WC1N Area Guide
A locals' guide to WC1N
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covent garden,
clerkenwell,
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Jim Ghedi + Juni Habel
Jim Ghedi hails from Sheffield, South Yorkshire and although clearly well versed in the history of folk music, he stands out as a potential torch bearer for a new generation of respectful yet experimental performers. His album ‘Wasteland’, released in March 2025, saw wide acclaim and was recognised as a profoundly bold sonic statement that is some of the most rich, far-reaching and ambitious work in the Folk genre - pushing the boundaries of what folk music can be. His third album released on the Basin Rock record label, this new sound emulates a more brooding, darker and electronic world which is mirrored in his piercing lyrics and singing. He draws from social observations, contemporary songwriting, historical & traditional material. This year, Ghedi will also release his first film soundtrack for A24’s thriller The Death of Robin Hood, after being approached by director Michael Sarnoski. A dark adaptation of the 17th-century folk-tale Robin Hood's Death, the film is out in June 2026, and stars Hugh Jackman, Jodie Comer, Bill Skarsgård and more. Over the years, Ghedi has performed headline tours and festivals across the UK, Ireland and Europe, as well as supporting & touring with bands such as Lankum, Stick in the Wheel, Richard Dawson, Martin Carthy, Shirley Collins. Praise for Wasteland: "The Sheffield folk musician gets brilliantly apocalyptic on this rallying, medieval-tinged battle cry." The Guardian "Wasteland is exactly where British folk music should be today. A masterwork." 5/5 Morning Star "Wasteland is a folk renaissance masterpiece." 9/10 The Line Of Best Fit "There's no contemporary singer quite like Jim Ghedi.... you're unlikely to experience a more intense trip of an album this year." 5/5 Songlines "Tim-Buckley-meets-Richard-Thompson-at-the-end-of-the-universe vibe. Colossal." MOJO "the horrific, terrifying beauty of a collapsing planet, turned into sound." The Quietus "Yorkshire folksmith's ruminative, storm-tossed masterwork." 9/10 Uncut "Jim Ghedi’s masterpiece." KLOF "an original voice with an ancient spirit." The Times Presented by Broadside Hacks and Basin Rock This is an 18+ eventRead more
Catrin Finch
Catrin Finch performs Notes to Self, a series of reflective and deeply personal new tracks she has composed for Katy, her 13-year-old self, and her first album of solo compositions in a decade. With accompanying letters underscoring the profound stories of her personal journey, Notes to Self weaves together Catrin’s experiences, emotions and introspections. Through her music, she explores themes of vulnerability, expectation, transformation and the unpredictability of a life played out under the public eye. Each composition draws from her past; a 40-year career as one of her generation’s most adventurous and pioneering artists. Her enduring honesty and bravery resonate, inviting listeners to connect deeply with her story, as she translates her struggles and triumphs into sound. Notes to Self not only showcases Catrin’s evolution as a musician, but charts a remarkable career shaped by her experiences as a gay woman, a cancer survivor, a sister, daughter and mother. Notes to Self is a step into a new creative dimension for this extraordinary harpist, whose career takes new turns with each new project. Ticket prices for this event include a venue restoration levy.Read more
Bloomsbury and the Coram Foundling Museum
You are warmly invited to join a walk around Bloomsbury, London WC1, followed by a guided tour of The Foundling Museum in Coram Fields and drinks at The Providence in Lamb's Conduit Street. The meeting place is on the corner of Gower Street and Bedford Square (WC1B) at 2pm. Bloomsbury is one of the most fascinating parts of London. Home to a series of writers and artists from Virginia Woolf to Dante, Gabriel Rossetti and Oscar Wilde, along with a host of celebrities, including Charles Darwin, John Maynard Keynes, and Lytton Strachey. Many commemorative blue plaques adorn the walls of these elegant London Squares. The walk will begin in Bedford Square, home of the celebrated Bloomsbury hostess, Ottoline Morrell, and it will end at Brunswick Square close to the Coram Foundling Museum which was established by Royal Charter on 17th October, 1739 by Captain Coram. The story of the hospital, which opened a branch at Shrewsbury School, is an intriguing tale of suffering and philanthropy in the early 18th Century.Read more
New and Emerging Oncotherapeutic Neurotoxicity
New and Emerging Oncotherapeutic Neurotoxicity (NEON) study day Supported by the Immuno-Oncology Clinical Network (IOCN) Join us for the New and Emerging Oncotherapeutic Neurotoxicity (NEON) Study Day, a one-day educational event supported by the Immuno-Oncology Clinical Network (IOCN), taking place on Friday 11 September 2026 at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London. Bringing together leading experts in neurology, oncology and immunotherapy toxicity, the programme will explore the evolving landscape of cancer immunotherapies and the recognition and management of new and emerging neurotoxicities. Through expert lectures, rapid-fire clinical scenarios, live MDT discussions and networking opportunities, this study day offers valuable insights for consultants, trainees and allied health professionals involved in the care of patients receiving modern oncological therapies. Location 33 Queen Square, Lower Ground Lecture theatre National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London WC1N 3BG Friday 11th September 2026 Consultants: 50 Trainees and AHPs: 30 CPD points to be confirmed Programme 0900-0930: Registration and coffee Introduction 0930-1000: Evolving Landscape of Immunotherapies in Cancer (Professor Anna Olsson-Brown, consultant medical oncologist, UPMC Professor of Cancer Clinical Trials, University College Cork) 1000-1030: New and Emerging Oncotherapeutic Neurotoxicities (Dr Aisling Carr, consultant neurologist NHNN, London) Rapid fire clinical scenarios 1 1030-1045: IO-neuritis (Dr Ryan Keh, consultant neurologist, Salford Royal, Manchester) 1045-1100: Triple M Syndrome (Dr Ben Schroeder, neurology registrar, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff) 1100-1130:Coffee Rapid fire clinical scenarios 2 1130-1145: IO-CNS manifestations (Dr Clara Tierney, NHNN) 1145-1200:IO-HLH (Dr Jess Manson, consultant rheumatologist, University College London Hospitals) 1200-1215: Rare and Atypical IO-Neurotoxicity Presentations (Dr Heather Shaw, consultant medical oncologist, UCLH and Mount Vernon Cancer centre) 1215-1230:Common Non-Neurological IO-Toxicities (Dr Kate Young, consultant oncologist, Royal Marsden Hospital) 1230-1300: IO-neurotoxicity mimics and chameleons (Dr Aisling Carr, consultant neurologist, NHNN) 1300-1400: Lunch and Networking 1400-1500: IO-neurotoxicity live MDT: 2 cases and live discussion 1500-1530:Coffee Rechallenge and Non-IO Neurotoxicities 1530-1550: Risks and considerations of ICI in neurological autoimmune disease and rechallenge (Dr Mark Willis, consultant neurologist, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff) 1550-1610:CAR-T neurotoxicity (Dr Frederick Vonberg, consultant neurologist, NHNN) 1610-1640 Beyond ICI and CAR-T (Dr Nick Davies, consultant neurologist, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital). 1640-1700: Panel DiscussionRead more
Sophia Djebel Rose
Sophia Djebel Rose is a Franco-Moroccan artist who distills a singular music. Blending folk, noise, experimental song, and avant-garde poetry, she invents a new language of her own. Born into the perpetual exile of a childhood divided between two countries, Sophia has turned wandering into her greatest strength. As a modern poetess, she now takes the stage alone, armed with an electric guitar, to sing of the beauty of the lands she has ceaselessly left behind. Her live performances intertwine Mediterranean music with ecological and feminist themes, all of it carried by a syncretic approach that merges into a mysticism meant as an invitation to break the course of things and to reclaim one's strength. Her latest album, Sécheresse, released in february 2025 unveils nine mesmerizing & genre-defying tracks imbued with magnetic allure. Austere yet baroque, dark yet luminous, raw yet refined, this work escapes all categorization: it is an act of faith. To class among the unclassifiable, Sophia Djebel Rose lays the foundations for an oeuvre that follows in the lineage of avant-garde women who never ceased to challenge and expand the limits of style.Read more
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