Artist in Residence at Sam’s Café

Artist in Residence at Sam’s Café Drop into Sam’s Café to see the vibrant paintings which have recently been hung on the wall. Ed Sumner is exhibiting there as Artist in Residence until the end of March. His Big Skies…

John Castle: Artist and Swan Upper

By Peter Darley We had a close friendship with the artist John Castle through the late 1980s and 1990s. He lived for much of this time next door at 20 Oppidans Road, and would drop over frequently, white wine bottle…

Categories: Art, Primrose Hill People

Spring Clean Your Jewellery

Is your jewellery looking a bit jaded and in need of a good clean? Regents Park Road locals, Harriet Kelsall Bespoke Jewellery are offering to help you get your spring cleaning started early this year. On Friday 3 February &…

Categories: Local Business, Shop Local

An Update from Mary’s charity

Marcus Rashford and Thrive Mary’s charity based in St Mary’s church is a founder partner in Thrive, Marcus Rashford’s new programme with NatWest to encourage young people’s aspirations. The modules ‘I can’t afford it’ and ‘I need it’ were studied…

A Stitch in Time

By Bridget Grosvenor  St Mary the Virgin, Primrose Hill, opened its doors for the first time on 2 July 1872. It was built to accommodate the flourishing congregation which had outgrown the church on Ainger Road that served the boys’…

Categories: St Mary's

Help Shape the Future of Primrose Hill 

The Royal Parks charity is looking to recruit people to join a panel to help it make decisions around the way it manages some of London’s parks. Membership of the panel will involve around two online surveys a year, with…

Categories: Royal Parks

Shop Around the Block

Christmas Gift Guide 2022 Primrose Hill has everything you need when you’re planning for Christmas. Here are a few ideas to get the ball rolling. Our neighbourhood businesses need all our support, so remember to keep it local! Harriet Kelsall…

Sam’s Cafe Goes Festive

Lanah P, the celebrated Epicene Scream star of stage and screen will be holding a mini yuletide concert at Sam’s Café on 17 and 18 December.   Lanah will perform a selection of songs, and there will be the chance…

Categories: Christmas, Events, Food

Welcome to December

Without meaning to sound bah-humbuggish, the last couple of years haven’t inspired much festivity in the December issue of On The Hill, and I’m not sure this year fares any better. It’s difficult to provide a dash of glitz while…

Categories: Feature, Welcome