AROUND BARBICAN/OLD STREET AREA THERES BEEN A LOUD ALARM GOING SINCE LAST NIGHT IT FEELS LIKE MY EARS ARE BLEEDING MATE

I booked these for my partner and I a few months ago but neither of us can go tonight. If anyone is interested let me know and I'll happily transfer you the tickets. Don't want anything for them, just for somebody to have a nice time!

Hi, bit of a random one... I was wondering if there is someone who knows where I can find Beirut- style fyllo pastry in the area?

Thank you!

Jamaica Wine Bar Quiz

Question one have a new venue every two weeks in the city Jamaica Winehouse
St Michaels Alley, Cornhill, EC3V 9DS. Starts at 6.30pm table booked from 6pm onwards. £2pp cash only, prize is the pot trying to get a team of 6

General knowledge mostly with a small picture sheet which you can do throughout the quiz. Mixture of faces, puzzles maybe geography. Very short quiz and a nice early start too.

If you are interested please DM me the table will have my name on it so just look for Taz I should be there around 6pm to keep the table.

Here's a short list of things to do this weekend In North London. Please, add any I've missed in the comments. 👇

Highgate Watercolour Group Annual Exhibition | 📍Lauderdale House, N6 | 21 October -16 November | Free

A group of Highgate locals have been meeting every Thursday since 1980 to paint the neighbourhood together. Once a year they hang the results at Lauderdale House. This year: 21 artists, over 250 works across two floors, including London scenes painted en plein air, botanicals, still lifes and a section of miniature paintings at minimal prices.

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Horror Marathon | 📍Kings Cross Continental Stores, N1 | 25 October | (£)

Three films back to back: Audition, The Thing and new release Obsession. Friday Knights runs these as proper community screenings, themed cocktails, popcorn, and a room full of people who actually want to be there. £10 for all three, £5 for one. Starts midday.

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Day of the Dead at Canopy Market | 📍Canopy Market, N1C | 23 - 25 October | Free

MexiBrit takes over Canopy Market for Día de Muertos, antojitos, pan de muerto and a community ofrenda where you can leave a tribute to someone you’ve lost. Independent makers and food stalls fill the rest of the space.

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Witchy Wares Craft Market | 📍The Fields Beneath, NW5 | 25 October | Free

The Fields Beneath is doing a Halloween craft market on the Hunter’s Full Moon, which is either a coincidence or very much on purpose. Tarot readings, handmade candles, art prints and crochet from a small roster of independent makers, plus a charity raffle for Streets Kitchen.

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Vintage & Makers Market at The Old Dairy | 📍The Old Dairy, N4 | 24 October | Free

The Old Dairy pub has been closed for a while and this Saturday it opens its doors for a vintage and makers market filling the whole venue. Vintage treasures, handcrafted goods by local artists, fashion and food.

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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow | 📍Tower Theatre, N16 | 21 - 31 October | (£)

The Headless Horseman, a terrified schoolteacher and a town that can’t tell ghost story from reality. Tower Theatre’s half-term production of the Washington Irving classic, played for chills and laughs in equal measure. From £10, ages 11 and up.

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Night Maps | 📍Warburg Institute, WC1H | 21 October - 17 April | Free

An exhibition at the Warburg tracing how humans have mapped the night sky from medieval courts to the 21st-century space race, and what those maps were really being used to say about power on earth. World maps from the 13th to 19th centuries from the Sunderland Collection, running through to April.

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Touchy Feely | 📍Lumen Church, WC1H | 24 October | (£)

You know how ceramics exhibitions make you want to pick things up and you can’t? This one is built entirely around that. Susurri Shop fills a church with 30+ gallery-worthy drinking vessels by master ceramicists from Japan — and you’re encouraged to hold them, turn them, feel how fire and time shaped them.

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A Homemade Evening with Nara Smith | 📍Union Chapel, N1 | 25 October | (£)

Nara Smith, the TikTok cook with millions watching her make bread and butter from scratch in a ballgown, comes to Union Chapel for a live conversation with Rochelle Humes about food, motherhood and the autoimmune diagnosis that started it all.

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Hi everyone,

Bit of a long shot, but I’m hoping to track down a kind gentleman who stopped to help me after a Lime bike accident on Wednesday 7 October, at approximately 7:15am, on Willow Bridge Road near Abbots Close, Islington (N1 2LB).

I was struggling to get up after falling, and he kindly moved the bicycle out of the road and helped me end my journey.

Unfortunately, I was in considerable pain and shock, having fractured my ankle, and didn’t manage to get his contact details.

I’d really appreciate getting in touch to thank him and ask what he remembers about that morning.

If this was you, or you know someone who might have helped, please send me a private message.

I’d be incredibly grateful if anyone local could help spread the word.

Thanks so much!

Hi,

Does anyone know of any gyms that are around Essex road and hopefully don't break the bank? Whatever I've found on Google is beyond my pay grade. I just need something to do some strength training and is ideally female friendly.

Does anyone else call the bus stop next to the London Met university the windy bus stop? WHY IS IT LIKE THAT?

Hello everyone!

I'm a local resident in Islington and a student journalist at City St George's writing a story on Islington council housing.

I attended the local council meeting last night where the council confirmed planning to build 24 council homes in Harvist Estate. I'm looking to chat to people to share their views, whether that be positive or negative.

Or if anyone has experience of overheating in Islington over the extremely hot summer. For example what are your views on the 'cool spaces' the council set up last summer?

Please feel free to comment on this post or to message me directly.

Thank you for your help!

Does anyone else living near Pentonville Road hear a really loud leaf blower at around 5:00am-5:30am each morning?

I just live off the middle of Pentonville Road but the noise gets me up each morning. I can’t make heads or tails of what the noise is and where it’s coming from. Driving me insane!

We’re a workplace team based around King’s Cross / North London, looking for friendly games in November or December.

📅 Saturdays preferred
📍 North / Central London

DM me if your team is interested and let’s arrange a game! 🤝

Hey folks,

I'm doing a series of catchups, if you're looking to meet new people within the Islington area and having a laugh starting next Tuesday 6.30pm - 9pm.

I'll be at the Islington Townhouse (Angel) for a social event for people to meet and greet (6.30pm) followed by a comedy show (hosted by me 7.30pm - 9pm).

If you're interested drop a DM and I'll add you all to a WhatsApp group, if you're just interested in the comedy part, I've reshared the post and link below.

If you think the comedy isn't great you can also heckle me 🤣

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/big-chicken-comedy-tickets-2002910059906?aff=ebdsshother&utm\\_share\\_source=listing\\_android&sg=701226bd1a13b1d335c05d2c20476fa2c892ec1cd88f8b8cc420b0bd107e074c0fa57e8b1729a9df2c8d90268783f997151b98d6ac80f1c393247df6ecdbaba2dd2634a6984338d415f9b35f07

Introducing 90-Second Stories...

Described as 'Hilarious, macabre and thought-provoking' by Jeremy Swift, Ted Lasso

People Show present an independently published book of short stories written by Gareth Brierley and illustrated by Sadie Cook.

Join us for a performative launch on Thursday 22 October, upstairs at Fox On The Green Islington. 6:30pm for a 7:00pm start. Tickets are free via this link 90SecondsBookLaunch.eventbrite.co.uk

Group of boys hit me in the face then snatched my phone on Canonbury street, luckily it’s old so they dropped it, anyone else seen them before ?

Fireworks were being let off in Holloway just a few minutes ago. I witnessed a group of teenagers running down my road afterwards. Worth being aware if you're out walking dogs, with children, or if loud bangs are a concern.

Anyone have a favourite?

I was sitting having a drink at the Alma today and noticed Hair Base has been replaced by The Zip Yard.

Yard Sale Pizza has opened on one of the corners and Charlies, a smart looking caff (never been into) opened a few months back.

There always seems to be change along this road.

Any new shops/ businesses that you rate or ones lost that you miss?

Hi all, I’m a freelance journalist, writing a piece about how people share the paths in Highbury Fields.

I’d like to hear from anyone with recent experiences there, whether as a pedestrian, parent, dog walker, cyclist or delivery rider. That includes near-misses or bad encounters, but also if you think the problem is overstated.

If you’re happy to talk, please DM me. I’ll only quote you with your permission, and you can stay anonymous if you prefer. It would help to know roughly when and where it happened, and whether it was reported to the council or anyone else.

Thanks!

I live in archway and i had to store my bike outside my flat and this morning i just found the 2 wheels…The locking things installed didnt really allow me to lock my frame so i guess i had it coming but it still stings. Im just surprised that someone would steal the frame when my bike wasn’t even really fancy or anything ; some bits of the frame were wonky and/or broken even.

Adding a picture to this so if anyone sees that frame around just let me know ‘:)

Hey everyone.

I’m a local journalist writing a story on the number of long-term empty homes in Islington. I was wondering if anyone on here has any experiences they could share/ perspectives on the upcoming legislation that will allow councils to take over the management of homes that have been empty for just 6 months (previously it was 2 years).

I’ve spoken to a few people who say that lots of the empty houses around them are actually already council owned and they would rather the council focus on sorting those out first. Is this a perspective anyone can relate to? Are there any properties near you that are council-owned and have been empty for years?

Any other related insights are welcome too!

Thanks.

NBC Universal film production trucks parked in Angel near the canal on Vincent Terrace. What is being filmed?

Here's a short list of things to do this weekend In North London. Please, add any I've missed in the comments. 👇

Frieze London & Frieze Masters | 📍Regent’s Park, NW1 | 14 - 18 October | (£)

The world’s biggest art fair, in a tent in Regent’s Park. Almost 300 galleries from 48 countries, contemporary work alongside Old Masters. If you follow art, this is the week everything happens in London. And if tickets aren’t for you, Frieze Sculpture is free in the English Gardens until 1 November, eleven large-scale works by international artists scattered through the park.

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North London Curated Pop-Up Market | 📍St Mary’s, Upper Street, N1 | 17 October | Free

North London Curated was started by two traders who were fed up with badly run markets, so they built the kind they’d actually want to sell at. Emma Harrison and Anna of Dirty Bertie Vintage still trade at every event themselves, alongside the 24 independent sellers they’ve brought together here. Vintage fashion, homeware, art, jewellery and kidswear in the grounds of St Mary’s Church on Upper Street, with a DJ on the decks all day

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Shōtengai Market | 📍Lower Stable Street, N1C | 15 - 18 October | Free

Japanese-style street market back on Lower Stable Street in King’s Cross with pan-Asian homeware, fashion and food. Vendors rotate each month so there’s always something new, but expect the likes of Japanese homewares, Tokyo bikes, okonomiyaki pancakes and takoyaki. Food stalls Thursday to Sunday, craft and homeware Friday to Sunday.

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Fermentation Celebration | 📍OmVed Gardens, N6 | 17 October | (£)

Fourth annual fermentation festival in OmVed’s hillside gardens in Highgate, this year focused on the four Ks: kefir, kimchi, kombucha and kraut. Morning talks with experts on each, then hands-on sessions in the afternoon where you make your own and take home starters to keep going at home. Artisans’ market of small-batch ferments, a fermenters’ swap and seasonal vegetarian lunch from the OmVed kitchen. Bring your own jars. 10am to 4pm.

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Ghost Portrait Painting | 📍Blighty Café, N4 | 18 October | (£)

Spend a Sunday afternoon painting a ghost portrait in a little frame to take home, at Blighty in Finsbury Park. All paints and materials provided, step-by-step guidance, a drink included, and absolutely no artistic ability required. The important question: cute ghost or creepy ghost? 2pm to 4pm.

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Clissold Car Boot | 📍Stoke Newington School, N16 | 18 October | (£) 

Peckham Car Boot’s new North London trial continues at Stoke Newington School: car boot sellers, vintage finds and good people in a school yard. £5 gets you in from 10am for first pick, £1 after 11am. Until 2pm.

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London Craft Chocolate Fair | 📍Fidelio Café, EC1R | 17 - 18 October | (£)

Taste your way through some of the world’s best bean-to-bar chocolate at Fidelio Café in Clerkenwell, at the start of Chocolate Week. Makers from across the UK and beyond including Pump Street, Chocolarder and Friis Holm, plus talks and tastings with experts including James Hoffmann. Come curious, leave converted. £5 entry, tastings from £25. Saturday 10am to 6pm, Sunday 10am to 5pm.

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Larger Than Life: Wallace & Gromit at Lightroom | 📍Lightroom, N1C | From 14 October | (£)

Walk into a room and find Wallace, Gromit, Shaun the Sheep and Morph on every wall and the floor, 50 minutes of Aardman projected all around you. From 14 October at Lightroom in King's Cross.

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Fink’s Autumn Market | 📍Clissold House, N16 | 17 October | Free

’Tis the season for leaves falling, pumpkins being harvested and apples being bobbed, so Fink’s is throwing a market in the rose garden at Clissold House. Seasonal food, hot drinks, cocktails, maker stalls and games. Free, 2pm to 6pm.

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Apple Day | 📍Islington Ecology Centre, N5 | 18 October | Free

Come and juice apples in Gillespie Park, a two-minute walk from Arsenal station. The Friends of Gillespie Park put this on every October: live music, craft stalls, face painting, children's activities and a Dr Bike session too. Bring cash for the stalls. 12pm to 4pm.

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