CULTURE MILE, CITY OF LONDON

Tim Jones leads the London Culture Mile, an initiative of international significance. This is the UK capitol’s most advanced cultural precinct, at the heart of the city’s financial district, connecting world class institutions such as the famous performance space, the Barbican Centre, the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London Museum and the London Symphony Orchestra. Hosted by the City of London Corporation, the unique council whose history includes once having Dick Whittington as Mayor, the Culture Mile initiative has under Tim Jones been working to create a vibrant area of inner London where whether in the public or private sectors or in the local community the value of creativity is shared by all. In this podcast Tim Jones talks about the main focus of the Mile and how COVID actually galvanised their engagement with the local community and business, taking collaboration to a higher level. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.