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Community Pinboard: A new Grafton Arms and the Alma Street Fair 2012

Last week’s inaugural Community Pinboard was a H.I.T. We had thousands of views so keep posting your suggestions on our Facebook or comments section below, …

Community

Life Tips special: Green Your Gaff with Jon Cowdrill

I’m Jon, The Kentishtowner’s new Green Home Guru. Over the next few months I hope to save you some cash – and make your home …

Art

Community Pinboard: E.Mono to launch Patisserie

Welcome to a new item on The Kentishtowner – by popular demand. Got a local event coming up? Paste it on our Facebook Page, or …

Must Do

Free Weekend: Walk To The Countryside (well, Totteridge Fields)

I’m a complete urbanite but nevertheless I’ve long been obsessed with stepping out of my front door and walking to the ‘countryside’. And so here’s …

Community

Free Weekend Special: More Street Fairs Than You Can Chuck A Greased Pig At

You can’t beat the Great British country fete, they cry to us city dwellers. A stroll to the village green for colourful maypole dancing. Jolly …

Community

Why It Matters special: Who will Kentishtowners vote for as Mayor?

We don’t, as a rule, get too involved in politics. After all there are plenty of other media outlets to satisfy that particular vice. We …

Film

Free Weekend? Walk through classic North London movie locations

View North London Film Location Walk in a larger map Who needs Hollywood when you’ve got all the glitz and glamour of, well, North London? …

Community

Why It Matters: Protecting our dogs from dangerous dogs

As a supposed ‘nation of dog lovers’ we must campaign against an outdated law that says our dogs are not worth protecting from other, violent dogs

Must Do

Free Weekend? Explore Hastings – and the new Jerwood Gallery

We are on the terrace of the new Jerwood Gallery, overlooking the working beach, the April sun making the sea sparkle. Low-key in design in …

Art

Free Weekend? Try the Tate a Tate Guerrilla Audio Tour

Whether an art lover, a protest junkie or just your average culture vulture, hostile soundscape takeovers are where it’s at. Three totally unofficial, free audio …

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