Valerie Shawcross welcomes BTA members to City Hall

Bankside Traders Association has visited City Hall as guests of Southwark's GLA member Val Shawcross.

BTA at <a href=City Hall">
BTA Chairman Chris Barlow is greeted by Valerie Shawcross at City Hall


BTA members toured the Norman Foster riverside building and enjoyed views of SE1 from London's Living Room viewpoint at the very top. London's new government and some of the Mayor's early initiatives were outlined inside the Assembly chamber.

BTA at <a href=City Hall">
Valerie Shawcross showing the view to Charles Tyler of Champor-Champor and Peter Layton of the London Glassblowing Workshop


The visit was part of the BTA's summer programme which includes a seminar, a networking gathering and a party at Bankside Gallery.

• BTA membership details are available from bta@betterbankside.co.uk>bta@betterbankside.co.uk

Get SE1 news by email every week

For the latest local news and events direct to your inbox every Monday, you need our weekly email newsletter SE1 Direct.

7,100+ locals read it every week. Can you afford to miss out?

Read the latest issue before signing up