London Borough of Croydon

Adele Adkins was born May 5, 1988, in North London, England. She was raised by her mother, Penny Adkins, a woman who loved the arts. Penny, gave birth to Adele when she was only eighteen years of age. Adele’s father, Mark, unfortunately left Adele and her mother when she was only four years old. He was never married to Penny, and even after leaving, he attempted to be somewhat apart of his daughter’s life through communication up into her teens. Mark’s struggling addiction with alcohol eventually caused his relationship with his daughter to completely disintegrate. As a result of this, Adele naturally grew closer to her mother, who would always encourage her to “explore, and not to stick with one thing.” Adele acquired a passion for…

Whitechapel has historically been the heart of the local community – a key hamlet of the East End which has catered for the changing migrant population for generations. A symbol of the East End’s multi-layered history is the Brick Lane Mosque, which has previously served as a church and a synagogue. Within Whitechapel, many of the historic buildings still form part of the rich urban character, including the heritage churches and synagogues, and the historic shop fronts and hospital on the…

Jacques Rogge, President of the International Olympic Committee said, “the London 2012 Games have definitively served as a catalyst for development and improvements, both tangible and intangible, which would otherwise have taken decades to achieve” (HM Government, 2013). As part of the London 2012 Olympic bid, organisers promised the Games to be a ‘One Planet Olympics’, working in partnership with WWF and Bioregional. One of the five key sustainability themes is ‘inclusion: to host the most…

Design Brief: History of London Bridge Station – 500 London Bridge Station is one of the busiest stations in London and it is always changing. The first station was opened on 14 December 1836 at Tooley Street, which is currently the first and oldest station in London. It was opened by the London and Greenwich Railway (LGR). To make money they decided to lease its line and terminus to other railway companies from the south east that wanted access to London. The London and Croydon Railway…

follow when conducting an assessment of age of a person claiming to be child. Rather the current approach for undertaking age assessments has evolved through practice by social service departments and a growing number of legal challenges to the process. Practice guidelines have emerged which provide a pro-forma on which to base the assessment interview for a young asylum seeker claiming to be under the age of 18 . These guidelines were approved By Burnton, J. in the High Court in July 2003 and…

the UK, Darin Birmingham, a Metropolitan officer, claims London is described is “an open warfare” and the police have “lost control” of the gangs in the streets (Sky News.com, 2015). In recent years, boroughs in London such as Hackney, Tottenham, Brixton, Peckham etc., saw a rise of inter-estate/borough conflicts known as ‘postcode gang wars’ which has led to territorial divisions and the general public fearing for their children’s safety (Thompson, 2010). In fact, research claims that the more…