June Tree Walk
PRIMROSE HILL TREE WALK Sunday 12 June 2.30 – 4pm Meet inside the gate on the corner of Primrose Hill Road and Regents Park Road. Learn how to identify the common and the unusual trees in our beautiful park. Our…
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Making our community a greener place
May Food Waste Quiz Answers
How Did You Do? 1. How much could the average family save in a year by reducing food waste? a. £500.00 b. £700.00 c. £1,000 Throwing away usable food is like tearing up £5 notes! 2. How many tonnes of usable…
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The Quality of Our Air
This map shows the locations of the monitoring tubes which were up for 4 weeks this Spring, and the average reading of NO2 levels over that time. The WHO gives 20ug per cubic meter as harmful to health, and 40…
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May Spring Clean
Saturday 7 May 10.30 – 12.30 Meet outside the library. Clear up our streets and green spaces Family Fun with litter pickers Food Waste Quiz – Answers here! Learn about Air Pollution survey results
Edible Primrose HIll
In summer 2013, Transition Primrose Hill co operated with the community association and the library to plant 11 fruit trees in pots outside local shops in Regents Park Road. The underplanting is with herbs and edible flowers. Sandfords Estate Agents…
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Shops and Shopping in Primrose HIll
We are presently doing a survey on ‘Shops and Shopping in Primrose HIll’ – there was outcry against a chainstore opening, and grief at the loss of health food store Sesame. What do residents WANT to use in their shopping…
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Plastic Bag Free Primrose Hill
Transition Primrose HIll is working with local marine conservation NGO Global Ocean and the Primrose HIll Business Association to make Primrose HIll plastic bag free. Many local shops already use paper instead of plastic, and many locals take their own…
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Queen’s Jubilee
On June 2nd Transition Primrose Hill celebrated the Queen’s Jubilee by sharing and record memories of the Queen’s coronation. A few of the stories can be read below: Bob Braithwaite 60 years ago……. Princess Elizabeth became Queen, and the next year she…
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King Henry’s Road Mural Initiative
The famous mural along King Henry’s Road was painted by the Fine Heart Squad in 1973. This much can be seen, though now faded, on the brick wall. But who were the Squad and how did the paintings happen? When…
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HS2 vs Local Transport
HR2 vs Local transport Here is an interesting letter from the Independent – is High Speed Rail a 20th Century technology and should our priority be more and better local links? Letters: Perspectives on rail travel Independent Friday, 7 May 2010…
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