BCitizens and the City Safe Campaign – we get introduced at the Clapton Conference

This Friday, 11th October, a City Safe Walk is taking place. This will involve B6 students signing up shopkeepers to the initiative which will help provide protection for young people fearing attack, by designating their shop as a place of shelterpeople who live and work locally are welcome to join the walks. There will be three time slots: 3pm-4pm, 4pm-5pm...

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The Clapton Festival 2013 – some memories of a great day.

The Clapton Festival was on Saturday, Sept 28. For the most part, the weather held for what was a lovely way to end the summer. St John’s Church Gardens filled with stalls, people and a stage. A variety of street foods and other treats from every corner of the world were available, plus clothes, jewellery, bric a brac, and even...

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The Clapton Festival – A date for your diary and a request for some help!

As we announced last month, the Clapton Festival is happening at the end of next week, September 28. Momentum is building to what promises to be an exciting day of music, art, children’s activities, food, drink and more! Drop by on the 28th for a quick buzz, make a grand day of it, or get involved as a participant or...

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The Clapton Conference, Sept 30th

As part of the Clapton Festival weekend, CPNAG (the Clapton Pond Neighbourhood Action Group) have organised another Clapton Conference.  Public Meeting: Monday, September 30th, 7.30pm – 9.30pm  Venue: BSix Brooke House Sixth Form College, Kenninghall Road, London E5 8BP (By the roundabout at the Western end of Lea Bridge Road) Light refreshments will be available. (Please use the attached flyer...

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Clapton Festival 2013 – update

The Clapton Festival will be taking place this year on September 28. Anyone interested in being involved in any way, do contact the organisers via their website – www.claptonfestival.com We will be keeping you all updated on behalf of the Clapton festival team on here from time to time. At the moment they have a specific need as follows: “Clapton Festival...

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Clapton Festival 2013 – Launch

The Clapton Festival   Open Public Meeting   To update the public on progress, share ideas and is an opportunity to get involved.    Thursday 13th June,   Time: 7pm   Venue: St John at Hackney Church, Lower Clapton Road     All welcome!   For further details, please contact: Barney Thomas – barney@wilybadger.com   Or see:  http://www.wilybadger.com/clapton-festival-2013-public-meeting   

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Launch of Lower Clapton Road Traders and Residents Association

Come and support the launch of Lower Clapton Road Traders and Residents Association (LoClapTRA) on Wednesday, May 15 at 6.30pm in Hunt & Darton Cafe (www.huntanddarton.com), 118 Lower Clapton Road E5 (near the corner of Laura Place and Lower Clapton Road, opp the Mother’s Square). If you live in the general area of Lower Clapton Road or just feel that...

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Millfield Road Toilets – Planning

A new planning application has been submitted for the site of the Millfields Road toilet block, at the junction of Millfields and Mildenhall Roads. Two previous applications have been rejected and, in the past, CPNAG has objected to the development on various grounds, along with local residents.  The proposed exterior of this new application, appears much as before in terms of...

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Petition – Keeping Police Levels in Hackney

For those concerned about the level of policing in Hackney, there is now a petition on the Hackney website calling for more police officers for the borough. Hackney had 770 officers in 2010. The total planned for 2015 is 685, but it is already below that and predicted to fall to as few as 600. The petition says: “I am writing to...

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