Leicester Square renovation

Westminster Council have announced plans for an £18.5million regeneration of Leicester Square with the central part of the redesign a 200-metre white granite “ribbon” seat to allow people to sit and relax. The aim is to make the square less tacky than it is at the moment and a place that will draw visitors rather than being somewhere where people pass through to get from Soho to Covent Garden.

Tom Hanks was in the square last night at the premiere of Charlie Wilson’s War and seemed pretty happy. Not sure if it was for the movie or the council’s plans but for some bizarre reason he was waving an Aston Villa scarf around. Someone should have told him there are 11 professional teams in London, waving a Birmingham team’s scarf is not going to get much of a reaction.

Westminster Council’s plans go out for public consultation from 10 January-29 February and they hope work can start in April, to be completed by 2010.

By Chris | Permalink

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