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The 7 wonders of Islington

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Everyone has a story. This post picks out the very best of Islington’s unique heritage. Photos and words by Nicola Baird The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World isn’t just a list for pub quizzers, it’s a list of truly ancient wonders built with hand tools and ingenuity for posterity…

Georgia Dodsworth: Whitecross Street Party

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Everyone has a story. Meet Georgia Dodsworth the Creative Producer of Whitecross Street Party. This year’s community takeover festival runs from 13-14 July. Interview by Nicola Baird. Photos by Kash Bashir & Whitecross Street Party. If you want something done, then assign a busy person. That’s a life rule most…
3 book jackets with novels that have come out in spring 2024 and feature Islington, London.

Let’s read about Islington

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Every bit of Islington has a story. Three new books published in spring 2024 use Islington as the backdrop for the action including Caledonian Road, Old Street (Hoxton) and Regent’s Canal. Reviews by Nicola Baird (in a shameless plug for her own funny novel, Not That Deep, which is centred…

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

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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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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…

Anna Mason: Head of Heritage at St John’s Gate

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St John has dominated the southern tip of Clerkenwell for more than 900 years but may still be Islington’s best-kept secret. Here Head of Collections and Public Engagement, Anna Mason, shares the many wonderful offerings from its historic buildings and 100-year-old museum, to its community programmes. Interview by Nicola Baird.…

Company of Elders ready for Elixir Festival at Sadler’s Wells

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Everyone has a story. A special visit behind the scenes with the Company of Elders crew at Sadler’s Wells a week before they perform at the Elixir Festival on 16 and 18 June 2022. Interview by Nicola Baird The Elixir Festival at Sadler’s Wells celebrates creative ageing with films, workshops…

Lindsey Glen: Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration

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Everyone has a story. The gallery that brought the first bit of destination culture to Kings Cross, the House of Illustration – which was on Granary Square for six years  – now has plans to restore and open up the derelict New River Head industrial site in Clerkenwell as the…

Renske Mann: my life with artist Cyril Mann

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Everyone has a story. What’s it like to be an artist’s muse? Renske Mann reflects on life with the artist Cyril Mann – including their time at Bevin Court – in her new book. Review by Nicola Baird In 2014 Renske Mann contacted Islington Faces about a new people’s plaque…

Tom Foakes: Director of Operations Charterhouse

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Everyone has a story. How good is it when you find the exact right job? Meet Tom Foakes who reckons the creativity and variety of overseeing the Charterhouse’s historic estate and museum, venue hire, the kitchens and fundraising makes it just about perfect. Interview by Nicola Baird This is the…