Hackney chitter-chatter &tc

[klang]

btw stokey was feeling far from gentrifiied madness tbh

used to live there and still up and down church street quite a bit for swimming and clissold park. madness indeed, could be notting hill...

on a related note - the little rasta shop on church street so often have cool kids stuff in the window, but never ever seems to be open...had my eyes on a cool jumper for weeks, but then it magically disappeared...

 

[blossie33]

used to live there and still up and down church street quite a bit for swimming and clissold park. madness indeed, could be notting hill...

on a related note - the little rasta shop on church street so often have cool kids stuff in the window, but never ever seems to be open...had my eyes on a cool jumper for weeks, but then it magically disappeared...

I know the shop you mean - it's sort of like half a shop they do have some nice things in the window.
No, they don't seen to open very often, I don't know why.

 

[Fozzie Bear]

def try the ital soup, that is vegan and amazing.

and yes that strip by stoke newington station feels quite a lot different from church street!

Technically Stamford Hill innit.

Love the food at Roti Stop but they did have some terrible sexist “humour” on display as posters for a while.

 

[klang]

I know the shop you mean - it's sort of like half a shop they do have some nice things in the window.
No, they don't seen to open very often, I don't know why.

i've never seen them open, yet their window display seems to change weekly...

 

[klang]

one positive about now church street is how little traffic there is. it's actually pleasant to walk or cycle it. used to be horrible for cars. they are also widening the pavements.

 

[marty21]

one positive about now church street is how little traffic there is. it's actually pleasant to walk or cycle it. used to be horrible for cars. they are also widening the pavements.

Agree , and I used to drive up there only because mrs21 insisted. Occasionally drive up (if mrs21 wants to donate a couple of bags of clothes to the Mind shop) but mostly walk up if I'm going on my own (mostly to Geno's for a hair cut)

 

[klang]

Geno's

no-one wears clogs with more elegance, style and conviction!

 

[marty21]

no-one wears clogs with more elegance, style and conviction!

love the guys there , only seem to be two of them now , the son of the original Geno , and the Polish dude.

 

[blossie33]

I love the old black and white photos in the window of Geno's

 

[klang]

I'm after advice ----> there's a playground near us. Bins haven't been emptied in weeks, if not months. They are overflowing with green dog-shit-bags. They are now all over the playground. For obvious reasons we can't use it and it's getting more horrible every day. Who do I contact / complain to? (This is Hackney)

On a side note - why do dog walkers have to leave their poo bags next to overflowing bins on a playground?

 

[andysays]

I'm after advice ----> there's a playground near us. Bins haven't been emptied in weeks, if not months. They are overflowing with green dog-shit-bags. They are now all over the playground. For obvious reasons we can't use it and it's getting more horrible every day. Who do I contact / complain to? (This is Hackney)

On a side note - why do dog walkers have to leave their poo bags next to overflowing bins on a playground?

It depends who is responsible for the playground, eg is it in a park or on a housing estate?

If you let me know where it is, I might be able to help (especially if it's on a housing estate...)

 

[Fozzie Bear]

Sounds shit klang

it’s a health hazard so Hackney environmental health.

 

[klang]

It depends who is responsible for the playground, eg is it in a park or on a housing estate?

If you let me know where it is, I might be able to help (especially if it's on a housing estate...)

will pm. Thanks!

 

[klang]

Sounds shit

and smells like it too!!

 

[blossie33]

That's disgusting - definitely needs reporting to someone!

Edit...maybe you could take some photos of it too, just for the record.

 

[ska invita]

good read

 

[marty21]

good read

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excellent stuff - I drank in the Pembury a few times in the 90s - it was very rough and ready so not surprised it was a hub for this sort of stuff - and I worked for a HA that had housing management contracts in Hackney about 20 odd years ago - (I was never chased by anarchists) but did hear about the corruption in the previous decade - I know that when my HA took over the management of the Nightingale , there were about 70 squatted flats - the previous housing manager had not done much about it (and probably was chased by anarchists )

 

[Sue]

Not Hackney but...

At Whitechapel Station. Bloody hell. For years it's been a disaster with work going on and hoardings and terrible signage. Now it's all shiny and spacious (and not even on a Lizard line platform either).

 

[blossie33]

Not Hackney but...

At Whitechapel Station. Bloody hell. For years it's been a disaster with work going on and hoardings and terrible signage. Now it's all shiny and spacious (and not even on a Lizard line platform either).

Yes, it is rather nice now isn't it been like that for a few months or so. I go back to Dalston Junction on the Overground from there sometimes.

I also had a ride on the Elizabeth line from there, only to Tottenham Court Road, just to say I'd been on it, not likely to otherwise use

 

[Sue]

This is on R4 next week (and BBC Sounds).

It's about Abraham Badru who was shot dead in Hackney in 2018, some years after he testified against gang members who raped a young woman. AFAIK, his family are still seeking justice.

BBC Radio 4 - Please Protect Abraham, 1. Hackney, 2007

How do we protect those who do the right thing?

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[GarveyLives]

The Mayor of Hackney has declared war on a domestic violence charity?

Domestic abuse charity lodges formal complaint against Hackney mayor amid premises dispute

(Source: Facebook)

“We’re not going to give in. We can’t let down all those women who need our support and we know that the
Hackney community is standing with us in demanding a safe place for Sistah Space in Hackney.”​

Very sad ... but not entirely surprising:

​

 

[marty21]

Yes, it is rather nice now isn't it been like that for a few months or so. I go back to Dalston Junction on the Overground from there sometimes.

I also had a ride on the Elizabeth line from there, only to Tottenham Court Road, just to say I'd been on it, not likely to otherwise use

I got it a few weeks ago - Liverpool St to Paddington - it is excellent!

 

[marty21]

Went to the Pig's Ear Beer Festival tonight , never been there before , worth a visit , lots of lovely beer on til tomorrow. Maybe one year we'll do a Hackney drink there .

 

[Sue]

Went to the Pig's Ear Beer Festival tonight , never been there before , worth a visit , lots of lovely beer on til tomorrow.

Where is it?

Maybe one year we'll do a Hackney drink there .

Too late to organise a Christmas drink..? I mean not there but somewhere.

 

[marty21]

Where is it?

Too late to organise a Christmas drink..? I mean not there but somewhere.

It's at The Round Chapel , finishes this evening . £5 to get in (£3 if Camra member) beer was mostly cheap , although I did start with a £4.60 half the rest of the beer I had was £2.20 a half.

Yes to a Christmas drink in Hackney, I'm here for the duration!

 

[rutabowa]

I've got 2 tickets to bonnie prince Billy at st John's church next friday I can't use. I will knock off all the ticket fees, still pretty pricey tho, £78 for the pair. But will be great no doubt! PM me if interested.

Edit: or any offers... I just cant afford to lose the whole 90 pounds

 

[rutabowa]

I ended up going, and very grateful I did. It just involved a lot of running around between hackney and walthamstow over the evening. What a great venue to see him in, I'd only been once before. It is very pristine. I wouldn't bother with the bar however, it is gouging. The concert itself was awesome, there are a few new songs in particular that were beautiful, the one that I assume is called "like it or not" was incredible. and in the same vein of apocalyptic but strangely uplifting songs this recent one too another highlight

 

[Sue]

‘A space of radical black history’: Dalston’s Gillett Square – in pictures

With a long musical history, this east London location is now the source of moving community stories, from growing up in care to battling addiction

www.theguardian.com

 

[blossie33]

For anyone interested in the Haggerston area and how it looked before regeneration - this is an interesting read with pictures included..

The Haggerston Nobody Knows | Spitalfields Life

spitalfieldslife.com

 

[marty21]

For anyone interested in the Haggerston area and how it looked before regeneration - this is an interesting read with pictures included..

The Haggerston Nobody Knows | Spitalfields Life

spitalfieldslife.com

I had a mate who lived there for years on one of the estates that got demolished a few years ago , Clarissa House was his block - had many an evening there - he eventually bought a house in Walthamstow. Don't go there a lot now - but did have one of my covid jabs there !