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The Lewis Carroll Children's Library offers a wide range of books, story CDs, music, PCs, DVDs, magazines and fun activities for children, young people, parents and carers. See opening times for activities for children, young people and families. While services are restricted due to Covid-19,…

Public library services. See opening times for activities for children, young people and families. While services are restricted due to Covid-19, for activities and resources to use at home and online Visit our home learning website  Books, Music Cds, DVDs, Audio Books, large Print books. Online…

Coronavirus Update: Islington MIND Centres and offices are closed due to the Covid-19 measures, but Islington MIND are still here providing support remotely, Tailored Telephone Emotional Support: A member of the team will phone you regularly and will offer emotional and practical support Help With…

Our Mental Health Recovery Pathway's Out of Hours Crisis café is open every evening and at the weekend and offers crisis mental health support to Islington residents. If you feel you need crisis support, please turn up during opening times: Monday – Friday 6:00pm –…

Outcome is the LGBTQ+ service of Islington Mind. It is one of a handful of LGBTQ+ mental health services in London run by a lesbian gay bisexual and transgendered team for 25 years. We meet every Tuesday at 35 Ashley Rd, N19 between 10.30am and…

Up to 90% of people with mental health conditions live with relatives who provide them with long-term practical and emotional support. Due to common prejudices and misunderstandings about mental health, carers are less likely to discuss caring with friends and family or go to professionals…

Outlook is closed from Friday 20 March due to recent Government advice to help stop the spread of coronavirus. If you want to speak to someone about the closure, please call 020 7527 2299, 9-5pm, Monday to Friday or 020 7226 0992, at all other…

Open meetings for Islington pensioners in the Islington Town Hall, Upper St, N1. Membership is free to anyone over 55 who lives or works in Islington. We are a membership organisation established in 1986 providing voice for the pensioners of Islington about the issues affecting them.…

The pest control team is responsible for making sure that public health pests are dealt with effectively, safely and in a cost-effective and environmentally friendly way. To achieve these aims, the team: responds to requests to deal with public health pests; carries out a series of…

Iyengar Yoga helps to promote stability and strength in mind and body. With an emphasis on alignment and safe (regular) practice, it can improve your flexibility, vitality, concentration and general good health and wellbeing. This is a fun class for those who want to develop…

Mixed level Iyengar Yoga class on Friday mornings at Yogabase Islington. Suitable for general level stynst and those new to Iyengar yoga or coming back to prcatice after a break.    Ainhoa is a fully qualified Iyengar Yoga teacher and has studied directly with the…

Invigorating Outdoor Alternatives to the Gym! Whether you’re a fitness fanatic or just getting started, whether you want to improve your overall health and fitness or you have a specific goal in mind: a running or obstacle course event, a walking holiday, getting back into…

JCWI's overarching objective is to relieve poverty and hardship among immigrants and refugees by promoting their human, economic and civil rights and our mission is to eliminate discrimination in this sphere. JCWI undertakes the following:     Legal Advice and Strategic Casework    Policy Work and Campaigning,   …

Yoga for Children classes are for for ages 6-12.Yoga for ChildrenMonday 4.00 – 4.55pm £7 drop in / £72 for the term (pro rata’d for new students who join after term starts). The course runs during term time and can be booked in advance.

 We are currently running a foodbank ( Kings Cross Foodbank) where we we deliver food packages to those in need in the following postcode areas:  N1 0, N1 1, N1 2, N1 9, EC1R, WC1H 9, WC1X, NW1 0, NW1 1, NW1 9, N7 8, N7…

We are currently running a foodbank ( Kings Cross Foodbank) where we we deliver food packages to those in need in the following postcodes: WC1N, WC1X, WC1H, WC1E, W1T, NW1W, NW1, N1C, N1, EC1V, EC1R.   Deliveries are made on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the moment. People…

Coronavirus update: In accordance with Government Guidelines, KMEWO had to re-arrange the ways services delivered in order to prioritise both staff and client’s safety. While it is essential to continue providing support services to vulnerable women and girls from the Kurdish, Middle Eastern and North…

Latin American Women’s Aid runs the only two refuges in Europe by and for Latin American women and children fleeing gender-based violence. We also offer holistic and intersectional services, providing everything a BME woman needs to recover from abuse and live empowered lives. These include…

The Manna is St Stephen's project to improve the quality of life of vulnerable people in the area by providing a strong community to belong to, and by offering practical, emotional and spiritual support.  The Manna has become a home to people struggling with addiction, loneliness,…

Maternity Action is the UK’s leading charity committed to ending inequality and improving the health and well-being of pregnant women, partners and young children – from conception through to the child’s early years. The Maternity Right Advice Line covers employment rights, benefits and breastfeeding rights.…

CV writing, facilitated job search, work placement, assisting people back into work, help and support with self employment.

A specialist centre for children and adults who stammer or stutter, staffed by twelve specialist speech and language therapists. The Centre is run by NHS Whittington health and supported by the charity Action for Stammering Children. Referrals are accepted from across the UK and internationally.…

Launched by a small group of stalking survivors and survivor-led organisations, the National Stalking Helpline has grown from a single advisor to the largest service of its type in the world, and the Suzy Lamplugh Trust is at the fore of stalking service provision, risk assessment,…

Network of Eritrean Women UK (NEW UK) is the only specialist organisation in the UK supporting the needs of Eritrean women. NEW UK is a women's non-profit organisation set up to support Eritrean women. Our aim is to facilitate the tools for Eritrean women to assert their human rights…

New Horizon Youth Centre provides a range of free services to enable young people to gain skills and knowledge to improve their life chances and help them move from adolescence into adulthood. Services include: advice and support into accommodation advice and advocacy about benefits, debt…

Coronavirus update: One True Voice are currently providing the following services: Somali and English speaking telephone advice - 10am to 12 pm Monday to Wednesday Contact the case officer on 02079985746 or 07592 547096 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Usual Service: One True Voice was set up in January…

Provides a wide range of activities and services for all sections of the community. These include a day centre for older people, counselling, vocational advice, employment and training advice and much more. Recreational activities include tai chi, keep fit, dancing, zumba, and pilates. Hall, dance…

Pilates Central is a state-of-the-art Pilates studio based in the heart of Islington. The Pilates is Custom-Made – Not One Size Fits All and the teachers are top of their profession. Pilates helps clients stay fit and helps those with medical needs. We also have a number…

SANE is a national mental health charity and provides care and emotional support to people with mental health problems, their families and carers. SANE provides support in a number of ways including a daily helpline service (SANEline), a free text based support service (TextCare) and…

Our aim is to help the Scottish community in London offering honest advice and practical help to Scots across the capital and living within a 35 mile radius of Charing Cross. HOW WE HELP Housing - Help with finding affordable housing, claiming benefits, our network…

The SHP Floating Support Service is a free housing  related support service for people who are struggling to maintain their tenancies. It is available to vulnerable Islington residents and those with an established link to the borough. The service can provide support with the following…

A small friendly group who meet for lunch, conversation and entertainment. Members are people who have had a stroke, their family and carers. Ideal for regaining confidence. Wheelchair friendly. Affiliated to the Stroke Association.

Coronavirus Update St Vincent de Paul located in St. Joan of Arc church, 60 Highbury Park, N5 2UX is a befriending charity with resources to support those in poverty or isolated and lonely in the local area by delivering food items and other support as requested. …

With the Eat.  Sleep.  Pilates.  approach, I will share my passion and inspire my students rather than simply instructing them.  It is a complete hands-on and holistic approach helping clients explore a deeper understanding of movement through postural adjustments and breathing exercises.   These classes will leave you feeling…

Coronavirus Update: The Stress Project is currently providing the following services: Telephone and online counselling service Monday – Friday, 9am-5pm Tel: 020 7700 3938 |stressproject@hng.org.uk  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Usual Service The Stress Project Therapy Centre is based in a quiet residential area of Holloway. We are located behind Waitrose…

Coronavirus Update: Talk for Health deliver therapeutic talking therapy courses, enabling and empowering Islington residents who have mental health concerns with the skills to engage in peer-led therapeutic talking therapy groups, and create their own sustainable peer support networks. All current and future Talk for…

Hall for hire. Help with finding work. Afterschool Club. Learning programs for kids and adults, such as English and Maths. Health & Wellbeing programs. Zumba. Martial Arts. Microsoft courses such as Microsoft Office. English, Maths, interview techniques, help for first time or back to work.…

WeGym offers personal training

Methodist congregation on the edge of the City of London, where John Wesley was born died and buried. Holy Communion is on Sundays at 9.45am, except on the first Sunday of the month. Morning service is held at 11am on Sunday. Wesley's Chapel, John Wesley's Tomb…

Working Families is the UK’s leading work-life balance organisation. We help children, working parents and carers and their employers find a better balance between responsibilities at home and work. Our free Legal Helpline gives parents and carers legal and in-work benefits advice, as well as helping them to negotiate…

The Work Related Assertiveness Project (WRAP) is delivered by the mental health charity Jobs in Mind. WRAP provides employment support for young people aged 16-25 not in work and experiencing stress, anxiety and depression.  Young people gain access to one-to-one support into training, volunteering and…

Yoga classes for all levels of experience and flexibility. I teach a slow mindful practice, connecting with the breath and body.  

The Yoga for Charity initiative we started in July 2018 has been running smoothly - and has raised over £1000 for charity. St Anne's Hoxton has been the centre of the Hoxton community since it was founded in 1870. It runs a Relief in Need charity…

An outdoor vinyasa flow yoga class  Join me, weather permitting, on Thursday mornings from 9:15 - 10:15 for an hour of yoga in Thornhill Square Gardens Beginners welcome Mats provided, or bring your own *STARTING THURSDAY 25 APRIL*

Are you prone to feeling stressed? Have daily life challenges left you feeling constantly tired? Or could you just be weary with your current lack of work and life balance? I may have just the right solution for you – take Yoga lessons with me!…

Having a body is sometimes difficult. The Befriending Your Body classes have been designed to explore our body, understand how it works and become friends with it.    If your experience includes not being able to sleep or relax, feeling uncomfortable, distressed or ashamed of your body, feeling…