Rights Respecting School Councillors Visit New City Hall

Following on from recent visits to Waltham Forest Town Hall and the Houses of Parliament, our Rights Respecting School Council members made the long journey to New City Hall today, home of the Mayor of London and the London Assembly, to find out more about governance and democracy in the United Kingdom.

The children were met by our host for the day, Richard Nicholson, who besides instructing the children about the role of London's Mayor and the London Assembly in governing the city, took the party into the debating chamber to see members of the London Assembly debating the capital's transport issues.

As part of our trip to New City Hall, the children also received free tickets for a return journey on the IFS Cloud cable car ride.

Year 4 councillor, Ethan, said, "I really enjoyed finding out about how London works. The cable car trip was really cool."

Year 3 councillor, Rebecca, added, "It was really interesting attending the meeting to see how things are debated. I was a little bit nervous at first about the cable car ride but found it fascinating seeing the planes landing and taking off at London City Airport from 90 metres above the River Thames."