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The Ritz Cinema at Clapton Pond opened on 23 October 1939 with Gary Cooper in “Beau Geste” and Rosella Towne in “The Adventures of Jane Arden”. It was built by Associated British Cinemas (ABC) and designed in typical Art Deco style. It changed its name to ABC in 1962 to bring it into line with all the other cinemas on...

A vaccination clinic for Hackney’s Turkish, Kurdish and Turkish Cypriot communities is being organised by local GPs to help encourage uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine. Hackney Council and the NHS, including local doctors want to make sure all communities in Hackney can take up the offer of the free COVID-19 vaccine, which is the best way to be protected from...

RIP St John Ambulance Hall, Mildenhall Road, scene of many a local community meeting and vote

Do you want to help keep Hackney’s parks clean this summer? Some groups have started helping out by arranging litter picks and clean up days in their local park. Sign up to a FREE webinar on 14 April to hear how they did it: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-to-organise-a-community-clean-up-tickets-148742481767

Dr Sandra Husbands will join Hackney Mayor Phil Glanville for a live Q&A with the Gazette about the roll out of the coronavirus vaccine.Hackney residents can have their coronavirus questions answered by the experts in a live Q&A hosted by the Gazette. On February 25 from 5pm to 6pm, we are inviting residents to join Dr Sandra Husbands, director of...

Small and micro businesses and the self-employed in Hackney can apply for a one-off payment of up to £9,000 today after a new grant to support those affected by coronavirus was launched by Hackney Council. The second round of the Additional Restrictions Grant, a discretionary grant scheme, will support small businesses who either had to legally close from December onwards due...

I posted a while back abut Window Wanderland. For a little more inspiration, our friend in Appleby, the lead artist on the event there, has posted an article and film of their display (over 300 windows through the town). Fabulous community project!!! Our one in Clapton and Homerton is coming up in just over a week – should be really...