Book Reviews
*** Celebrating local authors and artists *** Female Determination: inspirational women who forge their own paths Soon after the Lionesses won their historic victory at Wembley, there couldn't be a better time to celebrate women's achievement than with the publication of a new book entitled: Female Determination: inspirational women who [...]
Becket Pageant
The Guildhall Yard, burst into an explosion of pageantry, craft, colour, dance and song to mark the triple* anniversary of former Patron Saint of London, Thomas Becket, in The Becket Pageant for London on June 17 and 18. A long nurtured vision of a Past Master Skinner and playwright, Emmeline [...]
Call to Action
Although the City apparatus (like the Government) take a bit of a break over the summer, the Barbican Association and Barbican Life teams have so much going on that we’ve had to make the magazine a bit fatter this issue! First off, a plea from the Barbican Salvage Store [...]
LEASE EXTENSION INFO
*** Need More Information? *** Barbican Life are planning a series of meetings (some in person, and some on Zoom) with solicitors in the coming months. Let us know if you are interested and we’ll send you invites. Email: barblifeedit@gmail.com If you have questions and don’t enjoy Zoom or [...]
Underfloor Heating – fit for purpose?
Time for a change? We are living in interesting times. We face huge increases in energy costs; we worry about the impact our heating is having on climate change; and yet our heating system is highly reliable, has minimal maintenance costs, the hardware looks robust enough for another 25 [...]
Reanimating the City
*** Resident Terry Trickett highlights the City’s opportunities within the reconstruction of London Wall West. Culture and Commerce will work better together *** The City’s reputation for commercial and financial expertise remains undented by Covid-19 but the outward signs of activity have changed, probably forever. No longer are the [...]
Looking after vulnerable clients
*** Personal Finance *** From time to time we come across cases where clients, often but not always elderly, are persuaded to make investments that turn out to be scams. A quick look at the advertising material would reveal instantly that the investment is one that you shouldn’t go [...]
Hithe + Seek
*** An introduction from Barbican resident Sommelier, Erin Summers I might be a bit biased as I’m the Wine Curator there, but Hithe + Seek has to be one of the most exciting openings in the City of London. Located in the newly opened The Westin London City, Hithe [...]
Interview with a Local
*** Erin Summers interviews Islington neighbour Natasha Anne Kelleher about her poetry, and passion for the Barbican Natasha looking at her poems for the Aldgate In Winter Exhibition 2021 I first met Natasha through Kate Willoughby, who I interviewed for my first Interview with a Local for Barbican Life [...]
INSIGHT Exhibition Previews
*** Janet Wells’ review of the Arts, Gallery and Museum scene *** Dulwich Picture Gallery UNFRAMED: The Woman in the Window 4th May to 4th Sep This exhibition makes one really think: It was surprising - not exactly what I was expecting. Before the invention of the devices that [...]
Green our Barbican
*** Join the Barbican Horticultural Society *** Although the Barbican architects always envisaged that the complex they had created would be full of plants and flowers – “the Hanging Gardens of the Barbican” – it was a good 15 years before residents founded the Barbican Horticultural Society (BHS). We’ve just [...]
A Closer Look
Property commentary is not seeing the permanent decline of residents in Central London that experts have been warning about. Even though many people continue to work remotely, the majority of employers are aiming for a flexible approach with days in and out of the office. Some employers still have [...]