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Happy birthday to us!
Bring out the cake and fizz! The Arlington Association is twenty years old.
Here we go round the missing mulberry bush
There’s a new open space in the flower bed on the northwest corner of Union Square.
O come, all ye neighbours
Has there ever been a year more deserving of a cracking community Yuletide celebration?
Packington past and present - The story of three estates
It’s finished at last. The new Packington Estate, four years late in completion, was finally officially opened in September, exactly 12 years since work began.
Happy to Chat
We are pleased to announce we now have a Happy To Chat bench in Arlington Square. The idea came from Allison Owen-Jones in Cardiff, who noticed an elderly man sitting alone on a bench in a busy city centre park, ignored by passers-by.
News from the canal bank...
The annual Angel Canal Festival takes place on Sunday 1 September 11am–5pm.
Gardening in the other square
The newly formed Friends of Union Square Gardens enjoyed their first volunteer gardening day in early March.
Music, books and art at our Proms
This year’s Islington Proms will provide the usual mix of topquality music – and more besides.
Four Weddings at St James’
Showbiz comes to our local church in December when Richard Curtis and some of the stars of Four Weddings and a Funeral will be filming the 2019 Comic Relief TV appeal at St James’, Prebend Street.
Simply the best!
Be proud. Be very proud. It’s official. Arlington Square is now recognised as the Best Small Public Square in London.
What’s in a name? (continued)
We’re no closer to discovering why Arlington Square is so-called (see back issues of The Arlingtonian since about 1976) but while looking at old maps for clues, we’ve discovered an interesting fact.
Lights, camera, action!
Troubled cop DI Harry Clayton hurtles out of an Arlington Square house towards the camera, pursued by a barefoot female.
Worldwide stars to play at the Proms
This year’s Islington Proms have a distinctly international flavour.
Why Arlington? (continued)
Our research into why our Square is called Arlington continues. The latest possible clue came from a neighbour who was a pupil at Highbury Hill School for Girls, now Highbury Fields School.
What’s new in the square?
Our gardening plans for spring include planting plenty of snowdrops and mini daffodils in Arlington Square’s rejuvenated circular beds.
Reasons to be cheerful
It’s awards season – and once again the Arlington Association has a lovely list of reasons to celebrate.
A mystery (partly) eggsplained
In the last Arlingtonian, we wondered who or what had been burying eggs in our gardens and plant pots.
St Petersburg comes to Islington
The 2017 season of Islington Proms kicks off this month with a visit by the acclaimed Hermitage Ensemble from St Petersburg.
What’s in a name?
Does anyone know why our square is called Arlington? Before our streets were laid out and our houses built, this was a greenfield site.