Children from All Souls Church of England Primary School came to Fitzrovia Court this week to put on a singing performance to entertain older people living in Fitzrovia. Children have been performing a regularly sing-song, organised by Fitzrovia Neighbourhood Association's Older Fitzrovia project at Westminster Council's sheltered housing site in Carburton Street for the past four years.
We are an inner London charity working to relieve poverty and combat social isolation
We are a registered charity working in the inner London neighbourhood of Fitzrovia delivering a number of services to the local community. We provide housing, welfare and debt advice to residents. Deliver community development work using art and textiles with Bangladeshi women. Combat social isolation among the elderly and disabled using art and culture. Provide …
We’ve updated our “About Fitzrovia London” page and more…
We've made some changes to our website ahead of our move to new premises and in readiness for events in June. We have expanded our About Fitzrovia London page to give a summary of the history of the area and its people. No doubt we'll re-write it again and again. And we've added some details …
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We are finalising plans for Fitzrovia Festival 2013
We are currently finalising plans for the Fitzrovia Festival 2013 which will be held from 10am to 4pm on Saturday 22 June. This will be the 40th anniversary of the Festival which was first held 2 June 1973. There will be a number of small events to celebrate the life and history of the neighbourhood. …
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Planning applications in Fitzrovia validated by Westminster Council in April 2013
There were 30 planning application validated by Westminster Council in our area during April 2013. Display of two internally illuminated fasica signs measuring 0.9m x 5.2m and 0.9m x 4.9m and two projecting signs measuring 0.5m x 0.8m385-387 Euston Road London NW1 3AU Ref. No: 13/03607/ADV | Received: Mon 22 Apr 2013 | Validated: Mon 22 Apr 2013 | Status: Pending …
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Older Fitzrovia Newsletter – May 2013
So, Spring has finally sprung…and the FNA is finally moving! Apologies for no newsletter last month, the place we thought we were going to in February fell through. We were lucky and another place came up straight away – 5a Goodge Place W1T 4SD. We should be actually going in early May. Our phone numbers …
40 years of community media
It was a 40 years ago last month that Tower, a community newspaper produced entirely by volunteers, rolled off the presses and was delivered to homes in our neighbourhood which some people at that time referred to as "Towerland" after the Post Office Tower, now the BT Tower. 40 years later we are celebrating by putting every one …
A chance to win a holiday in the Big Give Charities Raffle 2013
Fitzrovia Neighbourhood Association is taking part in the very first Big Give Charities Raffle and we hope you will support us -- and be in with a chance of winning one of these fantastic prizes! 1st prize - £2,000 cash, or a luxury holiday for two 2nd prize - £1,000 cash 3rd prize - £500 cash 10 x runners’ …
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Our network of community websites and social media
We have a number of community websites each producing content to inform and entertain people living in Fitzrovia, raise awareness of the neighbourhood's heritage as well as foster a sense of community. The domain name fitzrovia.org.uk hosts our main site and we have a number of sub-domains hosting sites with distinct functions. There are four websites: …
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Looking for somewhere to live in Fitzrovia?
Fitzrovia has seen huge rent rises in recent years and a lot of property speculation and people buying as investments. Many ordinary people have been forced out of the area by rising rents. Same for small businesses. Around 70 percent of people living in Fitzrovia rent their home. You have a number of options for …
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Fitzrovia Neighbourhood Association 