I the Cally

At the Cally festival 2012 100 ‘I heart the Cally’ bookbags were sold and 100 people gave their reasons for loving the lovely, lovable, Caledonian Road whilst donations were collected for the daffs that will be planted this weekend on the Bemerton. People said they heart the Cally because…

it brings both sides of Islington together! the Ferodo bridge is awesome it’s got everything you’d possibly want I’ve been here 60 years I live here ! xx I love the veg shop there are so many different people from so many countries. I live here! everything we need is here (especially the Cally Pool and Café Terrace!) I live around the corner! it’s why we live here! the pet shop the faces are familiar and interesting it’s so vibrant and diverse coz I live here! the transport links are brilliant I live here it’s one of London’s hidden gems. It still retains a community spirit. And I was born here, and have lived here my whole life! 🙂 because we live here! it’s full of unpretentious life! (lucky to live here) I moved away and miss it! I’ve lived here for over 20 years everyone is friendly and it’s home! I love the Cally xxx we have two adventure playgrounds – Crumbles Castle and Lumpy Hill I was born on the Cally the nice ladies I love the Bemerton! the pound shop is so useful! I live here and I love it it’s got everything I need it’s vibrant, friendly, diverse, and my home! x it’s home to the coolest jumpers it’s got everything you want in life Ordinary people, comes in colours, tall and small, turns out to be extraordinary one and all

everything about London is here! all the shops sell lovely food, even late at night the people are great the young people have massive potential how friendly the shopkeepers are! it’s real! it’s an endless source of entertainment we live here and started our family here (plus it sounds Scottish) it looks like you are going to get stabbed but everyone is very lovely it’s friendly my daughter, Anya, has made us love it! it is a community! it’s home! the diversity of the locals it’s the real NORF London it’s a great place to live and it’s steeped in fascinating history Canal 125 I bought some Lions’ feet here once the wonderful community all the people in the world are here sometimes all the dogs are funny here the nicest people live here 🙂 IT’S HOME!! 🙂 my boyfriend lives here and I love my boyfriend! it keeps it real! child friendly! I was born here it’s fab the diversity it has a great range of shops and the traders are very helpful. The West Library is excellent and the festival must be held every year until 2050 ordinary often turns out to be extraordinary the range of shops and friendly people the people!!! I live on the street of Cally everyone is so friendly! it’s a nice place to shop it’s a great, great place! IT FEELS LIKE HOME! shops not bad but could do with more selection it has strong historical roots, and my family is from Cally Road! it surprises me some brilliant people live here great diverse people live and work here the diverse nature of the people. It’s the people who make it special! there is a great community feeling, lots going on, multicultural, lots of residents joining in to make it better and because it’s my home patch. all the wonderful people and lots of lovely shops. I also love St Andrew’s church it’s got a great sense of community the amazing Italian man! it’s just our home. it’s full of so many people, old and young, from all over the world in one place I’ve just moved here and it’s amazing! I love the sense of community! it’s seriously diverse and anything/anyone goes. Be yourself!! Xx it’s still got a great community and isn’t massively overdeveloped I live here! It’s home. And it has a lively, friendly and very mixed population. its diversity and every time you walk down the road you see an interesting face it’s fantastic fun J I love the Cally pool it’s so interesting it’s so lively the kebab shop on the corner of Offord road is amazing the Cally kids doing wheelies on their bikes the new graffiti – I love the big dog and the parrots my neighbours are lovely, and different from me! because you can tell that the people who live here love it (mostly!) I love the Cally fest!

The bags were printed in a living room and sold to raise money for daffodil bulbs to plant in the grounds of the Bemerton Estate. If you live on the Bem and would like to join in planting them, get in touch at BeautifulBem@hotmail.com. Or if you’re a local gardener and want to offer help or plants/cuttings to fill empty flowerbeds, get in touch!