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Cross River Partnership held an extremely successful and productive Lighting Consultation Event on 25th September 2019, attended by 50 delegates from London’s transport and public authorities, as well as designers, architects, engineers, artists, and attractions.

The full PDF event presentation slides are here.

Huge thanks to University of Westminster, Speirs and Major, the Illuminated River Foundation and the Greater London Authority for giving such insightful presentations.

Also thank you to the City of London Corporation, Centre for London and Central for facilitating the three detailed discussion groups that took place, on: A shared vision for lighting; Who is responsible for lighting; and The benefits of lighting, including how they can be delivered.

Please see here for Key Recommendations from Cross River Partnership (CRP).

CRP anticipates that we will together refine our approach following the outcomes from Friday’s national Historic England Lighting Conference.

CRP looks forward to working collaboratively to formalise next steps on lighting for the overall benefit of London.

Please contact Susannah Wilks to find out more.

It has been a busy two months for the Clean Air Villages project including launching the supplier directory in all 13 villages! Here are a few things happening in the areas:

We started with attending the launch of the fancy new InStreatham BID cargo bike which will be for local businesses in the area to use for deliveries.

Then we headed to Wandsworth attended a Tooting Town Centre meeting, bringing together businesses and a local cargo bike supplier.

Whilst engaging in Covent Garden, we noticed that quite a few suppliers were coming from New Covent Garden, so we had an early morning site visit to see how this hub caters to London’s fruit and veg businesses!

Then over in Camden, we attended the Hatton Garden AGM to meet the local businesses and find out what is going on in the area. Down the road in Drummond Street we have been engaging with the businesses on what would work for their businesses.

In the next few weeks we have even more happening in the CAV villages!

There will be a workshop in Deptford at a local café! In Ladbroke Grove we are meeting with market traders and getting their views on how to improve air quality for the area. Whilst in Shepherds Bush, we have a hotel hosting a best practice workshop on deliveries. We will be visiting businesses on Pavilion road in Cadogan Estates to gage their interest in cargo bike deliveries.

CRP is currently working on a proposal to apply to the latest round of Defra’s Air Quality Grant. This collaborative grant application will bring together CRP partners, across London, from both the public and private sectors. The overall aims of the grant are to reduce congestion and pollution in Air Quality Focus Areas, through interventions and behaviour change schemes that will have a long-term impact.

CRP is currently delivering the Clean Air Villages 2 project which is funded by an existing Defra Air Quality Grant.

For further information, please contact CRP’s Kate Fenton.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US! Cross River Partnership celebrated a fantastic 25 years of Delivering London’s Future Together at our anniversary event on Wednesday 9th October, #CRP25.

The celebrations took place at London’s Tate Modern, with spectacular views of CRP’s flagship project, the Millennium Bridge, now with artwork installed as part of the Illuminated River project!

Cross River Partnership was originally formed to literally cross the river, with new bridges, as a partnership between the four founding local authorities of the City, Lambeth, Southwark and Westminster. Since then, CRP has expanded to take in more local authorities, and the private sector in the form of Business Improvement Districts. Today, we are delivering all sorts of projects to make London the best possible place it can be, with healthier streets, cleaner air, and empowered communities. These achievements are showcased our latest projects video.

During the event, we launched an exciting new Buddy Scheme. This scheme paired people from CRP’s past, with CRP’s present staff, to create a diverse group of 25 people to create the future 25 years for CRP.

We would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who has been a part of CRP’s journey past and present – partners, funders, supporters, staff, and the CRP board.

Here’s to the next 25 years and beyond!

I am pleased to continue working with CRP on Clean Air Villages, a project which aims to reduce emissions in 13 hotspots of poor air quality across the London boroughs of Lewisham, Camden, Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington and Chelsea, Lambeth, City of Westminster, Wandsworth, and also Cadogan Estates.

Since becoming a mum, I have become even more anxious about the levels of air pollution we are exposed to in London and the impact this is having on public health. Being part of Cross River Partnership and working a project which encourages both individual and collective action to improve air quality really helps reduce my daily concerns!

So far I have spoken to businesses in six hotspots – Drummond Street, Covent Garden, Earls Court, Ladbroke Grove, Lewisham, and Shepherds Bush. Looking forward to visiting the other ‘villages’!

Please contact me to find out more!

I have really enjoyed my first month at CRP, and over the past few weeks I have been supporting on a wide range of projects across the organisation, and of course learning a lot along the way!

In the short time I have been here, I have especially enjoyed getting to know the whole team and familiarising myself with the range of innovative projects that CRP are working on.
I also had the opportunity to be part of the new buddy scheme, and have been paired with Maku Obuobi who worked at CRP for 10 years. I hope that this mentorship will further enrich my time at CRP.

Overall, I look forward to seeing the various projects take shape and the impact this will have in London.

In partnership with UPS and UK Power Networks, CRP has been delivering the Innovate UK-funded Smart Electric Urban Logistics (SEUL) Project over the last 2.5 years. Based in UPS’ Camden depot, the SEUL initiative has developed new charging technology that overcomes the challenge of simultaneously recharging an entire fleet of electric vehicles without the need for an upgrade to the power supply grid.

In accordance with the terms and conditions of grant funding CRP is working with auditors to submit its Accountant’s Audit Report for all claims covering the entire project along with its final report by the submission due date of 31st October.

For further information please contact CRP’s Carol Quamina.

Ladbroke Grove, home to the world-famous Portobello Road Market, as well as a wealth of independent shops, cafes and bars, is a vibrant and diverse neighbourhood. With poor air quality and high human exposure, the area was identified by the Greater London Authority as a pollution ‘hotspot’ within the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea.

The Clean Air Villages 2 programme is working in collaboration with businesses and local authorities across 7 London boroughs to address air quality within 13 of these ‘hotspots’, known as ‘villages’. Within Ladbroke Grove itself, we are exploring the use of shared cargo bikes and electric vehicles as sustainable alternatives to more polluting diesel and petrol vehicles.

Throughout October, the CRP team have been out and about speaking with as many businesses as possible to gain insight into local interest and concerns, directly from those that live and work in the area. The next month will be a busy one, as we continue to engage with local businesses and reach out to as many market traders as possible. We will also be running a targeted workshop to explore the introduction of shared vehicle schemes in more depth.

If you’d like to keep up-to-date with what we’re doing in Ladbroke Grove, or the Clean Air Villages 2 programme in general, you can follow CRP on Twitter! Alternatively, you can contact Abby directly to find out more.

The first Clean Air Thames Steering Group took place at Westminster City Hall last month (September 2019). CRP, the Port of London Authority and the Greater London Authority met to discuss the recent project launch at the Greening Inland Shipping Conference, and to agree on the next steps of the project.

It was an engaging session. One key issue was how best to encourage London vessel operators to apply for funding. This included identifying relevant newsletters and social media groups.

Another issue was to pick the most suitable methodology and scoring to use when reviewing applications during a panel session to take place next January.

The meeting ended on an optimistic note – attendees look forward to inviting successful funding applicants to join its quarterly meetings from March 2020 going forward.

Clean Air Thames is a three-year project to retrofit inland vessels to improve air quality along the River Thames. For more information and to apply, visit the project webpage or contact CRP Project Manager, Sefinat Otaru.

Are you keen on using your skills to develop innovative sustainable/regeneration projects in the heart of London? We are looking for a project officer to join our team to help us achieve our strategic vision in making London a much healthier place to live and work.
If you are passionate about the environmental health of London and working with engaged people to deliver projects then please click here for further details.

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Success at Lighting Consultation Event

CAV Conversations – September & October

Defra collaborative funding application

CRP celebrates 25th anniversary

Feryal continues business engagement for Clean Air Villages

Chioma’s first month at CRP

Smart Electric Urban Logistics – Accountant’s Audit Report

Addressing congestion in Ladbroke Grove

Clean Air Thames First Steering Group Meeting

Project Officer Vacancy