Notes from the Edge
By Brenda Stones. Yes, I’ve got it. Got IT. Not just The Flu, I reckon, but THE flu. How can you be sure, with no testing available? Well, you check […]
Month: March 2020
Oldfield Estate support during isolation
The Primrose Hill United Group and some community members have set up a free shop for the residents at the Oldfield Estate (in partnership with the in-house team), which provides […]
Categories:
Coronavirus
Coronavirus Diary
As a writer and editor for twenty five years, when I moved to this area I started contributing to On The Hill magazine. I have decided to chronicle what’s happening […]
Before Darwin Court
By Martin Sheppard. Until 1970 the houses bordering the railway at the entrance to Primrose Hill from Gloucester Gate, 4–24 Gloucester Avenue, were a distinguished group of high-quality Victorian villas. […]
Categories:
History
Going Plastic-Free
By Doro Marden. Do you despair at how much plastic you end up throwing away? Almost everything we buy, from shampoo to shirts, comes in single-use plastic, most of which […]
Categories:
Uncategorised
Primrose Hill Online
During these days of self-isolation By Jason Pittock. As well as the physical community spaces of the Primrose Hill Community Centre, Library, cafes, pubs and restaurants there are also ways […]
Melanie Press: Women’s Style Boutique
By Ylwa Warghusen. On a bright, frosty morning in February, I met Melanie Press at her eponymous boutique, which since the summer has been located in a prime spot on […]
Introducing ‘Living’ in Primrose Hill
By Cleo Chalk. The time we give to family commitments, work deadlines and dinners with friends can leave too little time for staying fit. If you’re then offered the daunting […]
Categories:
Well-being
Burns Night at the Community Centre
(Or ‘Och Aye the Noo’) By Phil Cowan. Aficionados of all things Scottish packed out a tartan-festooned Community Centre on the evening of 25 January to celebrate the birthday of […]