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The City of London Corporation is today launching a public consultation on its preferred site to consolidate and relocate three historic wholesale food markets: Smithfield, Billingsgate and New Spitalfields. A site in Dagenham Dock, London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, was chosen in April as the preferred option to relocate the three markets, all of which are owned and managed by the City Corporation, so that they can best serve future generations. Comments on the plans can be submitted via the consultation portal: https://wholesalemarkets.cityoflondon.gov .uk/…/consultation/

We are proud to announce that we have won the Industry Champion Award at the Living Wage Champions Awards 2019 for leading the way on the real Living Wage. Find out more about this year’s Awards and other winners: https://www.livingwage.org.uk/champion-aw ards-2019

The City of London Corporation is to make the Square Mile the first area in the UK with a 15mph speed limit, subject to government approval. The decision follows a public consultation into 54 proposals unveiled by the City Corporation last year, which together sets a 25-year framework for its first long-term Transport Strategy. The plans have been developed to support the changing working, living and commuting habits across London. https://news.cityoflondon.gov.uk/city-of- london-is-set-to-…/

Culture Mile’s very first Play the Mile Play Session is today from 12noon to 2pm. You’ll be able to do everything from learning Pilates and toppling giant Jenga through to singing in a choir and doing a design-inspired walking tour. The Friday Play sessions – happening all summer long – largely take place in Smithfield Rotunda Garden and The Gardens at One London Wall Place. https://www.culturemile.london/playthemil e

A month-long Victorian City Festival is now on at Leadenhall Market from 12noon each day. The Festival is a celebration of Victorian culture, marking the 200th anniversary of the birth of Sir Horace Jones – renowned architect of Leadenhall Market. During this festival the Market will host Victorian inspired musical performances and entertainment, craft workshops, storytelling sessions and historical tours. Find Victorian circus performers, magicians, poets and story-tellers in the City’s famous Victorian marketplace. https://www.leadenhallmarket.co.uk/fantas ticfeats/

Seventeen portraits of people who have experienced mental health difficulties are on display at Guildhall to encourage others to talk about their own problems. Political aide and author, Alastair Campbell; rapper Jordan Stephens from hip-hip duo Rizzle Kicks; and author and journalist, Bryony Gordon, are among those featured in the free outdoor exhibition, Let’s Talk, in the City Corporation’s Guildhall Yard. https://news.cityoflondon.gov.uk/mental-h ealth-issues-brou…/

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