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Benjamin Murphy CC
@benjaminmurphyuk.bsky.social
City of London Councillor: Bishopsgate.
Chairman: City of London Corporate Projects & Procurement.
Deputy Chairman: Epping Forest, Burnham Beeches, Ashtead Common, West Wickham & Spring Park Wood, the Coulsdon Commons
www.BenjaminMurphy.uk
🎄 The festive season continues in #Bishopsgate this evening with 'Carols on the Plaza' from 5.30pm 🎶
November 27, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Lovely to chat with British parasport athlete Kadeena Cox OBE this evening at the High Commissioner's Banquet at Mansion House.
Her inspirational story reminds me of the Commonwealth RAF motto - "per ardua ad astra" (through adversity to the stars).
November 25, 2025 at 10:03 PM
🚶‍♀️Have you worried about your personal safety in the Square Mile? Why not join the City of London Police for a Walk Along and share your experience and concerns with Officers who can give you the latest advice specific to our local area? Details below 👇
November 25, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Great to catch up with Matt Snell, the CEO of BOXPARK, at BOXHALL City in the Liverpool Street Arcade.
Perfect venue for Christmas parties - check it out if you've still not got anything booked. 🎄
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November 21, 2025 at 2:43 PM
The festive season has officially begun in #Bishopsgate, with a little help from Dermot O'Leary switching on London's largest Christmas Tree and the UK's largest Christmas Wreath!
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November 21, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Pleased to join the City of London Police's Road Safety event at Bank Junction this morning, to see first-hand how teams are addressing unlawful behaviour by riders and drivers, while providing educational outreach.
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November 20, 2025 at 4:01 PM
🎉 We are delighted to share latest #Bishopsgate Ward Newsletter with you.
🧐 We hope you find our updates interesting.
✍️ Please do continue to let us know what you would like to hear more (or less) about for future editions.
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November 18, 2025 at 7:46 AM
🥳 8 years ago today, the good people of Bishopsgate elected me to represent them at City of London Corporation. Since then, I've met so many remarkable people, learnt a great deal and hopefully helped some people along the way. Here's to more of the same... 🥂
November 15, 2025 at 12:20 AM
TfL have just announced that they are making changes to the Congestion Charging scheme in the City of London, including price increases from £15 to £18 on 2nd January 2026. Full details ⬇️
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Transport for London: Congestion Charge increases in the City of London – Benjamin Murphy
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November 13, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Really excited to be working on this project with @thames21.bsky.social to improve the current design of the River Ching and to explore removing physical barriers, such as weirs, to enable fish migration. 🐟🌊🐟🌱
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Thames21 explores ways to boost fish populations in the River Ching - Thames21
Environmental charity Thames21 is working with partners to produce a series of feasibility studies and designs to explore removing physical barriers, such as weirs, to...
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November 13, 2025 at 1:42 PM
🎉Epping Forest is delighted to be launching a new Corporate Volunteering scheme.
🌳If you are a business looking to give something back to charity and improve employee engagement, please do register your interest via the link below ⬇️
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November 12, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Whilst the City of London remains the lowest crime area in the UK, it is important we continue to work with businesses in #Bishopsgate to ensure that remains the case.
Our recent Cluster Panel meetings have been a great way of exchanging information and ideas ⬇️
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November 12, 2025 at 5:39 PM
“At the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of the eleventh month – we will remember them.”
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November 12, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Great to read Sir David Beckham talking about his love of #EppingForest in his Country Life magazine editorial takeover. 🌳
It makes me feel as if I’ve done a good job as a father and that I did the right thing in wanting us to have a house here': David Beckham on why the countryside matters so much to him and his family
Sir David Beckham talks to Paula Minchin about discovering the joys of beekeeping and gardening.
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October 22, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Great to have the Secretary of State for Defence back at Mansion House for the annual UK Defence and Security Lecture.
You can read his full speech here:
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October 22, 2025 at 12:40 PM
On Sat 8th Nov, the City of London will host the first ever 'Lady Mayor's Show' - packed full of traditional pageantry with modern representation!
The 697th Lord Mayor will join 697 women from the City's health, technology, defence, defence & livery sectors.
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October 21, 2025 at 1:26 PM
A joy to be amongst friends and colleagues at the Epping Forest and Commons Committee dinner at Painters' Hall, this evening.
I am so proud of what we have achieved together over the past 3 years for these internationally important charities. 🌳
Full details: www.benjaminmurphy.uk/2025/10/16/e...
October 17, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Great to welcome City of London Corporation colleagues back #EppingForest Buffer Land at the Copped Hall Estate today, to discuss the brilliant work our team are doing to deliver the City's Climate Action Strategy 🌳🌍💚
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October 14, 2025 at 12:08 AM
🚑 The City of London Police & EC BID have launched the Safe City Bus!
🚓 The mobile welfare hub will operate throughout the year on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings and be staffed by 2 uniformed Police Officers and 1 trained medic.
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#Bishopsgate
October 12, 2025 at 10:20 PM
It's always great to back at #BurnhamBeeches, reviewing some of the work our Conservation and Estates Management team have been up to over the summer - lots going on!
You can read the full report here: www.benjaminmurphy.uk/2025/10/12/b...
October 12, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Lovely to see the #EppingForest exhibition at the Guildhall Art Gallery this afternoon, including Queen Victoria's original invitations to its opening under the City's ownership in 1882.
Much of the signage is valid 100 years on!
The gallery is open every day from 10am-5pm and entrance is free.
October 10, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Wonderful to launch the Brambly Hedge trail at #EppingForest today. A partnership project between the City of London Corporation, Epping Forest District Council and the author's family, supported by local MP, Sir Iain Duncan Smith and Visit England
Full Details: www.benjaminmurphy.uk/2025/10/10/b...
October 10, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Hearty congratulations to the next Archbishop of Canterbury, The Rt Rev and Rt Hon Dame Sarah Mullally DBE.
Former NHS Chief Nursing Officer, Dean of the Chapel Royal and most recently The Lord Bishop of London.
Sending prayers to Sarah, Eamonn and their family. 🙏🏻
October 3, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Team #EppingForest have been busy over the summer, making progress on a number of maintenance and improvement projects at #Wanstead Park. 🌳
Full update below 👇
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October 2, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Congrats to Dame Susan Langley, on her election as the next Lord Mayor of London, taking up office on 7th November.
Dame Susan is Chairman of the 3rd largest insurance broker globally and, despite becoming the 697th Lord Mayor, she will only be the third female.
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September 30, 2025 at 12:01 AM