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Went to see Connie's Art Textile exhibition at Parliament Hill School - some very good stuff on display and Connie's textiles are really excellent. Especially the Body

I have mailed Southwark schools offering them a visit to the school, followed by a walk ending at the Old Operating Theatre Museum. The idea is that the walk and talk will be customised to the school's location and the particular history of their local area. It will be interesting to see if any take up - but I am hoping it will begin a dialogue with local schools.

5 British sites on this list - including Wilton's Music Hall World Monuments Watch

Vote here for the new Wonders of the World - Stonehenge currently 7th, I believe n7w: Vote

Went to the Summer show at the Royal Academy of Arts I found it bewildering and overwhelming - some how it diminishes my feeling of the importance of Art. So many styles, so many feelings of 'decorative but so what?' Chapman Bros dinosaurs - typically trivial Brit Art but works very well because of the scale.

Excellent article in the Guardian about the need for planners and architects to incorporate a sense of place in their planner - derived from solid research and understanding of the history and role of a area? Tristran Hunt says: Other examples of sensitive developments include Chatham fishing village and Ingress Park at Greenhithe, Kent. Rather than denying the river and its history - which most large housing developments seem intent on doing - both celebrate the authentic sense of place they bring. This isn't an issue of branding or logos - of selling growth areas as part of Dickens's Thamesworld. It requires decent research about the history of the site and an attempt to translate that into civic design. On the one hand, that could mean a commitment to vernacular styles; on the other, civic landmarks, street and pub names, even local signage. Tristram Hunt on the Thames Gateway | Art, Architecture & Design | Guardian Unlimited Arts

I am trying to find out how many electors there are in various City wards - as I remember it there were very few in the Lime Street ward - election results are here: The City of London Ward Elections results 2005 :