Further to the success of last year’s Clapton Festival, which arose out of the Clapton Conference (see link for 5 minute film of festival – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwCP0co_UCY ) The Clapton Mile Festival will be taking place on the weekend of 16 & 17 June 2012. Planning is in the preliminary stages with some events already confirmed – Music Stage at Clapton Square, Heritage Walk,...
Around £30,000 has become available to be given out over four years in small grants – more details later as to deadlines for bids and funding criteria. This is being administered by the Community Development Foundation (CDF) and Clapton Pond Neighbourhood Action Group (CPNAG) are acting as what will be know as the the Panel Partner for the Leabridge Ward.
The date for the next Clapton Conference meeting has been set as follows, with information regarding later ones below: This is for the General Meeting (the one for everyone; to find out what is happening across the area and possibly raise issues of concern. Officers and councillors have been invited to answer questions, or to direct people to those who...
Rather belatedly, we present a review of The Clapton Conference Activities in 2011. Dates for Clapton Conference meetings in Spring 2012 will be announced in the next week or two. Further to the two initial meetings of the Clapton Conference in 2010, it was decided to, in future, run 3 different types of meetings for the Clapton Conference. These were...
This email was from the Clapton Festival: Hi Many of you will have contributed to the filming that went on last year, and may have been wondering just what happened to it all. Well, I’m glad to say the film of last years documentary is finally up on You tube and ready for viewing. If you want to see it...
House hunting? Looking for new eateries? We’re not sure quite why this visitor to the area was here, but one of our local paparazzi was lucky enough to catch this heron out in public.
Congratulations to B6 college for winning the Times Education Supplement (TES) FE Awards Outstanding Marketing/Communication Team and Provider of the Year. College Principal Ken Warman commented: “80 colleges were shortlisted, with 13 awards and we won 2 – the only sixth form college to win an award. The judges’ verdict: “The College is just phenomenal”. Tremendous, tremendous news!
You are very welcome to attend the Annual General Meeting of the Clapton Pond Neighbourhood on : Thursday, November 24, 2011 7.30 – 9.00pm Clapton Methodist Church, Downs Road, E5 (it’s the new building opposite the top of Clarence Road). We hope to have Russell Miller with us as the main speaker on “What would a Biodiversity Plan for Clapton...
This meeting is a chance for local residents find out more about the Olympic plans for Hackney, in particular interest to those of you around Clapton Pond is that Leabridge ward will now come inside the ‘Olympic zone’ in terms of parking during the Olympic period and residents will be given some form of licence to allow them to park...
Hackney Council has a recent addition in the form of a biodiversity officer; Kate Mitchell. She is working on a biodiversity plan for Hackney and has consulted just about every interested and expert group in the borough. Now the draft is out for public comment. The plan will include details of native species to be nurtured and guidance for planners...
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