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This page is updated regularly to include links with everyone who has been interviewed. To date more than 396+ people who live or work in Islington have shared their stories. Thank you to all those who have let me interview them, or who have suggested people to be interviewed on Islington Faces Blog.

• ENJOY the 250th interview here. (September 2017)
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MEET THE PEOPLE ON EVERYONE HAS AN ENERGY STORY

1. Q: What would make you cycle? Questions from Merium. Answers from Adam Hardy, Finsbury Park Neighbourhood (16/3/21)
2. Andrew Myer: deep retrofit guru (25/3/21) Photos by Kimi Gill
3. Tessa Shaw: ink@84 bookshop owner (13/4/21) suggests 50+ climate books to read. Photos by Kimi Gill
4. Jay Adeyemi: Finsbury Park TOLO organiser (22/4/21) community support. Photos by Kimi Gill
5. Jeane Trend-Hill, back to Islington (1/5/21) Photos by Kimi Gill
6. The People’s Army, no waste kitchen (18/5/21)
7. Amanda Gowing, a volunteer chef for The People’s Army and the Manna
8. Clean air policy maker Oliver Lord
9. Dan Miller, M&S Energy Operations Manager
10. Danai Davatzis, Rudy’s vegan butcher (5/08/21)
11. Petko Tashev: sustainable design
12. Nicola Branch: Energy Advice Officer (28/8/21)

MEET THE STARS OF ISLINGTON FACES BLOG

The 7 wonders of Islington (4/4/25)

Cally clock tower 64m of history (18/12/19)

Home is Islington (six short interviews) (14/11/18)

Litterpicking on Regent’s Canal: an Islington Faces charity project (21/10/25)

*A Abu Kalbin: newspaper seller (10/10/13)

Jay Adeyemi, Finsbury Park TOLO rail organiser (22/4/21) Photos by Kimi Gill

***Faisal Ahmed Mian, Wu Shi Taiji Quan & Qi Gong Association senior instructor (8/9/14)

++Farida Ahmed, graduate with PhD ambition (2/8/17)

+++Suad Ahmed, health improvement officer (31/10/18) Photos by Kimi Gill

Hasan Al Islam, landscape gardener & former apprentice (14/1/22) Photos by Kimi Gill

+++Gilbert Alaskadi, pro body builder and trainer (10/2/18)

^^^Muhammad Ali, maths tutor (14/9/16)

Amin family running Shriji news (28/02/22) Photos by Kimi gill

Natalie Appiah, hair stylist (20/3/19)

^Alfonso Araujo, Greenhouse Dreamer (29/4/15)

Gary Archer, canoe coach and youth advocate (24/3/23)

Ursula Arens, nutrition writer (26/6/19) Photos by Kimi Gill

^Mark Aston, Islington Museum & Local History Centre Manager (24/9/14)

Ben: Sylvanian store keeper (3/4/23)

^^Jackie Badger: saw the Beatles play Finsbury Park (28/10/15)

+John Bailey: university beekeeper (8/3/17)

Nicola Baird: your interviewer – guest interview by Sarah Graham (4/2/13)

*Peter Ball, auctioneer (3/7/13)

Alan Banks, milkman/spaceship driver (19/10/12)

Charles Baron, born 1920 in Islington & still visiting the borough (18/11/15)

Berrin Bates, art teacher and art therapist (26/11/20)

^^Csaba Miklos Beck, postman (15/7/15)

Tony Bedwell, Highbury Barn pub manager (19/2/14)

++Dominic Bennet, furniture restorer (20/9/17) Photos by Kimi Gill

Zannthie Bennett, King’s Cross dynamo  (21/03/13)

+++Gabby Best & Will Brown, on stage at the Pleasance (7/11/17)

+++Merium Bhuiyan, CakeFace make-up (23/5/18)

*Jez & Melli Bond from the Park Theatre see Hazel, Park Theatre dog (30/12/13)

^^^Melli Bond: Park Theatre’s Script Accelerator opens 2016 (27/7/16)

Books set in Islington by Nicola Baird, Peter Carty, David Nicholls, Andrew O’Hagan (23/05/24)

Valerie Bossman-Quarshie, community activist (29/07/20)

Dorothy Boswell, green campaigner & islington in bloom judge (18/04/23)

(Paul Boorman) Paul’s Emporium, Islington antiques (22/2/17)

*Zrinka Bralo, tough spirit (15/5/13)

Nicola Branch, Energy Advice Officer (28/8/21) Photos by Kimi Gill

+Mikhail Braunhofer, Pop Coffee at Whittington Hospital (15/3/17)

*Miles Brown, garage boss (30/10/13)

Rosemary Brown, activist and author (8/12/21) Photos by Kimi Gill

Shereener Browne, actor/producer (15/5/23)

^Peter Buckoke, beekeeper (10/6/15)

Frances Punter and Tracie Breslin, uplifters (29/6/23)

Suleyman Bulbul,  shopkeeper (4/9/12)

+Lisa Burrell, St Luke’s Community Centre communications manager (13/12/16)

Diane Burridge, local activist (7/3/13)

John Burton, lighthouse keeper (7/8/23)

*Martin Burton, circus founder (29/04/13)

*Tim Bushe, architect and hedge cutter (23/5/13)

^^Tara Button, buy me once campaigner (9/9/15)

***Kate Calvert, Archway community star (30/7/14)

^James Cambridge, photographer 0f Islington past and present (25/3/15)

^^Perdita & Honor Cargill, authors of Waiting for Callback (23/2/16)

**Alex Carter, puppets at Little Angel Theatre (5/2/14)

Martha Dillon & Nina Carter, collecting London’s climate stories (3/4/26)

*Clara Macedo Cabral, cultural explorer (10/7/13)

***Castellers of London, rehearsing (2/5/18)

^Barry Causton, events manager (5/11/14)

Julio Césartist, visual artist 94/9/24)

^^^Mr Chotai, watch repairs on Holloway Road (28/9/16)

^Ade Clarke, landlord at the Lamb Beer & Liquor (13/5/15)

+++Sam Clarke, Prisoners Abroad fundraiser (18/10/17)

+Ray Coggin, taxi driver (21/12/16)

*Stephen Coles, vicar of St Thomas’ (31/7/13)

Bob Collins, Islington Pensioners Forum (6/4/2020)

^Anna Colquhoun, culinary anthropologist (17/9/14)  also see 5 recipes from Islington Faces (22/3/17)

^^Jeremy Corbyn, a tribute to the brilliant Islington North MP (2/9/15)

Charles Costa, singer songwriter & the Knock Knock tour (1/10/25)

**Tricia Cottle, Islington Music shop owner (28/5/14)

**Roberta Cremoncini, Estorick director (14/5/14)

Tamsen Courtenay, homeless stories (17/1/19)

^^GUEST POST Laurie Cunningham: football from Market Road to Real Madrid (6/1/16)

Jen Cronin & Hannah Staab, climate change campaigners (3/7/19) Photos by Kimi Gill

+Roz Currie, Islington Museum curator (2/11/16)

*Christopher Curtis, Highbury Corner history man (30/1/14)

Daisy the dog, pawthress (paw+author) (21/1/24)

Amy Daniels, Canonbury Mutual Aid (29/04/20)

Danai Davatzis, Rudy’s vegan butcher (5/8/21)

^^^Jonathan Davis, artist and studio manager (25/5/16)

Margaret Deasy, retired occupational health worker (8/11/24) Photos by Kimi Gill

^^Caroline Dent, Death Cafe co-ordinator (15/10/15)

**Ulises Diaz, Flamenco heart in Archway (5/3/14)

Martha Dillon & Nina Carter, collecting London’s climate stories (3/4/26)

Natalie Dinning: Lesley’s Sauces (7/7/20)

Georgia Dodsworth, Whitecross Street Party (6/7/24)

Simon Dolin, hair salon owner (17/4/13)

+Jan Dorling, Islington Boat Club (19/4/17)

+Dr Michael Eades, Being Human Festival (17/5/17)

*Barry Edwards, Islington’s Mayor 2013-14 (2/10/13)

^Nabila El Ahmadi, multi-tasking mum (27/5/15)

Yehia El-Nemer, Oasis cafe (27/9/12)

^^Olav Ernstzen, chair of Healthwatch Islington (30/9/15)

^Chris Evans, social entrepreneur at Blighty (18/3/15)

Lucy Facer, Islington Clean Air Parents (6/5/20)

^^^Barry Ferns, Angel Comedy (17/6/16)

+John Finn, tour guide trainer (8/2/17)

***Paulo Fino, web designer (20/8/14)

Tales from the Finsbury Parker (18/11/24)

Tom Foakes, director of the Charterhouse (4/3/21)

+++Barry Forshaw, Canonbury Bookshop in the 1970s (4/4/18)

^^Ivy Allan Freeman, Islington memories from 1933 (22/7/15)

Freightliners Farm, country life in the city (31/10/12)

^^Vickie Farquharson, trainee manager at Gorilla Perfumery (11/11/15)

^Cass Farrell, Small Restorations boss (8/10/14)

Mick Fitzgerald: growing up in Chapel Market (25/10/17)

+++Lorraine Fox, Skipper (17/1/18)

^^^Ben “Frosty” Foster open mic organiser (29/6/16)

Bill Freedman: theatre history & pilates (15/4/20)

Tina de Freitas, ice cream van lady (17/7/13)

^^Richard Frostick, Islington Music Centre maestro (23/9/15)

+++Isatu Funna, Dar Leone designer (15/7/19)

^Andy Gardner, historian (14/1/15)

^^Oonagh Gay, inspiring London walks (27/1/16)

^^^Charlie George Arsenal legend (21/9/16)

^^David Gibson, Islington Society (21/10/15)

^^ SPONSORED: Brendan Gill, car sharing and bike sharing fan (5/8/15)

+Kimi Gill, photographer (25/4/17)

^Ed Gillespie, Futerra co-founder (2/12/14)

Lindsey Glen, Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration (20/5/22)

Lynne Glover, Angel Central shopping centre (17/8/16)

*Chris Godfrey, butcher (18/12/13)

^^^Eglal Gomaa, Italian food deli owner (1/6/16)

^Simon Goode, architect (16/2/15)

^Valerie Goode, ethical fashion at Kitty Ferreira (1/7/15)

David Goodman, tapas chef (20/12/12)

Dr Charles Goodson-Wickes, retired DL (9/7/23) Photos by Kimi Gill

Molly Gorell-Barnes, teaching assistant & Mollypop cards (6/8/14)

Amanda Gowing, volunteer chef (26/5/21) Photos by Kimi Gill

Anita Grant, islington4women (23/4/19)

***Georgina Gray, Bikram Highbury & Islington owner (2/7/14)

Ann Green, retired Whittington hospital nurse (17/12/24) Some photos by Kimi Gill

+++Giselle Green, editor Constructive Voices (20/2/18)

Patrick Green, Ben Kinsella’s legacy (23/10/22)

^^^Richard Greening, Islington Mayor 2015-16 (30/3/16)

Darren Greenwood, Islington Boat Club (12/5/25)

++Andrew Greer & Robert Shrubsall, church organists (5/9/17)

+++Andy Grieve, air quality analyst (6/12/17)

*Roy Griffiths, carpenter/artist  (15/8/13)

**Hugh Grover, estate agent (2/4/14)

***Peter Gruner:11 years on the Islington Tribune (23/12/15)

+Ilario Guidu, from prisoner to life coach (5/4/17)

Sai Gulam Bi, grandmother (28/7/12)

*Dominic Haddock, opera producer (7/1/14)

+Joe Hagland, remembers N7 in the 1950s (5/01/17)

Netta Hakak, 6th form college student (13/11/20) Photos by Kimi Gill

Karl Harder, ethical investment (20/12/21)

Adam Hardy, community activist (15/2/23) Photos by Kimi Gill

Phillip Hatton store manager (3/4/19)

+++Yemi Hailemariam #freeandytsege (1/11/17)

^^^Benali Hamdache, Green Party coordinator (12/10/16)

+David Hammond, Islington childhood memories (1/3/17) and on instagram @islingtonfaces all February 2017

+John Henry Hammond, from soldier to pacifist (31/5/17) – guest post by David Hammond

Andy Harvey, life at Bonnington House, King’s Cross in the 1970s (27/6/22)

*Anna Harvey, N1 Centre administrator (6/11/13)

^John Harvey, J&J Motors (11/3/15)

*Steve Hatt, fishmonger (18/9/13)

Sharon Hayes, animal nurse (11/9/12)

***Michael Hayle, house detective (3/9/14)

*Hazel, park theatre dog (30/12.13)

**Sybille Hazward, fitness trainer (12/2/14)

^^^John Hegley, poet performer (12/5/16)

+++Val Henney, offering Help on Your Doorstep (10/1/19)

+*Kate Holderness & Adele Roberts, charity abseil (28/2/18)

^Chloe Holmes, Elizabeth House Centre Director (8/4/15)

*Katherine Horsham, community mobiliser (22/1/14)

+Clarissa Hulse, textile designer (10/1/17)

+Jean Hughes, recycling and waste minimisation officer (9/11/16)

***Lizzie Hunt, islington giving week (7/5/14)

Talia Hussain, community champion (30/5/22) Photos by Kimi Gill

Anna Hyde, climate activist (8/11/23) Photos by Kimi Gill

Rhianna Ilube, playwright/co-creator (21/8/25)

Islington Climate Centre prepping for the Restore Nature Now rally (4/6/24)

+++Islington Faces celebration (11/10/17)

^Islington Park Street: community living under threat (8/6/15) (guest post)

^^^Simon Izod, cycle tour leader (2/3/16)

Jack & Verity ready to open Christchurch Community Centre (14/4/22)

JK, from Accra to Archway (18/1/13)

^^Hez Jamil, historical reenactor (29/7/15)

*Sue Jandy, volunteer (11/6/13)

Claudia Janke, artist (1/8/24) Photos by Claudia Janke

+Joey Jarossi, YATI acting coach (10/5/17)

Ernestas Jegorovas-Armstrong, catalyst science teacher (15/6/24)

Victoria Jenkins, accessibility designer (4/5/23) Photos by Kimi Gill

Hazel Jhugroo in The People’s Army,  no waste kitchen (18/5/21)

^^Nick Jobbings, illustrator (17/5/15)

^^^Elizabeth Jones, Talking News Islington (19/10/16) also see 5 recipes from Islington Faces (17/3/17)

^^Nicolette Jones, plimsolls for #plimsollday (13/1/16)

Eddie K: security team leader (22/10/19)

***Hannah Kalmanowitz, Stuart Low Trust manager (27/8/14)

Duramaney Kamara, actor (4/5/16)

Talal Karim, Finsbury Park Trust (3/11/19) Photos by Kimi Gill

^^Mark Kebble, editor Angel magazine (16/12/15)

++Elton Keka, restaurant manager (27/9/17)

^^Garry Kennard, artist, writer and mountaineer (16/9/15)

+Carole Kenrick, scientist & inventor in residence at Gillespie School (3/5/17)

+++Helen Kersley, Islington Giving (31/1/18)

Michael Keshani, Islington Faces trustee (12/2/20) Photos by Kimi Gill

Anjna Khurana, Islington Mayor 2024 (2/7/24) Photos by Claudia Janke

*Cemal Kilnic, shopkeeper (7/8/13)

***Eddie King & Michael Phillips, friends (18/6/14)

Charlie Kiss, activist  (12/3/14) – sadly died in June 2022

^Judith Kleinman, musician and Alexander technique trainer (15/10/14)

++Mr & Mrs Raj Kotecha, Udderlicious ice cream (20/6/17)

+++Mohammed Kozbar, Finsbury Park mosque chairman (29/8/18) Photos by Kimi Gill

+Sofia Larrinua, cookery school manager (29/3/17)

Mike Lawlor: Charterhouse Brother (10/2/21)

Patrick Lawson, London’s happiest bus driver (7/2/19) Photos by Kimi Gill

Vicky Lawson & Daisy: the positivitree (22/7/20)

^Stephanie Leonard, community organiser (22/4/15)

***James Lemon, illustrator (25/6/14)

+++Jeremy Leslie, at magCulture (16/7/18) Photos by Kimi Gill

Mrs Sau Li, DIY supremo at Mix (30/11/12)

^^^Mathy Lisika-Minsende, creative mentor (16/3/16)

*Joan Lock, crime writer (10/9/13)

Lollypop people: Jane, Ronnie, Nora & Pauline (5/12/12)

Oliver Lord: clean air policy maker (21/7/21) Photos by Kimi Gill

**Karen Liebenguth: life coach (21/5/14)

Nicky Ludgate: good neighbour (21/10/21) Photos by Kimi Gill

*Elia Luyando: ballet mistress (11/12/13) sadly died in June 2022

+++ Killian Lynch, chef at WBYeats (14/3/18) Photos by Kimi Gill

*Minerva: tailor (27/11/13)

*Robbie MacGregor: pavement & farm artist (30/5/13)

^^^Cate Mackenzie: love coach (13/4/16)

John Mackie: fruit and veg shop owner (27/11/24)

Elaine Maffrett (28/2/26)

**Cyril Mann: painter & sculptor (9/4/14)

^^^Kass Mann: musical poet & even organiser (7/9/16)

*Nina Marcangelo: Alfredo’s cafe family (24/7/13)

Robert Marco: T-Bird owner (30/7/18) Photos by Kimi Gill

^^Malcolm Marjoram: historian & family history buff (17/2/16)

+++Rosie Markwick: paddleboarder (5/9/18) Photos by Kimi Gill

***Alison Marshall: women’s equality party activist (18/5/16)

***Louis Masai: artist  (30/4/14)

Anna Mason: head of heritage at St John’s Gate (1/2/23) Photos by Kimi Gill

^^Maxence Masurier: wine seller (10/2/2016)

Lucy Mathen: opening people’s eyes (14/2/13)

++Sarah Matthias, author (7/6/17)

^Paul Matz: founder Arsenal Independent Supporters’ Association (4/3/15)

+Pete May, football writer (15/11/16)

David Mayers, butcher (5/10/12)

+++Liz McAllister, farm manager (12/9/18) Photos by Kimi Gill

++Anna McCracken, dog walker (30/8/17)

Sara Mclaughlin, artist (11/6/20) Photos by Kimi Gill

Martin McKenzie, Big Issue seller (2/11/20)

Nadine Mellor, Frock Up Friday 28/3/22 Photos by Kimi Gill

^Abu Mensah, deputy young mayor (24/6/15)

Saira Mian in 5 recipes from Islington Faces (17/3/17)

**Danny Michelson, La Fromagerie owner (15/4/14) Sadly Danny died in April 2020.

Dan Miller, M&S Energy Operations Manager (30/7/21) Photos by Kimi Gill

Toby Mitchell, Tall Stories theatre 17/3/26

Mojo: disco barber (6/1/20) Photos by Kimi Gill

^^^Alicia Montplaisir, fairy spirit & singer-songwriter (20/4/16)

^Simon Moore, architect turned Highbury Arts Club boss (8/7/15)

**Chris Morris, tattoo artist (26/3/14)

^Ian Morris, Map gift shop co-owner (10/12/14)

+Gladys Muchamore, Arsenal WW2 memories under the West Stand (30/11/16)

Andrew Myer: deep retrofit guru (25/3/21) Photos by Kimi Gill

Rohan Naik, cafe owner (27/5/19) Photos by Kimi Gill

++Dhevdhas Nair, musician (23/08/17)

^^^Angela Neustatter, writer (23/3/16)

^^Colin O’Brien, photographer (2/12/15)

Joan O’Donovan, charity shop manager (9/8/12)

*** Ola: mum and kids go camping at Freightliners Farm (4/6/14)

*James Olivo, dancer (26/6/13)

Ant O’Neill, Moomin translator (3/6/20) Photos by Kimi Gill

^Jessica O’Neill, behind the PhD (19/11/14)

Jet Osman, 3D artist (24/1/13)

Bunmi Otubushin, Graham Street Park trustee (12/12/20)

^^Susan Oudot, Corrie writer with a passion for Milner Square (7/10/15)

Chris P, canal enthusiast (27/2/13)

Ron Pace, horseman (18/7/12) – this is the first interview

Andy Ruiz Palma, chief exec (24/4/25)

^Andy Parker, musician & painter (11/2/15)

***Jane Amelia Parker, designer/maker (16/7/14)

++Ray Parlour & the sweet gum tree (14/6/17)

^Subhash & Urvashi Patel: Five Boys Natural Health Store (3/2/15)

Zoe Pearson, Islington Faces trustee (29/1/26)

^^^Priti Pedersen: Sunday Cafe in Gillespie Park (3/8/16) also see 5 recipes from Islington Faces (17/3/17)

^^^Charlie Perdios, behind the scenes at Anthony Pepe (5/7/16)

*Dieter Perry, press photographer (17/10/13)

Jake Perkins, estate agent  (22/11/12)

+Holly Peterson, Gothic Valley WI (1/2/17) also see 5 recipes from Islington Faces (17/3/17)

***Michael Phillips & Eddie King, friends (18/6/14)

***Linda Plater, village of Islington (Canada) co-ordinator (12/8/14)

Steve Platt: squatting memories (26/11/25)

^Stevey Porter and Kieran Wilson: Route1audio (17/12/14)

Gary Power, Canonbury artist (6/6/29) Photos by Kimi Gill

Dave Poyser, Mayor of Islington (24/01/19) Photos by Kimi Gill

Mike Priaulx, Islington swifts champion 4/3/20

^Pete Prodromou, crocodile catcher specialist (26/11/14)

Frances Punter and Tracie Breslin, uplifters (29/6/23)

Brian Reeve, Brother at Charterhouse (21/2/21)

Renske Mann, my life with artist Cyril Mann (20/4/22)

^Aaron Resch, ramen restauranteur (29/10/14)

Richard Rhys O’Brien, the dinner puzzle (24/03/20) Photos by Kimi Gill

+Heidi Rice, romantic novelist (14/2/17)

+++Brandon Richards, finding his design feet (6/6/18) Interview by Catriona Beck. Photo by Hugh Gary Photography

+++Jack & Lucy Rickards, allotment gardeners (10/10/18)

+Eloise Rigby, The Pantry Underwear (12/4/17)

^^^Mavis Ring, the day the V1 bomb fell on Highbury Corner 27 June 1944 (23/6/16)

Ben River, singer songwriter (19/6/13)

+*Adele Roberts & Kate Holderness, charity abseil (28/2/18)

+++Polly Robbins, Space4 manager (3/1/18)

Edgar Rogers, council security officer (6/3/19) Photos by Kimi Gill

+++Rosie Roksoph, street artist (13/12/17)

^^^Bert Roman, making Islington dance (12/7/16)

^^^Marnie Rose: The Garden Classroom founder & CEO (10/8/16)

^^^Michael Ross, Happy to Help playwright (11/6/16)

+++ Derek Rothera and Brian Thompson, antique and art dealers (30/5/18) Photos by Kimi Gill

*Caroline Russell, road safety campaigner (20/11/13)

Teresa Robertson, unique house painter (28/3/13)

Pawel Ryczan, food waste campaigner (2/5/19)

^^^Nann du Sautoy, Islington Foodbank volunteer (24/8/16)

Savvas Panas & the Ringcross Community Centre (27/5/20)

^^ Tim Sayer & Annemarie Norton, art lovers (3/2/16)

+ Russell Selway, cycle shop assistant manager (6/12/16)

*Manuel and Stella Saavedra, puttin’ on the Ritz (22/8/13)

Jenny Scarbrough (9/11/12) contributes to Blackstock-road-in-the-1870s-robbers-trout-fishing-and-aristocrats

Scarbrough family, from postcard collecting to Jedward superfans (12/10/12)

Anna Scher MBE, drama teacher (27/4/16) Sadly died in November 2023

Melissa Scott-Miller, Artist (22/4/20)

Matt Segal, manager Frederick’s (9/7/14)

^Chris Setz, tree champion (14/4/15)

Ian Shacklock: CAMRA, canals & campaigning (13/3/13)

++Roshni Shah: 8 Plates supper club (13/9/17) Photos by Kimi Gill.

Lindy Sharpe, food and waste campaigner (8/04/22) Photos by Kimi Gill

Tessa Shaw: ink@84 bookshop owner (13/4/21) Photos by Kimi Gill

Matthew Sherwood, fisherman (6/5/15)

++Robert Shrubsall & Andrew Greer, church organists (6/9/17)

+++Raquel Siganporia, solicitor (25/1/18)

+++Natalie Simpkin, The Great Health Clinic (15/11/17)

Angela Sinclair-Loutit, pioneer spirit (22/9/12)

***Samir Singh, Arsenal in the Community (11/6/14)

^Lemn Sissay, poet (2/6/15)

*Stanley Smart: mechanic and poet (7/5/13)

^^Michael & Sam Smith: dad and son at Parkun (4/11/15)

*Corinna Snashall: planning a gap year (25/9/13)

***Hanisha Solomon, singer (22.7/14)

Viren Soma, tennis coach (8/4/13)

Alex Smith, heritage assistant (12/12/12)

Edward Smith, chess player (16/9/12)

Richard Smith, 70-year-old author (22/1/20) Photos by Kimi Gill

**Stephanie Smith, Archway Market founder and manager (23/4/14)

^^Dan Spanner, Spanner Big Band at the Gunners pub (20/1/16)

Helena Spurr, foodie, chef and cafe owner (15/11/12)

Hannah Staab & Jen Cronin, climate change campaigners (3/7/19) Photos by Kimi Gill

Anna Stishova, Islington’s hijabi kayaker (1/12/23)

+++Mary Stevens, leaving Islington (8/8/18)

++Chris Stuchbery, Big Issue London Regional Manager (19/7/17) Photos by Kimi Gill

++Robert Stuhldreer, dog trainer (19/9/18) Photos by Kimi Gill

*Ros Tankard, WW2 memories (4/12/13)

Freweeini Tesfazghi& Melake Fessehazion, cafe owners (19/6/19) Photos by Kimi Gill

^Peter Theoklitou, owner Coffee Works Project, see Coffee Music Project in Islington (31/3/15)

^^ Peter Theoklitou, owner coffee Works Project (30/12/15)

+++Brian Thompson and Derek Rothera, antique and art dealers (30/5/18)

**Pauline Tiffen, fair trade guru (26/2/14)

^^Silver Tiger, walk through Islington (26/8/15)

+Jack Tomkins, The Daily Grind barista (26/10/16)

+Jessica Tompkinson & Alan Parker, discovery with three ( 23/11/16)

*Sarah Toner, ballet teacher (23/11/13)

*Piers Torday, children’s novelist (24/4/13)

^Carlos Torres, filmmaker and photographer (21/1/15)

Jeane Trend-Hill, back to Islington (1/5/21) Photos by Kimi Gill

^^^Jane Tuely, landscape architect (6/4/16)

^^Frank Turner, singer-songwriter (9/12/15)

*Pat Tuson, urban nature photographer (29/8/13)

Unbelievable Mr X, film blogger (16/1/14)

Jack & Verity ready to open Christchurch Community Centre (14/4/22)

^Hedera Vetch, wildlife gardener (29/12/14)

^^^Costa Violaris, C&A Drycleaners (9/3/16)

+++Michael Waldron, conductor (29/11/17) photos by Kimi Gill

^John Walters, Pearly King of Finsbury (23/10/14)

+++Matthew Wang, art student (28/3/18)

Diye Wariebi, manager Bright Sparks re-use & repair shop (11/03/20) photos by Kimi Gill

^^^Gordon Warrell,musical mechanic (5/10/16)

^John Webber, and Max PAT dog team (20/5/15)

^^^ Roberta Wedge, champion for Mary on the Green statue (19/7/16) this is the 200th interview

^Anne Weyman, Islington u3a dynamo (1/10/14)

^^Jerry White, author of Campbell Bunk: the worst street in Islington (19/8/15)

Charles Williams, made in Islington (21/2/13)

+++Joan Williams, chiropodist (28/11/18) Photos by Kimi Gill

Adam Wilson, nature and art at the Stuart Low Trust (6/05/22) Photos by Kimi Gill

Andrew Wilson, songs of place (10/12/19) Photos by Kimi Gill

^^Simon Wilson, young entrepreneur from dellvo.com (25/11/15)

Jon Winder, play guru (26/10/12)

++David Wingrove, Science Fiction writer (5/7/17) Photos by Kimi Gill

++Paul Wood, London street tree author (28/6/17) PHOTOS by Kimi Gill

Tonya Wong in The People’s Army no waste kitchen (18/5/21)

*Marco Wouters, flower seller  (5/6/13)

+++James Wren, film festival director (11/4/18) Photos by Kimi Gill

Writers workshop during Inspiring Islington (17/5/19) with Lydia, Judi and Janette

^Jennifer Yong, founder Jenius Social (27/1/15)

++Paul A Young, chocolatier (26/7/17)

+Zabou, street artist (25/5/17)

Floree Zama-Neagra, London National Park City coordinator (2/10/20)

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++Kevin Zhang, Peking opera (4/10/17)