An evening of festive carols hosted by The Bedford Estates

In the heart of Bloomsbury, The Bedford Estates welcomed businesses and residents in Bedford Square for an evening of festive carols. Students from UCL choir and pupils from Ecole Jeannine Manuel performed whilst Store Street Espresso provided mulled wine, hot chocolate and mince pies. The evening brought together the local community, drawing on the excitement […]

The Lexicon Bracknell named `Best of the Best’

The massive urban regeneration of Bracknell town centre has been recognised as the `Best of the Best’. At the 2017 Revo Gold Awards on 6 December, Coverdale Barclay client The Lexicon Bracknell scooped the Re:new award for “projects that have positively impacted their surrounding environment.” To round off a notable night, a live poll of […]

Andrew Jennings launches Almost Is Not Good Enough

Coverdale Barclay is working with highly respected senior global retail executive, Andrew Jennings, on the launch of his first book – Almost Is Not Good Enough. Andrew has over 45 years experience leading some of the world’s most respected high-end, speciality and department stores, including Harrods, Holt Renfrew and Saks Fifth Avenue. Almost Is Not […]

Proposed plans for transformation of Oxford Street revealed 

Ambitious plans for the transformation of the Oxford Street area, centred on new world-class public spaces, were unveiled on 6th November by the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan and Deputy Leader of Westminster City Council, Cllr Robert Davis MBE DL. The plans, which are being publicly consulted on until 17th December 2017, would turn the Oxford […]

‘Sing Out Store Street!’ for Bloomsbury Festival 2017

Bloomsbury Festival 2017 made a return to Store Street on 20th October 2017, with its annual Friday evening opening event. A spectacular night time street event, ‘Sing Out Store Street’ saw eight diverse choirs and the Store Street band perform while artists, poets, writers and actors took up residence in Store Street’s restaurants and shops. […]

The Chiltern Street Christmas evening returns to Marylebone for fifth year

On Thursday 16th November, The Chiltern Street Christmas Evening, organised by Coverdale Barclay on behalf of client The Portman Estate, returns for another year to Marylebone bringing with it a host of exclusive in-store promotions, food, drinks and live music. In line with this year’s ‘all in the detail’ theme – a celebration of Chiltern Street’s craftsmen, designers and […]

Countdown to Mipim UK, Olympia, London

A week to go until Mipim UK, and the CB team is busy finalising press briefings, interviews and panel slots for our clients. We can’t wait to catch up and strengthen existing relationships with journalists, colleagues and partners, councils, brands, architects and other key influencers. We’re eagerly looking forward to learning from heavyweight keynote speakers […]

Building on Chinese Connections

Coverdale Barclay client Lead 8 has revealed it is in talks with several Asian property developers to support their expansion plans into the UK and Europe. The Hong Kong-headquartered multidisciplinary architecture and integrated design practice has worked in China with major real estate companies such as Gaw Capital, R&F Properties and New World Development. Lead […]