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Saturday 17 June:  11am-1pm & 2-4pm – Someone Special – at Finsbury Park Trust 225-229 Seven Sisters Road N4 2DA Join local author, illustrator and paper engineer John O’Leary, and artist Irma Irsara for a hands-on family event that combines pop-up design, … Continue reading →

We are Words Their meaning, their dreaming, The message they’re streaming. We use them to shape our lives, as bribes To make enemies and allies, We use them to find our tribes. We are words, Their story, their song, They … Continue reading →

Thursday 15 June: 2-5pm – Join Cubitt for their annual Summer Ball at Islington Assembly Hall on this year’s theme ‘Journeys’ – take part in dancing, sharing stories, art exhibitions, making workshops and more! As always accompanied by an abundance of tea, … Continue reading →

Wednesday 14 June 6pm @ St. Luke’s Centre – join Key Changes for  the fabulous #Living Lyrics – Open Mic event  The Living Lyrics project provides support and encouragement from music industry mentors for young people and young adults in Islington … Continue reading →

For #Word2017 a team of young creative bloggers working with All Change will post poetry and creative writing responding to festival events and performances. Here is their first piece – created after Book End No. 1  on 1 June 2017 … Continue reading →

Monday 12 June 7pm: All Change presents – Words are Birds at Thornhill Primary School  A fun night of poetry and rhymes for all the family with live performances by Word2017’s poet-in-residence Paul Lyalls and pupils from Thornhill Primary School with very … Continue reading →

12-18 June 2017: is London Creativity and Wellbeing Week There is a growing body of evidence indicating the profound effect engagement in the arts and creativity can have on health and wellbeing. The arts bring us alive, nourish our curiosity, help … Continue reading →

  12-18  June 2017: Broaden your lexical horizons during the festival by spotting Free Words of the Week around the borough – or join in by putting them on display where you work! There will be a new word for … Continue reading →

Saturday 10 June – 7pm – join All Change for Words of Wisdom at 27 Dingley Place – a multitude of different local women’s voices – young and old, past and present – come together for an evening of poetry, stories and … Continue reading →

Friday 9 June 12.30-3.30pm: The Spanish Civil War (1936-39) was sparked by a military coup led by General Franco against Spain’s elected government. In Britain, the ‘Aid Spain’ movement started to raise funds for food and medical supplies and to … Continue reading →