26 November 2011
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The Snooty Fox, one of our local public houses and a member of the Newington Green Traders Association, ran a fundraising evening for Mary on the Green on 26 November.
Altogether, they raised a fantastic £506 which has been donated towards our Mary on the Green project to erect a memorial sculpture to Mary Wollstonecraft on Newington Green.
There was a special Mary Bar for the evening, the proceeds of which came to £320. This was made possible because wines and beers were kindly donated by some of Snooty Fox's suppliers: Redemption Brewing Company; St Austell Brewery; Windsor & Eton Brewery and Majestic Wines.
Customers donated £136 and The Snooty Fox also donated £50 to Mary on the Green.
There was a whole evening of back-to-back female DJ sessions whilst everyone enjoyed some great wines and real ales!
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You can download a great poster from the attachment below
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| The Girlie Show poster.pdf | 1.33 MB |
17 November 2011
Our projection of Mary Wollstonecraft onto the Houses of Parliament even reached the BBC News 'Day in Pictures' on the internet. Our Mary on the Green campaign was not mentioned by name but the fact that we wish to erect a sculpture 'in honour of her contribution to equality and human rights' was stated.
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Our projection of Mary Wollstonecraft onto the Houses of Parliament even reached the BBC News 'Day in Pictures' on the internet. Our Mary on the Green campaign was not mentioned by name but the fact that we wish to erect a sculpture 'in honour of her contribution to equality and human rights' was stated.
You may see the brief but very welcome mention here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-15771704
Further information about the Mary on the Green campaign and how to DONATE
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Mary on the Green has received a lot of good publicity lately!
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Mary on the Green has received a lot of good publicity lately!
The latest article is in Jane Martinson's Women's Blog which shows an image of Mary Wollstonecraft which we had projected onto the Houses of Parliament on 16 November 2011. Jane Martinson discusses the fact that there are so few sculptures to women and she calls NGAG's Mary on the Green project, a 'campaign to honour one of our most radical and important writers' .
Martinson says she hopes 'the not insignificant sum can be raised by Mary on the Green' for the sculpture - as indeed do we - can you help?
Bee Rowlatt has been busy supporting NGAG's Mary on the Green campaign again and has written a great article in The Times about Mary Wollstonecraft. Rowlatt describes Wollstonecraft's action-filled life as a campaigning single mother in the1700s and says
'Mary Wollstonecraft was a trailblazing troublemaker'
Mary Wollstonecraft was a social reformer and educationist who worked very hard to change the world. She was a powerful and fascinating woman that we wish to commemorate with a sculpture to her on Newington Green where she lived, taught, worshipped and debated social and political issues, with influential people such as Dr Richard Price who also lived and worked here.
If you would like to read the full article - and it is worth reading! - just click on the image to enlarge it.
Further Info:
DONATE: http://maryonthegreen.org/
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Good news!
The newly refurbished Mayville Community Centre has picked up the Best Public Building 3R (Refurb, Rethink, Retrofit) Award 2011.
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Good news!
The newly refurbished Mayville Community Centre has picked up the Best Public Building 3R (Refurb, Rethink, Retrofit) Award 2011.
Designed by local architect and NGAG member, Justin Bere, the Centre is built to Passivhaus Standards and is an exciting new building that will be available for the local community to use for activities, events, meetings and functions.
Be one of the first people to visit the Centre
Come along to NGAG's Friends' Evening on 22 November and you can see around the Mayville Centre then.
Or you can visit the Centre if you attend the Wildlife Gardening Forum Conference on 23 November.
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NGAG would like to thank all those people who voted for our Mary on the Green project in the recent NatWest CommunityForce award competition.
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NGAG would like to thank all those people who voted for our Mary on the Green project in the recent NatWest CommunityForce award competition.
Our Mary on the Green project received the most votes in our section of North London, so there will soon be a very welcome £6,275 addition to our fundraising towards a memorial scultpure for Mary Wollstonecraft on Newington Green.
This is very good news, particularly in this difficult financial climate. The fact that so many people in the local community voted for Mary on the Green not only means that we have received this award but will hopefully make it easier to apply for further funding and donations in the future.
So once again, a very big 'Thank You' to all who voted for Mary on the Green!
Watch out for Mary Wollstonecraft lighting up the Speaker's House, the Royal Palace of Westminster, 4.0 - 6.0pm, on Wednesday 16 November.
Would you like to help? DONATE to Mary on the Green
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This is the title of Bee Rowlatt's fascinating article about Mary Wollstonecraft's journey to Norway, which was recently published in the Travel section of the Telegraph. Do read the article as it gives a wider understanding of Mary Wollstonecraft's abilities and of her extraordinary life that expanded well beyond the books that she is famous for. She was one of the first women to be a travel writer and war correspondent, she was anti-slavery, an author, educationist and single mother - in the 1700s when such things were almost unknown!
It was Mary Wollstoncraft's wide range of skills and her impact on society both in her time and now, that we would like to acknowledge with a memorial to her, here on Newington Green, a place that was so important to her and influenced her ideas, thoughts and actions.
A great bonus is that Bee Rowlattt has generously donated the fee from this article to NGAG's Mary on The Green project.
Many thanks to Bee Rowlatt!
Watch out for our image of Mary Wollstonecraft illuminating the Houses of Parliament on 16 November.
Feel inspired and want to help? DONATE to Mary on the Green here.
]]>This year's NGAG Christmas card and a new series of images of Newington Green's important historic buildings will be available to buy at the NGAG Friends' Evening (22 Nov), so don't forget to bring some money with you when you come! The cards will also be available in some of our local shops, ready for Xmas.
Each card has some information about Newington Green's history and the influential people that have lived here. You may see some images of the cards here.
The cards can be bought individually at 90p each, or in groups of five cards for £4.
An order form with be available soon.
]]>'Newington Green Moves up a Notch' ~ Jessie Hewitson, Friday 28 October 2011
]]>'Newington Green Moves up a Notch' ~ Jessie Hewitson, Friday 28 October 2011
An article by Jessie Hewitson in the Bricks and Mortar section of the Times, praises the Newington Green Action Group for transforming Newington Green from the 'neglected land inhabited by drug users, to the manicured garden square it is today'.
Jessie Hewitson goes on to say that in 2005, Newington Green was an area that many people would not choose to buy houses in because it was so run down but now, many young professionals are moving into the area. She also mentions a number of the excellent shops and restaurants around Newington Green.
Although the initial regeneration of the Green has been completed, NGAG's executive committee continue to work hard at caring for the environment and the area around Newington Green, fundraising to erect a sculpture to Mary Wollstonecraft on the Green, plus putting on events for the local community, such as our annual Jazz on the Green and upcoming Carols by the Green.
So a big 'thank you' to Jessie Hewitson as it is good to have NGAG's work publicly acknowledged in this way - articles such as this can boost our morale!
You may download the article from the attachment below.
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Could that person be YOU?
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Could that person be YOU?
If you are interested in running the kiosk on Newington Green, as from April 2012, please contact Julian Evans the Park Manager to discuss your ideas with him. You need to have the usual Food Hygiene Certificate and a good Business Plan.
Working in the kiosk is a good way to get to know the local community!
N.B. Applications Close 18 November
Phone Julian: 07825 098 455
Email: Julian.Evans@islington.gov.uk
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