The Ivy House campaign is made up of
Tessa Blunden. Tessa is a beer enthusiast and CAMRA member who works as a litigation lawyer at Travers Smith LLP, specializing in real estate litigation; she advises clients on all aspects of landlord and tenant law and property disputes, including rights to light and dilapidations. She has extensive experience of County Court and High Court litigation and alternative dispute resolution. Tessa has written about the campaign for the Guardian's Social Enterprise Network.
Emily Dresner. Emily is a Land Management and Conservation Lead Adviser for Natural England. She provides statutory nature conservation advice to landowners and site managers, and supports a wide range of biodiversity projects through grant funding and partnership working. Previously, Emily worked as a fund manager for a leading pensions and ISAs company. She is a trustee of Jalia, a grassroots charity which supports education for disadvantaged children in Kenya.
Hugo Simms. Hugo is a freelance writer and a teaching assistant at Ivydale Primary School. Recent literary output includes a "then and now" photo book of London and articles about music in London, including one focussing on the musical heritage and history of The Ivy House, a subject about which he has an extensive knowledge. Prior to the pub’s closure he was actively involved in the live events programme at the venue and he intends to remain closely involved with promoting such events at the pub when it re-opens.
local residents who came together
in the dark days immediately following the closure of the pub to try to ensure that it could continue to function aslocal boozer, community hub, and vital asset to the neighbourhood
. They are:Tessa Blunden. Tessa is a beer enthusiast and CAMRA member who works as a litigation lawyer at Travers Smith LLP, specializing in real estate litigation; she advises clients on all aspects of landlord and tenant law and property disputes, including rights to light and dilapidations. She has extensive experience of County Court and High Court litigation and alternative dispute resolution. Tessa has written about the campaign for the Guardian's Social Enterprise Network.
Emily Dresner. Emily is a Land Management and Conservation Lead Adviser for Natural England. She provides statutory nature conservation advice to landowners and site managers, and supports a wide range of biodiversity projects through grant funding and partnership working. Previously, Emily worked as a fund manager for a leading pensions and ISAs company. She is a trustee of Jalia, a grassroots charity which supports education for disadvantaged children in Kenya.
Hugo Simms. Hugo is a freelance writer and a teaching assistant at Ivydale Primary School. Recent literary output includes a "then and now" photo book of London and articles about music in London, including one focussing on the musical heritage and history of The Ivy House, a subject about which he has an extensive knowledge. Prior to the pub’s closure he was actively involved in the live events programme at the venue and he intends to remain closely involved with promoting such events at the pub when it re-opens.
Stuart Taylor. Stuart is a qualified town planner and works as an historic buildings adviser for the Georgian Group, one of the five national amenity societies; Stuart has provided a wide range of advice in the sensitive development and reuse of historic buildings and in placemaking and regeneration. He is a committee member of the Peckham Society and participates in the Southwark Conservation Area Advisory Group. Stuart has recently been invited to join the trustees of a Building Preservation Society in Sheerness, Kent.
Ivy House Community Pub Limited is a Community Benefit Society registered in England with the Financial Services Authority (no. 31957R).
Ivy House Community Pub Limited is a Community Benefit Society registered in England with the Financial Services Authority (no. 31957R).