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Obituary ~ Adam Rock

Submitted by Hilary King on 7 May, 2010 - 09:12
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Adam Rock

Adam Rock, who was a founder of Newington Green Action Group and an active participant in local regeneration for many years, died in April 2010.

His funeral will be on Friday 7th May at 2.30pm at the Unitarian Church and afterwards, there will be drinks in the Nobody Inn.

Adam had been in great pain through illness, for several years, and it is with sorrow that he died after long suffering. We extend our sympathy to his family and thanks for his life which stimulated the formation of our now thriving Action Group.

Jazz on the Green 2010

Submitted by Hilary King on 12 July, 2010 - 10:40
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Brass Volcanoes playing for the crowds

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 ~ Newington Green Area 2010

Submitted by Hilary King on 5 July, 2010 - 15:03
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Plants for Newington Green Tree Pits

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.

Easter Bunny Event

Submitted by Hilary King on 3 April, 2010 - 16:43
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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.

Mary Wollstonecraft and International Women's Day

Submitted by Hilary King on 11 March, 2010 - 19:48
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International Women's Day 2010 celebrated on Albion Parade

International Women's Day 2010

Mary Wollstonecraft, one of the very first feminists, lived and taught in Newington Green N16 for a period of her life, where she was much influenced by free thinking and radical poets and philosophers amongst the Dissenters at the Unitarian Church on the Green. Wollstonecraft's first book 'Thoughts on the Education of Daughters' was published in 1787 and her most famous book 'A Vindication of the Rights of Women', which was one of the first books to discuss feminist ideals and issues, was published in 1792.

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