupiter(Hachette, India) n write lines K.R. Meera: Hang Woman (Translated by J Devika; Pen- guin, India) n Mirza Waheed: The Book of Gold Leaves (Viking/Penguin for top prize India) n Neel Mukherjee: The Lives of Others (Vintage/Penguin Ran- dom House, UK) n Raj Kamal Jha: She Will Build Him A City (Bloomsbury, India) The DSC Prize for South BY GEOFF BAKER ety especially the undertones of Asian Literature prides itself on geoff@londonweeklynews.co.uk poverty, illiteracy and dispropor- a thorough and transparent judg- tionate wealth. ing process and is modelled on ONE of two London writers Sir Mark Tully, the former global best practices. The jury BBC news veteran and chairman panel is made up of eminent fig- could be £33,000 better off of the jury panel that selected the ures who have all worked in or next week when the winner shortlist, said: “We have had to around South Asia and under- of the DSC Prize for South make difficult decisions because stand the fabric of the society Asian Literature is revealed. all the books on the very varied needed to best judge the narra- On the shortlist of six writers long-list could qualify for the tive around the texts. contending for the best South shortlist. Sir Mark said: “I am particu- Asian fiction are Mirza Waheed “Our final list still reflects the larly glad that a translation from for The Book of Gold Leaves. variety and vigour of South a South Asian language into Eng- Mirza Waheed’s debut novel, Asian fiction writing and writing lish is included in the shortlist.” The Collaborator, was an inter- about South Asia. One of the Another highlight of the prize national bestseller and was book most striking features of the list is that writing in regional lan- of the year for The Daily Tele- is the quality of writing. The guages is highly encouraged and graph, New Statesman and Fi- novels are also remarkable for the prize money is equally shared nancial Times. their realism and for the way between the author and the trans- Also shortlisted is Neel they convey atmosphere.” lator in case a translated entry Mukherjee for The Lives of Oth- The winner will be announced wins. This works as a great im- ers. His first novel, A Life Apart, at the Galle Literary Festival in petus for regional writers who won the Vodafone-Crossword Sri Lanka on January 16. often struggle to gain visibility Award in India and the Writers’ Sir Mark was bureau chief of on international shores. Guild of Great Britain Award for the BBC in New Delhi, is a his- Speaking about the shortlist, best fiction. torian and also wrote books on Surina Narula, MBE and co- The South Asian Literature the Gandhis, Mother Theresa, founder of the DSC Prize, said: prize was co-founded by London Operation Blue Star (the assassi- “Once again we have seen some entrepreneur Surina Narula nation of Indhira Gandhi). of the world’s greatest authors MBE. Her work in South Asia The DSC Prize for South recognised for their fantastic gave her first-hand experience of Asian Literature 2016 shortlist contributions to the genre of the working of South Asian soci- comprises: South Asian literature.” THE WATERMILL RESTAURANT & GRILL SUNDAY CARVERY OPEN MIDDAY TIL 6PM £6.95 ONLY AFTER 5PM (BOOKINGS ONLY) nSHORTLISTED! Neel Mukherjee, pictured top of the page, is the author of The Lives of Others, while Mirza Waheed, inset above, features in the shortlist for The Book of Gold Leaves THE WATERMILL RESTAURANT, MERTON Main picture: www.djh-graphics.com ABBEY MILLS, LONDON SW19 2RD Happy birthday, Heathrow HEATHROW Airport marked a with the first passengers flying is a significant milestone which major milestone on New Year’s from the airport in May. Keith marks the incredible transfor- Day –the 70th anniversary of it Haywood, 87, who has worked mation of Heathrow. It has becoming a commercial air- at the airport for over 70 years come a long way from being a port. and remembers pushing one of military airfield to a national While the then newly named the first flights back, told re- asset which is now a globally London Airport was officially poprters: “I feel very privileged recognised brand. opened on May 31, 1946, it to have seen Heathrow develop “I am very proud to be a part was on January 1, 1946 that the and grow from its first day in of ‘Team Heathrow’ and the site – which was originally 1946.” 75,000 colleagues helping to built for military use during the The airport will officially make every passenger’s jour- Second World War – was celebrate its 70th birthday on ney better. I’m looking forward handed over to the Minister of May 31 but a number of impor- to celebrating the history of this Civil Aviation. tant anniversary moments will amazing airport this year but The first commercial flight be recognised by colleagues, I’m also looking forward to the to leave on that day was a passengers and the local com- next 70 years as Heathrow aims British South American Air- munity throughout the year. to be the best connected and lines Lancastrian ‘Star Light’ Heathrow chief executive most environmentally responsi- which flew to Buenos Aires, John Holland Kaye said: “This ble airport in the world.” Thursday, January 7th 2016 [email protected] London Weekly News 9 LWN LONDON WIDE Chelsea girl sets sail for show BY GEOFF BAKER geoff@londonweeklynews.co.uk Factfile nThe show celebrates its TELEVISION’S Made In 62nd event this year Chelseastar Lucy Watson nThere will be more than 400 brands on show will open the 62nd annual nNew brands for 2016 – London Boat Show on Fri- Suzuki, Adidas Sailing, day, January 8. Four Winns, Monterey The television idol, model Boats, Seago Yachting, and avid sailor, will open the Jimmy Green Marine, IMP, Lewmar, Rodman, Arthur 10-day Show at ExCeL Lon- Beale, RNLI and Marathon don, launching the 2016 boat- Leisure ing calendar in glitzy style. nThere will be nearly 400 Thousands of boats and boats on show brands will be showcased at the nThe London Boat Show event all from leading British takes place from Friday 8 and international companies. January – Sunday 17 Exhibitors will range from January, with Public Preview Day and Late world-class boat builders Night Thursday (14 through to fashion, travel oper- January closes at 8pm). ators and watersports compa- nAdult tickets start at nies. just £15 in advance, with “As a firm fixture of the two children aged 15 and London social scene and a fan under going free with of all kinds of activity on the every adult ticket water, often joining the Made nFor show ticket in Chelsea cast on the deck of a information please visit www.londonboatshow.com luxury powerboat, Lucy is the nShow organisers say perfect fit for the Show,” said a that boating is affordable spokesman for the 10-day for everyone – the show, which will play host to London Boat Show will over 300 of the most presti- have boats that range gious marine brands in a space from just £300 right up to spread across a space the size £4.5million luxury yachts. of six full-sized football There will also be clothing and holidays available. pitches. Visitors to the Land Rover nMADE IN HEAVEN: Lucy BAR stand (A001) will get the Watson will open the chance to meet the team behind London Boat Show. Britain’s challenge for the 35th America’s Cup next year. Visitors will also be able to Showcasing technologies and trial the next development of innovations straight out of the the Land Rover BAR’s 3D sail- team’s HQ, visitors will be able ing experience. The innovative to learn and interact with the in- adventure starts with each vir- novations behind the bid to tual sailor at the helm, control- bring the Cup home.” ling their own AC45 and Other boat show attractions getting a personalised image of experience, a power grinder will include a Mediterranean them ‘flying’ the foiling cata- competition and team members Bay with waterfront cafés and maran. from both the design and sail- a specially built pool hosting For the first time visitors can ing teams will be on the stand live demonstrations. There will also discover the stand’s ‘pit at various times during the also be hundreds of boats to wall’ display, which will show- show.” climb aboard, a 60’s Revival case how the Land Rover BAR Murray Ellis, Managing Di- showcasing boating highlights Systems and Analysis team re- rector at British Marine Boat from the era, and themed dis- view data from the testing Shows, said: “As the British cussions led by industry experts boats, just like a Formula 1 race Challenger for the 35th Amer- in the London Boat Show The- team on the pit lane. ica’s Cup, Land Rover BAR atre. Commenting on plans for the has inspired a nation. We will Lucy Watson will be at the show, Land Rover BAR’s Head be offering visitors to the Lon- show on the morning of Janu- of Communications and don Boat Show an exclusive ary 8 to welcome the first ar- Events, Jo Grindly, said: “We’ll opportunity to delve into the rivals, with an official opening be bringing a new 3D sailing world of the America’s Cup. and ribbon-cutting at 11am. River crossing inquiry date A MINI public inquiry into the interested parties will be in- take place at Westminster City Nine Elms Bridge river cross- vited to attend and give evi- Hall. It is only proposed to last ing plan will be staged by West- dence. for the one evening but officials minster City Council later this In a letter to Wandsworth have indicated that the inquiry month. Council leader Cllr Ravi could be extended to another The announcement comes Govindia, environment com- day if all the questions raised after a petition signed by 1,500 mittee chairman Cllr Ian have not been answered during people was handed to council- Adams wrote: “We would very the meeting. lors at a full council meeting on much appreciate the attendance Over the past year Westmin- November 11 last year. of representatives from the ster Council has expressed a se- The hearing will be held at London Borough of ries of reservations over the an environment committee Wandsworth, in order to hear river crossing plans. It culmi- meeting on January 18. from a range of witnesses with nated in calls from some quar- Members from Wandsworth knowledge of the proposals.” ters for the idea to be scrapped Council, which is behind the The inquiry will examine the altogether. plans for the pedestrian and potential design of the crossing, A competition to find a de- cycle crossing from Battersea its location and the consultation sign for the bridge was whittled to Pimlico in Westminster, process. down from 74 entries to four in Transport for London and other The meeting is scheduled to July last year. 10London Weekly News [email protected] Thursday, January 7th 2016 LWN LONDON’S SECRET WORLD OF WILDLIFE Some of the greatest sights of London are found not just at its landmarks, palaces, galleries and shops – but in the wonderland of the Royal Parks and its wildlife. More than 4,000 species of animals make their homes in the 5,000 acres that total Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens, Richmond Park, Bushy Park, St James’s Park, The Green Park, Greenwich Park and The Regent’s Park. The land that was originally owned by the monarchy has become free public parks for 165 years and no walk along the 68 miles of paths, beside the 21 lakes and pools and among the 170,000 trees is ever without some special sighting. We sent award-winning wildlife photographer Richard Austin to capture the animal magic that every year enchants millions and inspires awe at the natural glory hidden inside the world’s greatest city. His pictures tell the story better than words can match. nEYES DOWN: A community of coots busy themselves on the water in the Royal Parks, prtoviding a fascinating sideshow for walkers. nLONDON’S BACK GARDEN: A crow decides to eat out, above, while squirrels keep an eye on proceedings and great white pelicans entertain.

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Westminster LWN LONDON WEEKLY NEWS GROUP NEWS & Pimlico First established 1857 PICK UP A FREE COPY ursday, January 7th 2016 Football’s elite clubs join drive to combat extremism BY GEOFF BAKER away from radicalisation and crimi- geoff@londonweeklynews.co.uk nality onto a passion for football in- stead, has signed its first trials deal LONDON’S fast-growing and with the mighty Atletico Madrid. extremist-busting soccer craze Football For Unity is now in talks with a super squad of other top clubs Football For Unity has pulled from four countries who are also off a champions deal for its keen to join the project – Bayern Mu- poor teenage players – free tri- nich, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Boca als with the world’s top clubs. Juniors of Argentina and the Mexi- Legendary international sides are can premier league side Chiapas. queuing up to join the Football For “Our kids are ecstatic about this Unity scheme which will see disad- opportunity, it could change every- vantaged young players from all over thing in the world for them,” said Dr n HAPPY NEW YEAR: the capital get the chance to try out Shamender Talwar, the social psy- Westminster’s Lord Mayor for some of the best teams on the chologist who started Football For councillor Christabel Flight planet. Unity with co-founder Anna Prior. receives the third place The Kensington-based youth proj- “If they play well, train hard and trophy in London’s New ect, which turns at-risk teenagers follow the Football For Unity line of Year’s Day Parade borough awards. being good, responsi- Picture: Matt Sprake ble citizens then they Photography (07770 365302) Specialistsinused could join some of the MORE PICTURES, PAGE 3 Herman MillerAerons chairs TURN TO PAGE 4 LONDONAERONS.CO.UK OfficeHours-02076397771(option1) WeekendsorEvenings-07973540289 WebuyHermanMillerAeronChairs London’sbestbuyerofAeronchairs 1-1000+chairswanted! AnyconditionGood,BadorBroken WewillbuyANYAeronchair (Wealsobuyanyotherqualityofficechairsandfurniture) THE paper serving the HEART of London 2London Weekly News [email protected] Thursday, January 7th 2016 Council tax cut but services protected THE Mayor of London has proposed to by getting 2,600 extra officers into ropean Aquatics Championships. Plus forecast to be collected from London- cut his share of the council tax in a local neighbourhoods. Plus investment the continued development of Olympi- ers to fund GLA services. Under the draft budget that fulfils his manifesto in the latest digital technologies such as copolis, a world class new cultural, sci- proposal the total GLA precept will be commitment to reduce the mayoral body worn cameras. entific and educational centre for reduced from £295 to £276 a year n share of Londoners’ council tax bills by Investment in upgrading the Tube London at the Queen Elizabeth (Band D household) for residents of the ten per cent during his second term in network including £250m on making Olympic Park. 32 boroughs – a reduction of £19 or n office. more stations step free, the delivery of Support for the new Mayoral Devel- 6.4%. The Band D precept for taxpay- If Boris Johnson’s Budget is ap- a northern Line extension to Nine Elms opment Corporation for Old Oak and ers within the Corporation of London proved in February he will have saved and Battersea and continued support Park Royal, a once in a lifetime regen- area – which has its own police force – a typical Band D council taxpayer for the delivery of Crossrail, which will eration opportunity for that part of west is provisionally set at £69.21. FROM THE n around £500 over his eight years as increase London’s rail capacity by ten London which will deliver thousands The mayor’s proposed council tax mayor. MAYOR’S OFFICE per cent. of new jobs and homes. precept comprises £566.5m to support n n In his final budget as mayor, Mr A £4bn investment on London’s A continued focus on the creation of the Metropolitan Police service, £138m Johnson is proposing to reduce his roads. £913m is due to be spent on cy- apprenticeships for young Londoners, for the London Fire Brigade and £62m share of the council tax bill by 6.4 per needed. It is the right plan for London cling improvements, £200m has been particularly in the construction sector for other services such as transport, the cent next year, a reduction of £19 to and the right plan for everyone with a earmarked for bus priority schemes and where demand is increasing. nOl y mpic precept and the GLA itself. £276 for Band D taxpayers. The budget stake in our great city.” 800 New Routemaster buses will be A consultation document that sets The mayor’s draft budget consists also includes plans to protect police of- The mayor’s draft 2016/2017 budget nde livered by 2016. out the Mayor’s proposals has now of allocations for the Mayor’s Office ficer numbers and key transport im- covers the entire Greater London Au- Continuing the increase in the sup- been made available on the Greater for Policing And Crime (Metropolitan provements while supporting the thority Group – including Transport for ply of affordable homes and identifying London Authority website at: www.lon- Police), Transport for London, the Lon- construction of a record number of new London, the London Legacy Develop- better ways of doing so with a target of don.gov.uk/about-us/greater-london- don Fire and Emergency Planning Au- homes and creating thousands of new ment Corporation, the Metropolitan delivering 100,000 affordable homes authority-gla/spending-money-wisely/ thority (London Fire Brigade), the jobs. Police service and the London Fire over the Mayor’s eight years in office. mayors-budget London Legacy Development Com- n Mr Johnson, said: “This budget Brigade. Its plans include: Ensuring the London Fire Brigade Members of the public have until pany (Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park), n drives down council tax while protect- The continued delivery of around can continue to meet their response January 12 to comment on the draft the new Old Oak Common and Park ing key services for Londoners. It is a £418m of funding that is being used to time targets. budget, which is due to be considered Royal Development Corporation, the n plan that continues to look after the support economic regeneration in the The permanent re-opening of the by the London Assembly on 27 January core Greater London Authority and the poorest and neediest and which creates capital. former Olympic Stadium in the sum- and 22 February. London Assembly. n n n new jobs and builds new homes. Not a The protection of police officer num- mer of 2016 and support for the hosting The Mayor of London’s 2016-17 The proposed total budget for the penny will be squandered as we deliver bers at around 32,000 including a rein- of major sports events across all of the draft Council Tax requirement is GLA Group for 2016-17 is £16.2 bil- the services and the improvements vigoration of neighbourhood policing 2102 legacy venues including the Eu- £756.5m – this being the total sum lion. 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Below: American cheerleaders enjoy the big day. n HIGH THERE: A giant 40ft inflatable attracts attention in Westminster during the London New Year’s Day Parade, the annual event which raises much needed funds for charities chosen by all of the London boroughs. The event attracted massive crowds to mark the start of 2016. Marching bands, cheerleaders and performers travelled from the United States of America to take part in the parade alongside participants from the UK, including world renowned illusionist from Winnipeg, Canada Darcy Oake, a Britain’s Got Talent finallist who performed death defying escapology in Whitehall. Images © Matt Sprake Photography (07770 365302) www.mattsprake.co.uk n HIGH THERE: Performers from the parade perforn in London’s Trafalgar Square –above and right –ahead of the annual free public event on Friday which started from the Ritz Hotel. Dementia charity’s new year action call BY GEOFF BAKER geoff@londonweeklynews.co.uk forgotten,” said a spokesman. tor for Greater London at Alzheimer’s nto affect daily life. being diagnosed to a specialist such as “Spending time with loved ones is Society, said: “After spending time Dementia isn’t a natural part of age- a consultant. n important because it can stimulate feel- with friends and family over the festive ing. It occurs when the brain is affected Assessments can include conversa- THE Alzheimer’s Society is call- ings of familiarity, happiness, comfort period, New Year can be a bleak and bny a disease. tions with the person being diagnosed ing on Londoners to spend more and security. Staying connected and lonely time for people with dementia There are many known causes of de- and those close to them, a physical ex- taking part in activities helps a person and their carers. It’s so important for mentia –probably more than 100. The amination, memory tests and/or brain time with loved ones with demen- with dementia feel less isolated.” people with dementia to feel connected most common types are Alzheimer’s scans. tia after a survey revealed that n The survey of people affected by de- throughout the year. disease and vascular dementia. Some The Mini Mental State Examination many believe there is no point in mentia found that more than half (54 “Spending time with loved ones and people have a combination of these, (MMSE) is the most commonly used staying in touch. per cent) of people with the condition taking part in meaningful activities can known as mixed dementia. test for complaints of memory prob- n The society is making the appeal were no longer taking part in any or have a powerful and positive impact, It is estimated that there were around lems or when a diagnosis of dementia after discovering that 42 per cent of hardly any social activities. But they even if they have difficulty remember- 850,000 people in the UK with demen- is being considered. n Londoners mistakenly think that people said that what would help them most ing the event itself. We’re urging peo- tia in 2015. Becoming forgetful does not neces- n with dementia don’t benefit much from was to stay connected is seeing family ple to get in touch with us to find out The chance of developing dementia sarily mean that you have dementia. seeing loved ones they no longer recog- and friends more often, and having how we can help you stay connected increases significantly with age. One in Many of us notice that our memory be- nise. someone to help them take part in ac- through our local support services 14 people over 65 years of age, and one comes less reliable as we get older. It But the Alzheimer’s Society says tivities and hobbies . across London.” in six people over 80, has dementia. It can also be a symptom of stress or de- people with dementia benefit consider- “Despite good intentions to stay in What is dementia? is more common among women than pression. In rare cases, dementia-like ably from regular visits even if they do touch with a loved one with dementia, men. symptoms can be caused by vitamin n not know who is visiting them. the lack of awareness of how important THE word dementia describes a group More than 40,000 younger people deficiencies or a brain tumour. n “As the condition progresses, many emotional memory is may mean that in of symptoms that may include memory (under the age of 65) in the UK have Even if the diagnosis is dementia, people with dementia may find it diffi- their busy lives, people don’t always loss, difficulties with thinking, prob- dementia. This is called early-onset or there is lots that can be done after a di- cult to recognise faces of friends and follow up on their intentions and over lem-solving or language, and some- young-onset dementia. agnosis to support someone to live well n family members, but they will still hold half of those living with dementia are ntimes changes in mood or behaviour. Diagnosing dementia is often diffi- nwi th the condition. an ‘emotional memory’ which means left feeling isolated,” said the These changes are often small to cult, particularly in the early stages. Some of the first signs of they continue to feel happy long after a spokesman. start with, but for someone with de- The GP is the first person to consult. Alzheimer’s include lapses in memory visit or experience that they may have Tim McLachlan, Operations Direc- mentia they have become bad enough The GP may then refer the person and problems finding the right words. 4London Weekly News [email protected] Thursday, January 7th 2016 LWN NEWS FROM WESTMINSTER AND PIMLICO Angry residents The meeting also heard from Lise Cox, who had been one of the few chosen for a Residents’ Review Panel by Wandsworth oppose plans for consultants Colander Associ- ates. She described the “totally ir- regular procedures”, the issuing of a gagging order under “the Nine Elms Bridge fallacious excuse of EU pro- curement regulations”, meetings cancelled, and how she was then disinvited when she refused to sign the order. She described the process of consultation as “a farce”. BY GEOFF BAKER Mr York pointed out that the “The bridge makes no eco- A trustee of the Boating Base geoff@londonweeklynews.co.uk meeting in St Saviours Hall had nomic sense, and if its aim is to described how there had been been snubbed by key players in encourage exercise, then surely no consultation from the devel- the project; Wandsworth Coun- it would be better to cycle or opers, and how the bridge plans FEWER than two per cent cil leader Ravi Govindia, the walk a bit further using existing were vague. He said it was clear of the residents of Pimlico bridge architects, the mayoral bridges?” said Mr Hambro. that the base will be damaged are in favour of the much- candidates and the Chairman of Battersea architect Keith Gar- and the design will affect the opposed Nine Elms Bridge, the Mayor’s Bridge Design ner said Wandsworth Council very strong tidal flow, endan- which could turn the quiet committee had all been invited, had made a poor case for this gering children in their boats. area into a cycling track for and none were able to attend. bridge, “because the new Nine Millie Esposito introduced St George’s Square resident, Elms development does not herself as a representative of more than 60,000 riders businessman Tony Hambro contain any major new attrac- Lambeth residents, as Chair of every week. spoke of “the ruination of the tions such as a new museum or the Heman’s Estate. More than 200 people packed quiet residential Pimlico Oasis gallery, sporting facility, or uni- “They are all opposed to the a meeting at St George’s Square with unavoidable damage to versity department, which bridge, and have not been con- of the South Westminster Resi- Pimlico Gardens’ trees and would give Pimlico residents an sulted,” she said. “Our estates dents Against Nine Elms Bridge lawns”. incentive to use the bridge”. do not want our community and and most of them blasted the Mr Hambro warned that the “All Ravi Govindia of privacy invaded by streams of proposed plan to build the bridge would turn St George’s Wandsworth can offer is the bridge users channelling their bridge that will cost Londoners Square into “a 9,000-a- day chance to use the new Wait- way through.” £100 million. cycle track, all for the benefit of rose,” said Mr Garner. Residents also deplored the When there was a call for a foreign developers and the new Westminister councillor An- consequential loss of Pimlico show of hands of those who US Embassy, and without con- gela Harvey told the meeting Gardens, with John Gibson’s wanted the bridge, only two sultation of Pimlico residents”. that a public inquiry into the 1836 marble statue of William hands went up. He added that Transport for plan for the bridge will start on Huskisson MP, the first UK rail- Peter York, chairman of the London’s feasibility study and January 18 at the Town Hall and way fatality, and the 1915 Su- anti-bridge campaign, said the press release implied that the urged all residents to express the perintendant’s House, along crossing “has nothing to do with cost to Londoners would even- huge local opposition to the with the dog park in St George’s Londoners, but clearly is a de- tually be about £100m. TfL’s es- scheme as Wandsworth Council Square. velopment for foreign investors timate of journey time savings has still to submit a planning ap- This, they said, “would be a and global elites, who are using worth precisely £91.5m was, he plication and technical and en- crime against Pimlico and its nCROSS PURPOSES: One of the competing designs for the Nine Elms as investments”. said, “deceitful rubbish”. vironmental analysis report. heritage”. proposed Nine Elms Bridge. Leading teams give ‘unity’ kids a chance FROM PAGE 1 top teams in the world.” Football For Unity began last year when Dr Talwar set up the scheme to encourage teenagers at risk to Islamist radicalisation and gang culture to take up football. Through the game children and young people of different faiths, ethnicities and cultures are brought together as one united British community. Since starting in April with 10 players, the scheme has ex- ploded into London’s new teen sensation – driven by avid en- thusiasm on social media, Foot- ball For Unity now has more than 1,400 players aged 10-17 nTOP TEAM: England manager Roy Hodgson and FA who come from all over Lon- chairman Greg Dyke support Football For Unity founders don to train three times a week Dr Shamender Talwar and Anna Prior. in Southall. The Football For Unity scheme has won backing that some of our players will never thought that they ever had from world leaders including now find a future with some of a chance. This is making President Obama, Prime Minis- the world’s best clubs,” said Dr dreams come true and giving ter David Cameron, Pope Fran- Talwar. “I’m delighted that hope to our young players – one cis and soccer idol Diego through our co-founder Marcus day some of them may be play- Maradona, all of whom want to Faraji and the club’s director ing in the World Cup.” see the youth-unifying scheme general Herman Robles Gonza- Following its huge success of rolled out across the UK and lez, Atletico Madrid has in London, the scheme is now around the world. launched the trials programme going nationwide with Football Now with leading interna- and I’m thrilled to now be in For Unity projects starting soon tional teams joining the project, talks with the other top sides in Cardiff, Glasgow, Birming- organisers say there are great about them joining too. ham, Bradford and Bristol. opportunities ahead for London “This is a fantastic opportu- To learn more about the teenagers. nity for our youngsters, we are scheme, go to www.football- “I am 100 per cent certain hunting talent among kids who forunity.org 6London Weekly News [email protected] Thursday, January 7th 2016 LWN LONDON WIDE Bright idea gives capital light relief BY GEOFF BAKER geoff@londonweeklynews.co.uk Opie (UK), installed on Broadwick Street, opposite Carnaby Street. Supported by Shaftesbury PLC. n THE capital’s first festival of Aquarium, Benedetto Bufalino light will soon bleach the win- (France). A defunct red phone box ter darkness when Lumiere in Mayfair becomes a living aquar- ium filled with goldfish. Supported London brightens the city like by The Grosvenor Estate. never before. n Les Voyageurs, Cedric Le With 3D projections, interactive Borgne (France). Le Borgne’s installations and other extraordi- larger than life human figures will nary light works, the free festival appear like guardian angels on and will make the West End shine over around buildings in the St James’s four evenings from Thursday 14 to area. In partnership with The Sunday 17 January, switching on Crown Estate. from 6.30 to 10.30pm. “More than 20 international King’s Cross artists will illuminate some of the n Joining the Dots, Clearly Con- city’s most iconic buildings and lo- nolly (Ireland/France), a projected cations, to present a major outdoor artwork on the German Gymna- showcase of creativity that under- sium in King’s Cross, based on per- pins London's status as a world ceptive psychology and developed leading cultural destination,” said a with the contribution of local spokesman for Mayor Boris John- school students. son. n BinaryWaves, LAb[au] (Bel- Transforming London’s urban gium),has its roots in the cyber- landscape and architecture from netic art of the 1960s. Transposing Leicester Square to Piccadilly, St the electromagnetic waves that James’s, Carnaby Street and Ox- carry telecommunications into ford Circus to the German Gymna- light, sound and motion across 40 sium and Granary Square at King’s undulating illuminated panels, the Cross, the dazzling illuminations work responds to the everyday from producers Artichoke will re- rhythms of the city. veal some of the capital’s hidden n Circus of Light, Ocubu (Portu- secrets and bathe London in a com- gal).A magical animation across pletely new glow. the breadth of the iconic Granary Since 2009 Artichoke has been Building at King’s Cross, Circus of staging Lumiere in Durham, where Light features local residents and its light show has been attracting passers-by. ever-growing audiences. It has also n Litre of Light, Mick Stephenson, exhibited in Londonderry and Por- (UK). Working with students at tugal to much acclaim. Central St Martins, Mick Stephen- “Artichoke is passionate about son will create a structure resem- the possibility of light and how it bling the shanty homes, which are can transform urban environments. illuminated using simple technol- Lumiere London will be no differ- ogy developed by My Shelter ent, you should prepare to be daz- Foundation’s Litre of Light cam- zled,” said a spokesman. paign. Supported by Veolia. Festival highlights include: Main Plaza, Regent’s Place West End n n Platonic Spin, Nathaniel Rack- Garden of Light, TILT (France). owe (UK). Uniting the two Lumiere TILT’s exotic garden of giant illu- London hubs, Platonic Spin strings minated plants will bring tropical together interlocking rectangles of summer to dark January nights in glowing wire to form the outside of Leicester Square, one of London’s a dodecahedron, one of the funda- premiere entertainment spots. Sup- mental three-dimensional building ported by Heart of London Busi- blocks of the universe. Split into nne ss Alliance. rectangles, each one lights in turn, 1.8 London, Janet Echelman creating a sense of movement and (US), a vast billowing aerial sculp- shifting composition, which gains ture constructed from thousands of in speed and momentum until it ap- feet of knotted twine and sus- pears to be one single form moving pended at Oxford Circus. The in space before all the planes are re- sculpture is inspired by the 2011 vealed simultaneously. Supported nJa panese Tsunami. by British Land and Regent’s nLET THERE BE LIGHT: The stunning displays created elsewhere in the UK by London Lumiere organisers Artichoke. Shaida Walking 2015 by Julian Place. ‘Massive’ police appeal delivers hundreds of presents to foster children A CHRISTMAS campaign to de- volunteer cadets worked with staff and Detective Superintendent Paul The Met Police’s annual cam- erosity and Christmas spirit that liver presents to foster children in at Hammersmith and Fulham coun- Jervis joined several other guests at paign aims to ensure that every everyone has shown,” she said. Hammersmith and Fulham has cil to collect and wrap the presents, Hammersmith Town Hall on looked-after child under the age of “There were donations not just been hailed a huge success. before handing them over to the Wednesday December 23rd to pres- 18 receives a Christmas present. from the police and the council but Almost 200 gifts were gener- children. A total of 194 gifts were ent the gifts during a special cere- PC Joanne Duffy, youth engage- members of the public –from the ously donated to the Met Police ap- donated from across the borough – mony. ment co-ordinator at Hammersmith borough and beyond. We have even peal and wrapped up in time for more than double the number col- Cllr Umeh said: “It really is an and Fulham Police, said it had been had donations from a local school. youngsters to open them on Christ- lected for last year’s appeal. amazing achievement. Well done to a “massive achievement” to co-or- Now every single looked-after mas morning. The Mayor of Hammersmith and everyone who has worked so hard dinate this year’s appeal. child in Hammersmith and Fulham nPRAISE: Cllr Mercy Umeh. The borough’s police team and Fulham, Councillor Mercy Umeh, on this project.” “I am overwhelmed by the gen- gets a present this year.” Thursday, January 7th 2016 [email protected] London Weekly News 7 LWN LONDON WIDE Amazon adventure excites students at West London’s university STUDENTS and staff at the Uni- students and staff. UWL was the through technical demos. The gorithm for Large-scale Social versity of West London’s School first university in the UK to run event also gave students a fantas- Networks, aims to design and of Computing and Engineering an AWS workshop on campus. tic opportunity to meet with the implement a tool to analyse be- are starting to reap the benefits of The event offered staff, students, Amazon careers team to discuss haviour in a large-scale social a unique partnership with inter- IT professionals and enthusiasts job opportunities. network. net trading giant Amazon. eager to enhance their knowl- The company has also The university and Amazon The university started working edge of cloud computing the op- awarded the Amazon Research are exploring opportunities for with the Amazon Web Services portunity to obtain first-hand Grant of 10,000 dollars to Asso- further collaboration in course (AWS) Educate programme in training in the AWS Cloud. ciate Professor Wei Jie. The grant development, joint teaching, in- June last year, one of the first The workshop provided a is part of a worldwide research ternships and placements. higher education institutions in step-by-step introduction to core funding program giving recipi- Professor Amir Alani, Head of the country to do so. AWS services in computing, ents the opportunity to use Ama- the School of Computing and This collaboration has already storage, databases and network- zon’s cloud computing resources Technology, said: “The collabo- brought great benefits to the uni- ing, with presenters explaining to conduct cutting-edge research. ration between Amazon and the versity through Amazon experts key features, using case studies, Dr Wei Jie’s project, A Self-orga- School of Computing and Engi- nPIONEER: The University of West London is enjoying its sharing their knowledge with sharing best practice and walking nizing Community Detection Al- neering is a very exciting one.” partnership with web retail giant Amazon. Symbol of freedom defies the terrorists BY GEOFF BAKER geoff@londonweeklynews.co.uk A GIANT symbol of defi- ance against Islamist ji- hadists is to be built in Trafalgar Square. The 50ft replica of an an- cient stone arch in Syria be- lieved to have survived an Isis bombing campaign will stand as a monument to a free world when it is erected in April to coincide with World Heritage Week. The original 2,000-year-old archway may be all that re- mains of the Temple of Bel in the city of Palmyra, which was nDEFIANT: An artist’s impression of the iconic stone arch. all but levelled by the terror group last summer. Now the Oxford-based Insti- in Palmyra’s ancient Baal IDA executive director tute of Digital Archaeology is Shamin temple, the United Na- Roger Michel, said the replica planning to build a lightweight tions released satellite images arch, which will stand in front replica in the shadow of Nel- confirming that the organiza- of the National Gallery, “is re- son’s Column. tion had also reduced the Tem- ally a political statement, a call In August 2015, Isis exe- ple of Bel to rubble. to action, to draw attention to cuted Khaled al-Asaad, an 82- Only the perimeter wall and what is happening in Syria and year-old archaeologist who had the entrance arch, badly dam- Iraq and now Libya.” tended the ancient ruins of aged, were left standing. The “We are saying to them ‘if Palmyra for 40 years. Accord- United Nations Educational, you destroy something we can ing to Syria’s antiquities chief, Scientific and Cultural Organi- rebuild it again.’ The symbolic Maamoun Abdulkarim, al- zation, which had named value of these sites is enor- Asaad was beheaded and his Palmyra a World Heritage Site, mous.” body was hung in public. called the temple’s destruction Another replica of the arch Later that month, a week “an intolerable crime against will be erected in New York’s after Isis detonated explosives civilization”. Times Square. Free rides follow Oyster card blip PASSENGERS using London’s About 100,000 free journeys transport network last weekend are believed to have been made travelled for free after a techni- between 4am and 10am, which cal glitch meant they were un- TfL estimated to be worth about able to use their Oyster cards. £250,000 in lost revenue. Experts explained that a card A spokesman told the BBC: reader fault affected buses and “Customers should now touch Tube stations earlier. Passengers in and out as normal. were waved through barriers “Anyone charged a maxi- free of charge by Transport for mum fare due to this issue will London staff. get an automatic refund credited But Saturday’s failure, report- to their Oyster card early next edly connected with a fare in- week. We apologise for this dis- crease, did not prevent people ruption.” using the Tube, bus and rail net- People using pay-as-you-go works. Oyster cards were able to travel TfL said the problem, which for free while the card readers began at 4.30am, was later re- were down as the machines solved. were unable to deduct the cor- TfL said it was the first such rect fare from the pre-paid problem with the card readers in cards. nJUST THE TICKET: Oyster 10 years and the glitch was Season ticket Oyster card card users were handed a linked to a 1.1 per cent increase users were unaffected as travel welcome New Year present. in fares overnight. is not paid per journey. 8London Weekly News [email protected] Thursday, January 7th 2016 LWN LONDON WIDE Authors on n Akhil Sharma: Family Life (Faber & Faber, UK) n Anuradha Roy: Sleeping on Jupiter(Hachette, India) n write lines K.R. Meera: Hang Woman (Translated by J Devika; Pen- guin, India) n Mirza Waheed: The Book of Gold Leaves (Viking/Penguin for top prize India) n Neel Mukherjee: The Lives of Others (Vintage/Penguin Ran- dom House, UK) n Raj Kamal Jha: She Will Build Him A City (Bloomsbury, India) The DSC Prize for South BY GEOFF BAKER ety especially the undertones of Asian Literature prides itself on geoff@londonweeklynews.co.uk poverty, illiteracy and dispropor- a thorough and transparent judg- tionate wealth. ing process and is modelled on ONE of two London writers Sir Mark Tully, the former global best practices. The jury BBC news veteran and chairman panel is made up of eminent fig- could be £33,000 better off of the jury panel that selected the ures who have all worked in or next week when the winner shortlist, said: “We have had to around South Asia and under- of the DSC Prize for South make difficult decisions because stand the fabric of the society Asian Literature is revealed. all the books on the very varied needed to best judge the narra- On the shortlist of six writers long-list could qualify for the tive around the texts. contending for the best South shortlist. Sir Mark said: “I am particu- Asian fiction are Mirza Waheed “Our final list still reflects the larly glad that a translation from for The Book of Gold Leaves. variety and vigour of South a South Asian language into Eng- Mirza Waheed’s debut novel, Asian fiction writing and writing lish is included in the shortlist.” The Collaborator, was an inter- about South Asia. One of the Another highlight of the prize national bestseller and was book most striking features of the list is that writing in regional lan- of the year for The Daily Tele- is the quality of writing. The guages is highly encouraged and graph, New Statesman and Fi- novels are also remarkable for the prize money is equally shared nancial Times. their realism and for the way between the author and the trans- Also shortlisted is Neel they convey atmosphere.” lator in case a translated entry Mukherjee for The Lives of Oth- The winner will be announced wins. This works as a great im- ers. His first novel, A Life Apart, at the Galle Literary Festival in petus for regional writers who won the Vodafone-Crossword Sri Lanka on January 16. often struggle to gain visibility Award in India and the Writers’ Sir Mark was bureau chief of on international shores. Guild of Great Britain Award for the BBC in New Delhi, is a his- Speaking about the shortlist, best fiction. torian and also wrote books on Surina Narula, MBE and co- The South Asian Literature the Gandhis, Mother Theresa, founder of the DSC Prize, said: prize was co-founded by London Operation Blue Star (the assassi- “Once again we have seen some entrepreneur Surina Narula nation of Indhira Gandhi). of the world’s greatest authors MBE. Her work in South Asia The DSC Prize for South recognised for their fantastic gave her first-hand experience of Asian Literature 2016 shortlist contributions to the genre of the working of South Asian soci- comprises: South Asian literature.” THE WATERMILL RESTAURANT & GRILL SUNDAY CARVERY OPEN MIDDAY TIL 6PM £6.95 ONLY AFTER 5PM (BOOKINGS ONLY) nSHORTLISTED! Neel Mukherjee, pictured top of the page, is the author of The Lives of Others, while Mirza Waheed, inset above, features in the shortlist for The Book of Gold Leaves THE WATERMILL RESTAURANT, MERTON Main picture: www.djh-graphics.com ABBEY MILLS, LONDON SW19 2RD Happy birthday, Heathrow HEATHROW Airport marked a with the first passengers flying is a significant milestone which major milestone on New Year’s from the airport in May. Keith marks the incredible transfor- Day –the 70th anniversary of it Haywood, 87, who has worked mation of Heathrow. It has becoming a commercial air- at the airport for over 70 years come a long way from being a port. and remembers pushing one of military airfield to a national While the then newly named the first flights back, told re- asset which is now a globally London Airport was officially poprters: “I feel very privileged recognised brand. opened on May 31, 1946, it to have seen Heathrow develop “I am very proud to be a part was on January 1, 1946 that the and grow from its first day in of ‘Team Heathrow’ and the site – which was originally 1946.” 75,000 colleagues helping to built for military use during the The airport will officially make every passenger’s jour- Second World War – was celebrate its 70th birthday on ney better. I’m looking forward handed over to the Minister of May 31 but a number of impor- to celebrating the history of this Civil Aviation. tant anniversary moments will amazing airport this year but The first commercial flight be recognised by colleagues, I’m also looking forward to the to leave on that day was a passengers and the local com- next 70 years as Heathrow aims British South American Air- munity throughout the year. to be the best connected and lines Lancastrian ‘Star Light’ Heathrow chief executive most environmentally responsi- which flew to Buenos Aires, John Holland Kaye said: “This ble airport in the world.” Thursday, January 7th 2016 [email protected] London Weekly News 9 LWN LONDON WIDE Chelsea girl sets sail for show BY GEOFF BAKER geoff@londonweeklynews.co.uk Factfile nThe show celebrates its TELEVISION’S Made In 62nd event this year Chelseastar Lucy Watson nThere will be more than 400 brands on show will open the 62nd annual nNew brands for 2016 – London Boat Show on Fri- Suzuki, Adidas Sailing, day, January 8. Four Winns, Monterey The television idol, model Boats, Seago Yachting, and avid sailor, will open the Jimmy Green Marine, IMP, Lewmar, Rodman, Arthur 10-day Show at ExCeL Lon- Beale, RNLI and Marathon don, launching the 2016 boat- Leisure ing calendar in glitzy style. nThere will be nearly 400 Thousands of boats and boats on show brands will be showcased at the nThe London Boat Show event all from leading British takes place from Friday 8 and international companies. January – Sunday 17 Exhibitors will range from January, with Public Preview Day and Late world-class boat builders Night Thursday (14 through to fashion, travel oper- January closes at 8pm). ators and watersports compa- nAdult tickets start at nies. just £15 in advance, with “As a firm fixture of the two children aged 15 and London social scene and a fan under going free with of all kinds of activity on the every adult ticket water, often joining the Made nFor show ticket in Chelsea cast on the deck of a information please visit www.londonboatshow.com luxury powerboat, Lucy is the nShow organisers say perfect fit for the Show,” said a that boating is affordable spokesman for the 10-day for everyone – the show, which will play host to London Boat Show will over 300 of the most presti- have boats that range gious marine brands in a space from just £300 right up to spread across a space the size £4.5million luxury yachts. of six full-sized football There will also be clothing and holidays available. pitches. Visitors to the Land Rover nMADE IN HEAVEN: Lucy BAR stand (A001) will get the Watson will open the chance to meet the team behind London Boat Show. Britain’s challenge for the 35th America’s Cup next year. Visitors will also be able to Showcasing technologies and trial the next development of innovations straight out of the the Land Rover BAR’s 3D sail- team’s HQ, visitors will be able ing experience. The innovative to learn and interact with the in- adventure starts with each vir- novations behind the bid to tual sailor at the helm, control- bring the Cup home.” ling their own AC45 and Other boat show attractions getting a personalised image of experience, a power grinder will include a Mediterranean them ‘flying’ the foiling cata- competition and team members Bay with waterfront cafés and maran. from both the design and sail- a specially built pool hosting For the first time visitors can ing teams will be on the stand live demonstrations. There will also discover the stand’s ‘pit at various times during the also be hundreds of boats to wall’ display, which will show- show.” climb aboard, a 60’s Revival case how the Land Rover BAR Murray Ellis, Managing Di- showcasing boating highlights Systems and Analysis team re- rector at British Marine Boat from the era, and themed dis- view data from the testing Shows, said: “As the British cussions led by industry experts boats, just like a Formula 1 race Challenger for the 35th Amer- in the London Boat Show The- team on the pit lane. ica’s Cup, Land Rover BAR atre. Commenting on plans for the has inspired a nation. We will Lucy Watson will be at the show, Land Rover BAR’s Head be offering visitors to the Lon- show on the morning of Janu- of Communications and don Boat Show an exclusive ary 8 to welcome the first ar- Events, Jo Grindly, said: “We’ll opportunity to delve into the rivals, with an official opening be bringing a new 3D sailing world of the America’s Cup. and ribbon-cutting at 11am. River crossing inquiry date A MINI public inquiry into the interested parties will be in- take place at Westminster City Nine Elms Bridge river cross- vited to attend and give evi- Hall. It is only proposed to last ing plan will be staged by West- dence. for the one evening but officials minster City Council later this In a letter to Wandsworth have indicated that the inquiry month. Council leader Cllr Ravi could be extended to another The announcement comes Govindia, environment com- day if all the questions raised after a petition signed by 1,500 mittee chairman Cllr Ian have not been answered during people was handed to council- Adams wrote: “We would very the meeting. lors at a full council meeting on much appreciate the attendance Over the past year Westmin- November 11 last year. of representatives from the ster Council has expressed a se- The hearing will be held at London Borough of ries of reservations over the an environment committee Wandsworth, in order to hear river crossing plans. It culmi- meeting on January 18. from a range of witnesses with nated in calls from some quar- Members from Wandsworth knowledge of the proposals.” ters for the idea to be scrapped Council, which is behind the The inquiry will examine the altogether. plans for the pedestrian and potential design of the crossing, A competition to find a de- cycle crossing from Battersea its location and the consultation sign for the bridge was whittled to Pimlico in Westminster, process. down from 74 entries to four in Transport for London and other The meeting is scheduled to July last year. 10London Weekly News [email protected] Thursday, January 7th 2016 LWN LONDON’S SECRET WORLD OF WILDLIFE Some of the greatest sights of London are found not just at its landmarks, palaces, galleries and shops – but in the wonderland of the Royal Parks and its wildlife. More than 4,000 species of animals make their homes in the 5,000 acres that total Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens, Richmond Park, Bushy Park, St James’s Park, The Green Park, Greenwich Park and The Regent’s Park. The land that was originally owned by the monarchy has become free public parks for 165 years and no walk along the 68 miles of paths, beside the 21 lakes and pools and among the 170,000 trees is ever without some special sighting. We sent award-winning wildlife photographer Richard Austin to capture the animal magic that every year enchants millions and inspires awe at the natural glory hidden inside the world’s greatest city. His pictures tell the story better than words can match. nEYES DOWN: A community of coots busy themselves on the water in the Royal Parks, prtoviding a fascinating sideshow for walkers. nLONDON’S BACK GARDEN: A crow decides to eat out, above, while squirrels keep an eye on proceedings and great white pelicans entertain.

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