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Come & see the Inspiring Islington photo exhibition by photographer Kimi Gill at Angel Central. Find Kimi Gill & Islington Faces’ Nicola Baird in the Islington Climate Centre unit (ground floor) from 1-4pm Come and see these lovely photos of some Inspiring Islington people and meet the photographer Kimi on…
Everyone has a story. Pain and endless hospital visits led to designer Victoria Jenkins’s eureka entrepreneur moment – creating the adaptive fashion brand, Unhidden. Here she talks about her brand: award-winning universal designs for every body and also her love of Islington. Interview by Nicola Baird. Photos by Kimi Gill…
Everyone has a story. The gallery that brought the first bit of destination culture to Kings Cross, the House of Illustration – which was on Granary Square for six years  – now has plans to restore and open up the derelict New River Head industrial site in Clerkenwell as the…
Everyone has an #energystory #11 Q: What happens in the Home of Sustainable Things shop? Each Energy Story interview is inspired by the questions local people ask Islington Faces about cutting carbon/tackling climate change. For this interview our question is all about sustainable design and innovative ways to reuse materials…
  Everyone has an #energystory 6. Q: How can I help people who need help and not waste resources  or food while I do it? Each Energy Story interview is inspired by the questions local people ask Islington Faces about cutting carbon/tackling climate change. For this interview our question considers…
Everyone has an #energystory 5. Q: How do I find out more about climate change from a health perspective? Each Energy Story interview is inspired by the questions local people ask Islington Faces about cutting carbon/tackling climate change. For this interview our Q considers how climate change is disrupting health…
Everyone has a story. Secondary school teacher Bunmi Otubushin has found a community of plant lovers in Graham Street Park and is learning more about growing food online. Here Bunmi explains how growing is giving her back her zest for life after her Mother passed. Interview by Nicola Baird It’s…
Everybody has a story. Artist Melissa Scott-Miller paints her detailed canvases around the borough, so you may have spotted her at work in Islington. Or perhaps you recognise her Islington paintings when they star in the RA’s summer exhibitions? Interview with Nicola Baird Melissa Scott-Miller paints Islington scenes – houses, back…
Everybody has a story. Britain’s oldest theatre producer Bill Freedman was so impressed by the positive benefits of pilates that he opened Pilates Central studio near Angel in 2004. Now 90 – and in lockdown – he still does pilates every day. Interview by Nicola Baird “I was 90 last…
Everybody has a story. Meet the children’s entertainer, Mojo, who uses his spare time to offer a Goove Groom & Grub haircutting service for people who are homeless around Islington and Stratford. Interview by Nicola Baird. Photos by Kimi Gill. Mojo is grooving under Finsbury Park bridge, just by the…