Hi, I'm Gary, a regular Camdenist reader who makes the most of choosing to live in this exciting city where I was born and bred. I live with my partner Rachel in the Inkerman Area of Kentish Town where there is a truly vibrant sense of local community. I used to travel annually to Hay for HTLGI festival but sadly no more, so keen to go to the Kenwood one this year if tickets are available.
Hi I'm Christelle, French and live in Gospel Oak and work in Camden. My son is born here and it's home outside of Franche Comté (where i am at the moment). I read the Camdenist every week. I used to live in Hackney and enjoy the fact that there is a Hackney equivalent. Oh and I'd love to be in the draw for the mind festival.
Hi everyone! So lovely to see you on this new platform.
I'm sharing details for the SPCA Community Festival: Celebrating 10 Years of Community Impact on Saturday 12 September, 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM. Come along to enjoy entertainment, food, stalls, and family-friendly activities!
Also let us know if you're interested in hiring a stall or performing at the festival. Send a message here or email [email protected]!
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Hi! I'm Jamie. I confess I don't read the Camdenist that often but I like that it exists. I'm interested in local community-building so I'm always curious to see attempts to use online platforms as part of that.
My area, Chalk Farm, feels quite fragmented – apart from a few shops, there's very little that brings people together (no community centre, no green space, &c.), and it seems like a lot of us don't know each other.
If you know me from anywhere, it's most likely from my ten years of standing outside the Black Cap on the High Street, talking to people about the campaign to re-open the Cap. Which has now happened, so these days I don't stand outside it but sit inside it. 😁
Camdenist's 'sister' publication, The Wick, is having a bash to celebrate the publication of our latest print edition, just along the Overground line (nearest stop Homerton), at legendary reborn boozer, The Gun.
Community members are very welcome to come along and join me for a drink - and you can also pick up a FREE hot-off-the-press copy of the new 32-page magazine too. It features a 7-page destination guide to Hackney's beloved Well Street Market, with the pub at its centre.
RSVP via the Luma link below and I look forward to seeing some of you out East next Friday....
Book a table for the 14th or 15th August after 4pm, and enjoy a glass of Cremant on arrival, to celebrate the launch weekend of the big new rooftop haunt atop Bloomsbury's revamped Imperial Hotel.
There are 5 new drinks, all very suitable for hot weather and all priced at just £3 if you head over to Jamestown Road's STORRD convenience grocery and take-out spot right now...
If you enjoy good vibes, music and fun, then join me and others on Sunday 30 August from 1–5 PM for the much-loved Natural Aspect Summer Concert, a free live music event celebrating community and nature on Hampstead Heath.
It's held at the Parliament Hill Bandstand bringing together thousands for an afternoon of music, creativity, and summer joy. With a lively lineup featuring ska, rock, reggae, soul and jazz, plus workshops, and delicious food and drink—there’s something for everyone.
Ahhh, there was a time when I worked out of Camden Market a few years back when you could get a decent lunch downstairs for just over a fiver. Now, post-Covid and subsequent misguided global conflicts later, those very same items cost £12 and over, so getting a lunch plus a drink for a tenner at Boxpark is pretty good in 2026 - here are details of the various options (midday-5pm, Mon-Fri)
https://www.boxpark.co.uk/venues/camden/offers/meal-deal
TEiP has become a thriving community because our events create opportunities for people to get straight into meaningful, imaginative, creative conversations.
We want to take that imagination and creativity to the next level.
We've met so many people with skills and ideas to share, and so many people up for trying new things.
So we're creating an opportunity for people to share and learn from one another in the same openminded, relaxed spirit as TEiP.
And we're doing it outside because it's Summer, we love nature, and our last outside.
Kentish Town's longstanding French bistro, Patron, are having an Oyster Day this Wed 5th Aug, with those bargain prices applying from opening at 6pm - booking early is advised. If you go, do let us know what it was like with a comment below...
https://patronrestaurant.com/
Do you have a burning question you'd like to see put to the 8,000+ Camdenist readers in the weeks ahead?
The format is usually a 3 option answer: a Yes, No or Maybe.
All input welcome in the comments 👇🏼
The Guinness Open Gate Brewery London, in Covent Garden, is celebrating International Beer Day 2026 by offering the first 100 customers a free pint on Friday 7th Aug. They open from 11am, so you might need to call it 'early lunch'...
https://opengatelondon.guinness.com/en/international-beer-day-at-guinness-open-gate-brewery
Once we've reached a critical mass of enough people to have a nice little drink, plus everyone has got their summer holiday OOO's out of the way - so let's call it mid-September-ish, I'll invite you early adopters to an evening of drinks and scintillating local social interaction. But where should we hold the first one? Let me know your favourite spots for drinks and a chin wag (so not crazy loud or overly quiet) below. Go!
Our friends at Save Our Scene and the Music Venues Trust are helping the legendary Soho jazz institution put on a massive free party this Sat 1st Aug. Here's the info https://www.ronniescotts.co.uk/find-a-show/ronnie-scotts-street-party-2026
I'm Tom, founder of Camdenist, and I'll be moderating these early days of the community, so please be courteous, nice and above all interesting!
That means leave your gripes, fears and conflicts on the social platforms and make this place somewhere every Camdenist ready will want to visit and participate in.
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