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HT issue 267

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Issue 267 31 October 2011
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Pink List 2011
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We are the champions
On yer bike
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Youngsters try their hand at new age kurling as part of Hackney Schools Sports Championships
THE forthcoming Paralympics
was the inspiration for the fourth
annual Hackney Schools Sports
Championships this month.
Over 2,500 youngsters took part
in the event, from 7 to 14 October,
competing in a wide range of disability
sports including wheelchair basketball,
archery and goalball. Lord Coe, chair
of the London Organising Committee
of the Olympic Games and Paralympic
Games, said the Paralympics will be ‘a
real opportunity to help change people’s
perceptions about disability and also
inspire people to get into disability
sport’.For more, turn to pages 8-9.
BEAT THE RUSH
ESIDENTS will have 48
hours advance notice to
buy tickets for three world
class sporting events at
Olympic venues next year.
The best international
gymnasts, cyclists and high
divers will battle it out in three
test events for the London 2012
Games, to will decide whether
they get a shot at Olympic glory.
Residents can use a unique code
– HACKNEYPREPARES – to
purchase tickets to each event 48
hours in advance of general release.
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The first, International
Gymnastics, runs from 10 to 18
January at the North Greenwich
Arena (also known as the O2).
It will be the last opportunity to
qualify for London 2012 and
will feature some of the world’s
best gymnasts from 60 nations.
The UCI Track Cycling
World Cup at the Olympic
Park Velodrome from 17 to 19
February will feature the best
riders from around the world.
And the FINA Diving World
Cup from 20 to 26 February will
be the first major sporting event
at the Olympic Park Aquatics
Centre and the last opportunity
for divers from 50 nations to
qualify for London 2012.
Early booking for these
tickets will begin online
through Ticketmaster, from
8am on 15 November, to
9am on 17 November at:
www.ticketmaster.co.uk/
londonpreparesseries.
Tickets will be allocated on
a first come first served basis.
They go on general sale from
17 November.
For more info about these
events and the London
Prepares series visit: www.
londonpreparesseries.com;or
call: 0845 267 2012.
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about 2012 news join:
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hackney2012; or visit:
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2012-news-events
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Cinema opens
HE countdown
is complete: the
borough’s newest
cinema is now open.
Hackney Picturehouse
is a four-screen cinema
offering a selection
of mainstream and
independent films, three
bars and a live music venue.
With 600 reclining
seats, digital and satellite
technology for live
screenings, a street level
café, workspaces, outreach
programmes and events
such as film quizzes and
open mic nights, the venue
is hoping to attract all
audiences.
London Fields resident
Michael Fassbender, star
of ‘X:Men First Class’
and ‘Jane Eyre’, threw
his support behind the
Hackney cinema when he
spoke at its launch event
on 27 October.
In addition, its first
guests were treated to what
was only the third-ever
screening of comedy-drama
T
The Hackney Picturehouse returns the former Ocean venue to use
‘The Descendants’, directed
by ‘Sideways’ auteur
Alexander Payne and
starring George Clooney.
Speaking at the launch,
Jules Pipe, Mayor of
Hackney, said: “This a
fantastic, exciting venture.
I’d like to thank everyone
who helped make this
happen. And thanks
Picturehouse for putting
a cinema back on Mare
Street.”
I would like to thank
everyone at the Council who
has worked very hard to connect
us with people who can make
things happen.
Lyn Goleby, managing
director of Picturehouse
operator City Screen,
added: “There is fantastic
support for film in the
area. I would like to
thank everyone at the
Council who has worked
very hard to connect us
with people who can
make things happen.
And to all our backers,
we have built it and they
will come.”
Around 1,500 people
had signed up as a member
of Hackney Picturehouse
before its official opening
on 28 October.
Located opposite
Hackney Town Hall, the
cinema transforms the
former Ocean venue.
MORE INFO
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visit: www.
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co.uk/cinema/Hackney_
Picturehouse
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TO DATE
Message from the Mayor
Gang drama
Top concern
Cast members from controversial C4 drama ‘Top Boy’, set in Hackney and due to be screened from 31 October
PROJECT aimed
at tackling gang
crime in Hackney
has come under
the spotlight, as a result of
controversial TV drama
Top Boy, a fictionalised
account of gang life set in
the borough.
The Integrated Gangs
Intervention Project (IGIP),
formed last July by the
Council, local police
and other agencies, has
already had considerable
success in reducing gangrelated crime.
Initial evaluation of the
project after six months
showed a reduction in gang
violence of 59 per cent,
gang-related knife crime
fell by 68 per cent, and
gang-related gun crime fell
by 67 per cent.
The initiative brings
together a number of
existing projects, and
works with people of all
ages to help them exit
gangs. Where this fails,
and people refuse to
move away from the gang
lifestyle, the team makes
sure that swift action is
taken by police.
Every aspect of gang
crime is tackled through
A
The project has seen a
significant drop in gang-related
violent crime, but we know we
have to continue this work
the project, including
identifying and working
with young people at risk
of getting involved with
gangs, and re-housing
those wanting to exit gangs
and start afresh.
Deputy Mayor of
Hackney, Cllr Sophie
Linden, explained the
approach as ‘tailored to
local needs, using years of
local expertise from the
police, youth service, and
FACT FILE
• Total number of young people in Hackney on youth justice
orders has dropped from 649 in 2007/08 to 340 in 2010/11
• Operation Chalais: A ground-breaking operation, which took
place over 18 months and came to an end in August, has led
to 41 people being charged with 217 offences
including firearms and drug-related crimes
• Operation Marsican: A three month operation
targeting street drug dealers, which resulted
in 20 people being arrested and charged
with over 80 offences
• A two year joint operation between the
Met’s Operation Trident, Hackney Police
and the Council resulted in the seizure of
29 firearms, 221 rounds of ammunition,
and 137 kilos of Class A and 20 kilos of
Class B drugs with an estimated street
value of £6.5million. Fifty-five criminals were
successfully prosecuted and are now serving
a total of 389 years in prison.
community groups.’
She added: “There has
been successful anti-gang
work in Hackney for some
time, but bringing it all
together has made it even
more effective. The project
has seen a significant drop in
gang-related violent crime,
but we know we have to
continue this work to bring
about lasting change.”
The Council has also
worked closely with police
to co-fund operations aimed
specifically at gang activity.
This work has led directly
to a number of arrests and
successful convictions.
(See fact file)
Cllr Linden said: “These
operations are vital to
support the police in taking
action against gangs, and
the Council supports
these both financially and
operationally. Alongside
this work, we are working
hard to support individuals
and families affected
by gangs.”
MORE INFO
For more info about
the Integrated Gangs
Intervention Project,
visit: www.hackney.gov.
uk/gangs
C4 drama Top Boy has put the issue of gang crime in
Hackney back into the headlines.
Some residents have already expressed concern that
it might paint an excessively negative picture of the
borough, potentially damaging businesses that rely on
customers visiting from across London, such as the
restaurants and theatres. Some also fear it may portray
damaging racial stereotypes.
Whatever people think of the programme, it is important
that residents feel confident that the Council and police
are working together to tackle the issue of gang crime.
In Hackney, we know that this kind of organised crime
is carried out by a tiny minority of people. However, the
activities of these few people have a disproportionately
high impact on the communities that live here.
Violent and drug-related gang crime has a high profile
and makes people feel less safe in their neighbourhoods.
Our residents identify it as one of their top concerns.
That is why we are determined to tackle this problem
through every means at our disposal. We have
been developing strategies for some years that look
specifically at the way gangs operate in Hackney, and
tackle those issues head-on.
These have come together in the Integrated Gangs
Intervention Project (IGIP) which addresses every
aspect of gang crime in Hackney; from co-funding
police operations to supporting families and
re-housing witnesses.
Gangs involve people of all ages but, in the long-term
the only way to put a stop to gang crime is to effectively
cut off the supply of young people who are vulnerable to
being recruited into gangs by older members.
We need to ensure that all our young people have higher
aspirations, and access to the support they need to reach
their full potential. Education has a huge part to play
in this, and the significant improvements in Hackney’s
school standards are transforming the life chances of
Hackney children.
It’s a real challenge in the current climate, but creating
new jobs and apprenticeships, and making sure our
young people have the skills they need to do them will
also be vitally important.
In the meantime, our efforts to tackle gangs will continue
to strike a balance between cracking down on hardened
offenders, and supporting those who want to get away
from the gang lifestyle.
We are committed to funding and supporting this work
into the future, despite the financial challenges that all
councils are facing.
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31 October 2011
feature
Anti-clockwise from above: Celebrating International Walk to School month; getting into the spirit of the event; pupils learn about the history
of the Olympic torches; Cllr Feryal Demirci joins pupils Kimi (l) and Can (r) as they make their way to Victoria Park; youngsters from Sebright
Primary School, Daniel and Sumaia (left) hand over the torch to Tower Hamlets students Sean and Raven at the borough boundary
Relay the dream
OUNGSTERS
from four Hackney
primary schools
took part in an
Olympic-themed relay
across London’s 33
boroughs to celebrate
International Walk to
School Month.
The 47 students helped
carry Olympic torches from
the 1948 London and 1956
Melbourne games across
Hackney, before handing
them over to pupils in
neighbouring Tower
Hamlets at the borough
boundary in Victoria Park.
The event also supported
national campaign
WoW, which encourages
Y
schoolchildren to earn
highly collectable pin
badges each month by
walking to school at least
once a week.
Hackney police officers
and Cllr Feryal Demirci,
Cabinet Member for
Neighbourhoods, joined
the parade on 14 October.
Cllr Demirci said: “I’m
delighted that children
across Hackney can get
involved in the exciting
range of Olympic-themed
activities taking place in
the borough in the run-up
to next year’s Olympic and
Paralympic Games, while
learning about the many
benefits of walking as part
Walking is a fun and healthy
way to travel to and from
school that can help reduce traffic
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of an active lifestyle for the
future.”
She added: “Walking
is a fun and healthy
way to travel
to and from
school that
can also
help reduce
traffic
congestion
and save
time for
parents.”
Currently,
81 per cent
of Hackney
children live
within one mile
of their school, yet
only 67 per cent walk or
cycle there. A Council
programme to help boost
the numbers of children
walking to school in
the borough has seen an
11 per cent increase
since 2007/08.
MORE INFO
For more information
about walking to school
in Hackney visit:
www.hackney.gov.uk/
stp-walking.htm
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ON THE
GO?
News in brief
FARM:shop in Dalston Lane
Down on the farm
Elly Barnes from Stoke Newington School has topped this year’s Pink List
Teacher tops list
Stoke Newington
teacher has been
named the most
influential person
in the UK’s lesbian, gay,
transgender and bisexual
(LGBT) community.
A
Message through music
Climbing above famous
names from pop star
Jessie J to campaigning
MP Simon Hughes, Elly
Barnes made number one
in The Pink List, a national
poll compiled by The
Independent on Sunday
newspaper.
Dozens e-mailed the
paper to nominate Elly
as an unsung hero in her
local community for her
pioneering work tackling
homophobia in schools.
Elly has been teaching
music at the school for more
than 12 years and is now
Elly’s work ensures
people are not afraid
of being who they are
its leader on promoting
equalities. She also
co-ordinates the school’s
LGBT History Month
events every February.
Elly said she was
‘gobsmacked’ to hear the
news. She added: “It was the
first time I’d ever been on
the list. I was just hoping to
get in at 100.”
Annie Gammon,
headteacher at the school,
added: “It is still all too
common, for instance, for
people in public life to seek
to hide their sexuality.
“This type of secrecy
should not need to happen,
and Elly’s work ensures
people are not afraid of
being who they are.”
Supermarket sweep
THE shopkeeper who saw his store devastated by looters during
the August riots has won the Independent Community Retailer of
the Year award.
Siva Kandiah won the trophy at the National Federation of Retail
Newsagents’ awards show hosted by TV presenter Anita Rani on
18 October. His Clarence Road shop was wrecked after rioters
stole stock and attempted to set fire to the premises. Without
contents insurance, his business was almost destroyed, but thanks
to support from the Council and an appeal fund set up by residents
that raised more than £30,000, Siva was able to carry on trading.
Judges at the NFRN were impressed by the loyalty shown by his
customers, and presented the award for Siva’s consistent and
committed contribution to the community.
Siva collects his award for best community retailer
A COMMUNITY-led, urban farming project supported by
the Council is flourishing as a business just over a year
after opening.
FARM:shop on Dalston Lane is home to fish farms, rooftop
chicken coops, an indoor allotment and a community cafe
dishing up its own produce.
Visitors to the shop can learn about sustainable farming
techniques as well as enjoy community events, live music
and talks.
The store
was set up by
Something &
Son, a design
practice that
combines art,
engineering
and business to
develop creative
ways to promote
sustainability.
Site includes indoor allotments
The project
has proved popular and a three-year lease has now been
signed on the property.
Founder Paul Smyth said: “For us it was vital that we got
the balance right. We wanted to create an educational,
community initiative through something positive.”
The project has employed one full-time member of staff,
who was initially supported through the Future Jobs Fund,
and has additional help from10 regular volunteers.
FARM:shop is one of several projects that has benefited
from Hackney Council’s
Art in Empty Spaces
initiative, designed
to transform
empty properties into
something useful and
meaningful for residents
and visitors.
Cllr Guy Nicholson,
Cabinet Member for
Regeneration and
the 2012 Olympic and
Paralympic Games, added
Art in Empty Spaces ‘has
shown the breadth of innovation
that is found across Hackney’s
economy’. For more info, visit:
www.farmlondon.weebly.com
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The Council offers free cycle
training to people who live, work
or study in the borough
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DID YOU
KNOW?
Anti-clockwise
from above:
walking in the
borough;
viewing the
Olympic Park;
road cycling
The tour takes in Abney Park Cemetery in Stoke Newington
The grand tour
COUNCIL
cycling project
took a group
of young
people on a tour
of some of East
London’s most
renowned
landmarks: from the eerie
undergrowth of Abney
Park cemetery to the sheen
of the Olympic Park.
The programme saw
11 to 19-year-olds bike
across the borough to
discover more about its
history and get pointers
on safe cycling. The
young people took part
in a training day before
the trip on 27 October.
This included practising
A
manoeuvres like indicating
and emergency stops.
Hackney Society historian
Mary Sewell (right) then
worked with the young
people to map out a route
for a sightseeing tour. The
group of 20 young people
were shown around the
borough, hearing the history
of locations like Victoria
Park, Hackney’s first
mosque in Stoke Newington
and Middlesex filter beds
in the Lea Valley. Newer
attractions such as the
Anish Kapoor’s 110metre
Olympic Park artwork
were also taken in as past of
the trip. The six-hour tour
ended with a speed cycle
back to Hackney.
This was an exciting
opportunity to learn about
being safe cyclists while
discovering fascinating facts
Cllr Feryal Demirci,
Cabinet Member for
Neighbourhoods, said:
“This was an exciting
opportunity for young
people to learn about
being safe cyclists while
discovering some fascinating
facts about Hackney’s
history.”
MORE INFO
For more info about
youth events, visit: www.
younghackney.org
Mary Sewell, Blue Badge Tourist Guide, showing where Hackney’s first Mosque was relocated in the 1970s
from Forburg Road to Cazenove Road, Stoke Newington
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31 October 2011
feature
Clockwise from above: children try out wheelchair basketball under the guidance of members of the
Team GB squad; taking aim in archery; West Reservoir Centre was the venue for water sports;
more thrills and spills on the wheelchair basketball court; the under-fours get their first taste of the
action; a show of strength in the popular tug of war competition
Pull together
ORE than
2,500
youngsters
took part
in the fourth Hackney
Schools Sports
Championships
(HSSC), an inclusive
competition
inspired by the
Paralympic
Games.
Teams
from all
six 2012
M
host boroughs battled it
out from 7 to 14 October
in a wide range of disability
sports, including wheelchair
basketball, archery and
goalball.
And this year youngsters
who attend the borough’s
children centres were also
invited to try their hand at
the sports, enabling underfours to get in on the act for
the first time.
Many older students
had already sampled
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Paralympic sports at school,
as part of work to ensure
the borough’s PE lessons
include all pupils, regardless
of ability.
Randal Cremer pupil
Taciana said: “When you
play Paralympic sports
it’s a chance to join in
and see how people with
disabilities feel.”
Stoke Newington School
pupil Owen, who tried
wheelchair basketball,
added: “It’s fun to crash
and it’s quite energetic. You
have to put all the power
into your arms.”
Local Paralympian
Dervis Konuralp and
members of the Team
GB wheelchair basketball
squad were on hand to give
coaching advice during the
championships.
Different activities took
place on three N16 sites:
Clissold Leisure Centre;
Stoke Newington School;
and West Reservoir Centre.
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It’s vital we take every
opportunity to inspire
young people with the Games
Pupils also got a taste of
visually impaired football at
Grasmere Primary School,
N16, facilitated by coaches
from Arsenal, Chelsea and
Tottenham.
A hub for the sport
is being set up at Stoke
Newington School by the
Football Association in
partnership with HSSC
organiser The Learning
Trust. Stormont House
School and Grasmere
primary were the overall
championship winners.
Lord Coe, chair of
the London Organising
Committee of the Olympic
Games and Paralympic
Games, said: “I’m delighted
that young people have the
chance to try a Paralympic
sport and get a taster for the
excitement they will witness
during the Paralympic
Games next year.
“They are a real
opportunity to help change
people’s perceptions about
disability and also
inspire people to get into
disability sport.”
Steve Belk, acting
chief executive of The
Learning Trust, added:
“It’s vital we take every
opportunity to inspire
young people with the
spirit of the Games
and show that
anyone can take
part in sport,
whatever their
ability.”
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borough’s great & good or just plain interesting
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hackneypeople
The weighting game
Olympian George Manners outside Cardinal Pole School where he coaches its successful weightlifting team
EORGE Manners
has many claims
to fame, from
taking part in the
Olympics to coaching
the Cardinal Pole school
weightlifting team to
success after success. But
the strangest must be
lifting Dame Diana Rigg
above his head for
a photoshoot.
The 73-year-old has
found himself back in the
limelight recently after being
nominated alongside his
students in three categories
at this year’s Hackney
Sports Awards.
George has been
recognised for guiding
pupils from absolute
beginners to weightlifting
champs. Not shy of a few
medals himself, George won
two silvers and a bronze
at three Commonwealth
Games, as well as
competing in the 1964
Tokyo Olympics.
G
George moved from the
West Indies to Hackney,
aged 19, in search of work.
The English climate proved
too cold to pursue his
favourite sport of cricket
however, so he took up
weightlifting instead. His
talent was quickly spotted
by one the instructors.
“He said ‘carry on
like that and you’ll be
competing nationally
within a year or two’.
That same year I won the
London Weightlifting
Championships and
came second in the British
Championships,” he recalls.
He would train three
evenings a week, while
in a full-time job, and by
1960, was set to compete
at the Olympics in Rome.
Just before the competition
he suffered a devastating
injury. While working on
machine at a ply wood
factory in Well Street,
his arm got caught in the
mechanics and he almost
had to have it amputated.
However, after an 18
month rehabilitation
programme, George
emerged more motivated
and fitter than ever before.
He said: “I upped my
training programme
from three to five days a
week and was determined
to make it to the 1964
Curriculum Vitae: George Manners
1938
1958
1958
1959
1962
1964
1966
1972
1975
1990s
Born in St Vincents and the Grenadines
Moved to Hackney
Started to train as a weightlifter
Became a weightlifting instructor in his spare time
Won silver in the Commonwealth Games
Competed in the Tokyo Olympics
Won silver in the Commonwealth Games
Won bronze in the Commonwealth Games
Retired from competing
Began working full-time coaching local school
children
2011 Continues to coach pupils at Cardinal Pole School
George lifting Dame Diana Rigg
Olympics in Tokyo, and I
did. Competing alongside
the very best in the
world was an incredible
experience. After the event I
got to eat breakfast with the
Queen and I was asked to
lift Diana Rigg (of Avengers
fame) above my head for a
photoshoot.”
1966 was a pinnacle
year for George. He
entered a qualifier for the
Commonwealth Games
in Jamaica, and over
confident, failed all of his
lifts. Remarkably George
was still invited to compete
if he would lift in a heavier
category. Determined to
make it, he took six weeks
off work to train full-time
and won a silver medal.
“I was delighted,” he said.
“At that moment I learned
that anything can happen.
Believe in yourself, work
hard, but always remain
realistic.”
George retired from
competing in 1975 and
went on to become a fulltime coach. In 2006, Shaun
Purcell, Head of PE at
Cardinal Pole, persuaded
him to run an out-of-hours
weightlifting class. George
remains at the school today.
He said: “Spotting and
nurturing talent is what
motivates me. It’s important
that young people have
aspirations and the support
of role models to help them
achieve their goals.”
George has been
nominated for Coach of the
Year at the Hackney Sports
Awards, a title he won
last year. The winners will
be revealed at a Hackney
Empire ceremony on 2
November.
“I’ve been so lucky to
have travelled the world
doing what I love the most.
People always ask ‘if you
could do it all again would
you change anything?’ But I
wouldn’t change a thing.”
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31 October 2011
greenmatters
THE GREEN GENIE
All your recycling
questions answered
Q: AFTER the hot autumn weather my front garden
has started piling up with leaves. It feels like a waste
to put them in the rubbish bin, is there any way I can
recycle them?
A: Residents can either compost autumn leaves in their
gardens or take advantage of the Council’s brown bin
garden waste collection.
Composting leaves is as easy as putting them in a bin
bag, making holes in the bag, and storing them in a
corner of the garden where you can forget about them for
12 months. These leaves will
become a rich nutrient –leaf
mulch – which can be used to
fertilise your garden.
If you have too many leaves or
would like them to be collected
by the Council’s free fortnightly
garden waste service, please call
the Hackney Recycling Hotline on:
020 8356 6688.
For more information, or to
order a brown bin, visit:
www.hackney.gov.uk/recycling
MORE INFO
To ask the Genie a question, e-mail: recycling
@hackney.gov.uk, or write to: Green Genie,
Recycling, 2 Hillman Street, E8 1FB.
For more information on recycling in the borough
call: 020 8356 6688, or visit: www.hackney.gov.uk/
recycling
Traditional
English apple
varieties are
experiencing
a revival
www.hackney.gov.uk
Jayden Patrick Philip, four, taking part in a National Apple Day event at Sutton House, Homerton
An apple a day
UTTON House
has received
£5,000 worth of
funding to set up an
apple orchard in its
new garden.
The cash will support
growing local varieties
of apples and it is hoped
residents and community
groups will sign up to plant
and maintain the urban
orchard in Homerton.
Fruit juice firm Copella
donated the money as part
of its campaign to increase
English apple numbers.
To celebrate the news,
as well as National Apple
Day, Sutton House staff
held a family day at the
500-year-old building.
The 20 October event
saw visitors plant trees
for the new orchard, learn
horticulture tips and create
a family tree.
Christopher Cleeve,
Learning Officer at Sutton
House, said: “It’s exciting
to have some of our local
varieties coming back
S
It’s exciting to have some
of our local varieties coming
back to the area and will really
put us on the map
to the area and it will
really put us on the map
as somewhere locals can
come to learn more and
have a great day out with
the family.”
On 15 October, Stoke
Newington Farmers’
Market also held its own
celebration for National
Apple Day. At its St Paul’s
Church home there was a
chance to press apples, go
apple bobbing and sample
some of the oldest UK
apple varieties.
MORE INFO
For more info on
volunteering at Sutton
House, call: 020
8986 2264; visit: www.
nationaltrust.org.uk/
suttonhouse
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Keep up to date with green issues at:
facebook.com/greenerhackney; or:
twitter.com/greenerhackney
Green volunteers
Y
OUNG and old
gave more than
1,100 hours of
their free time to
help maintain Hackney’s
award-winning green
spaces in September.
The Council
hosted 75 hours of
volunteer sessions
for residents
aged five to
75, which
ranged from
creating bird
boxes
to helping
out with
a wildlife
programme
in Springfield
Park.
Members of
the borough’s
park user
groups
also planted bulbs at
Haggerston Park, and
helped to run Stoke
Newington Fun Day.
Eugene Clerkin, from
the Tree Musketeers, said:
“Planting, preserving
and protecting trees in
parks is most enjoyable
as it is good, physical
hard work and it is
a responsibility
that links you to
your own local
environment
and to
others.”
Cllr
Jonathan
McShane,
Cabinet Member
for Health,
Social Care and
Culture, added:
“Hackney’s
award winning
JOIN
IN
News in brief
Make energy while the sun shines
Volunteers give free time to help maintain borough’s green spaces
parks and green spaces
are a haven for wildlife
and great way for the
community to come
together.
“There are many
fantastic opportunities to
get involved every week
and give something back
to your local community.”
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MORE INFO
For more info on
individual, group
and corporate
volunteering opportunities,
visit: www.hackney.gov.
uk/parks-volunteering.
htm
THE first solar panels to be installed on a borough estate
are now helping residents reduce their energy bills and
have a positive impact on the environment.
Panels have been fitted at Linslade House in Haggerston
to generate power for the 50 properties in the block.
Using solar electricity cuts energy bills and carbon
emissions. Linslade residents will be able to see their
savings via a monitor in the communal area of the block
and a reduction in their bills is forecast
within months.
Whiston Road residents and the local
tenants and residents association were
closely involved in the project.
Cllr Philip Glanville, Cabinet Member for
Housing, said: “This
marks the beginning of
a green programme on
estates right across the
borough which will also
include replacement
of thousands of boilers
to new energy efficient
models.”
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TOP
FIVE
There’s so much to do
in and around Hackney.
From theatre to club
nights, art exhibitions
to community events.
Here’s our pick of
what’s on this fortnight:
1. ALL WORK AND LOW
PAY
An exhibition of women in work
covering the last 150 years
See Art & Exhibitions
2. COOK AND TASTE
Learn to cook quick, easy and
healthy meals as well as gain
advice on nutritious eating
See Courses
3. GUY FAWKES NIGHT
Passing Clouds celebrates the
gunpowder plot with hip-hop and
jazz on Richmond Road
See Nightlife
4. HAMMER & TONGUE
FINAL
Final of the open mic spoken
word and poetry competition
See Theatre & Live
Entertainment
PREVIEW
Magic Worlds
5. CHATS PALACE
CHILDREN’S THEATRE
Until 4 March 2012, V&A Museum of Childhood, Cambridge Heath Road, E2 9PA
New arts programme offering a
season of creative performances
aimed at youngsters
See Young People
In ‘Magic Worlds’, the V&A Museum of Childhood explores the
world of fantasy literature and fairy tales, the origins of magic and
how it has influenced many artists and writers.
For more info, visit: www.vam.ac.uk
HEALTH, FITNESS & SPORT
also in what’son
NIGHTLIFE
ART & EXHIBITIONS
CINEMA
COURSES
HEALTH, FITNESS
& SPORT
YOUNG PEOPLE
NIGHTLIFE
THEATRE & LIVE
ENTERTAINMENT
NOTICEBOARD
NOW you see it, after March you won’t. A new exhibition is
unveiling how magic has enchanted cultures across the world
for centuries.
Explore charmed worlds, complete with witches, warlocks and
fantastical creatures and find out why we still hold magic in high
regard, from the Indian rope trick to Derren Brown’s
psychological illusions.
Objects on display include costumes and devices, film
merchandise, optical toys, paintings and ceramics, other-worldly
dolls and puppets, illustrated books and interactive activities.
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Events info can also be viewed
on the Council’s mobile website:
myhackney.mobi
Well St, E9 6QU.
Info: 020 8525 0294;
www.karinjanssen.com
CYCLE CLUB
4-6 Nov, 12-6pm
Artists Richard Bevan and
Neil Jefferies reflect on the
film practices of the 1960s
and 1970s and the practical
limitations of medium and
equipment, with a new series
of short works filmed on a
Bolex wind-up. Free. Cell
Project Space, 258 Cambridge
Heath Rd, E2 9DA.
Info: 020 7241 3600;
www.cellprojects.org
Competition
SPEED NETWORKING FOR
ARTISTS
9 Nov, 6-9pm
A social event providing a
platform for artists to network
with their peer group face-toface, make connections and
share ideas. Contact for price
details and bookings. Karin
Janssen Project Space, 213
HARMONIE 2
Until 20 Nov
An exhibition including new
works on paper, video and
painting by Elke Krystufek,
bringing insight and
subjectivity to the genre of
figurative art with a humorous
and sometime ironic eye.
Free. Vegas Gallery,
274 Poyser St, E2 9RF.
Info: 020 358 1540;
www.vegasgallery.co.uk
SELECT PHOTOFAIR
Until 24 Nov
For more than 30 years,
Select Magazine has been a
reference tool of key creatives
in advertising, graphic design,
fashion and retail. It now
brings together top talent
for an inaugural group show
event. Free.
The Printspace, 74 Kingsland
Rd, E2 8DL.
Info: 020 7739 1060;
[email protected]
DRAWING DALSTON
Until 27 Nov
An exhibition of drawings by
Alexandra Blum, ‘Archaeology
of Urban Time’ depicts the
Dalston Square construction
site and surrounds during a
period of massive regeneration.
Free. Geffrye Museum,
136 Kingsland Rd, E2 8EA.
Info: 020 7739 9893;
www.geffrye-museum.org.uk
HEWETT CLARKE
RETROSPECTIVE
Until 24 Dec
A celebration of the life and art
of painter Hewett Clark who
died in April 2011. All profits
from sales will be donated to
the charities he supported.
Free. Works at sale prices.
The Broadway Bookshop,
6 Broadway Market, E8 4QJ.
Info: 07939 150 671;
www.broadwaybookshop
hackney.com
ALL WORK AND LOW PAY
Until 2012
This story of women and work
shows the extraordinary range
of jobs done by women over the
past 150 years, from forging
iron chains to assembling fine
electrical components. Also
highlights campaigns for equal
pay and fair working conditions
by pioneering activists and trade
unions. Free. The Women’s
Library, London Metropolitan
University, 25 Old Castle St,
E1 7NT.
Info: 020 7320 1180; sophie.
[email protected]
PICTUREHOUSE
We Need To Talk About Kevin
(15); The Ides of March (15);
The Adventures of Tintin (PG);
The Help (12A); Ghostbusters
(PG); The Phantom of the
Opera (PG); Weekend (18);
Met Opera: Don Giovanni.
Hackney Picturehouse, 270
Mare Street, E8 1HE.
Info: 08719 025 734;
Win tickets to Little
Noise Sessions
MENCAP’S Little Noise Sessions, curated by the
charity’s ambassador Jo Wiley, returns for
its sixth year – this time at the borough’s iconic
St John-at-Hackney Church.
Mercury award winners Elbow, Marina and the
Diamonds, Goldfrapp, Sinead O’Connor and Example
are among acts set to perform over six days to raise
money for the mental health charity.
Mencap is one of the UK’s leading charities working
with people with a learning disability, their families and
carers.
Over the years, Little Noise Sessions has become a
highlight of the music calendar. At its new home, the
festival should make an unforgettable week.
Tickets are £35 plus booking fee. The shows take place
at St John-at-Hackney Church, Lower Clapton Road, E5
0PD, 22-27 November.
For more info, call: 0844 499 9999 or
020 7696 5547 for disability bookings. Alternatively,
visit: www.littlenoisesessions.org.uk
FREE!!
For a chance to win a pair of tickets to one of the
nights, send a postcard to Little Noise Sessions
competition, Hackney Today, Room 82, Hackney
Town Hall, Mare Street, E8 1EA; or e-mail: htnews@
hackney.gov.uk by 11 November. All entries must
include an address, plus contact telephone number
or e-mail address. Winners will be pulled out of a hat.
Find out more online at: www.hackney.gov.uk/whatson
Tickets
hackney@picturehouses.
co.uk; www.picturehouses.
co.uk/cinema/Hackney_
Picturehouse
RIO
We Need to Talk About Kevin
Wuthering Heights (15). Rio
Cinema, 107 Kingsland High
St, E8 2PB.
Info: 020 7241 9410;
www.riocinema.ndirect.co.uk
RICH MIX
(15); The Athlete (PG); Cars
2 (U); Mr Popper’s Penguins
(PG); No More Fear (15); The
Athlete (PG); Experimental
Africa Programme (15). Rich
Mix, 35-47 Bethnal Green Rd,
E1 6LA.
Info: 020 7613 7498;
www.richmix.org.uk
GENESIS
Cars 2 (U); Midnight in Paris
(12A); Warrior (12A); Dolphin’s
Tale (U); Contagion (12A);
The Adventures of Tintin (PG);
Paranormal Activity 3 (15).
Genesis Cinema, 93-95 Mile
End Rd, E1 4UJ.
Info: 020 7780 2000;
www.genesiscinema.co.uk
DRAWING WORKSHOP FOR
ADULTS
5 Nov, 10.30am-4pm
An artist-led workshop
which explores ways of
using drawing to investigate
movement through time
and space. £30, including
materials. Booking essential.
136 Geffrye Museum,
Kingsland Rd, E2 8EA.
Info: 020 7739 9893;
www.geffrye-museum.org.uk
PHOTOSHOP PORTRAIT
RETOUCHING
13 Nov, 11am-5.30pm
A one-day course for
Photoshop retouching, where
participants will walk away
with retouching skills for
beauty and portrait shots.
Early bird places £75-85.
Bookings essential. Tribe7
Studios, Unit 1, 3 Fountayne
DID YOU
KNOW?
Rd, N15 4QL.
Info: 07539 643 867;
www.tribe7studios.com
THE WORLD OF THE CLOWN
Thurs, 7-9pm, 3 Nov-15 Dec
A six-week introduction to
clowning for people of all
ages, led in a playful and
light spirit. No experience
necessary. Contact for course
details and reservations.
Info: 07963 129 790; www.
rednoses-unlimited.co.uk
BOOK ARTS WORKSHOP
26 Nov, 11am-4pm
A hands-on bookmaking
and book arts workshop,
examining two structures: the
ever-lasting fold book and the
blizzard book. Participants
will have the opportunity to
experiment with simple printmaking techniques to create
artwork for their books. No
experience required, materials
included. Contact for prices
and bookings.
29 Old Ford Rd, E2 9PJ.
Info: [email protected];
www.wemakebooks.co.uk
MUSIC TUTORS
Until 16 Dec, 12-9pm
Tutors available for private
courses in singing and a range
of instruments, with a fun
and professional approach to
instruction for students of all
ages. Contact for prices and
bookings. E5 8RR.
Info: 07877 123 370;
www.musictutors4you.com
COOK AND TASTE
18 Nov-16 Dec, 12-2pm
Learn to cook quick and easy
healthy meals and receive
guidance on healthy eating
and nutrition, including
reading food labels and
shopping on a budget. Contact
for dates and prices.
28 Shore Rd, E9 7TA.
Info: 020 7561 5281; siobhan@
manorgardenscentre.org
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FREE HEALTH TALKS
Weds, 10-11.30am, until 7 Dec
A series of health-promotion
workshops, talks and events
for women, covering topics
from diabetes to healthy
eating, exercise, alcohol
awareness and heart health.
Free. 59 Stoke Newington
Church St, N16 0AR.
Info: 020 7249 7318;
www.liwc.co.uk
JOG CLUB VOLUNTEERS
Until 10 Dec
Volunteers wanted to lead
one-hour weekly jogging
sessions in their local
area in exchange for a
Hackney volunteer T-shirt
and an England Athletics
Leadership in Running Fitness
qualification. The next course
will be held in Hackney
Marshes. Contact for times
and details. Info: 07718 394
759;
www.hackney.gov.uk/
sports-running.htm
TY-FIT FOR OVER 50S
Until 14 Dec,
11.30am-12.30pm
Ty-Fit is a seated exercise
working the whole body to
music. Free trial classes
are available for Hackney
residents aged between
50-60. Contact for dates and
bookings. Free. Rhodes Estate
Community Hall, Woodland St
(behind CLR James Library),
E8 3AZ.
Info: 020 7241 5909; agewell@
ageconcernhackney.org.uk
WOMEN’S SWIMMING
LESSONS
16 Nov-21 Dec
Swimming lessons in a
women-only health club for
adults of a range of skill levels.
Contact for times and prices.
16 Northwold Rd, N16 7HR.
Info: 020 7923 1991;
[email protected]
ZUMBA ZUZKA
Tues, 6-7pm until 27 Dec
Join instructor Zuzka in this
vigorous dance workout
designed to help lose weight
and keep fit. Participants
should wear gym kit and
trainers and bring a bottle
of water. £6/7 per classes
online or at door. ISTD2 Dance
Studio, 346 Old St, EC1V 9NQ.
Info: [email protected];
www.zumbazuzka.co.uk
FREE WEIGHTLOSS
COACHING
Until 31 Dec
Face-to-face weight-loss
coaching sessions offered by
a masters in coaching student
for individuals, available at
either evenings or weekends.
Contact Grace for further
information or bookings.
Info: 020 7275 9120;
[email protected]
YOGA AT HACKNEY FORGE
Tues, 7.30-9pm until 2012
Open-level yoga classes
for participants with some
experience, beginning
with sitting and breathing
techniques, followed by
Vinyasa, with a different set
of postures each week to
develop a centred practise.
Contact for prices. Hackney
Forge, 243A Victoria Park Rd,
E9 7HD.
Info: 07966 165 658; http://
hackneyforge.com/studio.html
BREED 3
4 Nov, 9pm-4am
Rex The Dog’s BREED party
returns to Dalston Superstore,
bringing laser-powered
beats and bass lines to the
basement, with regulars
RUFUS & Bambi, Pleasure
Cruiser and Rex The Dog,
himself. Contact for ticket
prices and bookings. Dalston
Superstore, 117 Kingsland
High St, E8 2PB.
Info: 020 7254 2273; gallery
superstore.blogspot.com
SEVEN BILLION OF US, TIME
TO PARTY
5 Nov, 8pm
A major bonfire night party to
celebrate the advent of seven
billion of us with free entry,
food and film screenings.
BYO drinks and sparklers. All
welcome, RSVP requested.
Millfields Lodge, 201 Millfields
Rd, E5 0AL.
Info: 020 8985 5435;
www.worldwrite.org.uk
GUY FAWKES AT PASSING
CLOUDS
5-6 Nov, 8pm-3.30am
Passing Clouds celebrates
bonfire night with live music from
one of Britain’s most acclaimed
hip-hop acts, Lazy Habits, fivepiece electro jazz punk outfit,
Chik Budo and a line-up of guest
and resident DJs. £5/8.
1 Richmond Rd, E8 4AA.
Info: 07951 989 897;
www.passingclouds.org
LISTEN DIFFERENT
6 Nov, 7.30-11.30pm
A show-stopping performance
in aid of Nordoff Robbins
including live acts RoxXxan,
Ashleigh Ashley and Natalie
May Bacchus, hosted by
Kamillah with a DJ set by DJ
Izzy Lawrence. Limited two for
£12 tickets/£8 on the door.
McQueens, Tabernacle St,
EC2A 4AA.
Info: 07983 607 579;
[email protected];
LIMP BIZKIT TRIBUTE
12 Nov, 8pm-late
Tribute presents the world’s
number one Limp Bizkit tribute
act, with a free BBQ and
performances from Adrian
Storry, Stiff Bizkit and Special
Guest DJs. £4/5. The Macbeth,
70 Hoxton St, N1 6LP.
Info: 020 7749 0600;
www.themacbethuk.co.uk
WARM @ PLASTIC PEOPLE
11-12 Nov, 10pm-4am
London-based DJ agency,
presents a line-up including
Ben UFO of Hessle Audio and
Gerd Janson from Running
Back. £8 after midnight.
Plastic People, 147-149
Curtain Rd, EC2A 3QE.
Info: 020 7739 6471;
www.feelmybicep.com
PREVIEW
Day of the Dead
7 November, 7-10pm, The Book Club, 100-106 Leonard
Street, EC2A 42H
Mexico’s most famous holiday, Day of the
Dead, comes to The Book Club.
Halloween typically evokes the fear of
death. ‘El dia de la muerte’ as the Mexican
party is known in Spanish, celebrates
death, or more specifically life by sharing
comical stories of departed loved ones.
Its history dates to the Aztec era, when a
month-long celebration was presided by
the goddess Mictecacihuatl, the Lady of
the Dead and ruler of the underworld.
Guests in Hackney will be invited to have
their face decorated, and to bring a photo
of a loved one to contribute to an altar
made of bread, along with Mexican hot
chocolate, alcohol and flowers.
LEMONADE MAGAZINE
LAUNCH
12-13 Nov, 8pm-4am
The C90s return for The
Nest’s weekly party with
Crack Magazine, celebrating
the launch of their London
publication with a selection of
upcoming bands and DJ’s. £5
after 10.30pm. The Nest, 36
Stoke Newington Rd, N16 7XJ.
Info: 020 7354 9993;
www.ilovethenest.com
SLAM POETRY FINAL
1 Nov, 8-11pm
A showcase of poetry and
spoken word live performance
in the open-mic slam final of
the long-established ‘Hammer
and Tongue’ competition.
More importantly, visitors can also tell and
hear of crazy stories of family and friends
who have passed on.
As well as learning about this celebration,
they’ll be prizes for Spanish sayings learnt
on the night as well as the screening of
animation ‘Hasta Los Huesos’.
“If the Grim Reaper was Mexican, he
wouldn’t be so downbeat; he would knock
at your door with a massive grin, bottle in
hand and lively music,” say organisers.
Though at the Grim Reaper’s age – his
name was first used 500 years ago –
drinks go right through him. That and
being made mostly of bones.
For more, visit www.wearetbc.com
£4/5. The Victoria, 451
Queensbridge Rd, E8 3AS
Info: 07853 081767;
www.thedalstonvic.co.uk
N16 COMEDY CLUB
6 Nov, 8:30pm
Each first Thursday of the
month, Question Mark bar
will host professional acts,
including only one or two
hand-picked ‘new act’ spots,
with a view to building a
top-class new comedy night.
£5/7 online/on the door.
Questionmark Bar, 129 Stoke
Newington High St, N16 OPH.
Info: 020 7682 1346;
facebook/questionmarkbar
HACKNEY SCHOOLS GALA
10 Nov, 6.30-8.30pm
A concert to celebrate some
of the most gifted young
musicians in Hackney,
featuring a range of
ensembles, including the
Hackney Borough Youth
Orchestra and Choir and
the Hackney Creative Jazz
ensemble, plus drummers
and dancers. Contact for
prices and bookings. Hackney
Empire, 291 Mare St, E8 1EJ.
Info: 020 7241 7408;
www.learningtrust.co.uk
KULJIT BHAMRA AND
JONATHAN MAYER
13 Nov, 6.30-9pm
World-class tabla and
sitar musicians apply their
collective experiences to
create a new dialogue for
the 21st century, with a
performance blending sounds
of Europe and Asia. £8/10.
Sutton House, Homerton
High St, E9 6JQ.
Info: 07505 609 757;
www.shms.org.uk
SPEECHLESS
Until 19 Nov
Shared Experience presents
the astonishing story of
To list an event, fill out the e-form at: www.hackney.gov.uk/whatson
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Events info can also be viewed
on the Council’s mobile website:
myhackney.mobi
DOCSCREEN: CALL FOR
SUBMISSIONS
Until Feb 2012
DFG seeks Hackney-based
non-fiction films made by
13 to 19-year-olds that
fit this year’s DocScreen
categories of ‘2012’, ‘Your
Life in Hackney’ or ‘Olympic’.
Selected submissions will be
screened at the DocScreen
event, as part of Discover
Young Hackney next February.
DFG, 4th Floor Shacklwell
Studios, 28 Shacklewell
Lane, E8 2EZ.
Info: 020 7249 6600;
http://thedfg.org/courses/
page/870/docscreen
PREVIEW
Shalom Baby
Stratford East, Gerry Raffles Square, Stratford, London E15 1BN
Little has been documented about the
black victims of the Holocaust, nor those
who survived its devastation.
Award-winning British writer and director
Rikki Beadle Blair, became aware of this
gap in the historical record while working
on a play about the Second World War
and has woven their legacy into a new
production which investigates themes of
racism, sexuality and family.
Set between 1930s Berlin and present-day
Brooklyn, ‘Shalom Baby’ is a comic love
story that depicts the relationship between
a wealthy young Jewish woman and her
family’s black ‘Shabbes Goy’ – a term
identical twins June and
Jennifer Gibbons who refuse
to speak to adults and
communicate in their own
private language. £11/18.
Arcola Theatre, 24 Ashwin St,
E8 3DL.
Info: 020 7503 1645;
www.arcolatheatre.com
DR BROWN BROWN BROWN
5 Nov, 10 & 11:30am
Straight from the Edinburgh
Fringe, Hackney Children’s
Theatre presents a critically
acclaimed family comedy by
award-winning performers Dr
used for non-Jewish assistants in religious
ceremonies.
Beadle Blair was recently named one the
100 most influential LGBT people in Britain
in the Independent on Sunday’s Pink List
and is well known for his art as well as
his activism around issues of homophobia
and sex education. In this vein, Shalom
Baby combines social commentary,
humour and melodrama in a work which
seeks to challenge as well as entertain his
audience. Tickets start at £10.
For more, call 020 8534 0310; or visit
www.stratfordeast.com
Brown and Stuart Bowden,
on an absurd adventure from
breakfast to bedtime. £3/£10
families. St John-at-Hackney
Church, Lower Clapton Rd,
E5 0PN.
Info: 020 8525 5476;
www.wegottickets.com/
event/139718
BMX COACHING
Suns, 10am-12noon until 18 Dec
Coaching by qualified British
Cycling coaches for young
people 8-21years at the newly
refurbished Haggerston Park
track. Limited bikes and safety
equipment to use during club
session. First session free,
thereafter £2 members/£3 non
members. Haggerston Park
BMX Track, Goldsmith Row,
E2 8QA.
Info: hackney-bmx@
googlegroups.com;
www.hackneybmx.com
CHILDREN’S DANCE
CLASSES
Thurs, 4-6.15pm until 2012.
Children’s ballet classes at
St Michael Hall on Lavender
Grove in London Fields for
a variety of skill levels and
age groups from 3-16 years
old. Contact for class times
and prices.
Info: 07432 458 942; www.
tulindanceschoolofballet.co.uk
Find out more online at: www.hackney.gov.uk/whatson
CHATS PALACE CHILDREN’S
THEATRE
After two years of
refurbishment, this Carnegie
library and local Hackney
landmark re-launches its
children’s arts programme
with a season of creative
performances especially
for children, including and
interactive playground
and works by Battersea
Arts Centre. Contact for
performance times and
details. Chats Palace, 42-44
Brooksby’s Walk, E9 6DF.
Info: 0208 533 0227;
www.chatspalace.com
BRITISH JEWRY IN THE WAR
1 Nov, 6.30pm
Author Martin Sugarman
(AJEX, Jewish Military
Museum) discusses the
contribution of the British
Jewry to the war effort,
including The Jewish Legion
and the 38th Battalion’s
celebrated march through the
City of London. Free, booking
recommended. Bethnal Green
Library, Cambridge Heath Rd,
E2 0HL.
Info: 07941 367 882;
www.jeecs.org.uk
THE BRITISH BEEKEEPING
ASSOCIATION
4 Nov, 10am-12noon
Sabrina Aaronovitch from
the British Bee-Keeping
Association will present a talk
about beekeeping and honey
making, with refreshment
available. Free for over 50s.
Stamford Hill Library, Stamford
Hill, N16 6SB.
Info: 020 8356 1746;
[email protected]
CHRISTMAS BAZAAR
12 Nov, 1-5pm
A Christmas-themed
fundraising fair including
jumble sale, tombola, raffles,
cakes and sandwiches.
Trowbridge Senior Citizens
Club, 15 Lavington Close,
Semley Gate, Hackney Wick,
E9 5HF.
Info: 07544 592 666;
[email protected]
ICE HOCKEY FUNDRAISER
19 Nov, 5-8pm
A evening fundraising
session including demo
and beat-the-goalie games,
raffles, buffet, cake stall,
exhibitions and sales of
ice-hockey equipment. £3/5,
skating included in entry.
Lee Valley Ice Centre,
Lea Bridge Rd, E10.
Info: 08456 770600;
[email protected]
DID YOU
KNOW?
REINDEER RUN
20 Nov, 10.30am
Two fun-runs of 5km or 10km
in aid of the RNLI, with a
medal for every runner, free
antlers and prizes for fancy
dress. Participants of 10 years
old and above welcomed,
entries via website. £16
5km/£18 10km. Finsbury
Park, N4.
Info: 020 7620 7400;
www.rnli.org.uk/reindeer
FREE COUNSELLING
Tuesday-Thursday,
9.30am-6.30pm, until 22 Dec
NHS counselling for adults
with emotional difficulties,
especially related to sexual
concerns. Call to speak to
a counsellor to discuss the
service or make a booking,
free of charge. The Ivy
Centre St Leonards,
Nuttall St, N1 5LZ.
Info: 020 7683 4425;
[email protected]
FRONTSTAGE/BACKSTAGE
APPLICATION
A Turner Prize-winning artist
is looking for actors and nonactors of all backgrounds for
a short film. Expressions of
interest can be made online
and suitable applicants will
be contacted to arrange an
informal meeting and possibly
an audition.
Info: 07595 177518;
frontstage.backstage@
gmail.com
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education
News in brief
Soap star helps celebrate
black heritage
Listen up
The careers fair at Skinners’ Academy will provide advice on work opportunities & higher education
IRGIN and the
BBC are among
the big-name firms
lined up to give job
advice at this year’s Career
Awareness Fair.
The event, held at
Skinners’ Academy, will
offer 15 to 19-year-olds
information on the work
opportunities available after
further education. Teachers
and career advisors are also
encouraged to attend.
Visitors will be able
to speak directly to
V
professionals from more
than 25 companies to find
out what steps are needed
to get into fields including
science, creative industries,
technology, engineering,
financial services and
education.
As well as local firms,
such as Graeae Theatre and
Hackney Empire, guest
speakers Gavin Ramjaun
from ITV’s Daybreak and
Harriet Prest from Sky
News, will also be on hand
to give advice.
Plus representatives
from universities,
including Oxford
and Cambridge are
set to speak about
higher education.
It is hoped the fair
will give students more
confidence about future
employment prospects.
Eyes Wide Open: the
Careers Awareness Fair
is on 3 November, 3-8pm,
at Skinners’ Academy,
Woodberry Grove, N4.
Places are limited.
Gavin Ramjaun
MORE INFO
For more info, call:
020 8800 7411; or
e-mail: gvisram@
skinnersacademy.org.uk
First step to building career
THIRTY-eight people
have been recruited as
construction apprentices
this year, thanks to an
initiative developed by
the Council.
The Sustainable
Training Employment
Pathway (STEP) creates
employment and training
opportunities for residents
on building projects worth
more than £3million.
The scheme trains
and places successful
applicants in long-term
employment, with an
apprenticeship lasting
two years.
Unsuccessful candidates
are given advice to help
their development,
including finding college
courses.
STEP aims to
recruit a further 150
apprentices by the end
of 2012. Furthermore,
planned developments
in the borough, worth
£1.3billion over the
next five to six years,
could translate into
employment for up to 800
apprentices across the
sector locally.
Syma Khatun, 34, was
one of the scheme’s first
Syma Khatun: early recruit
recruits and is working
as a junior plumber with
a construction company.
She said: “I used to work
in retail, but I always
loved DIY. STEP has
helped me to gain the
practical training and
confidence I needed in
order to make a career
doing something I love.”
Cllr Guy Nicholson,
Cabinet Member for
Regeneration and the
2012 Olympic and
Paralympic Games, added:
“The feedback from
employers and apprentices
has been very positive
and we believe it is a
model that will continue
to give many more local
people that step-up
to a career within the
construction industry.”
EASTENDERS star Rudolph Walker
(pictured) helped The Urswick School
celebrate Black History Month when
he dropped into its new drama
studio. The actor, who plays
Patrick Trueman in the
long-running BBC soap,
spoke to students about
his upbringing in Trinidad
and being one of the first
black actors on
UK television.
Rudolph also congratulated the
school on its GCSE drama results.
He said: “A career as an actor can be very demanding, but
it is also incredibly creative and exciting. It’s good to see
that students at The Urswick School enjoy the subject
so much.”
Head of Drama Sarah Conway added: “It’s been great for
the students to speak to a professional actor and to learn
about some of the difficulties black actors faced in the
1960s and 1970s, while trying to get their ‘big break’.”
Throughout October, students took part in many Black
History Month themed sessions: from learning about
the slave trade to exploring ancient Egyptian artwork.
The Urswick School, formerly Hackney Free & Parochial
School, re-opened in September following the completion
of a £17million Building Schools For the Future project.
Regulator invites parents to
rate their child’s school
OFSTED has launched a new online questionnaire to
allow parents and carers to rate their child’s school.
Parent View is a 12-question survey covering issues
such as levels of homework, bullying and the quality
of teaching.
The survey was set up to help parents make informed
choices about their child’s education, as well as provide
the education watchdog with information to help set
priorities for its school inspections.
Measures such as a registration process and monitoring
systems have been put in place to limit site misuse and
ensure schools are treated fairly. In addition, the survey
does not allow free text comments instead inviting
responses through a series of closed questions.
For more info, visit: www.parentview.ofsted.gov.uk
Parents can now rate their child’s school
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younghackney
A page for young people in Hackney
www.younghackney.org
NEWS IN BRIEF
Hackney’s new homework club
Hackney’s young musicians have been praised by the Duchess of Kent
Playing our tune
ER Royal
Highness the
Duchess of Kent
has praised
the borough’s young
musicians on national TV.
Speaking on ITV’s
‘The Alan Titchmarsh
Show’, she said: “The
Learning Trust in Hackney
recognised that rhythm is
the most uniting language
amongst the 40 to 50
languages spoken there.
“You will find the most
wonderful Samba bands
H
[in the borough] and I’d
like to see some of them
perform at the opening of
the Olympics.”
The samba band had
played for the Duchess,
who is the first cousin of the
Queen, at Tate Modern.
Bridge Academy student
Terence Telfer, who started
playing samba at London
Fields primary school, said:
“I worked my way up to
being part of the Hackney
Bateria and this gave me
the chance to play for the
Duchess of Kent and in
the finals of the Music
for Youth festival. We
also played in the City of
London Festival parade. It’s
just the best thing ever.”
Currently, youngsters are
gearing up for The Learning
Trust’s second gala concert.
Over 200 schoolchildren
will perform a diverse
repertoire at the concert,
from orchestral symphonies
to jazz improvisation.
The event will feature
some of the most gifted
musical pupils in the
borough as well as former
students now studying at
music college.
The show takes place
on 10 November at
6.30pm. Tickets are
available from the Hackney
Empire.
MORE INFO
For more, call:
020 8985 2424;
or visit: www.
hackneyempire.co.uk
A FREE homework club to support the borough’s young
people has been launched by a 22-year-old from
Shoreditch.
Dileta Senkyire came up with the idea after being selected
as a regional representative for the ‘Changemaker’
national youth leadership project.
She secured £3,000 in funding to set up her pilot project,
Hackney’s Homework Club,
and recruited ten of the
borough’s top-flight graduates
and undergraduates to tutor
11 to 16-year-olds looking
for additional support with
English, Maths and Science.
Sessions will be run at a new
state-of-the-art youth hub in
Stoke Newington, which was
recently refurbished thanks
to Myplace funding granted
under the last Government.
Dileta said: “I wanted to
develop a project that
showed that young people who have excelled in
education in Hackney, can care enough to re-invest
in future generations by offering their time, skills and
knowledge on a voluntary basis.”
Sessions are set to run every Wednesday, from 4-6pm,
from 2 November onwards – for a limited period only – at
Stoke Newington Young People’s Centre, Chaucer Court,
Shakespeare Walk, N16.
To book call Dileta on: 07877 168 807, e-mail:
[email protected]; or call Mandy on: 020 8356
5433, or e-mail: [email protected]
Local democracy in action
NEARLY 50 young people from
borough schools attended a
question and answer session
with the Mayor of Hackney
and a panel of high-profile
guests as part of Local
Democracy Week.
Those facing questions on
12 October included key
decision-makers from the Met
Police, The Learning Trust,
the Council’s 2012 team, and
representatives from Hackney
Youth Parliament.
The panel was asked about
topics including the economic
downturn, youth employment
opportunities, the end of
the Education Maintenance
Allowance, and opportunities
for young people to get engaged
in the political process.
Young people also took part in a
forum that looked at the causes
of the summer’s riots, and had
the opportunity to propose
solutions to underlying issues
that may have been catalysts.
Jesse Williams, one of two
Hackney Youth Parliament
members on the panel, said: “If
you want to get more involved
in local politics, you can. As a
member of the youth parliament
I go to scrutiny meetings and
work with councillors to review
what the Council is doing, so we
are being listened to.”
To get involved in the local
democratic process, visit:
www.younghackney.
org/getinvolved/in-thecommunity/hackney-youthparliament.php
Hackney mayor Jules Pipe quizzed by young people
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These stories were compiled with the help of
Homerton hospital, NHS East London & the City,
and the East London NHS Foundation Trust
News in brief
AIDS charity launches
confidential on-line service
Ashley Brooks, who will be supporting the local patient champion trial, welcomes the opportunity to get positive feedback
Championing the NHS
C
HAMPIONS are
being sought to
promote the NHS
as part of a new
project to help improve
health services.
The borough’s health trust
is looking for volunteers
who are passionate about
their local NHS and willing
to speak out on behalf of
others. The feedback these
Local Patient Champions
(LPCs) collect would then
be used to further improve
health services in the area.
The project aims to
build and strengthen
partnerships with a range of
organisations, as well as to
find out what really matters
to patients.
NHS East London and the
City is the first trust to trial
this scheme and national
patient champion Ashley
Brooks will be on hand
to support the volunteers
throughout. He said: “There
are many patients’ groups,
forums and charities, some
organised by the NHS and
others that are independent.
“An issue these groups
face is the opportunity to
feed back positive messages
and influence the NHS. The
LPC role is a unique way of
helping these conversations
have a platform that is
currently hard to find.”
Caroline Alexander, from
NHS East London and the
City added: “The NHS in
East London is dedicated to
putting patients’ views at the
heart of everything we do.”
The champions are
expected to take up their
role by next February.
MORE INFO
For more information,
e-mail: ashley.
[email protected]
Free flu jab for the vulnerable
RESIDENTS at risk of
developing complications
from seasonal flu are being
urged to take advantage of
a free jab.
The vaccine is available
to the over
65s, pregnant
women, carers,
those living
in residential
or nursing homes,
people working in
frontline health or social
care, and those with longterm health problems.
Individuals who
have conditions such as
respiratory, neurological,
heart,
kidney or liver
diseases are
particularly
vulnerable.
Seasonal
flu peaks
every year,
usually between September
and February but GPs
in Hackney are already
seeing high numbers of
people consulting them
with flu-like symptoms.
These include fever, chills,
headaches and aching
muscles. Flu is caused by
viruses and not bacteria
so antibiotics don’t work.
The most likely viruses
that cause flu each year are
identified in advance and
vaccines are then produced
to fight them.
Seasonal flu claims
around 8,000 lives a year in
England and Wales.
MORE INFO
For more info, talk
to your GP, practice
nurse or pharmacist,
or visit: www.nhs.uk/flu
THE Terrence Higgins Trust has created an online
support service for people living with HIV.
‘MyHIV’ offers confidential text and video support,
one-to-one and group advice, accredited information
and online tools to help people manage their condition.
So far, more than 2,000 users have registered on the
site, discussing issues such as the experience of being
newly diagnosed, treatment options and disclosing HIV
status to partners.
The site’s new action group also aims to influence HIV
policy in the UK and explore ways to promote awareness
and reduce the potential stigma around the syndrome.
The Elton John AIDS Foundation built the site alongside
the HIV and sexual health charity.
Around 69,000 people are diagnosed with HIV and
accessing care in the UK. It is now the nation’s fastestgrowing incurable health condition, according to the
trust.
For more info, visit: www.myhiv.org.uk
Hospice in hairdresser appeal
ST JOSEPH’S Hospice is on the hunt for a volunteer
hairdresser to cater for its female patients.
The Mare Street hospice – which already offers
manicures and complementary therapists – wants to
also provide a hairdressing service half a day a week.
This could be run by an individual or group of people,
from a salon for example, sharing the
commitment.
Jodie Bacon, staff nurse at
St Joseph’s, said: “So
many of my patients
on the ward have
said what they’d
really like more
than anything
else is a nice
hairdo. It really
can make such a
difference to them
emotionally.
“Imagine how you feel
when you’ve had a hair
do, then multiply it by 100 and
you’ll have an idea how it feels for a lady who’s terminally
ill and has just got her hair back after chemotherapy.”
To find out more, call: 020 8525 6000.
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hackneyhistory
Clockwise from above: a portrait of the ‘Gunpowder Plot’ conspirators, including the most infamous, Guy Fawkes; extract of a map showing
Hoxton c.1605; copy of Monteagle’s letter; a cartoon depicting the letter being delivered to Sir Robert Cecil; a portrait of Monteagle (inset)
The plot thickens
N 26 October
1605, an
anonymous letter
was received in
Hoxton that warned of
one of the most famous
conspiracies in British
history.
William Parker, 4th Baron
Monteagle, 11th Baron
Morley (1575-1622) was
dining at a house owned by
his brother-in-law Francis
Tresham, when a servant
handed him a letter given to
him in the street by ‘an
unknown man of a
reasonable tall personage’.
Monteagle opened the
letter, but claimed he could
not understand it, so handed
it to his secretary Thomas
Ward to read out loud. The
contents were shocking,
advising Monteagle to
excuse himself from the
opening of Parliament by
King James I on
5 November,
as those who
attended ‘shall
receyue a
terrible blowe…
and yet they shall
O
not sei who hurts them.’
The author told
Monteagle to burn the
letter but, instead, he rode
immediately to Whitehall
to alert Sir Robert Cecil, the
king’s chief minister. Cecil
ordered a thorough search
of the Houses of Parliament
and found a store of
gunpowder guarded by
one of the plotters, Guy
Fawkes, in the cellars. Soon
the rest of the plotters were
rounded up and either
killed while resisting arrest
or executed for treason.
The plot had been
hatched by Catholics
unhappy that the Protestant
king was not as tolerant
towards their religion as
they had hoped. They
planned to blow up the
House of
Lords,
kill the king and replace
him with a monarch of
their own choice by
marrying James I’s
daughter Elizabeth
to a Catholic
nobleman.
But was
the story of
Monteagle and
the letter so simple?
Monteagle and
Tresham were devout
Catholics who had both
been involved in an earlier
plot to remove Elizabeth I
from power, so Monteagle’s
loyalty to the crown was far
from certain. His presence
in Hoxton that evening
was totally unexpected – he
had not visited the house
for several weeks – so how
did the messenger know
where to find
him?
More
suspicious is
the fact that
Thomas Ward
was a friend
of Robert
Wintour,
one of the
conspirators. Did
Monteagle know of the
letter’s contents and ask
Ward to read it aloud
in order to warn him of
the imminent unmasking of
the plot?
There is some speculation
that Monteagle wrote the
letter himself in order to
gain favour with the king.
There is also a possibility
the letter was sent by
Francis Tresham to warn his
brother-in-law, as Tresham
was, in fact, one of the
plotters, the last to have
been recruited. He did
not flee when the plot
was uncovered, but
stayed in London
and was arrested
and imprisoned
in the Tower of
London where
he died on
23 December.
He denied being
an active member
of the conspiracy,
only in concealing it.
It has even been
suggested there was no plot,
but that it was invented
by Robert Cecil to further
discredit Catholics and thus
force the king to impose
harsher measures upon
them. If this was the plan, it
worked. In 1606, Catholics
were made to swear an
Oath of Allegiance which
affirmed James’ authority
over that of the Pope. Many
theories have been proposed
as to who was the author
of the letter, but no one has
ever been reliably identified.
Monteagle’s true role
in the discovery of the
conspiracy will probably
never be known either, but
Francis Tresham’s home
in Hoxton played a pivotal
role in the events leading to
its exposure.
The house has long since
disappeared, but it stood on
what is now the junction of
Myrtle Walk and Hoxton
Street. This local connection
to the Gunpowder Plot is
marked by a brown plaque
on the side of flats at
244-278 Crondall Street.
MORE INFO
Hackney Archives looks after Council administrative records
and archives dating back to 1700. It also keeps records for
individuals and organisations with links to Hackney. It is
currently moving to a new home in the Dalston CLR James
Library and Hackney Archives. A limited service is available until
then. Call: 020 7241 2886; e-mail: [email protected];
or visit: www.hackney.gov.uk/archives
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Hackney’s wards in alphabetical order
The Mayor and Councillors
Councillors are elected by Hackney
residents and serve for four years.
The last borough elections were in
May 2010.
Councillors have a range of
responsibilities, including helping to
oversee the Council and its services.
They hold advice surgeries where
residents can meet their local
representative and ask them to take up
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
issues that may be of concern.
Generally they can help with Council
related matters, but if the issue is the
responsibility of another person or
organisation, councillors can often
point people in the right direction and
tell residents who they need to see.
Hackney has 57 councillors
representing areas called wards –
illustrated in the map opposite.
To check which councillor covers your area, or confirm surgery times, call: 020 8356 3373.
More info: www.hackney.gov.uk/l-mayor-cabinet-councillors.htm
ADVICE SURGERY ON CRIME AND COMMUNITY SAFETY ISSUES
Cllr Nkafu, 5-6pm, 1st Mon each month, Hackney Town Hall, Mare St, E8.
To book an appointment call: 020 8356 3211
1. BROWNSWOOD
LAB
Cllrs Brian Bell, Oli De Botton &
Feryal Demirci (on a rota basis)
1st Thurs each month, 7-8pm,
Amwell Court Community Centre,
Green Lanes, N4.
3rd Sat each month, 12.302.30pm, walkabout surgery.
LAB
LIB DEM
LIB DEM
LAB
Cllrs Robert Chapman, Tom
Ebbutt & Gulay Icoz
2nd Sat each month, 11am12noon, Coleville Community Hall,
35 Branch St, N1.
3rd Sat each month, walkabout
surgery in the afternoon.
LAB
LAB
LAB
LAB
LAB
11. KINGS PARK
LAB
Cllr Sharon Patrick
1st Fri each month, 6.30-7.30pm,
Kingsmead Kabin, Kingsmead Way,
E9. E-mail: sharon.patrick@
hackney.gov.uk.
(Disabled or housebound
constituents can book an
appointment on: 020 8356 3373.)
Cllr Saleem Siddiqui
1st & 3rd Fri each month, 7-8pm,
Vi Forrester Hall, Gilpin Rd, E5.
Cllr Julius Nkafu
3rd Sat each month, 12noon1pm, Kingsmead Tenants Hall, 5/6
Templemead House, Homerton
Rd, E9.
16. SPRINGFIELD
CON
CON
LAB
Cllr Margaret Gordon
2nd Sun each month, 11.30am12.30pm, Webb Estate Community
Hall, Clapton Common, E5.
4th Sat each month, 1-2pm, Mount
Estate Community Hall, Mount
Pleasant Lane, E5.
Cllr Michael Levy
1st & 3rd Sun each month, 11.30am12.30pm, Webb Estate Community
Hall, Clapton Common, E5.
Cllr Simche Steinberger
2nd Mon each month, 4-5pm,
Stamford Hill Library, Portland Ave,
N16.
3rd Sun each month, 2.30-3.30pm,
Netto Parade, U Marka Ltd, 158
Clapton Common, E5.
www.hackney.gov.uk
LAB
LAB
LAB
Cllr Luke Akehurst
2nd Fri each month, 6.30-7.30pm,
Hackney Town Hall, Mare St, E8.
Cllr Sally Mulready
Last Fri each month, 7-8pm,
Hackney Town Hall, Mare St, E8.
(Cllr Mulready will undertake home
visits to older people. Call her on:
07930 575 913.)
Cllr Guy Nicholson
3rd Fri each month, 6.30-7.30pm,
Banister House Community Centre,
Banister House Estate, E9.
Cllr Linda Kelly
1st Sun each month 11am-12noon,
Tenants’ Association Hall, Beecholme
Estate, Prout Rd, E5
Call: 07590 370 226; e-mail:
[email protected]
Cllrs Deniz Oguzkanli & Ian Rathbone,
2nd Sat each month, 1-2pm, Wayside
Community Centre, 11 Chatsworth
Rd, E5.
4th Sat each month, 1-2pm,
Community Hall, Mount Estate, Mount
Pleasant Lane, E5.
Call: 07890 654 068; or e-mail:
[email protected];
[email protected]
Contact Cllr Fajana-Thomas on:
07809 244 756.
Contact Cllr Krishna on:
07752 782 571.
Contact Cllr Thomson on:
07794 637 870.
QNorth East Neighbourhood Committee
QShoreditch Neighbourhood
Committee
QStoke Newington Neighbourhood
Forum
QHomerton Neighbourhood Forum
4. CLISSOLD
LAB
LAB
LAB
For an appointment with ward
councillors at Milton Gardens
Estate Community Hall, Hawksley
Court Estate, and Burma Court
Estate community meeting room,
call Members’ Support on:
020 8356 3373.
Hackney has an executive Mayor,
Jules Pipe, who is not a councillor,
but is directly elected by the entire
borough.The Mayor is the political
leader of the Council, overseeing the
budget and all Council services.
Civic and ceremonial duties are
undertaken by the Speaker of the
Council who is elected annually
from the borough’s 57 councillors.
The current Speaker is Cllr Susan
Fajana-Thomas.
5. DALSTON
Cllr Karen Alcock, Cllr Wendy
Mitchell & Cllr Linda Smith
1st Mon each month, 7pm,
Stoke Newington Library, Stoke
Newington Church Street, N16.
LAB
Cllrs Michelle Gregory, Sophie
Linden & Angus MulreadyJones (on a rota basis)
1st Thurs each month,
6.30-7.30pm, CLR James Library,
24-30 Dalston Lane, E8.
2nd Sat each month, 12noon1pm, Community Hall, Millard
Close, Shellgrove Estate, N16.
3rd Fri each month, 6.307.30pm, CLR James Library,
24-30 Dalston Lane, E8.
LAB
Cllr Michael Desmond
1st Sun each month,
11am-12noon, Nightingale
Luncheon Club, 19 Olympus Sq, E5.
Cllr Desmond is also available
at the Town Hall, to book an
appointment, call: 020 8356 3373.
Cllrs Rick Muir & Alex Russell (on
a rota basis)
2nd Sun each month,
11am-12noon, Landfield
Community Hall, Landfield Estate,
Stellman Close, E5.
4th Sun each month, walkabout
ward surgery.
Contact Cllr Muir on: 07875
546 155.
9. HAGGERSTON
LAB
LAB
Cllrs Edward Brown & Daniel
Stevens
2nd Sun each month,
1pm-2pm, Stoke Newington
Library, Stoke Newington
Church Street, N16.
4th Sun each month,
11am-1pm, roving surgery –
ward walkabout
Cllrs Brown & Stevens will also
see residents by appointment.
18. VICTORIA
LAB
LAB
LAB
Cllr Katie Hanson
2nd Wed each month, 7-8pm,
New Kingshold Community
Centre, Primrose Sq, E9.
Cllr Daniel Kemp
1st Sat each month, 10.3011.30am, Pitcairn Hall, Pitcairn
House, Frampton Park Estate,
E9.
Cllr Geoff Taylor
3rd Wed each month, 2-3pm,
Salvation Army Building, 70
Mare St, E8.
LAB
LAB
Cllr Michael Jones, holds no
surgeries, but is available by
appointment on: 07960 610 045.
Cllr Sean Ned Mulready, last
Sat each month, 10-11am, St
Thomas More Church, Henry
Rd, N4.
Cllr Mulready is also available on:
07860 475 701.
Cllr Benzion Papier, 1st Sun
each month, 11.30am-12.30pm,
TA Flat, 1 Wyersdale House,
Woodberry Down, N4.
Stamford Hill Library, Portland
Ave, N16.
CON
LAB
LAB
LAB
LAB
Cllrs Anntoinette Bramble,
Chris Kennedy & Jessica
Webb (on a rota basis)
1st Sun each month, 12noon1pm, Wick OAP Hall, Lavington
Close, Trowbridge Estate, E9.
Contact Cllr Kennedy on: 07730
883 190
You can e-mail these councillors
direct at: christopher.kennedy@
hackney.gov.uk; jessica.
webb@hackney. gov.uk;
antoinette.bramble@ hackney.
gov.uk
Cllr Philip Glanville
3rd Wed each month, 6-7pm,
Provost Community Hall, Murray
Grove, N1.
3rd Sat of each month, 11am12noon, The Bell Club, Bowling
Green Walk, Pitfield St, N1.
Contact Cllr Glanville on:
07939 012 120.
Cllr Clayeon McKenzie
2nd Tues each month, 6-7pm,
The Bell Club, Bowling Green
Walk, Pitfield St, N1.
Cllr Carole Williams
2nd Mon each month, 6.307.30pm, 16a Malcolm House,
Arden Estate, N1.
15. QUEENSBRIDGE
LAB
LAB
LAB
19. WICK
LAB
10. HOXTON
LAB
14. NEW RIVER
Cllr Bernard Aussenberg,
1st Sun each month, 1-2pm,
Stoke Newington Library, Stoke
Newington Church Street, N16.
LAB
Cllr Barry Buitekant, Cllr
Jonathan McShane & Cllr Ann
Munn (on a rota basis)
St Mary’s Community Centre, Kent
Rd, E2.
1st Thurs each month, 6-7pm,
Haggerston Community Centre,
179 Haggerston Rd, E8.
3rd Thurs each month,
6-7pm, Whiston & Goldsmith
Community Hall, Goldsmith Sq, E2.
2nd Sat each month,
11am-12noon, Shoreditch Library,
80 Hoxton Street, N1.
LAB
13. LORDSHIP
CON
LAB
LAB
8. HACKNEY DOWNS
LAB
Cllrs Susan Fajana-Thomas,
Rita Krishna, & Louisa
Thomson (on a rota basis)
2nd Sat each month, 10-11am,
Yorkshire Grove Estate
Community Hall, Gunstor Rd,
N16.
4th Sat each month, 11am1pm, councillors will hold a
walkabout surgery.
Jules
Pipe
Cllrs Alcock, Mitchell & Smith also
hold monthly roving surgeries
throughout the ward.
LAB
17. STOKE NEWINGTON CENTRAL
LAB
LAB
LAB
LAB
LAB
LAB
Cllrs Alan Laing, Samantha
Lloyd, & Vincent Stops
(on a rota basis)
2nd Sat each month,
11am-12noon, Wilton Community
Hall, Greenwood Rd, E8.
4th Sat each month,
11am-12noon, Marcon Estate
Community Hall, Amhurst Rd, E8.
12. LEABRIDGE
CON
3. CHATHAM
LAB
7. HACKNEY CENTRAL
E-mail these councillors at:
debeauvoir@hackney-labour.
org.uk
LAB
Cllrs Dawood Akhoon
1st Sat each month, 2-3pm,
North London Muslim Community
Centre, 68 Cazenove Road, N16.
(Cllr Akhoon can visit housebound
constituents. Call: 020 8806 1147.)
Cllr Abraham Jacobson
2nd & 4th Wed each month,
6.30-7.15pm, North London
Muslim Community Centre, 68
Cazenove Rd, N16.
Cllr Ian Sharer
1st & 3rd Thurs, 10.30-11.30am,
North London Muslim Community
Centre, 68 Cazenove Rd, N16.
LIB DEM
6. DE BEAUVOIR
LAB
2. CAZENOVE
Brownswood
Cazenove
Chatham
Clissold
Dalston
De Beauvoir
Hackney Central
Hackney Downs
Haggerston
Hoxton
Kings Park
Leabridge
Lordship
New River
Queensbridge
Springfield
Stoke Newington Central
Victoria
Wick
The Mayor
Cllrs Tom Price, Emma Plouviez
& Patrick Vernon (on a rota basis)
1st Sat each month, 10-11am,
Queensbridge Leisure Centre, 30
Holly St, E8.
3rd Sat each month, 10-11am,
Regents Pensioners Hall, 30
Brougham Rd, E8.
You can e-mail these councillors
direct at: tom.price@hackney.
gov.uk; emma.plouviez@
hackney.gov.uk;
[email protected]
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Recipes straight from the
ovens at Hoxton Apprentice
www.hoxtonapprentice.com
HAVING been unemployed since last February, Ed Jack was offered a trainee chef
placement at the Hoxton Apprentice.
Ed was made redundant from a job in a guitar shop, and found it difficult to find
work as a professional musician. He also tried the retail sector without success.
After recommendations from friends and family regarding his cooking abilities,
he decided to develop his natural culinary skills into a tangible career opportunity.
The Hoxton Apprentice is now helping him on his new journey in catering and to
support his ambition to become a fully qualified chef.
Ed is currently responsible for helping prepare meals as well as being supported
to achieve a NVQ Level 2 in professional cookery.
Pannacotta
Serves 8
Ingredients
For a single batch:
• 750 ml double cream
• 250 ml full fat milk
• 125 ml granulated sugar
• 3½ gelatine leaves
• 1 split vanilla bean pod
Method
• Get all of your equipment together, including a
tray of ramekins
• Separate the gelatine sheets carefully to make
sure you have the exact amount
• Place gelatine into a bowl of cold water to soften
• Use a large saucepan or pot (whatever you use
it must be large)
The Hoxton Apprentice is a social
enterprise set up to train unemployed
Hackney people – both in the kitchen and
front of house.
Six-month apprenticeships prepare people
for the workplace and give them the
chance to gain a NVQ in Hospitality.
Profits are returned to Training For Life,
the charity which operates the restaurant,
to deliver more training for unemployed
Preparation time
5 mins
Cooking time
10 mins
• Measure all ingredients accurately and place
the milk, cream, sugar and vanilla beans into
the pot and bring to the boil (pannacotta will
not set if measurements are not accurate)
• Keep an eye on the mixture as it boils over
quite quickly once it has reached temperature
RESIDENTS have been
invited to comment on
plans for the future use of
the Olympic Park.
After London 2012, the
site is set to be transformed
into five neighbourhoods,
located around a major new
public space, the Queen
Elizabeth Olympic Park.
Much of it will be in
Hackney – returning land
that was used for the Games
back to green space – and
will include community
facilities and venues such
as the 2012 Press and
Broadcast Centres and the
multi-use games arena.
Residents are being
asked for their opinions on
the planning application for
the park’s redevelopment,
known as the Legacy
Communities Scheme,
New green space
submitted by
the Olympic Park
Legacy Company.
The consultation
takes place until
14 November.
For more info, visit:
www.hackney.gov.uk/
2012-olympicpark-future
Meetings
COUNCIL MEETINGS
7
In October
31 Stoke Newington neighbourhood forum
31 North East neighbourhood committee
7pm
7pm
In November
1 Licensing sub committee
2pm
2 Planning sub committee
6.30pm
2 Children & Young People scrutiny commission
7pm
Community Safety & Social Inclusion scrutiny commission
7pm
7 Living in Hackney scrutiny commission
7pm
8 Adult social care budget scrutiny task group
8am
7pm
2pm
15 Cabinet procurement committee
5pm
Info: 020 8356 3316/3302/3441, or visit: www.hackney.gov.uk/council-democracy.htm
TENANTS & RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION MEETINGS
In November
Grand Union & Dublin Avenue
Hawksley Court
Landfield Estate
1
3
7
Mayfield Close & Forest Grove
Clapton Neighbourhood Panel
Holmleigh Road
Queensbridge & Middleton
Wayman Court
7
8
9
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• Once brought to the boil, remove from heat
• Squeeze excess liquid from the soaking
gelatine sheets, add them to the cream
mixture and whisk until dissolved
• Cool the mixture by sitting the pan in a sink of
iced water
• Strain through a conical sieve to remove
beans, then pour into bowls
• Individually wrap and date before moving
them to the fridge to cool until set
people. If you would like to offer an
apprentice a job, or become an apprentice
yourself, call Ben Anderson on:
020 7749 2800.
For more info, visit: www.
hoxtonapprentice.com
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LICENSING
Notice is given that ARTURO ESCALANTE applied to HACKNEY
COUNCIL for a premises licence at: Mex Way, Units 1-60
Boxpark, Bethnal Green Road,London E1 6GY
In order that the following licensable activities can take place:
1. Supply of alcohol
2. Recorded music
The licence register listing details of the application is held
at the Licensing Service, Hackney Service Centre, 1 Hillman
Street, London E8 1DY (Tel No. 020 8356 4970). Details are also
available on-line at www.hackney.gov.uk/licensing
Any representations against this application must be made
in writing and received by the Licensing Service at the above
address, by no later than the 23th November 2011
Residents and businesses in the vicinity of the premises, or
their representatives, may make representations on licensing
objectives grounds only, i.e. the prevention of crime and
disorder, the prevention of public nuisance, public safety and the
protection of children from harm. Copies of all representations
will be sent to the applicant. It is an offence, liable on conviction
to a fine up to £5000 for an applicant to knowingly or recklessly
make a false statement in connection with the application.
TRAFFIC
TTRO / P770A AMHURST ROAD E8 TEMPORARY
PROHIBITION OF DRIVING
Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 – section 14(1) as amended
by the Road Traffic (Temporary Restrictions) Act 1991 and the
Traffic Management Act 2004
The Council of London Borough of Hackney HEREBY GIVES
NOTICE that due to planned DRAINAGE REPAIRING WORKS
within AMHURST ROAD E8 they intend to make an order. The
general effect of which will be only at such times and to such
extent as regulatory traffic signs are displayed to: 1. Prohibition of Pedestrians
Amhurst Road North east side from a point in line with the
property boundary no 86/88A in a north westerly
direction for a distance of 20 metres
2. The diversion route for the footpath will be along the
opposite side
3. The restriction will not apply to vehicles being used
in connection with the said works or used for fire brigade,
ambulance, or purposes in an emergency and anything done
with the permission or at the discretion of a Police Constable in
uniform.
4. The restriction referred to in paragraph (1) above will not
apply so as to prevent vehicles gaining ingress to, or egress
from the premises on or adjacent to the closed length of road
in so far as such ingress or egress is reasonably practicable
without undue interference with the execution of the said
works.
5. The restrictions referred to in paragraphs (1) will only
operate during the works.
6. The Order will operate on and between the following
dates and times or until the work has been completed
whichever is sooner
DATE
TIME
DATE
TIME
14th Nov 2011 08:00 hrs 25th Nov 2011
17:00 hrs
7. Further information about this notice may be obtained by
contacting the helpline on 0208 356 2897
TTRO / P746A BENTHAM ROAD E9 TEMPORARY
NOTICE that due to planned MANHOLE REPLACEMENT WORKS
within BENTHAM ROAD E9 they intend to make an order. The
extent as regulatory traffic signs are displayed to: 1. Prohibition of Driving
Bentham Road
From its junction with Kenton Road in a
north easterly direction for a distance of 50
metres
2. Prohibition of Entry Except for Access
Bentham Road
From its Junction with Bramshaw Road
in a south westerly direction to a point
50 metres north east of its junction with
Bentham Road
3. Revocation of One Way
Bentham Road
From its Junction with Bramshaw Road
in a south westerly direction to a point
50 metres north east of its junction with
Bentham Road
4. Prohibition of Waiting Loading and Unloading At Any Time
Bentham Road
From its junction with Kenton Road in a
both sides
north easterly direction for a distance of 50
metres
5. The restriction will not apply to vehicles being used in
connection with the said works or used for fire brigade,
ambulance, or purposes in an emergency and anything done with
the permission or at the discretion of a Police Constable in uniform.
6. The restrictions referred to in paragraphs (1) to (4) above
will not apply so as to prevent vehicles gaining ingress to, or
egress from the premises on or adjacent to the closed length
of road in so far as such ingress or egress is reasonably
practicable without undue interference with the execution of the
said works.
7. The restriction referred to in paragraph (4) above may
require vehicles to be removed at the discretion by either the
site engineer or a Police Constable in uniform.
8. The restrictions referred to in paragraphs (1) to (4) will only
whichever is sooner
DATE
TIME
DATE
TIME
20th Nov 2011 08:00 hrs 20th Nov 2011
17:00 hrs
TTRO / P771A BETHNAL GREEN ROAD E1 TEMPORARY
PROHIBITION OF PEDESTRIANS
NOTICE that due to planned CONSTRUCTION WORKS within
BETHNAL GREEN ROAD E1 they intend to make an order. The
Bethnal Green
Between points 30 metres and 92 metres
Road south side east of its junction with Shoreditch High Street
opposite side
3. The restriction will not apply to vehicles being used in
connection with the said works or used for fire brigade,
apply so as to prevent vehicles gaining ingress to, or egress from
the premises on or adjacent to the closed length of road in so
far as such ingress or egress is reasonably practicable without
undue interference with the execution of the said works.
whichever is sooner
DATE
TIME
DATE
TIME
14th Nov 2011 10:00 hrs 18th Nov 2011
15:00 hrs
TTRO / P753B BOLEYN ROAD N16 TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF DRIVING
Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 – section 14(1) as amended by the Road Traffic
(Temporary Restrictions) Act 1991 and the Traffic Management Act 2004
The Council of London Borough of Hackney HEREBY GIVES NOTICE that due to planned
ROAD RESURFACE WORKS within BOLEYN ROAD N16 they have made an order. The
general effect of which will be only at such times and to such extent as regulatory
traffic signs are displayed to: 1. Prohibition of Driving
Boleyn Road
From its junction with Kingsland Green in north westerly direction
to a point in line with the Railway Bridge
Boleyn Road
From its junction with Bradbury Street in south easterly direction to
a point in line with the Railway Bridge
Boleyn Road
From its junction with Kingsland Road to its junction with
Kingsland Green
3. The restriction will not apply to vehicles being used in connection with the said
works or used for fire brigade, ambulance, or purposes in an emergency and anything
done with the permission or at the discretion of a Police Constable in uniform.
4. The restriction referred to in paragraph (1) above will not apply so as to prevent
vehicles gaining ingress to, or egress from the premises on or adjacent to the closed
length of road in so far as such ingress or egress is reasonably practicable without
5. The restriction referred to in paragraph (1) above may require vehicles to be
removed at the discretion by either the site engineer or a Police Constable in uniform.
6. The Order will operate on and between the following dates and times or until the
work has been completed whichever is sooner
DATE
TIME
DATE
TIME
31st Oct 2011 08:00 hrs 4th Nov 2011
17:00 hrs
7. Further information about this notice may be obtained by contacting the helpline
on 0208 356 2897
LONDON BOROUGH OF HACKNEY
THE HACKNEY (20MPH SPEED LIMIT) (NO.16) ORDER
2011 TT808
1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on the 28th October 2011
the Council of the London Borough of Hackney has made the
above-mentioned Order under sections 84(1) (a) and (2) of the
Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 as amended.
2. The general effect of the Order will be to Introduce a 20mph
zone in Kings Crescent and Brownswood Road Areas (not
including Brownswood Road); Queen’s Drive, Kings Crescent,
Finsbury Park Road, Wilberforce Road, Alexandra Grove, Adolphus
Road, Castleview Close, Christina Square, Colthurst Crescent,
Digby Crescent, Gloucester Drive, Henry Road, Heron Drive,
Myddleton Avenue, Portland Rise, Princess Crescent, Somerfield
Road, Tauheed Close, Ursula Mews and Waverley Place.
3. Copies of the Order, which will come into force on 7th
November 2011, other relevant Orders, and other documents
giving more detailed particulars of the Orders, can be inspected
during normal office hours on Mondays to Fridays inclusive,
until the expiration of a period of six weeks from the date on
which the Orders are made, in the reception area, London
Borough of Hackney, Keltan House, 89-115 Mare Street
London, E8 4RU. Further information may be obtained by
contacting Helpdesk on 020 8356 2897.
4. If any person wishes to question the validity of either of the
Orders, or of any provision contained therein on the grounds
that it not within the powers conferred by the Road Traffic
Regulation Act 1984 or that any requirement of the Act or of
any instrument under the Act has not been complied with, that
person may, within six weeks of the date on which the Orders
are made, apply for the purpose to the High Court.
THE HACKNEY (PARKING PLACES) (ZONE B)
(AMENDMENT NO. 4) ORDER 2011
THE HACKNEY (DISABLED PERSONS PARKING PLACES)
(AMENDMENT NO. 30) ORDER 2011
THE HACKNEY (WAITING AND LOADING RESTRICTIONS)
(AMENDMENT NO.14) ORDER 2011
THE HACKNEY (PARKING PLACES) (MOTOR CYCLE) (NO
1) ORDER 2011
THE HACKNEY (PARKING PLACES) (CAR CLUB)
(AMENDMENT NO 10) ORDER 2011
THE HACKNEY (LOADING BAYS) (NO 1) ORDER 2011
2011 TT822
1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on 28th October 2011 the
Council of the London Borough of Hackney made the abovementioned Orders under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984
as amended by the Local Government Act 1985 and the Traffic
Management Act 2004.
2. The general effect of the Orders will be to:(a) consolidate The Hackney (Loading Bay) Orders without
making any material change.
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(b) consolidate the provisions of all the previous Hackney
(Parking Places) (Zone B) and Hackney (Parking Places) (Motor
Cycle) Orders including the following amendments below
(c) introduce pay and display bays (4hrs Max stay) by
replacing sections of existing no waiting restrictions at the
following locations:
(i) Outside 13-14 Bavaria House, Appold Street, the club
on Bowling Green Walk, outside 110 Clifton Street, 108
Leonard Street, 57-63 Scrutton Street
(ii) Opposite 109-123 Clifton Street and 87 Leonard Street
(iii) On Calvert Avenue opposite the junction with Boundary Street
(iv) Along the flank wall of 13-14 Bavaria House in Earl Street
(v) to the side of 13-14 Bavaria House on Pindar Street
(d) introduce shared use bays (resident/business permits
and 4hrs Max Stay) by replacing sections of existing no waiting
restrictions in the following locations:
(i) Outside no. 9, 19 to 21 and opposite 23 to 25 Christopher
Street
(ii) Between 22-28, outside Nos. 21-23, 1-5 and 5-7 Curtain
Road
(iii) Outside 70 and 80 Paul Street
(iv) Outside 87-89, 59-65, 67-73 and 79-85 Worship Street
(e) convert existing shared use bays to pay & display only (4hr
maximum stay) at the following locations:
(i) Outside Nos.15 Appold Street, 27 Boundary Street, 25
and 78 Luke Street, 65 to 71 Scrutton Street, 58 and 60
Worship Street Street, 1 to 11 Cosmopolitan House in
Phipp Street, Bavaria House in Finsbury Market and 13 to
17 Christopher Street
(ii) Opposite Nos.19 to 21 and 45 to 47 Hoxton Square and 97
to 105 Worship Street
(iii) In Earl Street at its junction with Appold Street
(e) convert existing no waiting restrictions to a permit bay
outside Nos.1 Dysart Street 89 and 68 Leonard Street, 11 Plough
Yard, 36 to 46 New Inn Yard, 1a to 1b, 1b to 11 and 12 Coronet
Street and at the rear of 333 Old Street in Hoxton Square;
(f) convert existing shared use bays to permit bays outside
Nos:1 Dysart Street, 2-4 and 6-8 Luke Street, 32-38 Scrutton
Street and in Phipp Street between No.17 and its junction with
Great Eastern Street;
(g) convert existing resident bays to shared use outside No.
23 Christopher Street, along the flank wall of No.25 Christopher
Street in Clifton Street and in Paul Street opposite Mark Street;
(h) convert existing resident bays to permit bays outside Nos.51
to 60 Charlotte Street and outside the club on Bowling Green Walk;
(i) convert existing 2hr maximum stay shared use bays to 4hr
maximum stay outside No.25 Christopher Street, opposite
17 Willow Street and along the flank wall of 10 Finsbury
Market in Clifton Street;
(j) introduce new motorcycles bays by replacing existing
waiting restrictions and parking bays Outside Nos. 3-7
New Inn Broadway,
10 Redchurch Street, 3 Willow Street, 56-64 Wilson Street,
58-62 Scrutton Street and opposite Nos.107 Worship
Street and 3 to 7 Drysdale Street;
(k) convert existing business permit bays to:(i) permit bays outside Nos.12-18 Hoxton Street, 21 Phipp
Street and outside 3 Willow Street
(ii) shared use bays (resident/business permits and 4hr
Maximum Stay) outside Nos. 9 Hewett Street and 97-105
Worship Street
(iii) pay and display (4hr Maximum Stay) outside Nos: 3
Redchurch Street and 44-50 Paul Street
(l) convert all the parking bays to shared use bays (resident/
business permits and 4hrs max stay) in Clifton Street between
the junction of Scrutton Street and Worship Street;
(m) convert existing no waiting restrictions to no waiting at any
time at the following locations:
(i) outside Nos:70 Clifton Street, 2 to 6 Curtain Road and 28
Rivington Street
(ii) Calvert Avenue, northern kerb line close to the junction
with Shoreditch High Street
(iii) Finsbury Market adjacent to Bavaria House
(iv) Hackney Road, corner of Stoke Newington High Street
(close to Austin Street)
(n) convert existing waiting restrictions to:(i) a resident bay outside 41 Luke Street
(ii) motorcycle bays outside 40 Clifton Street
(iii) pay and display bay (4hr max stay) outside 78 Luke Street
(o) convert existing permit bays to pay and display only bays
(4hrs Max Stay) outside 18 Phipp Street;
(p) relocate existing car club bay west by approximately 4m in
Calvert Avenue opposite the junction with Boundary Street;
(q) extend existing shared use bay by 5m and relocate the car
club bay to the end of this bay, leaving 5m double yellow line
outside 5-7 Garden Walk;
(r) extend existing resident bay northward opposite 1 King
John Court, replacing a sections of existing waiting restrictions;
(s) replace existing motorcycle bay with a pay and display
bay (4hrs max stay) opposite 30 Crown Place and convert the
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existing motorcycle bay to no waiting at any time restriction
outside 30 Crown Place;
(t) introduce a general use disabled bay on Hoxton Street
outside St. Monica’s Catholic Primary School.
3. Copies of the Orders, which will come into force on 07th
Borough of Hackney Keltan House 89 -115 Mare Street London,
E8 4RU. Further information may be obtained by contacting
Helpdesk on 020 8356 2897
4. If any person wishes to question the validity of either of
the Orders, or of any provision contained therein on the grounds
THE HACKNEY (LOADING BAYS) (AMENDMENT NO.18)
ORDER
(AMENDMENT NO.13) ORDER 2011 TT821
1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the London
Borough of Hackney on 28th October 2011 made the abovementioned Orders under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984
as amended by the Traffic Management Act 2004.
2. The general effect of the Orders will be to replace the no
waiting restrictions on the south east side of Eagle Wharf Road
with a loading bay at any time 25 metres south west of Bracklyn
Street for a distance of 10 metres in a south westerly direction.
giving more detailed particulars of the Orders, can be
inspected during normal office hours on Mondays to Fridays
inclusive, until the expiration of a period of six weeks from
the date on which the Orders are made, in the reception area,
London Borough of Hackney, Keltan House, 89-115 Mare
Street London, E8 4RU. Further information may be obtained
by contacting Helpdesk on 020 8356 2897.
4. If any person wishes to question the validity of any of the
ALLERTON ROAD AREA THE HACKNEY (20MPH SPEED
LIMIT) (NO. 17) ORDER 2011 TT 816
Borough of Hackney on 28th October 2011 made the abovementioned Order under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 as
amended and the Traffic Management Act 2004
2. The general effect of the Order will be to;
a) Introduce a 20mph zone on Woodberry Grove and Lordship
Road (between Seven Sisters Road and Manor Road),
Queen Elizabeth’s Walk (between Lordship Road and
Lordship Park), Allerton Road, Springpark Drive Schonfeld
Square and Woodberry Down.
THE HACKNEY (20MPH SPEED LIMIT) (NO.15) ORDER
2011 TT 801
Borough of Hackney on 28th October 2011 made the abovementioned Order under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 as
amended and the Traffic Management Act 2004
2. The general effect of the Order will be to;
a) Introduce a 20mph zone on Lordship Road (between Stoke
Newington Church Street and Manor Road), Edward’s Lane,
Barn Street, Lordship Terrace, Lordship Grove, Grazebrook
www.hackney.gov.uk
Road, Greenway Close and Queen Elizabeth’s Walk.
November2011, other relevant Orders, and other documents
TTRO / P760B DALSTON LANE E8 TEMPORARY
NOTICE that due to planned CONSTRUCTION WORKS within
DALSTON LANE E8 they have made an order. The general
effect of which will be only at such times and to such extent as
regulatory traffic signs are displayed to: 1. Prohibition of Pedestrians
Dalston Lane From its junction with Roseberry Place in a
South side
easterly direction for a distance of 60 metres
opposite side
whichever is sooner
DATE
TIME
DATE
TIME
2nd Nov 2011 00:30 hrs 2nd Nov 2011
05:00 hrs
3rd Nov 2011 00:30 hrs 3rd Nov 2011
05:00 hrs
ROAD HUMPS AND SPEED TABLES - HIGHWAYS ACT
1980 - SECTION 90C
ZEBRA CROSSING – ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT –
SECTION 23
THE HACKNEY (WOODBERRY GROVE AREA) (20MPH
SPEED LIMIT) (NO.*) ORDER 20**
THE HACKNEY (PARKING PLACES) (ZONE G)
(AMENDMENT NO *) (ORDER) 20**
(AMENDMENT NO *) ORDER 20** TT815
1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the London Borough of
Hackney, in accordance with the Section 90C of the Highway
Act 1980 as amended proposes to make road humps and
raised tables as detailed in the schedule to this notice.
2. NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that the Council of the London
Borough of Hackney proposes to make the above-mentioned
Orders and the introduction of a pedestrian crossing under the
Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 as amended
3. The general effect of the Orders would be to introduce
a 20mph zone in Woodberry Grove (between Seven Sisters
Road and Green Lanes) and Rowley Gardens and amend
the distribution of parking places in Woodberry Road to
accommodate the proposed pedestrian facilities.
4. Zebra Crossing is to be introduced in conjunction with the
raised speed table as described in the Schedule 1 b). The extent
of the crossing will be between a point 3.5m north of a point in
line with the southern building line of No 74 Woodberry Grove to
a point 11.7m east of a point in line with the common boundary
between Nos 68 and 70 Woodberry Grove.
5. Plans of the proposed measures can be inspected during
normal office hours on Mondays to Fridays inclusive until a period
of 21 days from the date, on which this notice is published, in
the reception area, London Borough of Hackney, Keltan House,
89-115 Mare Street, London, E8 4RU. Further information may be
obtained by contacting Helpdesk on 020 8356 2897.
6. Any objections or other representations about either of
the proposed Orders should be sent in writing to the Assistant
Director (Public Realm) at the address specified in paragraph 5
above until the expiration of a period of 21 days from the date
on which this Notice is published. All objections must specify
the grounds on which they are made.
SCHEDULE 1
a) THE SINUSOIDAL SPEED HUMPS:- The sinusoidal humps
would be constructed and maintained with a maximum height
of 100 millimetres and will vary in length and width and on/off
ramps will be constructed at a gradient of 1:10 to 1:20
Road
Location to centre of hump
Woodberry Grove Outside number 52
Woodberry Grove Between the boundary of number 38 and 40
Woodberry Grove Outside 1 to 10 Badminton Court.
Woodberry Grove Between the boundary of number 64 & 66
Woodberry Grove By lamp column 21
b) THE SPEED TABLES will be constructed and maintained
with a maximum height of 100 millimetres and will vary in
length and width and on/off ramps will be constructed at a
gradient of 1:10 to 1:20
Woodberry Grove A new speed table with Zebra Crossing in
Woodberry Grove outside the Skinner’s
Academy would be constructed for a
distance of 7 meters.
Woodberry Grove 6.5m south west of the junction with
Rowley Gardens with a width of 7m south
west of this point
TTRO / P756B DARENTH ROAD N16 TEMPORARY
PROHIBITION OF TURNS
NOTICE that due to planned THAMES WATER WORKS within
DARENTH ROAD N16 they have made an order. The general
effect of which will be only at such times and to such extent as
regulatory traffic signs are displayed to: 1. Prohibition of Turns
Darenth Road Right turn at its junction with Clapton Common
whichever is sooner
DATE
TIME
DATE
TIME
5th Nov 2011 08:00 hrs 6th Nov 2011
17:00 hrs
12th Nov 2011 08:00 hrs 13th Nov 2011
17:00 hrs
THE HACKNEY (PRESCRIBED ROUTES AND 20MPH
SPEED LIMIT) (CONSOLIDATION NO1) ORDER 2011
2011 TT807
Orders under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 as amended
by the Traffic Management Act 2004.
2. The general effect of the Order would be to amend the
operational times for the Pedestrian Zones for market trading in
Hackney. It is also the effect of this Order that amendments be
made to the access times for market trader, commercial and
private loading and unloading.
It is intended that the operational times for all market areas will
be 6am to 8pm. During this time there will be a period of the day
between 9.30am and 3.30pm where no vehicle access will be
permitted, between 3.30pm and 6.00pm market traders only
will be permitted into the market to dismantle and pack up.
Between 6.00am and 9.30am and 6.00pm and 8.00pm general
loading and unloading will also be permitted.
All Pedestrian Zones are operational on Saturdays only except
for Ridley Road that operates Monday to Saturday.
Access by traders and the precise times of operation of each
market may vary at the discretion of the appropriate Market
Manager. However any variations shall be within the general
times stated in this notice.
3. Further to the changes outlined in paragraph 2 above this
order will also consolidate without making any material change,
those existing orders that relate to Banned Turns; Compulsory
Turns; One Ways; Prohibitions of Driving (gated closures); Non
Market Pedestrian Zones; Weight Limits; Bus Lanes and 20mph
Speed Limits.
4. Copies of the Order, and other documents giving more
detailed particulars of the Order, can be inspected for a period
of 21 days during normal office hours on Mondays to Fridays in
the reception area, London Borough of Hackney, Keltan House
89-115 Mare Street London, E8 4RU. Further information may
be obtained by contacting Helpdesk on 020 8356 2897.
the proposed Order should be sent in writing to the Assistant
Director (Health and Community Services) at the address
specified in paragraph 4 above until the expiration of a period
of 21 days from the date on which this Notice is published. All
objections must specify the grounds on which they are made.
TTRO / P773A DOWNHAM ROAD N1 TEMPORARY
NOTICE that due to planned SEWER CONNECTION WORKS
within DOWNHAM ROAD N1 they intend to make an order. The
Downham Road Between points 25 metres and 53 metres
South side
north east of its junction with East Road
opposite side
whichever is sooner
DATE
TIME
DATE
TIME
14th Nov 2011 08:00 hrs 18th Nov 2011
17:00 hrs
TTRO / P772A HERTFORD ROAD N1 TEMPORARY
NOTICE that due to planned SEWER CONNECTION WORKS
within HERTFORD ROAD N1 they intend to make an order. The
Hertford Road
From a point in line with the property
South east side
boundary no 16/18 in a south westerly
direction for a distance of 60 metres
opposite side
6. The Order will operate on and between the following dates and
times or until the work has been completed whichever is sooner
DATE
TIME
DATE
TIME
14th Nov 2011 07:30 hrs 18th Nov 2011
17:30 hrs
THE HACKNEY (PARKING PLACES) (ZONE J)
(AMENDMENT NO.*) ORDER 20**
THE HACKNEY (PARKING PLACES) (ZONE F)
To display a notice on these pages call David Roberts on 020 8356 2416
31 October 2011
THE HACKNEY (LONDON CYCLE HIRE SCHEME)
(PARKING PLACES) (AMENDMENT NO *) ORDER 20**
TT811
Orders under sections to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984
as amended by the Traffic Management Act 2004.
2. The general effect of the Orders would be :a) to make amendments to the existing parking place
provisions, either by adding, removing or varying parking
places to introduce additional London Cycle Hire Parking Places
in, Queensbridge Road, Regent’s Row and Whiston Road. In
addition footway London Cycle Hire sites will be proposed on
Geffrye Street, Pitfield Street, Goldsmiths Row.
b) to make amendments to the existing waiting and loading
restriction provisions, either by adding, varying or removing
restrictions to facilitate the introduction of the London Cycle Hire
parking Places described in 2 a).
3. Copies of the Orders, and other documents giving more
detailed particulars of the Orders, can be inspected during
normal office hours on Mondays to Fridays inclusive until the
end of a period 6 weeks from the date on which the Orders
are made or the Council decides not to make the Orders, in
TTRO / P757B SHAFTESBURY STREET N1 TEMPORARY
The Council of London Borough of Hackney HEREBY GIVES NOTICE
that due to planned CONTAINERS FOR SITE OFFICE BEING DROPPED
WORKS within SHAFTESBURY STREET N1 they have made an order.
The general effect of which will be only at such times and to such
extent as regulatory traffic signs are displayed to: 1. Prohibition of Driving
Shaftesbury Street From its Junction with the unnamed
entrance road to Wimbourne Court in a
north easterly direction to its entire length
Shaftesbury Street From its junction with Cropley Street in a
north easterly direction to its junction with the
unnamed entrance road to Wimbourne Court
3. Prohibition of Pedestrians
Shaftesbury Street From its junction with Cropley Street in south
east side a north easterly direction to its junction with the
unnamed entrance road to Wimbourne Court
opposite side
whichever is sooner
DATE
TIME
DATE
TIME
7th Nov 2011 08:00 hrs 7th Nov 2011
17:00 hrs
THE LONDON BOROUGH OF HACKNEY
TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990 (AS
AMENDED)
THE HACKNEY (WORSHIP STREET) (STOPPING UP)
ORDER 2011 TT823
NOTICE is hereby given that The London Borough of Hackney
(“the Council”) propose to make an Order under Section 247 of
the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) to stop
up the highway described in the Schedule hereto.
The title of the Order is The Hackney (Worship Street) (Stopping
Up) Order 2011.
A copy of the Order and the accompanying plan showing the length
and area of highway to be stopped up can be viewed between 9am
and 5pm on Mondays to Fridays inclusive until the end of a period 28
days from the date on which this notice is published, in the reception
area, London Borough of Hackney, Keltan House 89-115 Mare
Street London, E8 4RU. Further information may be obtained by
contacting the Helpdesk on 020 8356 2897.
Any person may within 28 days from the date of first publication
of this Notice object to the proposals of the Order by notice
in writing to the Assistant Director, Health and Community
Services Keltan House 89-115 Mare Street London, E8 4RU.
Objections should state the name and address of the objector,
the matters to which they relate and the grounds on which they
are made. If no representations or objections in respect of the
Order are duly made within the said period, or if any so made
are withdrawn, the Order may be confirmed by the Council as
an unopposed Order.
TTRO / P759B SOMERFIELD ROAD N4 TEMPORARY
NOTICE that due to planed 20mph ZONE TRAFFIC CALMING
WORK within SOMERFIELD ROAD N4 they have made an order.
The general effect of which will be only at such times and to
such extent as regulatory traffic signs are displayed to: 1. Prohibition of Driving
Somerfield From its junction with Blackstock Road in a north
Road
easterly direction for a distance of 15 metres
DATE
TIME
DATE
TIME
7th Nov 2011 08:00 hrs 3rd Dec 2011
17:00 hrs
TTRO / P765A WOODBERRY GROVE N4 TEMPORARY
NOTICE that due to planned THAMES WATER VICTORIA MAINS
REPLACEMENT WORKS within WOODBERRY GROVE N4 they
intend to make an order. The general effect of which will be only
at such times and to such extent as regulatory traffic signs are
displayed to: 1. Prohibition of Driving
Woodberry Grove From its junction with Seven Sisters Road
in a south easterly direction for a distance
of 25 metres
2. Prohibition of Turns
Seven Sisters Road Left & Right turn at its junction with
Woodberry Grove
3. Prohibition of Waiting Loading and Unloading At Any Time
Woodberry Grove From its junction with Seven Sisters Road
both sides
in a south easterly direction for a distance
of 25 metres
5. The restrictions referred to in paragraphs (1) to (3) above
will not apply so as to prevent vehicles gaining ingress to, or
egress from the premises on or adjacent to the closed length of
road in so far as such ingress or egress is reasonably practicable
without undue interference with the execution of the said works.
6. The restrictions referred to in paragraph (3) above may
7. The restrictions referred to in paragraphs (1) to (3) will only
DATE
TIME
DATE
TIME
19th Nov 2011 08:00 hrs 20th Nov
17:00 hrs
26th Nov 2011 08:00 hrs 27th Nov
17:00 hrs
(AMENDMENT NO.*) ORDER 20** 201* TT824
Orders under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 as amended
by the Traffic Management Act 2004.
2. The general effect of the Order would be to introduce a
no waiting Monday to Friday between 9.30am and 12.30pm in
LEASIDE ROAD on the north side from a point 20.5m west of the
junction with Theydon Road for a distance of 19m in a westerly
direction and remove the disabled bay out side No 27 PALATINE
ROAD and replace with no waiting and no loading at any time.
3. Copies of the Orders, and other documents giving more
detailed particulars of the Orders, can be inspected for a period
of 21 days during normal office hours on Mondays to Fridays in
Unless otherwise stated all traffic notices are as
follows: Dated this 31st day of October 2011
Tom McCourt, Assistant Director (Public Realm)
(The officer appointed for this purpose)
PLANNING
PUBLIC INQUIRY TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT
1990 COUNCIL APPLICATION NO: 2010/0942/ENF PINS
REFERENCE: APP/U5360/C/11/2155017
An appeal has been made by Chaim Hochhauser against the
London Borough of Hackney for serving enforcement notice that:
Without the grant of Planning Permission: the erection of a
balcony on stilts on the single rear addition of the property.
At: Flat 12, Carlton Mansions Holmleigh Road London,
N16 5PX
The Inquiry will be held at the Council Chambers, Hackney
Town Hall, Mare Street E8 on Tuesday 13th December 2011.
The Inquiry will start at 10:00 am prompt.
Members of the public may attend the inquiry and, at the
discretion of the Inspector and express their views. If you are
disabled or anyone you know who Wish to attend the inquiry
is disabled; please contact the Council to confirm that they
can make proper arrangements such as parking spaces and
access. Documents relating to the appeal can be viewed at the
Council’s offices by prior arrangement.
EC1
228 Shoreditch High Street, Hackney, London, E1 6PJ
Change of use from Offices (B1 Use Class) at first, second and
third floors to residential comprising a studio flat and 1 x 4 bed
flat, removal of existing rear external staircase and erection of
new external staircase and new rear windows at second floor
level and balcony at second floor level. 2011/2575 Affects the
Setting of a Conservation Area
124 Shoreditch High Street, Hackney, London, E1 6JE
Variation of Condition 2 ( Development in accordance with
approved plans) of planning application reference 2010/2096
dated 23/12/2010 comprising change to number roof windows,
skylights added to green roof and enlargement of 2 existing
windows to courtyard. 2011/2735 Affects the Setting of a
Conservation Area
E5
111 Lower Clapton Road, Hackney, London, E5 0NP Change
of use from retail (A1) to professional services (A2). 2011/2371
Affects the Setting of a Conservation Area
E8
40 Andrews Road, Hackney, London, E8 4QL Continued use
of the front part of the site, to the west of the main building,
for the parking of vehicles associated with the operation of the
Council’s Passenger Transport and Meals on Wheels services
for a temporary period until 31/03/2015 2011/2606 Affects the
Setting of a Conservation Area
The Village Public House, Kingsland Road, Hackney,
London, Hackney, E8 4AE Erection of a centrally placed roof
extension at third floor level to provide a 1x2bedroom flat,
use of the basement as a restaurant area in connection with
the ground floor public house use, and installation of a high
level extract to rear elevation at second and third floor levels.
The proposed opening hours are 1100 to 0200 Mondays to
Thursday nights, 1100 to 0600 On Fridays, Saturday, Sunday
and Bank Holiday nights. 2011/2743 Affects the Setting of a
Conservation Area
31
125 Graham Road, Hackney, London, E8 1PD Increase in
height of rear boundary wall and replacement of vehicular
access with a pedestrian gate 2011/2774 Affects the Setting of
a Conservation Area
E9
6, Queens Gate Villas Victoria Park Road, Hackney, E9
7BU Provision of a roof terrace to the rear of the property at first
floor level (with associated alterations comprising installation of
railings and replacement of existing sash windows with French
doors). 2011/2805 Affects the Setting of a Conservation Area
EC2A
89 Great Eastern Street, Hackney, London, EC2A 3HX
Erection of two storey roof extension at fifth and sixth floor
level to create three x two-bed self contained flats. 2011/1841
74 Great Eastern Street, Hackney, London, EC2A 3JG Erection
of fifth floor roof extension to create one x two-bed self-contained
flat. 2011/1842 Affects the Setting of a Conservation Area
58-60 Rivington Street, Hackney, London, EC2A 3AU Use of
ground floor of 58-60 Rivington Street as a multi-functional bar
space for the sale / consumption of food and drink, retail sales and
art exhibitions (Sui Generis) in association with adjacent existing
Strongroom Bar at 120-124 Curtain Road. The proposed hours
of use are: 0900 hours to 0100 hours on Monday, 0900 hours to
0230 hours on Tuesday to Thursday, 0900 hours to 0330 hours on
Friday and Saturday, and 0900 hours to 0000 hours on Sunday.
2011/2552 Affects the Setting of a Conservation Area
N1
55 Pitfield Street, Hackney, London, N1 6BU Retention and
restoration of existing cinema facade and erection of a part
5 part 7 storey plus basement building to provide a 3 screen
cinema with ancillary cafe/bar and 19 residential units ( 2x1
bed, 13 x 2 bed, 4 x 3 bed) with associated terraces. 2011/2245
Major Development
125 Shepherdess Walk, Hackney, London, N1 7QA
Replacement of the roof with the same design but different
materials, repair of damaged area railings and installation of
disabled access aids. 2011/2533 Listed Building Consent (DNA)
154 Southgate Road, Hackney, London, N1 3HX Erection of a
single storey rear extension, first floor rear glass extension and
second floor rear extension. Installation of roof lights to rear of
main roof. 2011/2548 Affects the Setting of a Conservation Area
38 Northchurch Road, Hackney, London, N1 4EJ Installation
of photovoltaic (PV) 4 x solar panels on the flat roof of side
extension and 4 x solar panels on the south facing elevation of
the office at rear garden. 2011/2631 Affects the Setting of a
Conservation Area
N16
13 Kyverdale Road, Hackney, London, N16 7AB Erection of
a rear extension at basement and ground floor level. 2011/2550
113 Stoke Newington Church Street, Hackney, London,
N16 0UD Change of Use of rear of ground floor and rear
basement from retail (A1 use class) to a cafe (A3 use class)
and installation of extract flue to the rear at ground floor level.
2011/2611 Affects the Setting of a Conservation Area. Hours
of use proposed – Monday to Saturday 08:00 to 23:00 and
not open on Sundays or Bank Holidays
25 Cazenove Road, Hackney, London, N16 6PA Erection of
a mansard roof extension to the front and rear to form second
floor level; Erection of single storey rear extension at ground
floor level and excavation of front and rear light wells with
associated access stair, railing and bay windows. 2011/2635
34 Bethune Road, Hackney, London, N16 5BD Installation of
an internal lift. 2011/2661 Affects Setting of a Listed Building
49 Brooke Road, Hackney, London, N16 7RA
Replacement of front and rear windows with timber sash
windows and existing roof covering with new slate roof
covering including installation of two roof lights at the rear
elevation on roof level. 2011/2722 Affects the Setting of a
Conservation Area
113 Stoke Newington Church Street, Hackney, London,
N16 0UD Installation of extract flue to the rear at ground floor
level and internal alterations in assocation with planning
application 2011/2611 for the change of use of rear of ground
floor and rear basement from retail (A1 use class) to a cafe (A3
use class). 2011/2797 Listed Building
London Borough of Hackney Notice under the Town
and Country Planning Acts and Related Orders
The Applications can be inspected between 9am and
5pm at Hackney Service Centre, 1 Hillman Street,
London, E8 1DY. They can also be viewed on the
following website: www.hackney.gov.uk/planning.
Representations should be made in writing within
21 days to the Head of Development Management,
Planning and Regulatory Services, 2 Hillman Street,
London, E8 1FB, or online via the web link above.
Graham Loveland Interim Assistant Director Planning
31 October 2011
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31 October 2011
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