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Highbury Community Association

Representing the people who live and work in Highbury, Lower Holloway and Finsbury Park

Summary

The Highbury Community Association (HCA) represents residents and businesses on all aspects of living and working in Highbury, Lower Holloway and Finsbury Park in north London.

HCA campaigns on local issues of interest to residents and businesses.

Membership is free and open to anyone who supports the aims of the HCA and/or lives or works in Highbury, Lower Holloway or Finsbury Park.

There's lots of interesting information about Highbury and the local community on the website.

Newsletter

The latest edition of the newsletter is now available, click here to view.

Topics include the history of Gillespie Park, current state of play in Highbury Fields, Arsenal in the Community and more!

The HCA

  1. Represents over 950 residents and businesses in Highbury, Lower Holloway and Finsbury Park
  2. Campaigns on issues of interest to the local community and responds to planning applications
  3. Is run by a committee of volunteers who give their time freely to the Association
  4. Relies on donations and advertising revenue from the newsletter for all its funding
  5. Fundraises for local good causes. For example, the has HCA raised over £500 for the Park Theatre in Finsbury Park. In 2012 £600 was raised for Freightliners Farm, a working farm based in the heart of Islington. Over £300 has been raised for the Howard League for Penal Reform. In 2016 £500 was raised to support the spire repair fund at Christ Church in Highbury. In 2019, over £450 was raised for the Islington Foodbank run by the Trussell Trust
  6. Is a member of the London Forum of Amenity and Civic Societies