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Lindy Sharpe: food and waste campaigner

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Lindy Sharpe’s work for Transition Highbury and the Islington Environmental Emergency Alliance waste group aims to help us all get better at recycling. Her tip if you want to take action as an individual is to: “Wash things (eg, tins, bottles) when doing the dishes, then when dry put into recycling… the less food material in recycling bins the better.” (c) Kimi Gill for Islington Faces
Everyone has a story. What if everything was 15 minutes from where you lived? Well for Lindy Sharpe who lives in Highbury and works near Angel that’s the reality. Here she talks about her food policy work and how volunteering for Transition Highbury and Islington Environmental Emergency Alliance (IEEA) is…

Nadine Mellor: Frock Up Friday highlights

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Nadine Mellor’s final Frock Up Friday was on 18 February 2022. “People would often message me and say ‘I only know it is Friday because I see your Frock Up Friday post’. Photos by Kimi Gill for Islington Faces.
Everyone has a story. Dressing up one day a week since the start of the 2020 lockdown – and then for the next 100 weeks – has given Nadine Mellor the chance to review her life via the memories triggered by what she wore. Here she talks about the joys…

The Amin family: running Shriji News

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Dipali and Falgani Amin from Shriji News in Canonbury. (c) Kimi Gill for Islington Faces
Everyone has a story. The Amin family running Shriji News are the heart of Canonbury. It’s at their busy corner shop in Canonbury that you’ll swap news, make friends and meet neighbours. Interview by Nicola Baird. Photos by Kimi Gill. Shriji is a Gujarati pet name for Lord Krishna –…

Hasan Al-Islam: nature apprentice

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Hasan Al-Islam, landscape gardener outside Islington Ecology Centre off Drayton Park (c) Kimi Gill for Islington Faces
Everyone has an #energystory #14. Q: How can I connect with nature in Islington, the London borough with the least green space? And how does that help tackle climate change? Each Energy Story interview is inspired by the questions local people ask Islington Faces about cutting carbon/tackling the climate crisis.…

Karl Harder: ethical investment platform

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Everyone has an #energystory #13. Q: How can people help Islington Council achieve its green ambitions such as the Zero Carbon 2030 strategy? 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 looks in…

Rosemary Brown: activist and author

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A belief in humanity, heroines and community has led Rosemary Brown to volunteer with refugees, champion forgotten women in history – in particular the adventurous American traveller,  Nellie Bly – and also play an active part locally in the Canonbury Society. Interview by Nicola Baird. Photos by Kimi Gill Although…

Nicky Ludgate: making us all good neighbours

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Nicky Ludgate from Good Neighbours/Help on Your Doorstep: “I love Islington.” (c) Kimi Gill for Islington Faces
Nicky Ludgate is a pro at bringing neighbours together. Here she explains how this happens on the New River estate and across Canonbury at Yeate Street, Elmore Street, Elizabeth Avenue and Halliford Street. Interview by Nicola Baird. Photos by Kimi Gill It takes a lot of courage to upturn your…

Nicola Branch: Energy Advice officer

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Nicola Branch, Energy Advice officer: “We do work collaboratively with the Home Energy Advice officers and Energy Services team in part to get to net zero housing which means improving homes of Islington residents.” (c) Kimi Gill for Islington Faces
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…

Petko Tashev: sustainable design

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Petko Tashev from The Home of Sustainable Things (c) Kimi Gill for Islington Faces

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…

Danai Davatzis: Rudy’s Vegan butcher

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Rudy's Vegan Butchers on the corner of Upper Street and Islington Park Street , N1 (c) Islington Faces
Everyone has an #energystory #10 Q: What is a vegan butcher and how does that make a difference to cutting my carbon footprint? 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…