In contrast, surrealist activity in London virtually ceased with the closure of the "London Gallery" in 1939 and the "London Bulletin" in 1940, and the Birmingham group expended considerable energy in attempts to reinvigorate wider English surrealist activity. Maddox played an organizing role in 1940s "Surrealism Today" exhibition at London's Zwemmer Gallery and designed its highly provocative window display with John Banting, while Robert Melville played a key role in the conception of "Arson: An Ardent Review" - Toni del Renzio's attempt ‘to provoke authentic collective Surrealist activity’ that featured all of the major Birmingham figures among its contributors.