Author Archives: William Perrin

Paul Convery and his fellow councillors did a lot of work behind the scenes to make sure that the road closure, licensing and permissions all came through for the festival to go ahead.  Here he reflects on the future for … Continue reading →

I'm struck that the Cally is attracting young people, often women to run improvised pop up shops and galleries.  This is a great new phase for the Cally.  Here's Kristie and Coralie the co-owners of the marvellous Drink Shop Do … Continue reading →

David Ryan MBE brought the boys from the Times Amateur Boxing Club in central Kings Cross out into a specially constructed ring on the Cally.  Just as i finished interviewing him on what boxing does for young men, George picked … Continue reading →

I took up meditation when I got ill a few years ago and i can't recommend RIGPA on the Cally Road highly enough as a place to learn and practice meditation.  RIGPA practice a Tibetan tradition that includes meditating with your … Continue reading →

It was wonderful to see Housmans certainly one of London's best bookshops and possibly one of Britain's best out at the Cally Festival. Albert Beale is a great Cally enthusiast and this website often benefits from his comments.  

There's a huge team of people to credit, but Anya did a superb job in organising much of the Festival.  Here she is on Sunday afternoon 12 hours on from a 3AM start.  Here's to next year.

One of the lovely things about the festival was the way the organising team helped people with stalls for local good causes and initiatives.  Here's a few in their own words: Josette from Parents4Parents based in the Jean Stokes Centre … Continue reading →

The festival was great today – huge thanks to Anya, Mohammed and the dozens of people who made it possible.  Plenty more to write about it later this week but if you didn't make it have a look at the … Continue reading →