Happy Mothers Day
Wishing all mothers in our community a very Happy Mothers Day. Thanking you for everything you provide, for your families and beyond, every day of the year!! Also, wishing all non-mothers in our community a very Happy Mothers Day.
Routemasters at the Pond
This last Saturday, there was an event, preceded by a bus announcement that’s about 100 years old (and late as usual, on here!!!). The event was a Route 38 heritage day, and No 38 heritage buses, from the 1930s, were being run on the usual 38 route (as well the usual modern buses), terminating as usual, at Clapton Pond. Photographs...
This weekend – locally!
Another date for your diaries – just this weekend. Another of our partner organisations in the community, St James’ Church, has this free workshop happening this weekend. Use the QR code or website to sign up – for 8 years old and upwards, just bring a packed lunch!!!
Spring??
Still chilly and damp…. keeping those beaks warm, waiting for Spring!!
A date for your diary – Hackney History Festival
Mark the dates in your diaries now, then head to the website to see what is happening, how to suggest what you’d like to see and even to get involved!!!
Christmas and cold!!!
There is a tree by the Pond which we understand was planted in memory of someone. This gets decorated at Christmas, as far as we know, by one of the relatives. These decorations frame our picture of the Pond and the bridge perfectly!!! Not everyone celebrates Christmas and not everyone, understandably, wants to celebrate it,. As we said, “In these...
Ethiopian Orthodox Church
The final week in November saw, after a long journey, the opening and consecration of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church on Lower Clapton Road (tserhasion.org.uk). The building was originally the Clapton Cinematograph and has had various other identities over the years. With the generosity of two local residents, we were able to share a number of photos and videos of the...
A parklet
Looking back to earlier in the year, at CPNAG’s AGM, mentioned in an earlier post, back in May, we had a presentation from Gerry Tissier of the charity ecoACTIVE, and project manager of the Hackney Buzzline. Full details of that talk are in the earlier post. In that talk, Gerry mentioned various projects connected with the Buzzline, which help to...
Autumn continued…..
More art connected to Clapton pond. Firstly, in September, the band Tankus (yup, we’d not heard of them – showing our age!!!) released their song Clapton Pond. https://youtu.be/w9mwsPrUpnc?si=hZgqer6vmhblyhaL Then, in October, local band Rudimental used the Pond, and swimming car, for their album cover, provoking comments such as: “The award for the best album cover goes to….” “They’re mining our...
A new species?
September kept providing interest…. We had new wildlife visitors (albeit, no doubt, transient) to the Pond!!!