Lord Mayor’s Show 2015: Event will go ahead as planned following Paris attacks November 14, 2015 In solidarity with Paris and the many victims of the attacks that took place there last night, London will host the 2015 Lord Mayor's Show as planned. A spokesperson for the City of London Corporation said the show “will go ahead” as normal. With the people of Paris in our thoughts, Union flags will be flying [...]
From Sainsbury’s Christmas advert to the Lord Mayor’s Show 2015: Here’s what got us talking this week November 13, 2015 Boris got into all sorts of bother in Israel. London's saddest skyscraper got given a new lease of life (fingers crossed). And Generation Rent got told to quit their whining. Here's what got us talking this week 1) Are you ready for the Lord Mayor's Show? Today marks the 800th time the procession has been [...]
Lord Mayor’s Show 2015 London parade: This year’s show is set to be the most spectacular in its history November 13, 2015 The Lord Mayor’s Show, which rolls through the City’s streets each year, is loved the world over and regarded as the classic piece of English pageantry in the UK calendar. Since 1215, every newly-elected Lord Mayor has left the Square Mile and travelled to the Royal Courts of Justice in Westminster to swear loyalty to [...]
Lord Mayor’s Show London 2015 parade: Something different for the weekend November 13, 2015 We all have our daily routines. Travel into such-and-such station, make a beeline for the office, grab a coffee on the way, preferred sandwich shop at lunch, back to work, another beeline to such-and-such station, then home again. And repeat. Hundreds of thousands of us cross paths in the Square Mile each weekday, turning into [...]
Lord Mayor’s Show 2015 parade: How the City of London has been preparing for the 800th special on 14 November November 12, 2015 Anticipation is building ahead of the Lord Mayor's Show this Saturday – the 800th time the procession has taken place. The City of London Corporation has been hard at work getting everything ready, including running a "secret" dawn rehearsal that traces the route the new Lord Mayor Jeffrey Mountevans will take on 14 November, when he [...]
Lord Mayor’s Show London 2015: All the road closures and traffic advice along the procession route for 14 November’s 800th special November 10, 2015 The Lord Mayor's Show has grown quite a bit since it first started 800 years ago. But then, so has London. Back then there were just 15,000 people living in the City. So when the first Lord Mayor's procession made its way down the River Thames, there would have been little disruption for Londoners going [...]
Lord Mayor’s Show London 2015 route: Where to watch the 800th special procession and firework displays on 14 November November 10, 2015 This weekend marks the 800th year of the Lord Mayor's Show, which means the City of London is going all-out to celebrate. There will be events all day throughout to commemorate the year King John was persuaded to issue a royal charter, enabling the City of London to elect its own mayor. Given the King's tenuous position [...]
Announcing our Christmas appeal to raise £1m for new Maggie’s centre at St Barts November 2, 2015 With the festive season nearly upon us, City A.M. is delighted to announce that we will be supporting cancer charity Maggie’s during our 2015 Christmas Appeal. The Square Mile has proven to be exceptionally generous during recent campaigns; City Giving Day, an initiative of the Lord Mayor, was a huge success and contributed to the [...]
Creating wealth, giving back: Highlights of my year as the lord mayor of London November 1, 2015 This is my final City A.M. column as lord mayor – in less than a fortnight, I’ll hang up my hat, pass on the chain, and watch the removal van pull up outside Mansion House. But what a fantastic year it’s been! It’s the one job in the world where I have felt that absolutely [...]
London Poppy Day 2015: Thousands of military personnel hitting London’s streets to raise money ahead of Remembrance Sunday October 29, 2015 Seen a few men in uniform on your way into work this morning? That's because thousands of military men and women are taking to London's streets to try and raise more than £1m in one day. Personnel from the Royal Navy, Army and RAF, as well as their supporters, are heading to 49 Tube and [...]