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Andy Ruiz Palma: Chief Exec for Islington Centre for Refugees & Migrants

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Everyone has a story. The joy of teaching English language skills has taken Andy Ruiz Palma from youthful travel around Thailand to managing the Islington Centre for Refugees and Migrants in Cross Street. Here he talks about how Islington and the Centre offer a welcome to people in desperate need.…

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…

Phillip Hatton: store manager

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Everybody has a story. What’s behind the shopper-stopping wall designs saying ‘With love from Paris’ by a little Cross Street clothes shop? Store manager Phillip Hatton explains more about Etre Cecile’s mix of fashion and fundraising. Interview by Nicola Baird.  Etre Cecile, set up by Yasmin Sewell and Kyle Robinson,…

Isatu Funna: Dar Leone designer

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Everyone has a story. Former corporate lawyer Isatu Funna explains how childhood memories of her grandmother and Sierra Leone beaches led her to open Dar Leone, first in Angel and from 2020 at 42 Cross Street. Here she sells a globally inspired range of interior and lifestyle products. Interview by…

Angela Neustatter: writer

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Everyone has a story. Journalist and author Angela Neustatter talks about the joys of sharing a home with her extended family. Interview by Nicola Baird For years Angela Neustatter has lived in Islington writing talked-about features for newspapers. She ran the Guardian fashion pages while living off Highbury Fields, and…
Tricia Cottle: Islington Music shop owner

Tricia Cottle: Islington Music shop owner

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Everyone on Islington Faces Blog has a story.  How do you introduce children to music? Many people in Islington head to Islington Music, just off Cross Street  run by Tricia Cottle. It’s well-known as the first-stop shop for all mums hoping their children’s budding interest in music will remain, but also well-visited…