City Hall Blog
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Great things to do in London in Summer 2024
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Check out just some of the fantastic and free things to love in London this Summer and make 2024 a year full of art, creativity and culture.
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London's Victims' Commissioner on the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024
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London's Victims' Commissioner, Claire Waxman OBE, reflects on the passage of the Victims and Prisoners Act - what has been achieved through the...
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Rewire: young people’s mental health
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Influencing change in youth mental health conversations.
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Update on the Victims and Prisoners Bill
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London's Victims' Commissioner - Claire Waxman OBE - providers her thoughts on the Victims and Prisoners Bill.
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One hundred dementia-friendly venues
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How London’s cultural venues are becoming more accessible to those living with dementia.
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The power of cultural social prescribing for health
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At the GLA, we are testing what happens when we embed creative health champions in the NHS.
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Co-designing London as a Creative Health Capital City
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Throughout 2023, City Hall teamed up with Arts Council England and London Arts and Health to create and deliver a co-design process with Londoners...
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We need to talk to Londoners about the air they are breathing
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Professor Kevin Fenton, London Regional Director of Public Health, Office for Health Improvement and Disparities reflects on the importance of London...
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Best events in Croydon this spring
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With two months left to go as London Borough of Culture, there is still lots to see and do in Croydon.
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How Good Work is improving the lives of Londoners
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Watch video case studies showcasing businesses committed to best employment practices and the employees who are benefitting.
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The innovators shaping London’s future
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Watch video case studies about the innovators supported through the Mayor's Challenge LDN initiative - helping to solve Londoner’s most pressing...
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How the London Living Wage builds a fairer city
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Learn more about how the London Living Wage has never been more crucial for workers, and makes good commercial sense for businesses.
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High Streets for All Challenge Learnings
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The High Streets for All Challenge – supporting Londoners in creating local strategies, actions and impact
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London Creative Health City: Building It Together
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The power of culture to fuel Londoners’ health and wellbeing
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Progressing a health in all policies approach across the GLA Group
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Director of the GLA Group Public Health Unit, Vicky Hobart, writes about why collaboration and co-benefits are key to progressing a health in all...
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Statement on Victims and Prisoners Bill Report Stage - London's Victims' Commissioner
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A statement from Claire Waxman OBE, London's Victims Commissioner, following Report Stage of the Victims and Prisoners Bill in the House of Commons.
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Creative Stewardship of our Cities
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Exploring the role of imagination and lived-experience leadership in civic change. Three texts sharing unique insights, tools and approaches to...
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This Is Croydon: the story so far…
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Croydon’s year-long London Borough of Culture, This Is Croydon, launched in April 2023. It is both a showcase for local talent and a chance to show...
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Promoting solidarity, celebrating culture - National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine
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Ukrainian families and students in Croydon came together to celebrate the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine performing as part of This Is Croydon...
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PlanApps: Innovating with the Mayor of London
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PlanApps: Innovating with the Mayor of London
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Welcome to the Community Engagement Team's Blog
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Our mission is to bridge the gap between City Hall and London's communities
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International Day of Older People 2023
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Read how the Mayor is making City Hall a more inclusive workplace for older people.
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Comedian Touretteshero on why we need disability arts festival Liberty
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Jess Thom aka Touretteshero on why Liberty and shared spaces for Disability culture are essential for Londoners
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London's Victims' Commissioner's Statement on the Sentencing of Adam Provan
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A statement from London's Victims' Commissioner, Claire Waxman OBE, on the sentencing of Adam Provan.
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24 Hours in Brussels: young Londoners win a European-wide award for designing public spaces in Brent
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24 hours in Brussels: young Londoners win a European-wide award for designing public spaces in Brent
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Local London Summer events
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There are fantastic events all over London this spring, wherever you are.
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Filming in London - July 2023
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Our monthly feature telling you what's currently being shot for TV and film across the city.
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Celebrating the street – how sharing local stories brings us all closer together
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Jude Wacks tells us how her London Borough of Culture photography project brought the local community together in a time of turbulence.
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Shifting the balance – how culture enables young people to become leaders
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Abstract Benna tells us how a London Borough of Culture programme helped him to help others.
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Forging a career in culture
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Insights into the Mayor’s London Borough of Culture programme: interview with artist Warren Reilly in Brent