********Photo Opportunity*******Photo Opportunity*****Photo Opportunity*****<br><br>On Thursday 30 June (10.30am), schoolchildren from Grafton Primary School will showcase the results of their research into the stories, buildings and lives of Holloway Road – past and present.<br><br>There will be displays of the Year 5 children’s drawings, photos and other work, including a short film, created as part of the school education project element of the Holloway Road Heritage Economic Regeneration Scheme (HERS).<br><br>Jointly funded by English Heritage and Islington Council, the HERS scheme involves the repair, conservation and enhancement of commercial and residential property, and the spaces between buildings, at the southern end of Holloway Road (from Highbury Corner to the railway bridge).<br><br>The project also aims to engender a sense of ownership of the area in the local community and businesses. The school education project is one part of this, and a publication is also being produced to celebrate the diverse people, history, stories and buildings that make the area unique.<br><br>Islington's executive member for sustainability, councillor Bridget Fox, will attend the presentation of the children’s work. She said:<br><br>“I am really looking forward to seeing the children’s impressions of Holloway Road, and their work documenting its past. People from all over the world live in Islington - it’s important that we have a sense of pride in the place we share. Community involvement like this school project will help make the A1 Borough project to transform Holloway Road a long-term success.“<br><br>“Community involvement is a key priority in the A1 Borough project, and indeed all of the council’s works. Grass-roots programmes, such as this school project, greatly contribute to the success of any regeneration by developing ownership within the community.”<br><br>For information on the Holloway Road HERS and the forthcoming publication, contact Mike McGill on 020 7527 2607.<br><br>Ends
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