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Anyone been to A Slice of Blue ? Bar by the Swimming Baths in Lower Clapton. It used to be a Belgian Bistro (which was decent) . It is now a pizza restaurant / bar . I've popped in a few times recently , they opened in March 2020 and closed 3 weeks later , survived as a pizza delivery place. The main barman is a bearded viking figure, lovely fellah.
 
marty21 said:
Anyone been to A Slice of Blue ? Bar by the Swimming Baths in Lower Clapton. It used to be a Belgian Bistro (which was decent) . It is now a pizza restaurant / bar . I've popped in a few times recently , they opened in March 2020 and closed 3 weeks later , survived as a pizza delivery place. The main barman is a bearded viking figure, lovely fellah.
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What's the pizza like?
 
marty21 said:
I wonder if they have set up camp elsewhere by now.
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I wonder too!
I went into Springfield Park this afternoon, as I walked up to the gate near the bowling green I could see a number of A4 pages fixed to the railings, when I looked closer it was copies of the court application to remove the camp giving the names of people there and the reasons for removal - not sure why they would put them on the gates of a different park :hmm:
 
blossie33 said:
I wonder too!
I went into Springfield Park this afternoon, as I walked up to the gate near the bowling green I could see a number of A4 pages fixed to the railings, when I looked closer it was copies of the court application to remove the camp giving the names of people there and the reasons for removal - not sure why they would put them on the gates of a different park :hmm:
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I have been told it's because the council got a high court injunction covering multiple (all?) green spaces in the borough. So the camp will need to go outside the borough or be in breach.

I haven't checked that but it sounds likely.
 
I was told by a guy in the coffee shop in Stokey that the building being worked on, on the high street, the block next to Yum Yums, is going to be an Amazon store.
The front was originally three or four shops but the back has been completely rebuilt where it goes into the side of Wilmer Place.
 
blossie33 said:
I was told by a guy in the coffee shop in Stokey that the building being worked on, on the high street, the block next to Yum Yums, is going to be an Amazon store.
The front was originally three or four shops but the back has been completely rebuilt where it goes into the side of Wilmer Place.
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Mrs21 was hoping that an M&S food store would rock up there.
 
marty21 said:
Mrs21 was hoping that an M&S food store would rock up there.
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I think there's been some controversy over the space for some years iirc - Sainsbury's were trying to open there but the locals strongly objected.
There's no obvious sign about Amazon and I haven't heard it anywhere else but I guess he must have got the info from men working on the site.
 
blossie33 said:
Not heard about this before ...
www.hackneycitizen.co.uk

Clapton Cycleway set to open next spring but councillor calls for ‘change in approach’

Work set to start this autumn, but Cllr Vincent Stops raises concerns over designs for Lea Bridge Roundabout
www.hackneycitizen.co.uk www.hackneycitizen.co.uk
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Me neither and I live very close by 🤔 I've never found it very difficult to cross the road there in 24 years of doing it regularly. It was probably more difficult when they had the piss-drenched, mugger-friendly underpass tbf.
 
Thinking about this , that roundabout terrified me as a driver when I first passed my test 🤣 it seemed huge! And I do see the advantages of making it more cycle-friendly, I've never cycled through it but it looks hairy for those on 2 wheels.
 
marty21 said:
Thinking about this , that roundabout terrified me as a driver when I first passed my test 🤣 it seemed huge! And I do see the advantages of making it more cycle-friendly, I've never cycled through it but it looks hairy for those on 2 wheels.
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I agree. When I used to cycle, roundabouts were always the scariest parts of the road system.

But rather than attempting to make a roundabout (or any big road junction) more cycle friendly, it would seem to make sense to create proper dedicated cycle routes separate from busy main roads.

Not sure exactly how that work around Clapton, but it must be possible some how.
 
andysays said:
I agree. When I used to cycle, roundabouts were always the scariest parts of the road system.

But rather than attempting to make a roundabout (or any big road junction) more cycle friendly, it would seem to make sense to create proper dedicated cycle routes separate from busy main roads.

Not sure exactly how that work around Clapton, but it must be possible some how.
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both things are good, not mutually exclusive?
these new u bend roundabouts like at old street and elephant seem to be a lot better for bikes
 
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