Open Invitation to Anglia & Central: In the interest of encouraging ties between our adjoining regions, the committee would like to extend an open invitation to all members of Anglia & Central who might be interested in attending events. It is acknowledged that many of you are geographically close to London and should events be of interest, please feel welcome to attend.

13 September 2006 London Rail Projects Seminar:
A presentation on the forthcoming major rail projects for London including the East London Line Extension Project (ELLP) and Crossrail (Cross London Rail Links) has been arranged, sponsored by CIOB London Branch, RICS, ICE and ICES and will take place at the RICS 12 Great George Street, Parliament Square, London SW1. 6pm registration for start at 6.30pm.

Speakers include Peter Boxell, Head of Communications & Stakeholder Management for the East London Line Project, and Bernard Gambrill, Head of Public Affairs for Crossrail. The projects covered will be the Channel Tunnel Rail Link — now nearing completion and due to open for operational trains in late 2007, the ELLP — which will extend and upgrade the existing (London Underground Limited) East London Line and convert the new metro style (National Rail) train service. This could potentially facilitate ‘orbital’ journeys around London. Phase 1 of the ELLP, which extends the existing line to Dalston Junction, Crystal Palace and West Croydon, will be delivered by June 2010, in good time for the Olympics. Phase 2 will extend the line to Clapham Junction and connect North London Line stations at Canonbury and Highbury and Islington. Crossrail is a joint venture between Transport for London and the Department for Transport. Crossrail is tasked with promoting and developing two new routes through London. If you plan to attend this event, please contact Norma Cook to pre-register (t: 020 8685 9130, f: 020 8685 9128, e: [email protected]). Read more...

21 September 2006 Brunel’s Way:
Hamish Mitchell FInstCES will be giving a presentation as part of the region’s commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Brunel. The presentation will be in the form of an illustrated journey from Paddington to Penzance stopping off at points of interest along the way to look at many of his projects. The presentation will be at the ICE, One Great George Street, Westminster. Meet at 6pm for a 6.30pm start. If you intend to come to this event, please contact Eric Zeeven.

12 October 2006: St Pancras CTRL Station
Mark Bathe-Taylor, CTRL lead surveyor on the project will be escorting us around site and will be discussing the project in general, including the various stages of construction, scale factor control issues, monitoring, working within city constraints and lessons learnt. Those on the visit will need to wear the following PPE; site boots with steel mid sole, hard hat, orange high vis, gloves and glasses. If you do not posses the latter three, CTRL can supply these. Note that those wearing normal glasses are OK for site visits. For the rest please wear the usual site clothes. Please meet at the project offices, CTRL house, which are four storey grey porto cabins on Ossulton Street NW1 (Off Euston Road) for 3pm. Ask for Mark Bathe-Taylor at reception. Please note that site closes at 5.30pm, so if you are on the visit, please turn up on time. Contact telephone number for the CTRL Survey office is 020 7681 5945. The visit is limited as to numbers so if you are interested in attending, and to secure a place, please contact secretary Eric Zeevenat the earliest opportunity.

20 October 2006: Adjudicate or Arbitrate in 100 days? NOTE THE CHANGE OF DATE A free ICES South East breakfast debate hosted by John K Daly & Co ltd, or ‘the black pudding roadshow’, will be taking place from 8.45am at the ICE, One Great George Street, Westminster. (Venue TBC.) Note that FREE bacon butties, pastries and refreshments will be provided at this event. Protagonist for adjudication — Robert Sliwinski of SWL Associates a solicitor, a panel(s) adjudicator (former practising barrister) and also an arbitrator. Protagonist for arbitration — Nigel Ribbands of Ribbands Associates, chartered arbitrator and chartered quantity surveyor, also a panel(s) adjudicator. Both speakers will be available before and after the debate for informal discussion and advice. Please respond by email or fax to John K Daly & Co Limited to secure your place[s] and also to establish numbers for accommodation and catering. A reply form is available either by download or via Eric Zeeven.

16 November 2006: Education in Geospatial Engineering The event will be hosted by Dr Brian Whiting at the University of East London’s Docklands Campus.

6 December 2006: Kelvedon Hatch Secret Nuclear Bunker A visit to the nuclear bunker has been arranged. On the day of the visit, the bunker will only be open to members of the region. As well as the standard tour, our guides will inform us a little on the construction of this relict from the Cold War. Details of the bunker can be found at www.japar.demon.co.uk

15 February 2007: The Royal Geographical Society Following the success and popularity of the visit in January, a return visit to the RGS has been arranged on the topic of British explorers.

15 March 2007: Region 8 AGM