Category: Local news

Springfield Park User Group organised litter picks on Sunday in Springfield Park and on Clapton Common. Efforts removed a large amount of litter from both. They say: “This all goes to make for a greener environment, in our local green spaces (literally!), reduces pollution from general waste incineration, as well as reducing what ends up in rivers and the sea...

The Pond fountain is not working at the moment. It’s been reported to the Council who are now investigating.

A lovely photo of the Engineer’s House and a double rainbow on the edge of the East London Waterworks Park site, at River Lea by the Lea Bridge, taken by the wonderful Jonathan Perugia The crowdfunder for the East London Waterworks Park is doing brilliantly, but still has a way to go. They need to receive pledges totalling at least...

The Jet garage in Lower Clapton road has a planning application on its site for a Lidl store to be built instead. There’s more information on the Hackney Planning Portal here: https://planningapps.hackney.gov.uk/planning/index.html?fa=getApplication&id=73059

Good Friday Stations of the Cross Walk took place in Clapton, organised by Ben Cotterill, Clapton Salvation Army, and Rosemia Brown, St James church, telling the story of the final hours of Jesus, saying prayers and singing hymns and songs. One station was in Clapton Pond.

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Monday 7th Feb from 7.30-9.00pm Find out all about CPNAG and what we do and, even, get involved – there are always lots of opportunities to contribute to the community, at all kinds of levels, even during these more restricted times. Following a short business meeting, and election of Committee for the year, we will have the chance to hear...