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Everyone has a story. Over the years Islington Faces has interviewed a crocodile tamer, clown and even a Death CafĂ© coordinator. Turns out that it was even more exciting to discover there’s a London lighthouse keeper with links to the borough. Meet John Burton who works at Trinity Buoy Wharf.…
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…
Everyone has a story. PlayFight, which will soon be at the Pleasance Theatre (29, 31 May and 1-3 June) bills itself as ‘Intensely moving political theatre exploring the corrosive nature of racism in the school system’. Here the woman who inspired this play, Shereener Browne, talks about turning it into…
Everyone has an #energystory #12. Q: If I’m renting a place which leaks heat, how can I make the rooms warmer and the bills cheaper? Each Energy Story interview is inspired by the questions local people ask Islington Faces about cutting carbon/tackling the climate crisis. For this interview our question…
Everybody has a story. Here’s how the food bank at Ringcross Community Centre offers food, advice and company during the Covid-19 pandemic for hungry Islington people. Interview with centre manager Savvas Panas, volunteers and food bank users by Nicola Baird. A recent, chilling New Yorker piece (12 May 2020) reveals that…
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. It’s nearly 10 years since Islington’s pioneering reuse and repair shop opened on Seven Sisters Road bringing new life to unwanted and broken items. Manager Diye Wariebi explains how the Bright Sparks concept has led to more re-use shops opening in Waltham Forest and Newham. From…
Everyone has a story. Here’s how you can take a free tour of Islington’s N7 landmark – the Caledonian Clock Tower, a Grade II* listed building recently restored with Heritage Lottery funding. It’s a chance to explore the history of this dominating tower and Cally Park, one-time home to London’s…
Everybody has a story. Here’s how a couple from Eritrea have set up a cafĂ© in homage to their home city, Asmara. Their CafĂ© Asmarino serves delicious breakfast and lunch on Seven Sisters Road. Interview by Nicola Baird. Photos by Kimi Gill “Nowhere smells like the air in Eritrea,” says…
Everybody has a story. Play guru Anita Grant is also the joint founder of Islington4women – a group of voluntary sector leaders, council officers and local councillors who champion the view that Islington is a good place to be a woman. Q&A with Nicola Baird. You can join the discussion…