Matthew Wright – Guest Editor

Welcome to the latest edition of your community magazine, this time edited by me, Matthew Wright, proud Primrose Hill resident for some 15 years now, journalist and broadcaster for nearly twice that. I didn’t hesitate when offered the opportunity as…

Categories: Feature, Guest Editor

Disappearing Bar Stools

By Matthew Wright. It started off with a simple question. All I said was, “Where’s Leonard*?” I’d walked into one of our area’s many wonderful pubs ‒ I don’t want to name names, it’s not my intention to cast aspersions…

Categories: Feature, Local Issues

News & Views – Feb 2019

Jazz at the Library Middlesex University BA students presented the first ever evening of Jazz at the Library with three different groups performing. There was some discussion about jazz and libraries, and a link between the Dewey Decimal System and…

Categories: Events, News

Margaret Leibbrandt (1942–2018)

Margaret Leibbrandt, long-time resident and familiar face in Primrose Hill, died in September. She lived in Jacqueline House in the Oldfield estate for over fifteen years. Friend and local resident Judy Rich remembers her. Margaret and I shared a love…

Burns Night Supper

Robert Burns – A Poet for all Seasons The Primrose Hill Burns Night Supper takes place on Friday 25th January at the Primrose Hill Community Centre and will raise funds for the upkeep of the Community Centre. The Immortal Memory will be…

Categories: Events, PHCA

Cave Interiors, or The Old Curiosity Shop

By Nicola Manasseh. When Georgina Cave was at school in the 1980s, she was not allowed to study Art A level as it was considered non-academic. After leaving school, she worked as a photographer’s assistant in the fashion world. Soon…

Categories: Feature, Homes, Local Business