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Graduating students from the Royal College of Art MA photography course will display their work at four Fitzrovia galleries this month in place of their usual degree show which had to be cancelled due to Covid-19. Photo: Nadja Ellinger, at Fitzrovia Chapel. The degree show would not only have been an opportunity to bring together …
A friend of mine passed me a copy of Architects Journal this week which has some interesting observations on life, and valuable insights into how schools and offices will operate when they re-open. The Architects Journal: Adaptation + Workplace, 21 May 2020. "Things architects obsess about are everyone's obsession now: public space, green space, learning …
The children’s nursery in Whitfield Street has opened again under new management after being closed for more than a year. The Fitzrovia Nursery, which has space for up to 24 full time children, opened with little fanfare in September and hopes to increase the number of children on its roll for the new term in …
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Join in the fun and games this Saturday 6 July for another summer fair at All Souls Primary School. At this year's event their will be a child-led talent show, a bouncy castle, raffles and tombola's, games, face painting, music and much more. All Souls Primary School summer fair, 12noon to 3.30pm Saturday 6 July …
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The children's nursery in Whitfield Street is to close at the end of this week after more than ten years of serving the community with the loss of 25 places for under-fives because of a disagreement between two charities over improvements to the building and plans to redevelop the site. A new childcare provider is …
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Children at a Fitzrovia primary school are among the country's best young achievers according to government statistics published this week. All Souls Church of England Primary School in Foley Street was ranked in the top 10 percent of schools in England based on pupils' progress in reading, writing and maths. At the school 87 percent of …
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A team of international students at the University of Westminster hopes to take first prize in a synthetic biology competition to be held this autumn in Boston in the United States. The team of thirteen students from Britain, Africa, Asia, Europe, and Latin America will compete in the International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) Competition in October. …
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Children walking to and from a school in Fitzrovia want Camden and Westminster council's to do more to clean up the streets and pavements around the school. And they've produced some colourful posters to help the councils educate the public and prevent dog fouling and littering. Every weekday morning children say they have to be careful where they step to …
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Plans by a local charity to create a new youth club for hundreds of young people were given a boost this month with a £100,000 grant. Fitzrovia Youth in Action (FYA) were awarded the money by LandAid, the property industry charity. In making the grant LandAid recognised the need to fund youth activities because, despite the neighbourhood …
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A selection of some of the most imaginative work of post-graduate architecture students from London schools is currently on display at a gallery in Tottenham Street. Curated by The Architecture Foundation the exhibition contains drawings, models and graphic imagery that engage with placemaking and regeneration. Eleven students display theoretical and speculative designs, re-imagining cities from London …
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By News Reporters All Souls Primary School will be holding a summer fair at the school on Saturday 6 July. The entrance to the fair will be in Riding House Street which will be closed to traffic and will have stalls with games, a raffle and a tombola. In the school playground there will be …
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By News Reporters Bingo, games and a chance to win a new bicycle were on offer yesterday afternoon in a school playground in the heart of Fitzrovia. All Souls School celebrated another successful summer fair with huge support from children and adults, despite some heavy rain showers. With a space indoors and some canvas for …
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By Camelia Chinmayashakti More easily recognized in the West as art, mandala making is a yoga and art based activity that helps reconnect us with nature through a pleasurable personal experience. This summer I was happy to facilitate mandala making for children and adults using rose petals, grains, leaves, twigs, spices, pebbles, conkers, cones and …
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By Angela Lovely All Souls' Church of England Primary School in Foley Street are holding their Summer Fair on Saturday 16 July between 12.00 noon and 3.00pm to raise much needed funds to pay for vital school equipment. The fair will be held in the school playground which can be entered at the rear of …
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Police and supporters of the Really Free School were called to the Black Horse in Rathbone Place at around 3.00 pm today after fears for the personal safety of those occupying the pub.
