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320 Native Saplings Given away as part of our WING project

High Silver Gilt RHS Urban Communities Award for Newington Green 2010

The Newington Green Action Group teamed up with the Mayville Gardening Club and the King Henry's Walk Community Garden, to enter the RHS Urban Communities Award, which is part of the London In Bloom scheme.

Blackbirds Nesting - On a Balcony!

NGAG has been given permission to use a series of photos taken by Clemence Biardeau, that illustrate just what can be done to help wildlife, even in small spaces. These delightful photos were taken on a balcony by Newington Green, where a mature wisteria has been the chosen nesting place for blackbirds, for several years running.

Jazz on Newington Green 2010

Newington Green Action Group once again ran our annual Jazz on the Green event, continuing the tradition of meeting and making music on the Green, which has continued in various forms for hundreds of years.

London In Bloom 2010

In 2009, Newington Green was entered for a London In Bloom Neighbourhood Award and we received a Merit. This year, we are extending the area involved and a wider area around Newington Green is being entered for an Urban Communities Award, which is also part of the RHS London in Bloom awards scheme.

Parents - Please Don't Let your Children Pick the Flowers

So many of the flowers on Newington Green get trampled on or picked by children, like these left to die on the stonework - and it really does spoil the look of the Green!

Easter Bunny Event on Newington Green

We were really lucky with the weather, which had been forecast as heavy rain and although it was still a bit chilly, it did not rain! There were fun activities and games at the Easter Bunny Event on Newington Green, which were run by LBI Greenspace. Lots of children enjoyed some traditional past times, with story telling, an Easter Egg hunt, egg and spoon races and face painting.

New ATM for Green Lanes Post Office N16

We are pleased to report that the Green Lanes Post Office near Petherton Road, has finally been given permission to have a free-to-use ATM Cash Machine installed outside its premises. The Post Office's first request was turned down by Hackney Council but NGAG helped the Postmaster, Siva Kuman, run a campaign so that with community support, his second application has been accepted.

International Women's Day 2010

Islington Wildlife

LB Islington have created a new Blog all about the wildlife that lives in Islington. It may be surprising to some people that any wildlife can survive in such a built-up urban area but when we start looking around us, it is even possible find some rare species that manage to survive amongst the more usual creatures and plants that live alongside us in our local area.