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For one day only: Wed 18 Oct 2023

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Hanging the Inspiring Islington photo exhibition by Kimi Gill at Islington Climate Centre (c) nicola baird
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…

John Burton: lighthouse keeper

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John Burton, lighthouse keeper at Trinity Buoy Wharf (c) Islington Faces
Everyone has a story. Over the years Islington Faces has interviewed a crocodile tamer, clown and even a Death Café 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.…

Dr Charles Goodson-Wickes: retired Deputy Lieutenant (DL)

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Dr Charles Goodson-Wickes was representative Deputy Lieutenant (DL) of Islington from 2011 – November 2020. He stepped down on reaching the age of 75, which is the official DL retirement age. On 6 July 2023 the council is due to host a celebration of his service to the borough at the HAC near Old Street. Charles hopes that 10 of the Mayors he served with will be there. “It’s a chance to say goodbye, something I couldn’t do because of covid.” © Kimi Gill for Islington Faces
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…

Frances Punter and Tracie Breslin: uplifters

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Frances and Tracie, uplifters with Travel in Light. (c) Islington Faces
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…

Shereener Browne: actor/producer

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Shereener Browne: theatre producer of PlayFight on at the Pleasance 29-30 May and 1-5 June 2023: "I see a lot of theatre, but more and more the really risky cutting-edge stuff I find in tiny fringe theatres, it is vitally important that the public supports their local fringe theatre otherwise it won’t be able to do what it does." (c) Tom Trevatt
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…

Victoria Jenkins: accessibility designer

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Victoria Jenkins from Unhidden Clothing is creating award winning universal design for every body. © Kimi Gill for Islington Faces
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…

Dorothy Boswell: green campaigner

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Dorothy Boswell (c) Islington Faces
Everyone has a story. With Islington in Bloom competition marking its 20th year of gardening prizes in 2023, one of the judges, Dorothy Boswell, talks about the ways gardening can bring us together as we create even more wildlife-friendly and climate-aware gardens. If you love planted up tree pits or…

Ben: Sylvanian Store Keeper

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Ben at the Sylvanian Families shop: “We’ve been lucky and we’re going out on a high.” (c) islington faces
Everyone has a story. For the past 30 years the Sylvanian Families Shop on Mountgrove Road has been the only independent specialist Sylvanian store. It’s a magical world of little furry families, popular with primary school children keen to spend their pocket money, or find a big gift, and has…

Gary Archer: canoe coach and youth advocate

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Gary Archer: “Paddling is a sport that’s very friendly, people look out for each other.” Image is of benches along the Regent's Canal tow path. Sometimes this area gets overwhelmed by litter so paddlers often do litter picks. (c) sup at Islington
Everyone has a story. Former Islington Boat Club member, Gary Archer, talks about how his first experience paddling on the Regent’s Canal has led to a lifetime of paddle work and pleasure – a legacy he has already passed on to hundreds of kids. Interview by Nicola Baird. Note: Gary…

Adam Hardy: community activist 

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Adam Hardy: “I began to think how do you solve the problem of energy transition and getting rid of companies like BP, who I was working for?” © Kimi Gill for Islington Faces
Neighbourhood Forum Finsbury Park member Adam Hardy has an innovative idea to help us all figure out our carbon footprint, reduce our carbon usage and trade carbon allowances locally in a bid to help tackle the climate crisis and speed up the UK’s energy transition away from fossil fuel. Interview…