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 […]
Category: Feature
Remembering Cornelius Koundouris
Cornelius Koundouris, 38, planned to surprise his long-term partner Celyn with a marriage proposal on their Greek holiday. They had taken their baby Clio back to Mykonos where Cornelius grew […]
A Hostile Environment – With Sonita Gale
Local resident Sonita Gale is an independent film producer and director. Micael Johnstone spoke to her about life in Primrose Hill and her new documentary, Hostile. How long have you […]
‘Hostile’ Screening at the Primrose Hill Community Centre
In 2012, the UK government introduced a ‘Hostile Environment Policy’ which in effect is a range of legislation aimed to strip away the rights of migrants. Consequently, local resident Sonita […]
Parched Primrose Hill
Primrose Hill is regularly featured on news reports about all manner of topics, and this week it has been used to illustrate the dry state of our parks during this […]
St Mary’s Church Celebrates 150 Years
The first vicar of St Mary’s church was Charles Fuller who attracted a group of pious young women, one of which, Mary Emily André gifted the church £3000 on condition […]
From Moscow to Primrose Hill
A message of peace and healing from a Reverend displaced from Russia. By Sanam Lou. On 20 February 2022, as Russia invaded Ukraine, the St Andrew’s Anglican Church in Moscow […]
Sam’s Café: Solidarity with Ukraine
By Sarah El Hadj Sam’s Café holds a popular fortnightly Tuesday Supper Club, and back on 15 March it took the form of a ‘Solidarity with Ukraine’ evening. It […]
Phil Reavey – The Master Carpenter who Scored a Goal at Wembley
By The Mole on The Hill. Grandad, what did you do during lockdown?Not a lot, lass. Just kept looking around, observing like. See that window down there, in Oldfield. In […]
Primrose Hill Lecture Series 2022
8 June Charlotte Philby on Espionage In June 1934, Kim Philby met his Soviet handler, the spy Arnold Deutsch. The woman who introduced them was Edith Tudor-Hart. She changed the […]