Free swimming lessons
Learn to swim as an older adult: from September
Ironmonger Row Baths and Highbury Leisure Centre are offering free swimming lessons for Islington residents aged 60 and over. Sessions are available from September 2023 and are run in partnership with Islington Council. Lessons take place weekly and are booked in blocks of six.
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- Islington Assembly Hall
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- Playground equipment for disabled children
- Celebrating Black history and culture
- Four accessible activities in Islington parks
- Women’s football
- Community gardening in Cally Park
- Five things to do in parks
- Islington Borough Ladies FC football sessions
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- Five ways to explore Islington on foot
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- Camden Passage
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- Archway Market
- Islington Farmers’ Market
- Chapel Market
- Nag’s Head indoor market
- Nag’s Head open-air weekend market
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- Finsbury Park Singers
- Free fitness classes with Healthy Generations
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- Summer Reading Challenge
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