Islington, Charlton & Refugees: On Saturday June 19th 2005 I photographed Imagine Islington, a green festival in Islington, then went out to Charlton for the Horn Fair, before finally returning to central London for a Refugee event taking place as a part of the Coin Street Festival in Bernie Spain Gardens on the South Bank of the Thames in Lambeth. Again I’ll give the texts I wrote at the time with links to more pictures from the events on My London Diary.
Imagine Islington
Islington
Imagine Islington was another green festival, but with rather more fun than some, taking place at 7 locations around the Angel and Islington Green.
On the Green there was music from Rhythms Of Resistance and Weapons Of Sound, a giant mural to paint by ‘Hugh Jart’, an air-miles game and other attractions.
Elsewhere there was a wind installation at St Mary’s Church, a Biodiversity Garden in the NI Centre, the Incredible String Trio Pluck (they described themselves as “the world’s most musically challenged string trio“) in Chapel Market and more.
This was a pleasant event for the family but largely concentrated on the froth rather than the essentials of the challenge the world faces.
More pictures on My London Diary.
Charlton Horn Fair
Charlton House, Charlton
I wanted to go to Charlton simply because the annual Horn Fair there was notorious for its “indecencies and frequent riots“, eventually leading to its suppression by an order in council in 1872.
Unfortunately its modern recreation turned out to be a much more tame affair, although Charlton House remains impressive.
[I also took a few pictures on my journey to Charlton and on my way from there to Coin Street, some also included in my 2006 post.]
More pictures on My London Diary.
Refugee Week, Coin Street: Celebrating Sanctuary
Coin St Festival, Bernie Spain Gardens
Meanwhile in Coin Street, another Refugee Week event, Celebrating Sanctuary, was taking place.
Among the events I photographed were Albanian dancing, a Chinese dancer with long streamers and African dancing from Uganda.
More pictures from the event on My London Diary.
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