28/9/2013 Article originally published in November 2013 on St John Street News. It can be tough for busy Londoners to maintain relationships with – or even meet – their neighbours. Ludovica Tronci found out how the people of Newington Green are trying to remedy this situation Urban city life offers the promise of new social activities and a wide variety of people, but many still struggle to make friends – even with those next door.
According to a recent study carried out by The Big Lunch– a lottery-funded initiative that brings people together once a year for a few hours of lunch, chit-chat and friendship – London is actually the second politest city in the UK, with “one in four people knocking on a neighbour’s door to introduce themselves shortly after they have moved into a new home”. However, the research also shows that more than two thirds of people in London don’t know their neighbours and 35% don’t have any idea of what their names are. A local group is attempting to buck this trend. Members of the community of Newington Green, the London area that straddles the border between the boroughs of Islington and Hackney, are coming up with ideas and events that aim to break typical barriers of shyness and diffidence between neighbours. For the full article please visit St John Street News.
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