Hackney chitter-chatter &tc

[Sue]

I'm also a Rio member and was encouraging people to go there instead of the Picture House when the boycotts and protests about the living wage were happening... anyway I shall sign the thingy...

Me too. I always hassle people to go there rather than the HPH because it's independent and needs the money...

 

[Diamond]

you could try the ship in hackney central. or there's a nice little pub down the side of sutton house which might show it, the chesham arms on mehetabel road

The Scolt Head turned out to be the solution, especially with a big screen and 3 great Kiwi blokes to watch with.

 

[blossie33]

Just seen this on Spitalfields Life if anyone interested in going for a look.


Visit Giorgione In Clapton | Spitalfields Life


Exhibition entry info here

Giorgione in Clapton

 

[Fozzie Bear]

Former squatter turned Hoxton bar owner:
The rise of Hoxton: From derelict buildings to ‘world class bars’

 

[Sue]

I've lived in quite a few parts of London but I reckon Hackney ranting nutters on the bus are in a class of their own. Tonight's went from Mark Thatcher to ISIS to the IRA to Mussolini and various and varied points inbetween. The hipster kids next to him tried, futility, to engage. Everyone else was desperate not to engage.

 

[Treacle Toes]

Historian who created ‘Holy Grail’ encyclopaedia of Stoke Newington dies
17:26 04 April 2016

Sam Gelder

Derek spent 30 years creating his encyclopaedia

Historian who created ‘Holy Grail’ encyclopaedia of Stoke Newington dies

 

[Sue]

Retired phone operator pens tell-all book about Stamford Hill exchange – where ‘no one did any work’

 

[Rik]

London's Dance Tunnel to close in August

 

[marty21]

Retired phone operator pens tell-all book about Stamford Hill exchange – where ‘no one did any work’

pretty niche market for that book

Some people chose to drink away the time, like Wally, the ex-sailor who could be smelt before seen.

Others attempted and failed for years to grow cannabis in the battery and power rooms and there were regular viewings in a dark room of smuggled-in pornography

Wally had a jolly old time though - sad news that they couldn't grow anything , but at least they had the porn as compensation for that.

 

[marty21]

I've lived in quite a few parts of London but I reckon Hackney ranting nutters on the bus are in a class of their own. Tonight's went from Mark Thatcher to ISIS to the IRA to Mussolini and various and varied points inbetween. The hipster kids next to him tried, futility, to engage. Everyone else was desperate not to engage.

I once was accused of being responsible for slavery on the 253 bus - I don't like to take all the credit for something that happened centuries before I was born

 

[Pickman's model]

I once was accused of being responsible for slavery on the 253 bus - I don't like to take all the credit for something that happened centuries before I was born

never heard of the slavery on the 253

 

[marty21]

never heard of the slavery on the 253

maybe I was responsible for that, and others were responsible for slavery everywhere else

 

[Pickman's model]

maybe I was responsible for that, and others were responsible for slavery everywhere else

every little helps or so tescos tells us

 

[Sue]

pretty niche market for that book

Wally had a jolly old time though - sad news that they couldn't grow anything , but at least they had the porn as compensation for that.

Having done some work for Openreach, this sounded familiar...

'It was ageing equipment then. It had been there since 1930. None of these 40 guys would touch anything because if you did it went wrong. So there’s 40 guys in about 300 exchanges across London.”'

So the current infrastructure is maybe a bit more up to date than that but there are lots of bits held together with chewing gum and string that apparently no one dares touch...

 

[Rebelda]

I once was accused of being responsible for slavery on the 253 bus - I don't like to take all the credit for something that happened centuries before I was born

253/254 is where they store all the ranting nutters, isn't it?

 

[Sue]

253/254 is where they store all the ranting nutters, isn't it?

Hmm, my ranting nutter was on the 243 so there must be enough to go round a few other routes too...

 

[marty21]

253/254 is where they store all the ranting nutters, isn't it?

they seem to like the night buses

 

[Sue]

Well, there's a surprise...

'Concerns have been raised over plans to build 69 flats on the site of the former Kingsland Road fire station, which was bought by the government for £16m to house a new primary “free school”.'

Hackney Free School plans 69 flats for former Kingsland fire station site

 

[goldenecitrone]

I often cycle past the place where this kid drowned. There were tons of flowers and stuff there last summer. Wondered what had happened. Didn't realise he'd been chased into the River by the police, who then stood by and watched him drown. Cunts.

Inquest jury views police footage of teenager's death in river Lea

 

[blossie33]

Very sad

 

[Fozzie Bear]

There are new plants and a big fuck off sign outside the Birdcage on Stamford Hill this morning. Rumour is that it will reopen tonight after being closed for, what, two years?

Well happy about that (assuming it isn't shit).

 

[Pickman's model]

There are new plants and a big fuck off sign outside the Birdcage on Stamford Hill this morning. Rumour is that it will reopen tonight after being closed for, what, two years?

Well happy about that (assuming it isn't shit).

that's a fucking big assumption

 

[Sue]

There are new plants and a big fuck off sign outside the Birdcage on Stamford Hill this morning. Rumour is that it will reopen tonight after being closed for, what, two years?

Well happy about that (assuming it isn't shit).

Went past a couple of weeks ago and there were lots of workmen in there and a big sign saying 'reopening soon'.

 

[blossie33]

I went past on Wednesday and they'd still got the whitewash on the windows, it didn't look like it was imminently opening but all things are possible I suppose!

 

[Sue]

In other news, a Costa's opening in Hackney Central, next to that new Travelodge.

 

[blossie33]

In other news, a Costa's opening in Hackney Central, next to that new Travelodge.

Is that by where the TK Maxx is?
I'm not particularly a Costa fan but Hackney Central is not the best place to find a coffee shop. If I've gone to the cinema I buy a coffee in there, otherwise I walk round to Lower Clapton Road. Having said that, I noticed the independant health food shop near the bridge have a proper coffee machine so I might try theirs sometime - they don't have seating though.

 

[Sue]

Is that by where the TK Maxx is?
I'm not particularly a Costa fan but Hackney Central is not the best place to find a coffee shop. If I've gone to the cinema I buy a coffee in there, otherwise I walk round to Lower Clapton Road. Having said that, I noticed the independant health food shop near the bridge have a proper coffee machine so I might try theirs sometime - they don't have seating though.

Yeah, next door to the TK Maxx/Carphone Warehouse. Noticed the signs the other day though looks like they're still working on it.

 

[Pickman's model]

hackney was crap before but it's shit now

 

[Fozzie Bear]

Oh I forgot - some bits about the glory days of the Hackney Poll Tax riots here:

A peoples’ account of the Hackney anti-poll tax demonstration on March 8th 1990

ITN: raw footage of Hackney poll tax protest

November 1990: Hackney leads poll tax non-payment league

 

[Fozzie Bear]

Also

Eviction of Lee House squat, 1989