As part of the Somers Town Future Neighbourhood 2030 initiative, we have produced a series of short clips that aim to highlight just a few of the amazing people who live and work in Somers Town. They are a small example of the many committed voices in the community of Somers Town, each doing their bit to contribute to improving the lives of people working, living and studying in the neighbourhood while also helping us to deliver the Somers Town Future Neighbourhood 2030 vison: 'helping Somers Town residents tackle the climate emergency and create a fairer future for everyone’.
Slaney Devlin, chair of the Somers Town Neighbourhood Forum, has lived Somers Town for 20 years. She's one of our key partners in the delivery of the project and the development of our long-term plan for the area. Watch the clip: Somers Town Future Neighbourhood 2030 - Slaney Devlin - YouTubeJavier Calderón, director of the Somers Gallery. Javier is passionate about nurturing and supporting local artists as a way of engaging and activating the local community. Watch the clip: Somers Town Future Neighbourhood 2030 - Javier Calderón - YouTube Diana Foster and Esther Leslie, run the People’s Museum Somers Town, set up by local residents with the aim of playing a part in the sustainable development of cities and civic society and reducing inequality. Watch the clip: Somers Town Future Neighbourhoods - Somers Town Museum - YouTube Salina Khatun, member of 'Kindle Corner' and local primary school teacher who dedicates a lot of her time to engaging with the local community through storytelling as a channel to share knowledge and skills and, raise awareness of issues such as the climate crisis. Watch the clip: Somers Town Future Neighbourhood 2030 - Salina Khatun - YouTube Esther Caplin, a Camden resident involved in local community activities for over 20 years in Somers Town. She recently worked on a hoarding stories project enabling people to share stories from their cultural backgrounds as a way of celebrating Somers Town's rich diversity. Watch the clip: Somers Town Future Neighbourhood 2030 - Esther Caplin - YouTube Chalton Street Market voices, a compilation of local traders' voices around their views and hopes for the future of Somers Town. Watch the clip: Somers Town Future Neighbourhood 2030 - Chalton Street Market - YouTube If you are curious to know more about the Future Neighbourhood project, visit https://somerstownfn2030.commonplace.is/
