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 5, 2026 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... Categories Art/Clapton Pond/Local news
February 4, 2026 A new species? September kept providing interest…. We had new wildlife visitors (albeit, no doubt, transient) to the Pond!!! Categories About/Clapton Pond/Local news/Wildlife
February 4, 2026 Homage to everything Clapton Pond September continued apace…. One of the Pond’s neighbouring streets had its annual street party one weekend in September and this stunning creation, courtesy of Helen, Ben and family, won the cake contest in the face of some stiff competition. We do love the historical detail – the car on one side and the tree trunk on crushed railings on the... Categories Clapton Pond/Local news
February 4, 2026 We’ve become all arty!! Further to the tree coming down, a reference appeared from 2009, showing that we had our own version of a BBC Two award winner, and it was being put to community use!!!! In 2009 a four-part BBC TV series called School of Saatchi was broadcast. Young artists competed against each other, showcasing their talents, for a chance to be chosen by famous... Categories Art/Clapton Pond/Local news
February 4, 2026 A place of serenity, beauty and quiet contemplation?? Early September continued….. as we said: Ahhhh, Clapton Pond! A place of serenity and beauty, and even for quiet contemplation (when there’s no traffic coming past), except…… …. just occasionally we have our little periodic dramas! In March 2025, a car went for a swim and took out part of the railings on the West side of the Pond. On... Categories Clapton Pond/Local news
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 You may have noticed…. Yes, the car in the Pond – a little more about that drama in a short while. You also may have noticed some digital silence from CPNAG’s website over the past months (nearly a year), especially if you do not follow social media, particularly our Facebook page. Well, we’ve not managed to keep on top of this side of CPNAG’s... Categories About/Clapton Pond/Local news/Uncategorized
