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Nicolette Jones: plimsolls for #plimsollday

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Everyone has a story. A corner of Finsbury Park, just off Blackstock Road boasts roads named after Victorian social reformers* such as Wilberforce, Romilly and Plimsoll. But it’s Plimsoll who has been a surprising inspiration for journalist Nicolette Jones. Now she’s on a mission to get homes all along Plimsoll…
Chris P: canal enthusiast

Chris P: canal enthusiast

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Everyone has a story on the Islington Faces Blog.  Here’s just a little about the magic of the canal – a passion that brings Chris P to the London Canal Museum as a regular volunteer. Interview by Nicola Baird. “It’s only 200 years ago the canal was built,” said Chris on the…