Angel Canal Festival Islington, London N1 NEXT FESTIVAL Sunday 2nd September 2012 11.00 a.m. to 5 pm, adjoining City Road Lock, Islington Free Admission.
					This annual one-day festival is based around the City Road Lock on the Regent’s Canal, Islington, London N1.  Attractions include Stalls, a Children's Fun-Fair and entertainment, Boat Trips, Regatta, Art Projects, Live Music, Street Theatre, Refreshments, Boat Rally and Community Boats on display.  Entry is free.
There are 80 stalls or gazebos arranged along the towpath, Graham St & Danbury St & Graham St Park selling anything from canalware, crafts, books, clothes, jewellery, bric-a-brac, a wide range of hot and cold food and non-alcoholic drinks.  As well as local businesses, many local and national charities take stalls to raise awareness and give advice.  There are two public houses on site, The Narrow Boat and The Prince of Wales.
					We are proud to say that each year, the Mayor of Islington, arrives by boat from the London Canal Museum and opens the Festival by giving a Welcome speech at 12 noon before starting the Bell-Boat Race in the Basin at 1pm.
As the event is FREE we rely on funding and gifts in kind from many sources including the Community Chest, City Road Basin Limited, The Eric Evans Memorial Trust, The Morris Charitable Trust, the GLA/London Canals Committee, Gratte Brothers Ltd, LBI Regeneration, and Pollard Thomas Edwards Architects.We also have excellent support from BW London, SPCC, the Inland Waterways Association and the London Canal Museum and Islington Council.The Festival is run by un-paid volunteers who put in approximately 1600 hrs a year.   Our aim is to produce an enjoyable day-long Festival celebrating the Regents Canal around the City Road Lock and Basin area promoting the canal as an historic, local, community, environmental and leisure asset for all to enjoy.     Latest News from the ACF Team CHARMBOROUGH RING At the 2010 festival we had a portable Belfry-a great introduction to change ringing www.charmborough.org ANGEL GLIDE Great news the somewhat unusual gliding Angel will be back again in 2011-must be seen CLIMBING TOWER   This was with us again in 2009 www.the-warehouse.co.uk 'BAND OF ANGELS'    The ACF team would like to thank all the volunteers from all supporting organisations, as well as the essential band of angels, that made the 2009 event again so sucessful-without them there would be no event     Some of the Angels wearing their  T-shirts: They are:- back row: Tony, Sheila, Henry front row: Jessica, Justine & Maxine. Interested parties please contact Beryl Windsor on 0121 244 8439 or 07973 504 212 or beryl@kirkman.demon.co.uk   The Angel Canal Festival is Organised by the ACF Management Team comprising British Waterways, Islington Boat Club, Angel Community Canal Boat Trust, St. Pancras Cruising Club , London Canal Museum , Friends of Regent's Canal , London Borough of Islington. Special thanks to contributors of text and pictures to help build this site, contributors include Text from Martin Sachs of the London Canal Museum Photos from Pauline Lord, British Waterways, INBA and other contributors.