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Hasan Al-Islam: nature apprentice

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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.…

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…

Dan Miller: M&S Energy Operations Manager

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    Everyone has an energy story #9 Q: What’s something easy that I can do that will make a big difference? You can switch your electricity supply to a 100% renewable energy supplier. There are a range of suppliers, such as Bulb, Ecotricity, Good Energy, Octopus and others, the…

Jeane Trend-Hill: back to Islington

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Everyone has an #energystory 5. Q: How do I find out more about climate change from a health perspective? Each Energy Story interview is inspired by the questions local people ask Islington Faces about cutting carbon/tackling climate change. For this interview our Q considers how climate change is disrupting health…

Jay Adeyemi: Finsbury Park TOLO rail organiser

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Everyone has an energy story #4. Just like Covid-19, climate change effects everyone, but not equally. We all know that climate change is making some bits of the world harder to live in but did you know that we’re already seeing people having to move because their homes and livelihoods…

Brian Reeve: Charterhouse brother

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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…

Mike Lawlor: Charterhouse Brother

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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…

Bunmi Otubushin: trustee at Graham Street Park

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Everyone has a story. Secondary school teacher Bunmi Otubushin has found a community of plant lovers in Graham Street Park and is learning more about growing food online. Here Bunmi explains how growing is giving her back her zest for life after her Mother passed. Interview by Nicola Baird It’s…

Floree Zama-Neagra: London National Park City Ranger Co-ordinator

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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…

Vicky Lawson & Daisy: the Positivitree

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Everybody has a story. After a month of lockdown spent looking out of the flat window six-year-old Daisy asked her Mum, Vicky Lawson, how she could cheer people up. The answer was to decorate their nearest street tree. Soon everyone was joining in. Interview by Nicola Baird Over the phone…