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Darren Greenwood: Islington Boat Club

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Everyone has a story. Water sports expert Darren Greenwood is the chief operating officer at Islington Boat Club, running the day-to-day business of this community hub at Angel which gives so many young people in Islington a chance to mess around safely in boats on Regent’s Canal. Interview by Nicola…

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.…

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…

Celebrating 365 published posts

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Everyone has a story – many interviewees, friends of the blog and readers met for a party to celebrate our 365 published interviews. It was so lovely to have the Islington Faces “family” all together again. A huge thank you to everyone who joined us, especially on a summer night…

Prepping for the Restore Nature Now rally at Islington Climate Centre

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Everyone has a story. Behind the scenes at Islington Climate Centre during a busy half term getting ready for the Restore Nature Now rally with Bridget, Anna, Marcus and Emmanuel. Interview by Nicola Baird Bridget Turgoose, the Creative Coordinator for XR UK is surrounded by half-completed worms but still fretting…

For one day only: Wed 18 Oct 2023

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Come & see the Inspiring Islington photo exhibition by photographer Kimi Gill at Angel Central. Find Kimi Gill & Islington Faces’ Nicola Baird in the Islington Climate Centre unit (ground floor) from 1-4pm Come and see these lovely photos of some Inspiring Islington people and meet the photographer Kimi on…

John Burton: lighthouse keeper

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Everyone has a story. Over the years Islington Faces has interviewed a crocodile tamer, clown and even a Death CafĂ© coordinator. Turns out that it was even more exciting to discover there’s a London lighthouse keeper with links to the borough. Meet John Burton who works at Trinity Buoy Wharf.…

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…

Victoria Jenkins: accessibility designer

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Everyone has a story. Pain and endless hospital visits led to designer Victoria Jenkins’s eureka entrepreneur moment – creating the adaptive fashion brand, Unhidden. Here she talks about her brand: award-winning universal designs for every body and also her love of Islington. Interview by Nicola Baird. Photos by Kimi Gill…