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Everyone has a story. Between 2011 until he retired in November 2020 the representative Deputy Lieutenant of Islington was Dr Charles Goodson-Wickes. Here Islington Faces finds out more about the work of a DL. Interview by Nicola Baird. Photos by Kimi Gill. The honorific Deputy Lieutenant (DL) role is simultaneously…
Everyone has a story. Every morning Islington Faces clicks on an inspirational WhatsApp, and often shares the uplifting message too. Here we meet Frances Punter (who sources the WhatsApp messages) and Tracie Breslin from Travel in Light helping to reveal the way that the future isn’t ahead of you, it’s…
St John has dominated the southern tip of Clerkenwell for more than 900 years but may still be Islington’s best-kept secret. Here Head of Collections and Public Engagement, Anna Mason, shares the many wonderful offerings from its historic buildings and 100-year-old museum, to its community programmes. Interview by Nicola Baird.…
Everyone has a story. A special visit behind the scenes with the Company of Elders crew at Sadler’s Wells a week before they perform at the Elixir Festival on 16 and 18 June 2022. Interview by Nicola Baird The Elixir Festival at Sadler’s Wells celebrates creative ageing with films, workshops…
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 a story. What’s it like to be an artist’s muse? Renske Mann reflects on life with the artist Cyril Mann – including their time at Bevin Court – in her new book. Review by Nicola Baird In 2014 Renske Mann contacted Islington Faces about a new people’s plaque…
Everyone has a story. How good is it when you find the exact right job? Meet Tom Foakes who reckons the creativity and variety of overseeing the Charterhouse’s historic estate and museum, venue hire, the kitchens and fundraising makes it just about perfect. Interview by Nicola Baird This is the…
Everyone has a story. How do you get to live in the almshouse at Charterhouse (and yes, they do have spaces)? Brian Reeve explains how it was a passion for books that helped him apply… Interview by Nicola Baird This is the second of three interviews on Islington Faces about…
Everyone has a story. What’s it like living in the almshouse at the Charterhouse in EC1? Brother Mike Lawlor reveals all from selection to surviving lockdown in the walled garden, plus shopping trips up to the Angel. Interview by Nicola Baird This is the first of three interviews on Islington…
Everybody has a story. Islington famously has the least green space of any London boroughs but it’s still part of London National Park City. Here Ranger Coordinator Floree Zama-Neagra, who is based in Old Street, talks about how she gets her nature fix. Interview by Nicola Baird Islington Faces met…