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An arts programme is aiming to use London's waterways as a cultural platform and will pay a visit to Canary Wharf.

The Floating Cinema will spend this summer navigating the canals and waterways around the Olympic host boroughs with a programme of events and screenings of short films.

An Isle of Dogs film-maker is aiming high with his new short Victims.

Chris Carr, 29, said: "Victims is being part financed by Film London as part of their Borough Film Fund. Previous films with this support have been shown at the London Film Festival and on ITV.

Docklands Sinfonia performed for The Queen at Buckingham Palace as part of a special reception celebrating the country's promising young talent in the arts yesterday.

Docklands Sinfonia's founder and musical director Spencer Down said: "It was a great day and went really well, we got the call inviting us to perform for the Queen and only had two days to rehearse."

In a major funding shake-up, creative organisations discovered their fate as Arts Council England announced around £100million of budget cuts.

There were mixed fortunes for the 1,300 theatres, galleries and arts groups that applied for funding, with almost one in four losing all their funds, including 49 in London.

Hundreds of arts groups across the UK found out today that they will be left stranded as Arts Council England announced around £100million cuts.

Around 1,300 theatres, galleries and arts groups applied for funding under the new regime imposed after the government spending review cut ACE's annual grant.

Greenwich Market is celebrating 25 years of arts and crafts by unveiling a new clock.

Festivities will start on May 21 with a day of craft demonstrations from a variety of trades featured in the market, along with stalls run by schools, culminating with the official unveiling of the clock at 3pm.

Canary Wharf is an unusual bustling metropolis on the edge of one of the world's great cities.

So what does the estate ask of its premier arts and events venue?