September 25, 2022 Ansell Bros, Millfields Road Check out this interesting former shop in Millfields Road, originally run by Stan Ansell and his brother. They used to make furniture from the shop here on the corner of Alfearn and Millfields for many years. Categories Local History/Local news
July 7, 2022 Planning application for a Lidl on Lower Clapton Road The Jet garage in Lower Clapton road has a planning application on its site for a Lidl store to be built instead. There’s more information on the Hackney Planning Portal here: https://planningapps.hackney.gov.uk/planning/index.html?fa=getApplication&id=73059 Categories Local news
April 22, 2022 Good Friday Stations of the Cross Walk Good Friday Stations of the Cross Walk took place in Clapton, organised by Ben Cotterill, Clapton Salvation Army, and Rosemia Brown, St James church, telling the story of the final hours of Jesus, saying prayers and singing hymns and songs. One station was in Clapton Pond. Categories Local news
April 5, 2022 Could it be, that Spring is here? Spring is like a perhaps hand (which comes carefully out of Nowhere)arranging a window,into which people look(while people stare arranging and changing placing carefully there a strange thing and a known thing here)and changing everything carefully spring is like a perhaps Hand in a window (carefully to and fro moving New and Old things,while people stare carefully moving a perhaps... Categories Local news
February 4, 2022 Origins of Clapton Square The name Clapton comes from the Saxon word Clop’ton meaning ‘farm on the Hill’ and was part of the medieval settlement known as Hackney. Agriculture was central to the village economy and the area prospered. Clapton Square sits directly on an ancient drover’s route known as the Black Path. The path was used to move livestock from Waltham Abbey and... Categories Local History
January 30, 2022 Clapton Pond Neighbourhood Action Group AGM Monday 7th Feb from 7.30-9.00pm Find out all about CPNAG and what we do and, even, get involved – there are always lots of opportunities to contribute to the community, at all kinds of levels, even during these more restricted times. Following a short business meeting, and election of Committee for the year, we will have the chance to hear... Categories Local news
December 20, 2021 Licensing Committee decision on Blondies, Lower Clapton Road Hackney Council’s Licensing Sub-Committee has partially approved the application to vary the premises license at Blondies on Lower Clapton Road with some amendments and additional conditions. Click here for the full decision and supporting documents Categories Local news
December 3, 2021 New Pond Play Area opened today The new Pond Play Area was opened today (3 December 2021) by Cllr Caroline Woodley, (right) Cabinet Member for Green Spaces, and Lea Bridge Ward councillors Margaret Gordon and Ian Rathbone. As Chair of Clapton Pond Neighbourhood Action Group, Cllr Rathbone said: It’s taken us some years in campaigning for this moment to happen and I am very pleased we... Categories Clapton Pond/Local news
November 5, 2021 New Play Area – Taking Shape The new play area now taking shape in the northern section of the Pond. Categories Clapton Pond/Local news/Pondlife