The Angel Association, Islington

The Angel Association seeks to improve the quality of life and the built environment for people in St Peter’s and Canalside and St Mary’s and St James’
  • We take up local issues with the council and the police.
  • We support activities for young people in our area, especially provision during school holidays.
  • We plant up forgotten areas on the canal towpath and elsewhere
  • We track planning and licensing issues and comment on issues of importance to residents.
  • We organise events and trips.
  • We hold an annual fund-raiser to provide funds for local charities.

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Latest posts

Islington Sustainability Network AGM

Islington Sustainability Network (ISN) are hosting their AGM/Conference on the 1st November to tie in with the second day of the Net Zero Festival being held at the Business Design Centre - it's a free event & has got an extensive programme of talks, workshops and...

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Islington Society AGM

The Islington Society's AGM will take place this year on Tuesday 7 November at 7 pm in the Town Hall (committee room 1). It is an opportunity to hear what the Society has been doing and, if necessary, raise issues of concern. After the formal business, our committee...

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Money for All on Board, Islington Boat Club

This year's Angel Association fund-raiser at Frederick's on 14 September raised £785. It has been donated to the charity All on Board that operates from Islington Boat Club. The charity runs a programme of safe and supervised water sports for people with additional...

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Full sail ahead for the Angel Association

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....

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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.

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Volunteer at Estorick Museum

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....

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