The name used by the City Corporation for the north west cultural district until 2023. Currently used by the Business Improvement District
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Destination City: good for visitors … what about residents too?
July 17, 2023 – 3:40 pm
The Culture, Heritage and Libraries committee held a wide-ranging discussion today following a presentation about the vision for Destination City, which I wrote about earlier. Here’s some of the issues, and a suggestion on where best to explore the pros and cons of the programme for residents. Previous post about Destination City vision Presentation slides read more
£60,000 community fund launched for groups in City’s Culture Mile
July 17, 2023 – 1:00 pm
Grants of up to £5000 are available to community groups, charities and social enterprises in the north west of the City of London. The Culture Mile Business Improvement District has launched the Community Fund through ActionFunder, with a commitment of £60,000. “Through this community fund, we seek to support a breadth of local projects that read more
Business Improvement District approved for City’s main residential district: here’s some issues
February 27, 2023 – 6:09 pm
As expected, businesses in the north west of the City of London have voted to establish a Business Improvement District, and will pay a levy that is expected to generate £9 million over the next five years. The Culture Mile BID website says: “Driven by the private sector, the Culture Mile BID will go live read more
City Corporation stands down its Culture Mile team and offers public realm designs to business
January 20, 2023 – 5:19 pm
Update1 : I’ve located a recording of the City residents meeting on January 11 where policy chair Chris Hayward promised more consultation in future with residents on changes in Culture Mile. I’ve added more on that below and here. Update2: following committee discussion on January 23 it is clearer that the offer to the Business read more
Can Destination City also help create a Liveable City?
December 1, 2022 – 11:29 am
I originally drafted this piece for a column in the EC1 Echo, but space is tight this time and we’ll revisit in print in the New Year. Meanwhile there’s discussion on Twitter about the cost and focus of the Destination City programme, and future use of the Museum of London site. The Culture Mile Business read more
Culture Mile changes as Destination City sets out plans
November 28, 2022 – 2:14 pm
For the past five years Culture Mile has been a programme of activities and projects in the north west of the City, a way of branding the area, and a team coordinating development. Some of that is changing, but quite how much won’t be clear for a few months. City Corporation committees have now approved read more
’Seats at the table’ for equity coming to West Smithfield
November 22, 2022 – 5:33 pm
Winners have been announced for the competition I wrote about in July to deliver in Spring 2023 “temporary public realm interventions in Smithfield and East London that collectively develop a deeper understanding of the public’s experience of streets and public spaces”. A news release announced that Re-Fabricate and the DisOrdinary Architecture Project won the competition read more
Community forum in the City’s Culture Mile set for approval
October 17, 2022 – 8:06 am
Update: The City’s Policy and Resources committee approved proposals for the CultureMile BID on October 20, with little discussion. Several members pressed for clear methods for resident involvement. Guidance was that this would be through steering groups. There was no specific mention of a community forum. Video of the committee discussion here. Proposals for a read more
Culture Mile offers free financial wellbeing, yoga and inspiration events
October 11, 2022 – 5:31 pm
The City of London’s Culture Mile programme, in its north west district, is keen to show benefits for locals, as well as visitors who may use the new guides I mentioned. Here’s news of three events for anyone in the local community, from Head of Marketing Jamie Reece. “Culture Mile Connects is a series of read more
New visitor guide and films for Culture Mile demonstrate BID promotion plans
October 7, 2022 – 3:16 pm
Update: the Culture Mile website is no longer online, following approval of the Business Improvement District. However you can still find the Explore page through the Internet Archive. Visitors to the City’s north west cultural district now have a guide to venues, heritage sites, entertainment and shopping on the Culture Mile website. The guide is read more