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Alan Baxter CBE  Patron
Tony Travers CBE (LSE) CIPFA Patron
Ben Derbyshire PPRIBA FRSA HonAIA  President
Peter Eversden MBE  Vice President

Executive Committee
Chair – Michael Jubb MBE (Battersea Society)
Vice Chair & Membership – Paul Thornton (Amwell Society)
Treasurer – Ali Dezyanian (Finchley Society)
Secretary – Clare Birks (BermondseyStreet.London)

Michael Bach (Kensington Society)
Andrew Bosi (Islington Society)
Elspeth Clements (Highgate Society)
Richard Farthing (Hammersmith Society)
Michael Levitsky (Finchley Society)
John Myers (Camden Society)

Planning, Environment & Transport Committee
Chair – Michael Bach
Clare Birks
Andrew Bosi
Michael Coupe
Peter Eversden
Michael Hammerson
Daniel Instone
Michael Jubb
David Kaner
Brian Keane
John Myers
Peter Pickering

Member Services Committee

Chair – 
Clare Birks
Richard Farthing
Michael Jubb 
Helen Mcintosh
Annabel Mclaren

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  • Summer drinks party at Cowcross Street

    📆 Mon 24th August | 18:30 - 20:30
    🚩 77 Cowcross Street, EC1M 6EL (map)
    The annual summer drinks party for London Forum’s members will be held at the Alan Baxter office building at Cowcross Street. Please do come along and join Trustees and committee members for drinks and nibbles on Monday 24 August from 6.30pm to 8.30pm and meet fellow activists from other member societies across London. This is a free event for a maximum of two people per society – please use the booking facility ( https://www.londonforum.org.uk/events/summer-drinks-party-at-cowcross-street-2026/#booking ) to secure your place(s). If the weather is kind we should be able to spill…

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