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
Angel Association annual general meeting
The AGM is on 21 July in St James' Church hall on Prebend Steet, starting at 7pm. Details of speaker will follow.
BRIAN BUSH RIP
it is with sadness that we note the death, on 13 March, of Brian Bush, who until recently ran the newsagents outside Angel tube station with his wife Margaret. For more than 30 years, Brian was up in the very early morning to open his stall as the station opened, and...
Open Day at Holborn Studios
There will be an an open day at Holborn Studios (N1 7ED)on Saturday 14 March. This will be a useful opportunity to find out what goes on inside these buildings of local importance. Please forward this information to anyone you know with an interest in industrial...
Spring walk around Italian Clerkenwell
The Angel Association Early Spring Walk is on Wednesday 18th March 2015. The walk is called "Il Quartiere - Tales from Italian Clerkenwell". From the 1820s to the 1950s the streets around Saffron Hill in Clerkenwell were known as Il Quartiere - London's Italian...
Angel Association puts in submission on Crossrail2
Response to Crossrail 2 Safeguarding Consultation December/January 2015. 1 The Angel Association welcomes the opportunity to comment on the Crossrail 2 proposals. The Association is a local amenity organisation covering St Peter’s Ward which includes the site of the...
Crossrail2
Plans for the Chelsea-to-Hackney section of Crossrail 2 are in the early stages. Under the proposals, the line would run from stations in Hertfordshire to parts of Surrey and would open in the late 2020s. In central London it will pass through Euston, King's Cross,...
ALERT: Holborn Studios
Ian Shacklock, the chairman of Friends of Regents Canal, is organising a meeting and tour of Holborn Studios on Monday - 15 December - at 7pm. A consultation on proposals to redevelop the site is underway. The purpose of the meeting is to decide on an action plan for...
Welcome to the Angel Assocation
The Angel Association is a registered charity whose members are local people who live in the St Peter’s Ward of the London Borough of Islington – and people who are interested in the area and in what we do. The St Peter’s Ward covers an area roughly bounded by Upper...
Theatre Visit
The secretary of the Angel Association is organising an outing to see Dead Sheep at The Park Theatre Clifton Terrace, London N4 3JP on Tuesday 7th April. This is the Tuesday immediately after Easter. Tickets are available for £15.This is an extract from the website...
About us
The Angel Association’s Aims and Priorities The demolition of many early Victorian streets in the 1960s to build the Packington Estate was strongly opposed by many local residents. The public inquiry into the demolition and development proposals was a national, not...
Tall towers in City Road
Tall towers on City RoadWe've been watching the towers in City Road grow ever higher and we thought we'd investigate. At the end of May we visited the NLA exhibition in Store Street on the changes happening to London’s skyline and in June we made a detailed...
Smithfield market plan rejected
Smithfield Market: office development rejected Eric Pickles the Communities Secretary has accused the City of London Corporation of "deliberate neglect" over the current condition of Smithfield Market and rejected John McAslan & Partners £160m proposal to fill...