Cloudesley Association - February 2026 Update
1. 2026 Barnsbury Book Festival
The 2026 Barnsbury Book Festival will be taking place 17-19 April in Thornhill Square this year. This is a three day festival of talks, walks, books, music and cinema. For further details, please see www.barnsburybookfestival.org
2. Holy Trinity Event – The Writer’s Room
There is a new residency writer Claudio Pestana who started on 2nd February at The Writer’s Room. The next Writer’s Room performance will take place on 28 February 5-8pm. Information on the event can be found on the Writer’s Room Instagram account, @wpp_writersroom
3. Friends of Thornhill Gardens - AGM
The Annual General Meeting of the Friends of Thornhill Gardens is due to take place on Tuesday 24th February at 6pm (for a 6.30pm start) in Committee Room 5 at Islington Town Hall. Refreshments will be provided. Please note that Paul Zepler, Islington Council’s Principle Arboricultural Officer for Islington’s trees will be speaking and that refreshments will be provided.
4. Friends of Thornhill Gardens – Community Gardening
If you would like to participate in a spot of community gardening, please come along 10am-1pm on the following Saturdays (the last Saturday of the month):
28 March; 25 April, 30 May, 27 June, 25 July, 26 September, 31 October and 28 November.
Refreshments will be provided.
5. Kings X
A few highlights taking place in Kings Cross over the next few weeks:
Slomo @ King’s Cross
Only a few days left of Slomo (until 22 February) – with two wood fired saunas, three cold plunge pools and an ice bath, all centred around a roaring fire, this could be all you need to restore your energy after a very dreary last month or so. To book in for an experience, please check out https://slomo.me/slomo-kings-cross.
Tiny Acts of Love Outdoor Art Exhibition
This is an all-day exhibition, which is free and open to the public on the benches in Granary Square and at the top of King’s Boulevard until 30 March.
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Best wishes,
Amanda
The Cloudesley Association
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