PHOTO OPPORTUNITY
When: Friday 27 January from 4 to 7pm.
Where: taking place along the pedestrian area on Old Street outside the Post Office
Live entertainment and a cutting-edge lighting display will be just some of the enticing events which will mark the kick-off the award-winning Old Street Promenade of Light project this Friday.
Islington residents are all invited to the launch of the project, which aims to make the area between the Old Street roundabout and Bath Street a safer, more accessible space, serving a variety of needs of local residents.
Councillor Bridget Fox, Executive member for sustainability, said: “We are all very excited about this project - the improvements will see Old Street become a much more attractive and welcoming public place that can be used by people of all ages.
I would encourage everyone who lives or works around Old Street to come along and get a feel for the transformation that will take place.”
EC1 New Deal board member and local resident Rebecca Cresswell said the event will be a good opportunity for people to find out more about the planned changes:
“A significant number of local people have been involved in the consultation stages of this project and they will be pleased to see that work is now underway,” said Ms Cresswell.
The ‘new’ Old Street will see run down footpaths and underused gardens replaced with new seating, paving, flower beds and a promenade of trees and lights along the pedestrian area to the west of the Old Street roundabout.
Plans and information will be on display at Friday’s event to inform residents, local businesses and passers-by of the changes that are planned for the area.
Find out how the space will be transformed through the following features on Friday:
o Cutting edge lighting display
o Information stalls about the scheme
o Live entertainment
o A spot lit mini digger serving as a backdrop for the speeches
Tonkin Liu Architects developed the award-winning designs of the project, in partnership with Islington Council, EC1 New Deal for Communities and Transport for London.
The design won first prize in the ‘urban space by design’ (unbuilt category) in the RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) competition in June 2005.
The event is taking place along the pedestrian area on Old Street outside the Post Office this Friday 27 January between 4pm and 7pm.
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