MARION CHADWICK – The Manager of The Old Church
I’ve lived in Stoke Newington for 27 years. The best thing about it is obviously the people, the generous, interesting, funny, creative, diverse, sometimes a bit mad people who live and work here. The second-best thing is the range of facilities at our doorstep: Clissold Park, of course; the leisure centre; the interesting shops, restaurants and cafes; and community...
MISS CRAIG
I have done lots of drama and dance over the years before I moved to London. I was doing a boring office job when I went to place called Glory in Dalston. They were doing a lipstick show and there were different kinds of drag queens. I was like “I can do that!” and I did. I live in Dalston. I...
130 years of Clissold Park
This summer it will be 130 years since Clissold Park was opened to the public after a long campaign to save the land from development. Clissold Park User Group would like to celebrate this event with a party in the park. This is going to be a low-key event for local people. The actual birthday is 24 July 2019 but as...
EartH Kitchen at new Hackney arts space
By Victoria Gray The stretch of road that begins as Kingsland High Street and ends at Stoke Newington Road used to be home to three cinemas. Only one, the beloved Rio, remains. Salvation has come for the Savoy, whose main cinema has lain empty since it closed in the 1977, in the form of a new project - Evolutionary Arts Hackney, or...
Mildmay Club: We are open to everyone
I had visited 130 years old Mildmay Club and talked to the president Fred Riches 2 years ago. As Newington Green area has been changing I wanted to talk to the Mildmay Club president again. The Club members informed me that Fred passed away in 2018 and the Club’s president is now Tom Jones. By Yasemin Cusack Mildmay Club is one of...
The best co-working spaces in Hackney
The popularity of co-working has increased in recent years as more working spaces have become available to start-ups, freelancers and corporate companies. Market researchers project that there will be 21,306 co- working spaces worldwide by the end of 2019. Large corporations choosing the new workspaces over leased offices, as well as small businesses. HSBC has moved 300 of its staff into...
REVIEW: Lulu Shanghainese Delicacy & Sake Bar
Based in Stoke Newington Lulu is actually a Chinese restaurant which is more like a bar because of its neon pink sign. We decided to give up on judging this restaurant because of its sign and try Lulu’s dishes. The restaurant plays a relaxing Chinese music inside. We told them we don’t drink alcohol (it has been 6 months). The...
Q & A: Zabou
Zabou is a French street artist and painter based in East London. Since 2012, she has been travelling the world to spread her artistic message of love, fun and rebellion. Working mostly with both spray paint, Zabou produces giant black and white portraits with colourful backgrounds, creating both striking and thought-provoking artworks. Her works are exhibited at the prestigious galleries...
GOODBYE EUROPE
1000 Londoners is the largest documentary series ever made about a city, telling the epic social story of our city today through 1000 documentary portraits of Londoners. It is an anthology of new short films about the London lives of people from each of the 28 nations in the EU. It will show parts of the city that you...
