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RANSOM ART, PIMLICO ROAD,For the first time ever, Ransom Art will exhibit unseen and rarevintage photographs from Terry O’Neill’s archive of iconic andlegendary figures from the 60s, 70s and 80s.

In the year of the 60th anniversary of the creation of James Bondby Ian Fleming,this retrospectivefeatures covetedbackstage photographs ofthe world’s bestknown specialagent. Bond andBeyond alsoincludes portraitsof giants of thefilm, music andsports worldssuch as FrankSinatra, SteveMcQueen, The

Beatles, Muhammed Ali, Brigitte Bardot, and Elizabeth Taylor.

Terry’s arrival on the scene in 1963 inspired a revolution in inti-mate portrait photography. There was none of the old stuffy formality, indeed many of these icons became his mates. As hesaid abouthis way ofworking:“There wasno posing,or studiosor speciallighting. Itwas fresh,new and upclose…”The endresult is thisextraordi-nary retro-spective ofone of the20thCentury’smost col-lected pho-tographers.RANSOM ART, 105 Pimlico Road, London SW1W 8PH Exhibition, 7th - 30th November 2013For further information or pv invite, please contact the galleryTel: 0207 259 0220 website:www.markransom.co.uk

TERRY O’NEILL is one of the world’s most collected photographers whose workhangs in national art galleries and private collections worldwide.For over six decades, he has photographed the frontline of fame,from the greats of screen and stage to presidents, prime ministerand rock stars.

No other living photographer has embraced the span of fame,capturing the icons of our age from Winston Churchill to NelsonMandela, from Frank Sinatra and Elvis to Amy Winehouse, fromAudrey Hepburn and Brigitte Bardot to Nicole Kidman, as well asevery James Bond from Sean Connery to Pierce Brosnan.

He photographed The Beatles and The Rolling Stones in 1963,pioneered backstage reportage photography with David Bowie,

Elton John, The Who,Eric Clapton andChuck Berry.

Founded by MarkRansom in 1990,Ransom Art is one ofthe London’s leadingdealers in contempo-rary art and photog-raphy offering rareand unique photo-graphs and works ofart from establishednames such asFrancis Bacon,Salvador Dali, LucianFreud, Andy Warhol,

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Terry’s photographs from the 60s and 70s are among his mostprized, yet for some of them the negatives are missing, andthis makes this exhibition a very rare opportunity to view theseoriginal and unique works of art.

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Organised by Westminster Council, Silver Sunday aims to help

combat the loneliness felt by older people by offering free eventsand activities to help them get out of the house and meet newpeople.

What started in Westminster last year with around 20 events hasnow become a national phenomenon with 23 areas in the UKholding more than 150 events.

Cllr Christabel Flight, Westminster City Council’s Older People’sChampion said: “There are hundreds of free events on offer upand down the country where you can share skills and experi-ences, meet new people and get involved in your local communi-ty. From walking tours and afternoon tea to ballroom dancingclasses – we’ve got something for everyone!”

ST PAUL’S KNIGHTSBRIDGE FESTIVAL CHOIR &ORCHESTRA DECEMBER 2013 CONCERT are performing Handel’s Messiah. Conductor: Richard LathamSoloists: Nicola Jenkin, Louise Mott, Tom Edward Robson andDavid StephensonNew singers welcome. If you would like to sing with us pleasecontact: Jenni Wilson on 07901 632490Tickets available at the door or form Chimes Music, 9 HarringtonRoad, South Kensington London SW7 3ESSaturday December 14th at 7.30pmSt Paul’s Church, Wilton Place, London SW1Tel 020 7589 9054. www.spkfc.com for more details.

PIMLICO PRIMARY LOSES ITS HEAD AFTER JUST FOURWEEKSThe head of a new free school, Annaliese Briggs, 27, has steppeddown just four weeks after it opened to 'pursue other opportunities inprimary education.’

In April 2013 it was revealed that principal Briggs was head huntedfrom educational think tank Civitas. When she was appointed she hadnot completed a postgraduate certificate in education. Ms Briggs hashad to defend herself against criticism that she was inexperienced.

Pimlico Primary is sponsored by Future Academies, a charity set upby Lord Nash who this year was appointed a junior education ministerworking under Education Secretary Michael Gove.

Mothers of Pimlico Primary children were surprised having been toldMs Briggs was ill and would be returning. Sources told the Guardianthat Ms Briggs was “not happy because she could not cope with thejob, full stop. It was too much to learn, too quickly.”

Councillor Paul Dimoldenberg, leader of Westminster Labour Group,said: “The chaos at Pimlico, Churchill Gardens and Millbank PrimaryAcademies, all run by the Future Group which is led by aConservative education minister, needs to be sorted out without delay.

“Michael Gove is clearly conflicted and cannot conduct an inquiry intohis own junior minister’s affairs. The prime minister needs to act swift-ly so that parents and pupils at these three schools can be confidentthat all three schools are being managed in a competent and effectivemanner.”

Susan Rankin-Reid, headteacher of another sister school ChurchillGardens Primary Academy, willleave at Christmas.

Kelly Teddy, the former actingdeputy head at sister schoolMillbank Academy, has alreadybeen appointed to replace MsBriggs.

Miss Briggs is completing aschool-centred initial teachertraining (SCITT) course inWandsworth and will qualify witha postgraduate certificate in education (PGCE).

Being the head of an inner-London school is a tough job which cansometimes be very stressful.

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Queen Mother is one of the club’s main pools, though recently theClub has expanded to the Porchester, Jubilee and Seymour pools,making club youth swimming available in those locations for thefirst time. CWSC, as the Club is known, was named theWestminster Active Club of the Year in 2012 and is Swim21accredited. The Club has been fortunate enough to experienceunprecedented success the last couple of years, including this pastsummer at Nationals, where the Club qualified a record 16 swim-mers and had its first National Champion.

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ST GEORGE'S SQUAREAt the northern end is Lupus Street, with Pimlico tube station closeby via Belgrave Road to the east. At the southern end is GrosvenorRoad running along the River Thames.Pimlico's development was started in 1835 by the Marquess ofWestminster, and the building was supervised by Thomas Cubittwho also designed the gardens. St George's Square was originallylaid out in 1839 as two parallel streets running north-south but by1843 had been developed into a formal square, London's only resi-dential square open to the River Thames. The first residentsmoved in in 1854. Until 1874 the square had its own pier forsteamersThe Church of St Saviour stands at the north end of thesquare, and was designed by Thomas Cundy the Younger.


THE LONDON CHORUS AT ST GABRIEL’S, PIMLICO.is to perform an unusual selection of English choral works. The pro-gramme is entitled “Music for three Queens of England” with musicfrom the time of Elizabeth I, Victoria, and our present QueenElizabeth II. From the 16th century we have songs by William Byrd,Thomas Tallis and John Redford. To represent the Victorian era, wehave the ever popular “I was Glad” and “Blest Pair of Sirens” byHubert Parry as well as works by S.S. Wesley. Benjamin Britten

represents the time of Elizabeth II along with the haunting and evoca-tive “Song for Athene” by Tavener, sung as Princess Diana's funeral.

The London Chorus enjoys a busy schedule of concerts, appearingin all the major London venues from the Royal Albert Hall, to theOlympic Stadium for the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games.

The Chorus will be led by musical director, Ronald Corp OBE, andwith Edward Battingon the beautiful StGabriel’s organ.

The concert at StGabriel’s, WarwickSquare, Pimlico is onFriday 8th November,at 7pm with ticketprices at £12 (£8 forchildren under 12)which will include aninterval drink. To purchase tickets,please contact theTLC hotline on 020 8658 0829 [email protected], or buy onthe door.

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She added: “Events like these bring people together and help themshare their hard work. I very much enjoy visiting gardens and appre-ciate all the hard work that has been put in throughout the year byeveryone including the prize winners. Winning the Green Flag Awardagain is a great achievement.”

Local resident Victor Spencer plucked the award for ‘best in Pimlico’.Having wonthe award twoyears running,Victor said:“I’m over themoon andreally didn’texpect to winagain.Gardening isa bit of an

obsession for me and it’s fantastic to get positive feedback fromneighbours and passers-by. I also like to get my neighbours involvedin my gardening so that everyone can be a part of it.”

The evening was a fantastic opportunity for the local community tocelebrate the estates seventh Green Flag Award win. Lillington andLongmoore estate were recently awarded the prestigious accolade,which recognises the UK’s best green space.

A REAL MYSTERY IN OUR NEIGHBOURHOODIf you're not sure what 'private banking' means, you're not alone. In a recent YouGov survey for Duncan Lawrie Private Bank, 32% ofthose questioned said they would be unlikely to consider a privatebank if changing to another provider because they don't know what aprivate bank is, and 34% couldn't name any (1). Matthew Parden, Managing Director of Belgravia-based DuncanLawrie Private Bank said: “The private banking industry has done agreat job in retaining an aura of mystique and exclusivity but this hasbeen to the detriment of many of the UK population, who are desper-ate for a better service but don’t know where to look.“Due to misconceptions, people are overlooking what could be anobvious solution to many of the things that they find disagreeableabout high street banks and building societies, in particular poor customer service.” Duncan Lawrie’s Relationship Managers recently scored 81% forclient satisfaction (20% higher than their peer group) and they currently have capacity to take on a limited number of new clients. If you would like to find out more about Duncan Lawrie or privatebanking in general to see if it’s right for you, visit the website at www.duncanlawrie.com/banking-guide, where you can download theguide, ‘unwrap the secrets to personal banking’ or speak to JohnHilson, New Client Relationship Manager on 0207 201 3010 or 07590 452440.(1) Survey by YouGov of 2,213 adults.(2) Survey by Ledbury Research of 252 Duncan Lawrie clients.


BLOOMING TALENT IS REWARDED DURING WESTMINSTERGARDENING AWARDS

Pimlico in Bloom is a local gardening competition which celebrates the best gardens and spaces in Lillington andLongmoore estate. Residents could enter categories whichincluded best balcony, garden and hanging features

The event was attended by the Honorary Alderman of the City ofWestminster, Frances Blois, who presented residents with theirawards

The local community also officially celebrated the Lillington andLongmooreestate win-ning theGreen FlagAward forthe seventhyear in arow.

Residents from Lillington and Longmoore estate, Pimlico, wereable to show how their gardens grow in the annual Pimlico inBloom gardening competition. Dozens of residents attended theaward ceremony on 24th September, which was organised byCityWest Homes, an award winning property services providerbased in London.

The competition is open to residents of all ages. Competitorsaged seven years and upwards entered their green fingeredwork, including gardens, balconies and hanging features. The

competition has nowbecome a culturalstaple of the area.

“It’s marvellous tosee residents gettinginvolved, especially children,” said theguest of honour, theHonorary Aldermanof the City ofWestminster,Frances Blois.

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THE PIMLICO DISTRICT HEATING UNDERTAKING (PDHU)opened for the annual Open House London (21 - 22 September) andover 1,000 visitors.

PDHU provides heating and hot water services to over 3,250 homesand businesses via the UK’s first low carbon energy network managed by CityWest Homes, an award winning property servicesprovider based in London.

The PDHU was built in the 1950s, the network was the first major initiative to combat London’s air pollution, ahead of the Clean Air Actof 1956. It originally used waste heat from Battersea Power Stationto supply homes with heating without the use of coal fires, which wascontributing to the London smog.

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ST GEORGE'S HOSPITALFounded in 1733, In 1716 Henry Hoare, William Wogan, RobertWitham and Patrick Cockburn decided to open the WestminsterPublic Infirmary in Petty France, but was and relocated to largerpremises in Chapel Street in 1724. By 1732 the Governors wereforced to seek an even larger building. The minority of the Governorspreferred Lanesborough House.

Lanesborough House, Hyde Park Corner, was originally built in 1719by the James Lane, 2nd Viscount Lanesborough. The new StGeorge's Hospital on three floors and accommodated 30 patients. By1744, the hospital had fifteen wards and over 250 patients.By the 1800s, the hospital slipped into disrepair. The oldLanesborough House was demolished to make way for a new 350bed new facility. Building started in 1827 designed by architectWilliam Wilkins and the new hospital was completed by 1844.By 1859, a critical shortage of beds led to the addition of an atticfloor. Soon insufficient led to the creation of a new convalescent hospital in Wimbledon.

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TOURETTES ACTION GROUP ‘TOUR OF BRITAIN’ DROPSINTO WESTMINSTERFour mothers of children and adults with Tourettes Syndrome aretaking to the road to raise awareness of the condition in every city inEngland.

On the London leg of their Tourettes Awareness Challenge theywere welcomed by the Lord Mayor of Westminster, Cllr SarahRichardson, in her rooms at the top of City Hall, where they alsomet Dr Peter Brambleby, Westminster City Council’s director of public health.

The four women, who between them have six children or grandchildren with the condition, were visiting Westminster as partof their campaign for the charity Tourettes a_ction.

Their 2,200 mile tour, which launched in Newcastle on September30th, will take in each of England’s 52 cities before arriving inCarlisle ten days later. To help them on their way, the women havebeen equipped with a car by Nissan, which is sponsoring the journey.

During the meeting, they discussed how a_ction can be taken at a

local level to enable people with Tourettes to thrive, and presentedthe Lord Mayor and Dr Brambleby with a document produced byTourettes Action detailing some of the issues surrounding the condition.

Dr Peter Brambleby, Westminster City Council’s director of publichealth. said: “Tourettes Syndrome affects around 50,000 people inthe country – over 2,000 of whom are in Westminster – and yet thecondition is much misunderstood, while people living with it areoften isolated and stigmatised.

“We are committed to ensuring that more is done to ensure thisceases to be the case, and that everybody living with Tourettes inthe borough has the support they need to live full and happy lives.

“The cross-country campaign embarked upon by these fourwomen will go a long way towards achieving that aim, and it isone that we are delighted to support.”


STREET PASTORS was founded in Brixton in 2003 by Rev. Les Isaac. It was basedon a model from Jamaica in which individual churches joinedtogether to take their values out onto the streets. Street Pastorsis an initiative of the Ascension Trust, a registered charity estab-lished in 1993. The initial activities focussed on confronting gangculture, the use of knives and guns nas well as anti-social behav-ior and drunkenness.

In February 2011 a sister organisation School Pastors waslaunched nationally to reduce bullying, anti-social behaviour anddrug use, and to remove barriers to learning. They mentor peopleyoung people within a school setting, and patrol outside to breakpatterns of negative behaviour at the end of the school day.

Individual street pastors are Christians, over the age of 18,committed to a local church for at least one year, who pass anenhanced CRB check and who have a positive reference fromtheir church leader stating that they would be suitable to be aStreet Pastor and are leading a Christian lifestyle. They mustcomplete 12 training sessions spread over a year, covering subjects including conflict management, counselling and basicfirst-aid. Street Pastors is also supported by 'Prayer Pastors',who do not patrol but who provide support to street pastors bypraying for them and sometimes keep in touch with them bymobile phone.

Individual street pastors seek to listen to and talk with people intheir local community, to provide information on local agencies,help and services, and to discourage anti-social behaviour.Practical help provided by street pastors include handing outspace blankets outside nightclubs, and flip-flops to clubbersunable to walk home in their high-heeled footwear; giving outwater, chocolate for energy, personal alarms, carrying bus timetables; and ensuring the safety of vulnerable persons. Streetpastors remove bottles and other potential weapons from thestreets, in order to discourage violence and vandalism. They mayalso have access to sleeping bags stored in church buildings asa last resort.

Many police services have praised the scheme after initialdoubts. Ascension Trust reports that reduction in crime figureshave been recorded in areas where the Street Pastors initiativeshave been operating, which have been confirmed by officialpolice figures. Politicians who have expressed admiration or support for the scheme including David Cameron and BorisJohnson.The general public response to Street Pastors has beenmarkedly positive, even among those who have been observedbeing abusive to the emergency services.

Further details please phone 0208 330 2809Ascension Trust, Alpha House, Alpha Place, 158 Garth Road,Morden. Surrey SM4 4TQ

Donna Emmerson, Jac Campbell, Liz Mielnik and Eileen Darling, withWestminster City Council’s Director of Public Health Peter Brambleby.

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Up to 1953 he visited Provence, Italy, and visited George Braque inParis. His first one-man exhibition was at the Redfern Gallery inLondon in 1947. Following this he exhibited twelve paintings at the Il

Bienal di São Paulo, Brazil. He taught at Central School of Arts andCrafts in London until 1956. He was inspired by the AmericanAbstract Expressionists at the Tate Gallery. A development towardsabstraction had been evident in his paintings, for example, SquareLeaves (1952) and Winter Harbour (1955) The effect on Heron of theNew York painters, together with his move to live at Eagles Nest,overlooking the cliffs at Zennor, that year was a pivotal point in thetransformation into his now characteristic language of interlinkingforms; his balancing of colour and space. Heron's deepest influenceswere Braque, Matisse and Bonnard and he was connected first of allto the pure abstraction of European lineage, represented by NaumGabo and Pierre Soulages.


Patrick Heron's started writing about art in 1945 in The New EnglishWeekly where he published article on Ben Nicholson, essays onPicasso, Klee, Cézanne and Braque. He became art critic of the NewStatesman until 1950, and London correspondent to Arts Digest,New York.

In 1966, 1968 and 1970 he published articles in Studio International. He defended the independence and autonomy of the English ArtSchools, resisting their integration into the polytechnic system. Thearticle 'Murder of the art schools' in The Guardian in 1971 wasreprinted in Patrick Heron on Art and Education.

In 1947 Heron began a series of portraits of T.S.Eliot. The final cubistversion, painted in 1949, was acquired by the National PortraitGallery in 1966. His daughters Katharine was born in 1947, andSusanna in 1949. Heron's writings were admired by American art critic Clement Greenberg. Their friendship disintegrated when theydisagreed as judges of the John Moores Prize Exhibition in 1965.In April 1956 the family moved to west Cornwall.

In 1958, he moved to Ben Nicholson’s former studio at Porthmeor, StIves, and two years later he held his first exhibitions in New York atthe Bertha Schaefer Gallery and at the newly arrived WaddingtonGalleries in London. He visited Australia in 1967 and 1973, exhibitingat the Bonython Gallery, Sydney.

In 1979 Delia Heron died unexpectedly at Eagles Nest. For someyears Patrick was unable to paint. In 1989 he returned to Sydney asartist in residence at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. In 1994 hisExhibition "Big Paintings" was held at Camden Arts Centre. Heron'slargest and most ambitious paintings were 15–22 ft long. PatrickHeron made several Public Works, in 1992 he designed the colouredglass window for Tate St.Ives.

His Big Painting Sculpture in Cardinal Place, Victoria was commissioned by Land Securities in 1998, offering a creative andelegant solution to a practical problem of wind blowing through thepassageway. Patrick’s son-in-law, the architect Julian Feary, wascharged with realizing Heron’s concept in three dimensions andgrand scale. The 19m-tall structure is supported by aluminium mastsand is constructed from metal squiggles and 18 irregularly shaped,brightly coloured discs: yellow, violet, red and shades of blue fromultramarine to cobalt. The sculpture was unveiled in July 1998.Patrick Heron died peacefully at his home in Zennor, Cornwall, on20th March 1999 at the age of 79.

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