Our lead gardener Paul Thompson held a window box workshop in the community garden in May (right ), generously sharing his expert advice and offering us many useful tips on how best to plant and maintain a beautiful window box.

We welcome more and more visitors to the square every day but very few of them arrive accompanied by a Personal Protection Officer, an Assistant Private Secretary, the Representative Deputy Lieutenant for the London Borough of Islington, the Master of the Worshipful Company of Gardeners, the Deputy Mayor of Islington and a bunch of press photographers.

We welcome more and more visitors to the square every day but very few of them arrive accompanied by a Personal Protection Officer, an Assistant Private Secretary, the Representative Deputy Lieutenant for the London Borough of Islington, the Master of the Worshipful Company of Gardeners, the Deputy Mayor of Islington and a bunch of press photographers.

The 2014 Islington Proms season at St James’ in Prebend Street opens on Saturday March 29 with the Cantallini chamber choir (above) performing Fauré’s Requiem and music by Bach, Tallis, Messiaen and Tchaikovsky.

You don’t usually associate Arlingtonia with heavy metal music, but at least one practitioner of the dark art recently lived among us in Linton Street.

Those grim castellated entrances from the New North Road to St Paul Street, Rydon Street, Linton Street and Arlington Avenue are no more.

Who knew that Arlingtonians have their own elves Arl and Tonia?

After our snippet on ex-local Douglas Adams in the last Arlingtonian, the local fashionistas rushed to tell us that designer Alexander McQueen CBE (1969–2010) used to live at 9 Coleman Fields.

Our long-term project to renovate all the railings round Arlington Square has started well.

We have made great strides this summer and autumn improving the planting in Arlington Square, especially the perimeter borders.

Arlingtonians know how to have fun! Our Summer Fete was both hugely enjoyable and a huge success.

The Christmas season in Arlingtonia kicks off in style on Sunday 15 December with a festive Arlington Association Fair in the Square.

The Christmas season in Arlingtonia kicks off in style on Sunday 15 December with a festive Arlington Association Fair in the Square.

On behalf of the Association Gordon also collected a Highly Commended from the Mayor of Islington (right) in the prestigious Lisa Pontecorvo Award.

Stand by for another season of top-class musical performances at St James’ in Prebend Street as the 2013 Islington Proms get under way.

The entrances from the New North Road to St Paul Street, Rydon Street, Linton Street and Arlington Avenue are to be transformed into “Pocket Parks”.

Arlington Square now has a touch of Palm Springs and the Mediterranean Riviera with two 8-foot palm trees and a couple of tall, exotic cordylines.

We all have our favourite memories to treasure from last year’s community get-togethers.

On behalf of the Association Gordon also collected a Highly Commended from the Mayor of Islington (right) in the prestigious Lisa Pontecorvo Award.

The National Gardens Scheme has recently awarded us an Elspeth Thompson Bursary of just over £3,000.