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- Tuesday and Wednesday 4- 5.30pm for Juniors, 5.30-7pm for SeniorsThe Volunteer Police Cadets is the nationally recognized police uniformed youth group throughout the UK. The purpose of the VPC is not to recruit police officers of the future although there is a pathway to do that, but to encourage the spirit of adventure and good…
- Islington North Constituency Labour Party (CLP) has over 4,000 members and is run by volunteers with a part time campaign organiser. Our range of activities includes campaigning, political education, equalities groups, policy discussions and social events. Whilst our focus is on Islington North, we have…
- Islington businesses with licenses to sell alcohol are strongly encouraged to join one of the borough's pub watch schemes. The aim of Pubwatch is to encourage a safe, secure social drinking environment in all licensed premises and help to reduce drink-related crime. Licensees from pubs,…
- You can report any street or park tree enquiry through Contact Islington. Your details will be logged and one of the tree service team will contact you regarding your enquiry. All enquiries relating to trees on land managed by Islington Council should be directed to either your local…
- In the event of any incident requiring the assistance of Islington Council, the Emergency Services will contact us by way of an agreed procedure. The role of the council is then to: support the emergency services support people affected by the incident provide mutual aid…
- In urban environments, we are surrounded by different types of pollution on a daily basis. Air, water, land and noise pollution can impact quality of life, create health concerns and harm the natural environment. Islington Council’s Pollution Service monitors and initiates improvements in the local…
- The Council's Address Management Service deals with the following types of application:- addresses for new developments addresses for properties where the number of units is being changed, e.g. where a house is being converted into a number of self-contained flats changes to property names adding…
- Available from the Council Legal Services team.
- The animal welfare service can give help or advice about the care of animals. The service also investigates complaints about stray dogs, dangerous dogs and animal cruelty. All complaints are investigated in accordance with the Regulators’ Compliance Code and Enforcement Concordat. If you find a…
- The Media Office deals with all media enquiries about Islington Council. The Media Office is for media enquiries only.
- School term time, Monday to Friday, 3.30-6.30pm; Saturday, 12pm to 2pm and 3pm to 5pm (school term) Closed for an hour for lunch and cleaning. School Holiday and Half Term: Monday to Friday 10.30am to 5.30pm.Toffee Park has a zip wire, an echo slide, and swings of all shapes and sizes. We have a pond where frogs live and a round hedgerow where we have bonfires. Play is free here. Islington Play Association's adventure playgrounds are unique spaces dedicated to…
- School term time, Monday to Friday, 3.30-6.30pm; Saturday, 12-5pm. School Holiday and Half Term: Monday to Friday 10.30am to 5.30pm.Crumbles Castle is has an actual castle on site! Children play above ground in a network of exciting treetop structures. We encourage child-led play experiences outdoors in all types of weather and throughout the seasons. Islington’s adventure playgrounds are open for outdoor play sessions with social…
- Please see LBI website for information.
- Islington Central Medical Centre (previously St Paul’s Road Medical Centre) is a brand new purpose-built medical practice opened in Sept 2008. We are one of the oldest and now largest practice in Islington. We care and treat over 15,000 patients. We welcome all new patients…
- Islington Building Control delivers its service through a team of experienced and highly qualified surveyors and a group of knowledgeable and efficient technical support officers. We offer a customer-focused service, tailored to the needs of individual customers. At the beginning of your project we will assign…
- The council’s current policy is that heating provided through communal boilers is turned on in late September and turned off towards the end of May. This ‘heating season’ lasts for 36 weeks per year with heating provided for 18 hours per day between 6am and…
- Monitor and license developments and building work which affects the roads or pavements.
- In urban environments, we are surrounded by different types of pollution on a daily basis. Air, water, land and noise pollution can impact quality of life, create health concerns and harm the natural environment. Islington Council’s Pollution Service monitors and initiates improvements in the local…
- The responsibility for regulating gambling in the borough is shared between the Gambling Commission and Islington Council. The Gambling Commission is responsible for issuing operating licences to organisations and individuals that provide facilities for gambling and personal licences to persons working in the gambling industry.…
- Islington has a Private Finance Initiative (PFI) partnership with SSE Contracting to deliver public lighting services across Islington’s highway network. Street lights, illuminated road signs or illuminated traffic bollards which have been damaged or have wiring exposed can be extremely dangerous and should be reported immediately…
- The quickest way to move is often by finding another tenant who would like to swap homes with you. This is called a ‘mutual exchange’.You can swap your home with another council or housing association tenant either in Islington, London or anywhere in the United…
- Licence information and application guidance for people and businesses wishing to sell alcohol, provide entertainment and supply late night food and drink.
- Islington has 10 libraries. Our aim is to encourage children and young people to enjoy reading and to support their learning through activities and events: Baby Bounce rhyme times (0-18 months) at every library Under 5s story times (1-4 years) at every library Toy libraries…
- Monday 9.30am-8pm; Tuesday closed; Wednesday 9.30am-8pm; Thursday closed; Friday 9.30am-5pm; Saturday 9.30am-5pm; Sunday closedPublic library services Books for adults and children, audio books, large print books. Online resources: eBooks and eAudio, eMagazines and eNewspapers Free public Wi-Fi. Dedicated lap-top points. 8 free to use public computers with Internet access and Microsoft Office. Study tables and study area. Photocopier. Printing…
- Monday 9.30am-8pm; Tuesday 9.30am-5pm; Wednesday 9.30am-8pm; Thursday 9.30am-1pm; Friday 9.30am-5pm; Saturday 9.30pm-5pm; Sunday closed.Public library services Books for adults and children, audio books, large print books. Online resources: eBooks and eAudio, eMagazines and eNewspapers Free public Wi-Fi. Dedicated lap-top points. 13 free to use public computers with Internet access and Microsoft Office. Study tables and study area. Photocopier. Printing…
- Monday closed; Tuesday 9:30am-8pm; Wednesday closed; Thursday 9:30am-8pm; Friday 9.30am-1pm; Saturday 11am-5pmPublic library services Books for adults and children, audio books, large print books. Online resources: eBooks and eAudio, eMagazines and eNewspapers Free public Wi-Fi. Dedicated lap-top points. 8 free to use public computers with Internet access and Microsoft Office. Study tables and study area. Photocopier. Printing…
- Monday 9am-8pm; Tuesday 9am-5pm; Wednesday 9am-5pm; Thursday 9am-8pm; Friday: 9am-5pm; Saturday 9am5pm; Sunday closed.Public library services Books for adults and children, audio books, large print books. Online resources: eBooks and eAudio, eMagazines and eNewspapers Free public Wi-Fi. Dedicated lap-top points. 9 free to use public computers with Internet access and Microsoft Office. Study tables and study area. Photocopier. Printing…
- Monday 9.30am-7pm; Tuesday closed; Wednesday 9.30am-7pm; Thursday closed; Friday 9.30am-1pm; Saturday 11am-5pm; Sunday closedA wide range of children's books, as well as audio CDs, PCs and fun activities for children and families. Free public Wi-Fi. 4 free to use public computers with Internet access and Microsoft Office. Study tables. Photocopier. Printing from public computers or USB. Adults should be…
- Monday 9.30am-1pm; Tuesday 9.30am-8pm; Wednesday Closed; Thursday: 9.30am-8pm; Friday closed; Saturday 11am-5pm; Sunday closed.Public library services Books for adults and children, audio books, large print books. Online resources: eBooks and eAudio, eMagazines and eNewspapers Free public Wi-Fi. Dedicated lap-top points. 8 free to use public computers with Internet access and Microsoft Office. Study tables and study area. Photocopier. Printing…
- Monday 9:30am-8pm; Tuesday Closed; Wednesday 9.30am-8pm; Thursday Closed; Friday 9:30am-5pm; Saturday 9:30am-5pm; Sunday Closed.Public library services Books for adults and children, audio books, large print books. Online resources: eBooks and eAudio, eMagazines and eNewspapers Free public Wi-Fi. Dedicated lap-top points. 8 free to use public computers with Internet access and Microsoft Office. Study tables and quiet study area. Photocopier.…
- The responsibility for regulating gambling in the borough is shared between the Gambling Commission and Islington Council. The Gambling Commission is responsible for issuing operating licences to organisations and individuals that provide facilities for gambling and personal licences to persons working in the gambling industry.…
- If you would like to appeal against the decision about your housing benefit you must write to the Benefits Service within one month of the date of the decision letter. You can: complete the online form visit us at one of our Area Housing Offices write…
- Drop-in and appointment 9.30am - 5pm Tuesdays, Thursdays and FridayGCSE and A Level Results 2023 Have you just got your GCSE or A-Level results? You may have concerns and questions about your next steps in education, employment and training. Progress Advisers will be available on GCSE results day at the majority of Islington schools.…
- Social Services - out of hours Social Workers Service available from 5pm- 9am, 7 nights per week, and 24 hours Saturday/Sunday, Bank and Public Holidays.
- Trees on private property fall within the responsibility of the Tree Team of the Planning Service. Trees within Islington may be protected by tree preservation orders or by virtue of being in a conservation area, and in some cases by planning conditions. Please use our interactive map to view areas where…
- The Data Protection Act 1998 was introduced to protect personal data about you by setting rules and conditions which all bodies, such as Islington Council (the Act calls us Data Controllers) must obey when obtaining and using information about you. The Act also provides you…
- Islington Building Control delivers its service through a team of experienced and highly qualified surveyors and a group of knowledgeable and efficient technical support officers. We offer a customer-focused service, tailored to the needs of individual customers. At the beginning of your project we will assign…
- Contact your local Valuation Office for help and advice on your Council Tax band.
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- The Electoral Services team are responsible for producing the annual electoral register – the list of all Islington residents eligible to vote and for the monthly registration process that runs from 1 December to mid-August. The team also manages and organises all local, Parliamentary and European…
- You can now report fly-tipping online using the Clean Islington app, which is available for free for iPhone, Android and Windows Phone via app stores. Fly-tipping is "the illegal/unlawful deposit of any waste onto land with no licence to accept waste". It includes anything from…
- If you are disturbed by a continuously ringing alarm such as a burglar, fire or car alarm we may be able to silence it. If you report it directly to the council our officers will investigate. As part of this it helps if officers can…
- The Commercial Environmental Health Service works with businesses to ensure that all food and drink produced, stored or sold in Islington is safe to eat. It does this by: carrying out regular inspections of food businesses at a frequency determined by risk promoting good standards…
- Monday closed; Tuesday 9.30am-8pm; Wednesday closed; Thursday 9.30am-8pm; Friday 9.30am-5pm; Saturday 9.30am-5pm; Sunday closed.Public library services Books for adults and children, audio books, large print books. Toy library. Online resources: eBooks and eAudio, eMagazines and eNewspapers. Free public Wi-Fi. Dedicated lap-top points. 6 free to use public computers with Internet access and Microsoft Office. Study tables and study area.…
- Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pmThis is a joint initiative between the Foreign & Commonwealth Office and the Home Office. Their trained professionals offer confidential advice and assistance to those who have been forced into marriage, people worried about friends or relatives, professionals working with actual or potential victims of…
- Telephone service on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 9am to 12 noon.If you have a question, or need some information, advice or guidance you can speak to one of our Family Engagement Workers. Telephone service Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 9am-12noon Tel: 020 7527 8376 If lines are busy please leave a message and we will get…
- Monday 9:30am-8:00pm; Tuesday 9:30am-5pm; Wednesday 9.30am-8pm; Thursday 9.30am-8pm; Friday 9.30am-5pm; Saturday 9.30am-5pm; Sunday 1pm-5pm.Public library services Books for adults and children, audio books, large print books. Toy library. Online resources: eBooks and eAudio, eMagazines and eNewspapers Free public Wi-Fi. Dedicated lap-top points. 28 free to use public computers with Internet access and Microsoft Office. Study tables and dedicated quiet…
- School term time, Monday to Friday, 3.30-6.30pm; Saturday, 12-2pm and 3-5pm (closed 2-3pm for lunch and cleaning). School Holiday and Half Term: Monday to Friday 10.30am to 5.30pm.Lumpy Hill has exciting structures and swings. Children grow vegetables and flowers in a fabulous garden and make artworks which they display all over the site. There is a big grassy space for ball games. Play is free here. Islington Play Association's adventure playgrounds are…