Everyone has a story. Islington Faces goes on a Twixmas 2025 mission to find out how people enjoy spending time in Islington. Interviews by founder Nicola Baird and our new trustee, Zoe Pearson. Top…
Everyone has a story. This summer three community groups, fizzing with ideas, take over the Almeida with a new play, 81 (Life). Here we meet the playwright and co-creator, Rhianna Ilube about working with…
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Everyone has a story. In the 1970s and early 1980s Islington was famous for its squat culture. Back then politicians from Labour, and even the Tories, were forced to accept squatting as a way…
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…
Everyone has a story. Mick Fitzgerald was just five-years-old when he was sent from Limerick to join his parents in London. His new home was 34 White Lion Street and he wasn’t impressed. Now 66, and…
Everyone has a story. The relaunch of the iconic Chung Kuo science fiction series takes place in June at Waterstone’s in Islington. Here author David Wingrove talks influences and Islington. Interview by Nicola Baird. Photos by…
Everyone has a story. Perhaps it is because Ivy Allan Freeman has been living in the US for nearly 50 years that her memories of growing up near King’s Cross – with the sound of horses’ hooves on…
Everyone on Islington Faces Blog has a story. Founder and director of Zippos Circus, Martin Burton, sprinkles his fabulous tales of big top life with some tidbits about Islington clowns. Interview by Nicola Baird. “I spent a year in…
