Results tagged “Rita Beckwith”

By Jim Fitzpatrick

It's been a period of goodbyes and thank yous lately.

Two people who have been a credit to East London over many years are retiring - Rita Beckwith, as Chairman of Docklands Business Club, and Adrian Greenwood, as the chief executive of Gateway Housing Association.

After eight successful years as chairman of Docklands Business Club Rita Beckwith is passing on the baton.

Rita, who is also managing director of City Cruises, announced her departure at the DBC's glitzy annual awards ceremony at the London Hilton Docklands Riverside.

Most Londoners would jump at the chance to avoid being swallowed and spat out by the tube every morning.

Think tank Policy Exchange believe the best way to achieve this is by making better use of the river. The group has released a paper outlining how this may work.

The landscape of Canary Wharf has changed remarkably in the last 25 years.

Towers have surged from the soil and businesses have flourished in an area once regarded as a "social and political hot potato".