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Why 1 March needs to be a date in your diary and money, time and energy are required now

1 March is looming as a very important date for Golden Lane Estate.

Richard Cloudesley site

Islington Planning Committee will be meeting at 7-30pm to hear the planning application for the Richard Cloudesley site. Some changes have been made to the plans under pressure from GLE but there is still much that remains which is a huge cause for concern. Key issues include a tower…

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Added by Paul Lincoln on February 14, 2018 at 7:26 — No Comments

Alternative plans for CoLPAI by Fred Scott

This is a collage of 1950’s local Londoners looking at a model of my future proposal for the Richard Cloudesley / COLPAI site on the north east side of the Golden Lane Estate. It is a sketch model, a general arrangement.

The primary aim is to extend the principles of the existing layout,…

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Added by GLE Website Comms Team on February 13, 2018 at 11:50 — No Comments

As Bernard Morgan House finally demolished government figures show City of London is as bad as the Isles of Scilly in building affordable homes

As the last piece of Bernard Morgan House is demolished and carted away, figures published this week by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government show that the City of London was in the bottom five local authorities when it comes…

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Added by Paul Lincoln on February 10, 2018 at 18:30 — 1 Comment

Conflicts of interest - do they matter in EC1?

In most places of employment, there is an obligation to register potential conflicts of interest.  A freelance job perhaps or membership of a rival organisation - all of these make it necessary either to declare an interest or to step down from a decision. But is this the way it works in the City of London?

Like many on Golden Lane Estate, I…

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Added by Paul Lincoln on February 3, 2018 at 20:00 — 1 Comment

MP Mark Field visits Golden Lane Estate and discusses CoLPAI

On Monday 11 December our local MP, Mark Field, visited Golden Lane Estate.

He was taken on a walkabout by Tim Godsmark, GLERA Chair and a small group of residents - Anne Corbett, Charles Humphries and Emma Matthews.

Here is the subsequent correspondence:

From GLERA, 12 December:

Dear Abhi,

It was a great pleasure to meet you yesterday. I attach a letter which summarises our concerns regarding the…

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Added by GLE Website Comms Team on December 19, 2017 at 13:00 — No Comments

RCS CoLPAI - alternative plans

Is it possible to achieve the same amount of school and housing accommodation on the RCS site in a low to medium rise format that matches the surrounding housing?

The RSC CoLPAI GLERA sub-committee have looked at possible plans in more detail and it turns out that not only is it possible; you could achieve 15% more social housing on the site. The key is to combine the school and housing in one building which saves space. This layout would:

  • Be planning…
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Added by GLE Website Comms Team on November 15, 2017 at 14:00 — No Comments

There is another way: the history of alternative schemes proves that resistance works

'There is another way' was the slogan chosen by …

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Added by Paul Lincoln on November 13, 2017 at 16:00 — No Comments

Academy of Urbanism Awards 2018

Golden Lane Estate was shortlisted for an Urbanism Award 2018 in the Great Neighbourhood category alongside Byker in Newcastle and Smithfields in Dublin. Sadly we didn't win, but we did come away with a framed commendation and a very fitting poem from poet in residence,…

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Added by GLE Website Comms Team on November 13, 2017 at 13:30 — No Comments

Golden Lane Community Centre Meeting - call for Trustees and Volunteers

Community Centre Meeting 
Saturday 4th November 12 to 1pm
Sir Ralph Perring Centre

Organised by the Steering Group - Dawn Frampton, Bill Clifford, Patricia O’Connor, Sue Pearson and Anne Corbett 

A group of residents met today to discuss the latest Golden Lane Community Centre Developments. There was a lively exchange of views and questions. The Steering Committee set out the vision for a community centre as a social hub…
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Added by GLE Website Comms Team on November 5, 2017 at 10:00 — No Comments

A new chance to create something really good and useful on the Richard Cloudesley site

GLERA has been opposing plans from the City of London and Islington for the development of a sixty-six apartment tower block and a two-form entry primary school on the site currently occupied by Richard Cloudesley School. Thanks to the recent submission of a new planning application by the two local authorities, there is now a three-week opportunity to comment on the proposals and suggest alternatives. GLERA urges residents to support the alternative proposals.



The new deadline is…

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Added by Paul Lincoln on October 31, 2017 at 11:00 — No Comments

Common councillor meeting in Cripplegate - conflicts of interest, participation in the planning process, culture mile

This week one of the regular meetings between Common Councillors, our Alderman and residents took place.

This was an unusual meeting as it started with a presentation by Sir Nicholas Kenyon, managing director of the Barbican Centre on the Culture Mile.  This is a joint initiative between local arts venues and the City of London.  It envisages over a period of perhaps…

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Added by Paul Lincoln on October 27, 2017 at 11:34 — 37 Comments

Sustainability - what would it mean for Golden Lane Estate?

sustainable city is a city designed with consideration of environmental impact, inhabited by people dedicated to minimization of required inputs of energy, water and food, and waste output of heat, air pollution - CO2, …

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Added by Paul Lincoln on April 13, 2014 at 0:30 — 5 Comments

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I lived at 35 Basterfield House between 1958 and 1966 and have several photos of the Golden Lane Estate in the late 50's and early 60's. If there is any interest I will post them on here.

Added by Graham Horne on April 12, 2010 at 14:08 — 1 Comment

City of London Training and Employmemt Opportunities for Golden Lane Estate Residents

Are you interested in working in the City? The City of London Corporation funds a range of projects that provide skills training, work experience and links to employment for local residents. If you are considering a career in the City, read on! One of these projects could help you get your foot through the door and onto the career ladder.



Please see link below for full project details.…



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Added by Sabia Begum on October 7, 2009 at 16:30 — No Comments

Senior estate officer

Hello folks,



My primary train of thought at present is how best to develope the use of the community centre for the best use of the residents of this estate. In the relatively short time that I have been here it has struck me that there is a wealth of knowledge and experience held within this community. It seems to me that there are a great deal of untapped resorces, that if organised with commitment could develope this estate into something rather extraordinary!

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Added by Ian David Dowsett on June 8, 2009 at 14:30 — No Comments

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