The Clapton Pond Neighbourhood Action Group

Hackney, along with all other London boroughs, will be moving into new, additional Tier 4 coronavirus restrictions on Sunday 20 December, to help combat the spread of the virus in the capital.  All non-essential shops must close, along with hairdressers, nail bars, indoor gyms and leisure facilities. People should not travel unless absolutely necessary, and work from home wherever possible.  Christmas bubbles...

Congratulations to Bishop Woods Almshouses, winner of a Hackney Design Awards heritage and restoration award.

Volunteering opportunities starting 15th December to help at the first Hackney GP/ primary care COVID vaccine site at Elsdale Street Practice E9. Other sites to open in due course. Ability to speak different languages used in the community a bonus. Sign up here: https://vcconnectsystem.org.uk/HackneyVMS2/VolunteerOpportunities/DetailsForSearch/2975

Food Hubs now open. Deliver a food parcel to your nearest food hub now. For locations, or to donate cash visit https://bit.ly/HackneyFoodFund

The countdown continues….. just 2 days to go.CPNAG AGM – join us (virtually) and get involved, hear what the Group have accomplished and what’s been happening at the Pond, and in the area, and hear Sam Parry, Parks Development Manager, talk about biodiversity. As a change from previous AGM’s, please provide your own hot beverage and biscuits (Yes, I know...

The Local Buyers Club and Hackney Foodbank are turning Halloween on its head this year. Residents are asked to Trick or Eat – donating non-perishable food at collection points in various Hackney streets on October 31st. See https://www.localbuyersclub.com/trick-or-eat

Just one week to go….Clapton Pond Neighbourhood Action Group (CPNAG) Digital AGM– 2 November, 7.30 – 9.00pm   For on-line access link to AGM, please e-mail dave@rindl.co.uk, (including your name) Find out about CPNAG and what we do and, even, get involved – there are lots of opportunities to contribute to the community, at all kinds of levels, even during...

‘Listen to reason’: Royal Mail urged not to close Brooke Road sorting office.Both Labour and Conservative councillors last night called on Royal Mail to keep the under-threat sorting office on Brooke Road open. A petition seeking to prevent residents having to potentially spend hours travelling to Leyton to reclaim their packages has garnered almost 3,000 signatures by word-of-mouth in just...

Message from local Police Commander Marcus Barnett: You will have seen the Government’s announcement that from 00:01hrs on Saturday, 17 October London’s local alert level will be increased from “medium” to “high”. Across all of London’s 32 boroughs, the key new restrictions in top of those in place are: People must not meet with anybody outside their household or support...