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Pat Haynes

The Newington Green Action Group executive committee is pleased to announce that it has made Pat Haynes NGAG's first Honorary Member

The Mayville Community Centre

The redevelopment of the Mayville Community Centre is nearing completion.  It incorporates a variety of spaces that will be able to be used by individual and groups from the local community and is fully accessible, so it will be a great place to hold meetings and run courses.

The Centre was designed and built by local architect and NGAG member Justin Bere.

Newington Green School

On the centenary of International Women's Day, 8 March 2011, the London Borough of Islington put up a Green Plaque to Mary Wollstonecraft on Newington Green Primary School, as it is situated close to the site of Mary Wollstonecraft's school for girls.

International Women's Day 2011 ~ Albion Parade

The Stoke Newington Women's Institute have decorated one of the trees on Albion Parade, to celebrate the centenary year of International Women's Day. Colourful pom poms adorn the otherwise bare branches, several of which are quite high up and must have required some tree climbing to take place!

International Women's Day Installation on Albion Parade N16

This old hawthorn tree on Albion Parade, has been decorated by 'yarnbombing' with a knitted (or crocheted?) sleeve as part of an installation for International Women's Day 2010. It is great to see IWD celebrated in this way, as the Newington Green area is associated with Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-1797) who many people consider to be the mother of feminism.

International Women's Day installation on Albion Parade N16

The somewhat dreary little garden on Albion Parade, which is just on the edge of Newington Green Action Group's catchment area, was considerably brightened up by an installation which included a tree and park bench being covered by knitting and crochet by the Stoke Newington Women's Institute.

The Mayor of Islington, Anna Berent, at the London in Bloom Awards 2009

At the London in Bloom Awards 2009, Newington Green Action Group obtained a Merit Neighbourhood Award and LB Islington was awarded Best in London.

The Mayor of Islington and Newington Green Action Group founder and executive committee member, Anna Berent, is seen here at the award ceremony in Richmond.

Published in Literary London ~ Summer / Autumn '09

John Hegley was born in the old hospital on Newington Green in 1953.

Newington Green was once again awarded both the Green Flag Award and the Green Heritage Site Award for 2009-2010.

The 2009 Green Flag Award Ceremony was held in Bournemouth. Hilary King, Vice Chair of the Newington Green Action Group, collected the awards along with Julian Evans the Greenspace Parks Manager and representatives from several other Islington parks that each won a Green Flag or a Green Pennant Award.

Founder member and continuing executive committee member of the Newington Green Action Group, Councillor Anna Berent, has been appointed Mayor of Islington in May 2009.