Hackney chitter-chatter &tc

[marty21]

edit blossie33 dunno whether to be proud or terrified of our corner of Hackney.

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Case rate in my area , (Upper Clapton) half that of Stamford Hill , I can walk there in 20 minutes.

 

[Fozzie Bear]

Case rate in my area , (Upper Clapton) half that of Stamford Hill , I can walk there in 20 minutes.

I would advise against that at the moment unless you have to marty21

 

[marty21]

I think this is a good point as the infection rate in Stamford Hill has consistenly been much higher than the rest of Hackney. At points it was higher here than in other places in the country that had local lockdowns.

The implications of this aren't great but it does raise the possibility of enforcing a very localised lockdown to control the spread of the virus. I honestly don't know what I think about that - roadblocks etc would hardly be a good look.

Possibly the message still not getting through to the Orthodox folk up there. I know from walking around there regularly on my state sanctioned exercise that there were huge extended family groups hanging out at various religious festivals, having bbqs and that.

 

[Fozzie Bear]

Possibly the message still not getting through to the Orthodox folk up there. I know from walking around there regularly on my state sanctioned exercise that there were huge extended family groups hanging out at various religious festivals, having bbqs and that.

I think some are getting the message and some aren't. It's quite complicated as there are different sects with different leaders who have taken different views from what I can make out.

My impression that in some cases there is a general culture of wanting to be your own society and follow your own rules and laws and culturally this means a kind of rebelliousness and lack of engagement with government advice. And an absolute priority on doing what religious law and cultural norms dictate including big gatherings.

So it's a mess. I'm by no means an expert but there was a great irony in Passover celebrations April - during which Jewish people here celebrated being spared from an ancient plague and possibly exposed themselves to a modern one.

 

[andysays]

edit blossie33 dunno whether to be proud or terrified of our corner of Hackney.

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That purple 400+ area has now expanded to cover Stamford Hill South

 

[marty21]

Ex urban Paulie Tandoori drinks here , it's a decent boozer.

 

[blossie33]

I walked passed there yesterday - I've never really noticed the name of the pub - I just had to Google to see where it was!

 

[Sue]

I walked passed there yesterday - I've never really noticed the name of the pub - I just had to Google to see where it was!

It's a good pub. And you can eat pizza from the takeaway next while you have a drink.

 

[Fozzie Bear]

No clue what this is but assume relates to a new testing centre?

 

[Sue]

Where is that, Fozzie Bear? Stamford Hill somewhere?

 

[Pickman's model]

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It's the emergency planning people who also do CCTV, based at the back of stoke newington town hall

 

[blossie33]

It's the emergency planning people who also do CCTV, based at the back of stoke newington town hall

I think the Civil Protection are the people who come around to see what's going on in the community?
Just coming back on the bus from Dalston I've just seen three of the officers speaking to the street drinkers who sit around at the Stamford Hill junction - probably about social distancing!

 

[Pickman's model]

I think the Civil Protection are the people who come around to see what's going on in the community?
Just coming back on the bus from Dalston I've just seen three of the officers speaking to the street drinkers who sit around at the Stamford Hill junction - probably about social distancing!

Just checked, they are def part of emergency planning, but a global pandemic must tick the emergency boxes

 

[marty21]

I walked passed there yesterday - I've never really noticed the name of the pub - I just had to Google to see where it was!

It's a nice boozer.

 

[blossie33]

Just checked, they are def part of emergency planning, but a global pandemic must tick the emergency boxes

I've seen them speaking to the drinkers on a number of occasions, they were from the Council and definitely not police - I could be wrong about what department they are from though.

 

[Fozzie Bear]

Where is that, Fozzie Bear? Stamford Hill somewhere?

Yeah near the little park - Allen’s Gardens - near me.

 

[blossie33]

Yeah near the little park - Allen’s Gardens - near me.

Oh yes! I recognise the wall mural now.
I love that little park, a real secret garden

 

[Sue]

Just looked it up as didn't recognise the name. I have been in there, didn't know it was called that.

 

[marty21]

Yeah near the little park - Allen’s Gardens - near me.

Ooh, never heard of that , one for a walk at some point.

 

[blossie33]

The garden has an interesting history

Allens Gardens: Tranquillity in the city - The Mother Hood

Allens Gardens are now one of Hackney’s most unusual green spaces, tucked away behind Bethune Road in Stoke Newington.

themother-hood.com

 

[Fozzie Bear]

The garden has an interesting history

Allens Gardens: Tranquillity in the city - The Mother Hood

Allens Gardens are now one of Hackney’s most unusual green spaces, tucked away behind Bethune Road in Stoke Newington.

themother-hood.com

Yes! It’s a lovely sorta hidden space.

 

[Fozzie Bear]

Yes! It’s a lovely sorta hidden space.

Weirdly has a huge rare tree in it also, I just remembered:

Discover where one of the world's tallest and rarest tree species grows in Hackney

Towering at up to 300ft - or 36 storeys high - the coastal redwood is the skyscraper of the natural world. It is also one of the largest, rarest and most ancient species of tree in the world. They are native to California, on the west coast of North America, and they languish, tragically, on...

news.hackney.gov.uk

 

[blossie33]

Weirdly has a huge rare tree in it also, I just remembered:

Discover where one of the world's tallest and rarest tree species grows in Hackney

Towering at up to 300ft - or 36 storeys high - the coastal redwood is the skyscraper of the natural world. It is also one of the largest, rarest and most ancient species of tree in the world. They are native to California, on the west coast of North America, and they languish, tragically, on...

news.hackney.gov.uk

I had heard about the redwood tree but I haven't been able to figure out which of the trees it is yet should be obvious I know!

 

[Fozzie Bear]

I had heard about the redwood tree but I haven't been able to figure out which of the trees it is yet should be obvious I know!

Heh! It’s on the eastern edge by the railway line.

 

[blossie33]

Heh! It’s on the eastern edge by the railway line.

Ah right, thanks!
I'll take a better look when I next walk through

 

[marty21]

Heh! It’s on the eastern edge by the railway line.

Just been there , wasn't sure which one was the redwood it didn't appear to stand out , maybe I need to leave it for a few decades . It is a lovely park though, well hidden, I walked past an entrance on Bethune Road.

 

[Pickman's model]

Just been there , wasn't sure which one was the redwood it didn't appear to stand out , maybe I need to leave it for a few decades . It is a lovely park though, well hidden, I walked past an entrance on Bethune Road.

You were wearing your ghillie suit?

 

[blossie33]

Just been there , wasn't sure which one was the redwood it didn't appear to stand out , maybe I need to leave it for a few decades . It is a lovely park though, well hidden, I walked past an entrance on Bethune Road.

Glad it isn't just me who finds it hard to spot

 

[Fozzie Bear]

TBF I only know where it is because I went on a tree walk around the place with esteemed Hackney tree person Russel Miller.

 

[Fozzie Bear]

In other news The Happy Man Tree was voted Tree of the Year , but will still be knocked down.