Come on the Mayor’s Charity Walk – 27th April 2013

Coat of Arms of Islington New River Watch House (c) David Brown, 2012 manor gardens

The Mayor’s Charity Walk – with the Clerkenwell and Islington Guides

Saturday, 27th April 2013 at 11:00am, from outside Islington Town Hall, Upper Street, N1 2UD.  Find Islington Town Hall on Google Maps.

Join the Mayor of Islington, Jilani Chowdhury and explore the heart of Islington – hear the stories of its famous theatres from the oldest to the smallest. Londoners have come to Islington for hundreds of years to be entertained and that’s not all, they also came here for water. Find out about the New River which is neither new nor a river!  What’s more it is celebrating its 400th anniversary this year!

New River Walk (c) David Brown, 2012

The Walk is £5.00 (payable in cash on the day) and all proceeds will go to the
Mayor’s Charity – The Manor Gardens Centre
 who are celebrating 100 years in the borough.

If you would like book your place, please RSVP: the.mayor@islington.gov.uk
Tel: 020 7527 3113 or just turn up on the day.  Use the Transport for London journey planner to plan your travel.

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Welcome to our new web site

The Clerkenwell & Islington Guides Association (CIGA) hopes you’ll find that our new and expanded website will provide you with more information on our activities.

We’ve added a little more detail about each of our regular weekly walks, so you can get a taste of what we can show you. And we now include a list of guides who are CIGA members.

In the coming weeks, we plan to add lots of news and information about the Clerkenwell and Islington area and links to our partner organisations. So come back and visit us again!

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