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Camden & Islington LGBTQ History Month 2021 is here

Give yourself a Netflix holiday with more than 30 online cultural events, from book clubs to heritage trails

History

Kentishtowner at 10: a decade celebrating hyperlocal

It’s been ten years since our first tentative blogpost. Here’s what happened since

Community

12 local reasons to be cheerful

Forget boarded-up shops, rain and Covid with these new openings, relaunches, discounts and more

Community

Queering Camden: a new LGBTQ+ community mapping project

Founder Sarah Allen explains more about her inventive way to tackle queer isolation in difficult times

LGBT

Zodiac Bar: north London’s newest LGBTQ+ venue

Against the ongoing closure of Camden’s legendary Black Cap, a new bar has quietly opened between Tufnell Park and Archway

Community

Black History Month: 5 Highlights in Camden

Black History Season 2020 takes place both virtually and in physical spaces across the capital

Canal towpath by London Zoo
Family

Take a ZSL perimeter safari in NW1 – for nada

Yes, it’s well worth supporting the Zoo’s valuable conservation efforts. But there’s nothing wrong with a free circuit around its fence, right?

Culture

Camden’s statues, monuments and place names to be examined

As part of the Black Lives Matter protests, cross-party group to review existing naming of buildings, streets, public spaces and memorials

Community

Help Kentish Town City Farm reach their Covid-19 target of £40k

An open letter from Angela Woods on how to support the oldest city farm in the UK continue its good work

Community

The world’s first Vagina Museum opens in Camden Market

The museum is inclusive and open to people of all ages, genders and sexual orientations, say the founders

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