Another female deer was found dead in Stoke Newingtons Clissold Park on Sunday (20 February), just a week after a doe was found in the same park, believed to have been killed by a dog. Six months previously a deer was fatally injured during a break-in. The doe was reportedly found at approximately 4:00 pm [...]
At about 10:25 pm last night (Thursday 4th November), alert CCTV camera operators at Hackney Council contacted the Police after noticing a group of men acting suspiciously, close to Queen Elizabeth Walk in Stoke Newington. On seeing the officers, the group legged it. An 18 year old man was arrested at the scene, and the [...]
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. AWAITING A PRESS RELEASE Just as I began getting excited about the The Festival of Yoruba Arts, I find out there is another festival in Hackneys summer cultural calender, this time in Finsbury Park. The Nigerian Carnival is a celebration of all things Nigerian and an occasion for all the [...]
With Nigerians making up a large group of West Africans, who call Hackney home, it’s only fitting a festival celebrating the rich cultural heritage of the Yoruba people should take place in in the borough. So you can imagine my excitement, when I heard The Festival of Yoruba Arts would be held in Stoke Newington. [...]
Please Click On Photos To Enlarge Another of our Lollibop competition winners, Nicole Newman and Roger d’Olivere Mapp, a professional photographer, took their children to the festival which was held at Clissold Park in Stoke Newington last weekend. The photo’s and the children’s reaction says it all; They had a blast and can’t wait until [...]
One of our runner up winners, Stuart, took his family to the Lollibop Festival in Clissold Park yesterday but was lucky to have the whole family allowed in free. Runner up prize was 1 child’s ticket. Here are his thoughts on the 2 day event. Children and festivals don’t mix. It’s a fact that some [...]
THE COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED. WINNERS WILL BE NOTIFIED THIS AFTERNOON. Hackney Hive are happy to be giving away tickets yet again in our big summer give-away. This time for LOLLIBOP – The Big Bash For Little People. Courtesy of the nice Lollibop people and Continental Drifts Event Organizers, we have two family tickets (two adults [...]
Today is your last chance to go back in time, in Stoke Newington’s Clissold Park and enjoy some vintage rides, by Carters Steam Fair. With antique rides and amusements, steam gallopers and steam yachts, Rock ‘n’ roll dodgems, vintage fair organs and slot arcades there is fun for the whole family. For the daredevils, Carters [...]
An artist impression of the new playground in Clissold Park, Stoke Newington, has been revealed. Co-funded by Hackney Council, the Heritage Lottery Fund and the BIG Lottery Fund, it will replace and transform the existing play area, located next to Clissold House (Church Street Entrance) and will include a sports zone to appeal to older [...]
Young and old can enjoy cooling off at the newly refurbished Splash pool in Stoke Newingtom. The paddling pool was re-opened in time for the half term holiday (31 May-4 June), and has been re-painted, and a new ramp installed to make it accessible for those using wheelchairs. Cllr Jonathan McShane, Cabinet Member for Community [...]
