June 2 Jubilee Fun Day

Find out more on the Jubilee Page

Bishopsgate Institute. Free Course Places

Bishopsgate Institute is offering bursaries to cover the costs of its courses programme. Classes include arts and culture; words and ideas; performing arts; and body and exercise. Details at www.bishopsgate.org.uk or call 020 7392 9200

Events

Book

Chamberlin, Powell and Bon

Chamberlin, Powell and Bon, the first book on the architects of the Golden Lane Estate and Barbican, written by Elain Harwood and published by RIBA Publications with English Heritage and the Twentieth Century Society, is to be published on 8 November. 

Based on new archival research and interviews with the architects’ families and surviving partners and their assistants, Chamberlin, Powell and Bon gives incisive accounts of the development of these two key post-war estates.  Together the estates illustrate the changing styles of post-war architecture in Britain and offer a model for modern urban living today.  The book also describes in detail CP&B’s other major commissions, beginning with Joe Chamberlin’s work at the Festival of Britain and including New Hall, Cambridge (now Murray Edwards College) and their major extensions to Leeds University, which show their interest in technical innovation as well as planning on a grand yet liveable scale. 

Chamberlin, Powell and Bon is beautifully illustrated with new photographs by James O. Davies and drawings from the architects’ newly revealed archive, most previously unpublished.

Elain Harwood is a historian with English Heritage and an authority on post-war architecture.

Cost £20

 

Using goldenlaneestate.org

goldenlaneestate.org is a social networking site open to anyone who lives or works on or in connection with Golden Lane Estate. Anyone who has a particular interest in the estate, for example, as a student, is also welcome to join.  Postings in the forum are ordered by category followed by date of discussion. Users of the site can set up new discussions within any category.

 

The Forums are moderated.  Any comments which appear to be abusive or potentially libellous or which contravene the terms of service under which this site is licensed to goldenlaneestate.org by our service provider Ning will be removed.

“Our Common Place” on the Golden Lane Estate



Waste Watch has been awarded a grant by the City of London Corporation to help the residents of the Golden Lane Estate create the kind of environment they want to live in. We are therefore keen to get your ideas on what changes you would like to see to your environment, and how we can help you to realise them.  To do this, we intend to hold an Open Space event in the Community Centre to establish what you might like to do with this project.  We’ll also have a table at the Market Day so do please come and have a chat with us then.  

We hope that you will see this as an opportunity to make happen any environmental ambitions that you have been harbouring, either for yourselves or for your community. What we are offering in support is lots of experience, information and advice; time to help organise events and activities; connections with the relevant teams at the City of London to help speed things along; and plenty of enthusiasm! I've already seen there's a discussion on this forum about becoming a transition town and we'd love to support you in achieving that.   

If you have any ideas for changes that you would like to see happen, you can share them with us as a comment in this discussion thread, in person at the market day or the Open Space event, or directly via jonathan.hazell@wastewatch.org.uk or on 020 7549 0317.

For more information about Waste Watch and the work we do to help people waste less, here’s a short video.

Thank you!

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Permalink Reply by Paul Lincoln on August 12, 2011 at 20:59
This has now been set up.
Permalink Reply by Jonny Hazell on September 29, 2011 at 16:04

Community Cafe!

 

Hi everyone,

 we now have a time and date for the first community cafe - Saturday 8th October from 11am-1pm in the Community Hall. More details to follow but we'll definitely have tea, coffee and cake available so put the date in your diary and come and share a cuppa with your fellow Golden Lane residents!

Permalink Reply by Jonny Hazell on October 4, 2011 at 14:35

Hi again,

please see the event page for an update on plans for Saturday.

Hope to see lots of you there!

Jonny


Jonny Hazell said:

Community Cafe!

 

Hi everyone,

 we now have a time and date for the first community cafe - Saturday 8th October from 11am-1pm in the Community Hall. More details to follow but we'll definitely have tea, coffee and cake available so put the date in your diary and come and share a cuppa with your fellow Golden Lane residents!

Permalink Reply by Christine Clifford on October 7, 2011 at 16:27
We would so like to be able to come to the Community Cafe, sadly our Saturday mornings are elsewhere until December. Good luck, I am sure it will be well attended.
Permalink Reply by Jonny Hazell on October 11, 2011 at 17:12

Huge thanks to everyone who came to the community cafe last Saturday, it was a very friendly affair with perhaps 30 people swinging by at one point or another. Rachel, Tim and Roberto had baked up a storm and their delicious cakes were going for a song. Even so, we raised £27 towards a coffee machine and the goal of establishing the community cafe as a feature of Golden Lane life. Watch this space for news of future community cafes.

People who came to Saturday's event had a chance to register their interest in being kept informed about upcoming Golden Exchange events and activities. These include draughtproofing and energy saving workshops, getting some plants to look after in the entrance to your building, and of course future community cafes. Anyone interested in any of these, send me a message with your e-mail address and i'll make sure to keep you updated with further details.

Thanks again and hope to see you at future community cafes and other Golden Exchange events.

Jonny 

 

Permalink Reply by Jonny Hazell on November 1, 2011 at 12:49

Draughtproofing and Energy Saving Workshop - Tuesday 8th November 7 - 8:30pm, Golden Lane Community Centre

With the dark evenings drawing in and the temperatures falling, come along to a practical workshop to find out how to identify and stop the draughts that bring cold air into your home and carry the warm air out. We'll also have a set of games and activities that develop awareness of what in your home uses the most energy and things you can do to minimise your energy consumption. Anyone attending the workshop can borrow a "real time display" electricity monitor and take part in our energy challenge to reduce their electricity usage by 10%.

 

There'll be drinks and snacks available to keep the wolf from the door and hopefully some knowledgeable Golden Lane residents with examples of what they've done to keep their homes warm without breaking the bank!

Permalink Reply by Jonny Hazell on November 10, 2011 at 17:04

Thanks to everyone who came to Tuesday's workshop, it was great to see participants' ideas and experiences being shared and inspiring each other. For anyone who would have liked to come to this workshop but was unable to, I will be running it again at 11:30am on Saturday 19th November. Do come if you're interested!


Jonny Hazell said:

Draughtproofing and Energy Saving Workshop - Tuesday 8th November 7 - 8:30pm, Golden Lane Community Centre

With the dark evenings drawing in and the temperatures falling, come along to a practical workshop to find out how to identify and stop the draughts that bring cold air into your home and carry the warm air out. We'll also have a set of games and activities that develop awareness of what in your home uses the most energy and things you can do to minimise your energy consumption. Anyone attending the workshop can borrow a "real time display" electricity monitor and take part in our energy challenge to reduce their electricity usage by 10%.

 

There'll be drinks and snacks available to keep the wolf from the door and hopefully some knowledgeable Golden Lane residents with examples of what they've done to keep their homes warm without breaking the bank!

Permalink Reply by Jonny Hazell on November 16, 2011 at 18:12

Hi everyone,

There's a great event on at lunch time Friday18th November in Trafalgar Square: http://www.feeding5k.org/

Various foodie luminaries will be preparing a free lunch for as many people as possible from fresh food that would otherwise have been thrown away. This is to raise awareness of the incredible amount of food we throw away uneaten each year - 7.3 million tonnes at the last estimate.

Various Waste Watch people will be there so do come and say hi if you can.

hope to see you on Friday,

Jonny

Permalink Reply by Jonny Hazell on December 14, 2011 at 11:50

Hi all,

This Saturday (17th December) the second Golden Lane Community Cafe is happening from 11-1 in the community hall. With Christmas in mind the theme of the event is sharing so whilst there will be tea, cake and coffee available, if you would like to bake and share something with your fellow residents that would be very welcome. I'll also be there demonstrating how to turn every day materials into Christmas decorations or presents, and there'll be information available for anyone interested in joining a local timebank. For further info please have a look at the listing in the Events section.

Hope to see lots of you on Saturday and happy Christmas,

Jonny

Permalink Reply by Jonny Hazell on January 16, 2012 at 11:25

 To kick the New Year off to a caring sharing start, we thought it would be nice to put on a community cafe at which you could donate any unwanted Christmas presents or other things you no longer use, and perhaps find something that you want much more to take home with you. Basically, anything that's reusable will be welcomed as a donation and hopefully taken for free by a happy new owner. There are some things we can't accept however, which are broken items in need of repair, food (unless it's a cake for the community cafe!), toiletries, sharp or dangerous objects, and upholstery without a fire safety tag. Working electrical goods will be taken but will have to be taken at the new owner’s risk. For more information, please look at the events page.

 

This will all be happening in the community centre on Saturday 28th January from 11:00-2:30pm. As it's a community cafe event, the usual delicious cakes, tea and coffee will be available. If anyone wants to join Rachel, Tim and Roberto as a community cafe cake-maker, do please get in touch as i'm sure they'd appreciate sharing the load.

Permalink Reply by Jonny Hazell on January 25, 2012 at 14:45

A quick reminder about Saturdays Give and Take day and Community Cafe. It's from 11am - 2:30pm, donations from 11:00-12:30 and collections from 12:30-2:30. Anything electrical or electronic to be taken at the owners own risk but if there are any electricians on the estate who'd like to share an hour or so on Saturday morning to safety test any such items, that would be hugely kind. 

Hope to see lots of you on Saturday,

Jonny

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