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Diye Wariebi: manager Bright Sparks Re-use Project

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Everybody has a story. It’s nearly 10 years since Islington’s pioneering reuse and repair shop opened on Seven Sisters Road bringing new life to unwanted and broken items. Manager Diye Wariebi explains how the Bright Sparks concept has led to more re-use shops opening in Waltham Forest and Newham. From…

Mojo: disco barber

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Everybody has a story. Meet the children’s entertainer, Mojo, who uses his spare time to offer a Goove Groom & Grub haircutting service for people who are homeless around Islington and Stratford. Interview by Nicola Baird. Photos by Kimi Gill. Mojo is grooving under Finsbury Park bridge, just by the…

Freweeini Tesfazghi & Melake Fessehazion: café owners

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Everybody has a story. Here’s how a couple from Eritrea have set up a cafĂ© in homage to their home city, Asmara. Their CafĂ© Asmarino serves delicious breakfast and lunch on Seven Sisters Road. Interview by Nicola Baird. Photos by Kimi Gill “Nowhere smells like the air in Eritrea,” says…

Rohan Naik: café owner

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Everybody has a story. Turnpike Lane-raised Rohan Naik, who runs Blackstock Kitchen, found his childhood eating choices – Dad’s Mauritus dishes, Mum’s Irish meals and after school snacks from Green Lanes – led him naturally towards the path of running a cafĂ©. Interview by Nicola Baird. Photos by Kimi Gill Just…

Suad Ahmed: Health Improvement officer

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Everyone has a story. Health Improvement Officer Suad Ahmed moved from Somalia to the UK aged four and has spent her adult life in Islington. Here she discusses ways to make healthy eating as fun – and beneficial – as child’s play for Islington families. Interview by Nicola Baird. Photos…

Mohammed Kozbar: chairman Finsbury Park mosque

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Everyone has a story. Chairman of the trustees of Finsbury Park mosque, Mohammed Kozbar, discusses the many ways the mosque interacts with the local community and the Muslims who worship there. Interview by Nicola Baird. Photos by Kimi Gill. Come out of Finsbury Park tube and the first significant landmark…

Robert Marco: T-Bird owner

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Everyone has a story. Meet Highbury local Robert Marco who runs the shabby-chic T-Bird bar on Blackstock Road, which is famous for its juke box and the times a less-well known Ed Sheeran did acoustic sessions in the downstairs bar. Interview by Nicola Baird. Photos by Kimi Gill. Robert Marco,…

Merium Bhuiyan: CakeFace make-up

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Everyone has a story. Here’s how Merium Bhuiyan turned her childhood passion for make-up into a business that mixes education, community work and confidence coaching.  Interview by Nicola Baird “I’m north London through and through. I’ve lived here all my life. I’m self-employed. I teach English and maths and I’m…

Castellers of London: rehearsing

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Everyone has a story. Building human towers – a 250-year-old Catalan tradition – is thriving just near Arsenal’s Emirates stadium. Interview with founder Marc Pujol and President Anne D’Hermy, by Nicola Baird.  Red shirts, white trousers, black faixa wrapped around the waist are the uniform of the Castellers of London.…

Killian Lynch: WB Yeats chef

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Can you hear the Irish music? If it’s Saturday and you’re in Fonthill Road then it’ll be coming from the WB Yeats. Here’s a chance to meet the pub’s chef, Killian Lynch, who lives and works in Finsbury Park. Photos by Kimi Gill. Tread softly because St Patrick’s Day is…