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I happened to go past the new Picture House on Saturday evening, there looked a few people in what I assume is the cafe area which you can see through the windows. I agree it's not very cheap - I imagine they want people to join for the year which costs £30 for a single - then you get £2 off and no booking fee.

To be honest, for watching mainstream films, I think I would rather join Rick Mix in Shoreditch as it's £25 and the discount of £2 makes it £7 at most to see a film. It's not a large cinema but it's fairly new (2003 I think) and the seating is comfortable.

I do like the Rio but not their seating very much!
 
Got this email and thought some of you might be interested.

Also Sunday at 3pm will be a brief talk about the Dalston Peace Mural and the beginning of a campaign to get it restored and looked after!

http://www.whitechapelgallery.org/shop/product/category_id/1/product_id/1008

Saturday 5 November 2011: 2-4pm
Dalston Lane Terrace Restoration Plan Drop-in Event
Dalston Eastern Curve Garden
13 Dalston Lane, E8 3DF

OPEN Dalston has been campaigning since 2004 to have the terrace of Victorian shops and Georgian houses on the south side of Dalston Lane at numbers 46-86a restored and returned to full use. You can read more about that campaign here. The terrace is now back in the ownership of Hackney Council and OPEN Dalston has organised an event this Saturday where you will have the opportunity to see and discuss the Council's initial designs for the refurbishment. The architects for the scheme and officers from Hackney Council Planning will be available to answer questions and to outline the time frame.

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Will the development of the terrace preserve its historic character? Can the two remaining businesses Sound & Music and Hy-Tec survive the changes? How will this "Conservation Led Regeneration Project" incorporate housing and retail? Come and find out, drop in at the Dalston Eastern Curve Garden, next to the Peace Mural, between 2 and 4pm on Saturday 5 November.

For more background to the Council's design guidance for the terrace which was adopted in 2009, you can refer to:

The Planning Design Guidance

Planning and Design Guidance Consultation Report

OPEN Dalston's response to the planning design guidance
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Fireworks at St Mathias Church on Wordsworth Road, N16 which were scheduled for tonight have been put back a week to Thursday 10 November due to "weather predictions" whatever they may be.
 
At least one good thing has come out of the riots.

I like the way he justifies moving out of Hackney on the grounds that all the unpleasant people who live here don't have enough empathy for him.
 
He has had a second home in Brighton for a few years - I wasn't that surprised that he moved there permanently- and it's definitely more gay friendly
 
marty21 said:
I actually know that bloke - through twitter and have met him IRL a few times - he's a Tory. a Gay Tory! and we've had a few drunken discussions about the Tories - I knew he was moving - didn't realise he was THAT pissed off - he used to speak about how much he loved the Cat and Mutton which I think is a truly awful place - :D
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They do a damn good roast but it's not worth the price. Full of knobs too.
 
Stigmata said:
They do a damn good roast but it's not worth the price. Full of knobs too.
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the knob issue is the problem - and the staff - went there (several years ago tbf) and the staff were too busy being hip and beautiful to fucking serve people quickly - chatting to eachother rather than serving punters
 
blossie33 said:
Maybe send them down Graham Road? I think I have known them do that on a Sunday when there was roadworks.
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but how would they get to graham road? at the moment southbound buses go from lower clapton road down the narroway then get to mare street, then to graham road. if the narroway;s shut then the only thing they could do is go all the way down to pembury junction then back up amhurst road, and amhurst road is already jammed with traffic often.
 
rutabowa said:
but how would they get to graham road? at the moment southbound buses go from lower clapton road down the narroway then get to mare street, then to graham road. if the narroway;s shut then the only thing they could do is go all the way down to pembury junction then back up amhurst road, and amhurst road is already jammed with traffic often.
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Ah yes, I see what you mean now.
I was thinking about the number 30 bus from Highbury corner being diverted once down Graham Road.
 
Just got back from my 1st visit to the Picture House and I loved it! Main screen is amazing and the seating is great - Orange Wednesday so 2 for £10.00. The cafe/bar downstairs was packed and with the renovated Old Ship doing 50% off taste-card deals that's my Wednesday nights sorted :)

Previously used the Vue in Islington but the Picture House is far superiour and 10 minutes walk away!
 
Apparently the Clapton Hart is opening on May 10th, so not too long now :)

I got a letter a while ago about parking in Hackney during the Olympics (lost if of course:facepalm:) something about temporary parking permits being issued - my street included - can't find anything on Hackney website about when all this starts and how we get the permits :mad:

*shakes fist*
 
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