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hackneytoday
Issue 257 6 June 2011
Making music
on the Marshes
Picture: Gary Manhine
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Hackney in Bloom
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Parks for Life
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Leona on stage at the Empire for the launch of BBC Radio 1’s Hackney Weekend 2012 – the majority of tickets will be allocated to residents
LEONA Lewis took to the
stage at Hackney Empire
to help launch monster gig
Hackney Weekend 2012, live
on BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra.
The broadcaster’s biggestever, free, ticketed, live music
event is being held to celebrate
the London 2012 Games.
Radio 1 has chosen
homegrown Hackney heroes –
X Factor winner Leona; world
champion triple jumper Phillips
Idowu; DJ Trevor Nelson; and
Brit Award winner Plan B – to
champion the event on 23
and 24 June next year, which
is being organised with the
Council on Hackney Marshes.
Leona, who still has a home
in the borough, said: “I really
think it’s going to be embraced
as something positive coming
to Hackney.”
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ACROSS THE POND
ONDON Fields
Lido will be the
training venue for
the US Paralympic
swimming team, it has
been announced.
The Council and the
United States Olympic
Committee (USOC)
signed the prestigious
contract on 26 May.
It means that for a
few hours a day, the
elite squad will train in
London’s largest outdoor
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heated pool in the run up
to and during the 2012
Olympic & Paralympic
Games.
Cabinet Member for
Health, Social Care and
Culture, Cllr Jonathan
McShane, said: “This is
great news for Hackney
and testament to the
quality of the Lido and its
facilities. The Council is
working to ensure that we
secure as many benefits
for Hackney as possible
from London 2012.
Now, local people can
look forward to seeing
Paralympic swimmers
train and children of
all abilities will receive
coaching from top
international athletes.”
Julie O’Neill, Team
Leader of Sport
Performance USOC,
added: “We are thrilled
to have the use of a venue
of this calibre in the lead
up to the Games.”
The Council has been
in discussions with the
USOC and secured a
number of benefits for
the community from the
deal including coaching
expertise for local
children of all abilities;
and opportunities to meet
athletes. Olympic and
Paralympic memorabilia
will be donated to form
part of Hackney’s 2012
archive.
More detailed
information about the
community benefits and
the use of Hackney’s
GLL-run leisure centres
will be available in the
run up to the 2012
Games.
MORE INFO
For info about all of
Hackney’s pools visit
www.hackney.gov.
uk/hackney-leisurecentres
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Are you
blooming brilliant?
One of the gardeners who helped the Lauriston Road-Victoria Park Road roundabout (above) take runner up position in the Best Community
Project category; and Best Container Garden winner, John Gibson (below)
HE annual
Hackney in
Bloom contest
for residents,
businesses, schools and
voluntary and community
groups is now open.
In its seventh year, the
free-to-enter competition
supports and encourages
gardening, horticulture
and environmental
sustainability to help
make Hackney a greener,
brighter and better place
to live.
Cllr Jonathan McShane,
Cabinet Member for
Health, Social Care, and
Culture, said: “Hackney in
Bloom is an opportunity
for people to show how
much they care about
their gardens and the
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Hackney in Bloom is an
opportunity for people to
show how much they care
about their gardens
local environment. I’ve
been impressed with the
Hackney in Bloom 2011: categories
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Best school garden
Best business premises
Best container garden
Best community project – supported by Osborne
Best front garden – supported by JH Services
Best voluntary organisation garden
Best educational garden – supported by
Crowley Turf Supplies
Best food growing project – supported by Hackney Homes
Young and green award – supported by Hackney Council
standard of entries so far,
which demonstrate the
hard work of local people
and their support for
the Council’s continuing
desire to make the
borough a great place to
live, work and visit.”
This year, prizes
will be
awarded
in nine
categories –
including ones
for food growers
and young gardeners – to
encourage even more
people and businesses
in the borough to get
involved.
The deadline for entries
is 4 July. Judges will be
looking for originality,
design, impact, colour,
quality and sustainability
as well as specific areas for
each category.
Winners will be
notified in writing by 14
September, and an awards
ceremony held in October.
Hackney in Bloom is
organised by the Council
and Hackney Homes.
MORE INFO
For info call:
020 8356 8428; or
to apply online visit:
www.hackney.gov.uk/
hackney-in-bloom
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ON THE
GO?
News in brief
Gillett Square
Who are you
calling chicken?
Sebright pupils with Chaz and the chickens at Hackney City Farm
PUPILS from Sebright
Primary School have been
out and about exploring the
borough – with an unusual
classmate.
On 18 May they visited
Broadway Market and took
a trip on the Regent’s Canal,
before arriving at Hackney
City Farm. Youngsters were
joined by Chaz, a puppet ‘from
another planet’, who was
particularly keen to get to know
the farm’s chickens and pigs.
Chaz is part of a nationwide
project running over the
next 16 months which aims
to help promote the idea
of welcoming the world to
Hackney for the 2012 Olympic
and Paralympic Games.
Chaz is currently based at
Sebright primary in Audrey
Street, E2, where pupils are
working with the puppet’s
makers Kinetika, and Hackneybased arts youth organisation,
Immediate Theatre.
A safe home
ORE than 50
residents came
a step closer to
offering support
to a child in need when they
attended events as part of
Fostering Fortnight from
16 to 29 May.
An information stall was
set up outside Hackney
Central Library on 26 May,
and in the evening there was
a Town Hall event where
experienced foster carers
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gave first hand accounts of
living with children in local
authority care.
Fostering Services staff
answered questions and
outlined the assistance
available for all carers,
including educational
support for children;
extensive training for carers;
therapeutic support for
foster children, carers and
their own children; and
details of professional fees.
Case study: Fostering teenagers
Foster carer Louise Groves specialises in looking after
teenagers. She said: “People are often amazed that I spend
my time looking after teenagers who aren’t even mine, but it’s
the best job I’ve ever had. So often we focus on the stereotype
of teenagers being hard work, but in my experience they are
fun and fascinating individuals.
“If you’re patient, have good communication skills, don’t
give up easily and enjoy the company of young people, then
fostering could be right up your street.”
Cllr Rita Krishna,
Cabinet Member for
Children’s Services, said:
“It’s heartening to see
there are lots of people
in Hackney who are
considering providing a
stable environment for
children in local authority
care. The Council provides
an excellent support service
for potential foster carers
to help them make the
most of a challenging yet
rewarding experience.”
The events were linked to
a national campaign, which
saw Mayor of London,
Boris Johnson, praising two
Hackney foster carers for
their work, while urging
more Londoners to give
youngsters the safe and
supportive homes they need
while they are unable to live
with their families.
The evening fostering event
There is a shortage of
2,000 foster carers in
London, and a particular
shortage of people willing
to take on teenagers.
The next fostering
information event takes
place on 30 June, from
5pm to 7pm, at Hackney
Town Hall, Mare Street.
MORE INFO
Call: 08000 730
418; or visit: www.
hackney.gov.uk/
fostering
AN architectural
think tank has short
listed Dalston’s Gillett
Square for a best urban
environment gong.
The Academy of
Urbanism, whose
members include
planners, engineers,
designers and architects,
announced the N16 spot
as a ‘Great Place’ finalist
in its annual Urbanism
Awards.
Assessors will judge the
square’s commercial
success and character, among other criteria, before the
winner is announced on 11 November. As well as a music
hub, retail sites and cultural activities, Gillett Square
also offers games days for people of all ages. Model and
actress Danielle Lineker (above) arrived on 26 May for a
few rounds of chess and giant Jenga as part of the charity
Groundwork’s programme to connect neighbourhoods
through the spirit of play, which is sponsored by Cadbury.
For more on the Urbanism Awards visit:
www.academyofurbanism.org.uk
Advice line
RESIDENTS can now get confidential advice from Hackney
Citizens’ Advice Bureau (CAB) by calling a newly launched
telephone service.
The CAB helps people resolve legal, money and other
problems by providing free and independent advice.
Yasmin Alam, CAB Borough Director, said: “This is a
fantastic opportunity for local residents with restricted
mobility to receive the help that they need to resolve their
problems. We often have elderly and disabled clients who
struggle to come in and see us. We hope that they will now
be able to get advice with ease. Please call us with your
queries, big or small.”
Call: 0844 499 1195. Lines
are open Tues and Wed,
10am-12noon.
All’s well on
the common
HUNDREDS of residents
turned out to enjoy the
annual Well Street
Kitty Jones, eight, making a bat box
Common May Festival.
Organised by the park’s user group, with help from the
Council, attractions at the 22 May event included live
music, a five-a-side football tournament, grass track cycle
racing, craft and bric-a-brac stalls, a dog show and a cake
competition. Children made bat masks, and bird and bat
boxes, and Dog’s Trust staff were also on site to provide
pet micro-chipping and advice.
For more Well Street Common info, visit: www.hackney.
gov.uk/well-street-common
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feature
One of last year’s Parks for Life events in Springfield Park saw (clockwise from above): a family tug of war; healthy cooking demonstrations; some curious fancy dress; and football at the Hackney Homes Games
Parks for Life is back
FTER the success
of last year’s Parks
for Life campaign,
the Council
is putting on a new
programme of free events
in its award-winning green
spaces this summer.
The fun kicks off on
6 June and runs until
September with free events
for children and families,
teenagers and older people.
Activities are aimed at
getting fit and healthy
and encouraging people
to make the most of
Hackney’s parks.
On 24 July, Haggerston
Park, will host a major
activity day to celebrate one
year to go until the 2012
Games. The afternoon
will centre on a traditional
family sports day and
host of healthy eating food
stalls. Other attractions will
include: a children’s
activity zone
providing a host of
entertainment
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WHAT’S ON AT
PARKS FOR LIFE?
ST JOHNS CHURCHYARD
Yoga, every Wed, 1pm
LONDON FIELDS
Lunchtime park walk, every
Wed, 12noon-1pm; Running
club, every Sun, 9.3010.30am
www.hackney.gov.uk
A packed programme of
free events in the borough’s
parks to encourage everyone
to stay active
offer a range of activities
including egg and spoon
and sack races. Professional
sports coaches will also be
on hand to give football
and table tennis tips. For
those who would rather
relax on the grass, there
will be a community stage
showcasing live music and a
MABLEY GREEN
Football fitness for over15s, every Wed,
8 Jun-13 Jul, 6.30-7.30pm;
Football fitness for under15s, every Wed, 27 Jul31 Aug, 2-3pm; Lunchtime
park walk, every Fri,
12.30-1.30pm
Wed, 10-11am
WELL STREET COMMON
Wednesday well walk, every
CLISSOLD PARK
Lunchtime park walk,
SHOREDITCH PARK
Ping pong club, every
Thurs, 16 June-21 July,
6.30-7.30pm; Morning
park walk, every Sat,
11.30am-12.30pm;
Afternoon park walk, every
Tues, 2-3pm
every Tues, 1-2pm; Kids
street dance workshop,
every Wed, 20 July-24 Aug,
3.30-4.30pm; Hackney
One Carnival, Sun 7 Aug,
procession starts at Ridley
Road Market at 12noon,
or in Clissold park from
1pm; Capoeria, every
Thurs, 28 Jul-1 Sept,
11am-12noon
throughout the event,
and a chance to find
out more about
the borough’s
libraries, museum
and leisure
centres.
Parks for Life
activities continue
at this year’s
Hackney One Carnival
on 7 August in Clissold
Park. It will feature live
music and dance, fitness
activities, healthy eating
stalls, NHS health checks,
local market stalls, and a
kid’s zone.
The Council is also
running a series of weekly
activities in Hackney parks
– including free Tai Chi,
bootcamp fitness, capoeira
and healthy walks for older
people.
HACKNEY DOWNS
Summer bootcamp,
every Mon, 11am-12noon;
Dance aerobics, every
Wed, 8 Jun-13 Jul,
11am-12noon; Zumba,
every Thurs, 21 Jul-25 Aug,
10-11am; Basketball,
every Thurs, 21 Jul-25 Aug,
juniors 5-6pm, adults
6.30-7.30pm
Cabinet Member for
Health, Social Care, and
Culture, said: “This summer
Parks for Life will offer
residents and visitors a
packed programme of free
events in the borough’s
parks to encourage everyone
to stay active and enjoy
Hackney’s green spaces.”
HAGGERSTON PARK
Parks for Life activity day,
music, sports and activities,
24 Jul, 12.30pm-6pm.
MORE INFO
For info call:
020 8356 6597;
e-mail: parksforlife
@hackney.gov.uk; or
visit: www.hackney.
gov.uk/parksforlife
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More local news and events at:
facebook.com/hackneyliving; or:
twitter.com/hackneyliving
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TO DATE
News in brief
Setting sail for success
Playtime
Trying out the new play equipment at Clapton Common
OUNG residents
enjoyed testing out
play equipment
at the opening of
a new play area on
Clapton Common.
The all wooden structures
include climbing frames
with slides, various types of
swings and wobble dishes.
A section for younger
children has low levels that
are easier to climb. Fencing
and seating has also been
provided in the under-fives’
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area, aiming to create a
safe, relaxing environment
for people with very young
children.
Along the edges of the
play area are benches,
tree stumps and timber
log seating so parents and
carers can keep an eye on
the playground. New trees,
have also been planted
along the northern edge
of the site.
Cabinet Member for
Already it is proving a
great success with local
children and their parents
using the area
Health, Social
Care and
Culture, said:
“The new play
area is an example
of how the Council
is working with local
communities to improve
parks and open spaces
in Hackney.
“Already it is proving
a great success with local
children and their parents
using the area.”
Members of Clapton
Common User Group were
instrumental in securing
£100,000 funding for the
play area from the National
Lottery and the London
Marathon Trust. The
design was produced by
A YOUNG sailor has
received a boost towards
her Olympic dream from
the Hackney Youth Sports
Fund (YSF).
Josie Gummer, 14, is one
of the top five sailors in the
country for her age group.
She learnt to sail at West
Reservoir Centre, in Stoke
Newington, after a visit
with her junior school,
and has been hooked
Josie on the water
ever since.
She races in a two-man Cadet dinghy as helm, and has
set her sights on getting into the National Elite Squad.
The Council set up the YSF after receiving £300,000
from Nike, which used the borough’s logo on a range
of sportswear, without permission. It provides annual
grants to talented individuals in a wide variety of sports.
Josie will use her grant to compete in her first
international event. She said: “I’m really excited to
get this award. It will help me with travel costs which
means I can compete at the bigger events where the top
competitors go.”
Individuals, community groups and coaches can apply to
the YSF at: www.hackney.gov.uk/c-sports-grants;
or for more info call: 020 8356 4897.
Celebrating culture
THE largest ethnic minority community in the European
Union is being celebrated in Hackney – and across the UK
– throughout June.
Gypsy Roma Traveller History Month aims to highlight the
culture of people who have lived, worked and travelled in
local architects Erect, taking
Britain for over 500 years.
into account views from a
The Council, together with The Learning Trust’s Travellers
community consultation
Education Service; Hackney Homes; London Gypsy and
held last year.
Traveller Unit; and the Irish Women’s Centre, are holding
a series of family events to raise awareness of these
MORE INFO
communities in the borough.
Highlights include a launch event at Hackney Central
For info on play facilities
Library on 9 June, from 4.30pm-6pm, where attendees
& improvements call:
can watch Irish dancing and refreshments will be
020 8356 8428/8429;
available. Children’s treasure hunts, reading groups and
or visit: www.hackney.gov.
story telling sessions have also been arranged
uk/parks-green-spacesin libraries, and the Rio cinema will also be
and-play-areas
screening ‘Into The West' – an epic
adventure where two young boys
journey towards Ireland's west coast
on a stallion. On display at the Council-run
museum is ‘The Road to Hackney’ – Ali Dunn's
photographs of three generations of New
Age Travellers and their journeys to
the borough. The exhibition is free
and runs until 2 July.
For a full programme call:
020 8356 7576; e-mail:
amber.linell@hackney.
gov.uk; or visit: www.hackney.
Dancing at a previous Gypsy
Roma Traveller History Month gov.uk/libraries
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www.hackney.gov.uk
advertising
To advertise on these pages call David Roberts on 020 8356 2416
6 June 2011
The previous Speaker of Hackney
raised £6,000 for charity
Homerton Hope
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DID YOU
KNOW?
Ready to respond
Cllr Fajana-Thomas, Speaker of Hackney, with the 2010/11 Speaker, Cllr Sally Mulready (above); the new Speaker with her son and consort, Emmanuel Tunde Taiwo II (below)
HACKNEY
resident of two
decades, with
an agenda for
‘hard work and good
communication’, has
become the borough’s
111th civic representative.
Cllr Susan FajanaThomas was elected as the
Speaker of Hackney for
2011/12, at the Council’s
Annual General Meeting
on 18 May.
Originally from Nigeria,
where she worked as an
award-winning broadcast
journalist, Cllr FajanaThomas, 47, chose to
settle in Hackney 20
years ago. She found the
borough welcoming and
accommodating.
Despite the early
challenges Cllr FajanaThomas experienced
trying to re-establish her
professional career in the
UK, she was determined
to study and pursue her
interests and now works as
a Community Engagement
A
Communicator for a
Metropolitan Police
Authority-funded board.
In the last 15 years, she
has been extremely active
in the local community,
including working as a
mentor on the London
Refugee and Asylum
Mentoring Scheme; as Vice
Chair of Stoke Newington
Housing Panel; and as
the Chair of Howard
Road Resource Centre
management committee.
She remembers her
father helping people
within their community
with a great passion
during her childhood,
and credits his
optimistic and energetic
approach as having
influenced her various
community activities
in adult life. She said:
“My father taught me
from a young age that
no success is complete
without helping
others.”
Mother-of-
I will work to strengthen
community cohesion by
building trust and engaging
all community groups
two, Cllr Fajana-Thomas
was elected as a Stoke
Newington Central ward
councillor in 2010. And
says she is ‘honoured and
privileged’ to now be the
Speaker of Hackney.
She intends to make an
outreach agenda the core
of her term, bringing her
professional skills to the
role. She said: “I will
work to strengthen
community cohesion by
building trust and engaging
all community groups
through inclusiveness
and participation.”
With support from
her son, Emmanuel Tunde
Taiwo II, 18, who will
be her official consort
as Speaker, Cllr FajanaThomas wants her time
in the role to be an
example of new ideas
and civic engagement at
its best.
She intends to use social
media to connect with
residents, particularly
young people.
She added: “I will
promote and participate in
as many events as possible,
such as youth activities;
activities for older people;
business openings;
community group and
voluntary organisation
events. Above all, I will be
an approachable, hardworking, communicative
and responsive Speaker.”
Every year, the Speaker
chooses a charity to
fundraise for during
their year in office. Cllr
Fajana-Thomas’ chosen
charity will be officially
announced at the next Full
Council meeting.
MORE INFO
If you want the
Speaker to attend an
event, call: 020 8356
3350; e-mail: speaker@
hackney.gov.uk, or write
to: Speaker of Hackney,
c/o The Speaker’s Office,
Room 72, Hackney Town
Hall, Mare Street, E8 1EA.
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Picture: BBC
feature
Making
on the
Hackney’s home grown
& triple jump champion
BBC Radio 1’s biggest
Clockwise from above: Leona Lewis; Phillips Idowu; crowds at a festival in Clissold Park; Hackney Marshes; Trevor Nelson; Hackney students
who got to attend Leona’s secret Empire gig; Plan B; and BBC Radio 1 Controller, Andy Parfitt, with Mayor of Hackney, Jules Pipe, at the launch
www.hackney.gov.uk
HE sound of
schoolchildren
collectively sucking
in their breath
echoed around Hackney
Empire when Leona Lewis
walked on stage.
They watched the
X Factor winner give a
dazzling performance
live on BBC Radio 1 and
1Xtra to launch Hackney
Weekend 2012 – the
broadcaster’s biggest-ever,
free, ticketed, live music
event – which is being held
to celebrate the London
2012 Games.
Radio 1 has chosen home
grown heroes Leona; world
champion triple jumper
Phillips Idowu; DJ Trevor
Nelson; and Brit Award
winner Plan B to champion
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the event, due to take place
on 23 and 24 June next
year on Hackney Marshes.
The mini-festival is being
organised with the Council,
and the celebrities will also
be involved in community
activities in the build up to
the big weekend.
The Empire show on
23 May offered the young
audience a chance to quiz
one of the UK’s most
successful music exports
about the event. Leona said:
“It’s going to do wonders
for the community – I
really think it’s going to be
embraced as something
positive coming to Hackney.
There will be volunteering
schemes and youth groups
that I will be a part of.
Whether it’ll be music or a
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music
Marshes
Pictures: Gary Manhine
For more info you can visit:
www.hackney.gov.uk/
hackneyweekend2012
stars, singer Leona Lewis
Phillips Idowu, help launch
ever two-day outdoor event
volunteering event, I’ll be
going there, mucking in.”
Phillips added: “I’m a big
music fan so it’s exciting
having this where I used to
play football with my school
and got involved in other
sports. It’s a big honour.
My heart’s racing just
thinking about it.”
Trevor Nelson, who also
grew up locally, said: “This
is going to be the proudest
thing I’ve ever been involved
in. There’s a legacy attached
to the Olympics, but I think
there will be much attached
It’s going to do wonders for
the community – I really think
it’s going to be embraced as
something positive
to this gig as well. We’ll put
something on that London
has never seen before. I
think the whole world will
have their eyes on Hackney
that weekend.”
In the weeks leading up
to BBC Radio 1’s Hackney
Weekend 2012, there will
be a programme of music
activity in the borough
and local acts will have the
chance to play at the main
event. Andy Parfitt, Radio
1 controller, said: “We
now have a year to engage
with schools, youth centres,
and groups to make sure
they can find the acts to
perform on the stages. At
other events we’ve run, you
can have the Black Eyed
Peas on the main stage, and
on another, a group who
uploaded something on our
website a week before. We’ll
be doing the same thing
making sure local people are
involved.”
Mayor of Hackney,
Jules Pipe, added: “This is
a fantastic opportunity for
our young residents to get
involved with the biggest
event Hackney will ever
have hosted and to take part
in the 2012 celebrations.”
Taking place as part of
London 2012 celebrations
next year, the festival will
feature more than 80 UK
and international acts across
six stages, with more than
100,000 visitors across the
weekend. The majority of
tickets will be allocated to
residents, with a focus on
young people.
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KNOW?
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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
From Holly
Street to
Hollywood
Idris Elba in character as BBC detective DCI John Luther
T the time of our
interview, actor
Idris Elba is in
London reprising
his role as the brilliant but
troubled detective ‘Luther’,
for the second series of the
hit BBC drama of the
same name.
He reveals this series sees
a departure from the caseper-episode format, and
instead tells two distinctive
two-part stories spread over
four hours. However, the
brooding cinematography
that helped define the first
instalment is still very much
present, with London
appearing ‘almost as one of
the characters’.
Much of the filming took
place in Hackney, with
locations to look out for
in the new series including
Bateman’s Row, Hoxton
Street, Beck Road, Curtain
Road, Old Street, Paul
Street and Boundary Street.
Filming last year carried on
despite heavy snowfalls.
A
For Elba, the show is a
homecoming of sorts, as the
first 11 years of his life were
spent in the borough.
“It was the best time of
my life,” says the 38-yearold actor who grew up on
the old Holly Street estate
and went to Queensbridge
Primary School. He adds:
“Hackney is very dear to
me, it was where I learned
to ride my bike and London
Fields was my park of
choice. I used to ride my
bike around Haggerston,
down the ramps and along
the canal – that’s what all
the kids did. I was really
devastated when we left and
moved to Canning Town.”
So, was it exciting to come
back to the borough to film
Luther? “It’s always good to
come home whenever I’m in
London. When I’m filming,
I quite often jump in the car
and drive around Dalston,
which is my old stomping
ground. It’s absolutely no
surprise to me that the area
is now one of the trendiest
places in London – Hackney
has always been cool,”
he says.
Idris’s big break came
in 2002, playing drugdealer-turned-businessman
Stringer Bell in ‘The Wire’.
I ask him about the early
comparisons made between
the bleak housing projects
of Baltimore that were so
vividly depicted in the HBO
series and Hackney.
He says: “I think there are
some comparisons although
England’s problem is
nothing like that in America.
In both places, young people
find comfort in gangs and
once that happens, their
lives change. That is the
comparison that some
people were making, but I
think Hackney is a borough
that cares for people, you go
to Hackney and there is a
sense of pride.”
I ask Idris what advice
he would give to young
people in Hackney who
aspire to his success. He
says: “Education is the
key – stick with it and don’t
let your guard down, the
more you know about what
Curriculum Vitae: Idris Elba
1972
1977
1983
1995-2001
2002-4
2005-9
2010
2011
Born in Hackney
Attends Queensbridge Primary School
Moves to Canning Town
TV appearances in Absolutely Fabulous,
Family Affairs, Ultraviolet & Dangerfield
Stringer Bell in HBO drama The Wire
US shows including The Office and films
28 Weeks Later, RockNRolla
Luther, Takers and The Big C
Thor and series two of Luther
Hackney was where I
learned to ride my bike and
London Fields was my park
of choice
you want to do the better.
I’d still encourage young
people to keep an eye out
for open auditions but it’s
an interesting point, if I was
growing up now, I’d have
made a film – get a couple
of mates and a mobile
phone and make people
see your talent, tell the
story of where you’re from.
There’s a lot of opportunity
if you help make it happen.
“Kids from here can
achieve, they need to say
‘Yo, I’m from Hackney
and I’m proud’. Like JayZ, he’s from Brooklyn and
he says how proud he is.
People start to shun the bad
things that other people say
about a place and the whole
community gets behind it.”
Idris tells me about an
event that has made him
even prouder of the place
he grew up. The owners
of a new affordable
housing scheme in Andre
Street, E8, named one of
the new blocks Elba House
and invited him to open it
in February.
He says: “You can give me
all the parts in the world,
but that means so much. I’ve
lived all over the place but
the only place I recognise
as where I come from is
Hackney.”
MORE INFO
Series 2 of Luther
starts on BBC1 this
summer
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6 June 2011
greenmatters
THE GREEN GENIE
All your recycling
questions answered
Q: I’m really confused by all the different recycling
symbols on packaging these days. How can I easily
find out if something is recyclable?
A: Retailers including Tesco, Sainsburys and Asda have
introduced new labelling on their packaging to help
identify whether it can be recycled. Any items labelled
‘widely recycled’, ‘check local recycling’ or ‘check locally
for kerb side’ can be recycled
in Hackney through the green
box scheme or in communal
bins on estates.
Anything labelled ‘recycle at
larger stores with carrier bags:
not at kerb side’ or ‘not currently recycled’ cannot be
recycled in Hackney and could contaminate recycling.
The On-Pack Recycling Label scheme aims to deliver
a simpler, UK-wide, recycling message on packaging.
Launched by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) with
support from WRAP, the scheme is administered through
a company called OPRL Ltd.
For info visit: www.onpackrecyclinglabel.org.uk; or
call: 020 8356 6688
MORE INFO
To ask the Genie a question e-mail: recycling
@hackney.gov.uk or write to: Green Genie,
Recycling, 2 Hillman Street, E8 1FB.
For more information on recycling in the borough
call: 020 8356 6688, or visit: www.hackney.gov.uk/
recycling
Nappy happy
Young participants in the Real Nappy Week fashion show
HE Council
joined forces with
Hackney Real
Nappy Network
to offer a series of fun
activities for more than
100 babies, parents and
carers in May.
The most successful
event during Real Nappy
Week, which ran from 16
to 22 May, was a baby and
maternity clothing swap at
the Dalston Eastern Curve
T
Garden, where parents
could donate real nappies
and swap them for a
bigger size or different
model, or just pick up
some second-hand
nappies. Babies loved
the chance to join
some teddy bears
sporting real
nappies for a
picnic.
A fashion
show got
Otis likes real nappies
because they are good
for his bottom and good
for the planet
everyone talking about
the great variety of models
and shapes of real
nappies, and the
baby models
had a great time
socialising.
Hannah,
mum of
ninemonth-old
Otis, said:
“Otis likes real
nappies because
they are good
for his bottom
and good for the
planet.”
A workshop
where parents
could learn to
make their own
wet bag or washable wipes
also proved extremely
popular.
The Council offers a
£54 voucher to residents
who wish to use real
cotton nappies. Parents
and carers can use their
voucher to buy nappies
from participating
businesses across London,
or to get started with a
nappy laundry service.
MORE INFO
Call: 020 8356 6688;
visit: www.hackney.
gov.uk/greener
living-real-nappies; or:
www.hackneyrealnappy.
net
Let yourself get nettled
Ladybirds feed on the aphids found on nettle plants
www.hackney.gov.uk
A CHARITY is urging
Londoners to take a
fresh look at nettles –
before pulling them up as
troublesome weeds.
The Royal Society for the
Protection of Birds (RSPB)
wants to remind people
the plants are a valuable
resource for birds, animals
and insects.
Flying insects and
aphids feeding off the
nettle patches in turn
help support ladybirds
and migrating swifts
or swallows, as well as
sparrows seeking protein
for their chicks.
In late summer, nettle
seeds are food for many
birds, such as house
sparrows, chaffinches, and
bullfinches. Nettles are also
a magnet for other insecteaters like hedgehogs,
shrews, frogs and toads.
Certain moths also like
nettles, as do many of the
UK’s most colourful and
best known butterflies,
such as the small
tortoiseshell and peacock.
Their larvae feed in groups
in silken tents woven at the
top of nettle stems.
The RSPB suggests
cultivating nettle patches in
sunny corners of gardens or
green spaces, and thinking
twice before removing
them – trimming or
mowing can easily manage
them. For curious cooks
they can also be used in
soups and stews instead
of spinach.
MORE INFO
For more info visit:
www.nettles.org.uk
6 June 2011
Going wild in Clapton Square
CLAPTON Square is
becoming a wildlife haven
in the heart of Hackney,
thanks to the efforts of local
volunteers.
Clapton Square User
Group members raised
money at a Halloween event
last year to buy materials
to make bat boxes for the
square. Local furnituremaker and user group
member, Dan Gritten,
made six homes for the furry
flying mammals, which
will now be put up by
parks staff.
Bats usually roost in
cracks and crevices in
trees or buildings, but the
renovation of parks and
houses in recent years
means there are fewer places
for them to call home.
Therefore the extra places to
They meet from 11am to
1pm on the first Sunday of
each month for gardening,
discussions, plus tea and
cakes. New members are
always welcome.
Clapton Square is one
of Hackney’s 12 Green
Flag award-winning parks,
the national standard of
excellence for green spaces.
MORE INFO
Carpenter and user group member Dan Gritten with the bat boxes he
made, in front of one of the new loggeries
live provided by bat boxes
are really valuable.
London Wildlife Trust
staff also joined volunteers
on 25 May to create four
insect loggeries in the
square. They will provide
homes and food for insects,
which are then eaten by
birds and bats.
The user group has also
recently held a number of
planting days, resulting in
the creation of a community
herb bed, pumpkin patch
and a row of sunflowers.
To join the user
group, just turn
up on the day or
e-mail: neil@nbpictures.
com; to get involved in
Council parks projects
call: 020 8356 3438;
e-mail: kate.mitchell@
hackney.gov.uk; or visit:
www.hackney.gov.uk/
biodiversity
Picture: Rogan Macdonlad
Keep up to date with green issues at:
facebook.com/greenerhackney; or:
twitter.com/greenerhackney
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IN
Eco-homes open their
doors for the weekend
FIVE Victorian and
Edwardian properties in
Hackney are set to open
their doors and show off
their green credentials to
the public.
Eco House Weekend, from
11 to 12 June, will see the
owners of 15 houses across
North and East London
share their experience of
renovating their homes
to reduce carbon emissions
39 Parkholme Road is one of
and save money on
the Hackney homes opening
energy bills.
The weekend, aimed at homeowners, as well as architects,
builders and surveyors, is run by social enterprise, the
Victorian Terrace Energy Reduction Initiative.
Supported by local authorities including Hackney Council,
as well as the Energy Saving Trust, it offers a chance to
pick up some simple tips to make an impact on the energy
efficiency of even the oldest properties.
Admission by £10 passes, in advance only. For info and
property details visit: www.victeri.co.uk/eco.html
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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. FIRE, WORKS
Solo show examining
inconsistencies found in
perceptions of perfection
See Art & Exhibitions
2. GYPSY MUSIC
WORKSHOP
Teaching some of the melodies,
harmonies and spirit of Gypsy
music
See Courses
3. GOTTA DANCE
The ‘fabulous’ Malcolm teaches
the tango and worships the waltz
in these ballroom dance lessons
See Health, Fitness & Sport
4. SIMIAN MOBILE
DISCO
The big bass DJs take over a
Dalston basement
See Nightlife
PREVIEW
Mr Stink
5. CLAPTON FESTIVAL
Inaugural E5 festival featuring
local bands, community picnic
and art exhibitions
See Noticeboard
He’s been known as a doting carer, a lovesick civil servant, an
unconvincing transvestite, a stoic and obstinate customer, and
a theme tune fixated version of Dennis Waterman.
Now with growing success in real life as a children’s author, David
Walliams’ acclaimed book ‘Mr Stink’ has been adapted for the
stage and is wafting its way to Hackney Empire.
Turn to page 17
HEALTH, FITNESS & SPORT
also in what’son
NIGHTLIFE
ART & EXHIBITIONS
CINEMA
COURSES
HEALTH, FITNESS
& SPORT
YOUNG PEOPLE
NIGHTLIFE
THEATRE & LIVE
ENTERTAINMENT
NOTICEBOARD
22-26 June, Hackney Empire, 291 Mare Street, E8 1EJ
Speaking ahead of the London premiere, the comedy actor said:
“When Matt Lucas and I were doing Little Britain Live, we realised
how many children came to the shows so I thought it would be
great to do something just for them.”
His book centres on a young girl who befriends a courteous man
who is vilified in her town for being homeless and smelly.
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Events info can also be viewed
on the Council’s mobile website:
myhackney.mobi
CELEBRITY
10 Jun-3 Jul, 10am-6pm
A new exhibition by former
Stone Roses guitarist John
Squire. The famous and the
infamous, the sublime and the
ridiculous are presented this
abstract art exhibition. Idea
Generation, 11 Chance St,
E2 7JB.
Info: 020 7749 6850; rachel.
[email protected];
www.ideageneration.co.uk
the perception of perfection.
Vegas Gallery, 274 Poyser St,
E2 9RF.
Info: 020 3581 5404;
www.vegasgallery.co.uk
THE VISIONARY TRADING
PROJECT
Until 26 Jun, 12-6pm
The project brings together
events and seven art
commissions addressing the
socio-economic changes that
the Broadway Market area
How Can I (Or You) Resist at
Rivington Place
has experienced in the last
decade. Borrowing stories
from myths and pop culture,
the artists offer uncanny
visions of social transaction.
Free. Visionary Trading
Project, 1 Andrews Rd,
E8 4QL.
Info: 07885 766 556; www.
visionarytradingproject.com
HOW CAN I (OR YOU) RESIST
15-18 Jun
The Inivators (Iniva’s Youth
Advisory Board), were given
the opportunity to curate
their first exhibition. Yolanda
Hanson and Tug Rail have
selected emerging artists
who explore their experiences
of resistance and its
representation, drawing on
themes from Iniva’s recent
Possible Damage show on the
student protests. Free. Iniva,
Rivington Place, Rivington St,
EC2A 3BA.
Info: 020 7729 9616;
www.iniva.org
Picture: Idil Sukan
FIRE, WORKS
Until 2 Jul
‘Fire, Works’ is Bouke de
Vries first solo show with the
gallery, showcasing
new works in which he
continues to examine the
contradictions surrounding
Competition
OLIVER PERKINS:
ACCORDION
Fri-Sun, until 19 June,
12-6pm
For Oliver Perkins’ first solo
exhibition at Cell Project Space
he will present ‘Accordion’,
a series of new paintings,
encompassing large-scale
linear works that continue
his exploration of the implant
canvas. Cell Project Space,
258 Cambridge Heath Rd,
E2 9DA.
Info: 020 7241 3600;
www.cellprojects.org
WELL SONIC
Until 7 Jul
Anna Lopez is artist in
residence at the recently
opened Karin Janssen Project
Space. During her residency
she will be focusing on
creating scenarios to stimulate
dialogue and engagement
between the gallery and the
East Londoners surrounding
it. The work explores uses
of text, sound, images and
discarded objects. Karin
Janssen Project Space, 213
Well St, E9 6QU.
Info: 020 8525 0294;
www.karinjanssen.com
FREE!
Win tickets to The
Win a pair
Four Stages of Cruelty of tickets
‘The city is a beast. You’ve gotta ride it or it will
ride you.’ So London is described by one of the lead
characters in an acclaimed new production from Simply8
theatre company.
‘The Four Stages of Cruelty’ is an original production
from writer and director duo Adam Brace and Sebastian
Armesto that brings to life the squalor, brutality and vice
of the streets of Georgian London.
Based on a series of etchings by the English artist
William Hogarth, the play traces the story of orphan Tom
Nero as he descends into an increasingly murky world of
violence and debauchery.
Hogarth’s prints were originally designed as a form of
moral instruction to the working classes of the capital
and Simple8 effectively animates the artist’s cautionary
tale with the use of local landmarks, innovative design,
live music and appropriate amounts of grime, booze and
blood and guts.
‘The Four Stages of Cruelty’ is at Arcola Theatre, 24
Ashwin Street, E8 3DL, until 24 June. For tickets and info
call: 020 7503 1646; or visit: www.arcolatheatre.com
For a chance to win a pair of tickets, send a postcard
to Four Stages Competition, Hackney Today, Room
82, Hackney Town Hall, Mare Street, E8 1EA; or e-mail
[email protected] by 15 June. Submissions
must include an address and contact telephone
number. Winners will be pulled out of a hat.
Find out more online at: www.hackney.gov.uk/whatson
EXAM.
Until 19 Jun, 12noon-6pm
Free group exhibition including
works by Alex Ball, Matt
Brown, Adam Dix, Julie
Cockburn, Adam James, Edd
Pearman, Boo Saville, Ceal
Warnants, Curated by Edd
Pearman. Transition Gallery,
25a Regent Studios 8 Andrews
Rd, E8 4QN.
Info: 07885 222 409; alli@
transitiongallery.co.uk www.
transitiongallery.co.uk
AUTRES MERE
Until 30 Sep
Françoise Dupré makes work
that celebrates women’s
creativity, re-contextualising
knitting and stitching activities
traditionally associated with
domestic space. The Women’s
Library, Old Castle St,
E1 7NT. Free.
Info: 020 7320 2222;
www.londonmet.ac.uk/
thewomenslibrary
ODEON LEE VALLEY
Pirates Of The Caribbean 4
(12A); Take Me Home Tonight
(15); Alpha & Omega 2D
(U); Arthur (12A); Attack The
Block (15); Fast And Furious
5 (12A); Hanna (12A); Hop (U);
Insidious (15); Priest (12A);
Rio 3D (U); Scream 4 (15);
Something Borrowed (12A);
Source Code (12A); Thor 3D
(12A); Water For Elephants
(12A). Odeon, Pickett’s Lane
Lock, N9 OAS
Info: 08712 244 007;
www.odeon.co.uk
RIO
Julia’s Eyes (15); Hop (U);
Le Quattro Volte (U); Mars
Needs Moms 3D (PG); Rio
3D (U); Archipelago (15);
Foofighters: Back And Forth.
Rio Cinema, 107 Kingsland
High St, E8 2PB.
Info: 020 7241 9410; www.
riocinema.ndirect.co.uk
RICH MIX
Pirates Of The Caribbean
4 (12A); Thor (12A); Hanna
(12A); The Way (12A) London
International Documentary
Festival; Cats & Dogs: The
DID YOU
KNOW?
Revenge of Kitty Galore (U)
Rich Mix, 35-47 Bethnal Green
Rd, E1 6LA
Info: 020 7613 7498;
www.richmix.org.uk
GENESIS
Attack The Block (15); Hanna
(12A); Insidious (15);
Priest (12A); Rio 3D (U); Thor
3D (12A); Water For
Elephants (12A); TT 3D (15).
Genesis Cinema, 93-95 Mile
End Road, E1 4UJ.
Info: 020 7780 2000;
www.genesiscinema.co.uk
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS
11 Jun, 11am-2pm
Hackney Families Together
& HiP free Saturday lunch for
families of disabled/special
educational needs children.
Steve Broach, disability rights
barrister, will answer individual
questions. Learn your rights
and responsibilities. Delicious
Caribbean food. Booking
necessary for creche. Whitmore
Primary School, Bridport Place,
N1 5JN.
Info: 07985 739 851;
[email protected];
www.hiphackney.org.uk
GYPSY MUSIC WORKSHOP
11 Jun, 5-7pm
Violinist Piotr Jordan leads
a workshop on Gypsy and
Eastern European music.
Looking at the melodies,
harmony and rhythms but
mostly the spirit of the music.
Intermediate and above.
£10, which includes concert
from Dunajska Kapelye. 10a
Bradbury St, N16 8JN.
Info: 07875 220 267;
[email protected]
Gypsy music workshop
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MOTORCYCLE AWARENESS
WORKSHOP
16 Jun, 5-6.30pm
Hackney’s new Spring/
Summer Motorcycle
Awareness workshops are
now available. To participate,
you must live, work or attend
further education in Hackney.
Each completed course leads
to a 50 per cent discount on
Compulsory Basic Training.
505a Kingsland Rd, E8 4AU.
To book a free workshop
place, visit: www.hackney.
gov.uk/motorcycling
Info: 020 8356 8364; sandra.
[email protected]
HACKNEY ENTERPRISE
NETWORK
23 Jun, 5-7pm
This ‘selling made simple’
workshop will provide a
plan to help participants sell
their products and services,
become part of a supply
chain and take the stress out
of finding new clients. HBV,
34-38 Dalston Lane, E8 3AZ.
Info: 020 7241 7066;
www.hbv.org.uk
Improve your life drawing
PORTRAIT AND LIFE
DRAWING CLASSES
Mon & Wed, 7-9pm
For complete beginners and
those with more experience.
Informal tutored sessions. St
Paul’s Church, St Paul’s Rd,
N1 2QH. £70 for five classes;
price includes materials.
Info: 020 8880 0552;
[email protected]
FOUR SEASONS CHALLENGE
3 Jul, 10.30am-1pm
The second 10km run of the
Four Seasons series will take
place in Hackney Marshes.
The event starts at 10.30am
with the 1km fun run for
children, followed by the main
run and festivities including
ethical food and children’s
entertainment.
Homerton Rd, E9 5PF.
Info: 020 7485 0193;
[email protected];
www.rainforestfoundationuk.
org/4sc
and feelings of depression.
Improve muscle strength
and feel good. These group
walks around local parks are
a great way to socialise, meet
new people and get healthy.
Info: 020 8356 4897; surbjit.
[email protected]
KARATE-KICKBOXING
Various days, until 30 Aug
Excellent for children and
adults. Achieve new skills
while you improve fitness,
coordination, flexibility, stamina
and confidence. 406 Mentmore
Terrace, London E8 3PH.
Info: 07872 188 655;
[email protected];
www.carrerasstudio.co.uk
PREVIEW
Mr Stink
22-26 June, Hackney Empire, 291 Mare Street, E8 1EJ
Run for rainforests
EGYPTIAN BELLY DANCE
Wednesdays, 6-7:30pm
A fun and creative way for
women of all ages to improve
fitness, mobility and posture.
Classes include a variety of
hip, arm and torso movements
to the beat of Egyptian music.
Hackney Community College,
Falkirk St, N1 6HQ
Info: 020 8533 0955;
[email protected]
GOTTA DANCE
Mondays, 12.30-2.30pm,
until 31 July
Is it time to tango, or are you
waiting for a waltz? Ballroom
dance sessions from the
‘fabulous’ Malcolm. Over 60s.
Free. The Roundchapel Old
School Rooms, Powerscroft
Rd, E5 0PU.
Info: 0208 820 7410;
[email protected];
www.hmdt.org.uk
AFFORDABLE
ACUPUNCTURE CLINIC
Fridays, 2.20-5.30pm until
July
A relaxing way to manage
general health or treat specific
conditions such as nausea or
osteo-arthritis in the peaceful
multi-bed clinic. Sunstone
Women, 16 Northwold Rd,
N16 7HR.
Info: 07939 533 239;
www.dianetimewell.co.uk
WALK TOGETHER
Various times
Walking can reduce blood
pressure, cholesterol, fat
AFROSPOT ALL STARS +
MOTIMBA
Eight-piece afro-jazz collective
The Afrospot All Stars
headline. Cuban-beats, worldfusion and Latin-jives will
scale this Dalston venue for an
evening that will also feature
sets from Motimba and DJs
Will Page, Lee Roy, Kodjovi
Kush and Volta 45. Passing
Clouds, 1 Richmond Rd,
E8 4AA.
Info: 020 7502 2789;
www.passingclouds.org
LIVELY: SIMIAN MOBILE
DISCO
10 Jun, 9pm-4am
Two albums and some of the
biggest club hits of the past
century to their name, Simian
Mobile Disco are a force to be
reckoned with, and are taking
over this basement sweatbox.
The Nest, 36 Stoke Newington
Rd, N16 7XJ.
Info: 020 7354 9993;
www.ilovethenest.com
Simian Mobile Disco
KISS CHASE
10 Jun, 8pm-2am
Gracing the decks will be
Roxanne Rolle with Mr Sushi
From page 15
“Actually I had Michael Gambon in my head
when I wrote Mr Stink,” laughed David.
“He’s a really entertaining man, and you can
never quite know him, which has probably
something to do with being a great actor.”
Now turned into a musical, the show is true
to the spirit of the book, he added.
“It’s weird watching something live when
you’re the person creating the characters
but not the show. But I do like that it’s
become something else, that exists and is
able to stand up on its own.”
and Sophie Wilkinson. Kissing
booths will offer kisses a 10p
a pop. Free pink champagne
and lipstick to the first 30
punters. Live acts from The
Coolness and Leila & I. £3.
The Macbeth, 70 Hoxton St,
N1 6LP.
Info: 020 7749 0600; www.
themacbethuk.co.uk
FLAVOUR LIVE
9 Jun, 7.30pm-12midnight
Ashley Walters, Realz, Dem
Two, Black Da Ripper,
Ladybird, Dele, Zest, Nate
Young, Lush, Bobii Lewis And
Ddark set to perform. Cargo,
83 Rivington St, EC2A 3AY.
Info: 020 7749 7840;
www.cargo-london.com
DIRTY ACOUSTIC SETS
12 Jun, 8pm-12midnight
Experimental acts and the
exceptional bands that you’re
always searching for. Florian
Lunaire, Bird Radio, Loud
like a Lion and Tess & Jibb
entertain. The Drop, 175 Stoke
Newington High St, N16 0LM.
Info: 020 7241 5511
One big draw of the performance is the
‘scratch-and-sniff’ book. Dished out at the
show, for better or worse, audiences have
the chance to smell Mr Stink’s various odours
in time with the stage action. As far as David
knows, it’s the first play in ‘smell-o-vision’.
“I think the kids really love the smell book
and it’s a way to get them more involved in
what is happened on the stage. There are
disgusting smells, but there’s some nice
ones too –it’s a really fun part of the show.”
For more info call: 020 8510 4500; or
visit: www.hackneyempire.co.uk
performers. £10/£12. Hoxton
Hall, 130 Hoxton St, N1 6SH.
Info: 020 7684 0060;
[email protected]
CUT A SHINE HOEDOWN
NIGHT
10 June, 6pm
London based troupe of
traditional musicians, dynamic
dancers and crazy callers
determined to spread the
word that the Hoe Down is
a’happening. From Hoxton to
Humberside, Cut A Shine are
putting ceilidh dance back
on the map. £6/£8. Rich Mix,
35-47 Bethnal Green Rd, E1
6LA.
Info: 020 7613 7498;
www.richmix.org.uk
SCARAMOUCHE
Until 11 Jun
The true story of a struggling
comedy troupe and their
leading man’s meteoric rise
to stardom. Production fuses
musical and improvised
comedy played out by nine
OPEN MIC AT BIDDLE
BROTHERS
Tuesdays, 9pm
A range of live performances
by local artists and musicians,
including original music, poetry
and spoken word. Biddle
Brothers, 88 Lower Clapton
Road, London, E5 0QR.
Info: 0871 917 0007
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE AT
THE CHILDREN’S SCRAP
PROJECT
Until 14 Jun
The artist David Barnett invites
teachers, education officers
and play workers to try out a
range of creative workshop
activities developed using
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PREVIEW
Wow Now
local bands, community picnic,
Caribbean buffet, a heritage
walk and art exhibitions.
Various locations.
Info: www.claptonfestival.
com
Homerton Road, E9 5PF.
Info: 020 8356 3438; kate.
[email protected];
www.hackney.gov.uk/
hackney-biodiversitypartnership
CYCLE SUNDAY
12 Jun, 2-10pm
Artist-led bicycle events from
Toynbee Studios and Arcola.
Workshops including bike
training, repair, customisation
and craft, as well as
discussions and community
group Tour de Dalston. Arcola
Theatre, Ashwin St, E8 3DL.
Info: 020 7503 1645;
[email protected];
www.arcolaenergy.com
ST JOSEPH’S HOSPICE’S
SUMMER FETE
18 Jun, 12noon-3pm
A range of activities and
games, as well as bargains on
clothing, shoes, bags, vintage
wear, bric-a-brac, CDs, DVDs,
books, jewellery, toys and
more. St Joseph’s Hospice,
Mare St, E8 4SA.
Info: 020 8525 6070;
www.stjh.org.uk
Until 9 June, 82 Gallery, Shoreditch Underground,
Pedley St, E1 EW5
THIS recently converted gallery in the new
Shoreditch Underground Station opened its
first group exhibition with a showcase of
10 acclaimed emerging artists.
Featuring works from across Europe, the
UK and the US, ‘Wow Now’ is a unique
multimedia collaboration that aims to
document contemporary society with
parody and pastiche.
The exhibition reflects an experience that
is distinctly post-modern and globalised,
referencing graffiti, fashion, commerce
and international icons of pop culture.
The works combine sculpture, paint,
collage, photography, scrap art and
materials from the Children’s
Scrap Project. Children’s
Scrap Project, 137 Homerton
High St, E9 6AS.
Info: 020 8985 2930;
www.seenmake.com
SANBROOK COMMUNITY
PLAYGROUP SUMMER FETE
11 Jun, 3pm
Try your luck on the Clickety
Clack railway track, tombola
and fete games. Also featuring
face painting, cakes, fake
tattoos, bouncy castle, nearly
new toys, books, clothes and
fun for all the family. Hawksley
Court Community Hall, Albion
Rd, N16 0UA.
Info: 020 7249 3649; www.
sandbrookplaygroup.co.uk
FREE JOURNALISM
SUMMER SCHOOL
30 Jul-6 Aug, 10am-6pm
The Young Journalists’
Academy is now accepting
applications for its summer
digital media to explore individual, local
and cultural identities. Caricatures and
distorted portraits with captions like
‘Churchill’ or ‘admiral’ give the show an
edge of anarchy and political subversion,
while recycled Renaissance imagery
challenges the distinction between high art
and street art.
In the atmospheric underground venue,
the self-professed ‘displaced artists’
of Wow Now effectively set out to
achieve their goal of re-writing their own
contemporary history.
For more info visit: www.82gallery.eu/
wownow
School, organised in
partnership with The Times.
The programme is free of
charge and open to 16 to
18-year-old local school pupils
with a passion to break into
journalism.
Info: 020 7404 0470; patrick.
[email protected];
www.yja.org.uk
Journalism summer school
LEARN TO PLAY ICE HOCKEY
Tuesdays & Fridays
7.15-8.15pm
Equipment provided (except
skates – bring your own or
hire at the ice rink). 5-16yrs.
Lee Valley Ice Centre, Lea
Bridge Rd, London, E10 7QL.
Info: 07853 171 810; ian.
[email protected];
www.leevalleylions.org.uk
PUBLIC CONSULTATION:
LONDON FIELDS
8 Jun, 3-8pm
Feedback sought for Southern
Housing Group’s proposals
that include a tower (22-44
London Lane, E8) built next to
London Fields. City Edge, 125127 Mare St, E8 3RH.
Info: zara.hosford@
localdialogue.com
CLAPTON FESTIVAL
11-12 Jun
Inaugural E5 festival featuring
Find out more online at: www.hackney.gov.uk/whatson
Japanese gardens
JAPANESE GARDENS
12 Jun, 12noon-5pm
A day of activities inspired
by the museum’s current ‘At
Home in Japan’ exhibition.
Listen to traditional music and
stories, learn how to dress in
a kimono, play garden games
and create Japanese garden
hats. £5/£3/Free. Geffrye
Museum, Kingsland Rd,
E2 8EA.
Info: 020 7739 9893; www.
geffrye-museum.org.uk
HACKNEY BIODIVERSITY
PARTNERSHIP
14 Jun, 6.30-8.30pm
The Hackney Biodiversity
Partnership is a group of
local organisations and
individuals with an interest in
wildlife who aim to conserve
and enhance biodiversity
in the borough. Find out
more about involvement in
conservation activities. Tree
Nursery, Hackney Marshes, off
NATIONAL GARDEN SCHEME
OPEN DAY: HACKNEY WICK
26 Jun, 2-5pm
This unique private garden
is one of more than 3,000
taking part in this year’s
National Garden Scheme.
It will be open to the public
with refreshments and plant
sales to raise funds for Cancer
Research. 12 Bushberry Road
Hackney Wick E9.
Info: www.ngs.org.uk
THE CLAPTON CONFERENCE
11 July, 7.30-9pm
The next Clapton Conference,
is organised by the Clapton
Pond Neighbourhood Action
Group. Councillors and Council
officers will be on hand to
answer questions. St John
Ambulance Hall, Milldenhall
Road, E5.
Info: 07890 654 068; ian.
[email protected];
DID YOU
KNOW?
www.claptonpond.org
HACKNEY HOMEMADE
MARKET
Saturdays, 10am-4pm, from
18 Jun
A range of products that aim
to cater to all needs and
pockets, with stalls selling
homemade and vintage goods,
books and bric-a-brac, as well
as fresh vegetables,
fruit, meat and fish and
take away stalls. St Johnat-Hackney Church, Lower
Clapton Rd, E5 0PD. Info:
07956 934 768; www.
hackneyhomemade.com
St John-at-Hackney Church
HACKNEY VOICES
Wednesdays, 7.30-9.15pm
Hackney Voices community
choir sing songs from around
the world. Great fun in a
beautiful space. No experience
needed. 16yrs+ St John
at Hackney Church, Lower
Clapton Road, E5 0PD. £8/£6.
Info: 07947 520 327;
[email protected]
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Competitions
Hackney Today offered
readers a chance to win
a cycling guide in issue
256.
The lucky winners were:
J Hutchinson, E5;
R Lane, N16; and
J Meader, N16
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education
News in brief
‘Outstanding’
Taking steps for health
A LONDON Fields
children’s centre has
secured an ‘outstanding’
rating in its latest Ofsted
inspection.
The Ann Tayler Children’s
Centre in Triangle Road,
At the children’s centre
received the highest score
possible from the education watchdog after a two-day
assessment in March. Inspectors praised the centre for
its ‘highly integrated and coordinated work across health
and family services’; and added that parents and carers
‘cannot praise enough the considerable impact its work
has had on their lives’.
Noting the friendliness and enthusiasm of staff, Ofsted
described the centre as having a ‘central place in the local
community’.
It caters for youngsters aged up to five-years-old and
works with two other children’s centres in the area,
Mapledene and Morningside. It also provides a range of
services for parents and the local community and offers
outreach work such as employment advice.
Kaushika Amin, Interim Head, said: “We are delighted
with the Ofsted report and particularly that parents spoke
so highly of the centre – we pride ourselves on involving
parents and carers in our work and are pleased that this
has shone through.”
Brook Community Primary pupils on their walk to school with Cllr Feryal Demirci, Cabinet Member for Neighbourhoods
HACKNEY pupils set the pace
last month in a bid to get fitter
and happier with a daily walk.
Getting their families to ditch
cars and buses, the students
were showing their support
for Walk to School Week, from
16 to 20 May. Launched in
1995, the annual nationwide
campaign aims to encourage
parents and children to make
walking part of their daily
routine. Seven borough schools
took part, with five offering
pupils breakfasts if they walked
in, while others continued
the project in the classroom,
holding a photography and
banner design competition to
mark the week.
The Council also offers nine
weekly walks for adults, some
of which are in partnership
with local GPs. For info call:
020 8356 2897; visit: www.
hackney.gov.uk/movebyfoot;
or: www.walktoschool.org.uk
Roll out
S
IX sports
wheelchairs, which
have been donated
to the borough,
were put to the test at a
Hackney Downs event.
Pupils from Stormont
House and Berger schools
tried them out, joining
forces with Team GB
Paralympic basketball
player Helen Turner and
Cllr Jonathan McShane
to take on the Hackney
Sparrows Wheelchair
Basketball Club on 18 May.
The wheelchairs were
provided by the University
of East London (UEL) as
part of the Chairs in the
Community programme,
which promotes healthy
lifestyles in the lead up
to the London 2012
Olympic and Paralympic
Games. UEL secured
This is great way for all
ages and abilities to have
the chance to experience
different activities & sports
Helen Turner and local pupils try Hackney’s Chairs in the Community
grants funding to provide
40 sports wheelchairs and
training sessions across
the 2012 host boroughs.
Hackney was given six for
community clubs across the
borough. Around 40 sports
sessions are also set to be
held in Hackney.
Cllr McShane, Cabinet
Member for Health Social
Care and Culture, said:
“Through Chairs in the
Community anyone
can get a taster of
Paralympic sports.”
Helen Turner added:
“This project is important in
developing an infrastructure
that will support many
young people to participate
in sport and also help
develop the next generation
of Paralympians.
MORE INFO
Contact Tom Smith on:
020 8356 3896; or visit:
www.hackney.gov.
uk/2012-games
Good luck from
the stars
HACKNEY-BORN stars have sent
good luck messages to students
ahead of the exam season.
The Learning Trust, which runs
the borough’s schools on behalf
of the Council, contacted some
of Hackney’s old boys and girls
who have gone on to successful
careers on stage, screen or
in sport.
Former Our Lady’s convent pupil
Freema Agyeman, now of ‘Dr
Who’ and ‘Law and Order’ fame,
said: “Heads down and study hard. Boyfriends, girlfriends,
going out and having a laugh will still be available to you
after your exams. But this moment is short – so take the
opportunity, use it wisely. Whatever you choose to do in
life, education will always give you a solid foundation. Give
your future as much potential as you can.”
Patsy Palmer, ‘EastEnders’ star and former Haggerston
Girls School pupil, added: “Having been there myself and
as a mum, I know exam time can be extremely stressful.
Try to keep calm and stick to your revision timetable and it
will all be worth it in the end.”
Another ‘EastEnders’ star, Arinze Kene, formerly of St
Scholastica’s, said: “Good luck to all the students in
Hackney currently revising hard for their exams.”
‘Skins’ actress Lily Loveless, tennis player Anna
Keothavong, and actor Adam Deacon all sent good luck
messages to Hackney pupils as well.
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A page written by young people from Hackney
Pictures: Timothy Roberts
www.younghackney.org
A St Matthias star
Former St Matthias player Mete with the under-nine team (above) and signing autographs after the match (below)
By Tayla-Destiny Vanriel,
aged nine
T Matthias Club’s
under-nines
football team
recently had some
support from a former
member who now plays
for Europe’s top sides.
The team’s third match
of the season against
Reachout FC was watched
by supporters including
VIP guest Mete Serdar
Coban, an ex-member of
St Matthias’ FC and Inter
Milan’s under-16s squad.
He gave a talk at half
time, and at the end of play
gave signatures to each
player with a message: ‘good
luck with your future’.
S
St Matthias played really
well, but unfortunately the
end score on 28 May was
2-1 to Reachout.
Mete was born in Cyprus
and came to England in
1995 as a baby. St Matthias
was the first team he played
for. During a summer
holiday to Istanbul, he
took part in a trial with
Turkish side Galatasaray
SK and was selected for a
tournament in Milan. He
was noticed by Inter, where
he spent several years.
Although not confirmed
as Hackney Today went
to press, Mete looks set to
be joining another very big
European side’s reserve
team soon. A professional
footballer himself, his
favourite player is FC
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Barcelona’s Lionel Messi.
But he wants to be like
Brazilian player Roberto
Carlos.
Now that Mete is a
professional player he must
stick to a very strict diet.
He can’t have fruit, but can
strangely eat vegetables. He
can also have meat and nuts.
Mete seems very polite
and it looks like he has the
potential to be a perfect
football player – and a good
role model to children and
young adults.
MORE INFO
Call: 020 7254 9144;
e-mail: stmatthias
[email protected]; or
visit: www.facebook.
com/st.matthiasclub
NEWS IN BRIEF
More than just an adventure
NOT sure university is
the right route for you?
Want to travel during
your gap year but don’t
want a gap in your CV?
There’s more than one
way to skin a cat and
going abroad can give
you valuable life skills
and confidence. Poke
around and you can
even find someone else to pay.
There are many ways in which you can gain a fulfilling
understanding of a country. For example, if you are
planning to go to university then why not opt for a degree
that includes a year of international study?
If you’re not intending to go to university or you have
chosen a course that does not offer a year of international
study, you could focus on community development and
apply for volunteer work placements in Africa and Asia.
If you don’t want to volunteer your services for free there
are also lots of choices for paid work while you are away
exploring the globe.
The YH World website has loads of information and links to
other organisations that can make your trip abroad much
more than an extended holiday.
For info visit: www.yhworld.co.uk/volunteer_abroad;
www.yhworld.co.uk/study_abroad; and:
www.yhworld.co.uk/work_abroad
This page...
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
Apprenticeships, are they the new degree?
By Lee Andrew, aged 22
ARE apprenticeships
the way to go?
With university fees
skyrocketing, young
people fresh out of college
may need to be looking at
alternative options for a
higher education.
Certain employers look
at a degree as an academic
must-have. In secondary
school teachers told me
that you go to college,
then university and end up
earning a top salary.
But graduates are not
necessarily the most
valuable candidate to
potential employers.
Many take on unpaid
work experience to
compete with those who
have more practical skills.
And when I was at college,
I was put off by the money
I’d owe after a degree.
Apprenticeships bring
considerable value to
employers, individuals,
and the economy. The
National Apprenticeship
Service currently has
around 80,000 employers
offering apprenticeships,
providing young people
with experience in a real
working environment
while earning an income.
If I had the choice of
an apprenticeship or
university, I would choose
an apprenticeship without
any doubt. I want to do
something that will make
me a good candidate to
potential employers. What
employers really look for
is skills and experience.
With an apprenticeship
it appears you are getting
the best of both worlds.
MORE INFO
Visit: www.yhworld.
co.uk and search for
‘apprenticeships’
Work or study? The choice
is yours
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News in brief
Spot the safe option
Caring for
the carers
Robert Polteus and mum Jackie Bellamy were among the attendees at the annual Carers’ Conference at Hackney Town Hall last year
SERIES of events
is set to provide
a welcome break
for Hackney’s
unpaid helpers who look
after people with a life
limiting or serious illness.
St Joseph’s Hospice and
City and Hackney Carers’
Centre are teaming up to
offer pampering, useful
information, food and
entertainment, all for free,
during Carers’ Week,
which runs from 13 to
19 June.
Sarah Burnard, St
Joseph’s event organiser,
said: “We hope these
events will provide carers
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Carers’ Week 2011: Events
13 Jun, 11am-3pm: City & Hackney Carers’ Centre,
5 Tyssen St, E8 2LZ; pampering and fun activities
14 Jun, 11am-4pm: St Joseph’s Hospice, Mare St, E8
4SA; complementary therapy and beauty treatments, with a
chance to pet two therapy dogs
15 Jun, 1pm-6pm: St Joseph’s Hospice, welfare and
benefits advice and a Tai Chi class, lunch included
17 Jun, 6pm-9.30pm: St Joseph’s Hospice; world foods
and a concert
Booking is essential for all events. For St Joseph’s info, call:
020 8525 6000; for City and Hackney Carers’ info, call:
020 7923 8750
with a brief respite from
their caring duties, as
well as valuable
information and a chance
to meet other people in
a similar situation.”
The Council is
supporting the events and
will also be organising
the borough’s annual
carers’ conference later
in the year. There is also
still time to have your
say on the Council’s
draft carers’ strategy,
aimed at providing better
support to the borough’s
estimated 18,000 carers.
The survey runs until
27 June.
MORE INFO
To read the draft
strategy and complete
the survey on line,
visit: www.hackney.gov.
uk/carers; to request a
paper copy call: 020 8356
5131.
Independent lives
MORE than 80 deaf, hard
of hearing, disabled and
older people have taken
part in a series of events
about services that help
them live independently
in Hackney.
The aim was to discuss
the services currently on
offer and to get ideas on
what else might be needed.
Independent living is
about disabled people
having the same level
of choice, control and
freedom in their daily lives
as any other person. This
can become a reality by
giving people the right
support, access, advocacy
and opportunity.
Cabinet Member for
Health, Social Care and
Culture, said: “The events
really got discussion going
and produced valuable
information. This will
influence the way the
Council provides services
for disabled people, and
the way that the Council
works with them.”
The events, which took
Cllr McShane (centre) with residents at one of the events
place from 21 to 26 May,
were part of a Councilfunded project, which is
being led by residents,
to build a full picture of
independent living services
in the borough. Findings
from the project will be
presented to the Council in
early autumn.
MORE INFO
Call: 020 8356 3966;
or e-mail: paul.knipe
@hackney.gov.uk
RESIDENTS are being urged to
protect their children from
measles, mumps and
rubella (MMR) after an
increase in measles
cases in London.
Between January
and April, a third of
the 334 laboratory
confirmed cases of
measles nationwide
affected Londoners,
according to NHS East
London and the City.
Dr Jim Lawrie, an East London
GP, said: “Measles is a serious infectious disease that is
extremely contagious and can cause pneumonia, brain
damage, damage to eyesight and sometimes death.
“I urge parents to ensure their children have the MMR
immunisation at 13 months, repeated again before going
to primary school. Teenagers planning to leave home to go
to university should also have the MMR if they missed out
on this jab or did not complete the full course of jabs.”
If a parent or carer suspects a child has measles, they
are advised to keep away from other children and adults,
phone a GP and seek advice before going to the surgery.
On arrival, inform reception staff this is a suspected
measles case. MMR jabs are available from local GPs.
Keep an eye on yours
A TEAM of researchers is hoping Afro-Caribbean people in
Hackney can help with work to reduce preventable sight
loss, particularly related to glaucoma.
The Royal National Institute of the Blind, health
professionals, and research team Shared Intelligence want
to talk to Afro-Caribbeans, aged 40 to 65, who have the
eye disorder.
People of African descent, including those from the
Caribbean community, are at greater risk of developing
glaucoma. There are around 2,000 confirmed cases in the
borough, but another 6,000 people are suspected of being
at high risk of developing the eye disease.
Charity Social Eyes is supporting the research and hosting
a forum for visually impaired people on 7 June, from 11am
to 3pm, at The Old Fire Station, Brooke Road, N16.
Glaucoma is an eye disorder in which the optic nerve
suffers damage, permanently impacting vision in the
affected eye and progressing to complete blindness
if untreated.
If you or someone you know is having difficulties with
day-to-day activities due to sight loss, you may be entitled
to support from Hackney
Sensory Services Team. Call:
020 8356 5670; or 020 8356
5645; to contribute to the
research call: 020 7756 7611;
or e-mail: dave.trudinger@
sharedintelligence.net; for
Social Eyes event info call:
020 7193 8719; or e-mail:
[email protected]
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Hackney’s wards in alphabetical order
The Mayor and Councillors
Councillors are elected by Hackney
residents and serve for four years.
The last borough elections were in
May 2010.
Councillors have a range of
responsibilities, including helping to
oversee the Council and its services.
They hold advice surgeries where
residents can meet their local
representative and ask them to take up
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
issues that may be of concern.
Generally they can help with Council
related matters, but if the issue is the
responsibility of another person or
organisation, councillors can often
point people in the right direction and
tell residents who they need to see.
Hackney has 57 councillors
representing areas called wards –
illustrated in the map opposite.
To check which councillor covers your area, or confirm surgery times, call: 020 8356 3373.
More info: www.hackney.gov.uk/l-mayor-cabinet-councillors.htm
ADVICE SURGERY ON CRIME AND COMMUNITY SAFETY ISSUES
LABOUR
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
2. CAZENOVE
LIB DEM
LIB DEM
Cllrs Dawood Akhoon &
Abraham Jacobson
2nd & 4th Wed each month,
6-7.30pm, North London Muslim
Community Centre, 68 Cazenove
Rd, N16.
(Cllr Akhoon can visit housebound
constituents. Call: 020 8806 1147.)
Cllr Ian Sharer
1st & 3rd Thurs, 10.30-11.30am,
North London Muslim Community
Centre, 68 Cazenove Rd, N16.
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
3. CHATHAM
LAB
LAB
Cllr Luke Akehurst
2nd Fri each month, 6.30-7.30pm,
Hackney Town Hall, Mare St, E8.
Cllr Sally Mulready
Last Fri each month, 7-8pm,
Hackney Town Hall, Mare St, E8.
(Cllr Mulready will undertake home
visits to older people. Contact her
on: 07930 575 913.)
Cllr Guy Nicholson
3rd Fri each month, 6.30-7.30pm,
Banister House Community Centre,
Banister House Estate, E9.
The Mayor
Jules
Pipe
QNorth East Neighbourhood Committee
QShoreditch Neighbourhood
Committee
QStoke Newington Neighbourhood
Forum
QHomerton Neighbourhood Forum
4. CLISSOLD
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
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.
LAB
Cllrs Michelle Gregory, Sophie
Linden & Angus MulreadyJones (on a rota basis)
1st Thurs each month,
6.30-7.30pm, CLR James Library,
Dalston Lane, E8.
2nd Sat each month, 12noon1pm, Community Hall, Millard
Close, Shellgrove Estate, N16.
3rd Fri each month, 6.307.30pm, CLR James Library,
Dalston Lane, E8.
Cllrs Alcock, Mitchell & Smith also
hold monthly roving surgeries
throughout the ward.
LAB
6. DE BEAUVOIR
LAB
LAB
Cllrs Robert Chapman, Tom
Ebbutt & Gulay Icoz
2nd Sat each month, 11am12noon, Coleville Community Hall,
35 Branch St, N1.
3rd Sat each month, walkabout
surgery in the afternoon.
E-mail these councillors at:
debeauvoir@hackney-labour.
org.uk For updates visit:
debeauvoir councillors.
blogspot.com
11. KINGS PARK
LAB
Cllr Sharon Patrick
1st Fri each month, 6.30-7.30pm,
Kingsmead Kabin, Kingsmead Way,
E9. E-mail: sharon.patrick@
hackney.gov.uk.
(Disabled or housebound
constituents can book an
appointment on: 020 8356 3373.)
Cllr Saleem Siddiqui
1st & 3rd Fri each month, 7-8pm,
Vi Forrester Hall, Gilpin Rd, E5.
Cllr Julius Nkafu
3rd Sat each month, 12noon1pm, Kingsmead Tenants Hall, 5/6
Templemead House, Homerton
Rd, E9.
16. SPRINGFIELD
CON
CON
LAB
Cllrs Alan Laing, Samantha
Lloyd, & Vincent Stops
(on a rota basis)
2nd Sat each month,
11am-12noon, Wilton Community
Hall, Greenwood Rd, E8.
4th Sat each month,
11am-12noon, Marcon Estate
Community Hall, Amhurst Rd, E8.
LAB
12. LEABRIDGE
CON
LAB
Cllr Margaret Gordon
2nd Sun each month, 11.30am12.30pm, Webb Estate Community
Hall, Clapton Common, E5.
4th Sat each month, 1-2pm, Mount
Estate Community Hall, Mount
Pleasant Lane, E5.
Cllr Michael Levy
1st & 3rd Sun each month, 11.30am12.30pm, Webb Estate Community
Hall, Clapton Common, E5.
Cllr Simche Steinberger
2nd Mon each month, 4-5pm,
Stamford Hill Library, Portland Ave,
N16.
3rd Sun each month, 2.30-3.30pm,
Netto Parade, U Marka Ltd, 158
Clapton Common, E5.
www.hackney.gov.uk
Cllr Linda Kelly
1st Sun each month 11am-12noon,
Tenants’ Association Hall, Beecholme
Estate, Prout Rd, E5
Call: 07590 370 226; e-mail:
[email protected]
Cllrs Deniz Oguzkanli & Ian Rathbone,
1st Sun each month,11am-12noon,
Tenants’ Association Hall, Beecholme
Estate, Prout Rd, E5.
2nd Sat each month, 1-2pm, Wayside
Community Centre, Chatsworth Rd, E5.
4th Sat each month, 1-2pm,
Community Hall, Mount Estate, Mount
Pleasant Lane, E5.
Call: 07890 654 068; or e-mail:
[email protected];
[email protected]
17. STOKE NEWINGTON CENTRAL
LAB
LAB
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.
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.
LAB
9. HAGGERSTON
LAB
LAB
Cllr Bernard Aussenberg,
1st Sun each month, 1-2pm,
Stoke Newington Library, Stoke
Newington Church Street, N16.
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
LAB
LAB
18. VICTORIA
LAB
LAB
Cllr Michael Jones, holds no surgeries,
but is available by appointment.
Call him to arrange a convenient time:
07960 610 045.
Cllr Sean Ned Mulready, 1st Sun each
month, 10-11am, Oak Tree Community
Centre, Bethune Rd, N16
Last Sat each month, 10-11am, St
Thomas More RC Church, Henry Rd, N4.
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.
Last Sun each month, 11.30am12.30pm, Ben Simons Community Hall,
Bethune Rd, N16.
CON
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
LAB
LAB
Cllrs Anntoinette Bramble,
Chris Kennedy & Jessica
Webb (on a rota basis)
1st Sun each month, 12noon1pm, Wick OAP Hall, Lavington
Close, Trowbridge Estate, E9.
Contact Cllr Kennedy on: 07730
883 190
You can e-mail these councillors
direct at: christopher.kennedy@
hackney.gov.uk; jessica.
webb@hackney. gov.uk;
antoinette.bramble@ hackney.
gov.uk
Cllr Philip Glanville
3rd Wed each month, 6-7pm,
Provost Community Hall, Murray
Grove, N1.
3rd Sat of each month, 11am12noon, The Bell Club, Bowling
Green Walk, Pitfield St, N1.
Contact Cllr Glanville on:
07939 012 120.
Cllr Clayeon McKenzie
2nd Tues each month, 6-7pm,
The Bell Club, Bowling Green
Walk, Pitfield St, N1.
Cllr Carole Williams
2nd Mon each month, 6.307.30pm, 16a Malcolm House,
Arden Estate, N1.
15. QUEENSBRIDGE
LAB
LAB
LAB
19. WICK
LAB
10. HOXTON
LAB
14. NEW RIVER
Cllrs Brown & Stevens will also
see residents by appointment.
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
LAB
LAB
LAB
LAB
7. HACKNEY CENTRAL
LAB
LAB
LAB
LAB
LIB DEM
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]
6 June 2011
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hackneyhistory
Clockwise from above: Clapton tollage c1850, from an oil painting by Pollard; tickets from Temple Mill private tollgate; Dalston tollgate 1845;
Cambridge Heath tollgate
Price of travel
ACKNEY has
always been
a thoroughfare
between central
London and the rest of
the country.
In 1555, an Act was
passed making parish
authorities responsible
for the roads within their
boundaries. It stipulated
that residents provide four
days labour on local roads
under the supervision of
the Surveyor of Highways,
an unpaid officer who
served for a year. Parishes
that failed to carry out
these duties could be fined.
However, maintaining
roads that carried a lot of
traffic was still a problem.
In 1713, the poor state of
Ermine Street – now the
A10 – between Shoreditch
and Enfield was the subject
of a petition to Parliament
by residents from the seven
parishes it passed through.
The solution to the issue
of maintaining roads that
H
went through more than
one parish came with the
establishment, by an Act
of Parliament, of turnpike
trusts, which charged
travellers a toll.
The first one in Hackney
was the Stamford Hill
Turnpike Trust established
in 1713. The Hackney
Turnpike Trust was set up
some years later in 1738.
At the end of the 18th
century, there were
six main tollgates in
Hackney: Kingsland
Gate, on the west side
of Kingsland Road,
just south of Dalston
Junction; Stamford Hill,
at the junction between
Stamford Hill and Clapton
Common; Clapton, at
the Upper Clapton Road
junction with Lea Bridge
Road; Hackney Road at
In a series of articles published in the Hackney Gazette
in 1915, George Grocott, the first town clerk of Hackney,
reminisces about the tollgates as they were in 1856. He
reports on an incident he once witnessed at the Kingsland
Gate: “A costermonger in a donkey barrow shouted out in a
stentorian voice, ‘Nar, then you old Blunderbore, come out
of that there den and open the gate for the Duke o’ Hoxton.
Come, wake up timber head, cos I’m in a hurry’. With these
elegant expressions he winked at a couple of bystanders,
who grinned approval as the exasperated tollman came out
muttering doubtful compliments and opened the gate, while
the coster remarked as a parting shot, ‘Look out, Blunderbore,
or that old gridiron of yourn will damage the coat-of-arms on
my kerridge’. This sort of badinage, with other vexations,
was calculated to sour the temper of the mildest and most
patient of men, and there is no wonder that the temper of the
pike-keeper came under the head of ‘crusty’.”
at different places and at
different times during its
history.
The job of pike-keeper or
tollgate-keeper was not an
easy one. Understandably
paying tolls was not
popular and the volume of
traffic was high at some of
the gates.
The accounts
for the Hackney
Turnpike Trust,
which are held by
Hackney Archives,
reveal that in a
single day – 11
March, 1784 – 236
horses; 102 coaches;
10 chaises; and 10
carts passed through the
Cambridge Heath gate.
In 1864, all roads within
the Metropolitan Board
of Works area were freed
from tolls. By 1872, the
last of the turnpike trusts
had been abolished and
responsibility for the
maintenance of roads
reverted to the principal
local authorities in each
area – Hackney District
Board of Works for
Hackney and Stoke
Newington, Shoreditch
Vestry and South Hornsey
Local Board. However
there were still some
private tollgates. The last
one at Temple Mills was
removed in 1911.
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the Shoreditch end;
Cambridge Heath at the
other end of Hackney
Road; and Lea Bridge on
the Hackney side of the
River Lea. There was also
a gate on Dalston Lane
between 1814 and 1864
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 moving to a new home in the Dalston CLR
James Library and Hackney Archives, due to open later this
year. 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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Want to write a letter to the Editor?
E-mail: [email protected]
An open book
Recipes straight from the
ovens at Hoxton Apprentice
THERE is still time to
have your say on the
future of Hackney’s
libraries and archives.
The borough’s eight
libraries are being kept
open, despite cuts in
Government funding for
local authorities, and the
new Dalston CLR James
Library and Hackney
Archives is due to open
later this year.
The Council wants to hear
what local people think
of the plans set out in its
draft Library and Archives
Development Strategy
2011-2015.
The Council is proposing
to make some changes to
www.hoxtonapprentice.com
BEFORE starting at Hoxton Apprentice, Hackney resident, Lamin Ceesay, 44, had been
unemployed for over six months. Throughout his life Lamin has held down a variety of
jobs ranging from a shop floor assistant and market trader to painter and decorator.
He has always loved cooking and had often thought about becoming a chef, but didn’t
know how to go about it. Then he found out about Hoxton Apprentice, which provided
him with the perfect opportunity to fulfil his lifelong ambition.
Lamin joined the team in March and is now working in the kitchen as an apprentice
chef, while studying towards his NVQ Level 2 in Professional Cookery.
Talking about his new-found career, Lamin said: “Coming to the Hoxton Apprentice
has given me a chance to try something totally different. The team here is supportive
and want you to succeed. I can’t wait to see what the future brings.”
opening hours across all
libraries. It also proposes
to concentrate a reduced
number of events and
activities at the three main
libraries – in Dalston,
Hackney Central and
Stoke Newington.
Events for children will
continue to be held at all
libraries. The Council is
also looking for people
who would be willing
to offer their time as
volunteers in libraries. For
more info, come along
to a drop-in session at
Hackney Central Library,
from 5.30-7.30pm, on 13
June. The consultation
runs until 27 June. Once
all the responses have been
analysed, the findings will
be made available and
final proposals are set to
be published later this
summer.
Read the draft strategy
and complete the survey
at: www.hackney.gov.uk/
libraries
Alternatively e-mail:
consultation@hackney.
gov.uk; or send written
views to: Freepost LON
18819, Consultation
Team, London Borough
of Hackney. Please include
‘Library and Archives
Development Strategy’ in
the subject line. To request
a paper copy of the draft
strategy call: 020 8356
3000.
Meetings
COUNCIL MEETINGS IN JUNE
6 Council joint committee
6 Children & Young People scrutiny commission
7
8
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4pm
7pm
2pm
6.30pm
6.30pm
7pm
Licensing sub-committee
Planning sub-committee
Standards committee
Living in Hackney scrutiny commission
14 Cabinet procurement committee
14 Licensing sub-committee
15 Governance & Resources scrutiny committee
15 Health in Hackney scrutiny commission
16 Licensing committee
16 Community Safety & Social Inclusion
scrutiny commission
5pm
7pm
7pm
7pm
7pm
7pm
Info: 020 8356 3316/3302/3441 or visit: www.hackney.gov.uk
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Serves 4-6
Preparation time
15mins
Cooking time
None
Ingredients
• 200g strawberries and raspberries, stalks
removed and quartered
• 80g caster sugar or icing sugar
• Four meringues, crushed
• 300ml double cream, whipped
• 200g raspberry bio live yogurt
IN JUNE
Blackstone
Whiston & Goldsmith
High Hill
Stonebridge
Sherrys Wharf
Joseph Court
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7
8
Milton Gardens
Cressington Close
Fellows Court
Regents Court
Linzell
Clapton Neighbourhood Panel
Stoke Newington Neighbourhood Panel
Herbert Butler
Frampton Park
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TO CHECK TIMES & VENUES, CALL THE RESIDENT PARTICIPATION TEAM ON: 020 8356 7845
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Method
• In a large bowl take the strawberries in a
bowl and sprinkle over the sugar, with the
back of a fork squash some of the strawberries
to release the juices
• Add the crushed meringues, cream and
yogurt and gently fold together with a spatula
• Spoon into glasses and serve immediately
The Hoxton Apprentice is a social
enterprise set up to train unemployed
Hackney people – both in the kitchen and
front of house.
Six-month apprenticeships prepare people
for the workplace and give them the
chance to gain a NVQ in Hospitality.
Profits are returned to Training For Life,
the charity which operates the restaurant,
to deliver more training for unemployed
TENANTS & RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION MEETINGS
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Medium
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apprentice a job, or become an
apprentice yourself, call Ben Anderson on:
020 7749 2800. For more info,visit:
www.hoxtonapprentice.com
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6 June 2011
Review of Controlled Parking
Zone B (North) and B (South)
PJ44377
Hackney Parking Services are currently reviewing Controlled Parking Zone B
(Shoreditch). We want to know whether the CPZ is meeting your needs.
If you live or work in the CPZ you should have received a consultation pack. If you
have not, please call 020 8356 8877 to request a copy.
Alternatively, you can download copies of the consultation documents from our
website: www.hackney.gov.uk/parking-hys
During this consultation we are seeking your views on:
• the hours parking controls apply in your Zone
• the design of your CPZ including the location and type of parking bays
• your views on motorcycle parking
Have your say by:
• Completing your questionnaire online:
Please
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Does anyone know the whereabouts of VERONICA IVY DORIS
AVERY whose last known address was 67 TREEHURST STREET,
LONDON E5? We are a firm of solicitors acting on behalf of a
client who owns a flat in a building owned by Ms Avery. Please
contact HEMA ANAND of COLMAN COYLE LLP SOLICITORS on
020 7354 3000.
DATED 6 JUNE 2011
LONDON BOROUGH OF HACKNEY REVIEW OF POLLING
DISTRICTS & POLLING PLACES
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the London Borough of Hackney
in accordance with Section 18 of the Representation of the
People Act 1983 (as amended by Section 16 of the Electoral
Administration Act 2006), proposes to conduct a review of polling
districts and polling places.
Any interested parties are invited to make representations on
the location of the existing voting arrangements and to make
suggestions for changes. There are currently 78 polling places
within each polling district. In considering any new premises for
the use as polling stations buildings must lie within the polling
district that serves the electorate for that area.
The review will formally commence from the date of this notice.
There are a range of locations that can be considered to be used
as polling places; these include community centres, libraries and
sports clubs. In all cases polling stations must be accessible for
disabled voters as required by the Disability Discrimination Act
1995.
You can give your views by writing to Electoral Services at the
address below. Details of existing polling districts and places are
held at the Electoral Services office and can be inspected during
normal office hours. For further advise or information call the
helpline on 020 8356 3234.
All comments must be submitted by FRIDAY 7 OCTOBER 2011
Further details regarding the progress of the review together with
the final proposals and notice of decision will appear in future
editions of Hackney Today and on the Council’s website.
DATED: 6TH JUNE 2011
ELECTORAL SERVICES, LONDON BOROUGH OF HACKNEY,
TOWN HALL, MARE STREET, E8 1EA
LICENSING
Notice is hereby given that ERDAL ASLAN has applied
to Hackney Council for a premises licence at DALSTON
EMPORIUM, 127 KINGSLAND HIGH STREET, LONDON E8 2PB
to allow the sale of alcohol, live music, recorded music, exhibition
of films, facilities for dancing, performances of dance from
1000 to 0100 Mon to Sat and 1000 to 2300 Sun and late night
refreshment from 2300 to 0100 Mon to Sat.
Any person who wishes to make a representation in relation
to this application must give notice in writing of his/her
representation by 4 JULY 2011 stating the grounds for making
their representation to: Licensing Manager, Licensing Service,
Hackney Service Centre, 1 Hillman Street, London E8 1DY.
The public register where applications are available to be viewed
by members of the public is kept by the Licensing Manager,
Licensing Service, Hackney Service Centre, 1 Hillman Street,
London E8 1DY during normal office hours. The Licensing
Authority will have regard to any such representation in
considering the application.
It is an offence, under Section 158 of the Licensing Act 2003,
to knowingly or recklessly make a false statement in or in
connection with an application for premises licence and the
maximum fine on being convicted of such an offence is £5000.
Notice is hereby given that KAZIM KARTAL has applied to
Hackney Council for a premises licence at 277 GREEN LANES,
LONDON N4 2EX to allow the sale of alcohol from 10:00 to
00:00 Sun to Thurs and 1000 to 0130 Fri, Sat and any day
www.hackney.gov.uk
immediately proceeding UK Public Holiday (Bank Holiday), live
music and recorded music from 1000 to 0130 Fri, Sat and any
day immediately proceeding UK Public Holiday (Bank Holiday)
and late night refreshment from 23:00 to 00:30 Sun to Thurs and
23:00 to 02:00 Fri, Sat and any day immediately proceeding UK
Public Holiday (Bank Holiday).
Any person who wishes to make a representation in relation
to this application must give notice in writing of his/her
representation by 4 JULY 2011 stating the grounds for making
their representation to: Licensing Manager, Licensing Service,
Hackney Service Centre, 1 Hillman Street, London E8 1DY.
The public register where applications are available to be viewed
by members of the public is kept by the Licensing Manager,
Licensing Service, Hackney Service Centre, 1 Hillman Street,
London E8 1DY during normal office hours. The Licensing
Authority will have regard to any such representation in
considering the application.
It is an offence, under Section 158 of the Licensing Act 2003,
to knowingly or recklessly make a false statement in or in
connection with an application for premises licence and the
maximum fine on being convicted of such an offence is £5000.
Notice is given that MR BALASINGHAM SURENTHIRAN
applied to HACKNEY COUNCIL for a premises licence at:
126 KINGSLAND HIGH STREET, LONDON E8 2NS
In order that the following licensable activities can take place:
LATE NIGHT REFRESHMENT
Sunday to Thursday 23.00 to 03.00
Friday to Saturday 23.00 to 05.00
The licence register listing details of the application is held
at the Licensing Service, Hackney Service Centre, 1 Hillman
Street, London E8 1DY (Tel No. 020 8356 4970). Details are also
available on-line at www.hackney.gov.uk/licensing
Any representations against this application must be made
in writing and received by the Licensing Service at the above
address, by no later than the 30TH OF JUNE 2011 Residents and
businesses in the vicinity of the premises, or their representatives,
may make representations on licensing objectives grounds only,
i.e. the prevention of crime and disorder, the prevention of public
nuisance, public safety and the protection of children from harm.
Copies of all representations will be sent to the applicant. It is an
offence, liable on conviction to a fine up to £5000 for an applicant
to knowingly or recklessly make a false statement in connection
with the application.
Notice is given that BERIVAN SHANAY CHARAF has applied
to the LONDON BOROUGH OF HACKNEY for a waxing, facials,
eyebrows and eyelash tinting, nail extensions, manicures &
pedicures licence for the premises AMERICAN NAILS, 242
GRAHAM ROAD, E8 1BP
Anyone wishing to oppose the application must give notice, in
writing, to the Licensing Service Manager, London Borough of
Hackney, 1 Hillman Street, London E8 1DY (Tel No. 020 8356
4970) within THREE WEEKS from the date of the publication of
this Notice, specifying the grounds for opposition.
Persons objecting to the grant of a licence must be prepared to
attend a hearing before a Committee of the Council.
The licence register listing details of the application is held
at the Licensing Service, Hackney Service Centre, 1 Hillman
Street, London E8 1DY (Tel No. 020 8356 4970). Details are also
available on-line at www.hackney.gov.uk/licensing
Any representations against this application must be made
address, by no later than the 30TH OF JUNE 2011
Residents and businesses in the vicinity of the premises, or
their representatives, may make representations on licensing
objectives grounds only, i.e. the prevention of crime and disorder,
the prevention of public nuisance, public safety and the protection
of children from harm. Copies of all representations will be sent
to the applicant. It is an offence, liable on conviction to a fine up
to £5000 for an applicant to knowingly or recklessly make a false
statement in connection with the application.
OFFICIAL NOTICE - LICENSING ACT 2003. I MR FRANKLIN
BROWNE have applied to HACKNEY COUNCIL to vary the
premises licence at: MORNA JAZZ LOUNGE 79B KINGSLAND
HIGH STREET, E8 2PB
In order to make the following variation the licence: (f) Recorded
Music, (i)Making Music, (j)Dancing, (k) Entertainment of a Similar
Description to that falling within (i) or (j), (m) Supply of Alcohol
Sun to Thurs till 01:00, Fri & Sat till 04:00. (l)Late Night
Refreshment: Sun to Thurs 23:00 - 01:00, Fri & Sat 23:00 – 04:00
Hackney Council’s Licensing Register is kept at the office of the
Licensing Service, 1 Hillman Street, London E8 1DY where details
of the application may be inspected. The office hours are Mon –
Friday 9am – 5pm.
Any representations against the application must be made
address, by no later than the 29TH JUNE 2011
Residents and businesses in the vicinity of the premises or
bodies representing such residents or businesses may make
representations. The grounds on which representations
may be made are restricted to the licensing objectives of the
prevention of crime and disorder, public safety, the prevention
of public nuisance, and the protection of children from harm.
Representations cannot be made after the provisional statement
has been issued. Copies of all representations will be sent to the
applicant.
Note: It is an offence, liable on conviction to a fine up to £5,0000,
for an applicant to knowingly or recklessly make a false statement
in connection with the application.
TRAFFIC
TTRO / P694A WORSHIP STREET EC2A TEMPORARY
PROHIBITION OF PEDESTRIANS 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 EXCAVATION WORKS TO INSTALL
COMMUNICATION CABLES within WORSHIP STREET EC2A 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
Worship Street
From its junction with Norton Folgate to a
north west side
point 55 metres north west of that junction
2. The diversion route for the footpath will be along the
opposite side
3. The restriction will not apply to vehicles being used
in connection with the said works or used for fire brigade,
ambulance, or purposes in an emergency and anything done with
the permission or at the discretion of a Police Constable in uniform.
4. The restriction referred to in paragraph (1) above will not
apply so as to prevent vehicles gaining ingress to, or egress from
the premises on or adjacent to the closed length of road in so
far as such ingress or egress is reasonably practicable without
undue interference with the execution of the said works.
5. The restriction referred to in paragraph (1) above may
require vehicles to be removed at the discretion by either the
site engineer or a Police Constable in uniform. This restriction
will also revoke parking bays where detailed within the
Controlled Parking Zone order
6. The restrictions referred to in paragraphs (1) will only
operate during the works.
7. 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
25 Jun 2011 0800 hrs
10 Jul 2011
1700 hrs
8. Further information about this notice may be obtained by
contacting the helpline on 0208 356 2897
TTRO / P696-1A MAURY ROAD E5 TEMPORARY
NOTICE that due to planned EDF ELECTRICAL CONNECTION
WORKS within MAURY ROAD E5 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
Maury Road
From its junction with Evering Road in a
north east side
south easterly direction to a point in line
and opposite LC No 1
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
6. The restrictions referred to in paragraph (2) above may
sooner
DATE
TIME
DATE
TIME
20 Jun 2011 0801 hrs
27 Jun 2011
1700 hrs
TTRO / P684A PAUL STREET EC2A TEMPORARY
REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 14(1) AS AMENDED BY
THE ROAD TRAFFIC (TEMPORARY RESTRICTIONS) ACT 1991
AND THE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT ACT 2004
NOTICE that due to planned CONSTRUCTION WORKS ON THE
CORNER BLACKALL STREET and PAUL STREET 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
Paul Street From the property boundary of No’s 70 / 68 in a
East side
southerly direction to its junction with Blackall
Street
2. Loading Bay for Construction vehicles only Mon-Fri 7am –
6pm
Paul Street From the property boundary of No’s 70 / 68 in a
East side
southerly direction to its junction with Blackall
Street
3. CPZ Parking Bay Suspension and the Temporary
Introduction of
Prohibition of Waiting At Any Time Mon-Fri 7am – 6pm
Paul Street To suspend the parking bay either side of the
West side
one way sign referenced as post No 1 which will
be opposite Blackall Street and between yellow
lines.
opposite side
sooner
DATE
TIME
DATE
TIME
27 Jun 2011 0800 hrs
29 Jun 2012
1700 hrs
TTRO / P691A NILE STREET N1 TEMPORARY
PROHIBITION OF DRIVING ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION
ACT 1984 – SECTION 14(1) AS AMENDED BY THE ROAD
TRAFFIC (TEMPORARY RESTRICTIONS) ACT 1991 AND
THE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT ACT 2004
2. Prohibition of Waiting Loading and Unloading At Any Time
Maury Road
From a point in line and opposite LC No 4 in
north east side
a south easterly direction to a point in line
and opposite LC No 1
Maury Road
From a point in line of LC No 4 in a south
south west side
easterly direction to a point in line of LC
No 1
NOTICE that due to planned BT DUCT INSTALLATION within
NILE STREET 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
Nile Street
From its junction with Shepherdess Walk to its
junction with Underwood Street
Underwood From its junction with Nile Street to its junction
Street
with Underwood Row
3.
2.
The diversion route for the footpath will be along the
CPZ Parking Bay Suspension and the Temporary
To display a notice on these pages call David Roberts on 020 8356 2416
6 June 2011
Introduction of
Prohibition of Waiting Loading and Unloading At Any Time
Nile Street
From its junction with Shepherdess Walk to its
junction with Underwood Street
Underwood From its junction with Nile Street to its junction
Street
with Underwood Row
6. The restrictions referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) will
only operate on one road at a time
sooner
DATE
TIME
DATE
TIME
2 Jul 2011
0800 hrs
3 Jul 2011
1700 hrs
TTRO / P692B MAURY ROAD E5 TEMPORARY
NOTICE that due to planned EDF ELECTRICAL CONNECTION
WORKS within MAURY 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 Pedestrians
Maury Road
Between lighting column No 1 to Lighting
North east side
column No 4
Maury Road
Between lighting column No 1 to Lighting
North east side
column No 4
Maury Road
From a point in line and opposite lighting
South west side
column No 4 in a general north westerly
direction to a point in line and opposite
lighting column No 1
opposite side
sooner
DATE
TIME
DATE
TIME
14 Jun 2011 0800 hrs
27 Jun 2011
1700 hrs
TTRO / P668A LESWIN PLACE N16 TEMPORARY
NOTICE that due to planned THAMES WATER WORKS within
LESWIN PLACE N16 they intend to make an order. The general
Leswin Place From its junction with Leswin Road in an easterly
direction along its entire length
2. Prohibition of Waiting Loading and Unloading 7.00am to
4.00pm
Leswin Place From its junction with Leswin Road in an easterly
both sides
direction along its entire length
opposite side
require vehicles to be removed at the discretion of either the
engineer on site or a Police Constable in uniform
7. The Order will operate on during the stated times and
between the following dates or until the work has been
completed whichever is sooner
DATE
TIME
DATE
TIME
27 Jun 2011 0800 hrs
2 Jul 2011
1700 hrs
TTRO / P688B LAWLEY STREET E5 TEMPORARY
PROHIBITION OF WAITING UNLOADING OR UNLOADING
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 14(1)
AS AMENDED BY THE ROAD TRAFFIC (TEMPORARY
RESTRICTIONS) ACT 1991 AND THE TRAFFIC
MANAGEMENT ACT 2004
NOTICE that due to planned REMOVAL OF EXISTING LIGHTING
COLUMNS within LAWLEY STREET 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 Pedestrians Thursday 9am to 4pm
Lawley Street
From its junction with Mayola Road in a
north side
and opposite lighting column No 3
Lawley Street
From the boundary of property No’s 10
north east side
/ 8 in a south easterly direction to the south
eastern property boundary of 2 Lawley
Street
Introduction of
Thursday 9am to 4pm
Lawley Street
From its junction with Mayola Road in a
north side
and opposite lighting column No 3
Lawley Street
From the boundary of property No’s 10
north east side
/ 8 in a south easterly direction to the south
eastern property boundary of 2 Lawley
Street
opposite side
sooner
DATE
TIME
DATE
TIME
9 Jun 2011 0900 hrs
9 Jun 2011
1700 hrs
TTRO / P695A HOLYWELL ROW EC2A TEMPORARY
NOTICE that due to planned CRANE OPERATIONAL WORKS
within HOLYWELL ROW they intend to make an order. The
extent as regulatory traffic signs are displayed to: 1. Prohibition of Driving
Holywell Row
From its junction with Clifton Street to its
junction with Scrutton Street
2. Prohibition of Pedestrians
Holywell Row
North west side
Introduction of
Holywell Row
both sides
opposite side
6. The restrictions referred to in paragraphs (1) to (3) above
will not apply so as to prevent vehicles gaining ingress to, or
egress from the premises on or adjacent to the closed length of
road in so far as such ingress or egress is reasonably practicable
without undue interference with the execution of the said works.
7. The Order will operate on one of the following weekends
and during the times or until the work has been completed
whichever is sooner
DATE
TIME
DATE
TIME
25 Jun 2011 0700 hrs
26 Jun 2011
1800 hrs
2 Jul 2011
0700 hrs
3 Jul 2011
1800 hrs
9 Jul 2011
0700 hrs
10 Jul 2011
1800 hrs
TTRO / P673B HAGGERSTON ROAD E8 TEMPORARY
NOTICE that due to planned CARRIAGEWAY RESURFACE
WORKS within HAGGERSTON ROAD E8 they have an order. The
extent as regulatory traffic signs are displayed to: 1. Prohibition of Driving
Haggerston Road From its junction with Lee Street to its
junction with Middleton Road
ambulance, or purposes in an emergency and anything done
with the permission or at the discretion of a Police Constable in
uniform.
site engineer or a Police Constable in uniform.
sooner
DATE
TIME
DATE
TIME
6 Jun 2011 0800 hrs
12 Jun 2011
1700 hrs
TTRO / P685B EAGLE WHARF ROAD N1 TEMPORARY
NOTICE that due to planned CONSTRUCTION WORKS within
EAGLE WHARF ROAD and CROPLEY STREET N1 they have made
an order. The general effect of which will be only at such times
and to such extent as regulatory traffic signs are displayed to: 1. Prohibition of Pedestrians
Eagle Wharf Road From its junction with Cropley Street in a
south east side
north easterly direction to a point in line
with the building line of property No’s
28/29
Cropley Street
From its junction with Eagle Wharf Road
north east side
in a south easterly direction to a point in line
and opposite the building line of property
No’s 67/69
Introduction of Loading bay for construction vehicles only Mon –
Fri 8:00am to 6:00pm
Cropley Street
From its junction with Eagle Wharf Road to
north east side
the north western kerb line of Parr Street
3.
The diversion route for the footpath will be along the
29
opposite side
sooner
DATE
TIME
DATE
TIME
6 Jun 2011 0800 hrs
12 Aug 2011
1700 hrs
TTRO / P689B DUNLOE STREET E2 TEMPORARY
NOTICE that due to planned INSTALLATION OF A POWER CABLE
TO A FEEDER PILLAR they have made an order. The general
Dunloe Street
From its junction with Geffrye Street in an
easterly direction for a distance of 15
metres
Dunloe Street
east side
metres
Dunloe Street
both sides
metres
opposite side
sooner
DATE
TIME
DATE
TIME
6 Jun 2011 0900 hrs
10 Jun 2011
1700 hrs
TTRO / P690B DETMOLD ROAD E5 TEMPORARY
PROHIBITION OF WAITING LOADING AND UNLOADING
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 14(1)
AS AMENDED BY THE ROAD TRAFFIC (TEMPORARY
RESTRICTIONS) ACT 1991 AND THE TRAFFIC
MANAGEMENT ACT 2004
NOTICE that due to planned BUILDING WORKS within DETMOLD
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 Waiting Loading and Unloading At Any Time
Detmold Road
From lighting column No. 7 to Lighting
north west side
column No. 8
Detmold Road
From its Junction with Framingham close
South east side
to property boundary number 22/24
opposite side
30
6 June 2011
sooner
DATE
TIME
DATE
TIME
13 Jun 2011 0730 hrs
15 Jul 2011
1700 hrs
TTRO / P677A DARENTH ROAD N16 TEMPORARY
WORKS within DARENTH 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 Driving
Darenth Road
From its junction with Portland Avenue in a
southerly direction to the boundary of
property numbers No. 68
sooner
DATE
TIME
DATE
TIME
20 Jun 2011 0800 hrs
27 Jun 2011
1700 hrs
TTRO / P676A CRONDALL STREET N1 TEMPORARY
WORKS within CRONDALL STREET N1 they intend to make an
Crondall Street
From its junction with Pitfield Street to its
junction with Hoxton Street
sooner
DATE
TIME
DATE
TIME
27 Jun 2011 0800 hrs
1 Jul 2011
1700 hrs
www.hackney.gov.uk
TTRO / P669B CHARLOTTE ROAD EC2A TEMPORARY
NOTICE that due to planned CARRIAGE WAY RESURFACING
WORKS within CHARLOTTE ROAD EC2A they have made an
Charlotte Road
From its junction with Rivington Street to its
junction Great Eastern Street
sooner
DATE
TIME
DATE
TIME
9 Jun 2011 0800 hrs
12 Jun 2011
1700 hrs
NOTICE that due to planned GARDEN WALL RENEWAL WORKS
within ALBION SQUARE E8 they intend to make an order. The
extent as regulatory traffic signs are displayed to: 1. Prohibition of Pedestrians
Albion Square south east side From the rear footpath outside
No 66 Middleton Road south for a distance of 40 metres (to
lighting column No 6)
2. Prohibition of Waiting Loading & Unloading at any time
Albion Square
From the rear footpath outside No 66
south east side
Middleton Road south for a distance of 40
metres (to lighting column No 6)
opposite side
sooner
DATE
TIME
DATE
TIME
20 Jun 2011 0800 hrs
17 Jul 2011
1700 hrs
TTRO / P683A BLACKALL STREET EC2A TEMPORARY
NOTICE that due to planned CONSTRUCTION WORKS ON THE
CORNER BLACKALL STREET and PAUL STREET 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
Blackall Street
From its junction with Paul Street in an
easterly direction for 30 metres
2. Prohibition of Entry Except for Access
Blackall Street
From a point 30 metres east of its junction
with Paul Street to its junction with Ravey
Street
Blackall Street
both sides
4. Revocation of One Way
Blackall Street
From a point 30 metres east of its junction
with Paul Street to its junction with Ravey
Street
Blackall Street
both sides
7. The restrictions referred to in paragraphs (1) to (5) above
sooner
DATE
TIME
DATE
TIME
27 Jun 2011 0730 hrs
19 Aug 2011
1800 hrs
TTRO / P697A ALBION SQUARE E8 TEMPORARY
LONDON BOROUGH OF HACKNEY THE HACKNEY (WAITING
AND LOADING RESTRICTIONS) (CONSOLIDATION) ORDER
2011 TRO793
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on 03rd June 2011 the Council
of the London Borough of Hackney made the above-mentioned
Order under powers contained in the Road Traffic Regulation Act
1984 (as amended), the Traffic Management Act 2004 and in
accordance with the relevant provisions of The Local Authorities
Traffic Orders (Procedure) England and Wales Regulations 1996.
1. The effect of the Order will be to:(a) Revoke the Hackney (Waiting and Loading Restrictions)
(Consolidation) (No.1) Order 2003 and all amendments to this
Order;
(b) Revoke the Hackney (Waiting and Loading Restrictions)
(Consolidation) (No.1) Order 2008 and all amendments to this
Order;
(c) Immediately re-enact the provisions contained in these
Orders under the above Order without change.
2. The Order will become operative on 09th June 2011
3. A copy of the Order and any relevant documents may be
inspected during normal office hours on Mondays to Fridays
inclusive 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 the Order,
or of any provision contained therein on the grounds that it is
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 Order is made, apply for
the purpose to the High Court.
LONDON BOROUGH OF HACKNEY THE HACKNEY
(PARKING PLACES) (CAR CLUB) (AMENDMENT NO.7)
2011 ORDER TRO 794
1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the London
Borough of Hackney proposes to make the above-mentioned
Order under sections 6, 45, 46, 49 and 124 of and Part IV of
Schedule 9 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 as amended
by the Local Government Act 1985 and the Traffic Management
Act 2004.
2. The general effect of the Order would be:(a) to introduce an annual supplement fee for the use of
designated Car Club Parking Bays. The proposed bay supplement
fee which would be included in the cost of permit issued for the
relevant class of motor vehicle are as follows:(i) £300 - All Zones other than A and B;
(ii) £600 – Zones A and B.
(b) to issue car club permits that would be transferable between
any vehicle of one or more models which would be applied to up
to three models of vehicles and charged according to the largest
engine capacity.
The proposed annual car club permit charges which include the
bay supplement fees are set out in the table below.
Description Proposed fees & charges
Current fees
from 1st July 2011
& Charges
Car Club – All Zones other than A and B
Greenest vehicles
£300.00
£0.00
Greener Fuels & smaller Engines ( under 1200cc)
£346.00
£46.00
Normal Sizes ( 1200cc - 2000cc)
£392.00
£92.00
Large Engine (2001 - 3000cc)
£438.00
£138.00
Very Large ( 3001- 4000cc)
£484.00
£184.00
Extremely Large (4001 plus cc)
£530.00
£230.00
Car Club – Zones A and B
Greenest vehicles
£600.00
0.00
Greener Fuels & smaller Engines ( under 1200cc)
£646.00
£46.00
Normal Sizes ( 1200cc - 2000cc)
£692.00
£92.00
Large Engine (2001 - 3000cc)
£738.00
£138.00
Very Large ( 3001 - 4000cc)
£784.00
£184.00
Extremely Large ( 4001 plus cc)
£830.00
£230.00
3. Copies of the Orders, other relevant Orders and documents
giving more detailed particulars of the Orders, can be inspected
during normal office hours on Mondays to Fridays inclusive until
the end of a period of 6 weeks from the date on which the Orders
are made or the Council decides not to make the Orders, 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 either of
the proposed Orders 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.
(PARKING PLACES) (ZONE K) (AMENDMENT NO.1) ORDER
2011 THE HACKNEY (PARKING PLACES) (DISABLED
PARKING PLACES) (AMENDMENT NO.22) ORDER 2011
THE HACKNEY (WAITING AND LOADING RESTRICTIONS)
(AMENDMENT NO.64) ORDER 2011
TRO 790
1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on the 3rd June 2011 the
Council of the London Borough of Hackney made the abovementioned Orders under sections 6, 45, 46, 49 of, and 124 of and
Part IV of Schedule 9 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 as
amended
2. The general effect of the Orders would be to:(a) introduce resident bays outside No.78 and Nos.90 to 104
Buxhall Crescent by replacing sections of no waiting “at any time”
restrictions;
(b) remove existing resident bay outside No.107 Buxhall
Crescent and replace with no waiting “at any time” restrictions;
(c) remove no waiting “at any time” restrictions with restrictions
operating between 8.30am and 6.30pm Mondays to Fridays in
sections of Buxhall Crescent;
(d) remove existing resident bays outside Nos. 30 to 50
Cadogan Terrace and replace with the following:(i) shared use bays (resident/ business permit and 4 hours max
stay pay and display with no return within 2 hours at £1.50 per
hour);
(ii) Ambulance bay;
(iii) single yellow line restrictions operating between 8.30am
and 6.30pm Mondays to Fridays.
(e) remove existing single yellow line restrictions and replace
with:(i) pay and display bays (max stay 2 hours with no return within
2 hours at £1.50 per hour) outside Nos. 99 to 115 and No. 117
Wallis Road;
(ii) general permit bay (resident / business permit) outside No.
68 Wallis Road.
(f) amend the Council’s Traffic Orders in relation to existing
restrictions so that they exactly match the current locations on
the street. This would mean that the current locations would not
change on street.
Note: With the exception of the ambulance bay all parking bays
are operational between 8.30am and 6.30pm Mondays to
Fridays.
3. Copies of the Orders, which will come into force on the 9th
June 2011, other relevant Orders, and other documents giving
more detailed particulars of the Orders, can be inspected during
To display a notice on these pages call David Roberts on 020 8356 2416
6 June 2011
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
is not within the powers conferred by the Road Traffic Regulation
within six weeks of the date on which the Orders are made, apply
for the purpose to the High Court.
(HOUSING ESTATES, OFF-STREET PARKING PLACES) (NO.
1) (AMENDMENT NO. 6) ORDER 2011 TRO789
1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on 3rd June 2011 the Council
Order under sections 6 and 124 of and Part IV of Schedule 9 to
the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 as amended by the Local
Government Act 1985 and the Traffic Management Act 2004.
2. The general effect of the Order would be as follows:(a) to designate areas of land located within Stoke Newington,
Homerton, Stamford/Clapton, Shoreditch and Queensbridge De
Beauvoir Housing Estates specified in the schedule to this notice
as “ at any time” Off Street parking places;
(b) to provide that the regulations governing the use of OffStreet parking places apply to the areas in (a) above;
(c) to specify that:(i) passenger vehicles (with 8 seats or less) may be left in the
parking places provided;
(ii) all vehicles left in the parking places must display a valid
resident permit, resident visitors’ permit or a contractors visitors’
permit;
(iii) all vehicles left in a parking place designated for use by
disabled blue badge holders only must display a blue badge/
companion badge as well as either an estate resident permit, an
estate resident visitors’ permit or a contractors visitors’ permit;
(d) resident permit and resident visitors’ permit would be issued
by Hackney Homes Neighbourhood Offices, only to bona-fide
tenants of dwellings located within the above mentioned housing
estates.
3. Copies of the Order, which will come into force on 09th June
2011, other relevant Orders, and other documents giving more
detailed particulars of the Order, 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 Order is
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.
SCHEDULE
HOMERTON
Phillip Turner Estate
STOKE NEWINGTON
Aden Lodge Estate
QUEENSBRIDGE DE BEAUVOIR
Goldsmith Estate (April Court and Croft House)
STAMFORD/CLAPTON
Hunsdon Estate
SHOREDITCH
Follingham Court Estate
(PARKING PLACES) (ZONE J) (AMENDMENT NO. 15)
ORDER 2011 THE HACKNEY (WAITING RESTRICTIONS)
(AMENDMENT NO.65) ORDER 2011 TRO 788
Order under sections 6 and 124 of and Part IV of Schedule 9 to
the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 as amended by the Local
Government Act 1985 and the Traffic Management Act 2004.
2. The general effect of the Orders would be to:(a) revoke all previous waiting and loading restrictions in certain
streets within zone J and replace with amended versions
(b) revoke sections of parking places in certain streets within
Zone J and replace with amended versions;
3. Copies of the Order, which will come into force on 09th June
detailed particulars of the Order, can be inspected during normal
of a period of six weeks from the date on which the Order is
House 89-115 Mare Street, London, E8 4RU. Further information
(PRESCRIBED ROUTES) (AMENDMENT NO.1) ORDER 2011
TRO 792
Orders under sections 6, and 124 of and Part IV of Schedule 9 to
the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 as amended by the Traffic
Management Act 2004
2. The general effect of the Order would be to convert the
Experimental Order by making the road closures to all vehicles,
except pedal cycle, in the following sections of Roads into a
permanent Order:(a) Reading lane near the railway bridge west of Maurice Bishop
House
(b) Wilton way at its junction with Hillman Street
3. Copies of the Orders, which will come into force on 9th June
detailed particulars of the Orders, can be inspected during normal
of a period of six weeks from the date on which the Orders are
House, 89-115 Mare Street London, E8 4RU. Further information
4. If any person wishes to question the validity of either of the
Orders, or of any provision contained therein on the grounds
that are 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.
Unless otherwise stated all traffic notices are as
follows: Dated this 6th day of June 2011
Tom McCourt, Assistant Director (Public Realm)
(The officer appointed for this purpose)
PLANNING
EC1A
201-203 CITY ROAD EC1V 1JN Change of use from D1 (non
- residential institution) to B1 (office). 2011/1137 Affects the
Setting of a Conservation Area
EC2A
49-51 GREAT EASTERN STREET EC2A 3HP Change of use
of ground floor and basement from B1 (office) to A1 (retail).
2011/1315 Affects the Setting of a Conservation Area
LAND FRONTING NORTON FOLGATE, WORSHIP STREET,
BOWL PARK, PLOUGH YARD, HEARN STREET AND CURTAIN
ROAD LONDON EC2A 3B Demolition of the rear of 233
Shoreditch High Street, perimeter walls, viaduct structure across
Plough Yard and all other structures on the site; erection of a
decking structure and development comprising the erection of
one part 10, part 16 storey building to provide 76,530sqm (GEA)
B1 (office) floor space together with 1885 sqm (GEA) at ground
floor level of A1-A4 (retail) floor space (Building 1); one 50-storey
block comprising 243 private residential units (111x one bed,
121 x two beds and 8 x three beds) together with 242 sqm (GEA)
at ground floor level of A1-A4 (retail) floor space (Building 2);
Affordable housing component of one 14 storey block providing
39 units (12 x one bed, 21 x two beds and 6 x three beds) plus
116 sqm (GEA) of Class A1-A4 (retail) floor space at ground floor
(Building 3) and one 6 storey block providing 17 units (3 x one
bed, 6 x two beds, 6 x three beds and 2 x four beds) (Building 4);
one single storey block comprising of 263sqm (GEA) of flexible
space Class A1-A4/D1/D2/B1 (Building 5), one single kiosk
comprising of 100sqm (GEA) of Class A1-A4 retail, two separately
accessed basements, 51 residential parking spaces (2 disabled)
and 22 other (commercial) car parking spaces (2 disabled), open
space with hard and soft landscaping; retention and creation
of new vehicular and pedestrian access, servicing areas and
roof top plant and all other associated works. (The application
is subject to the submission of an Environmental Statement in
accordance with the Town and Country Planning (Environmental
Impact Assessment (England and Wales) 1999 (SI 1999 No.293)
(As Amended). ADDITIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION
RECEIVED TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT IN RESPONSE
TO REGULATION 19 OF THE AFOREMENTIONED TOGETHER WITH
OTHER INFORMATION PROVIDED IN SUPPORT OF REVISIONS
THAT INCLUDE DESIGN AMENDMENTS TO BUILDING 1 AND 2,
AND OTHER FURTHER ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION TO THE
ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT 2011/0698 Affects the Setting of
a Conservation Area
9-10 CHARLOTTE ROAD EC2A 3DH Change of use of ground
floor from B1 (office) to A1 (retail). 2011/0888 Affects the Setting
of a Conservation Area
58 RIVINGTON STREET, EC2A 3AU Subdivision of existing
ground floor office (B1 Use Class) into two units and change of
use to a flexible use for retail (A1) , financial and professional
services (A2), office (B1), or art gallery (D1), together with
external alterations to the building. 2011/1126 Affects the Setting
CLIFTON STREET EC2 Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans)
of planning permission 2010/2662 for the installation of a
cycle hire docking station on the carriageway for Transport for
London Cycle Hire Scheme. 2011/0931 Affects the Setting of a
Conservation Area
148 - 150 CURTAIN ROAD EC2A 3AT Erection of a fourth floor
level roof extension to the rear building in order to provide 79 sq
metres of additional B1 ( office) floor space. 2011/0992 Affects
the Setting of a Conservation Area
E1
122-124 SHOREDITCH HIGH STREET E1 6PJ Section 73
application to vary Condition 2 (Development in accordance
with approved plans) of planning permission reference No.
2010/2696 dated 23 December 2010 comprising of revisions to
windows in mansard roof and the addition of new windows and
the enlargement of windows to the rear. 2011/1321 Affects the
E2
6 KINGSLAND ROAD, E2 8DA Variation of Condition 4 (hours
of operation) of planning permission 2003/0571 to extend
hours FROM 0800 - 2400 TO 0800 - 0200 Monday to Sunday.
2011/1270 Major Development
E5
211 EVERING ROAD E5 8AL Conversion of the property to 5 x
self contained flats comprising 1 x 4 bed flat, 1 x 2 bed flat and
3 x 1 bed flats together with retention (with alterations) of two
storey rear extension at ground and lower ground floor levels,
front and rear lightwells, front and rear rooflights and elevational
alterations. 2011/1036 Affects the Setting of a Conservation Area
E8
12 PENPOLL ROAD E8 1EX Conversion of existing 1-bed flat
and 2-bed flat into one 4-bed residential dwelling. 2011/1350
Contrary to Policy
EVELYN COURT AMHURST ROAD E8 2BN Erection of single
storey building to store equipment and mobility scooters for
tenants to the front of No’s 251-280 Evelyn Court together with
the construction of block paving footpath across grassed area to
provide access to the store. 2011/0908 Major Development
59 MAPLEDENE ROAD, E8 3JW Listed Building Consent for
Alterations and single storey rear extension. 2011/0937 Listed
Building Consent
14 - 30 LANSDOWNE DRIVE E8 3EG Installation of a new secure
door system on the front and the rear elevation. 2011/1323
Affects the Setting of a Conservation Area
59 MAPLEDENE ROAD, E8 3JW Single storey rear extension
and associated alterations. 2011/1330 Affects the Setting of a
Conservation Area
240 HAGGERSTON ROAD, LONDON E8 4HT Change of use
from Retail (Class A1 use) to Take-away (class A5 use) together
with installation of Extraction/ ducting system to external wall.
2011/1116 Major Development
11 HORTON ROAD, E8 1DP Erection of single storey rear
extension 2011/1127 Affects the Setting of a Conservation Area
20 AMHURST ROAD E8 1JW Installation of ATM machine.
25 ALBION SQUARE E8 4ES Listed Building Consent for
installation of a satellite dish to rear of property. 2011/1310
Listed Building Consent
248 QUEENSBRIDGE ROAD E8 3NB Enlargement of existing
ground floor rear extension and erection first floor rear extension
E9
28 MEYNELL ROAD E9 7AP Erection of a single storey ground
floor rear extension. 2011/1261 Affects the Setting of a
Conservation Area
20 ST JOHNS CHURCH ROAD E9 6EJ Construction of a single
storey, second floor rear extension. 2011/1286 Affects the
N1
1 HOXTON STREET N1 6NL Change of use from live-work
unit to self contained flat. 2011/1285 Affects the Setting of a
31
Conservation Area
104 DE BEAUVOIR ROAD, N1 4DJ Proposed rear 2 storey
extension and replacement of windows 2011/1050 Affects the
40 DOWNHAM ROAD N1 5AL Change of use from a retail shop
(Use class A1) to residential (Use class C3) at ground floor rear,
comprising one bed self-contained flat; with provision of front
fence to provide refuse storage at front. 2011/1103 Affects the
HOXTON HALL THEATRE 130 HOXTON STREET N1 6SH
External alterations to Hoxton Street elevation at ground floor
level and courtyard at basement level; together with associated
internal alterations in association with Listed Building Consent
application 2011/0991. 2011/0993 Affects the Setting of a
Conservation Area
85 MORTIMER ROAD N1 5AR Listed Building consent for
removal of Existing timber bay window, enlargement pf window
opening and installation of timber double doors together with
erection of external brick Stairs with iron hand rail. 2011/0827
Listed Building
1-9 DOWNHAM ROAD N1 5AA Conservation Area Consent
for demolition of 317 Kingsland Road, 1-9 Downham Road in
association with planning application reference: 2010/3109.
7 DE BEAUVOIR SQUARE N1 4LG Listed Building consent for
replacement balcony to steel with glazed balustrade and internal
walls to first floor bathroom. 2011/0631 Affects the Setting of a
Conservation Area
THOMAS FAIRCHILD COMMUNITY SCHOOL NAPIER GROVE,
N1 7HX Erection of a 3 storey building with attached 1 and
2 storey blocks to provide a new 2 Form Entry school with
associated Multi Use Games Area, external play areas (including
first floor terrace with canopy) and ancillary landscaping and
external works. 2011/1337 Major Development
7 DE BEAUVOIR SQUARE, N1 4LG Erection of a replacement
steel balcony with glazed balustrade to rear elevation.
TOTTENHAM ROAD SIDE OF 507 KINGSLAND ROAD N1 4BU
Installation of telecommunications cabinet to back of footway
15 ORSMAN ROAD N1 5RA Erection of a 2.75 metre high
extension to existing stairwell to accommodate the installation
of 3 pole mounted telecommunications antennas. 2011/1232
N16
7 STAMFORD HILL, FLAT 1, N16 5TU Replacement of one
window on the front elevation at basement level. 2011/1253
58 OSBALDESTON ROAD N16 7DR Installation of a flue, a soil
stack, a rainwater pipe; relocation of a gas flu and the boiler vant
to basement level; and, the removal of redundant pipes on the
south side of the front flack wall. 2011/1346 Affects the Setting
72 STAMFORD HILL LONDON N16 6XS Removal of condition
2 attached to planning permission reference 2005/0444 and
removal of condition 1 of planning permission 2010/1874) to
allow the playing of live or amplified music. 2011/0587 Major
Development
97 OSBALDESTON ROAD N16 6NP Enlargement of basement,
together with external alterations to the front and rear elevations,
including creation of a front lightwell and bay - window feature.
27 FORBURG ROAD N16 6HP Erection of rear roof dormer.
196 STOKE NEWINGTON HIGH STREET N16 7GA Installation
of ATM to front of building. 2011/1282 Affects the Setting of a
Conservation Area
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
6 June 2011
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6 June 2011
www.hackney.gov.uk
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