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

Taking care of the towpath

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,...

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Ways to make an impact during the pandemic

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...

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Hanover School needs funds for Chromebooks

School needs Chromebooks The Friends of Hanover school are fundraising for more Chromebooks for pupils at Hanover school in Noel Rd. Their donation page can be accessed through localgiving.org. Follow the link to Friends of Hanover and then click on projects. The...

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Strange days in Islington

Eric Sorensen, chairman of the Angel Association, gives his review of the year. Angel Association Annual Report 2019/2020 Well, it certainly has been a strange year, we cannot even hold our usual AGM in the Church Hall because of Covid related restrictions on getting...

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Zoom meeting, Thursday 15 October

This year's AGM has had to be cancelled. There will be a virtual update meeting via zoom on Thursday 15 October. The programme will be: Chairman's report: Eric Sorensen will review the year..Finance:Fiona Cullins (accounts will be online). Discussion: street closures;...

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Constitution

Constitution OF THE ANGEL ASSOCIATION 1          NAME The name of the association shall be the Angel Association. 2          OBJECTS The Association is established for the public...

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VE day in Elia Street

An AA member has this memorable photo of the Elia St street party marking VE day. If members can add other VE related photos we should be happy to put them on our website. Eric Sorensen, chair

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Check your neighbours

The Angel Association welcomes what everyone is doing to look out for their neighbours. We hope the suggestions below are helpful, and we would welcome more ideas and thoughts from members. -  We suggest a very local approach, for example your own street. You probably...

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Thoughts from a brother – Gillian Comins remembered

A memorial service for Gillian Comins was held on 15 January 2019 at St James' Church, Prebend Street. The bells rang out before the service. Her brother, John Comins, reflected on her life. Gillian prepared for this service with her usual precision. She chose this...

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Obituary: Gillian Comins

Gillian Comins, our much loved neighbour and friend, died on November 15 2019 after a short illness. She was born in 1933 and grew up in Gloucestershire. She attended Cambridge University, where she read economics. After university, she pursued a career in market...

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City of London Academy – its past and present

Members of the Association will be interested in this short history, (by Sir Paul Curran of City, University of London),  of the various schools that have stood on the site of CoLAI. If this little history brings back memories, perhaps you might also have some photos...

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