Category: Local Issues

September 15, 2026

East London Waterworks Park

A little update…… A couple of years ago we had a talk at our AGM regarding the East London Waterworks Park (currently an aspiration and being driven forward by a group of committed locals in the form of a charity). Last year we provided an update and it’s time for another. The charity has its first CEO, Miriam Burke, and...

Categories East London Waterworks Park/Local news

September 15, 2026

Small Mammal Recovery and River Restoration on Hackney Marshes

Something of interest regarding one of CPNAG’s neighbouring areas. Fascinating short film about recovery of small mammal populations on Hackney Marshes. A film documenting our efforts over the last three years to bring small mammals back to Hackney Marshes and restore and improve biodiversity in and along the old River Lea. The Old Lea and Marshes Restoration Project was led...

Categories Local Issues/Local news/River Lea

September 15, 2026

Clapton Community Survey: Tram Depot Redevelopment

There’s a new proposal to redevelop the Clapton Tram Depot site on Upper Clapton Road. Tram Depot residents and businesses want to hear the thoughts of people on the future of the neighbourhood and the upcoming Tram Depot redevelopment. Please support them. We want to hear your thoughts on the future of our neighbourhood and the upcoming Tram Depot redevelopment....

Categories Local news/Tram Depot

June 25, 2026

Met Engage

The platform Met Engage is intended so that we can all get to know our local officers, help shape how the Metropolitan Police actually police our local areas and have direct access to key information and advice. It is intended to be more than just a platform for them to tell us what we’re doing in our area. It’s supposed...

Categories Crime Prevention/Local Issues/Met Engage/Police

February 13, 2026

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!!!

Categories Hackney/Hackney History Festival/Local History/Local news

February 5, 2026

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...

Categories Ethiopian Orthodox Church/Local Issues/Local news

February 5, 2026

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...

Categories About/Local Issues/Local news/Nightingale Estate

February 4, 2026

A sad bit of local news!

The start of September saw a sad bit of news for the area. Many of us had got to know Tracey O’Brien, who sat outside the vet’s premises on the corner of Lower Clapton Road and Clapton Passage. She was homeless, had been dealing with a lot of issues for many years, had a massive heart and was known by...

Categories About/Local news/Lower Clapton Road

February 4, 2026

An update from AGM ’24’s presentation..

In the approach to our 2025 AGM, we posted an update from the project that we heard about at the previous year’s AGM. In 2024 Abi Woodman, of East London Waterworks Park – www.elwp.org.uk, told us about the initiative: East London Waterworks Park is a charity campaigning to buy the 14-acre Thames Water depot on Lea Bridge Road and turn...

Categories East London Waterworks Park/Local Issues/Meetings

February 4, 2026

AGM ’25 – a quick review!

Back in May last year, Gerry Tissier of the charity ecoACTIVE, and project manager of the Hackney Buzzline, encouraging wildlife diversity, gave an inspiring talk at the recent CPNAG annual general meeting. It was agreed for CPNAG – *To explore linking up with the Buzzline – pinning the pond on the ecoACTIVE Community Map and encouraging people to volunteer and...

Categories About/Clapton Pond/Hackney Buzzline/Wildlife