We wanted to find out what people in Islington were tweeting about over the last two weeks.
There were several stand out stories in March. The last 2,500 tweets on the hashtag #Islington were dominated by stories on Alan Cartwright, whose murder resulted in hundreds of people attending a vigil. But there were several other themes in Islington’s Twittersphere.
We’ll take you through the rest of Islington’s tweets.
Alan Cartwright
Predictably, the murder of Alan Cartwright dominated what Islington residents have been talking about over the last two weeks.
Hundreds of people attended a candlelit vigil on Friday, after the 15-year-old was stabbed to death while cycling on Caledonian Road.
As well as the teenager’s name, several words relating to the killing dominated the Twittersphere. These included “suspicion”, “arrested” and “murder”.
18 yo man has been charged with the murder of 15 yo Alan Cartwright. He appears in court today. One man remains in custody. 2 others bailed
— Islington MPS (@MPSIslington) March 7, 2015
Tonight I joined the family of Alan Cartwright & 600 local residents, a week after his senseless senseless death pic.twitter.com/JZdirx3WDI — Emily Thornberry MP (@EmilyThornberry) March 6, 2015
The Alma
The Alma pub, based in Newington Green, has got people in Islington talking. The movie-themed boozer has over 128k followers on Twitter, attracting people in with its traditional British food with a modern twist. The pub runs several events, including a live folk night where visitors can bring along their own instruments and join in.
“@TheAlmaChef: @N1FoodBuddy like burgers? #NewingtonGreen #n1 @TheAlma_N1 pic.twitter.com/P6yRbyzpRi” — The Alma Islington (@TheAlma_N1) March 8, 2015
HiFi junior parkrun
A free, weekly 2km run for children aged 4-14 attracted a lot of tweets. It starts at 9.30am every Sunday in Highbury Fields.
The winner of last week’s event was Joshua Connell, a first-time runner who completed the 2km course in 8:02 minutes.
Worth getting up early today to see so many kids & parents enjoying the 1st @hifijnrparkrun #parkrun #highbury #islington #highburyfields
— Deborah Roback (@ldndeb) March 8, 2015
Thanks for coming everyone! We hope you had fun! Big thanks to the volunteers! See you next week! pic.twitter.com/EtJocAxiCF
— HiFi junior parkrun (@hifijnrparkrun) March 8, 2015
What DO vegans eat?
The vegan scene seems big in Islington, with people tweeting on WhatDOveganseat and Bringavegandish2share.
@Veganandstuff WhatDOvegansEat?Come2 #Vegan Publuck atOldChinaHand,#Islington! Bring aVeganDish2share&enjoy a drink! https://t.co/2u06PmVaLO
— Jess Fox (@JSFox42) March 7, 2015
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