Hackney Carnival comes home for a virtual parade of online short films
This year’s Hackney Carnival parade may be on hold due to the pressures of Covid-19, but that hasn’t stopped the borough’s loyal carnival collectives coming together to create a virtual version of the infamous festivities called Hackney Carnival At Home. 12 local carnival groups who regularly contribute to the annual September parade, have made a...
TV gardener Joe Swift grows bananas in his back garden in Hackney
By Victoria Gray TV gardener Joe Swift has some tips for budding gardeners in the borough Homes have never seen so much love, and as the sun pokes its head out, people are spreading that love to their gardens. There’s never been a better time to try out growing an exciting...
17 of the best books set in Hackney
Hackney’s inspired many writers to put pen to paper. Here are some of the best books which are about Hackney. Local independent bookstores are delivering books by bike. Support your local bookshop! Fiction A CONCISE CHINISE - ENGLISH DICTIONARY FOR LOVERS, XIAOLU...
Hackney now has a mobile pub service poured pints on people’s doorsteps
After the Covid-19 lockdown led to the closure of pubs and bars, breweries have had to take matters into their own hands. Many are now offering delivery and ‘drive-thru’ services, using mini-kegs, beer boxes and re-usable plastic bottles. Hackney-based brewery Forest Road, however, has taken things one step further, converting a Citroën Berlingo into...
Stay at home activities from Unity Arts
Unity Arts are carrying on their work to share the history of Hackney Dissent through their wonderful documentary co-created by young researchers in the borough. Young learners during this difficult quarantine time can learn about Newington Green’s famous dissenter Mary Wollstonecraft through watching the documentary, exploring the timeline and colouring in the stencil image of Mary. Completed images will be compiled...
Hackney Libraries release top 10 e-book loans
Hackney Libraries release top 10 e-book loans as they increase their digital catalogue Hackney’s e-book loans have shot up by 60% during the coronavirus lockdown as the borough’s book lovers satisfy their reading needs with a digital offering. Hackney’s Library Service has now released the top ten most popular e-book downloads...
Hackney Flea Market returns to Stoke Newington
Rummage through a selection of salvaged treasures from over 30 handpicked vintage traders. Hackney's monthly curated vintage market returns to Stoke Newington's Church St. with another eclectic selection of vintage stall holders, all selling an amazing mix of salvaged, one-of-a–kind, lost and found objects, and handmade items.
Picasso and Paper: virtual exhibition tour
While the Royal Academy of Arts doors are temporarily closed, you can experience our ‘Picasso and Paper’ exhibition from home, in this video tour of the galleries. https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/article/picasso-and-paper-virtual-exhibition-tour
Grown & Thrown – mix & match, ceramics with plants
Choose from a range of commissioned ceramic pots /planters, and match them with a selection of cacti, succulents, and house plants, to create your perfect plant / pot coupling. Exclusive pots/planters will be produced by ceramic artists that exhibit at the Independent Ceramics Markets, as well as ceramic artists from further afield. They'll also be a collaborative range of...
Whitechapel Gallery partners with 20 organisations to launch a global season of artists’ film online
Vivid films from Marfa to Mumbai brought to your screen every week Whitechapel Gallery is bringing film, video and animation from around the world to audiences at home as part of its Artists’ Film International (AFI) programme. During our precarious times, every Tuesday a film selected by one of 20 global partners launches on...
