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Your local magazine from <strong>Islington</strong> <strong>Council</strong><br />
<strong><strong>Islington</strong>Life</strong><br />
Issue 47, <strong>Summer</strong> <strong>2012</strong><br />
INSIDE THIS ISSUE<br />
The Olympic Torch is on<br />
its way to <strong>Islington</strong> p.16<br />
Crackdown on<br />
loan sharks p.4<br />
Free swimming for the<br />
kids this summer p.5<br />
Your guide to<br />
what’s on p.30
Contents<br />
Cover: Children at St Luke’s Primary School make their torches in<br />
preparation for Schools’ Torch Relay Day, 19 July.<br />
See page 17 for more.<br />
Inside<br />
this issue<br />
3 Welcome<br />
4-5 News<br />
Loan sharks beware<br />
Choosing a secondary school<br />
The next<br />
edition of<br />
<strong><strong>Islington</strong>Life</strong><br />
will be out in<br />
October <strong>2012</strong>.<br />
17<br />
4<br />
6-9 Safer <strong>Islington</strong><br />
Park gets makeover<br />
Clean-up at Finsbury Square<br />
10-11 Your home<br />
Could you be a resident champion?<br />
Housing scheme wins award<br />
12-13 Young <strong>Islington</strong><br />
Update from the Youth <strong>Council</strong><br />
New youth hub, Lift, opens<br />
14-15 <strong>Summer</strong> fun<br />
The Heatwave <strong>2012</strong> programme is here!<br />
16-19 Celebrate the Games<br />
The Olympic Torch comes to <strong>Islington</strong><br />
Your Community Heroes announced<br />
13<br />
7<br />
20-21 Local life<br />
Help for <strong>Islington</strong>’s carers<br />
Benefits changes - know your rights<br />
FEATURE<br />
22-23 Healthy living<br />
Let’s get physical<br />
Be clear on lung cancer<br />
24-25 People and places<br />
People’s Plaques - the votes are in!<br />
A quick guide to Holloway<br />
26-27 Noticeboard<br />
New library opening hours<br />
Register for free school meals<br />
28-29 Arsenal in the community<br />
16<br />
30-31 What’s on<br />
Win tickets to see Rock of Ages<br />
Events for the whole family this summer<br />
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Welcome<br />
www.islington.gov.uk<br />
Cllr Catherine West,<br />
Leader of the <strong>Council</strong><br />
Top right<br />
Cllr Catherine West with the loan shark.<br />
Bottom right<br />
Free swimming for kids this summer!<br />
Turn to page 5 for more information.<br />
The countdown is almost over and in a<br />
few short weeks the Olympics come to<br />
town. I’m delighted <strong>Islington</strong> will be right<br />
at the heart of the action on 26 July<br />
when the Olympic flame passes through<br />
our borough on the final stage of its<br />
70-day journey across the country.<br />
We’ve got a packed programme of<br />
events to celebrate the occasion<br />
including a fantastic sporting celebration<br />
for young people on Highbury Fields<br />
(see page 16 for more details), special<br />
performances at the Town Hall and our<br />
own local <strong>Islington</strong> Schools’ torch relay.<br />
London won the bid on the back of<br />
our young people and a promise to use<br />
it as a source of hope and inspiration<br />
for the young, so we’re helping make<br />
it even easier to get active by offering<br />
free swimming all summer for anyone<br />
aged 16 or under in <strong>Islington</strong>. That’s in<br />
addition to an exciting programme of<br />
free Heatwave events.<br />
We’re on the side of our residents in<br />
these tough times and know that many<br />
families are struggling as a result of<br />
government cuts, welfare and housing<br />
benefit changes. Page 20 sets out<br />
how the changes might affect you<br />
and where you can get help. We<br />
brought a Citizens Advice Bureau back<br />
to the borough so everyone can access<br />
free face to face advice and support<br />
when they need it most.<br />
We’re also taking action against loan<br />
sharks who prey on desperate people in<br />
need - often using threats of violence<br />
to scare people into paying massive<br />
rates of interest. You can help us by<br />
“shopping a shark”. Turn to page 4 for<br />
more information as well as details of<br />
alternatives to borrowing from them.<br />
Come to Highbury<br />
Fields on 26 July<br />
when the Olympic<br />
Flame comes to<br />
<strong>Islington</strong> - there<br />
will be 19 different<br />
Olympic and<br />
Paralympic sports<br />
for you to try!<br />
Other formats<br />
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call 020 7527 3416.<br />
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News<br />
The loan shark roadshow visits Ambler Primary School<br />
Loan sharks beware!<br />
Local residents are being encouraged to<br />
report loan sharks - people who charge<br />
huge rates of interest on loans.<br />
It is not illegal to borrow money from a<br />
loan shark, but it is illegal for them to lend<br />
money without a licence.<br />
If you know anything about any<br />
loan sharks, you can report them or<br />
give anonymous tip offs to the 24/7<br />
confidential national hotline on<br />
0300 555 2222.<br />
Credit Union offers alternative<br />
<strong>Islington</strong> Credit Union is a community bank<br />
for local people.<br />
One of the best alternatives to using<br />
expensive – and sometimes illegal – loan<br />
services, like those offered by loan<br />
sharks is to join a Credit Union.<br />
<strong>Islington</strong>’s Credit Union charges<br />
between 11 per cent and 26 per<br />
cent APR on its loans. Compare this<br />
to the rate charged by some wellknown<br />
payday lenders, which can<br />
be over 4,000 per cent and you’ll<br />
know it’s a fair offer.<br />
If you have money or debt<br />
worries there is plenty of help in<br />
<strong>Islington</strong>:<br />
■■<br />
Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB)<br />
- 020 7947 7771<br />
■■<br />
<strong>Islington</strong> Law centre –<br />
020 7607 2461<br />
■ ■ <strong>Islington</strong> People’s Rights –<br />
020 7561 3685<br />
Or you can call the National Debtline<br />
on 0808 808 4000<br />
For more information about<br />
the Credit Union go to<br />
www.credit-union.coop<br />
or call 020 7561 1786. Your<br />
savings are guaranteed in a Credit<br />
Union account up to £85,000, the<br />
same as any high street bank.<br />
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www.islington.gov.uk<br />
Free swimming all summer!<br />
Make a splash this summer with free<br />
swimming for anyone aged 16 or under<br />
at all the borough’s swimming pools.<br />
<strong>Islington</strong> <strong>Council</strong> and Aquaterra have<br />
joined forces to offer free swimming<br />
during any casual or fun session<br />
from Tuesday 24 July until Sunday 2<br />
September.<br />
If your son or daughter is heading to<br />
secondary school next year, you need<br />
to start thinking about which schools to<br />
apply for.<br />
<strong>Islington</strong> has a wide range of<br />
secondary schools offering great<br />
teaching, an exciting curriculum and<br />
excellent facilities. Our pupils are<br />
achieving better exam results than<br />
ever before, setting them on the path<br />
towards a range of further and higher<br />
education and job opportunities.<br />
Executive member for children and<br />
families, Richard Watts said: “We want<br />
all children to be happy and safe at<br />
school and to be able to achieve their<br />
very best.”<br />
“Whatever your child’s needs they<br />
can fully participate in school life. For<br />
<strong>Islington</strong>’s high achieving pupils, our<br />
schools develop skills and attainment<br />
through a varied programme of<br />
All you need to do is register for a<br />
Free Swim Card at Highbury, Cally or<br />
Archway pool. If you already have a<br />
Swim Card or Junior Izz Card, bring this<br />
along on every visit.<br />
Meanwhile, the Sobell leisure centre<br />
is playing host to Olympic volleyball<br />
teams who will be using the main hall<br />
to sharpen their skills in the run up<br />
to the Games. This means the main<br />
sports hall will be closed from Monday<br />
2 July to Monday 20 August. The car<br />
park will be restricted from 25 June<br />
to 20 August. Customers using the<br />
gym, sauna, ice rink, studios, Dojo and<br />
squash courts will not be affected.<br />
Ready for secondary school?<br />
advanced learning, competitions and<br />
challenges.”<br />
“For those with special educational<br />
needs, schools encourage and support<br />
children to become confident learners<br />
and celebrate their achievements<br />
as valued members of the school<br />
community.”<br />
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■■<br />
Go to www.islington.gov.<br />
uk/admissions for more<br />
information about <strong>Islington</strong><br />
schools, open days and how<br />
to apply.<br />
Choosing a secondary<br />
school<br />
■ ■Visit the schools<br />
talk to teachers, parents and<br />
pupils to find out all you can to<br />
help you choose the right school.<br />
Don’t apply at the last minute<br />
the deadline is 31 October <strong>2012</strong><br />
but now is a great time to apply!<br />
Apply online<br />
it’s simple and easy, and the<br />
system helps you by checking<br />
for errors or if you forget to<br />
fill anything in.<br />
Fun at King Henry’s Walk<br />
Safe play<br />
More than half a million pounds is<br />
being invested into six of <strong>Islington</strong>’s<br />
adventure playgrounds to make sure<br />
they are a great, safe place for local<br />
children.<br />
The council has also pledged<br />
to protect its overall budget of<br />
£1.2million for all 12 of its adventure<br />
playgrounds and to keep the sites as<br />
playgrounds forever, guaranteeing<br />
their future. These decisions came as<br />
a result of a detailed review into the<br />
borough’s adventure playgrounds.<br />
Half of <strong>Islington</strong>’s adventure<br />
playgrounds are currently run by<br />
the voluntary sector but after April<br />
next year they will all be managed by<br />
one organisation. This will ensure a<br />
consistent standard, with access to<br />
high quality support and resources.<br />
Every playground will keep its own<br />
unique facilities for local children<br />
and families.<br />
Volunteers spruce up playgrounds<br />
Five of <strong>Islington</strong>’s adventure<br />
playgrounds are being spruced<br />
up thanks to a huge volunteering<br />
programme with funding from<br />
<strong>Islington</strong> <strong>Council</strong> and the Royal Bank<br />
of Scotland (RBS).<br />
By the end of October, Lumpy Hill,<br />
King Henry’s Walk, Crumbles Castle,<br />
Cornwallis and Martin Luther King<br />
Adventure Playgrounds will all have<br />
benefited from the scheme.<br />
<strong>Islington</strong> has 12 adventure<br />
playgrounds. For more information<br />
about what each one has to offer,<br />
visit www.islington.gov.uk/<br />
playgrounds<br />
Top tips<br />
5
Safer <strong>Islington</strong><br />
Free home fire<br />
safety visits<br />
Local kids enjoy the improved Hillside Park<br />
Park gets makeover<br />
Local children are enjoying<br />
improvements at Hillside Park that<br />
have made it better and safer for<br />
everyone. The park has been revitalised<br />
over the winter following consultation<br />
with local people, the police and Hillrise<br />
ward councillors.<br />
The improvements include new<br />
natural play features for all, a children’s<br />
ball games area, wildflower covered<br />
hillocks and new expanses of grass.<br />
A number of measures to address<br />
Crackdown on dog mess<br />
<strong>Islington</strong> is seeing its biggest-ever<br />
crackdown on irresponsible dog owners<br />
who let their pets foul our streets, parks<br />
and estates.<br />
Since May, <strong>Islington</strong>’s Dog Squad have<br />
patrolled hundreds of miles, issuing £80<br />
fines to anyone caught letting their dogs<br />
mess up the borough.<br />
The 22-strong team – thought to be<br />
the largest of its kind in Britain – is using<br />
lightweight cameras to catch offenders<br />
and responding to complaints from<br />
residents about fouling “hotspots”.<br />
■■<br />
■■<br />
■■<br />
Dog owners of all ages<br />
are reminded:<br />
when going out with your pet,<br />
always take some plastic bags<br />
to clean-up the waste<br />
when your pet makes a mess,<br />
clean it up immediately<br />
put the bag of waste in a<br />
rubbish bin.<br />
crime and anti-social behaviour have<br />
also been implemented including the<br />
removal of walls, improved lighting and<br />
the lifting of tree foliage and pruning of<br />
heavy shrubs to provide better visibility<br />
throughout the park.<br />
As a result, the park is much more<br />
welcoming and feels safer so that local<br />
people of all ages can come and relax.<br />
This in turn reduces the likelihood of<br />
anti-social behaviour occurring there.<br />
Dog Squad team member<br />
“Shop a dropper” -<br />
tell the Dog Squad about<br />
someone who regularly lets<br />
their dog foul by calling<br />
020 7527 7272.<br />
Follow the work of Dog Squad on<br />
Twitter #thedogsquad.<br />
For more information see<br />
www.islington.gov.uk/dogsquad<br />
Rhys Powell, London<br />
Fire Brigade’s Borough<br />
Commander for <strong>Islington</strong>,<br />
talks to <strong><strong>Islington</strong>Life</strong> about<br />
how residents can be safe<br />
from fire at home.<br />
“<br />
Your safety is very important<br />
to us at the London Fire<br />
Brigade and together with<br />
<strong>Islington</strong> <strong>Council</strong>, we are aiming<br />
to reach residents that may be<br />
most in need of our services.<br />
Our local firefighters can<br />
come to your home, free<br />
of charge, and help you<br />
understand how you can be<br />
safe from fire. They will offer<br />
advice on escape routes and<br />
how to prevent a fire, fit free<br />
smoke alarms and even fit free<br />
specialist smoke alarms which<br />
vibrate or flash for the hard of<br />
hearing or visually impaired.<br />
”<br />
To book a free home fire<br />
safety visit call our free number<br />
- 0800 028 44 28 or email us<br />
at smokealarms@london-fire.<br />
gov.uk. Please quote reference<br />
number ISL 04.<br />
You can also visit<br />
www.london-fire.gov.uk<br />
for further information on<br />
fire safety and home fire<br />
safety visits.<br />
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www.islington.gov.uk<br />
Finsbury Square clean-up begins<br />
Clean-up at<br />
Finsbury Square<br />
A big clean-up has been taking place to<br />
return Finsbury Square to community<br />
use.<br />
Until recently the site was occupied<br />
by a protest camp, and homeless and<br />
vulnerable people were also living on<br />
the site.<br />
The council decided to take action<br />
to return the site to local people, and<br />
many of the original Occupy protesters<br />
agreed to leave.<br />
The council offered support to<br />
homeless people in the square,<br />
providing help to 48 different people<br />
in need.<br />
The council and police then carried<br />
out a peaceful enforcement action to<br />
reclaim the square.<br />
The square is now clear of campers,<br />
and the council has been clearing up<br />
the site - including removing more<br />
Cllr Paul Convery<br />
than 20 lorry-loads of rubbish.<br />
Soil on the site, which had been<br />
badly damaged during the camp, has<br />
been removed and new turf is being<br />
laid.<br />
Cllr Paul Convery, <strong>Islington</strong> <strong>Council</strong>’s<br />
executive member for community<br />
safety, said:<br />
“Finsbury Square is public space<br />
for the people of <strong>Islington</strong> and we<br />
have taken action to return it to<br />
community use.”<br />
“It has been a major operation<br />
to clean the square and reopen it<br />
to the public.”<br />
“We cleared the rubbish before<br />
laying fresh turf and giving it time<br />
to bed in, before we can fully<br />
reopen the square.”<br />
On the<br />
beat<br />
There are over 5,000 Special<br />
Constables in London who<br />
volunteer their time to help police<br />
the capital, many of them patrol<br />
across <strong>Islington</strong>. Special Constables<br />
have the same powers as regular<br />
police officers.<br />
Working in partnership with<br />
the Metropolitan Police Service,<br />
council staff are being given the<br />
opportunity to get involved in<br />
fighting crime and anti-social<br />
behaviour in the borough.<br />
The scheme forms part of our<br />
commitment towards ‘A Fairer<br />
<strong>Islington</strong>’ which encourages staff<br />
to volunteer for charity and<br />
community groups in <strong>Islington</strong>.<br />
Lesley Seary, Chief Executive<br />
of <strong>Islington</strong> <strong>Council</strong> said: “The<br />
scheme is a great opportunity to<br />
work alongside the police and play<br />
an active role in helping to make<br />
<strong>Islington</strong> a safer place.”<br />
“Staff have the opportunity<br />
to develop new skills which helps<br />
them to perform better and<br />
improve their confidence in their<br />
day–to-day jobs.”<br />
To find out more about<br />
what a Special Constable<br />
does and how to apply<br />
to become one, visit<br />
www.metpolicecareers.<br />
co.uk/specials.<br />
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Safer <strong>Islington</strong><br />
Police<br />
briefing...<br />
Young gang members<br />
called-in to face victims<br />
Spring saw some of <strong>Islington</strong>’s young<br />
gang members attend the borough’s<br />
first ‘gang call-in’.<br />
The council’s specialist youth<br />
workers, together with police officers<br />
and housing staff brought young<br />
gang members, and their parents,<br />
together with people whose lives and<br />
communities are affected by gangs. An<br />
A&E doctor, a bereaved young person<br />
and an ex-gang member who turned<br />
their life around were amongst some<br />
of those people brought face-to-face<br />
with the young people. During the<br />
session, the group worked together<br />
to find local organisations that offer<br />
opportunities to help young people<br />
make a change, whether this be<br />
through mentoring, leisure activities,<br />
education and training opportunities,<br />
work experience and jobs.<br />
Since the call-in, the council, Arsenal<br />
youth workers, Job Centre Plus and<br />
The Small Business Consultancy have<br />
continued contact with the young<br />
people. Five have signed up for a<br />
Business Start Up course and one<br />
young person has got a job from a<br />
contact made at the call-in.<br />
We provide young gang members<br />
with the encouragement and support<br />
they need to move away from a<br />
lifestyle linked with crime and antisocial<br />
behaviour.<br />
During the year the council will<br />
implement a number of projects to<br />
help end gangs and youth violence.<br />
This includes positive activities<br />
for young people aged 18-24,<br />
employment and training initiatives,<br />
parenting programmes, communityled<br />
gang prevention projects and<br />
support for vulnerable young<br />
women at risk of gang-related<br />
sexual exploitation.<br />
Of course, we do also have a<br />
responsibility to tackle crime and<br />
anti-social behaviour and keep the<br />
community safe, and the young<br />
gang members know that if they do<br />
not show a willingness to change<br />
their behaviour voluntarily, the<br />
council and partners can - and will -<br />
take action.<br />
Support is<br />
on hand<br />
Support is available for young<br />
women and girls at risk of gangrelated<br />
sexual exploitation.<br />
If you have concerns about<br />
anyone being sexually<br />
exploited you should call<br />
Social Care for advice<br />
on 020 7527 7400<br />
immediately.<br />
In addition, positive and<br />
preventative mentor support is<br />
also available for girls aged 5-11<br />
who are vulnerable to exploitation<br />
by gangs, groups or individuals.<br />
If you know of girls who would<br />
benefit from this service,<br />
please call or text Ross on<br />
07804 909 393.<br />
<strong>Islington</strong> Police’s<br />
temporary Borough<br />
Commander Simon<br />
Corkill speaks to<br />
<strong><strong>Islington</strong>Life</strong> about recent arrests<br />
and iPhone snatching.<br />
“<br />
We have had a number of<br />
significant arrests over the last<br />
few weeks. A 32 year old man has<br />
been charged with six residential<br />
burglaries and another man in<br />
his early thirties has also been<br />
charged for several non-residential<br />
burglaries and armed robbery in<br />
<strong>Islington</strong>. A 22 year old man, Salah<br />
Karkar, was recently sentenced to<br />
three and a half years imprisonment<br />
after officers from the Crime Squad<br />
discovered he was involved in the<br />
large scale handling of stolen goods<br />
from thefts and burglaries, including<br />
three recent residential burglaries in<br />
Packington Street, Arlington Square<br />
and Danbury Street.<br />
We have seen an increase in<br />
iPhone snatches especially around<br />
Upper Street and Essex Road<br />
where phones have been snatched<br />
from the hands of people by men<br />
in hoodies riding a bike or moped.<br />
Officers are regularly patrolling<br />
hotspot areas and advise the public<br />
to be aware of their surroundings<br />
when using their phone. We also<br />
encourage you to wait a while<br />
before using your phone when<br />
around or exiting transport hubs.<br />
”<br />
On 12 July the <strong>Islington</strong> Police<br />
Commander and the Leader of the<br />
<strong>Council</strong> held an online chat to hear<br />
your views. You can find out about<br />
policing events and updates by following<br />
us on Twitter @MPS<strong>Islington</strong>.<br />
For details of your local Safer<br />
Neighbourhood meeting please visit our<br />
website www.met.police.co.uk and<br />
enter your postcode.<br />
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www.islington.gov.uk<br />
Tackling crime and<br />
anti-social behaviour<br />
Over the last year we’ve worked closely with partners, including the police,<br />
landlords and community groups to protect the safety and well-being of our<br />
residents. We are committed to tackling anti-social behaviour (ASB) in <strong>Islington</strong><br />
and keeping our community safe and peaceful.<br />
Below are just some of the actions we’ve taken over the past year<br />
(April 2011- March <strong>2012</strong>) to help achieve this.<br />
Anti-Social Behaviour<br />
Orders (ASBOs) were<br />
issued (18 last year)<br />
29 76<br />
Acceptable Behaviour<br />
Contracts (ABC) were<br />
issued (53 last year)<br />
An ASBO restricts a<br />
person’s behaviour in some<br />
way, by prohibiting them<br />
from going to a specific area or<br />
shop, or by restricting their public<br />
behaviour such as swearing or<br />
drinking.<br />
over 90% of ASB<br />
reports on estates<br />
were successfully<br />
investigated and closed<br />
90 20<br />
drug closure orders were<br />
secured on properties<br />
(2 last year)<br />
11 242<br />
people signed up for<br />
Responsible Dog Owner<br />
Agreements<br />
5 29<br />
injunctions were<br />
served on estates<br />
38 14<br />
families received<br />
assistance from the<br />
family intervention<br />
project<br />
notices seeking<br />
possession were issued<br />
on our estates<br />
possession orders for<br />
anti-social behaviour on<br />
estates were obtained<br />
households on estates<br />
were evicted due to<br />
them not keeping to<br />
their possession order<br />
An ABC sets out how the person<br />
should and should not behave and<br />
is agreed between the person<br />
and the agencies involved such as<br />
their landlord.<br />
The family intervention<br />
project brings together the<br />
council and other services under<br />
one umbrella to provide intensive<br />
support to families where there is<br />
youth violence, gang involvement<br />
and ASB.<br />
A notice seeking posession is<br />
a legal warning to householders<br />
who are in breach of their<br />
agreement explaining that they<br />
may be evicted if they don’t<br />
correct their behaviour.<br />
A possession order states that<br />
if the householders continue their<br />
ASB, the council will take action<br />
to evict them.<br />
CCTV catches thieves who stole a pensioner’s life savings<br />
<strong>Islington</strong> <strong>Council</strong>’s CCTV team worked with police to catch two<br />
men and a woman who stole a pensioner’s life savings.<br />
A police sergeant alerted the <strong>Islington</strong> CCTV control room to<br />
the theft, and the thieves were identified from footage, which<br />
was also used in court. The gang received two years in jail.<br />
The council posts images from CCTV footage online so<br />
residents can help identify people who have been caught<br />
on camera behaving anti-socially on our estates.<br />
To view the images go to<br />
www.islington.gov.uk/housingasbimages<br />
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Your home<br />
Could you be a<br />
resident champion<br />
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Do you enjoy listening to other<br />
residents and representing their<br />
views?<br />
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Are you good at solving<br />
problems?<br />
Are you passionate about housing<br />
and making services better?<br />
If the answer to any of these<br />
questions is ‘yes’ then we would like to<br />
hear from you.<br />
The council is looking for tenants and<br />
leaseholders to have a bigger say in the<br />
decisions about their housing services<br />
- things like rent, repairs and the local<br />
environment.<br />
You will be involved in helping<br />
us make the right decisions for all<br />
residents, including:<br />
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serving on our new <strong>Islington</strong><br />
Housing Executive;<br />
leading independent reviews of<br />
housing services as an elected<br />
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residents’ champion or vice<br />
champion;<br />
joining our action groups and<br />
topic groups; or helping choose<br />
the best people to represent<br />
residents.<br />
We provide training and support –<br />
all you need are fresh ideas, a passion<br />
for housing and the ability to listen to<br />
others as well as to speak up. All tenants<br />
and leaseholders will be invited to vote<br />
for their champions, vice champions<br />
and Housing Executive members in<br />
September.<br />
Follow the process at<br />
www.islington.gov.uk/<br />
housing or contact our<br />
team on 020 7527 2903<br />
for more information.<br />
Cheaper energy<br />
on the way<br />
Work on the Bunhill Energy Centre<br />
and heat network is progressing<br />
nicely with over 1 kilometre of<br />
heat network now installed in the<br />
roads around the centre.<br />
Over 700 local residents will<br />
benefit from the new Energy<br />
Centre which will put money<br />
directly back in residents’ pockets<br />
by producing cheaper energy for<br />
local homes as well as heating<br />
the rebuilt swimming baths at<br />
Ironmonger Row Baths.<br />
Large equipment for the<br />
Energy Centre was craned onto<br />
site at the beginning of July which<br />
will allow the council to supply<br />
cheaper, greener heating to the<br />
local community by the autumn.<br />
To find out more please<br />
visit www.islington.gov.<br />
uk/heatnetwork<br />
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www.islington.gov.uk<br />
Housing scheme wins award<br />
A proposed new development at<br />
Vaudeville Court (pictured above), which<br />
will provide much needed family homes,<br />
has won a national housing design<br />
award.<br />
The state-of-the-art council homes,<br />
to be developed near Finsbury Park,<br />
form one of 30 innovative projects<br />
aimed at providing over 200 new and<br />
affordable homes by 2015. These<br />
are needed to help tackle levels of<br />
overcrowding in <strong>Islington</strong> which are<br />
among the highest in London. Many of<br />
the projects make use of unusual and<br />
unloved spaces. Our scheme at Vulcan<br />
Way N7, for example, will see a row of<br />
disused garages transformed into<br />
new homes.<br />
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Do you rent a<br />
private property<br />
in <strong>Islington</strong>?<br />
The council is responsible for<br />
making sure that privately rented<br />
properties in the borough are safe<br />
and up to industry standards.<br />
We work closely with property<br />
owners, investigate complaints<br />
from tenants about poor living<br />
conditions, and, when necessary,<br />
take action against those who do<br />
not comply.<br />
We recently prosecuted a<br />
private landlord who was fined<br />
more than £6,000 for not fitting<br />
safety railings to the front of a<br />
property.<br />
If you privately rent in<br />
<strong>Islington</strong> and have a<br />
complaint or question<br />
about the condition of<br />
the property, email us<br />
residential.envh@islington.gov.uk<br />
or call on 020 7527 3083.<br />
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Choose from over 185<br />
University of London courses<br />
taught in the evening and<br />
transform your future today<br />
Every year over 15,000 graduates leave Birkbeck with<br />
the potential to open new doors to a better job, a bigger<br />
income and a broader outlook. Start studying now and you<br />
may not have to pay any fees until you finish your course.<br />
You can afford to go<br />
to university<br />
If you haven’t studied at<br />
undergraduate level before, and are<br />
a UK or EU citizen who has lived in<br />
the UK or EEA for three years, at<br />
Birkbeck you can get a loan to<br />
cover your certificate course fees,<br />
and because we only teach in the<br />
evening, you can continue to work<br />
during the day.<br />
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Open Evenings:<br />
Thursday 6 September<br />
London WC1<br />
Thursday 20 September<br />
Stratford E15<br />
London’s evening university<br />
www.bbk.ac.uk
Young <strong>Islington</strong><br />
www.islington.gov.uk<br />
Youth<br />
<strong>Council</strong>lor,<br />
Jasmine<br />
Martins,<br />
writes on behalf of<br />
the Youth <strong>Council</strong>.<br />
We have Lift off!<br />
Celebrating <strong>Islington</strong>’s newest youth venue<br />
Occupying a new state-of-the-art<br />
building, <strong>Islington</strong>’s newest youth hub,<br />
Lift, on White Lion Street N1, offers a<br />
wide range of services and activities<br />
for young people, with an emphasis on<br />
healthy living.<br />
The hub includes a gym, professional<br />
kitchen, dance studio, healthy cafe<br />
and garden. A range of other services<br />
including sexual health advice,<br />
counselling, internet access and careers<br />
advice are also provided. Lift celebrated<br />
Help is at<br />
hand on exam<br />
results days<br />
Waiting for your GCSE and A’<br />
Level results this August?<br />
Whether you get the results<br />
you want or not, choosing<br />
the next step isn’t easy. But<br />
<strong>Islington</strong>’s Information, Advice<br />
and Guidance team is on hand<br />
to help.<br />
The team’s personal advisers<br />
(PAs) will be out and about in<br />
schools, colleges and youth<br />
centres, to give advice on<br />
college courses, apprenticeships<br />
and job opportunities, CV<br />
writing and interview skills.<br />
Drop in to a session near<br />
you. Find out more at<br />
www.islington.gov.uk/<br />
connexions or call<br />
020 7527 7031.<br />
its opening weekend with spectacular<br />
performances and events including<br />
aerial performances by Scarabeus<br />
Theatre, cooking demonstrations,<br />
dance and more.<br />
The council has protected its budget<br />
for youth funding until 2015.<br />
The launch of Lift follows the<br />
opening of Platform, the performing<br />
arts youth hub, on Hornsey Road last<br />
summer.<br />
Visit www.liftislington.org.uk<br />
New website for<br />
young <strong>Islington</strong><br />
This summer sees the launch of a<br />
new website just for <strong>Islington</strong>’s young<br />
people – izzy-info.com.<br />
The site is full of useful advice<br />
on issues such as safer sex and<br />
relationships, career choices and staying<br />
healthy as well as info on exciting and<br />
fun things to do in the borough.<br />
Visit www.izzy-info.com<br />
“<br />
I was at the launch of<br />
<strong>Islington</strong>’s new youth hub ‘Lift’<br />
in May and it was really inspiring<br />
to see such a great new facility<br />
for young people. But there’s<br />
still more work to do to make<br />
sure all of <strong>Islington</strong>’s young<br />
people have access to high<br />
quality activities.<br />
That’s why the Youth <strong>Council</strong><br />
has been working hard since our<br />
election in February to influence<br />
a major council review about<br />
the future of youth services.<br />
We’ve also set our priorities<br />
for action during the two years<br />
of our term as councillors and,<br />
along with youth provision,<br />
we’ll be looking at youth<br />
employment, crime and safety<br />
and equality and fairness.<br />
We believe that all <strong>Islington</strong><br />
young people should have the<br />
opportunity to undertake work<br />
experience.<br />
We want <strong>Islington</strong> to be a<br />
place where young people feel<br />
safe and we want to make sure<br />
young people are celebrated for<br />
their talents and skills.<br />
In April we selected<br />
<strong>Islington</strong>’s first Young Mayor<br />
(Harry Tomes) and our Deputy<br />
Young Mayor (Miriam Owusu).<br />
We’ve launched our Facebook<br />
and Twitter pages, so search<br />
for <strong>Islington</strong> Youth <strong>Council</strong> and<br />
keep in touch with our work.<br />
”<br />
Visit<br />
www.islington.gov.uk/<br />
youthcouncil<br />
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<strong>Summer</strong> fun<br />
<strong>Summer</strong><br />
starts here<br />
Heatwave is back! The summer activities<br />
programme for children and young people is<br />
in its fifth year and brings together an even<br />
bigger selection of exciting activities to get<br />
involved in during the holidays!<br />
The council and its partners invite all children and<br />
young people in the borough to take part in a range<br />
of free and low cost activities – this includes music<br />
and DJ workshops, free swimming at the borough’s<br />
pools, to festivals in local parks. With so much on<br />
offer, Heatwave promises something for everyone.<br />
Young Mayor, Harry Tomes said:<br />
“As Young Mayor, I am really keen that children<br />
and young people in <strong>Islington</strong> have plenty of fun<br />
stuff to do during the summer holidays, so I was<br />
extremely excited when I saw what was on offer<br />
through Heatwave.<br />
So get out and about, bring your friends and<br />
make the most of the summer. I might even see<br />
you there!”<br />
To find out about the hundreds of<br />
activities on offer over the summer visit<br />
www.islington.gov.uk/heatwave or<br />
call the Family Information Service on<br />
020 7527 5959 (9-4pm) or email<br />
fis@islington.gov.uk<br />
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www.islington.gov.uk<br />
Heatwave taster…here’s just some of<br />
the activities on offer this summer<br />
<strong>Islington</strong> Playday <strong>2012</strong><br />
A fun-packed day of play in <strong>Islington</strong>, including<br />
gardening, arts and crafts, den building, sports,<br />
team games, sensory elements and much more!<br />
1 August, 11am–4pm<br />
Age: 5-13 year olds, but all ages welcome<br />
Venue: Paradise Park, 164 Mackenzie Road,<br />
N7 8SE<br />
Cost: free<br />
Story Lab Reading Challenge<br />
The brainchild of Prof Cortex, the Story<br />
Lab’s on-board computer, has gathered<br />
stories from all over the world and sent<br />
them spinning throughout the city – and<br />
beyond! Read six of these books and pick up<br />
the collectibles along the way to be in with a<br />
chance to win a prize!<br />
9 July-16 September<br />
Age: 4-11 year olds<br />
Venue: <strong>Islington</strong> libraries<br />
Cost: free<br />
Roller skating every Friday<br />
Get your skates on! Whether you’re an experienced<br />
skater or a complete beginner this is a great<br />
course for those who want to have fun and try out<br />
something new. You’ll have the chance to learn how<br />
to skate, play some fun games, and learn some new<br />
skills.<br />
27 July-7 September<br />
Age: 8-19 year olds<br />
Venue: Sobell Leisure Centre, Hornsey Road, N7 7NY<br />
Cost: free<br />
Whitecross street party<br />
The streetscape will be transformed into a giant<br />
canvas featuring the coolest urban art in London.<br />
Check out the spectacular theatre and music and<br />
even have a go at making your own art!<br />
21-22 July, 12noon–6pm<br />
Age: all ages<br />
Venues: Whitecross Street, EC1Y<br />
Cost: free<br />
For hundreds more free<br />
and low cost activities visit<br />
www.islington.gov.uk/heatwave now!<br />
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Celebrate the Games<br />
On your marks,<br />
get set, go <strong>Islington</strong>!<br />
Join us for a spectacular day<br />
celebrating the London <strong>2012</strong> Games<br />
when the Olympic Flame comes to<br />
<strong>Islington</strong> on Thursday 26 July. We’ve<br />
got a stellar line up of performances,<br />
events and activities and 19 Olympic<br />
and Paralympic sports for you to try.<br />
Stay up-to-date with details<br />
about what’s happening at<br />
www.islington.gov.uk/<strong>2012</strong><br />
Follow the flame<br />
Don’t miss this amazing opportunity to see the<br />
Olympic Flame in your community. Come out and<br />
celebrate by lining the torch route and cheering on<br />
the torchbearers on 26 July.<br />
■■<br />
7.50am<br />
The Olympic Flame leaves Kings Cross-St Pancras.<br />
■■<br />
7.58am<br />
It enters <strong>Islington</strong> via the London Canal Museum and makes<br />
its way up Caledonian Road.<br />
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8.07am<br />
The flame travels from Offord Road to Highbury Station<br />
Road and Highbury Corner.<br />
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Around 8.20am<br />
The relay passes down Upper Street with a short stop at<br />
the Town Hall and then continues past Angel in to St John’s<br />
Street and into the City.<br />
Join in the celebrations…<br />
There are many free sporting and cultural events happening<br />
around the borough.<br />
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Kick-off early with a free family fun day at the London<br />
Canal Museum, from 7.30am-1pm.<br />
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From 8am <strong>Islington</strong> Town Hall’s forecourt will come<br />
alive with music from the London Symphony Orchestra,<br />
aerial performances from Scarabeus Theatre and dance<br />
from Sadler’s Wells and Zoonation.<br />
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Highbury Fields will be lively from 10am with a whole<br />
day of sporting events. Young people and children will be<br />
able to try 19 different Olympic and Paralympic sports.<br />
Olympic Mascots, Wenlock and Madeville, will add to the<br />
entertainment along with some exciting performances and<br />
guest appearances on stage.<br />
See page 31 for more events taking place around<br />
the borough.<br />
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www.islington.gov.uk<br />
Come to the Town Hall from 8am<br />
to see the torch pass down Upper<br />
Street.<br />
Entertainment includes the London<br />
Symphony Orchestra, aerial<br />
performances from Scarabeus<br />
Theatre and dance from Sadler’s<br />
Wells and Zoonation.<br />
Schools’ Torch Relay Day<br />
On Thursday 19 July – one<br />
week before the Olympic torch<br />
passes through <strong>Islington</strong> – 31<br />
schools will take part in their<br />
very own torch relay. Four pupils<br />
from each school will run with a<br />
torch they designed and made<br />
themselves. The event will be<br />
photographed as part of an<br />
exhibition to be displayed at the<br />
<strong>Islington</strong> Museum later this year<br />
documenting the programme of<br />
cultural and sporting events held<br />
in <strong>Islington</strong> for the Games.<br />
Head to Highbury<br />
Fields from<br />
10am for a<br />
whole day of<br />
sporting events.<br />
You can try 19<br />
different Olympic<br />
and Paralympic<br />
sports!<br />
Bats at the ready!<br />
Pop-up ping pong is up and<br />
running in Finsbury Square<br />
and Spa Fields until 26 July.<br />
Join special tournaments<br />
from noon-2pm on Friday<br />
13 July at Spa Green and<br />
Monday 23 July at Finsbury<br />
Square. More information at<br />
http://pingengland.co.uk/<br />
Did you know?<br />
The Olympic Torch was designed<br />
by Clerkenwell-based designers<br />
Jay Osgerby and Edward Barber<br />
of Barber Osgerby.<br />
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Celebrate the Games<br />
A snapshot of your heroes…<br />
<strong>Islington</strong>’s Community Heroes<br />
<strong>Islington</strong> goes for gold!<br />
We’re delighted to have given<br />
Olympic tickets to special <strong>Islington</strong><br />
residents who you told us were<br />
your Community Heroes.<br />
From teenagers to pensioners,<br />
<strong>Islington</strong>’s Community Heroes,<br />
received their awards at a<br />
ceremony at Town Hall on 19<br />
June.<br />
Tim Smits, 33, of N1, was<br />
nominated following his brave<br />
defence of two pensioners from<br />
abusive youths on a bus, where<br />
he was stabbed twice. Speaking<br />
at the award ceremony, where<br />
he received tickets to the Closing<br />
Ceremony of the Games, he said:<br />
New public art<br />
An eye-catching sculpture by<br />
Romanian sculptor Paul Neagu is<br />
being donated to the borough.<br />
The Romanian Cultural Institute<br />
will be unveiling Edgerunner on<br />
Owen’s Fields 27 July. Paul Neagu<br />
was a student at the Beaux Arts<br />
Academy in the 1960s and later<br />
had a studio in <strong>Islington</strong>, he died in<br />
London in 2004.<br />
“It’s been a rough year but to get this<br />
award has really lifted my spirits. Being<br />
around these amazing people is truly<br />
inspirational and humbling. Going to<br />
the Olympic Games will be awesome.”<br />
The tickets were paid for by generous<br />
donations from local businesses and<br />
partners. Their generosity greatly exceeded<br />
the cost of the initial 100 ticket allocation<br />
meaning that 209 lucky <strong>Islington</strong> residents<br />
get the chance to go to the Olympic and<br />
Paralympic Games – at no cost to the<br />
taxpayer.<br />
Thanks to everyone who supported the<br />
scheme and took the time to nominate<br />
someone special.<br />
An international welcome<br />
The Business Design Centre on Upper Street will play<br />
host to one of the capital’s largest indoor live sites<br />
when the Czech House opens its doors on 27 July.<br />
You can expect to see live music and DJs, big screens<br />
showing sport, special events and sporting visitors and<br />
traditional Czech beer.<br />
Pedal power<br />
If you’re a fan of cycling head down<br />
to the Belgian House at the historic<br />
Middle Temple, in Middle Temple Lane,<br />
EC4Y, between 11-2pm daily. You<br />
can virtually cycle through Belgium and<br />
refuel with Belgian food and drink!<br />
Elizabeth Jones (above)<br />
Elizabeth, 84, is the founder of<br />
<strong>Islington</strong> Talking News and was<br />
awarded tickets to the closing<br />
ceremony of the Paralymic<br />
Games in recognition of her<br />
service to the visually impaired.<br />
Elizabeth lost her sight in 1980<br />
and interestingly was at the<br />
London Olympics in 1948.<br />
Tahminaz Choudhury<br />
Tahminaz has volunteered<br />
for over four years with the<br />
Holloway Educational and Cultural<br />
Centre assisting an after school<br />
club, organising activities to<br />
combat drug and alcohol abuse<br />
as well as fundraising activities.<br />
She is a student governor and<br />
peer mentor at Mount Carmel<br />
College and a member of North<br />
London Citizens which builds links<br />
between the school and local<br />
community to tackle problems in<br />
the local area.<br />
Billy Andreas May<br />
Billy is a student and Badminton<br />
Ambassador for London,<br />
training younger students in<br />
badminton and promoting<br />
the sport whenever he can.<br />
At competitions he’ll offer<br />
to referee and score so<br />
other students also have the<br />
opportunity to participate and<br />
when he receives rackets or<br />
shuttles from successful play in<br />
the competitions, he donates<br />
them back to the school so other<br />
students can experience and use<br />
top quality equipment.<br />
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www.islington.gov.uk
Local life<br />
Benefits – know<br />
your rights<br />
The government is overhauling<br />
the benefit system. If you claim<br />
benefits, then there are changes<br />
that may reduce the amount of<br />
money you receive.<br />
If you think you may be<br />
affected, make sure you have the<br />
right information so you can make<br />
the decisions and choices that are<br />
right for you and your family.<br />
Two upcoming changes that<br />
may affect you from April next<br />
year:<br />
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■■<br />
Household benefit cap – if<br />
you are not working your<br />
total household benefits will<br />
be capped at £500 a week<br />
for most couples or families<br />
and £350 a week for single<br />
people. This includes housing<br />
benefit and is regardless of<br />
how many children you have.<br />
Spare room – if you<br />
are a council or housing<br />
association tenant of<br />
working age with one or<br />
more ‘spare’ rooms you will<br />
have your housing benefit<br />
cut.<br />
Where to get help<br />
If you have money worries then<br />
please get help now. There are<br />
several services that can help you<br />
with debts in <strong>Islington</strong>, see page 4<br />
for more information.<br />
Go to www.direct.gov.uk/<br />
benefits for more information<br />
on benefits changes. The<br />
Department for Work and<br />
Pensions has a helpline,<br />
call 0845 6057064.<br />
<strong>Islington</strong> <strong>Council</strong> can also help if<br />
you are worried about housing or<br />
paying your rent, call<br />
020 7527 4990. Go to<br />
www.islington.gov.uk/<br />
benefitschanges to find out<br />
more about the changes, advice<br />
and support.<br />
Fighting financial abuse<br />
Financial abuse is the most common type of abuse<br />
reported to our adult social services, with over 150<br />
cases investigated during 2010-11.<br />
This type of abuse is often carried out<br />
by a relative or person in a position of<br />
trust and can come in many different<br />
forms - from the deliberate theft<br />
of money, fraud or exploitation; to<br />
pressure from someone regarding<br />
wills, property, inheritance or financial<br />
transactions.<br />
Everyone in <strong>Islington</strong> has the right to<br />
feel safe, and live without fear of abuse,<br />
neglect or exploitation. Residents who<br />
are vulnerable because of age, physical<br />
disability, mental health or illness can be<br />
more at risk of abuse and it can be hard<br />
for them to seek help.<br />
How can you help protect<br />
vulnerable people from<br />
financial abuse?<br />
Look out for signs such as:<br />
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unexplained or sudden inability to<br />
pay bills<br />
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■■<br />
■■<br />
unexplained or sudden withdrawal<br />
of money from accounts<br />
extraordinary interest by family<br />
members and other people in the<br />
vulnerable person’s assets<br />
the person who manages the<br />
financial affairs is evasive or<br />
uncooperative<br />
the purchase of items which the<br />
person does not require or use<br />
personal possessions go missing<br />
from the person’s home.<br />
If you are concerned that a vulnerable<br />
adult is at risk of abuse or neglect,<br />
please call us on 020 7527 2299 or<br />
visit www.islington.gov.uk/<br />
safeguardingadults<br />
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Taking<br />
care of<br />
<strong>Islington</strong>’s<br />
carers<br />
Do you help to care for a<br />
friend or relative who couldn’t<br />
manage without your help?<br />
National Carers Week in June saw a<br />
range of activities to recognise the<br />
important work of <strong>Islington</strong>’s 13,000<br />
carers, including the official launch<br />
of <strong>Islington</strong> Carers Hub and the new<br />
Camden and <strong>Islington</strong> Young Carers<br />
Service.<br />
The <strong>Islington</strong> carers hub is run by<br />
Carers UK, a national charity that helps<br />
millions of people who care for family<br />
or friends. It offers a wide range of<br />
specialist support, information and<br />
advice for local carers through drop-in<br />
surgeries, out of hours services, and<br />
events and activities for carers.<br />
The Young Carers Service, run by<br />
charity Family Action, supports children<br />
and young people who care for a parent<br />
or other family member in Camden<br />
and <strong>Islington</strong>. An estimated 800 young<br />
people in <strong>Islington</strong> have some level of<br />
caring responsibility, and the service aims<br />
to ensure that they get the support they<br />
need to get a break from caring, take<br />
part in fun activities, do well at school,<br />
and be healthy.<br />
www.islington.gov.uk<br />
For more information<br />
about <strong>Islington</strong> Carers<br />
Hub including surgery<br />
times, please call<br />
0800 085 1141 or visit<br />
www.islingtoncarershub.org<br />
For more information about the<br />
Young Carers Service call<br />
020 7272 6933 or email<br />
islington-youngcarers@familyaction.org.uk<br />
Supporting independent living<br />
Do you, a family member, or friend need support to live<br />
independently due to ill health or a disability?<br />
<strong>Islington</strong> social services can offer a wide range of<br />
information, advice and support, including the option to<br />
choose and organise your own support through Direct<br />
Payments.<br />
With Direct Payments, money is given directly to you to<br />
spend on support that suits you best. You can choose what<br />
type of help you need and control who provides it, and when.<br />
For more information please contact the Access<br />
Service on 020 7527 2299 or visit<br />
www.islington.gov.uk/directpayments<br />
Unwanted vehicle?<br />
If you have a vehicle you do not want anymore, the council can<br />
remove it for free. We will even give you £52 worth of visitor<br />
voucher permits for where you live. This new scheme is available to<br />
all residents, and also helps the council save money on identifying,<br />
monitoring and getting rid of abandoned vehicles.<br />
It’s easy to get your vehicle removed, just email us<br />
at vehicles.abandoned@islington.gov.uk or call<br />
020 7527 6555.<br />
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Healthy living<br />
www.islington.gov.uk<br />
Let’s get physical!<br />
Exercise not only helps tackle heart and<br />
lung problems, high blood pressure,<br />
diabetes and weight problems but it also<br />
makes you feel better about yourself at<br />
the same time.<br />
If the gym isn’t for you, you can still<br />
add little bits of exercise into your daily<br />
routine by:<br />
■■<br />
■■<br />
■■<br />
taking the stairs instead of the lift<br />
getting off the bus one stop early<br />
and walking the rest of the way<br />
getting out in the garden or doing<br />
a bit of DIY<br />
Ideally, you should aim for half<br />
an hour of physical activity a day –<br />
something that makes your pulse go<br />
a little faster, makes you a little out of<br />
breath, or even feel sweaty!<br />
Get fit this summer and take<br />
advantage of a trial membership<br />
at an Aquaterra leisure centre.<br />
For just £15 for 15 days or<br />
£30 for 30 days, you will get<br />
unlimited access to gym, swim,<br />
exercise classes, sauna and steam<br />
within your trial period.<br />
Find out more at www.<br />
aquaterra.org/getsetgo<br />
Keep cool<br />
this summer<br />
In the hope we see some<br />
more sun this year, it is<br />
important to keep cool.<br />
Energy Doctor, Lucy Rees,<br />
from the Energy Advice Team<br />
gives us her top tips on how<br />
to beat the heat.<br />
Tip 1: Drink water!<br />
carry a bottle of water with you<br />
or make sure a glass is at hand<br />
throughout the day and stay<br />
hydrated!<br />
■■<br />
Tip 2: Try to stay indoors<br />
between 12-3pm<br />
■■<br />
this is the hottest time of the<br />
day so it’s best to stay out of<br />
the sun during these hours<br />
Be clear on<br />
lung cancer<br />
Lung cancer affects 33,000 people<br />
every year in England – mostly<br />
over 55s. The signs and symptoms<br />
of lung cancer include a cough that<br />
has lasted for three weeks or more.<br />
If you are worried, see your doctor.<br />
The earlier you are diagnosed, the<br />
sooner treatment can begin.<br />
For further information, please<br />
visit nhs.uk/lungcancer<br />
<strong>Islington</strong>’s stop smoking<br />
clinics are also on hand to help.<br />
Visit smokefree.nhs.uk<br />
or call 0800 169 0169.<br />
Tackling local<br />
health issues<br />
From April 2013 all local councils<br />
will take on responsibility for public<br />
health from the NHS. <strong>Islington</strong><br />
council plans to run a shared<br />
public health service with Camden<br />
<strong>Council</strong>. The innovative new plans,<br />
among the first of their kind in<br />
the country, will also see a shared<br />
director of public health.<br />
Check www.islington.<br />
gov.uk/publichealth<br />
for updates.<br />
Tip 3: Hug the shade<br />
■■<br />
if you are outdoors, try and<br />
stay in the shade as much<br />
as possible<br />
Tip 4: Dress appropriately<br />
for the heat<br />
■■<br />
wear loose, light cotton<br />
clothing. A wide brimmed hat<br />
works well at keeping the sun<br />
off and remember: always<br />
wear sun cream, and be sure to<br />
reapply regularly.<br />
For more ways to stay cool<br />
and save energy, call the<br />
Energy Advice Team on<br />
0800 953 1221 or visit www.<br />
islington.gov.uk/energy<br />
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People and places<br />
<strong>Islington</strong><br />
People’s<br />
Plaques <strong>2012</strong> -<br />
the votes are in!<br />
Local resident, Margaret Brade, found full-time work after volunteering<br />
Volunteering gets jobs<br />
for local residents<br />
The Volunteer Centre, run by Voluntary<br />
Action <strong>Islington</strong>, helps hundreds of<br />
local people to find volunteering<br />
opportunities. For many, this is the first<br />
step into employment.<br />
Recently three of the volunteers<br />
working for the centre itself found<br />
jobs. Margaret Brade took up the post<br />
of Office Administrator with Shared<br />
Intelligence, a locally based organisation<br />
working with local government to<br />
improve their performance. And Joanna<br />
Radziszewska took up a job with one of<br />
the world’s leading media agencies.<br />
Phil Boye-Anawomah, Project Officer<br />
at Voluntary Action <strong>Islington</strong> said<br />
“It is great news that Margaret, Joanna<br />
and others have used experience gained<br />
through volunteering to get jobs with<br />
some of the leading local businesses.”<br />
If you are interested in finding out<br />
more about volunteering come along to<br />
a drop-in session at 200a Pentonville<br />
Road on Tuesdays and Thursdays<br />
10am-4pm.<br />
For more information<br />
visit www.vai.org.uk/<br />
volunteering, email<br />
volunteer@vai.org.uk or call<br />
0207 832 5800.<br />
Volunteering for Stronger<br />
Communities is a new project working<br />
with residents to provide them with<br />
volunteering opportunities that help<br />
them to develop their careers. Ninety<br />
community organisations are involved<br />
in the project to help support with<br />
developing CV’s and providing training.<br />
For more information contact<br />
Paul Stephenson at<br />
paul.stephenson@vai.org.uk<br />
A justice campaigner, a healthcare<br />
founder and a figurative painter<br />
have been confirmed as this year’s<br />
winners of <strong>Islington</strong> People’s<br />
Plaques.<br />
Over 3,600 votes were<br />
received and this is the second<br />
year the scheme has been held<br />
to recognise the people, events<br />
and places that have shaped the<br />
borough.<br />
The three winners this<br />
year are:<br />
■■<br />
Florence Keen, founder of the<br />
North <strong>Islington</strong> Welfare Centre<br />
- 599 votes<br />
■■<br />
■■<br />
Campaigner for social justice<br />
Jack Kennedy - 568 votes<br />
Artist Cyril Mann - 491 votes<br />
Plaques to all three will be erected<br />
this year at special ceremonies<br />
attended by the local community.<br />
Our most recent plaque for Edith<br />
Garrud was unveiled in June.<br />
For details of the<br />
unveilings visit<br />
www.islington.gov.uk/<br />
peoplesplaque<br />
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www.islington.gov.uk<br />
<strong><strong>Islington</strong>Life</strong> Spring <strong>2012</strong><br />
Celebrations at OPRG’s intercultural day<br />
Serving <strong>Islington</strong>’s<br />
older people<br />
The Older People’s Reference Group (OPRG) held its<br />
first AGM on 15 June <strong>2012</strong> and became a constituted<br />
organisation to serve <strong>Islington</strong>’s older people. The group<br />
carries out consultations, focus groups and surveys to<br />
facilitate improvement of services for the older community<br />
in <strong>Islington</strong>.<br />
The AGM was followed by an intercultural day that<br />
brought <strong>Islington</strong>’s diverse communities to come together<br />
to share culture, food and friendship.<br />
OPRG was supported and launched by Age UK <strong>Islington</strong><br />
in September 2011. Since its launch it has held a number<br />
of public meetings on issues such as safety and personal<br />
budgets and it also has a reading sub-group that feedback<br />
on council and other publications in terms of accessibility for<br />
the older community.<br />
If you would like to be involved with<br />
the OPRG please contact Suj Ahmed<br />
on 020 7281 6018 or email<br />
suj.ahmed@ageukislington.org.uk<br />
350 yearold<br />
bible<br />
returned<br />
to family<br />
Holloway<br />
- in focus<br />
Holloway ward covers the west side of<br />
Holloway Road between Market Road and<br />
Camden Road. Around 17,000 people live in<br />
Holloway, and this accounts for around 8% of<br />
<strong>Islington</strong>’s population.<br />
PIC of<br />
landmark<br />
in<br />
Holloway<br />
Did you know?<br />
■■The company that created the original Lara Croft<br />
games was based at a studio in North Road next to The<br />
Pleasance Theatre.<br />
■■The Cally Market was designed by the architect of<br />
Billingsgate and Holloway Prison. Over three million blue<br />
Staffordshire bricks were used to construct the market<br />
and over 13,000 feet of rail was used to pen in 6,000<br />
cattle and 1,800 pens to accommodate 35,000 sheep!<br />
■■In 1958 the London County <strong>Council</strong> introduced a Welsh<br />
language class for children who wished to learn it at<br />
Hungerford Infants’ School – there were 27 students<br />
in the class.<br />
Schools & children’s centres<br />
■■Paradise Park Children’s Centre<br />
■■Hungerford Primary School and Children’s Centre<br />
■■Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School<br />
■■The Bridge School - Primary Department<br />
■■The Gower School<br />
Community centres<br />
Ringcross Goodinge<br />
The arts<br />
Angel Shed Theatre Company <strong>Islington</strong> Arts Factory<br />
Creative <strong>Islington</strong> The Pleasance Theatre<br />
Artistes Collective Busworks United Workspace Ltd<br />
Centre for Business, Arts and Technology City and<br />
<strong>Islington</strong> College Evoke Arts Film and Video Workshop<br />
Prevista<br />
The council’s housing staff<br />
recently found a bible,<br />
which looked very old and<br />
possibly valuable whilst they<br />
were cleaning the flat of a<br />
deceased council tenant.<br />
On further investigations<br />
they discovered the author<br />
was John Durel – the<br />
Chaplin of King Charles<br />
II during his exile in Paris<br />
over 350 years ago. A<br />
similar book by John Durel<br />
had recently been sold for<br />
£630.<br />
Staff contacted the<br />
deceased tenant’s 90 year<br />
-old brother who lives in<br />
Plymouth and the bible has<br />
since been returned to the<br />
family.<br />
Parks and open spaces<br />
Biddestone Park Caledonian Park Paradise Park<br />
Camden Road Verge Penn Road Gardens<br />
Rakhia Ismail<br />
Holloway councillors<br />
Paul Smith – Labour<br />
Rakhia Ismail – Labour, our newest councilor,<br />
elected at the by-election on 3 May<br />
Barry Edwards – Labour<br />
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Noticeboard<br />
Join our<br />
online<br />
citizen’s<br />
panel<br />
Would you be willing to spend<br />
five minutes telling us what you<br />
think about local services and<br />
topical issues? If so, join our online<br />
citizen’s panel. Panel members<br />
are sent a short online survey<br />
– usually about six questions -<br />
every couple of months.<br />
To sign up or for more<br />
information visit the<br />
online panel web page at<br />
www.islington.gov.uk/<br />
consultation<br />
Your opinion<br />
matters<br />
The NHS would love to hear from<br />
you if you are interested in advising<br />
local GPs and managers<br />
on improving services.<br />
You’ll need:<br />
■■<br />
good communication and<br />
team-working skills<br />
■■<br />
a spare two hours a month<br />
to attend meetings<br />
■■<br />
some knowledge or experience<br />
of NHS services or issues.<br />
Find out more, email<br />
islington.ccg@nhs.net, call<br />
020 7527 1361 or write<br />
to Commissioning Development<br />
Team, 338-346 Goswell Road,<br />
London, EC1V 7LQ.<br />
Register for free<br />
school meals<br />
Free school meals are available to<br />
all children in <strong>Islington</strong> nursery and<br />
primary schools and eligible<br />
secondary school pupils in <strong>Islington</strong>.<br />
To take advantage of free school<br />
meals you will need to register.<br />
And the<br />
winner is….<br />
Congratulations to Chris of N5<br />
who won the £50 supermarket<br />
voucher from completing the<br />
<strong><strong>Islington</strong>Life</strong> Reader Survey. Happy<br />
shopping! Thanks to everyone who<br />
completed the survey in March,<br />
your comments and feedback<br />
are greatly appreciated.<br />
New library<br />
opening hours<br />
From September library<br />
opening hours are changing<br />
in <strong>Islington</strong> – look out for<br />
more information at your<br />
local library or check the website at<br />
www.islington.gov.uk/libraries<br />
Simply pick up a form from<br />
your child’s school or<br />
download one from<br />
www.islington.gov.uk/freemeals<br />
Safety<br />
contacts<br />
<strong>Islington</strong> Police<br />
For non-emergencies you can call<br />
the Metropolitan Police for<br />
assistance, 0300 123 1212, or visit<br />
www.met.police.uk/islington<br />
London Fire Brigade Pic of<br />
www.london-fire.gov.uk sandwich<br />
smokealarms@london-fire.gov.uk<br />
0800 028 4428<br />
Safer Neighbourhood Team<br />
Find out more about your local<br />
ward team.<br />
http://content.met.police.uk/<br />
Team/<strong>Islington</strong><br />
020 7421 0181<br />
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www.islington.gov.uk<br />
Contact <strong>Islington</strong><br />
<strong>Islington</strong>’s customer service centre is located on<br />
the ground floor of 222 Upper Street, N1.<br />
Pop in to speak to one of the team or call<br />
8am-6pm Monday to Friday<br />
(8.30am-6pm Wednesdays).<br />
Phone: 020 7527 2000<br />
Email: contact@islington.gov.uk<br />
Stay informed and updated and be the<br />
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follow us on twitter @<strong><strong>Islington</strong>Life</strong>.<br />
Send your letter and comments<br />
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Email: <strong>Islington</strong>life@islington.gov.uk<br />
Phone: 020 7527 3416<br />
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Arsenal Players Launch<br />
The Arsenal Foundation<br />
at The Annual Charity Ball<br />
Arsenal is delighted to have a regular<br />
spot in <strong><strong>Islington</strong>Life</strong> which keeps<br />
residents up to date with all the<br />
Club’s latest community initiatives.<br />
This regular feature also keeps local<br />
residents informed of events and<br />
issues surrounding Arsenal and<br />
Emirates Stadium such as fixtures,<br />
road closures and transport updates.<br />
In this edition<br />
At the end of Arsenal’s 125th<br />
anniversary year, we’re taking a look<br />
at Arsenal’s long tradition of giving<br />
back to its community and how<br />
the Club celebrated the 125 year<br />
milestone by creating a legacy for<br />
young people for years to come.<br />
Arsenal Football Club was born<br />
out of community when a group of<br />
munitions workers came together<br />
in 1886 to form a football team to<br />
escape the monotony of factory life.<br />
Even in its earliest days Arsenal<br />
wanted to serve its community –<br />
always aware of the crowd, the<br />
attention it drew and how this could<br />
be used to positive effect.<br />
Arsenal’s early matchday<br />
programme cards were sold for a<br />
penny to raise money for Homes for<br />
Working Boys in Beresford Street,<br />
Woolwich, when the Club was located<br />
in its original home in south London.<br />
Just before the Club’s relocation to<br />
north London, in April 1912, Woolwich<br />
Arsenal organised a special match<br />
at which fans of the Club raised over<br />
£100 for the Titanic Disaster Fund.<br />
When the Club relocated to north<br />
London, it swiftly began supporting<br />
the Great Northern Hospital,<br />
with regular contributions and an<br />
endowment of a bed and donations<br />
towards the <strong>Islington</strong> War Memorial<br />
Fund.<br />
Giving back to its community<br />
remained at the beating heart of<br />
Arsenal Football Club and with this<br />
ever growing demand and awareness<br />
that the Club could reach people in a<br />
way nobody else could, Arsenal in the<br />
Community was born in the 1980s.<br />
Over the years, society and issues<br />
may have changed, but Arsenal in the<br />
Community has been the constant<br />
– a continued and trusted presence<br />
for many young people in its local<br />
community.<br />
In the Club’s 125th year, Arsenal<br />
made a pledge to engage more<br />
young people than ever before and<br />
continually move forward and grow<br />
its community work. With this in<br />
mind, Arsenal Football Club launched<br />
The Arsenal Foundation in May at<br />
the Annual Arsenal Charity Ball<br />
with the manager and first-team in<br />
attendance.<br />
The Arsenal Foundation is a<br />
fundraising and grant-making<br />
organisation designed to grow the<br />
reach and effect of the programmes<br />
the Club supports to help an<br />
increasing number of young people<br />
across the globe to be the best they<br />
can be and help their communities<br />
thrive.<br />
The Foundation will work hard to<br />
raise funds and help charity partners<br />
deliver projects which help young<br />
people fulfil potential. This year,<br />
Arsenal’s first ever global charity<br />
partnership with Save the Children<br />
has seen projects undertaken here in<br />
<strong>Islington</strong> and a project in China which<br />
will coincide with Arsenal’s preseason<br />
tour to the Far East in July.<br />
The main focus of the work of The<br />
Arsenal Foundation will be helping<br />
young people through education<br />
projects, an area where Arsenal has<br />
made a difference over many years<br />
with community-led and charitable<br />
initiatives that motivate and engage<br />
young people using the power of the<br />
Arsenal name.<br />
Arsenal in the Community’s first<br />
education and training project, Action<br />
Sport, began in the mid-1980s and<br />
over the past quarter of a century,<br />
Arsenal has extended its educational<br />
offering to include numeracy, literacy
ARSENAL MATCHES<br />
AT EMIRATES STADIUM<br />
As always, up to date Arsenal news<br />
and developments can be found on<br />
the Club’s official website<br />
www.arsenal.com.<br />
Arsenal is also offering <strong>Islington</strong><br />
residents a dedicated e-mail service<br />
to communicate fixture changes,<br />
road closures, events at Emirates<br />
Stadium and important tube/travel<br />
information. To register, send a<br />
blank email to sub-localresidents@<br />
list.arsenal.co.uk and you will<br />
immediately be added to the Club’s<br />
Residents email list.<br />
Information concerning events at<br />
Emirates Stadium can also be found<br />
on the Arsenal Football Club match<br />
day and event information line on<br />
0844 931 22 11. Calls cost 3p per<br />
minute from a landline. Mobile and<br />
other providers’ charges may vary.<br />
FIXTURES AT EMIRATES<br />
STADIUM DURING AUGUST<br />
AND SEPTEMBER <strong>2012</strong><br />
Saturday 18th August<br />
Arsenal v Sunderland<br />
15.00 Kick-off<br />
Saturday 15th September<br />
Arsenal v Southampton<br />
15.00 Kick-off<br />
Saturday 29th September<br />
Arsenal v Chelsea<br />
15.00 Kick-off<br />
Please note, all fixtures can be subject<br />
to change due to television selection.<br />
Fixtures for UEFA Champions League<br />
Group Stages will be determined on<br />
30th August. There will be three home<br />
games between September 18/19 and<br />
December 20/21.<br />
and language programmes, and a<br />
number of social inclusion projects<br />
which often lead to accredited<br />
qualifications.<br />
Since 2003, Arsenal has helped<br />
a number of charities such as<br />
Teenage Cancer Trust, TreeHouse<br />
and Centrepoint, which all supported<br />
education projects to help young<br />
people fulfil their potential in<br />
challenging times.<br />
With the help of The Arsenal<br />
Foundation, the Club will ensure that<br />
this long legacy of helping young<br />
people to become the best they<br />
can be continues to go from strength<br />
to strength.<br />
Watch out for details of the Families<br />
and Schools Together (FAST) project<br />
in <strong>Islington</strong> Primary Schools in<br />
partnership with Save the Children<br />
in the next edition of <strong><strong>Islington</strong>Life</strong>.<br />
Local families come together<br />
through football<br />
Emirates Stadium recently played<br />
host to an innovative community<br />
project designed to strengthen family<br />
relationships in <strong>Islington</strong> and Camden<br />
using the power of football.<br />
The Family Skills Project, run<br />
in conjunction with Arsenal in the<br />
Community, Family Lives and the<br />
National Children’s Football Alliance<br />
(NCFA), consisted of a week-long<br />
programme with ten families, using<br />
principles of football to improve<br />
parenting skills through the teaching<br />
of non-aggressive communication<br />
and behaviour.<br />
Using the link to the Club as a<br />
means of boosting engagement, the<br />
project’s aim was to bring the families<br />
together and use football as a force<br />
to improve communication and intergenerational<br />
support.<br />
As part of the activity, parents joined<br />
their children for fun practical football<br />
sessions, while parents took part in<br />
a number of smaller workshops and<br />
activities focusing on communication,<br />
anti-bullying and child support.<br />
Ernie Brennan, Director, NCFA, said<br />
of the scheme: “The Family Skills<br />
Project puts the feel good factor back<br />
into family football and reinforces<br />
inter-generational relationships.”<br />
The project also received a glowing<br />
testimonial from those involved with<br />
one parent saying that she now ‘loves<br />
playing football’ and another parent<br />
describing it as ‘fun, informative and<br />
helpful’.<br />
By encouraging better discipline and<br />
positive behaviour, it is hoped that the<br />
families will take their learnings away<br />
into their domestic life, enabling their<br />
children to achieve greater things at<br />
school and fulfill their true potential.<br />
For more information on the<br />
Family Skills Project or the National<br />
Children’s Football Alliance visit:<br />
www.childrensfootballalliance.com<br />
For more information on Family Lives<br />
visit: www.familylives.org.uk<br />
Participants<br />
on The Family<br />
Skills Project<br />
at Emirates<br />
Stadium
What’s on<br />
COMpetition<br />
Win tickets to see<br />
Rock of Ages<br />
<strong><strong>Islington</strong>Life</strong> is giving away a pair of tickets<br />
to see ‘Rock of Ages’ at the Shaftsbury<br />
Theatre. This worldwide smash hit musical<br />
pulls its score from the greatest rock<br />
anthems of the 1980s featuring Don’t<br />
Stop Believin’, We Built This City, The Final<br />
Countdown, Wanted Dead or Alive, Here I<br />
Go Again, Can’t Fight This Feeling and I Want<br />
To Know What Love Is. The five-time Tony<br />
Award nominated musical has now also been<br />
made into a movie starring Tom Cruise.<br />
For your chance to win a pair of tickets to<br />
see this West-End production this summer,<br />
simply answer this question correctly:<br />
Who originally recorded<br />
the hit ‘Don’t Stop Believin’?<br />
a) Bon Jovi<br />
b) Journey<br />
c) Glee<br />
Email your answer to <strong>Islington</strong>life@<br />
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COMMUNITy events<br />
Rose Bowl big open day<br />
Start your summer with a local open<br />
day at the Rose Bowl youth hub. Enjoy<br />
a range of performances by young<br />
people, workshops, taster sessions and<br />
of course the ultimate BBQ!<br />
When: 21 July <strong>2012</strong>, 2-8pm<br />
Where: The Rose Bowl Centre, St<br />
Paul’s Open Space, New River Green<br />
Estate, N1 2PY<br />
How much: free<br />
Angel Canal Festival <strong>2012</strong><br />
Enjoy a range of events and activities<br />
for the whole family – this event is<br />
sure to close <strong>Islington</strong>’s <strong>2012</strong> festival<br />
programme with a bang!<br />
When: 2 September <strong>2012</strong>,<br />
11am-6pm<br />
Where: City Road Basin, Graham<br />
Street, N1<br />
How much: free<br />
Gillespie Festival<br />
It’s time for the annual community<br />
festival in the lovely surroundings of<br />
Gillespie Park. Come and enjoy live<br />
music, children’s activities, food, Morris<br />
30<br />
dancing, stalls and more.<br />
When: Sunday 9 September 1-5pm<br />
Where: Gillespie Park, N5<br />
How much: free<br />
CULTURE<br />
Matthew Bourne’s Play<br />
Without Words<br />
Sexy, chic and thrillingly original, this<br />
dance drama is a spellbinding carnival<br />
of seduction, intrigue and power.<br />
Returning for its first revival as part<br />
of New Adventures’ 25th anniversary<br />
celebration, the production now makes<br />
its debut at Sadler’s Wells in a limited<br />
four week season.<br />
When: 12 July–5 August <strong>2012</strong><br />
Where: Sadler’s Wells, Rosebery<br />
Avenue, EC1R<br />
How much: from £12<br />
For more information and to book visit<br />
www.sadlerswells.com<br />
<strong>Summer</strong> Salon open exhibition<br />
<strong>Summer</strong> Salon is part of <strong>Islington</strong><br />
Exhibits, a borough wide arts festival<br />
and open studios event. Inspired by<br />
the 18th Century French Salons the<br />
exhibition welcomes a diverse range<br />
of contributions from up and coming<br />
artists from a variety of backgrounds.<br />
When: 20 July, 7-9pm<br />
Where: <strong>Islington</strong> Arts Factory,<br />
Parkhurst Road, N7 0SF<br />
How much: free<br />
Medieval Meets Modern exhibition<br />
The City of London and Cripplegate<br />
Photographic Society have been<br />
documenting the area around where<br />
it has met since 1899 – the result<br />
is an absorbing exhibition where the<br />
historic characteristics of Clerkenwell,<br />
Cripplegate and Finsbury meet their<br />
modern-day counterparts.<br />
When: now until 25 August <strong>2012</strong><br />
Where: <strong>Islington</strong> Museum,<br />
St John Street, EC1V 4NB<br />
How much: free<br />
For more information, call<br />
020 7527 2837 or email<br />
islington.museum@islington.gov.uk<br />
World Shakespeare festival<br />
The Almeida’s Artistic Director, Michael<br />
Attenborough, brings Shakespeare’s<br />
greatest tragedy, King Lear, to the<br />
intimacy of the Almeida stage.<br />
When: 31 August–3 November<br />
<strong>2012</strong><br />
Where: Almeida Theatre, Almeida<br />
Street, N1 1TA<br />
How much: tickets from £8<br />
For more information and to book visit<br />
www.almeida.co.uk
www.islington.gov.uk<br />
Olympic<br />
inspired events<br />
Green living<br />
Tufnell Park food market<br />
Start your weekend with a gourmet<br />
breakfast, then leisurely mooch around<br />
the market to stock up on some quality<br />
food including organic and biodynamic<br />
fruit and vegetables, meat, cheese,<br />
bread, honey, cakes, jams and chutneys,<br />
and more.<br />
When: Saturdays 11am-3pm<br />
Where: Tufnell Park Tavern, 162<br />
Tufnell Park Road, N7<br />
How much: free<br />
Follow us on Twitter<br />
@transitiontp or at facebook.com/<br />
transitiontufnellpark<br />
Sunday Cafe at the Ecology Centre<br />
This is run by Highbury Timebank and<br />
is open to anyone who would like to<br />
enjoy some refreshments on a Sunday<br />
and find out more about the Timebank’s<br />
activities.<br />
When: every Sunday 11am-5pm<br />
Where: <strong>Islington</strong> Ecology Centre,<br />
Gillespie Park, N5 1PH<br />
How much: free<br />
Family fun day<br />
Celebrate Love Parks week and take<br />
the family out for an afternoon of fun<br />
including archery, wall climbing, martial<br />
arts workshops, and more!<br />
When: 24 July and 27 July <strong>2012</strong>,<br />
12.30-4.30pm<br />
Where: 24 July at Kings Square<br />
Park, Central Street, EC1V 8DE<br />
and 27 July at Rosemary Gardens,<br />
Southgate Road, N1 3BG<br />
How much: free<br />
assembly hall events<br />
Neville Staple in concert<br />
This is a rare chance to catch Neville<br />
Staple (lead singer of The Specials)<br />
perform with his band, playing a mixture<br />
of Ska classics and songs from The<br />
Specials’ repertoire.<br />
When: 7 September, 7pm<br />
Where: <strong>Islington</strong> Assembly Hall, Upper<br />
Street, N1 2UD<br />
How much: £17.50<br />
The John Miller Orchestra<br />
Come and experience a special swing<br />
event with a 22-strong orchestra,<br />
playing the music of Glenn Miller.<br />
Featuring Glenn Miller’s nephew, it’s an<br />
event not to be missed.<br />
When: 22 September, 7pm<br />
Where: <strong>Islington</strong> Assembly Hall, Upper<br />
Street, N1 2UD<br />
How much: £20<br />
To book these events or other gigs<br />
at the <strong>Islington</strong> Assembly Hall, visit<br />
https://assemblyhall.ticketabc.com<br />
Vintage pop-up fair<br />
Enjoy a day of vintage shopping with<br />
over 40 of the best vintage traders<br />
from around the country, selling ladies’<br />
and men’s vintage fashion, accessories,<br />
jewellery, homeware, and more.<br />
When: 7 October, 11am-4pm<br />
Where: <strong>Islington</strong> Assembly Hall, Upper<br />
Street, N1 2UD<br />
How much: £3/£2 NUS<br />
For more information about<br />
the <strong>Islington</strong> Assembly Hall, visit<br />
http://assemblyhall.islington.gov.uk<br />
99 Tiny Games<br />
99 Tiny Games are a collection<br />
of very small, very quick-tounderstand<br />
games which will be<br />
pasted on to locations around<br />
London for you to play!<br />
When: July and August<br />
Where: Whittington Park N19<br />
4RS, Archway Library N19 5PH<br />
How much: free<br />
For more information visit<br />
www.hideandseek.net/<strong>2012</strong><br />
Whitecross Street Party<br />
The two-day festival features new<br />
and unusual art, theatre, dance and<br />
music, family events and lots of<br />
lovely food and great music.<br />
When: 21-22 July <strong>2012</strong><br />
Where: Whitecross Street, EC1<br />
How much: free<br />
For more information visit<br />
www.wxstreetparty.co.uk<br />
Owl and the Pussycat<br />
Royal Opera House is producing<br />
a water-themed opera on<br />
a decorated pontoon with<br />
community choirs.<br />
When: 29 July <strong>2012</strong>, 6-9pm<br />
Where: City Road Basin, N1 8GJ<br />
How much: free<br />
For more information visit<br />
http://festival.london<strong>2012</strong>.com<br />
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Talk about great opportunities<br />
Talk about <strong>Islington</strong><br />
secondary schools<br />
Great teaching,<br />
exciting curriculum<br />
and excellent facilities.<br />
Why not see for yourself?<br />
For a list of open days please visit<br />
www.islington.gov.uk/admissions<br />
Apply online for an <strong>Islington</strong> secondary<br />
school by 31 October <strong>2012</strong><br />
www.islington.gov.uk/admissions