http://www.kentishtowner.co.uk Award winning online and monthly print publication Wed, 22 May 2013 15:34:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.kentishtowner.co.uk/2013/05/22/the-story-behind-sian-pattendens-kentishtowner-cultural-map-prints/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-story-behind-sian-pattendens-kentishtowner-cultural-map-prints http://www.kentishtowner.co.uk/2013/05/22/the-story-behind-sian-pattendens-kentishtowner-cultural-map-prints/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 11:56:16 +0000 Kentishtowner http://www.kentishtowner.co.uk/?p=26336 For the third edition of Kentishtowner in print, (now all but vanished from the usual outlets), we wanted to celebrate the cultural richness of the area. And who better to help us than illustrator Sian Pattenden, creator of the North London Arts Map? An artist and former writer for the Guardian and much-missed titles The [...]]]> http://www.kentishtowner.co.uk/2013/05/22/the-story-behind-sian-pattendens-kentishtowner-cultural-map-prints/feed/ 0 http://www.kentishtowner.co.uk/2013/05/22/wednesday-picture-spies-in-kentish-town/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wednesday-picture-spies-in-kentish-town http://www.kentishtowner.co.uk/2013/05/22/wednesday-picture-spies-in-kentish-town/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 10:20:33 +0000 Kentishtowner http://www.kentishtowner.co.uk/?p=26170 Kentish Town author Joe Craig pens the Jimmy Coates series, action-thrillers aimed mainly at the 8-13 crowd (or, as The Times called it, “The Bourne Identity for kids”.) And his tales are often set in prime NW5 locations – here are his Top 5 favourites My Jimmy Coates series is set in a slightly alternative [...]]]> http://www.kentishtowner.co.uk/2013/05/22/wednesday-picture-spies-in-kentish-town/feed/ 0 http://www.kentishtowner.co.uk/2013/05/21/ich-bin-kentishtowner-grace-poulter-future-found/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ich-bin-kentishtowner-grace-poulter-future-found http://www.kentishtowner.co.uk/2013/05/21/ich-bin-kentishtowner-grace-poulter-future-found/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 08:43:43 +0000 Kentishtowner http://www.kentishtowner.co.uk/?p=25245 Grace Poulter has worked at Fortess Road interiors shop Future & Found since July, helping with its day-to-day running and product development. Brought up in Tufnell Park, she attended Parliament Hill school before a hiatus south of the river studying Graphic Design at The London College of Communication. Since university she has also worked as [...]]]> http://www.kentishtowner.co.uk/2013/05/21/ich-bin-kentishtowner-grace-poulter-future-found/feed/ 1 http://www.kentishtowner.co.uk/2013/05/21/why-it-matters-busting-the-delayed-motherhood-myth/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-it-matters-busting-the-delayed-motherhood-myth http://www.kentishtowner.co.uk/2013/05/21/why-it-matters-busting-the-delayed-motherhood-myth/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 07:53:45 +0000 Kentishtowner http://www.kentishtowner.co.uk/?p=26269 Health journalist Charlotte MacNeil is riled by an irresponsible ad campaign The television presenter Kate Garraway is fronting a new campaign called Get Britain Fertile. It’s accompanied by a photograph of her made up to look like a pregnant 70-year-old, an image presumably designed to grab our attention, although it actually rather contradicts the campaign [...]]]> http://www.kentishtowner.co.uk/2013/05/21/why-it-matters-busting-the-delayed-motherhood-myth/feed/ 9 http://www.kentishtowner.co.uk/2013/05/20/why-it-matters-kids-club-kampala/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-it-matters-kids-club-kampala http://www.kentishtowner.co.uk/2013/05/20/why-it-matters-kids-club-kampala/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 06:59:25 +0000 Kentishtowner http://www.kentishtowner.co.uk/?p=23875 Did you take a gap year? Maybe worked in a bar in Spain or backpacked around Thailand? During hers, 18 year old Olivia Barker spent six months volunteering in Uganda. She then decided, along with her friend Corrie, to set up a charity called Kids Club Kampala (KCK), which they ran in their spare time. [...]]]> http://www.kentishtowner.co.uk/2013/05/20/why-it-matters-kids-club-kampala/feed/ 1 http://www.kentishtowner.co.uk/2013/05/17/newsflash-two-cinema-chains-interested-in-seeking-a-k-town-venue/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=newsflash-two-cinema-chains-interested-in-seeking-a-k-town-venue http://www.kentishtowner.co.uk/2013/05/17/newsflash-two-cinema-chains-interested-in-seeking-a-k-town-venue/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 14:43:59 +0000 Kentishtowner http://www.kentishtowner.co.uk/?p=26219 A week can be a long time in Kentish Town. Just seven days ago we reported on the closure of Pizza Express in the iconic old former poly on the corner of Prince Of Wales Road. Then on Wednesday we tried to galvanise our thousands of readers into acting together if we are all serious [...]]]> http://www.kentishtowner.co.uk/2013/05/17/newsflash-two-cinema-chains-interested-in-seeking-a-k-town-venue/feed/ 0 http://www.kentishtowner.co.uk/2013/05/17/free-weekend-explore-stoke-newington/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=free-weekend-explore-stoke-newington http://www.kentishtowner.co.uk/2013/05/17/free-weekend-explore-stoke-newington/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 12:35:50 +0000 Kentishtowner http://www.kentishtowner.co.uk/?p=5079 So it’s a sunny late spring morning, the Heath looks inviting, but you want an adventure. Ever thought about the 393 bus? Probably not (and I really don’t blame you). A Kentishtowner doesn’t need to venture deeper into North London, but let’s give Stoke Newington N16, the destination of the 393, a go. After all, [...]]]> http://www.kentishtowner.co.uk/2013/05/17/free-weekend-explore-stoke-newington/feed/ 3 http://www.kentishtowner.co.uk/2013/05/17/review-colonel-fawcett-camden/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=review-colonel-fawcett-camden http://www.kentishtowner.co.uk/2013/05/17/review-colonel-fawcett-camden/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 11:30:26 +0000 Kentishtowner http://www.kentishtowner.co.uk/?p=26186 A new chef at the acclaimed backstreet food pub. But is he any cop? In early Jan last year, we published one of our first reviews to create a genuine stir online. We gave a newly taken over boozer 9/10 for their cooking. With a 21 year old Head Chef, Dorian Kirk, and a dazzling [...]]]> http://www.kentishtowner.co.uk/2013/05/17/review-colonel-fawcett-camden/feed/ 0 http://www.kentishtowner.co.uk/2013/05/16/fan-of-kentish-town-graffiti-legend-mr-p-see-his-new-mural-on-crown-place/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fan-of-kentish-town-graffiti-legend-mr-p-see-his-new-mural-on-crown-place http://www.kentishtowner.co.uk/2013/05/16/fan-of-kentish-town-graffiti-legend-mr-p-see-his-new-mural-on-crown-place/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 11:38:33 +0000 Kentishtowner http://www.kentishtowner.co.uk/?p=26108 This week reader Mat Shreeve dropped us a line to say local graffiti legend Mr P has just finished an impressive new mural in Crown Place, off Kentish Town Road. “As residents and owners of Crown Place, there’s been a seven year long dispute about who owns the lane and should clear the bin store [...]]]> http://www.kentishtowner.co.uk/2013/05/16/fan-of-kentish-town-graffiti-legend-mr-p-see-his-new-mural-on-crown-place/feed/ 0 http://www.kentishtowner.co.uk/2013/05/16/the-mayors-guide-to-kentish-town/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-mayors-guide-to-kentish-town http://www.kentishtowner.co.uk/2013/05/16/the-mayors-guide-to-kentish-town/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 11:10:43 +0000 Kentishtowner http://kentishtowner.co.uk/?p=1214 Yesterday saw Kentishtowner Jonathan Simpson become Camden’s “rock ‘n’ roll” mayor for the second time. And here he is, in all his finery, posing on what can only be called “the Spice Girls staircase” at the Town Hall. “Hopefully I will still be rock ‘n’ roll,” he told us this morning. And, suitably enough, the [...]]]> http://www.kentishtowner.co.uk/2013/05/16/the-mayors-guide-to-kentish-town/feed/ 1