Hannah Simpson
Keir Starmer
- Credit: Polly Hancock
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has been announced as patron of Highgate Newtown Community Centre (HNCC).
The centre offers activities and support for the community, as well as a foodbank and other services.
Mr Starmer said: “It’s a great pleasure to take on the role of patron at Highgate Newtown Community Centre. Since becoming MP for Holborn and St Pancras in 2015, I have been so impressed by the way in which the team here supports, motivates, and brings together its community. No challenge is too great, and it’s exciting to be a part of this spirit.”
Angus Anderson with artwork at Highgate Newtown Community Centre in 2016.
- Credit: Polly Hancock
A community centre s resident artist who died over the festive period was passionate about London and supportive to all he came in contact with .
Angus Anderson, 72, passed away suddenly on December 28 after a heart attack. He had been artist-in-residence at Highgate Newtown Community Centre (HNCC) since 2013, and was previously a trustee of the charity ActionSpace, which works to help young artists with learning disabilities.
Born and brought up in south London, where he met wife Liz when they were both teenagers, Angus worked in the public sector for the majority of his adult life.
Angus Anderson with artwork at Highgate Newtown Community Centre in 2016.
- Credit: Polly Hancock
A community centre s resident artist who died over the festive period was passionate about London and supportive to all he came in contact with .
Angus Anderson, 72, passed away suddenly on December 28 after a heart attack. He had been artist-in-residence at Highgate Newtown Community Centre (HNCC) since 2013, and was previously a trustee of the charity ActionSpace, which works to help young artists with learning disabilities.
Born and brought up in south London, where he met wife Liz when they were both teenagers, Angus worked in the public sector for the majority of his adult life.