On Thursday some Mead and Broadford children were invited to City Hall to find out how the Mayor runs London. After a security check they were shown a large aerial map of London taken from the International Space Station. Their task was to locate football grounds, airports, their school and their house. It was very interesting and most of the children were successful. The children were then taken to a room to learn about the responsibilities of the Mayor and given a brief history of London. During the morning the children also found out that the iconic shape of City Hall is an energy saving feature and they were given some amazing facts about London.
Can you answer these questions?
- How much money is the Mayor of London given to spend on Londoners every year?
- What is the population of London?
- What is the majority of the Mayor's budget spent on?
Suddenly a call came through and we were invited into the assembly room to sit in on a meeting of the London Assembly who were discussing the Mayor's Transport Strategy. Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, was there to answer questions with his transport advisers. One of the items discussed was the accessibility of trains and buses to everyone. Then to our surprise the Chair of the assembly, Jeanette Arnold, stopped the meeting and introduced us to the assembly members. We got a wave and a round of applause. 'We got a shout out in City Hall!' exclaimed some of the excited children after we had left the chambers.
The children all agreed that London was an amazing city, 'It is a special city because it looks lovely at night' said Tamara. Raul pointed out that it had lots of tourist attractions. Abdullah was able to answer many of the questions regarding the political parties and announced that he wanted to be a politician and Jessica is aiming to be Prime Minister. The visit to City Hall has inspired many of the children to take an interest in local government and Raul announced 'I'm into politics now!'
Answers: £17bn, 9 million, transport
The children all agreed that London was an amazing city, 'It is a special city because it looks lovely at night' said Tamara. Raul pointed out that it had lots of tourist attractions. Abdullah was able to answer many of the questions regarding the political parties and announced that he wanted to be a politician and Jessica is aiming to be Prime Minister. The visit to City Hall has inspired many of the children to take an interest in local government and Raul announced 'I'm into politics now!'
Answers: £17bn, 9 million, transport
