Archive for ‘October, 2010’

A pop up vegan hidden dinner in Hackney

A pop up vegan hidden dinner in Hackney

In the heart of Hackney, this event focuses on extraordinary vegan cuisine. 7-courses, 100% organic, 100% vegetarian and 100% delicious Only attendees will be privy to the whereabouts of the space within 48 hours of the event. Saturday, November 27th \ £40 Donation * starter and evening cocktail * 7-course dinner * wine and/or beer [...]

Lost Dog – Help Find Bella

Lost Dog – Help Find Bella

A few things about Bella Greyhound Female Adult Black Marks & Scars Two white back paws, white tummy, Tattoos in both ears Bella was lost in London Fields Park on Monday 18th October at about 4.30pm.  At 6pm she was spotted around Tower Bridge and even later at about 9pm she was spotted London Bridge [...]

Done Deal For Chatsworth Market

Done Deal For Chatsworth Market

Finally the Market returns to Chatsworth Road on Sunday 7  November 2010, after a 10 year absence. Chatsworth Road Traders and Residents Association (CRTRA), working with Hackney Council, are running three pilot markets in November and December before considering a larger, regular market from 2011. The market has a long history and was in its [...]

Our Place On The Stage

Our Place On The Stage

To celebrate Black History Month 2010, young people explore fresh visions of Dalston for a one night only performance at the Dalston Trinity Centre, in the heart of Hackney. Our Place on the Stage launches its first cross-arts performance devised entirely by young creatives under the age of twenty-five. The night will be a heady [...]

Hackney Hive’s community forum is open

Hackney Hive’s community forum is open

We are also running a competition to win an evening at Texas Embassy Cantina (Tex Mex food) in central London. The lovely people at Texas Embassy Cantina will cover you for up to £100, which means you can take a few of your mates. Find out more on the Forum

See how muslim scientific discoveries shaped our world during Islam awareness week 2010

See how muslim scientific discoveries shaped our world during Islam awareness week 2010

Islam awareness week is 1st to 6th November and you can discover muslim heritage facts you were unaware of, at Hackney Central Library. From the hugely popular 1001 Inventions exhibition at the Science Museum Hackney Council is showing the display which traces the forgotten story of a thousand years of science from the Muslim world, [...]

Day of the Dead Celebrations/ Dia de los Muertos

Day of the Dead Celebrations/ Dia de los Muertos

Latin American Arts Project in Hackney, invites you all to celebrate The Day of The Dead or “El día de los muertos” as it is known in Mexico. This Saturday and Sunday they will be holding the traditional Mexican Day of the Dead Celebrations, at Hackney City Farm. It’s a colourful and vibrant affair which [...]

Success for Unit tackling cycle theft in Hackney

Success for Unit tackling cycle theft in Hackney

Fourteen bike owners have been reunited with their stolen bikes in the past two weeks,  thanks to a new unit set up by Hackney Police to tackle bike thefts in the borough. Hackney’s Cycle Crime Unit, made up of PC Maz Lovegrove and PC Nicola Irvine, has already undertaken two proactive operations, resulting in the [...]

A screening of House of Sugar @ Centerprise

A screening of House of Sugar @ Centerprise

A documentary produced and presented by Barbara Kelly. The documentary also looks at the history of sugar cane, the opulet life-styles of the slave owning planters and the ‘Great Houses’ in Jamaica that were a product of its sale. It focuses on Greenwood House, the home of land and slave owner Edward Moulton Barrett. 17th [...]

Film Review: The King’s Speech

Film Review: The King’s Speech

The King’s Speech,’ showcased last week at the London Film Festival, will not be on general release until the new year but it is such a gem that I cannot wait to write about it. In common with ‘The Queen’ from 2006, ‘The King’s Speech’ offers an educated guess at what may have gone on [...]

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