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HT issue 276

Circulated to 108,000 homes and businesses by Hackney Council
Issue 276 19 March 2012
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Library visit
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Photo: Matthew Harrison
Jay-Z to take
centre stage
Residents are reminded they have until 11pm on 19 March to register for a pair of free tickets to see Jay-Z and other superstar artists at BBC Radio 1 Hackney Weekend 2012
AMERICAN hip-hop
superstar Jay-Z has joined
the bill for this summer’s
stellar line-up at BBC Radio
1 Hackney Weekend 2012.
Residents are reminded that
if they wish to go the UK’s
biggest free festival – staged
on Hackney Marshes – they
have until 11pm on 19 March
to apply for a pair of tickets
before registration closes.
People living in the borough
have been set aside half the
available 100,000 tickets, so
the chances of seeing some
of the world’s biggest acts in
Hackney are high. To register,
text Radio1 to 80313 or visit:
www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/
hackneyweekend/2012/
tickets. Applicants will need
to upload a photograph of
themselves to the above
website. See page 3 for more.
LIGHTING THE WAY
HE route for the Olympic
Torch Relay in Hackney
has been announced.
The flame, to be
carried by 21 inspirational
residents, will enter the
borough at Shoreditch
High Street on 21 July and
travel north along the A10
to Clissold Park in Stoke
Newington. Along its route
it will be welcomed by the
One Hackney Festival 2012.
Torchbearers will then
run the flame eastwards
through Homerton in
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300-metre legs until it passes into
Waltham Forest for the evening.
The torch (inset), by
Hackney-based designers
Edward Barber and Jay
Osgerby, is set to travel
through 1,018 villages, towns
and cities along its route,
during its 70-day journey. Some
115 torchbearers a day will carry
the flame during its 8,000-mile
voyage before it arrives at the
Olympic Stadium on 27 July.
Sebastian Coe, chair of
LOCOG, said: “Today we bring
the Olympic Torch Relay to life.
The flame symbolises the Olympic
spirit and its journey around the
UK will bring the excitement of the
Games to our streets.”
Swimming coach Vicki Carter,
one of the residents chosen to carry
the flame along a section of its
journey, said: “I am very excited to
be running in the torch relay. It’s
an honour to have been selected – I
have always loved the Olympics
and I really hope the children I
teach at King’s Hall are inspired by
seeing the swimming.”
Mayor of Hackney, Jules
Pipe, added: “Hackney is ready
for a day of celebration and
entertainment that will make the
very most of the procession of
the Olympic torch through the
borough. We want residents to
come out in force along the route
to cheer torchbearers as the flame
gets closer towards the Olympic
Stadium.” See page 3 for more.
MORE INFO
Full details of the Olympic
Torch route are available at:
www.london2012.com/
olympictorchrelay
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19 March 2012
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Computer-generated images (CGIs) of how the outdoor VeloPark at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park will look after redevelopment
WORLD-class
outdoor cycling
facility and a new
green space in
Hackney are to be created
at the Olympic Park after
plans were given the
go-head this month.
A one mile road cycle
circuit and approximately
8km of mountain bike
trails around the existing
velodrome will be built to
create the world-class Lee
Valley VeloPark.
The borough’s green
space will sit to the south
of the circuit and the west
of River Lea. Plans for
the Hackney park were
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created after the Olympic
Park Legacy Company
(OPLC) revised an earlier
planning application to
realign the circuit to create
the community space and
provide better access to
riverbanks. A visitor centre
and large-scale playground
is also planned.
The road cycle circuit will
cross the River Lea twice
and will be surrounded by
wetlands, park spaces and
towpaths for walkers and
cyclists in the south.
The latest designs were
agreed by the Council,
British Cycling, Sport
England and Lee Valley
We have planned an even
better legacy that will...
benefit thousands of people
across East London
Regional Park Authority –
which will own and operate
the VeloPark after the
Games. Community groups
including Eastway Cyclists
were also consulted.
Andrew Altman, chief
executive of the OPLC,
believes it will be a positive
addition to the Olympic
Park. He said: “By working
closely with our partners
we have planned an even
better legacy that will not
only benefit cyclists, but
also thousands of people
from across East London
who will be connected
through a new park space.”
Mayor of Hackney,
Jules Pipe, added: “We
are pleased that a plan
has been approved that
will deliver a world-class
VeloPark and also fulfil
the commitment to create
high quality, coherent
parkland for use by all
of the communities of
Hackney and the Olympic
host boroughs.
“The scheme will
allow Hackney residents
continuous access to the
banks of the River Lea for
the first time, connect the
Olympic Park to Hackney
Marshes and provide
exciting green spaces for
our communities to come
together and enjoy.”
The OPLC, which
is responsible for the
development of the
Olympic Park after
London 2012, aims to
complete the VeloPark by
the end of 2013.
MORE INFO
For more, visit:
www.hackney.gov.
uk/2012-games; or
www.legacycompany.
co.uk
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KEEP UP
TO DATE
News in brief
Two weeks left for residents
to apply for 2012 Games jobs
Another one
to watch...
FROM FRONT PAGE
WHEN the Olympic
Torch Relay passes
through Hackney, it will
be welcomed by the One
Hackney Festival 2012 – a
borough-wide celebratory
event to welcome the flame.
Full details of the festival
are still to be announced
but the day will include
a musical street parade
around the torch route and
will culminate with an event
at Clissold Park.
Accompanying the parade
THERE is less than two weeks left before most businesses
close their recruitment process for the Olympic and
Paralympic Games.
Nearly 1,000 residents have now been offered jobs on or
near the Olympic Park for London 2012 so far.
Father-of-three Victor Noel, 28, was offered a job with
caterer Bon Appetit through Hackney recruitment centre
On Site. On Site is providing advice on how to apply for
the many roles on offer during the Games. Victor said:
“With the 2012 Games I felt it was a massive opportunity
for me. On Site got me an interview and a job with Bincho’s
restaurant with an immediate start.”
Springboard in Lower Clapton is also offering support
to residents so they can apply on the spot. One-to-one
sessions can be booked with an advisor every Tuesday,
Thursday and Friday.
Additionally, Job Centre Plus recently hosted a recruitment
session, and the catering company Aramark reports that
it has seen more candidates from Hackney than any other
host borough.
For On Site, call: 020 7275 7843. To book a session with
Springboard, call: 020 8356 5700. To apply direct, visit:
www.hackney.gov.uk/2012-jobs-recruiting-now
One Hackney Festival 2012 will welcome
the Olympic Torch Relay route on 21 July
will be a festival fringe that
brings the celebrations to
Hackney’s town centres
with food, entertainment,
performances and music.
Pipe, said of the day: “It will
be an opportunity to share
in the excitement of the
final build up to the Games
whilst enjoying the carnival
atmosphere of the One
Hackney Festival 2012.”
To be part of the festival,
email: getinvolved@
keithkhanassociates.com
Hackney’s Blueprint
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ITH Jay-Z
announced as
the headline act
on Saturday
23 June for BBC Radio 1
Hackney Weekend 2012,
demand for tickets will be
even higher.
The American superstar
will join other recentlyannounced acts including
B.o.B, Example, Santigold,
Lethal B, Ben Howard,
Lostprophets, Sway and
Enter Shikari.
For residents who have
already registered there
will be two opportunities
to apply for a ticket: 11am
on Sunday 25 March and
4pm on Monday 26 March.
Residents can apply online
at: www.bbc.co.uk/radio1
or by phone on: 0844 873
7347. The phone number
will not be answered until
11am on 25th March. Calls
to this number will cost
a minimum of 10p per
minute plus standard
network charges.
Anyone registered will be
able to book a maximum of
two tickets, but both people
will need to know their
registration numbers.
Hackney residents will be
given access to the section
of tickets especially reserved
for the area. Allocation will
be on a first-come, firstserved basis and there will
be a £2.50 handling fee
applied to each ticket.
Pipe, said: “The Hackney
Weekend is shaping up to
be the outdoor music event
of the year and with Jay-Z
now confirmed, demand for
tickets will be even greater.”
MORE INFO
For more information,
visit: www.bbc.
co.uk/radio1
Jay-Z to headline Hackney
Residents have two weeks left to apply for a Games job
Let’s hear it first in Hackney
A SMARTPHONE application that gives a museum-style
audio tour of London Fields is now available.
Hackney Hear is a free download that provides a
multimedia guide of the E8 park and Broadway Market.
Using GPS, it streams interviews, stories and music
about the area triggered by the location of the phone.
Residents as well as borough artists – including Tom
Hunter – were interviewed for the audio descriptions.
Their stories and secrets range from the history of the
green space to first kisses.
A trial began last year, with the application fully launched
on 8 March.
Founder Francesca Panetta said: “Hackney has the
highest concentration of artists in the world
and Hackney Hear is both a celebration and a
reflection of that rich cultural backdrop in a
year when the Olympic borough will receive
global attention.”
Organisers hope to expand the areas that
it covers.
For more, or to download, visit: www.
hackneyhear.com
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19 March 2012
feature
Above: authors Maggie Hamand, Richard T
Kelly, Mark Billingham and Richard Newton
GALA week of
events celebrating
the opening of
the Dalston CLR
James Library closed with
a noisy bang at a family
fun day on 3 March.
Over 200 people came
to the event at the Dalston
Lane library. Author and
storyteller Sandra Agard
entertained the crowds with
her tales and Horrid Henry
made an appearance to sign
autographs and have his
photo taken with his new
young friends.
Other highlights from the
‘Make a noise for libraries’
opening week of events
included music, poetry
and reminiscence for older
people; ‘desert island
books’ with guest authors;
and a celebration of CLR
James’s life.
Memories came flooding
www.hackney.gov.uk
back at the reminiscence
event on 27 February with
a morning of music and
poetry. Older people looked
at pictures from Hackney’s
vast online archives and
chatted about the borough
of old. The event was run
by Hackney Archives and
the Council’s Community
Library Service, which
delivers books to the elderly
and disabled in their homes.
Phyllis Hall, who receives
the home visit service, said:
“Libraries are a lifeline that I
couldn’t do without.”
At the desert island
books event, which tied
in with World Book Day
on 1 March, guest authors
Mark Billingham, Richard
Newton, Richard T Kelly
and Maggie Hamand
shared their thoughts with
the audience on what books
they would take should they
be exiled to a desert island.
The library also
celebrated its namesake
on 3 March with a launch
of a permanent exhibition
dedicated to the life and
legacy of Cyril Lionel
Robert James, attended
by his widow Selma James
and representatives of
Black and Minority Arts
Network.
Selma said: “When I came
round the corner and saw
the name CLR James on the
new library building I was
lost for words – CLR would
have loved it too.”
MORE INFO
To join Hackney
Libraries, visit a local
library or fill in the online
form. Visit: www.hackney.
gov.uk/libraries; or call:
020 8356 3000
Photos: Sean Pollock
Book yourself
into the library
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Clockwise from top circle: Phyllis Hall attends the event; guests celebrate CLR James’s life;
Larwin Brown and Louise Walters visit Hackney Archives; CLR James’s widow Selma with
dignitaries; a boy enjoys a book; Horrid Henry with a young read; and Sandra Agard entertains
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ON THE
GO?
News in brief
Picture: Gary Manhine
Hackney CAB opens new office
A new Council initiative hopes to encourage road safety awareness by getting cyclists to see life from a lorry driver’s perspective
Trading places
MOVING HGV
lorry can be both
a terrifying and
dangerous obstacle
for many cyclists when
negotiating high streets
and back roads.
Now a new Council
initiative hopes to
encourage road safety
awareness by getting
cyclists to see life from a
lorry driver’s perspective.
Cyclists using the
busy A10 route between
Shoreditch and Stamford
Hill were invited to sit in
the cab of a parked HGV
at a road safety event on 7
March, and were sent away
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We all have a responsibility
to share road space and
consider other users’ safety
with a free rucksack and a
copy of the Highway Code.
More than 40 cyclists
were also stopped for
jumping a red light, but
instead of the usual £30
fine, they were given the
opportunity to take up a
two-hour cycle training
session from Hackney
police officers and the
Council’s road safety team.
Cllr Feryal Demirci,
Cabinet Member for
Neighbourhoods, said:
“I was delighted to see
so many people
taking time out
of their journeys
to participate.
We all have a
responsibility to
share road space
and consider
other users’
safety.
“Our other
initiative of getting drivers
on to bikes so they can see
the cyclist’s point of view
has been very successful.
Having completed the
training with our own fleet
of drivers, as well as those
from Hackney Homes and
The Learning Trust, we
now have courses booked
with outside companies
that work and travel
through Hackney.”
Sgt Mark Jagger added:
“Yet again, this event was
an overwhelming success
and the feedback has
been extremely positive.
Even the most cynical of
attendees expressed shock
at how little an HGV driver
is able to see from the seat
of their vehicle.
“Everyone who attended
the event learned from the
experience, and as a result
avoided a £30 fine. They
will hopefully have more
confidence to ride safely in
the future.”
“I strongly believe that
this event has gone a
small way to making the
borough’s transient cycling
population somewhat
safer,” he added.
The event took place at
Kingsland Fire Station, E2,
to launch the Council’s
‘Watch Out for Me!’
campaign. It aims to
improve safety for all road
users in Hackney.
Road users will also be
encouraged to share the
streets safely and consider
other vulnerable users
throughout March, April
and May with the ‘Watch
Out for Me!’ banners
on 160 lamppost sites
throughout the borough.
MORE INFO
For more road safety
information, visit
Hackney Council’s
website: www.hackney.
gov.uk/roadsafety
HACKNEY Citizens’ Advice Bureau (CAB) has opened its
new office on Mare Street.
The CAB has advised residents on legal, financial and other
issues for more than 40 years in the borough.
It continues to work with the Council, statutory and private
sectors, housing associations and voluntary organisations
to provide free, independent and confidential information.
Speaking at the opening last month, Mayor of Hackney,
Jules Pipe, said: “For decades Hackney’s CAB has been
working hard on behalf of the people of Hackney; including
some of our most vulnerable residents. I hope the team
and residents enjoy these new offices.”
Hackney CAB advises on
debt, welfare benefits,
immigration, employment,
housing, consumer issues,
and education. Located
at 300 Mare Street, E8,
it is open Mon to Thurs,
8.30am-5pm; and Fri,
9.30am-5pm. For more,
Mayor of Hackney Jules Pipe
and staff at CAB’s new office
call: 020 8525 6350.
Digital TV switchover looms
LONDON is set to complete the digital television
switchover over next month.
All analogue channels will be turned off in April to boost
the power of Freeview channels.
The switchover will work in two stages: on 4 April
analogue BBC Two will turn off; followed by all remaining
analogue services on 18 April. Viewers with digital
TVs, Top Up TV or digital boxes will need to retune their
equipment at both stages.
Digital TV uses less broadcast space which means
that after switchover, there will be more room for new
services such as wireless broadband, local and High
Definition TV services.
For more info, call: 08456 50 50 50; or visit: www.
digitaluk.co.uk
Police recover bike parts
BOROUGH police are releasing photos of bike parts
recovered in Hackney in the hope of finding their owners.
Officers found a number of stolen bike parts, including
handlebars, saddles and seat posts at an address in the
borough. Many of the parts are distinctive and could be
returned to original owners.
Police Sergeant Ian Turner, from Hackney police, said:
“This may seem an unusual appeal but this is a crime
that can affect many people. We have already traced the
owners of some items, enabling us to restore to them
their property.”
Bike owners are advised
to use a good quality lock
and where possible lock the
frame, wheels and saddles
and avoid attaching it in
isolated areas.
For more information, email:
ann.s.brundrit@met.
police.uk
Police seize bike parts
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19 March 2012
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19 March 2012
The Council’s Art in Empty Spaces
is designed to provide temporary
activities in vacant properties
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Photos: Camilla Greenwell and Andrew Ash
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Above: Past and current Art In Empty Spaces projects across Hackney – 1. The Uncommercial Traveller by Arcola and
Punchdrunk; 2. Rolemop Arts Ltd; 3. Posted by Julia Royse; 4. Farm shop by Something & Son; 5. Banner Repeater by Ami
Clark; scenes from ‘The Wrack’ by production company RETZ, to celebrate ‘The Tempest’s’ 400th anniversary
Brave New World
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N INNOVATIVE
re-make of
Shakespeare’s
‘The Tempest’ is
the latest instalment of a
Council project designed to
transform empty properties.
Production company
RETZ has turned 297
Hoxton Street into a usable
space called O Brave New
World – which is a gallery,
library and bar by day, and
a theatre by night – with the
first run of performances
celebrating the play’s
400th anniversary.
Over a six-month run the
KEY FACT
There are eight
successful Art
In Empty Spaces
projects across
the borough
company is focusing on six
parts of the tale that aim for
a deeper, more interactive
exploration of the story.
‘The Wrack’, which ran
last month, saw the building
transformed into a bar for
shipwrecked sailors. Part
two, ‘A.R.I.E.L’, introduces
a tyrant’s daughter
marooned on an island. The
space has become a
super-computer serving
‘HTML sandwiches’ and
‘electric cocktails’.
The venture is one of a
series of projects supported
by the Council’s Art in
Empty Spaces (AIES)
initiative, designed to
transform empty spaces into
something ‘meaningful’
for residents.
Felix Mortimer,
director of RETZ,
found passers-by to
be intrigued by the
transformation of the
297 Hoxton Street, which turns into a theatre at night
property. He said: “From
the start we’ve encouraged
this kind of curiosity and
interaction through dayto-day encounters as we
want people to feel part of
the project and part of the
stories we tell.”
Cllr Guy Nicholson,
Cabinet Member for
Regeneration and the 2012
Olympic and Paralympic
Games, added that it was
a great of example of how
artists use the high street to
support the local economy.
In addition to the
performances a programme
of events including live
music sessions are planned.
MORE INFO
For more, visit: www.
obravenewworld.co.uk;
for more about Art in
Empty Spaces, visit: www.
artinemptyspaces.org.uk
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19 March 2012
feature
Clockwise from top
left: performers from
a Vietnamese cultural
exchange group; a
youngster from Huddleston
Centre; young women show
off the clothes they made
on a fashion course
The very best
of DYH 2012
The Arcola in Dalston played host to the
closing day of the Council’s month-long
free arts festival for young people
DAZZLING event
celebrating the
best of Discover
Young Hackney
’12 (DYH) drew the free
Council-run, month-long,
annual, arts festival
to a close.
The Arcola Big Top
Tent, in Dalston, played
host to the final day of the
festival on 25 February,
and young people from A
New Direction’s Headstart
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www.hackney.gov.uk
programme took charge of
all aspects of production
and marketing.
Youngsters from
both the Turkish-speaking
Alevi Cultural Centre, E8,
and the Huddleston Centre,
E5, which aims to support
disabled people and their
families to take maximum
control of their lives, were
among the young people
who performed.
A group of 12 to 20-year-
The event was a fantastic
opportunity for young people
to perform at the Arcola and
prove there are no limits
olds from the Alevi Cultural
Centre took part in a
month-long programme,
where they worked with an
acting coach.
Yashar Ismailoglu,
coordinator at the Alevi
Centre, said: “This is
the first time that we
experienced drama and
music together as ‘musical
theatre.’ Musicals are very
strange for the Turkish/
Alevi culture and through
DYH we were able to try
something new.”
Young people from the
Huddleston Centre worked
with Kimnara Music to
form their own band, and
develop and showcase their
musical talents.
Cassandra Delisser,
Huddleston Centre’s youth
project manager, said:
“Disabled young people
from the centre showed
that there is no limit to
ambition when it comes to
their music ability.”
Other highlights from
the closing event included a
fashion show – which was
the culmination of a fourday fashion design course at
Pembury Youth Centre, E5,
where youngsters gained
skills in researching designs,
fabric shopping, pattern
cutting and sewing.
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Photos: Agenda Photography
Graphics: The Design Surgery
From above: performers from
the Vietnamese cultural
exchange group; youngsters wear
clothes at the fashion show; a
young musician from the Alevi
Cultural Centre (bottom right)
Top: young women get ready for the fashion show; performers from the Alevi Cultural Centre (bottom)
Kyra, 14, from City
Academy, said: “We learnt
how to put a whole dress
together; it took a lot of
time and I had to focus. It
was difficult at first, but it
got easier and I am really
pleased I kept trying.”
A performance by
a Vietnamese cultural
exchange group, led by
Hackney Family Action,
was another highlight –
and will form part of the
borough’s celebrations to
welcome the Olympic and
Paralympic Games in July.
Cllr Jonathan McShane,
Cabinet Member for
Health, Social Care and
Culture, said: “Giving
young people opportunities
like this is what DYH is
all about. The event was a
fantastic opportunity for
young people to perform at
the Arcola and prove there
are no limits when it comes
to creative talent.”
Now in its sixth year,
DYH promotes training
in the arts for young
people through a range
of taster sessions and
workshops run by
creative professionals in
music, dance, radio, art,
literature, photography,
design, fashion, singing,
film and theatre.
For more, visit: www.
discoveryounghackney.com
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19 March 2012
Hackney is one of the most diverse places in
the UK. In this regular feature, we profile the
borough’s great & good or just plain interesting
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hackneypeople
Renaissance
woman
Hackney-born Anna Fiorentini is founder and principal of the Anna Fiorentini Theatre and Film School, which teaches drama, singing, dance, costume and make-up for seven to 18-year-olds
O – I can’t see
Anna Fiorentini
bashing out
‘Total Eclipse of
the Heart’. While there is
a height similarity with
diminutive gravelly-voiced
Welsh songstress Bonnie
Tyler, Anna’s manner
seems a world away
from the throat-busting
power ballad.
But the stage school
founder is a woman of
a thousand voices, faces
and – as it turns out – fancy
dresses. “I loved singing
‘Total Eclipse of the Heart’
with my old band. Plus I’ll
make any excuse for a fancy
dress party. Last year I was
Dorothy from ‘Wizard Of
Oz’; before I’d been Amy
Winehouse – that look was
scarily similar,” she lets slip,
laughing.
The Hackney-born
actress, singer and
businesswoman looks
to keep both fun and
professionalism throughout
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the Anna Fiorentini Film
and Theatre School
(AFFTS) – from the 20-odd
staff to the young people
she supports.
Based at her old school,
Clapton Girls’ Academy,
it teaches drama, singing,
dance, costume and makeup to seven to 18-year-olds.
Around 140 young people
turn up each week.
“It was set up to give
East End children the same
opportunities as those
usually available to people
in the West End or rich
families,” the Homerton
resident says.
Although only open for
11 years, AFFTS has an
alumni that include former
‘EastEnders’ actors as well
as the current Simba in
the staged production of
‘The Lion King’. Michelle
Collins, Krishna GuruMurthy, Barbara Windsor
and ‘Small Island’ star
Ashley Walters are all
among the school’s most
I originally trained as an
actress, not a businesswoman
– if something is not fun, it’s
probably not worth doing
vocal champions.
Indeed, the annual variety
show usually packs out
the 1,275-seater Hackney
Empire with students
performing classic stage
scenes. Little surprise the
cabarets and corporate
shows are well received
when the tutors include the
trainers behind the likes of
Jessie J, Tina Turner and
(the real) Amy Winehouse.
“It’s so easy to put inner
city young people into little
boxes. ‘Do street dance
or another improvisation
about gang culture.’ But if
you want local young people
to have opportunities, it
is better to concentrate on
what others their
age elsewhere are doing,”
she says.
Curriculum Vitae: Anna Fiorentini
1973
1992-97
1995
2000
2001
2002
Born in Hackney
Studies Performing Arts
Set up acting club Kidspace
Gets business advice and loan through Prince’s
Trust
Sets up AFFTS
Wins first Business of London Award
“Give a family on a
council estate the chance to
have their child work on a
drama about gun crime, or
with industry professionals
preparing for a West End
quality show, and nine times
out of 10, they will choose
the second,” she adds.
Her community work
interests partly stem from
her up-bringing.“I grew up
on a council estate for 19
years. I didn’t have money
or grow up with money.
So now I try to keep the
ethos of accessibility and
opportunity while being
realistic at the same time,”
Anna says.
“What I’d really love is
for some of the City firms
to get on board. We do a
lot of fundraising and get
grants but we’d ideally like
a quarter of our students on
scholarships,” she adds.
Anna ran a small youth
acting club called Kidspace
to put herself through
drama school in 1995.
Realising demand was high,
she successfully got business
advice and a loan through
the Prince’s Trust in 2000.
Anna recalls the early
days of setting up AFFTS: “I
was running around trying
to make sure everyone was
getting paid and everything
was going smoothly. But I
realised the school was just
new and soon it was really
buzzing,” she says.
“I learnt a lot in that time,
and now I have a great team
working with me – we’ve
had great achievements.
Besides I originally
trained as an actress, not
a businesswoman – if
something is not fun, it’s
probably not worth doing,”
she smiles.
MORE INFO
The school is holding
auditions on 26 March.
For more info, call:
020 7682 1403; or email:
[email protected]
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greenmatters
THE GREEN GENIE
All your green
questions answered
Q: Is it possible to recycle polystyrene and plastic
bags? I am also unsure what to do with metal and
plastic bottle caps – can we recycle them too?
A: Unfortunately we’re not able to recycle polystyrene at
the moment, but there are a few things you can do with
plastic bags. Wherever possible you should try to reuse
plastic bags as many times as possible, reducing the need
for new ones. Some supermarkets even offer rewards to
customers using their own bags. There are also carrier
bag collection points in some supermarkets for recycling,
especially the
larger Tesco and
Sainsbury’s stores.
Metal and plastic
bottle tops and jar
lids can also be
recycled but please
remove them before
adding the bottles
and jars to your
recycling and put
them in separately.
MORE INFO
To ask the Genie a question, e-mail: recycling
@hackney.gov.uk, or write to: Green Genie,
Recycling, Keltan House, 89-115 Mare Street,
E8 4RU. For more information on recycling in
the borough call: 020 8356 6688, or visit: www.
hackney.gov.uk/recycling
Green space
gets facelift
ESIDENTS of
Linzell Estate
had their local
community green
space spruced up as part of
the Transform programme,
which aims to regenerate
areas of neglected land into
green areas.
The dedicated team
of Hackney Homes
staff, Groundwork staff,
residents and volunteers
from the BSix College,
worked for over six months
R
to prepare the area and sow
more than 300 forest plants
for the community to enjoy.
The project, initiated
by the Linzell Tenants
Residents Association
(TRA), was awarded
£12,000 funding from
London 2012 Changing
Places Transform initiative
and Hackney Homes.
TRA Chair Jean Cooper
thanked the Tenants
Association members
and the Council for
Residents of Linzell Estate spruce up
the community forest garden
their support. She said:
“Without the Tenant
Association members’
support, this project
would have never
happened. We have truly
started something special
for future generations to
enjoy and I hope that the
tenants of Linzell Estate
get the most out of it.”
Resident organiser Helen
Wilson added: “On this
project we have tried to
provide a relaxing, usable
area for residents of all ages
and a valuable learning
and wildlife site. The space
is not only a garden, it is
a natural forest providing
sustainable as well as edible
plants such as ferns, herbs,
asparagus, artichokes,
alliums, strawberry plants
and more.”
“The end result is
fantastic and I hope
residents take ownership of
it and reap the benefits that
this site can provide.”
Council marks Climate Change Week
A RANGE of
environmentally friendly
activities were hosted by the
Council to mark national
Climate Change Week
from 12 to 18 March.
Most of the events were
arranged by the Council’s
Green Liaison Officers
(GLOs) who gave advice
on how residents and
business owners can use
less energy, reduce waste
www.hackney.gov.uk
and increase the amount
they recycle.
An organised walk from
Hackney Town Hall to
London Fields took place
to highlight the need to
become less dependent on
motorised transport; and
a bike specialist offered
free bicycle maintenance
and advice for residents.
London Fields park
user group and Council
staff are also set to plant a
community orchard using
traditional fruit varieties.
Cllr Sophie Linden,
Cabinet Member for
Crime, Sustainability
and Customer Services,
said: “There are lots of
simple steps we can take
to save energy – which
often don’t cost anything
except our time – such
as walking more, not
using plastic bags when
shopping or increasing
recycling at home.
“The Council is at the
forefront of sustainable
behaviour locally.”
MORE INFO
For more info, visit:
energy.advice@
hackney.gov.uk; or
call: 0800 281 768
GLO Miriam Cragg with climate change mascot Papier-Mâché Man
19 March 2012
Keep up to date with green issues at:
facebook.com/greenerhackney; or:
twitter.com/greenerhackney
Save water to avoid drought bite
ITH average
rainfall levels
this winter
being the lowest
since 1972, residents are
being asked to save water.
Water companies across
southern and eastern
England are introducing
W
water restrictions as a
result of two unusually dry
winters which have left
reservoirs and rivers well
below normal levels.
Water company Thames
Water has announced a
hosepipe ban to affect all
residents from 5 April.
Residents are encouraged to invest in a water butt
A ban on hosepipes
means they cannot be
used for ‘recreational
use’, to fill ponds and
pools, or to clean outdoor
surfaces. People in breach
of these terms risk being
prosecuted and fined up to
£1,000. Watering cans and
buckets are still allowed.
A spokesperson from
Thames Water said:
“Groundwater levels in
parts of our region are
lower than they were
during the 1976 drought
– following below
average rainfall
for 18 of the last
23 months.”
The Council
is offering
residents
subsidised
water butts
which can store up to 200
litres of rainwater, suitable
for watering the garden.
The water butts are
available for £34 – which
is a saving of £16 on the
recommended retail price.
Thames Water also
have a range of free water
saving devices including
alternative shower heads
available to customers to
use in their homes.
For more information
visit: www.thameswatersavewatersavemoney.
co.uk/freepack
MORE INFO
For more about subsidised
water saving equipment
from the Council visit:
www.hackney.gov.uk/
greenerliving-water-butts
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News in brief
Rare Jubilee tree takes root
A COMMEMORATIVE tree presented to the Council by
broadcaster Sir David Attenborough has been planted at
Hackney Marshes to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee
this summer.
The rare Native Black Poplar sapling tree is one of 33
trees – one per London borough – to be planted at a
prominent place to provide a link throughout the 620
square miles of the capital.
The sapling was planted along a stretch of the old River
Lea, as Black Poplars prefer to have their roots near
water. Attending the tree-planting was the Speaker of
Hackney, Cllr Susan Fajana-Thomas, along with Council
Parks Service staff. Cllr Fajana-Thomas said: “We are
extremely proud in Hackney to have received this lovely
tree to mark the wonderful occasion of the Queen’s
Diamond Jubilee.
Planting it at the
Marshes will add to the
beauty of the landscape
and give local people
the opportunity reflect
on the long service of
our Queen.”
Speaker of Hackney plants tree
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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. TAKE ONE PER DAY
Henry Muss, who has taken a
photo every day for a year with his
phone, reveals his final product
See Art & Exhibitions
2. DINNER TO DYE FOR
An afternoon workshop of natural
dyeing, cocktails, nibbles and
dessert making
See Courses
3. MEN’S HEALTH AND
WELL BEING
Information event giving advice
on caring for men’s physical and
mental health
See Health, Fitness & Sport
4. AN IDEAL HUSBAND
REVIEW
Oscar Wilde’s racy political thriller
of scandal, money and power
See Theatre & Live
Entertainment
Barber of Seville
8 March, Hackney Empire, 291 Mare Street, E8 1EJ
5. DAUBENEY FIELDS
MEADOW SOWING
Set in Seville in the 18th century, Rossini’s Barber of Seville tells
the story of Count Almaviva and his quest to win the beautiful
Rosina away from the clutches of her guardian, Dr Bartolo.
Assisted by the roguish Figaro, the Count gains access to the
doctor’s house and wins the heart and eventually hand of Rosina.
The performance by English Touring Opera (ETO) opened with
a crisp and precisely articulated rendition of the overture. The
work rollicked and frolicked along, carried with aplomb by an
outstanding cast, chorus and orchestra. There were numerous
occasions when the slick slapstick on stage had the audience
The Council and EcoActive will
sow a wildflower meadow in the
E9 green space
See Noticeboard
For more info, visit: http://englishtouringopera.org.uk
HEALTH, FITNESS & SPORT
also in what’son
NIGHTLIFE
ART & EXHIBITIONS
CINEMA
COURSES
HEALTH, FITNESS
& SPORT
YOUNG PEOPLE
NIGHTLIFE
THEATRE & LIVE
ENTERTAINMENT
NOTICEBOARD
roaring. The scene where Figaro made his grand entrance, with an
entourage of cross-dressing villagers was hilarious.
The solo and ensemble work of the cast was of the highest order,
but special mention should go to Alan Fairs as Don Basilio. Looking
like a cross between Bilbo Baggins and Yoda, his bass/baritone
voice filled every inch of the Empire.
It’s a shame that this was only booked for four performances. A
Rossini’s masterpiece, it was done full justice by ETO, and has a
natural showcase in the Empire. And for those who still believe
opera is for the rich, ticket prices started at a reasonable £10.
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Events info can also be viewed
on the Council’s mobile website:
myhackney.mobi
subject of politics and sport by
creating a space for reflection
and interpretation. Free. The
Greenway, Marshgate Lane,
E15 2PJ.
Info: 08452 620 846;
www.theviewtube.org.uk
OPEN CITY ARCHITECTURE
TOURS
31 March, 10am-1pm
A coach and walking tour
of the East End, including
the Olympic areas, detailing
the transformation of
the locality, with expert
commentary from an
architect and historian guide.
£16/22.50. Departing from
City of London Information
Centre, St Paul’s Churchyard,
EC4M 8BX.
Info: 020 7383 2131;
www.open-city.org.uk
Competition
TIM LEWIS MECHANISMS
Until 14 April
A collection of Tim Lewis’
most progressive recent work,
culminating in a series of
kinetic sculptures, his most
complex and intricate to date.
Free. Flowers Gallery, 82
Kingsland Road, E2 8DP
Info: 020 7920 7777;
www.flowersgalleries.com
COLLABORATORS 3
Until 21 April
A mixed-media exhibition of
30 artists working locally,
including unique pieces and
editions. Free. Room Art Space,
31 Waterson St, E2 8HT.
Info: info@roomartspace.
co.uk; www.roomartspace.
co.uk
SPARKED WITH LEMN
SISSAY
24 March-18 May
The final exhibition of the
Sparked series featuring Lemn
Sissay whose poem Spark
Catchers inspired the name
for the series. ‘No politics’
attempts to broach the difficult
TAKE ONE PER DAY
Until 26 May
Using his i-Phone, Hackneybased artist Henry Muss has
taken a picture every day for a
year, with the highlights now
presented in a selection of one
photo from each month. Free.
The Russet Cafe, Hackney
Downs Studios. Amhurst Tce,
E8 2BT.
Info: 020 3095 9731; http://
therusset.wordpress.com
CATWALK
Hackney’s Residence Gallery
offers the chance to enjoy
London’s vibrant contemporary
art scene through weekly,
guided visits to the most
current and innovative
exhibitions. These customised
and exclusive tours provide
insider’s knowledge into the
established and emerging art
scene with guidance by local
artists to galleries, artist-run
spaces and studios. $15/70
for single/5-week course.
Contact for locations and
bookings.
Info: 020 8985 0321;
www.residence-gallery.
com/catwalk.htm
FILMS AT THE YARD
Until 25 March, 8pm,
weekends 7.30pm
The Yard will probably be
the only warehouse-cinema
in London with the rooftop
showing classic, cult and
recent film releases. Book in
advance. £9. Queen’s Yard,
Hackney Wick, E9 5EN.
Info: 020 7998 7717;
www.the-yard.co.uk; info@
rooftopfilmclub.com
FREE!!
Tickets
HACKNEY PICTUREHOUSE
Palestine Film Festival (15);
The Muppets (U); Patience
(12A); Into the Abyss Q & A
(12A); A Man’s Story (15);
Michael (18); Dragonslayer
(15); The Women in the Fifth
(5); The Best Exotic Marigold
Hotel (12A); Rampart (15);
John Carter of Mars (15);
Trishna (18). £5-12. Hackney
Picturehouse, 270 Mare St,
E8 1EH.
Info: 07812 145 337;
www.picturehouses.
co.uk/cinema/Hackney_
Picturehouse/
RICH MIX
Rotoreliefs (U); Michael (18);
The Woman in Black (12A);
Shame (18);DocHouse: the
Island President (12A);
Bel Ami (15); Contraband
(15).The Hunger Games
(12A); Puss in Boots (U).
£5.50-9. Rich Mix Cinema,
35-47 Bethnal Green Road,
E1 6LA
Info: 020 7613 7498;
www.richmix.org.uk
RIO
How to Re-establish a
Vodka Empire (12A); The
Kid with a Bike (12A); The
Tempest (PG); Spy Kids – All
the Time in the World (PG);
Easter Parade (U); Once
Upon a Time in Anatolia (15).
£5-10. Rio Cinema, 107
Kingsland High St, E8 2PB.
Info: 020 7241 9410;
www.riocinema.ndirect.
co.uk
Win tickets to
Grand Designs Live
ADULTS ETHICAL
JEWELLERY MAKING
BASED on the hugely successful Channel 4 TV series,
presented by design guru Kevin McCloud, Grand Designs
Live is a perfect place to come for design and inspiration,
to help turn your dream home into a reality. Whether selfbuilding, renovating or simply re-decorating, you’ll find
everything you need to create your own grand design –
under one roof.
Packed with the latest cutting-edge design, furnishings
and ideas for elegant interiors as well as the sleekest
and most stylish kitchens and bathrooms, find all the
inspiration, advice and products you could ever need to
help you achieve a beautiful home.
There are over 500 premium brand exhibitors, hundreds
of shopping opportunities and products to buy, with the
latest furnishings, innovative technology and bespoke
designer accessories to suit all styles and budgets.
Grand Designs Live takes place at ExCeL Centre, E16,
between 5-13 May. For info call: 0844 854 1348; or
visit: www.granddesignslive.com
For a chance to win one of four pairs of tickets to
the show, send a postcard to Grand Designs Comp,
Room 82, Hackney Town Hall, Mare Street, E8 1EA
by 12noon, 31 March; or e-mail: htnews@hackney.
gov.uk. All entries must include a name, address and
contact number. Winners will be pulled out of a hat.
Find out more online at: www.hackney.gov.uk/whatson
22 March, 6.30-8pm
A glamorous introduction
to ethical jewellery
making, working with a
luxury selection of ethical,
handmade, designer beads
to create earrings, bracelet
or necklace to take home.
Includes healthy refreshments.
£12. Healthy Stuff, 168
Dalston Lne, E8 1NG.
Info: 07581 529 002;
www.mudhut101.com
DID YOU
KNOW?
DINNER TO DYE FOR
25 March
An afternoon workshop of
natural dyeing, cocktails,
nibbles and dessert making
use of London’s Spring
botanicals and natural
produce. £40. Contact for time
and bookings. 30A Balls Pond
Rd, N1 4AU.
Info: 020 7241 0103;
[email protected]
PLANT IDENTIFICATION &
EATING
31 March, 11am-2pm
An introduction to lowmaintenance perennial and
annual plants, with information
about edible plants and
picking leaves for our 20 leaf
salad. Includes lunch and
samples of preserved local
foods. Contact for prices and
bookings. Edible Landscapes,
Finsbury Park, N4 2NQ.
Info: 07733 330 379;
www.transitionfinsburypark.
org.uk/ell_getinvolved
BEADED EARRING MAKING
7 April, 1-6pm
A short jewellery making taster
workshop for beginners, to
teach basic skills for creating
beaded earrings. Participants
will leave with their own
creations. £15. Hackney Attic,
Hackney Picturehouse, 270
Mare St, E8 1HE.
Info: 07950 871 155; www.
nefatericardsandgifts.com
FREE CURTAIN AND
CUSHION MAKING
Saturdays, 10am-1pm until
28 April
10 weekly workshops to
give participants the tools
to create their own curtain
sample designs, calculate
and create full sized curtains
and learn matching cushionmaking techniques. Tenants
Community Hall, Navarino
19 March 2012
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Mansions, Dalston Lne, E8 1LB.
Info: 07956 515 41;
www.creativelifestyle.org.uk
CITIZEN TV LEARNER
PACKAGE
Until 2013
WORLDbytes, the school of
Citizen TV, helps volunteerlearners to produce hardhitting news reports that
challenge the status quo and
provide insightful commentary
on the news of our day.
Free. Contact for times and
bookings. 201 Millfields Rd,
E5 0AL.
Info: 020 8985 5435;
www.worldbytes.org
EATING YOUR WAY TO
HEALTH
27 March, 10.30-12.30pm
An older people’s reference
group on how to navigate
the food shopping maze and
reduce the risk of illness with
Emma Parsons, Research
Fellow at Kings College.
Free. Holy Trinity Church,
Beechwood Rd, E8 3DY.
Info: 020 7241 5906;
davidholland@
ageukhackney.org.uk
MEN’S HEALTH AND
WELLBEING
27 March, 11.30am-4.00pm
An information event
including a variety of stalls
and the opportunity to talk to
professionals about aspects
of men’s physical and mental
health. Free. Rhodes Community
Hall, Woodland St, E8 3AZ.
Info: 020 7241 5908;
www.ageukhackney.org.uk
REIKI TASTER DAYS
Saturdays, 11am-5pm until
31 March
Experience the deeply relaxing
therapy of this gentle, calming
treatment that aims to
enhance overall well being.
Sessions delivered by Certified
Reiki Practitioners. £10 per
session/concessions available.
Contact for locations and
further details.
Info: 07703 036 648;
[email protected]
EASTER HOLIDAY
LEARN-TO-SWIM
2-13 April, 10-11.30am
A discounted short learnto-swim course during the
Easter Holidays at London
Fields, suitable for beginners,
improvers or advanced levels.
£5 for 5 Days. Limited places,
advance booking required.
London Fields Lido, London
Fields West Side, E8 3EU.
Info: 020 7254 9038;
www.sportscourses.org
BEGINNERS CAPOEIRA
Mondays, 7-9pm until
30 April
Introductory classes
providing instruction in
the movement, music and
ritual of the Brazilian martial
art. Reasonable fitness
level required. £6. Geffrye
Community Centre, Falkirk St,
N1 6SD.
Info: 07779 031 273;
www.capoeira.co.uk
ZUMBA FITNESS
Mondays, 8.15-9.15pm
until 30 April
Qualified instructor Sofia
aims to inspire, motivate and
encourage participants to
enjoy physical activity as well
as refresh the mind, body
and soul. Workout clothing,
trainers, water and small towel
required. Contact for prices.
Wally Foster Community
Centre, Marsh Hill, E9 5QB.
Info: 07780 334 019;
www.facebook.com/
zumbafitnesswithsophia
YOGA AT HACKNEY FORGE
Wednesdays, 7.30-9pm
until 23 May
Open level yoga classes
(not suitable for complete
beginners) incorporating
a balanced practice of
breathing, flow and attention
to alignment, working from
the inside out. Mats provided.
£7.50/9. Hackney Forge, 243a
Victoria Park Rd, E9 7HD.
Info: 07966 165 658;
[email protected]
LONDON LYRICAL LOUNGE
22 March, 6pm – late
A night of hip-hop, freestyling
and open mic, featuring
The People’s Set, Open Mic
Cyphers and Best Beat, hosted
By LeeN and Sai. £3/5.
The Macbeth, 70 Hoxton St,
N1 6LP.
Info: 020 7749 0600;
www.themacbethuk.co.uk
GYPSY FEVER + DJ SACHA
DIEU
23 March, 8pm
A manic 7-piece Londonbased Ethno/Rock/Gypsy
fusion band, drawing on
multi-ethnic roots in a mix
of Balkan Gypsy, traditional,
ethno, jazz, rock and funk
sounds. Includes Stranger
Than Paradise DJ and Sacha
Dieu keeping tempo. £3-5.
Hackney Picturehouse,
270 Mare St, E8 1EH.
Info: 07812 145 337;
www.picturehouses.
co.uk/cinema/Hackney_
Picturehouse/
EQUINOX ALL-NIGHT
FOREST PARTY
24 March, 8pm-5am
A costumed and themed
celebration presented by
Cloud Factory, with music
by festival favourites
Spanner Jazz Punks,
circus ska band The Carney
Villains, Balkan beats DJs
Sacha Dieu, Malaka, Urgent
Union and more. £5/8.
Passing Clouds, 1 Richmond
Rd, E8 4AA.
Info: 0795 198 9897;
www.passingclouds.org
BIG TEN INCH 2ND
BIRTHDAY
31 March, 8pm - late
The night’s second
PREVIEW
Reasons To Be Cheerful
28 Mar-1 Apr, Hackney Empire, 291 Mare Street, E8
DISABILITY theatre company Graeae’s
critically acclaimed production of ‘Reasons
to be Cheerful’ is coming to the Hackney
Empire. Written by former resident Paul
Sirett, this part gig, part play will take you
back to 1979 and promises to be a high
energy sing-a-long. Die-hard fans Vinnie and
his mates are desperate to see Ian Dury and
the Blockheads at the Hammersmith Odeon,
except the gig sold out weeks ago. However
life has a habit of throwing strange things at
you, and one night of frustration becomes
something else entirely. Featuring classic
songs including ‘Hit Me With Your Rhythm
anniversary at The Book Club
will be celebrated with a lineup of Jump Blues, Screamin’
Soul, Wild Rockabilly, swing
and more. Live performance
by Derriere and DJs Gaz
Mayall, Dante Gabriel, Leo
Bedford and Count Skylarkin.
£5 after 9pm. £8/10. The
Bookclub, 100 Leonard St,
EC2A 4RH.
Info: 020 7684 8618;
www.wearetbc.com
BACK TO BASICS
31 March, 6pm-3am
A live collaboration featuring
music, fine art, food and drink
with 10 artists, 9 musical
acts, 4 DJs and 3 bars. Free.
Black Box, 95 Kingsland Rd,
E8 2PB.
Info: 020 8519 2764;
www.facebook.com/pages/
BACK-to-Basics-at-theBlack-Box
AFRICA’S COW FOOT
8 April, 8:30pm until late.
Open the Gate presents
an exclusive cabaret
Stick’ and ‘Sex and Drugs and Rock and
Roll’ – the wit and wisdom of Dury’s music
and lyrics are set to be brought to life by an
exceptional cast of 13 actors and musicians.
‘Reasons to be Cheerful’ by the Kingsland
Road theatre group will also offer workshop
programmes to groups age 14 and above
to suit students at BTEC, Diploma, A Level,
and Higher Education degree level. For more
information contact Nadine Renton on: 020
7613 6900.
For the show call: 020 8985 2424; or
visit: www.hackneyempire.co.uk
night of African Storytelling
and live music, taking you
into the magical, vibrant,
colourful and mystical world
of Africa. £8/10. Rich Mix,
35-47 Bethnal Green Road,
E1 6LA.
Info: 020 7613 7498;
www.richmix.org.uk
TWO CHOIRS, ONE MESSIAH
20 March 7.30pm
Hackney Singers together
with the Lewisham Choral
Society feature in an Easter
performance of Handel’s
masterpiece, by a 300-strong
choir uniting voices from North
and South London with the
Forest Philharmonic Orchestra
and guests soloists and
conductor. Tickets from
£15. Royal Festival Hall,
Southbank Centre
Belvedere Rd, SE1 8XX.
Info: 0844 875 0073;
www.southbankcentre.co.uk
OCEAN OF SONG
23 March, 7-10pm
WaterAid Top choirs and
performers sing songs for
water in a fundraising concert
with a closing finale directed
by founder of Sing For Water,
Helen Chadwick. £7/10. St
John-at-Hackney, Lower
Clapton Rd, E5 0PD.
Info: oceanofsong@gmail.
com; www.therosewindow.
org/page9.htm
HUMOURISK CABARET
24 March, 6.15-8.30pm
A refreshing London-centred
cabaret created by a diverse
cast of local people aged
16-60, featuring forgone
conclusions, leopards and
addiction. Arrive early for
a chance to get your Tarot
cards read by Isadora Tarot.
£2/4. The Blue Hut, 49
Provost St, N1 7NZ.
Info: 07949 484 722;
www.humourisk.co.uk
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Events info can also be viewed
on the Council’s mobile website:
myhackney.mobi
awareness and imagination.
The Darnley Centre, Darnley
Rd, E9 6QH.
Info: 07960 120 764;
[email protected]
THE DREAMS OF PHILOMINA
31 March 10 & 11.30am
Hackney Children’s Theatre
presents a new show for
families and children aged
4+, combining physical
storytelling, puppetry and
live music to explore loss
and bereavement through
a fantastical journey. £3. St
John-at-Hackney Church,
Lower Clapton Rd, E5 0PN.
Info: 0208 525 5476:
[email protected]
PREVIEW
Handel’s Messiah
1 April, 7.30pm
St John of Jerusalem Church, Lauriston Rd, E9 7HJ
A COMMUNITY choir is inviting residents
to a free performance of one of Handel’s
most famous works – Messiah.
St John of Jerusalem Festival Chorus
seeks to widen the appeal of choral music
and now regularly attracts audiences in
excess of 400.
‘Hallelujah’ is one of the most legendary
musical pieces in classical music and
the 50-strong chorus will be aiming to
get the audience to join in. The Haydn
Chamber Orchestra and soloists will also
be perform.
Choir member Jamie Elliott said: “A lot
of people think classical music is boring
AN IDEAL HUSBAND
21 March–7 April
Muckle Roe presents Oscar
Wilde’s racy political thriller
of scandal, money and power
set around the first sparks
of the Women’s Liberation
Movement. £9-14. The
Rosemary Branch Theatre,
2 Shepperton Road N1 3DT.
Info: 020 7704 6665;
www.rosemarybranch.co.uk
LONDON INDIE CHOIR
Tuesday, 8-9.30pm,
until 19 June
A mainly acapella group
covering indie songs to
perform at markets and other
events. We are now looking
for members to join for singing
roles and play keyboard,
guitar, drums or potentially
other instruments. Free.
Contact for further details.
Info: [email protected].
and not for them and concerts can often
be expensive and out of reach for many.
But we are building up a really diverse
audience of young and old and people
from all sorts of backgrounds. It’s amazing
how, once they start getting into these big
choral pieces, a lot of people get hooked.”
The Festival Chorus, which celebrates its
15th birthday this year, has tackled works
by composers including Bach, Brahms,
Britten, Mozart and Vivaldi.
For more info: email: secretary@
festivalchorus.org.uk; visit:
www.festivalchorushackney.org.uk
HACKNEY YOUTH
ORCHESTRA
24 March, 11-12.30pm
Free classical concert by
two orchestras, soloists and
ensembles featuring the
Rossini’s William Tell Overture
and Handel’s Queen of Sheba.
Refreshments and raffle
tickets on sale from 10.30am.
Free. Stoke Newington Media
and Arts College, Clissold Rd,
N16 9EY.
Info: 07913 850 889:
[email protected]
PHOTO MOSAICS
WORKSHOP
25 March, 1-4.30pm
Young people aged 14-24
are invited to work with a
professional photographer
to develop photography
and image-editing skills.
Participants will photograph
people and museum objects
or use their own images
to create a mosaic using
digital software. Free,
booking required. The Geffrye
Museum, 136 Kingsland Rd,
E2 8EA.
Info: 020 7749 6013; www.
geffrye-museum.org.uk/
whatson/events/young-people
JAMMY DODGERS
27 March, 9.15-9.55am
A free taster class of dancing
for toddlers (aged 2-4 with
a parent or carer), using
creative images, music and
stories to encourage children
to move in varied ways,
develop co-ordination, body
Find out more online at: www.hackney.gov.uk/whatson
GO FENCE
Saturdays, 2-3pm until
31 March
An easy, safe and fun way
to experiencing fencing for
the first time using plastic
or foam swords and masks.
Free of charge for 6 weeks
(first come, first served once
session capacity reached).
Clissold Leisure Centre, 63
Clissold Rd, N16 9EX.
Info: 020 7254 5574;
www.gll.org
DID YOU
KNOW?
tour of the installed technology
and opportunity to ask the
owner questions about the
process of retrofitting. Free,
booking recommended. Henry
Rd, N4 2LH.
Info: 01908 354 918;
www.superhomes.org.uk
BOOK SALE
24 March, 10am-6pm
A book sale including tea,
coffee and soup to raise funds
for the Development of the
Crypt community space. Bring
used books to sell and buy
new ones. St Peter’s Church,
De Beauvoir Rd, N1 5AT.
Info: 0784 662 6540;
[email protected]
THINKING ABOUT PEACE
25 March,3-5pm
Yasmin Saikia, Professor of
History and the first holder
of the Hardt-Nickachos Chair
in Peace Studies at Arizona
State University, presents
a talk on oral history and
testimony after the 1971 War
of Bangladesh. Free, booking
required. Davenant Centre,
179-181 Whitechapel Rd,
E1 1DN.
Info: 07574 224 891;
[email protected]
SUPERHOMES OPEN DAY
22-25 March, 1-8pm
An open day at a SuperHome
where people can tour,
explore and get inspired about
energy awareness, featuring a
DISABILITY BACKUP FORUM
MEETING
26 March, 2-4pm
Disability Backup Forum
Meeting with transport
available on request for those
with mobility difficulties. 30
Holly St, E8 3XW.
Info: 020 7241 5908;
www.ageukhackney.org.uk
MABLEY GREEN USERS AGM
29 March, 7pm
Annual General Meeting of
Mabley Green User Group
open to all. Adam and Eve
Public House, 155 Homerton
High St, E9 6AS.
Info: sam.parry@hackney.
gov.uk
ST JOSEPH’S JUMBLE SALE
31 March, 10am-1pm
Vintage clothes, bric-a-brac,
jewellery, books, CDs, toys
and more, available at good
prices to raise funds for St.
Joseph’s end of life care
which is freely available to
the residents of the east
end of London. 50p entry.
St Joseph’s Hospice, Mare St,
E8 4SA.
Info: fundraising@stjh.
org.uk
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DAUBENEY FIELDS
MEADOW SOWING
24 March, 2-4pm
Join Hackney Council and
EcoActive to sow a wildflower
meadow at Daubeney Fields.
All tools and equipment
provided but participants
should wear sturdy shoes.
Meet at the Adventure
Playground. Daubeney Fields
Park, Kings Mead Way,
E9 5PP.
Info: 020 8356 3438;
www.hackney.gov.uk/
daubeney-fields
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Competitions
Hackney Today
offered readers
a chance to win
tickets to Horrible
Histories in issue 275.
The lucky winner was
J Fletcher, E5
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education
News in brief
Hackney diver makes a
splash with medal hopeful
A supporting role
Teachers and pupils from Queensbridge Primary School prepare for their role as a national support school
UEENSBRIDGE
Primary School
has been selected
for a role that will
see it support schools in
struggling circumstances.
The Dalston school,
which received top marks
from school inspectors
Q
Ofsted last year, has
been named a ‘national
support school’ by the
National College of
School Leadership, with
Queensbridge headteacher
Sarah Bailey being chosen
as a ‘national leader of
education’ (NLE).
National support
schools and leaders help
challenging schools
raise their standards. It
is reserved for the best
schools in the country.
The type of support
provided is flexible and
can involve an NLE
becoming an acting or
executive headteacher of
the assisted schools.
Sarah – who begins
training for the role in
April – said Queensbridge
cannot wait to get started
in the role.
“This comes on the back
of a fantastic report from
Ofsted so we are delighted.
I’d like to thank the entire
school community as our
achievement and successes
are a result of their hard
work and commitment,”
she said.
Toby Salt, National
College deputy chief
executive, added: “It’s
great that heads like Sarah
Bailey are becoming NLEs,
looking beyond their
own school gates to help
more and more pupils get
the best start in life. This
scheme is about the best
school leaders helping
the rest and the results
speak for themselves,
with benefits for both the
schools and academies
being supported and those
providing the support.”
Primary schools
supported by NLEs
improved their key stage
two results by eight per
cent over the past two
years, while the results
of those who had not had
this support remained
unchanged.
MORE INFO
For more info on the
National Support
School scheme, visit:
www.nationalcollege.
org.uk
A 10-YEAR-OLD Hackney
diver has fulfilled
one of his dreams
when he trained with
Commonwealth and 2009
World Champion Tom
Daley.
Pele gets tips from Tom Daley
Pele Julian won the
London Schools Winter Championships last year and
was given the chance to dive with – and get some tips
from – the London 2012 Team GB gold medal hopeful.
“This has been my dream. Tom was really nice to take
time out from his World Cup preparation to chat to me
and I loved diving in the same session with him,” the
Stoke Newington youngster said.
Pele’s talent was spotted at Clissold Leisure Centre,
which he attended as a keen swimmer and gymnast.
He received a bronze Hackney Youth Sports Award in
November 2010 and is set to earn a silver at this year’s
Encyclopaedia Britannica
opens resource to schools
ENCYCLOPAEDIA
Britannica is offering
free access to its
primary and secondary
school-tailored web
content until the
summer exam season.
Free access to online learning
The bid comes as the
encyclopaedia announced it was stopping its print run.
Borough schools can receive online learning support
for coursework and exam preparation across a range of
subjects and levels from the extensive reference guide.
The school edition is split into three age groups, with
each article checked by Britannica editors. Ordinarily,
schools pay around £2 per child a year.
Teachers can also receive live training sessions, a
support area and learning materials that can be used
in classrooms. The service will be free for all schools in
Hackney until July 2012.
For more info, visit: www.britannica.co.uk/
ebproducts/BOLSchool.asp
Book Day event links students through stories
THOUSANDS of Hackney
students met top names in
children’s fiction writing
during a pilot literature
scheme last month.
The project, named
Booklinks, aims to improve
literacy in the borough
among three to 13-yearolds by building links
between publishers, schools
and writers.
Seven schools signed up
for the pilot, with 2,500
youngsters given the chance
to interact with the writers.
Authors, including
Geraldine McCaughrean
and JD Sharpe, who penned
acclaimed horror ‘Oliver
Twisted’, visited borough
schools to give readings
and speak about their lives
as novelists.
In turn, pupils read
the books and submitted
questions, comments,
illustrations and their
own stories to the project
Booklinks’ website.
Booklinks founder, Dylan
Calder, said of the event:
“It’s a way of breaking
down barriers between the
people who create books
and the children who read
them. Hopefully, it will
help children to see
themselves as future writers
and storytellers.”
The project ran over 27
February to 2 March to
coincide with World Book
Day. Booklinks was set
up by not-for-profit firm
Pop Up, which aims to
inspire communities
through stories.
For more, visit: http://
booklinks.pop-up.org.uk/
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News in brief
Be the next
photographer
of the year
Youth homeless advice service
HACKNEY Community Law Centre (HCLC) has launched a
new homeless advice service for 16 to 24-year-olds.
HCLC has teamed up with advice workers from local
organisations Off Centre and Springboard Hackney to
provide specialist legal advice on housing issues including:
• Homelessness applications
• Renting in the private sector (when there are legal
issues or as part of a homelessness application)
• Claiming benefits when the young person is homeless
or at risk of homelessness
• Rent arrears
• Evictions
• Accessing support from social services
HCLC youth caseworker Chorouk El-Adib said: “This age
group is one of the largest groups recorded as statutory
homeless and nearly half of those who are classified as
living in ‘non-statutory homeless households’.”
The youth advice sessions take place every Thursday,
between 10am and 1pm,
at either Off Centre or
Springboard Hackney.
To make an appointment,
call Off Centre on: 020 8986
4016 or HCLC on: 07530
845 303. For more info, visit:
www.hclc.org.uk/2012/02/
new-service-for-homelessHomeless advice service
young-people
Oscar’s work, clockwise from left: ‘Armchair’; Brondesbury
Park Overground cargo train (inset); a Dalston warehouse;
the Westway; Hendon Football Ground
YH Word wants to hear from you
By Michelle Stannard, 21
BUDDING young
photographers are being
encouraged to enter a
competition that could kick
start their career.
Oscar Stewart-Packe, from
Hackney, won the Take A View
Young Landscape Photographer
of the Year award in 2011.
The talented 15-year-old was
inspired by inner city scenes
of urban decay. His image
‘Armchair’ (above), showing a
derelict house in Kilburn, won
him £1,000 and a place on a
two-day photography workshop
with professional photographer,
Charlie Waite.
He said: “These places are often
derelict or abandoned, but they
reveal a forgotten history and
beauty which I try and expose.”
Entries for this year’s
competition are now
open. For more info, visit:
www.worldphoto.org/
competitions/portrait-ofyour-city-open-competition
Take a byte out of volunteering
NLINE Citizen
TV channel
WORLDbytes is
offering a free four
to six-week film-making
programme for young
volunteers to engage in
topical issues.
Would-be young
journalists will have a
chance to learn more
about global affairs and
social equality.
They will not only gain
editing and interviewing
skills, but will also
finish the course having
O
produced a professional
online news report.
Organisers say
volunteering for
WORLDbytes will
give young people the
opportunity ‘to question
the normal’ and practise
the newest skills of
videographers and
journalists for free.
Applying requires no
CV – only a passion for
journalism. For more
information, and to apply
for the course, visit: www.
worldbytes.org
YH WORLD wants to hear your stories.
Whether it’s meeting celebrities, comparing skateboard
moves or just jamming with your friends, get in touch.
All you need to do is send in a photograph of yourself,
or something that best represents you, and a few lines
explaining why. It can be anything
from images of your family cat to
a signed photo of Kanye West!
The best photos could be
published in the next edition
of Hackney Today. Send your
pictures and blurb via our
Twitter @yhweare; or e-mail:
[email protected]
Have you met Kanye?
This page...
Want to become a citizen journalist? Sign up to a WORLDbytes course
has been compiled with help
from staff and volunteers at
YH World – a social enterprise
that produces a website full of
info about events, courses, and
general happenings in Hackney.
They aim to make sure young people don’t miss out – and
most of the stuff they include is free to take part in. They
are always looking for young journalists and undercover
reporters. To get involved call: 07968 532 923; or visit:
www.yhworld.co.uk
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News in brief
Students show surgical spirit
Hafsa Zadran (l) gets some hands-on experience
STUDENTS from Clapton Girls’ Academy tested their
surgical skills – minus the patients – during a visit to
University College Hospital’s Education Centre.
Eighteen health and social care sixth-formers were on a
project to see how their classroom lessons relate to real jobs.
The girls spent time with a nurse educator, physiotherapist,
clinical psychotherapist and occupational therapist, finding
out about the work they do, their career backgrounds,
training and progression.
The teenagers also replicated two surgical procedures
using the robotic simulation equipment that real surgeons
learn on and found out what to do when people choke or
lose consciousness.
One student wrote on her feedback form: “I enjoyed the
part where we carried out an emergency treatment. I
gained more understanding on what to do when a person
is unconscious.” The 27 February training day was
organised by education business partnership Inspire! and
funded by investment bank UBS.
For more information, call: 020 7275 6060; or visit: www.
inspire-ebp.org.uk
Teenage pregnancy rates in the borough have dropped considerably during the past decade
Well conceived
EENAGE pregnancy
rates in Hackney
and the City have
fallen by a third,
according to new data from
the Office for National
Statistics (ONS).
Under-18 conceptions
have reduced by 31.6 per
cent since 1998 – making
the drop among the biggest
recorded across England
T
and Wales. The average
decrease came in at
14.5 per cent.
The ONS also revealed
that Hackney and the City
under-16 rates were 39
per cent lower that 2003,
compared to the 7.5 per cent
average in England
and Wales.
When the local NHS
teenage pregnancy strategy
was launched in 2009,
teenage pregnancy was
the third highest in the
country. The strategy
included teacher training,
peers speaking to young
people about the reality of
parenthood, a London-wide
condom distribution scheme
and developing a teenage
health service called CHYPS
in the City and Hackney.
MORE INFO
For more info on
sexual health, call The
Ivy Centre on : 020
7683 4103; or visit:
www.sho-me.nhs.uk
Screening to tackle breast cancer
FUNDING worth
£1.1million has been
earmarked for breast
screening services in
Hackney and Newham.
The funding will be used
to buy breast screening
equipment that takes
digital images. Unlike
the current equipment
these can be immediately
checked for image quality,
reducing the need to call
women back if the quality
of the x-ray isn’t good.
Improving breast screening
The new equipment
will be accessible from a
fixed site in Hackney, to be
announced in due course,
rather than mobile vans
used at present.
The funding forms a
£6million nationwide drive
to improve cancer care
and screening, according
to NHS East London and
the City, which runs health
services in the borough.
Women are invited to
attend a breast screening
every three years from ages
50 to 70. The number of
women attending breast
screening appointments in
East London is not as high
as other parts in England.
Breast screening saves
around 1,400 lives each
year in the UK. The risk of
cancer rises with age, but
screening can help save
lives when detected early.
MORE INFO
For more info, contact
the Central and East
London Breast Screening
Service on: 020 3465
6631; or visit: www.
celbreastscreening.org.uk
Lido offers swimming courses
LONDON Fields
Lido has launched a
series of discounted
swimming lessons for
pool users this Easter.
Organisers from the
E8 pool are offering
the first 18 people to
register a short learnto-swim course priced
at £5 for five lessons;
and the first 34 people
to register for a longer
Swimming lessons for less
12 session course at a
discounted £12.
Free Swimming is also available during public swimming
sessions for under-18s and over-60s at Britannia, Clissold
and Kings Hall swimming pools. Public swimming sessions
are free for disabled people and carers at the above pools,
including London Fields Lido.
The Lido is heated to 25°C throughout the year, has modern
heated changing rooms, hot showers and disabled access.
The USA Paralympic Team are set to do their training for
London 2012 Games during the summer at the lido.
To book, call London Fields Lido on: 020 7254 9038 or
visit: www.sportscourses.org
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19 March 2012
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
PLANNING PERMISSION
THE LONDON BOROUGH OF HACKNEY
(WOODBERRY DOWN PHASE 2)
COMPULSORY PURCHASE ORDER 2012
Notice Of Application For Planning Permission
Under Article 13 Of The Town and Country Planning (Development
Management Procedure) (England) Order 2010 The Town And Country
Planning Act 1990 (As Amended)
COMPULSORY PURCHASE OF LAND AT
WOODBERRY DOWN IN THE LONDON
BOROUGH OF HACKNEY
Date of notice: 19 March 2012
In accordance with the above act and related
legislation, notice is hereby given that the
application forms, plans and other documents
submitted in relation to the proposal noted
below may be examined at the Olympic Delivery
Authority Planning Reception,11 Burford Road,
Stratford, London, E15 2ST. The reception is
open from 09:00 – 17:00 Monday to Friday by
appointment only telephone number 020 8430
6020. The above documents are also available
to download from the Planning Register on
the Planning Decisions Team website www.
london2012.com/planning. Anyone who
wishes to make comments about the
application should write to the address
below quoting the relevant Application
Reference Number: Director of Planning
Decisions, Planning Decisions Team, Olympic
Delivery Authority, Mailpoint 32B, 23rd Floor, 1
Churchill Place, London, E14 5LN. Alternatively
comments can be made by email to: planning.
[email protected] Comments should
be submitted within 21 days of the date of this
notice and should be received by 9 April 2012.
Application Reference No: 12/90078/
AODODA Application Site: London Olympic
Site, Land North Of Stratford Town Centre,
East Of The Lee Navigation, South Of The
Eastway And The A12 And West Of The Lea
Valley Railway. Description of Proposal:
Application for approval of site-wide details
pursuant to Condition OG.4 (Noise control
during the Games) of the Olympic, Paralympic
Games Permission (11/90313/VARODA) and
related slot-in OG.4 duplicate conditions:
Condition OG.04 of 11/90313/VARODA (Outline
www.hackney.gov.uk
Conditions), Condition 29 of 08/90027/FULODA
(Aquatics), Condition BAOG.04 of 08/90346/
FULODA (Basketball), Condition EMOG.05 of
11/90321/VARODA (Eton Manor), Condition
HOG.4 of 11/90320/VARODA (Handball),
Condition HFOG.02 of 10/90488/FUMODA
(Hockey), Condition PPR.G4 of 11/90316/
VARODA (PPR), Condition PPR.G4 of 11/90317/
VARODA (PPR), Condition FOG.03 of 08/90319/
FULODA (Bridge F06), Condition EOG.04 of
10/90556/FUMODA (Eastern VSA), Condition
SOG.04 of 10/90558/FUMODA (Southern
VSA), Condition MOG.03 of 10/90625/FULODA
(Pedestrian/ Vehicle Servicing Areas), Condition
POG.03 of 10/90626/FULODA (Pedestrian/
Vehicle Servicing Areas), Condition 32 of
10/90627/FUMODA (Western Vehicle Screening
Area), Condition VOG.4 of 11/90315/VARODA
(Velopark), Condition WPOG.03 of 10/90224/
FUMODA (Water Polo), Condition WDG.03 of
10/90643/FULODA (Water Polo Drop-off) .
Applicant’s name: LOCOG
Dated: 19 March 2012 Authorised by:
Vivienne Ramsey On Behalf of: Olympic
Delivery Authority, Planning Decisions Team
Notice is hereby given that the London
Borough of Hackney has made the
London Borough of Hackney (Woodberry
Down Phase 2) Compulsory Purchase
Order 2012 under Section 226 (1) (a)
of the Town and Country Planning Act
1990. It is about to submit this order to
the Secretary of State for Communities
and Local Government for confirmation,
and if confirmed, the Order will authorise
the London Borough of Hackney to
purchase compulsorily the land described
below for the purpose of facilitating
the carrying out of development,
redevelopment and improvement
of the land for the provision of new
residential dwellings together with new
civic space and open space, highway
and public realm improvements, and
ancillary development which is likely to
contribute to achieving the promotion or
improvement of the economic, social and
environmental well being of the area.
A copy of the Order and of the
accompanying map may be seen at all
reasonable hours at:
Housing and Regeneration office at
440 Seven Sisters Rd, N4 2RD;
Reception at Hackney Town Hall,
Mare Street, E8 1EA; and
Reception Hackney Service Centre, 1
Hillman Street, London E8 1DY
Any objection to the order must be made
in writing to The Secretary of State for
Communities and Local Government,
care of Mr Robert Putman, National
Unit for Land Acquisition and Disposal,
Department for Communities and Local
Government, Zone 1/C4, Eland House,
Bressenden Place, London SW1E 5DU
before 13th April 2012 and should state
the title of the Order, the grounds of
objection and the objector’s address and
interests in the land.
DESCRIPTION OF LAND
Land including rights in or over land,
residential buildings, flats and/or other
dwellings and garages at Woodberry
Down being situated in the London
Borough of Hackney and principally
consisting of 8, 10 and 10a Woodberry
Down, the former sites of Pewsham
House, Peak House and Petherton House,
1-80 Nicholl House, 1-80 Needwood
House, 1-23 (odd) Springpark Drive,
24-58 (even) Springpark Drive, 1-12
Towncourt Path, 1-14 Banstead Court,
1-24 Burtley Close, Lilliput Childrens
Centre and one electricity substation
together with the land and estate roads
within the vicinity of those buildings.
Dated this 15 March 2012
Signed: Patricia Narebor
19 March 2012
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hackneyhistory
Clockwise from top: the Manor House on Dalston Road, where the Refuge was based between 1849 and 1924; annual report of the Refuge
for the year 1867; newspaper cutting from the 1830s, describing the Refuge’s plans to help women emigrate to Australia; Ordnance Survey
map of 1870, showing the Refuge on Dalston Lane (below)
A second chance
efore local
authorities became
responsible for the
welfare of homeless
people, houses such as the
Refuge for the Destitute in
Hackney looked after those
sleeping rough.
Set up in the early 1800s,
the aim of the Refuge was
to aid men and women
– recently released from
prison – to provide a place
where those ‘desirous of
acquiring in future an
honest subsistence by
labour, may be employed
until weaned from evil
courses’. In more modern
terms it provided support
and rehabilitation with
the aim of stopping
re-offending.
Hackney Archives
hosts a wealth of
material about
people’s stories
from the Refuge.
For example,
in early October
1851 Ellen Banett,
17, was dismissed
B
‘without character’ from
her place as a servant ‘for
wearing the clothes of her
mistress’s daughter’. The
daughter persuaded her
mother not to prosecute,
but Ellen ended up without
a job or a home. Too
afraid to go back to her
mother and step-father,
she ended up on the streets
for a fortnight, before
being admitted to the
Refuge for the Destitute.
The Refuge also created
a set of Minute Books
dating from 1812 to 1902,
which were the records
of the committee that ran
the Refuge. These include
personal details about
the people who asked to
be admitted.
Not everyone was
allowed in: Caroline
Andrews, whose sister
Ann had once been at the
Refuge, was ‘desirous
of admission through
distress’ in February
1818. She was in the
workhouse at the time and
had been ‘on the town 12
months before and has
been delivered of a child,
which is since dead. Not
admitted’.
Those allowed in to the
Refuge were expected to
work and learn a trade –
laundry and needlework
for women, and basket
making, carpentry and
wood-chopping for men.
Discipline was strict: in
1857, Harriet Wheeler
was reported for having
said that the matron
‘came home last night
tipsy’ (the minutes take
care to add ‘there not
being the slightest ground
for such an imputation’.)
Harriet claimed she had
only said it as a joke, but
refused to apologise. She
was given two hours to
think it over and to either
apologise to the matron in
front of the other women,
or be discharged.
Most people stayed
in the Refuge from 18
months to two years.
Once they had ‘improved’,
the Refuge would help
them find a job or an
apprenticeship, while
keeping an eye on former
occupants.
In July 1848, apprentice
Charles Dodson returned
to the Refuge claiming
his master did not give
him enough food. After
some investigation, refuge
officials ordered the
master, Mr Stall, to find
a replacement master for
Charles by the next week –
and the boy was housed at
the Refuge until this could
be done.
Employment was also
sometimes found overseas.
The Refuge assisted some
of its residents to emigrate
to America and South
Africa and in the 1830s
was involved in sending
single women to Australia
to start a new life.
In 1849, a funding
shortage forced the
refuge to close its men’s
house. The women’s
accommodation moved
from Hackney Road to the
Manor House on Dalston
Lane, where it continued
to help female ex-prisoners
until 1924 when it merged
with the Elizabeth Fry
Refuge in Mare Street.
There are no figures to
show how successful the
Refuge for the Destitute
was in improving people’s
lives, but in some cases
it clearly made a big
difference. In July 1848,
the committee received a
letter from a man named
Mansfield, whom they
had sent to America.
The minutes report that
‘he is now settled and
doing remarkably well.
He wishes to have his
brother sent out to him
and has sent money for the
purpose’. Mr Mansfield
was not just able to
provide for himself and his
brother, he was also in a
position to be an employer
to a new generation from
the Refuge.
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
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
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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 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.
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.
7. HACKNEY CENTRAL
LAB
E-mail these councillors at:
debeauvoir@hackney-labour.
org.uk
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.
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
12. LEABRIDGE
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]
CON
LAB
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.
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
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.
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, Dalston CLR James
Library, 24-30 Dalston Lane, E8.
2nd Sat each month, 12noon1pm, Dalston CLR James Library,
24-30 Dalston Lane, E8.
3rd Fri each month, 6.307.30pm, Dalston 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 Sun of the month, 1pm,
Stamford Hill Library, Portland
Ave, N16.
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
E-mail these councillors 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
17. STOKE NEWINGTON CENTRAL
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.
Jules
Pipe
Cllrs Alcock, Mitchell & Smith also
hold monthly roving surgeries
throughout the ward.
Call: 07890 654 068; or e-mail:
[email protected];
[email protected]
LAB
LAB
LAB
LAB
LAB
LAB
LAB
LAB
LAB
LAB
LAB
3. CHATHAM
LAB
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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E-mail: [email protected]
Proposed parking
controls in Rectory
Road Station area
Recipes straight from the
ovens at Waterhouse
www.waterhouserestaurant.co.uk
THIS is the latest in a series of recipes courtesy or Waterhouse – an eco-friendly
restaurant alongside the Regent’s Canal in Shoreditch.
Trainee chef Jamel Nwokoye presents this seasonal special. He said: “It’s amazing
that the chicken keeps such a great shape through the cooking process and the
flavours really work well together.”
Visit Waterhouse on Orsman Road to try out the dish and explore some of the other
dishes on the menu this month.
Ballotine of chicken wrapped
in prosciutto and mozzarella
Serves 2 people
Preparation time
10 mins
Cooking time
25 mins
• Preheat oven to 180°C
• Mix the chopped mozzarella salt, pepper and
basil in a bowl
• Cut a slash into the chicken from the thick end
to the point, being careful not to slice all the way
through
• Fill chicken with the mozzarella mix
• Wrap the chicken with three pieces of prosciutto
for each breast
•Lay out some cling film on a flat surface –
enough so the chicken can be covered into it
at least four times. Place the chicken on the
cling film and gently roll into a tight sausage
shape. Tie both ends of the cling film to ensure it
doesn’t unwrap
• Use some string to tie around the cling film
three times – once at either end of the breast
and once in the middle.
• Bring a pan of water to the boil and blanch
the chicken for about 4-5 minutes, until it
becomes firm
• Remove the cling film, place it in the oven cook
for at least 20 minutes
Waterhouse is a social enterprise
that trains local people in the ethos of
eco-friendly best practice in the restaurant
industry. Owned by Shoreditch Trust,
its profits go back into a regeneration
programme for the local area.
Waterhouse in Orsman Road, N1, is now
open six days a week.
Tues to Fri: lunch – 12noon to 4pm;
dinner – 6pm to 10pm
Sat: dinner – 6pm to 10pm
Sun: lunch – 12noon to 4pm
For more info, visit:
www.waterhouserestaurant.co.uk
For bookings call: 020 7033 0123;
or e-mail: [email protected]
Ingredients
• 2 boneless chicken breast fillets
• 4 pieces sliced prosciutto
• 200g chopped mozzarella
• Salt, pepper, basil
• String
Method
THE Council is asking
people who live or work in
the Rectory Road Station
area to have their say about
the proposed introduction
of parking controls.
Parking services consulted
this area in 2008 on the
possible introduction of
parking controls, but a
decision was made not to
progress the scheme as there
was no overall majority
support for controls.
However support was
received from certain roads
– notably from Jenner Road
and Benthal Road. Further
requests have been received
by the Council and Ward
Councillors for the
introduction of controls in
this area. As a result, the
Council is re-consulting this
area to find out whether
parking controls are now
supported. If controls are
supported, the Council will
re-consult this area again on
the design of controls.
Have your say on the
proposed changes by
completing and sending
your questionnaire to: CPZ
Team Freepost 14259,
Hackney Parking Services, 2
Hillman Street E8 1FB by
29 March 2012.
For more info, visit: www.
hackney.gov.uk/RectoryRoad-Station-Parking;
email: consultparking@
hackney.gov.uk or call: 020
8356 8877.
Review of Controlled
Parking Zone M
(Clissold)
THE Council wants to hear
views from business owners
and residents living and
working in Controlled
Parking Zone M (Clissold).
Residents are currently being
consulted about the design
of the parking controls in
this area.
The Council has carried
out extensive survey work in
Zone M and has proposed
several changes to the
allocation of parking bays so
that the controls better
reflect the needs of local
permit holders and visitors.
Copies of the consultation
booklet, questionnaire and a
map showing the location of
the main design proposals in
the CPZ are available to
download from: www.
hackney.gov.uk/Review-ofCPZ-M. For more, email:
consultparking@hackney.
gov.uk; call: 020 8356 8877;
or write to: Freepost 14259,
Hackney Parking Services, 2
Hillman Street, E8 1FB by 2
April 2012.
Meetings
COUNCIL MEETINGS IN MARCH
20 Licensing sub-committee
20 Cabinet Procurement Committee
21 Overview & Scrutiny Board
26 Cabinet
2pm
5pm
7pm
6pm
26 Licensing committee
7pm
27 Licensing sub-committee
7pm
28 Pensions sub-committee
6.30pm
28 Council
7pm
Info: 020 8356 3316/3302/3341 or visit: www.hackney.gov.uk/council-democracy.htm
TENANTS & RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION MEETINGS
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St John’s Estate
Wilton Estate
Priestly Close
Forest, Acer & Holly St
Mapledene Estate
Homerton (MESH) Neighbourhood AGM
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Shoreditch Neighbourhood Panel
27
Regents Estate
27
Trelawney Estate
27
Acton Estate
29
Nightingale Partnership Residents Association
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LICENSING
Notice is hereby given that Mohammed Saleem Rashid has
applied to Hackney Council on 6th March 2012 for the sale
of alcohol 0700 to 2300 hours daily at Foodland Local, 137
Shacklewell Lane, London N16. Anyone wishing to object to
this application should give notice in writing which must be
received by the Licensing Service, Hackney Service Centre,
Hackney Council, 1 Hillman Street, London E8 1DY by 3rd April
2012. Members of the public may view applications at the
Licensing Department at the above address or online at www.
hackney.gov.uk. It is an offence to knowingly or recklessly
make a false statement in connection with an application and
the maximum fine on summary conviction is £5000.
TRAFFIC
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 THAMES WATER MAINTENANCE
WORKS within ALBION ROAD N16 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
Albion Road
From a point in line with the property boundary
north west side no 77/79 to a point in line with the property
boundary no 81a /83
2. Temporary closure of Pedestrian Crossing
Albion Road To prohibit pedestrians crossing at the zebra
crossing north east of Town Hall Approach
(outside property 81a/83 and 76/78) during the
Thames Water Maintenance Work
3. The diversion route for the footpath will be along the
opposite side
4. 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.
5. The restrictions referred to in paragraph (1) and (2)
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 (1) and (2) above
may require vehicles to be removed at the discretion by either
the site engineer or a Police Constable in uniform.
7. The restrictions referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) will
only operate during the works.
8. The Order will operate on and between the following dates
and times or until the work has been completed whichever is
sooner
TIME
DATE
TIME
21 April 2012 08:00 hrs 23 April 2012 17:00 hrs
9. Further information about this notice may be obtained by
contacting the helpline on 0208 356 2897
TTRO / P809B ASHENDEN ROAD E5 TEMPORARY
PROHIBITION OF DRIVING
NOTICE that due to planned BUILDING WORKS within
ASHENDEN ROAD E5 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
Ashenden Road
From its junction with Daubeney Road in a
south westerly direction for a distance of 30
metres
2. Prohibition of Pedestrians
Ashenden Road
From its junction with Daubeney Road in a
southern side
south westerly direction for a distance of 30
metres
www.hackney.gov.uk
DATE
TIME
DATE
TIME
19 March 2012 08:00 hrs 19 March 2013 17:00 hrs
TTRO / P830B BARNABAS ROAD E9 TEMPORARY
TTRO / P843A ALBION ROAD N16 TEMPORARY
PROHIBITION OF PEDESTRIANS
DATE
opposite side
uniform.
5. The restrictions referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2)
said works.
6. The restrictions 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.
sooner
NOTICE that due to planned BRIDGE MAINTENANCE WORKS
within BARNABAS ROAD E9 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
Barnabas Road
From its junction with Burger Road in a
northly direction for a distance of 45 metres
uniform.
3. 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.
4. The restriction referred to in paragraph (1) above may
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
TTRO / P838A BRANCH PLACE N1 TEMPORARY
NOTICE that due to planned BUILDING WORKS within BRANCH
PLACE 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
Branch Place Between points 67 metres and 187 metres
northern side east of its junction with Bridport Place
opposite side
uniform.
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.
sooner
DATE
TIME
DATE
TIME
2 April 2012
08:00 hrs 1 Oct 2013
17:00 hrs
TTRO / P837A BRITANNIA WALK N1 TEMPORARY
NOTICE that due to planned ERECTION OF TOWER CRANE
OPERATION WORKS within BRITANNIA WALK N1 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
Britannia Walk From its junction with City Road in a north
westerly direction for a distance of 40 metres
Britannia Walk
From its junction with City Road in a north
North east side
westerly direction for a distance of 40
metres
opposite side
uniform.
said works.
sooner
DATE
TIME
DATE
TIME
TTRO / P834B CHART STREET N1 TEMPORARY
NOTICE that due to planned CRANE REMOVAL WORKS within
CHART STREET N1 they have made an order. The general
Chart Street From its junction with East Road to its junction
with Unnamed access road to Wakefield House
Chart Street From its junction with East Road to its junction
South side
with Unnamed access road to Wakefield House
opposite side
ambulance, or purposes in an emergency and anything done with
the permission or at the discretion of a Police Constable in uniform.
said works.
sooner
DATE
TIME
31 March 2012 08:00 hrs
7 April 2012
08:00 hrs
DATE
TIME
1 April 2012
8 April 2012
17:00 hrs
17:00 hrs
(Back up)
(Back up)
(Back up)
(Back up)
TTRO / P805B CLIFTON STREET EC2A TEMPORARY
NOTICE that due to planned UTILITIES INFRASTRUCTURE
DEVELOPMENT WORKS within CLIFTON STREET EC2A 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
Clifton Street From its junction with Christopher Street to its
junction with Pindar Street
sooner
DATE
TIME
DATE
TIME
TTRO / P840A CRANWOOD STREET EC1
TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF DRIVING
NOTICE that due to planned GAS WORKS within CRANWOOD
STREET EC1 they intend to make an order. The general effect
Cranwood Street From its junction with East Road in a north
easterly direction for a point in line with the
property western boundary no 2
2. Revocation of One Way
Vince Street
From its junction with Old Street to its
junction with Cranwood Street
Cranwood Street
From its junction with Vince Street to its
junction with East Road
uniform.
said works.
sooner
DATE
TIME
DATE
TIME
16 April 2012 08:00 hrs 20April 2012 17:00 hrs
TTRO / P807A FINSBURY MARKET EC2A TEMPORARY
To display a notice on these pages call David Roberts on 020 8356 2416
19 March 2012
DEVELOPMENT WORKS within FINSBURY MARKET EC2A they
intend to make an order. The general effect of which will be only
Finsbury Market From its junction with Pindar Street to its
junction with Earl street
without undue interference with the execution of the said
works.
DATE
TIME
DATE
TIME
TTRO / P836A GLEBE ROAD E8 TEMPORARY
NOTICE that due to planned NEW WATER CONNECTION WORKS
within GLEBE ROAD E8 they intend to make an order. The
extent as regulatory traffic signs are displayed to: 1. Prohibition of Driving
Glebe Road From a point in line with the property boundary
no 7/8 to a point in line with the property
boundary no 9/10
without undue interference with the execution of the works.
DATE
TIME
DATE
TIME
2 April 2012
08:00 hrs 6 April 2012
17:00 hrs
TTRO / P829B HACKNEY GROVE E8 TEMPORARY
PROHIBITION OF PEDESTRIANS & TEMPORARY
PROHIBITION OF CYCLISTS
NOTICE that due to planned FOOTWAY AND CYCLE WAY
IMPROVEMENT WORKS within HACKNEY GROVE 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 Except for Access
Hackney Grove
From its junction with Richmond Road to its
junction with Reading Lane
2. Prohibition of Cyclists
Hackney Grove
junction with Reading Lane
3. The diversion route for cyclists and pedestrians shall be
displayed on site
said works.
DATE
TIME
DATE
TIME
19 March 2012 0800 hrs 23 March 2012 1700 hrs
TTRO / P818-1B JENNER ROAD N16 TEMPORARY
PROHIBITION OF WAITING LOADING AND UNLOADING
WORKS within JENNER ROAD N16 they have made an order.
such extent as regulatory traffic signs are displayed to: 1. Prohibition of Waiting Loading and Unloading At Any Time
Jenner Road From its junction with Brooke Road in a north
both sides
Jenner Road From its junction with Brooke Road in a south
both sides
easterly direction for a distance of 20 metres
Brooke Road From its junction with Jenner Road in a south
both sides
Brooke Road From its junction with Jenner Road in a north
both sides
easterly direction for a distance of 30 metres
DATE
TIME
DATE
TIME
TTRO / P839A MANOR ROAD N16 TEMPORARY
PROHIBITION OF WAITING LOADING AND UNLOADING
NOTICE that due to planned FOOTWAY REFURBISHMENT
WORKS within MANOR ROAD N16 they intend to make an order.
such extent as regulatory traffic signs are displayed to: 1. Prohibition of Pedestrians
Manor Road From its junction with Bethune Road to its
both sides
junction with Royal Close
2. Prohibition of Waiting Loading and Unloading At Any Time
Manor Road From its junction with Bethune Road to its
both sides
junction with Royal Close
opposite side
5. The restrictions referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) 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.
DATE
TIME
DATE
TIME
4th April 2012 08:00 hrs 6th April 2012 17:00 hrs
TTRO / P844A MENTMORE TERRACE E8 TEMPORARY
NOTICE that due to planned MAINTENANCE OF RAILWAY
PARAPET WALLS WORKS within MENTMORE TERRACE E8 they
displayed to: 1. Prohibition of Pedestrians
Dunston Street
From a point in line with the property
northern side
boundary no 395/396 to a point in line with
the property boundary no 397/398
opposite side
DATE
TIME
DATE
TIME
TTRO / P841A NAVARINO ROAD E8 TEMPORARY
NOTICE that due to planned CRANE OPERATION WORKS within
NAVARINO ROAD E8 they intend to make an order. The general
Navarino Road
From its junction with Wilton way in a south
easterly direction to a point in line with the
property boundary no 28
Navarino Road
From its junction with Wilton way in a south
north east side
easterly direction to a point in line with the
property boundary no 28
Navarino Road
junction with Wilton Way
opposite side
6. The restrictions referred to in paragraphs (1) to (3) above
8. The restrictions referred to in paragraphs (1) to (3) will only
DATE
TIME
DATE
TIME
3rd April 2012 08:00 hrs 6th April 2012 17:00 hrs
TTRO / P835B PAUL STREET EC2A TEMPORARY
PAUL STREET EC2A they have made an order. The general
29
Paul Street From its junction with Blackall Street to its
junction with Willow Street
DATE
TIME
DATE
TIME
31 March 2012 08:00 hrs 1 April 2012
17:00 hrs
(Back up)
(Back up)
7 April 2012
08:00 hrs 8 April 2012
17:00 hrs
(Back up)
(Back up)
TTRO / P806B PINDAR STREET EC2A TEMPORARY
DEVELOPMENT WORKS within PINDAR STREET EC2A they
have made an order. The general effect of which will be only
Pindar Street From its junction with Clifton Street to its
junction with Finsbury Market
DATE
TIME
DATE
TIME
30 March 2012 08:00 hrs 12April 2012 17:00 hrs
TTRO / P821B POWERSCROFT ROAD E5 TEMPORARY
NOTICE that due to planned TRAFFIC CALMING WORKS within
POWERSCROFT ROAD E5 they have made an order. The general
Powerscroft Road From its junction with Rushmore Road in
a south westerly direction to a point in line
with the property boundary no 45/47
Powerscroft Road At its junction with Lower Clapton Road
(A107)
30
19 March 2012
regulatory traffic signs are displayed to: -
8. The restrictions referred to in paragraphs (1) to (3) will only
Whiston Road
DATE
DATE
TIME
DATE
TIME
10 April 2012
08:00 hrs
1 June 2012
17:00 hrs
TIME
19 March 2012 08:00 hrs
DATE
TIME
30 March 2012 17:00 hrs
1.
2.
Prohibition of Driving
From its junction with Thurtle Road to its
junction with Hebden Court
Prohibition of Pedestrians
Whiston Road
Southern side
From its junction with Thurtle Road to its
junction with Hebden Court
opposite side
TTRO / P832B REDCHURCH STREET EC2A TEMPORARY
TTRO / P831B THORESBY STREET N1 TEMPORARY
REDCHURCH STREET EC2A they have made an order. The
extent as regulatory traffic signs are displayed to: -
WORKS within THORESBY STREET N1 they have made an order.
such extent as regulatory traffic signs are displayed to: -
1.
1.
Redchurch Street From its junction with Shoreditch High
Street to its junction with Ebor Street
Boundary Street
2.
From its junction with Redchurch Street in a
northly direction for a distance of 2 metres
Redchurch Street From its junction with Shoreditch High
south side
Street to its junction with Ebor Street
opposite side
DATE
TIME
24 March 2012 08:00 hrs
31 March 2012 08:00 hrs
(Back up)
7 April 2012
08:00 hrs
(Back up)
DATE
TIME
3.
From its junction with Curtain Road to its
junction with Rivington Place
From its junction with Curtain Road to its
junction with Rivington Place
Revocation of One Way
Rivington Street
DATE
TIME
19 March 2012 08:00 hrs
DATE
TIME
21 March 2012 17:00 hrs
TTRO / P833B WATERSON STREET E2 TEMPORARY
NOTICE that due to planned UK POWER NETWORK NEW CABLE
INSTALLATION WORKS within WATERSON STREET E2 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: -
17:00 hrs
NOTICE that due to planned CARRIAGEWAY & FOOTWAY
REFURBISHMENT WORKS within RIVINGTON STREET EC2A they
displayed to: -
2.
7 April 2012
Rivington Street
Both sides
From its junction with City Road in a north
easterly direction for a distance of 20
metres
TTRO / P842A RIVINGTON STREET EC2A
TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF DRIVING
1.
Thoresby Street
24 March 2012 17:00 hrs
31March 2012 17:00 hrs
Rivington Street
From its junction with Shoreditch High
Street to its junction with Curtain Road
opposite side
6. The restrictions referred to in paragraphs (1) to (3) above
www.hackney.gov.uk
1.
Waterson Street
From its junction with Hackney Road to its
junction with Long Street
DATE
TIME
24 March 2012 08:00 hrs
31 March 2012 08:00 hrs
(Back up)
14 April 2012 08:00 hrs
(Back up)
DATE
TIME
25 March 2012 17:00 hrs
1 April 2012
17:00 hrs
(Back up)
15 April 2012 17:00 hrs
(Back up)
LONDON BOROUGH OF HACKNEY
THE HACKNEY (PARKING PLACES) (CONSOLIDATION)
(AMENDMENT NO.4) ORDER 2012
THE HACKNEY (WAITING AND LOADING RESTRICTIONS)
(AMENDMENT NO 26) ORDER 2012 TT833
1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on 16th March 2012 the Council
of the London Borough of Hackney made the above-mentioned
Order under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 as amended
2. The general effect of the Orders will be to amend “no
waiting at any time” restrictions in Goldsmith’s Row to
accommodate loading bay, disabled bay and resident parking
places changes in Goldsmith’s Row as part of a proposed cycle
enhancement scheme
3. Copies of the Order, which will come into force on 26th
March 2012, 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) (AMENDMENT NO*)
ORDER 201*
THE HACKNEY (WAITING AND LOADING RESTRICTION)
(AMENDMENT NO *) ORDER 201* TT850
1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the London
Borough of Hackney propose to make the above-mentioned
Order under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 as amended.
DATE
TIME
24 March 2012 08:00 hrs
DATE
TIME
25 March 2012 17:00 hrs
TTRO / P810-1B WHISTON ROAD E2 TEMPORARY
WHISTON ROAD they have made an order. The general effect
2.
The general effect of the Orders will be to:-
Morning Lane, Poole Road (between Well Street and Valentine
Road), Retreat Place, Terrace Road (between Valentine Road
and Well Street) and Well Street.
(d) to extend the boundary of the existing Controlled Parking
Zone D(c) operating between 8.30am and 6.30pm Monday to
Saturday in to the following streets:Brenthouse Road (between its junction with Elsdale Street and
Frampton Park Road), Elsdale Street, Frampton Park Road,
Loddiges Road, Well Street and Park Road.
(e) to introduce an extension to the existing Controlled Parking
Zone D(s) operating between 8.30am and 6.30pm Monday to
Saturday in to the following streets:King Edward’s Road, Fremont Street, Shore Place, Tryon
Crescent and Warneford Street.
(f)
the restrictions in the above Zones will provide for:
(i)
parking places for permit holders;
(ii) Loading bays for loading and unloading;
(iii) waiting restrictions operating “at any time”;
(iv) 4 hours max stay, 2 hours max stay and 1 hour max
stay shared use bays
3. 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.
4. Any objections or other representations about the
proposed Order(s) should be sent in writing to the Assistant
Director (Public Realm) at the address specified in paragraph 3
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.
THE HACKNEY (PARKING PLACES) (AMENDMENT NO *)
ORDER 201*
THE HACKNEY (WAITING AND LOADING RESTRICTIONS)
(AMENDMENT NO.*) ORDER 20** TT852
Borough of Hackney proposes to make the above-mentioned
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
a) install double yellow lines across the driveway of No 29 St
Kilda’s Road.
b)
Reinstate disabled bays outside the following locations,
3 Newick Road
19 Sunnyhill Close
72 Rushmore Road
19 Gunton Road
26 Gunton Road
23H Springfield
Gardens
52 Adley Street
40 Gascoyne
Estate, Bradstock
Road
38 Moulins Road 39 Oriel Road
45 Moulins Road 23 Southwold
Road
1 Castle Close,
130 Daubeney
Swinnerton Street Road
Opp Regency Court, 17 Hillstowe
Victoria Park Rd
Street
16 Holcroft Road 235 Lower
Clapton Road
187-202 Springfield Opp 22 Sharon
Road
Gardens
73 Mildenhall Road
39 Adley Street
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
the reception area, London Borough of Hackney, Keltan House
89-115 Mare Street London, E8 4RU. Further information may
proposed Orders should be sent in writing to the Assistant
(a) to introduce a Controlled Parking Zone to operate between
8.30am and 6.30pm Monday to Friday in the following Streets:Ballance Road, Barnabas Road, Berger Road, Crozier Terrace,
Daley Street, Digby Road, Hassett Road, Mackintosh Lane, Oriel
Road, Ponsford Street, Rosina Street, Sedgwick Street and
Shepherd’s Lane;
THE HACKNEY (PARKING PLACES) (AMENDMENT NO*)
ORDER 201*
THE HACKNEY (WAITING AND LOADING) (AMENDMENT
NO *) ORDER 201* TT855
(b) to introduce a Controlled Parking Zone to operate between
12noon and 2pm Monday to Friday in the following Streets:-
Borough of Hackney propose to make the above-mentioned
Order under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 as amended.
Connor Street, Gore Road, Lauriston Road (the slip road
between Morpeth Road and Connor Street) Morpeth Grove,
Morpeth Road, Skipworth Road (between Gore Road and
Victoria Park Road) and Victoria Park Road (between Skipworth
Road and Gore Road);
(c) to introduce a Controlled Parking Zone to operate between
8.30am and 5.00pm Monday to Friday in the following Streets:Collent Street, Cressett Road, Elsdale Street, Milborne Street,
2.
The general effect of the Order will be to:-
a) remove residents parking places on Grayling Road and
Woodberry Grove
b)
remove pay and display bays on Paul Street and
c) replace each length with no waiting at any time restrictions
in order to provide for the introduction of new School Keep
Clear markings.
To display a notice on these pages call David Roberts on 020 8356 2416
19 March 2012
3. 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
proposed Order(s) should be sent in writing to the Assistant
Unless otherwise stated all traffic notices are as follows:
Dated this 19th day of March 2012
Tom McCourt, Assistant Director (Public Realm)
(The officer appointed for this purpose)
DOG CONTROL ORDERS – CLEAN NEIGHBOURHOODS &
ENVIRONMENT ACT 2005
Notice is hereby given that the Council of London Borough of
Hackney proposes to implement the following orders as of1st
April 2012;
• A ‘dog exclusion’ order, enabling the Council to stop dogs
from entering certain areas including children’s playgrounds,
sports courts, multi-use games areas, and marked pitches
where games are in-play;
• A ‘dogs on leads’ order, which would stop owners from
exercising dogs off-lead on roads, in car parks, churchyards,
communal areas on estates and small public parks and gardens
under half a hectare in size;
• A ‘dogs on leads where requested’ order, which would
give officers the power to request that dogs are put on leads
where they are not under the appropriate control of their owner,
or where they are causing damage or acting aggressively.
The ‘dog exclusion’ order applies to:
All children’s play areas, courts and multi-use games areas in
parks, open spaces and Hackney Homes’ estates; all gyms,
courts and multi-use games areas; all marked pitches in parks
and open spaces when in use for organised sport.
The ‘dogs on leads’ order applies to:
Small parks and gardens, that are under half an hectare in size
(roughly half a football field). All churchyards and burial grounds
within the borough are to be included with the exception of
Abney Park Cemetery. In this location, the power will be that
dogs must be put on leads when so requested by an authorised
officer.
Dogs have to be kept on a lead in the following locations:
POSTCODE
Albion Parade
N16
Albion Square Gardens
E8
Aske Gardens
N1
Cassland Road Gardens
E9
Charles Square
N1
Church Street Gardens
N16
Goldsmiths Square Recreation
Ground and Play Area
E2
Hoxton Square
N1
Kynaston Gardens
N16
Levy Memorial Ground
N16
Mark Street Garden
EC2A
Shacklewell Green
N1
Shepherdess Walk
N1
Ufton Gardens
E8
Shore Gardens
E9
St Thomas’s Square
E9
CHURCHYARDS & BURIAL GROUNDS
• A ‘no dog fouling’ order in which a dog owner must
pick up after their dog has fouled and dispose of the mess
appropriately.
Non-compliance of the above orders carries a fine of £80. For
further information regarding the orders, contact Environmental
Enforcement on 0208 356 4504 or enforcementsupport@
hackney.gov.uk . You can also find further information on the
website – www.hackney.gov.uk/
PLANNING
EC2A
89 Great Eastern Street London EC2A 3HX Installation of new
shopfront 2011/3134 Affects the Setting of a Conservation Area.
PUBLIC NOTICE
SMALL PARKS AND GARDENS
This notice also serves as a reminder to the public that London
Borough of Hackney has enforced the following order since
2007 and shall continue to do so;
POSTCODE
St Marys Old Church
N16
St Leonards Churchyard
E1
St John of Jerusalem Churchyard
E9
St John of Hackney Churchyard
E5
Hackney Road Recreation Ground
E2
Quaker Burial Ground
N16
Hackney West Recreation Ground
N16
St Thomas Long Burial Ground
E9
A ‘dogs on leads where requested’ order applies to:
All land open to the air where the public have access to with
or without payment. Therefore it covers all highways, housing
areas, towpaths etc.
89 Great Eastern Street London EC2A 3HX Display of
internally illuminated fascia advertisement sign. 2011/3135
Affects the Setting of a Conservation Area
Paper Dress Vintage, 114 Curtain Road, London, EC2A
3AH Variation of condition 2 attached to planning permission
2011/1577 dated 05/09/2011 to allow opening hours as
follows: Sundays 1200 - 2200 hours; Mondays and Tuesdays
0900 - 2230 hours; Wednesdays and Thursdays 0900 - 2330
hours; Fridays and Saturdays 0900 - 0000 hours. 2012/0688
Major Development
Rear building, 148 - 150 Curtain Road, London, EC2A 3AT
Replacement of existing timber sash windows with Aluminium
double glazed sash windows to match. 2012/0235 Affects the
Setting of a Conservation Area
EC3A
Land at Bishopsgate Goods Yard Bethnal Green Road
London EC3A 7LP Variation of Condition 4 (hours of opening)
of application reference 2011/0255 from: 0700 to 2000 hours
Monday to Wednesday and Friday to Saturday and 0800 to
2200 hours Thursday; To: 0700 to 2300 hours Monday to
Saturday and 0800 to 2200 hours Sunday. 2012/0679 Major
Development
E1
Valiant House 67 - 71 Shoreditch High Street, London,
E1 6JJ Installation of two photovoltaic panels at roof level.
2012/0605 Affects the Setting of a Conservation Area
E5
The Boathouse, Spring Hill, Hackney, E5 9BL Partial
demolition of single storey boathouse; rebuilding of boathouse
and erection of extensions at ground and first floor level;
refurbishment to existing rowing club boathouse to facilitate
the provision of a new gym and support facilities; associated
new refuse and recycling facilities and new cycle storage;
external alterations including new windows, new balcony, new
entrance, new skylights and solar panels to roof. 2012/0669
Major Development
26 Alconbury Road, London E5 8RH The partial excavation of
front ground area to produce larger lightwell and bike store with
steps leading down. Insertion of three sash windows within the
front bay at basement level. Enlarging window on rear elevation
at basement level to the width of the original brick archway.
194 Evering Road, London, E5 8AJ Construction of a twostorey rear extension, installation of a rear dormer window,
installation of front and rear lightwells, and conversion of 6 flats
to 4. 2012/0503 Affects the Setting of a Conservation Area
6 Alconbury Road London E5 8RH Alteration to front light well
together with installation of two windows in the lower ground
floor and modifications to rear elevations including an alteration
to the side door to form a window and installation of new door
leading to the garden from kitchen area. 2012/0548 Affects the
152 - 156 Lower Clapton Road London E5 0QJ Installation
of 5No. antennas within 3No. Glass Reinforced Plastic (GRP)
shrouds, radio equipment housing and ancillary equipment on
the roof of the existing four storey building. 2012/0450 Affects
the Setting of a Conservation Area
30 Narford Road, London E5 8RD Erection of a single storey
rear and side infill extension at basement and ground floor level.
E8
540 Kingsland Road London E8 4AH Removal of existing
shopfront and installation of a brown annodised aluminium
shopfront, projecting box sign and fascia sign to retail unit (class
A1). 2011/3448 Conservation Area Consent
17 A Montague Road, London, E8 2HN Erection of single
storey rear extension at Ground floor level over existing
basement extension. 2012/0236 Affects the Setting of a
Conservation Area
275 Mare Street London E8 1GR Erection of an external
plant comprising of three air conditioning units and a
condenser unit, all located behind proposed screen at
the rear of the service yard of the paragon centre.
275 Mare Street, London, E8 1GR Display of one internally
illuminated fascia sign and one internally illuminated projecting
sign. 2012/0344 Affects the Setting of a Conservation Area
64 Navarino Road London E8 1AQ Erection of a single storey
ground floor rear extension incorporating part-glazed day room
and shower/wc facility. 2012/0396 Affects the Setting of a
Conservation Area
326 Mare Street London E8 1HA Installation of two
advertisements internally illuminated and static. One to be
projection (0.76m x 0.95m) and the other a facia sign (1.39m x
4.94m). 2012/0408 Affects the Setting of a Conservation Area
326 Mare Street London E8 1HA The addition of a security
shutter to the shop front at 326 Mare Street. 2012/0420 Affects
221 Richmond Road London E8 3NJ Conversion of five
bedroom dwelling house to two flats (comprising one x threebed flat and one x two bed flat). Excavation to front lower
ground floor to form front lightwell, with railings and new
basement bay window, extension to rear lower ground floor
and and ground floor rear extension and concrete stair access
to the garden from lower ground floor; creation of ground
floor level rear balcony with metal stair access to garden;
replacement of all existing windows with double glazed timber
windows; repositioning of ground floor window in side elevation
of existing rear projection; replacement of rear ground floor
door with double width aluminium doors; erection of rear roof
light; rebuilding of front boundary wall and erection of external
bin store in front garden. 2011/3450 Affects the Setting of a
Conservation Area
20 Amhurst Road London E8 1JW Replacement of existing
fascia and projecting sign with two internally illuminated fascia
signs (H0.515 x W12.300 x D0.110 and H0.515 x W9.690 x
D0.110), two internally illuminated projecting signs (H0.750
x W0.120 x D0.995 and H0.750 x W0.120 x D0.995 and four
other signs (H1.200 x W1.000 x D0.043 and H0.605 x W0.700 x
D0.043 and H0.645 x W0.700 x D0.043 and H1.645 x W3.475 x
D0.000).. 2012/0500 Affects the Setting of a Conservation Area
117 Middleton Road Hackney London E8 4LN Erection of
a two storey side extension at ground and first floor levels,
erection of a conservatory at the rear of the property at ground
floor level, increase the height of the pitch of the existing three
storey rear extension by 225mm and installation of a roof light
in side elevation roof of the main dwelling. 2011/3543 Affects
108 Greenwood Road London E8 1NE Replacement of
existing wooden balcony and steps providing access to the
rear garden from the raised ground level with steel balcony
and spiral stairs with inset wooden treads and replacement of
the existing rear doors, with new timber double-glazed doors.
16 Wilton Way, London E8 3EE Erection of single storey rear
extension at ground floor level and replacing of out building with
new structure that will maintain its function. 2012/0657 Affects
Ground Floor, Richmond House, 1A Westgate Street,
London, E8 3RL Change of use from B1(light industrial) to Sui
Generis (live music venue) 2012/0568 Affects the Setting of a
Conservation Area
246 Queensbridge Road London E8 3NB Installation of a 1
metre new front railing and part removal of front dwarf brick
wall to facilitate the erection of a new external concrete stairwell
to basement, alterations to existing lightwell and a new bin
store; replacement French doors at basement level. 2012/0641
29 B Montague Road, London, E8 2HN Erection of a rear
dormer extension at roof level with front and rear windows.
540 Kingsland Road London E8 4AH Installation of a brown
anodised aluminium shop front to ground floor unit, including
separate door for access to upper parts. 2012/0690 Affects the
E9
51 & 69 Gore Road, London E9 7HN 82 & 83 Gore Road,
London E9 7HW Conversion of four houses at 51, 69, 82 and 83
Gore Road into 3x 1 bed flats each, totalling 12 flats 2012/0137
170-174 Homerton High Street London E9 6AG Change of
use from commercial to residential use including: -Creation
of 9no. self-contained dwellings to nos. 170-174 and
refurbishment of existing 1no. A1 retail unit of no. 174; Demolition of the existing single-storey ground floor commercial
units fronting nos.170-172 to restore the residential frontage;
- Excavation and creation of a lightwell to the basement of no.
170; - Insertion of a mezzanine level of no. 174. 2012/0256
Affects Setting of a Listed Building
17 Sutton Place London E9 6EH Removal of three modern
casement windows to rear lower ground floor, and replacement
with three new casement single glazed windows to rear
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lower ground floor 2012/0598 Affects the Setting of a
Conservation Area
27 St Johns Church Road London E9 6EJ Erection of single
storey ground floor rear and side extension. 2012/0643 Affects
170-174 Homerton High Street London E9 6AG Remedial and
restoration works involving: Demolition of the existing singlestorey ground floor commercial units fronting nos. 170-172,
Excavation and creation of a lightwell to the basement of no.
170, refurbishment works to the existing commercial unit of no.
174 including the insertion of a mezzanine level and creation of
9 self contained dwellings to nos 170- 174 2012/0654 Listed
Building Consent
211 A Victoria Park Road, London, E9 7JN The removal of the
existing flat roof on the side of the property to create a new first
floor extension; the extension will be a mansard roof to create
a new residential unit for one person. 2012/0684 Affects the
N1
8 De Beauvoir Square London N1 4LG Replacement of
tiled roof with Spanish Villa del ray tiles. New Klober Permo
felting system. Walls and chimneys to be raked as necessary.
2012/0421 Affects Setting of a Listed Building
91 Mortimer Road London N1 4LB Erection of single storey
rear and two storey side extensions. 2012/0721 Affects the
2 Mill Row London N1 5RL An extension of time limit for an
application ref: 2008/2423 granted conservation area consent
on 13/05/2009 for the demolition of the existing dwelling.
2012/0652 Conservation Area Consent
54 Ivy Street London N1 5JE Extension of time of planning
permission ref: 2009/1541 dated 7 September 2009 for the
erection of a 2 storey building (with retained facades) to provide
an additional 129sqm of floor area to existing nursery use.
54 Ivy Street London N1 5JE Extension of time of conservation
area consent ref: 2009/1556 dated 7 September 2009 for the
demolition of building behind retained facades of building.
2012/0647 Conservation Area Consent
South Studios & East Studios 1 Poole Street Gainsborough
Studios London N1 5EE Removal of existing roof plant
enclosure, and erection of replacement single storey extensions
for use as 1 x 2 bedroom and 2 x 3 bedroom flats and ancillary
provision of timber decking and glazed balustrade to form new
roof terraces. Erection and installation of new plant enclosures to
the roofs. 2012/0640 Affects the Setting of a Conservation Area
8 De Beauvoir Square London N1 4LG Replacement of tiled
roof with Spanish Villa del ray tiles, new klober permo felting
system, walls and chimneys to be raked out and repointed as
necessary. 2012/0323 Affects the Setting of a Conservation Area
Hammel House 15 Stanway Street London N1 6RQ
Demolition of existing part two storey, part four storey building
and erection of part three storey, part four storey building
to provide additional bedrooms to existing flats. 2012/0145
Affects Setting of a Listed Building
50 Ufton Road, London N1 4HH Demolition and rebuild of
lower ground floor extension, new half width ground floor
extension and sub-division of house to 1 bedroom flat and
3 bedroom maisonette. 2012/0217 Affects the Setting of a
Conservation Area
N16
4 Defore Road London N16 0EF Change of use of ground
floor from B1 (office) to D1 (day nursery) use with opening
hours 08:00 to 18:00 Monday to Friday. 2012/0128 Affects the
69 - 71 Lordship Road, Stoke Newington, London, N16
0QX Demolition of an existing single storey rear extension and
erection of part single storey, part two storey side and rear
extensions at ground and first floor levels, incorporating solar
panels and extract fans on the roof of the rear extension; and
erection of boundary walls to front elevation and associated
hard and soft landscaping, including provision of 8 parking
spaces. The proposed works are in connection with the
continued use of the building as a synagogue (Class D1).
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 Development Control Manager,
Development Management, 2 Hillman Street, London, E8 1FB.
All representations will be acknowledged in writing.
Graham Loveland Interim Assistant Director Planning
19 March 2012
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19 March 2012
www.hackney.gov.uk
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