IslingtonLife

In conversation with Kate Atkinson

A chance to meet the author and ask your questions: Tuesday 23 September

Head and shoulders shot of author Kate Atkinson, a middle-aged white woman with blonde curly hair, in front of shelves of books

Apple Day 2025

Live music, free kids’ activities – and hundreds of apples to be pressed! Sunday 19 October

An adult and two children using an apple press

Community champions: safe havens

Find out more about spaces you can go for support if you’re in distress or danger

Safe havens sticker in window: a blue background with a white outline of a house

Game on: Sobell Centre re-opens

How new facilities are fuelling young people’s hobbies, careers – and Olympic aspirations

Four teenagers, a white girl, a black boy and two white boys, among the colourful trampolines at Sobell, smiling to camera

Free cycling lessons

Learn how to ride a bike or improve your skills with a wide range of free classes: weekly

A group of women of different ages and ethnicity lined up with their bikes

Summer Reading Challenge

Read library books over the school holidays to win prizes: 5 July–30 September

Cartoon of a book with arms and legs and a smile