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LORD MAYOR SWITCHES ON WESTMINSTER TOCHRISTMASWarwick Ward was set ablaze with a special seasonal sparklewhen the Lord Mayor of Westminster, Cllr Angela Harvey came toswitch on the Christmas lights and Christmas tree.

The Lord Mayor and ward councillors Christabel Flight and EdArgar sang carols withSouth WestminsterCommunity choir at thescene on at TachbrookMarket, Tachbrook Street,junction with WarwickWay, on Friday.

Lord Mayor ofWestminster, Cllr AngelaHarvey said: “It was alovely scene and itbrought a real buzz toWarwick Way and toTachbrook Market. Thetree is lovely, and resi-dents and visitors sungtogether with the choir andenjoyed the mulled wineand cake which followedthe tree lighting.

“This is the fourth year Warwick Ward councillors have fundedthe tree and Christmas lights which bring a real Christmassy feelto the Market and Warwick Way alike.”

On Monday (December 3), the Christmas Tree in MoretonTerrace was turned on by the Lord Mayor of Westminster CllrAngela Harvey, before a carols service was led by St SavioursChurch.

TRAFALGAR SQUARE CHRISTMAS TREE The tree is a gift each year from Norway to London as a mark ofthanks for Britain’s support during the Second World War.This year is the 65th anniversary of the tree giving – a specialmilestone coming at the climax of an extraordinary year inLondon’s own history.To mark the occasion, this year’s Norwegian spruce was special-ly selected by a team of experts for its height and beauty from asustainable forest on the outskirts of Oslo.

Every year it is cut down in a ceremony by the Lord Mayor ofWestminster (this year Cllr Angela Harvey) and the GoverningMayor of Oslo Stian Berger Rosland.

The tree has made a 700-mile journey by boat and lorry fromOslo to London, arriving at Trafalgar Square on Monday morning.

Standing at 21m tall, it is thought to be between 115 and 118years old and it has been decorated with 600 lights in theNorwegian style. The tree was lit using halogen bulbs for 24hours a day until midnight on Twelfth Night after which the treewill be recycled.

During this year’s lighting ceremony three school children from StClement Danes primary school read a specially-written poemcalled ‘Friendship’ which was inspired by the gift of the tree.

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‘DRAGON SLAYER’ LEVI ROOTS BACKS DEN-TYPEPROJECT ON WESTMINSTER COUNCIL ESTATESAn entrepreneur who shot to success in an episode of BBC 1’sDragon’s Den has backed a pilot competition encouraging youngpeople living on central London council estates to bid for fundingfor a local community project of their choice.

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improve the business skills of young people and provide the com-munity with a project of their choosing.

The ‘CityWest Factor’ competition is being piloted by WestminsterCity Council’s Housing ALMO, CityWest Homes, which manages22,000 properties in the borough. Under the project, young people, aged up to 19, were asked to form project groups andcome up with an idea of how they can spend up to £1500 on aproject of their choice.

The teams considered how their project will work, how it willlast, and how it will benefit the local community. Once theplans have been put in place, each group were asked topresent a business case for their idea to a judging panel,where they will learn if they have been successful in their bid.

The project is to encourage young people to get moreinvolved in their local community, and an opportunity to develop their creativity, business acumen and pitching skills.Winner to be announced this month.

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Syndicate Room B has a 'cinematic medieval' interior, with abeamed ceiling, 'stone' walls and a hooded fireplace. It is said tohave been designed personally by Lord Howard de Walden, and itwas his bedroom. The painted Battle Scene is by Jacques Courtois leBourgignon. The closet off Syndicate Room B is a very small roomwith a mahogany type casing in the window. There was just enoughroom for an early model water closet and wash basin.

The Hall has a green onyx staircase, dating from 1902/3; and theremainder of this area is of the same period. There is some doubtabout the circular lantern light above the Hall, where the 'caryatids'(female figures used as pillars) are believed to date from 1840. Thecolumns are in onyx and were installed in 1900. The large sculpturalgroups over the door and the bronzes on the stairs are all dated 1900

(bronzes work of A C Lucchesi). There wasa discreetly hidden passageway across thehall, running behind the staircase!

Busts and pictures in the Hall:Wellington by Joseph Nollekens NelsonNapoleon by Camoill. A picture of a rural scene by Oliver HallThe Bust of Sir Winston Churchill by theSouth American sculptress MargarithaHernand commissioned by the College.

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SEAFORD HOUSE, BELGRAVE SQUARE, BELGRAVIAIn the middle of the 19th century, the area now known asBelgravia, and situated between houses in Grosvenor Place andSloane Street, included mixed pasture, market gardens, wasteland and rubbish dumps.

The area was developed by the 2nd Earl of Grosvenor, alsoknown as the Duke of Westminster, and the current Dukeremains the owner of the whole area today. The house was builtin 1842 by Philip Hardwick, who was at various times architect tothe St Katherine's Dock Company. Hardwick also designed theold Euston Railway Station and St. Bartholemew's Hospital. Theoriginal cost of the house was just £22,000 and it was describedby a writer of the day as 'the largest and most magnificent housein the new square'.

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A selection of great Belgravia shops opened for business, offering arange of special offers and gift ideas while street entertainers andactivities for the children gave visitors the chance to get all festive atwhat was a luxurious Christmas event.

Parts of the area were closed to traffic giving visitors free reign to doall their shopping in peace. An appearance from Santa give youngand old alike a warm festive feel,.

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How Venture Photography can guarantee a big smile from yourlittle ones. As soon as we stepped into the studio it was madeclear that it was a relaxed space to have fun in whilst our photographer Alex snapped away with us barely noticing him.“It was a great opportunity to spend some quality time together and it was clearthat our imagination was the only limit when it came to our photo-graphs. The Venture team really got to know us in order to per-sonalise our photoshoot.”

At Venture’s state-of-the-art studio they specialise in contempo-rary family photography. Clients can choose from a range of styl-ish frames and displays for their home, exclusive to Venture andhand-made in the UK. Parry says his family’s first reaction toviewing their images was ‘complete surprise and amazement’.“We were totally bowled over and actually quite emotional to bepresented with such amazing images of our family. Venture per-fectly captured how we relate to one another, especially my littlebrother and sister, and the photos make me smile each time Ilook at them.”Venture Photography Knightsbridge,12 Knightsbridge Green, London SW1X 7QLTel: 0207 225 9070www.ventureknightsbridge.co.uk


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HENRY JOHN TEMPLE, son of the Irish peer, ViscountPalmerston, was born at Broadlands, Hampshire, on 29thOctober, 1784. Educated at Harrow School and St. John'sCollege, Cambridge, he succeeded to the Irish peerage on hisfather's death on 16th April 1802.

At the age of 22 Palmerston, a Tory, paid £1,500 to became theMP for Horsham. The legality of the election was challenged andthe following year Sir Leonard Holmes, arranged for Palmerstonto become MP for Newtown on the Isle of Wight. In 1809, PrimeMinister, Spencer Perceval, offered Palmerston the post ofChancellor of the Exchequer but instead accepted the post of

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Between 1832 and 1852 Lord Palmerston served both Whig andTory governments. Palmerston was disliked by Queen Victoria.Palmerston believed in increasing Britain's power in the world,sometimes to the embarrassment of foreign governments. Thiswas at odds with Victoria and Albert.

Queen Victoria asked for Palmerston’s removal, and when heupset Prime Minster Russell he was sacked. Six weeks laterPalmerston helped to bring down the Russell government.

In 1855 Lord Palmerston, aged seventy, became Prime Minister. His second term started in 1859 when he was 75 years old. Hehad to deal with the American Civil War and Napoleon III's warwith Austria. The main domestic issue were over parliamentaryreform. Palmerston opposed any extension of the franchise andduring 1864 came into conflict with William Gladstone, hisChancellor of the Exchequer.

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