ANGEL ASSOCIATION, CHAIRMAN’S REPORT TO AGM 13 SEPTEMBER 2023 The City Road Canal Basin has always been a very important feature and amenity in our area and as an association we have tried to develop good links with the Islington Boat Club based there. We have also...
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Islington Canal festival returns
Angel Canal Festival appeal-1 The Angel Canal festival returns on Sunday 3 September from 11 am to 4pm. The Canal and River Trust has organised a volunteer day on Saturday 2 September to clean up the towpath....
Islington Boat Club reopens
Islington Boat Club was officially re-opened on 12 August by Coun Martin Klute and Eric Sorensen, chair of the boat club's trustees. The boat club had been forced to close after Islinton Council reported the poor state of the building. Photo: Left Coun Martin Klute...
Local traffic only on Charlton Place
Islington Council is now planning to ban through traffic on Charlton Place. Details of the consultation are available at https://www.islington.gov.uk/consultations/2022/charlton-place-consultation. An experimental traffic order is to be imposed which will allow acces...
Barnsbury’s elegant squares
On 4th July members of the association were treated to a fascinating guided walk by Rob Smith around the squares of Barnsbury. Rob explained that, in the 18th century, people moved from the City up to the village of Islington for fresher air and space. Initially...
New boat for the canal
Angel Boat’s new boat The Angel Boat (Angel Community Canal Boat Trust or ACCT) has added to its fleet! In addition to Angel II of Islington, well known to residents of Islington for many years, ACCT has now acquired a day boat, Long Tom, ideal for short trips along...
Visit to 49 Great Ormond Street
Some 20 members of the Association were welcomed by architectural historian Alec Forshaw to his seventeenth century home in Great Ormond Street. Alec was for many years Conservation Officer and Urban Designer for Islington. Over a glass of wine, Alec gave us a...
Flowering Angel
Association chair Eric Sorensen planting up the flower beds by the Angel bus stops. Some of the plants kindly supplied at no charge by the adjacent flower stall Angelic Flowers.
Volunteer at Estorick Museum
The Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art in Canonbury Square is looking for local volunteers to work in the museum on a regular basis, either during the week or at the weekend. Anyone interested in pursuing this should email volunteering@estorickcollection.com....
Night out raises £1,000 for Arc’s foodbank
The fund-raiser at Frederick’s in Camden Passage raised just over £1,000 for the the foodbank at the Arc centre. The foodbank, which opened at the start of the lock-down, currently supports around 90 families. It doesn’t get funding from the government or the council....