Highbury Fields ➡️ mostly on Instagram & Bluesky
@FieldsHighbury
Occasional news from and about Highbury Fields, London N5. (This is neither an HFA nor an Islington Council account.)
So pleased that @IslingtonBC has decided permanently to reunite the two halves of Highbury Fields. It was always a big plus for park users and local residents, and the last year has underscored its importance. #UnderTheStreetsTheFields #ReuniteTheFields
Sandstorms are sweeping through #Zaatari_Camp today. 🌪🌪️
Last I heard from @IslingtonBC was on 13/June with this: "...they had delays in shipping the unit. Its being installed and should be operational very soon." Not sure what "very soon" means, as it was supposed to be by Feb. 😡
#Onthisday Giorgio Morandi was born in 1890. In 1912 he taught himself to etch using old manuals, and printmaking came to occupy an important place within his practice. Giorgio Morandi, Poplars, 1930.
More comment and reaction to the cancellation of the current plans for the Highbury Fields café, in this week’s @IslingtonTrib article by Isabel Loubser. islingtontribune.co.uk/article/new-fi…
In the increasingly hostile and unusable world of ex-Twitter, I think this was intended as some kind of threat and abuse, but it actually turned out quite well (if not wholly accurate!)
Amber weather alart for torrential rain with thunderstorms tonight (peaking 4am-11am) - we seem to be right in the middle of it. Thundery weather through the weekend and into Monday too. Make the most of the sun! #HighburyFieldsWeather
At the soft launch of the Coach & Horses this evening. It’s opening tomorrow at 4pm. I absolutely love it and all the local history on the walls, and especially the rare 1880s pricing posters that were uncovered on a wooden wall during the renovation. 1/3
@FieldsHighbury Oh dear. I guess the difference is that this account has always worked with real people, not bots. Meanwhile the fake account @JBemfair , specialising in misinformation and fascist tropes, has run away.
Back in stock for the first time in 5 years An original, high quality, poster print by the celebrated English poster artist Tom Eckersley. It was designed and printed as part of a set of posters representing film stars of the 1920s and 1930s. The complete set, produced between…
Next Week 🎵 Union Chapel Voices gospel choir join jazz-folk singer-songwriter Lara Eidi described by Grammy journalist Fiona Ross as “the future of cosmopolitan folk who heals as soon as she starts to sing” Union Chapel Voices Concert | 23 July Book at unionchapel.org.uk/church/church-…
On her 100th birthday a survivor of Auschwitz has some important advice for those who hate ...
"Talk to each other before you kill each other." Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, a survivor of the Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz, gives some advice ahead of her 100th birthday today. #R4Today
Video circulating of quite a distressing incident at the station this evening - several gentlemen fighting on the stairs up from the Northbound platform, and a child on the floor (apparently un-injured). Did anyone see what happened, please? #HighburyandIslington
Calling all Islington community groups! We have up to 8 fully-funded places to take part in FREE weekly creative and interactive organ lessons - no experience necessary. Each Wednesday, September - December | 4pm Find out more and apply now at unionchapel.org.uk/venue/news-vie…
The contractors managed to collide with a lamppost on Highbury Grove when they delivered the new loo some weeks ago - the lamp is still leaning and waiting to be repaired.
"I said I was shocked by the secrecy and cover-up over the admission of thousands of Afghans to Britain at the cost of £7bn to the taxpayer. What did I say, Roy?" "You said 'I was Foreign Secretary when it happened'."
I am shocked by the secrecy and cover-up over the admission of thousands of Afghans to Britain at the cost of £7bn to the taxpayer. A decision that was in itself wrong. It is an huge betrayal of public trust. Those responsible in both Governments and the bureaucracy need to be…
After 9 months @IslingtonBC are still rebuilding the toilets near the pool, so what hope do we have for larger projects? 😩
DUSTERS! Liberia and Calabria Roadx starting at the south end and working up.
Thanks to The Brewhouse & Kitchen, Highbury for hosting our branch AGM. Brilliant staff! A special shout out to Rich from Werewolf Brewery for giving an interesting talk about how he started out & the challenges a small independent brewery faces. #cask
#OnThisDay in London radical history, 1817: fences around recent enclosures on Kingston Common (actually in Ewell) torn down in resistance to loss of access to the land. More on battles for open space in South London in our pamphlet ‘Down With the Fences’ - back in print!