‘It’s worth pondering how it has soldiered on when so many independents have bitten the dust or been gobbled up by mainstream art-house chains.’ Damian Thompson pays tribute to the Rio Cinema in Hackney, which is celebrating 50 years as a community-owned charity

@hannahhowe.bsky.social Demand for land in our cities limits space where our children can play. Without playgrounds & the right staff, city children could become a persecuted minority Where can they play? Jeremy James visits Liverpool, Hackney & Notting Hill Keep Off The Grass BBC2, 8/10/1964

Saturday 20th June, 7.30pm start (doors 7pm): Protest In Song. A concert exploring the history of protest through song, with plenty of chances to join in! Wheelchair accessible venue: St Paul's West Hackney, N16 7UE. Bar. Tickets £12 (£8 concs/£7 child): www.tickettailor.com/events/morri....

Albion Square Swimming Baths Hackney London Albion Hall was a building on the west side of Albion Square, Hackney, built by Islip Odell between 1849 and 1850. It was owned by the Literary and Scientific Institute until 1861.

Thankyou everyone who packed out Chat's Palace Rock Against Racism at Hackney History Festival A great event hosted by @nndroid.bsky.social with guest floor-spots! WALLS COME TUMBLING DOWN The Music & Politics of Rock Against Racism, 2 Tone & Red Wedge www.amazon.co.uk/Walls-Come-T...

Excited to be part of HACKNEY ART WEEK 4-14 June 2026 More than 130 artists across 60 venues Solo exhibitions, group shows, installations, workshops, markets, live music, talks, projections, openings, after parties. Free. Open to all. Full programme announced 28 May www.hackneyartweek.com

A surviving Hackney Wick warehouse preserves a history of industry and rave culture while supporting underground communities of artists and makers.

‘It’s worth pondering how it has soldiered on when so many independents have bitten the dust or been gobbled up by mainstream art-house chains.’ Damian Thompson pays tribute to the Rio Cinema in Hackney, which is celebrating 50 years as a community-owned charity

As we approach our 125th birthday, we’re inviting you to join a group session and share what the theatre has meant to you, your family and our community over the years - we’d love to hear from you. Share your story, www.hackneyempire.co.uk/support-us/be-part-of-hackney-empires-story

A great day yesterday at @hackney-hist-fest.bsky.social in the Clapton Roundchapel. After Amir Dotan's talk, you'll never look at Stoke N's shop signage in the same way again. And thanks to Tony Rich, you'll always be wondering what's going on under the streetscape - and what might have been....

The Hackney Borough Disinfecting Station on Millfields Road, Clapton is a Grade II listed Victorian building, recognized as the last surviving, purpose-built municipal disinfecting station of its type in England. Built around 1901 by the newly formed Hackney Borough Council, it was a vital,, and

‘It’s worth pondering how it has soldiered on when so many independents have bitten the dust or been gobbled up by mainstream art-house chains.’ Damian Thompson pays tribute to the Rio Cinema in Hackney, which is celebrating 50 years as a community-owned charity.

TALKING ROCK AGAINST RACISM with Andrew Harrison Hackney History Festival - Sunday 17 May www.tickettailor.com/events/hackn...

MARE STREET North . HACKNEY, c1840 View South from Dalston Lane. In 1840.Mare Street was a relatively narrow, busy coaching route lined with a mix of substantial 18th-century mansions and shops.

“20 YEARS OF ART REFUGE” OPENING TOMORROW WEDNESDAY MAY 13! We are delighted to invite you to our 20th Anniversary Exhibition, Workshops and Seminar in Hackney, east London. Entry is free. ***EXHIBITION*** 13-16 May, 12-6pm Yorkton Workshops 1-3, Yorkton St London, E2 8NH www.artrefuge.org.uk

#OnThisDay 41 years ago Homerton reopened after blitz damage suspended services 41 years before. Coinciding with the launch of the Richmond to North Woolwich electric service, losing the Richmond trains precipitated Broad Street's closure. Image of the (re)opening day: L. Bolton

The Carnival Against The Nazis gig in Hackney reviewed by John Gill in Sounds 13th, May 1978, including X-Ray Spex, The Clash, Steel Pulse and Tom Robinson Band. @theclash.com @tomrobinson.com

And featured in Daniel Rachel's talk at Chats Palace for @hackney-hist-fest.bsky.social on Sunday..

Triangle, Mare Street, South Hackney London, showing destruction of properties and brick wall in foreground, following an attack by German flying bombs (V.1's). 29th July 1944.On July 29, 1944, a German V-1 flying bomb struck the Triangle junction area of Mare Street, South Hackney, causing

BROOKSBYS WALK. HOMERTON, Nos.30-32. 1963 Hackney London

Labour have only really been out of power in Hackney once, in 1968. When Tories controlled the council just long enough to save de Beauvoir estate - the subject of intense architectural administration and social inequality scorn of all Hackneyites. From the @hackney-society.bsky.social at 50

Street art in Hackney...

Why was Kenmure Road (off the Narrow Way) so hectic in May 1926? This Saturday May 9th! The General Strike in #Hackney Free event 4pm at Hackney Archives. with @pasttensehistories.bsky.social part of Hackney History Festival tickettailor.com/events/hackn... #GeneralStrike100 (last video!)

HACKNEY HISTORY FESTIVAL presents EXPLODERS on Sunday 31st May. Tickets on sale now:

Who got mashed up in the Mare Street Triangle trough? (Clue: scabs, it was scabs.). Come to Hackney Archives this Saturday May 9th at 4pm to find out more...https://www.tickettailor.com/events/hackneyhistoryfestival/2091604 #generalstrike100

This Saturday May 9th! The General Strike in #Hackney. Free event: 4pm at Hackney Archives, with @pasttensehistories.bsky.social as part of Hackney History Festival. #GeneralStrike100 www.tickettailor.com/events/hackn...

Thank you to BBC LONDON for coming by to talk with us about #RIOFOREVER and our history in Hackney! Catch some of our conversation here: www.instagram.com/reels/DX38I1...

A couple of General Strike events we’re involved in: “Not A Thing Was Moving” - The 1926 General Strike in Hackney A talk as part of Hackney History Festival 2026 Sat 9th May 2026 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Hackney Archives, Dalston Square, London E8 3BQ www.tickettailor.com/events/hackn...

This talk explores three feuilleton writers who lived in Hackney writing ironic and comic sketches offering curious insights into immigrant Jewish life in East End London. 🔗 buff.ly/bhgnGZw 🗓️ 10 May 2026 13:00 PM - 13:50 PM BST 📍Sutton House, E9 6JQ @hackney-hist-fest.bsky.social

A right and proper punishment

Your Past Tense correspondent will be doing a talk at this: “Not A Thing Was Moving” - The 1926 General Strike in Hackney Saturday 9th May 2026 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Hackney Archives, Dalston Square, London E8 3BQ You can reserve tickets here: www.tickettailor.com/events/hackn...

Hackney's Disinfecting Station features in our upcoming festival!

The Victorian Society has published its annual list of top 10 endangered buildings in the country, with a disused public health building in Hackney claiming the top spot

How was the Strike supported in Hackney? How did workers organise, and how did the local authorities in the then boroughs of Hackney, Stoke Newington and Shoreditch respond? Could the Strike have been won? Do the myths about the Strike help or hinder progress today?

They’ll be singing strike songs sung by the 900 Rego and 600 Polikoff Women Strikers in 1928 & 1929. "Joining in is not mandatory but strongly recommended!" More on Hackney History Festival: hackneyhistoryfestival.org

Victorian Society publishes list of most endangered buildings in England and Wales | Buildings at risk https://www.europesays.com/britain/23732/ Teesside’s Transporter Bridge, a disinfecting station in Hackney and a former working men’s club in Barrow-in-Furness have been…

▫️ @hackneyempire.bsky.social is looking for up to three Trustees to help guide them through an exciting period of growth, creativity and deepened community impact. Closing: 27 Apr Location: London Fee: Voluntary disabilityarts.online/opportunity-...

Idris Elba 🇬🇧 🇸🇱 English actor (born 1972) #celeb #celebrity #CelebSky #IdrisElba

London to get 14-mile ‘wildlife corridor’ to bring nature into communities https://www.europesays.com/uk/911014/ The network will stretch through Tower Hamlets, Hackney, Haringey and NewhamVéronique Hawksworth AI Content Editor and Rebecca Speare-Cole…

Hackney History Festival: A Month Of Walks, Talks And More

'We are black, we are white, we are dynamite'. Moving to see children in 1970s Hackney stood up to the National Front by getting organised. A beautiful recognition of our common humanity and reminder that the push for equality has long been driven by courage like this. Relevant messages for today.

#WindowsOnWednesday Hackney Downs

Youth clubs across Hackney www.younghackney.org/news-post/20...

A summary of our recent Hackney Mayoral Hustings here: www.lowtraffichackney.org/latest-news/...

#TreesOnTuesday Hackney Downs

For a preview of my upcoming #IrishLondonHistory ☘️ talk at the 2026 @hackney-hist-fest.bsky.social - "One Thousand Years of Ireland's History in Abney Park Cemetery" - check out this week's issue of The Irish Post 💚 /1 www.irishpost.com/features/100...

#STARMAN #PasteUp Bus Stop Wansbeck Road Hackney Wick #pictogram #graffiti #StreetArt #UrbanArt #PublicArt #kunst

This Free London Art Festival is Massively Expanding This Summer – It’ll Take Over a Whole Borough https://www.europesays.com/britain/16030/ Hackney Art Week is back, and in 2026 it’s going to be even bigger than last year’s event. …

#photography #london #oldstreet