Do you know an outdoor space that could be a fruit orchard or a wild flower garden? The council is looking for applications from community groups, businesses or individuals for projects that could green the borough. The council’s Greenspace team will build and plant...
The site of the former water pumping plant at New River Head just off Amwell Street in Islington is to be the new home of the Quentin Blake House of Illustration.This industrial heritage site was where fresh water arrived in London via the New River, an artificial...
Preliminary plans for a new block to replace the offices over the entrance to Islington tube station have been submitted to the council. Tishman Speyer want to demolish the existing block and replace it with a bland square structure. The detail can be found at...
Fr Evan Jones was the much loved priest of St James' Prebend Street for many years, 1992 - 2008. Very sadly he died on 8 January He had been living in one of the Church's almhouses next to St James'. Evan's funeral has now been arranged. It will be at 11am on Monday...
The Angel Association has submitted its response to Islington Council on the findings of the report on the implementation in St Peter's Ward of the People Friendly Streets (PFS) trial. Introduction This is a response to the recent monitoring report on the introduction...
Duncan Terrace Gardens has again received a Gold medal in the Royal Horticultural Society’s annual London in Bloom competition. Amazingly, the garden was also awarded overall winner in the Small Parks category. Given the quality and calibre of other sites, this was a...
At last we are beginning to escape from Covid’s impacts though we are all being careful. Last year we had a virtual AGM, this year we are able to meet at Frederick's. Despite the constraints on us all we have been active and engaged and your Association has taken a...
“We are sad to announce the death of Vicky Wisher, the Hon Sec of the Association in the 80s and 90s. Here is an obituary of Vicky from John MacGowan, previous chair of the Association. If any member has memories and photos of Vicky to share, we would be happy to post...
Angel Association members have been, for several years, planting the bank running down from the Danbury St bridge to the towpath. Results below Before (circa 2010) After Angel Association members have also very recently had the Canal and Rivers’ Trust volunteers’ hut,...
At last we can begin to see our way through the pandemic with the impressive rollout of the vaccination programme. We are all longing for the end of lockdown. We are sorry that we couldn’t all get together for our now-customary New Year’s fundraising social...