Apr 2024

@cavallino28 @ivan_ruggeri x.com/historyofstoke…

@prairie_oysters Not that I could see. Judging by the state of the site I’d say a month or so.

RT @clissoldpeople: Take note. Many birds nesting the park now - not just the ones on the ponds. Please do what you can to protect them, es…

@jackstevensbass It’s definitely low key but a real gem in my opinion.

@LAnderson_Frank Opened last July.

RT @e17RnR_books: The Rock ‘n’ Roll Junk Shop is now open. Here ‘til 5pm. Abbey Hall, Stoke Newington N16 Music Books/rare and collectabl…

RT @TerryEdwardsEsq: Tomorrow - Sunday April 28th
Come visit Sartorial Records at the Record Fair! 11am-5pm Free entry Abney Hall, 73a Sto…

RT @HistoryOfStokey: Here’s a summary of my analysis to date of the data on the history of every shop in Stoke Newington Church St since th…

@Hayleywhite16g1 @anns_road @TfL But you can say the same thing about the displays in the bus stops surely. They don't always work or don't always work as you'd expect.

Down the road… x.com/HackneyYIMBY/s…

N16 Book Club's next meeting will be on Thursday 13th June (8pm) at the Rose and Crown on Church Street, to discuss 'Poor Things' by Alasdair Gray. All welcome. Details: facebook.com/events/3191077…

RT @SharedGround: @StokeyUpdates @TfL Everyone has a phone - at vast expense to the environment. So these signs could slowly disappear sur…

RT @anns_road: @StokeyUpdates @TfL the "everybody has a phone" argument is flawed. we need infrastructure that doesnt discriminate or have…

@Roger89835988 @TfL I do wonder though if given the ubiquity of mobile phones, the displays are now considered somewhat redundant and there’s a cost saving opportunity once you remove the cost of installing and maintaining them.

@luciece How come??

RT @pamenarpress: To One / To Multiple Launch & Reading Night on April 30th at Ryan’s Bar. Sophie Seita will be there along with Jèssica P…

@Hayleywhite16g1 Appeals are looked on a case by case basis. It’s not a blanket exemption for a certain type of services for example. Doing that would render the whole scheme useless eventually as justifying one exemption over another is impractical in my view.

@Hayleywhite16g1 @StokeyLTN All of the above are not exempt. They may feel they should be, but they are not.

@Hayleywhite16g1 Bin lorries and SEND school buses are. I’m not aware of any other exemptions. Where did you hear other council services are exempt or is it based on seeing them driving through filters. Any idea @StokeyLTN?

@Hayleywhite16g1 Emergency services are in contact with local councils about their exemptions and know the status, so it would be unnecessary to state it explicitly at every filter. The emergency services by the way is the reason Hackney doesn’t use bollards and has to use enforcement cameras.

@Hayleywhite16g1 So do car sharing schemes like Zipcar and Hiyacar. Should they also be exempt? What about Uber? We can easily end up with a long list in minutes and before you know it the exemption sign in each filter will be a metre long! :)

@Hayleywhite16g1 Too much traffic in general is the actual problem, especially with a ridiculous amount of very short car journeys people got used to over the years (and with the help of satnav apps), which should/could be often avoided to allow necessary traffic to flow more quickly.

@Hayleywhite16g1 Is the reg plate covered???

@Hayleywhite16g1 Diversions as a result of roadworks are part and parcel of modern living. Ensuring that as many streets as possible are as safe and less polluted as possible by reducing traffic is a goal that shouldn’t be undervalued.

@Hayleywhite16g1 Again, I think that once you start making exemptions you’re inviting a flood of requests, that someone somewhere will need to start dealing with, and before you know if the goal of improving road safety and air quality etc. in backstreets (primarily) goes out the window.

@Hayleywhite16g1 ‘Long enough’? The Church St Bus Gate was installed in 20 September 2021 and the council announced the Bus Gate Blue Badge exemption 15 days later on 5 October. news.hackney.gov.uk/stoke-newingto…

@Hayleywhite16g1 The solution isn’t an exemption for delivery vans cutting through backstreets. If you make that exception you open the floodgates and many other groups will rightly feel they also have a “legitimate reason” to be exempt from traffic calming measures.

@Hayleywhite16g1 By the way, anyone can claim an “emergency”. Taxi drivers, any individual with a vehicle that “has” to get somewhere quickly and feels they have a valid reason to cut through backstreets and so on and on. If you use “emergency” as the criteria, everyone will have a story.

@Hayleywhite16g1 So because of the chance it’s an emergency all delivery vans should be exempt? What kind of emergency parcels are you think about by the way? If delivery companies organise deliveries by LTN zones for example it really would be such an issue.

@Hayleywhite16g1 Why? They are delivering parcels, not emergency blood donation. I can think of 20 other groups that would argue they should also be exempt, and ahead of delivery vans for that matter.

RT @LoveHackney: East London Shakespeare Festival comes to Hackney this summer with family-friendly rom-com MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING Book no…

RT @Hayleywhite16g1: @StokeyUpdates Difference is you don't get a ticket on your window or through the mail for those things. Speeding, LTN…

With all this in mind, delivery drivers should also then ignore ‘No Entry’ road signs, drive on pavements, drive through parks and any other lawbreaking required in face of the below rather than “just” obscure reg plates to ignore “No Motor Vehicle” road signs👇 x.com/Hayleywhite16g…

@old_school_alps @Hayleywhite16g1 Lawbreaking aside, it was impressive.

@Hayleywhite16g1 I saw a guy on a moped going through a filter while covering the reg plate with his leg!

@Hayleywhite16g1 Agree. Drop off also safer options given thieves you hear go through front gardens and porches looking for parcels that were left outside.

@Hayleywhite16g1 90%? How many have you seen in the last month for example? As prevalent as this criminal behaviour may be, I rarely see it myself and I’m out and about in the area a lot and actually look out for these sort of things!! :)

@Hayleywhite16g1 Valid points as these may be, the solutions isn’t for delivery drivers to commit criminal offence by covering their reg plates and ignore road signs. Some delivery companies are adapting and innovating to deal with changes, and some don’t and this is what you get as a result.

RT @RDOlivawIII: @StokeyUpdates If the paving stones are popping out that easily then whoever built this crap needs to be out of a job. Th…

RT @JonNarcross: I see your horses on The Strand and raise you an elephant on Church Street.

The Police are making enquiries at the moment in Cowper Road about a mugging, which happened in the Butterfield Green Playground at 18:05 on Sunday 14th April.

RT @CaronLipman: I’ve had lots of fun putting together a trilogy of new hidden Stokey history walks - but now it’s time to share them! Firs…

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RT @HistoryOfStokey: The ever-changing nature of Stoke Newington Church Street is captured in two photos: one of a sign for a new shop (Hil…

Even after 10 years, I still believe this location is superior to where these two companies eventually opened their Stoke Newington branches. x.com/StokeyUpdates/…

RT @Amy_Brewerton: @StokeyUpdates It's probably the same person who 'accidentally' drops bags of dog mess in the middle of the roads inside…

RT @clissoldpeople: We have purchased some pollinator plants for the park and our biodiversity rep Richard will be planting these in the fl…

RT @HistoryOfStokey: I'm pleased to share the 10th edition of my annual Church Street shopfronts photo survey, which documents the ever-cha…

RT @TheStreetTree: Hiding in plane sight… Here’s a baobab plane I’ve been close to many, many times, but only just spotted it, Clissold Par…

RT @theewhitedove: Coming up this Sunday (28th) at Abney Hall, Stoke Newington;
“It's Only Rock 'n' Roll”, a Music Market made up of record…

Bus diversion in place in Albion Road till May 2nd. x.com/old_school_alp…

@CycleCalm @RantyHighwayman Profit? It’s local authority not a company. The fines are ring-fenced for transport projects in the borough for the benefit of all residents. It’s not paying dividends for non-existent shareholders or the bonuses for the council officers.

@RantyHighwayman I was told by local councillors that the emergency services object to bollards.

The opening scenes of the 4th episode of Baby Reindeer on Netflix were filmed in the Army & Navy. x.com/StokeyUpdates/…

@GoonerN16 @kev_tape What was the alternative? Leaving it for another 15 years in the state it was for it to crumble and then there would have been nothing left at all? Most likely the entire site then would have been redeveloped as the school.

@GoonerN16 You’ll need to ask a bricklayer.

RT @AbneyParkN16: @HistoryOfStokey @LAnderson_Frank Cafe tender being finalised by council so hopefully open soon. That will also include…

RT @towertheatre: Later on in our Summer season... Crime & Punishment. Wednesday 26 June to Saturday 6 July at the Tower Theatre, Stoke N…

RT @oshea369: Shelf price £2.40. Get to the till £2.50! This happens a lot at ⁦@sainsburys⁩ (local) Stoke Newington High Street. Really sta…

The Shakespeare on Allen Road has been featured in TimeOut's list of the 'best pubs with jukeboxes in London'. timeout.com/london/bars-an…

That “something exciting” is an Italian restaurant. Confirmed. x.com/StokeyUpdates/…

@spencebakery That’s great. I’ve yet to hear confirmation it’s them but seems likely if we go by “Asian grocery store with a branch in Crouch End”, which is what I was told by the person from JoJo who was clearing the shop.

RT @HistoryOfStokey: Nearly half the businesses in Stoke Newington Church Street have changed since I took these shopfront photos in 2015 (…

From a Facebook post from today: - Phone stolen by 2 youths in balaclavas at Clissold Park. - Kids intimidated at park gates by 3 youths in balaclavas. - Girl intimidated at the 393 bus stop outside the park. - Mugging by 2 masked youths in Yorkshire Grove Estate.

@Roger89835988 Yes. That’s my understanding from a nearby business that commented on it.

RT @OriginRiddim: @StokeyUpdates Is this the one: pachara.co.uk? Will be great addition to Church Street - was worried that we…

RT @TaraLilyWriter: @hackneycouncil this tree in Clissold Park very nearly flattened my friend yesterday. And apparently there are other tr…

RT @seeyouinstokey: Lots going on in #StokeNewington. Click image to view events calendar. You can submit events for listing too. https://t…

The Church St Bus Gate was installed in September 2021. It may or may not have significantly contributed to the decline in empty shops in Church Street since then. x.com/HistoryOfStoke…

Might this catch in Stoke Newington? x.com/MandyHickson/s…

@nookshop_uk @realnickperry might know the story.

RT @PromoteComedy: Collywobblers Comedy @ Ryan's N16
Thu 18th Apr 8pm
Ryan's N16 #London #UKcomedy @CollyComedyClub
LINE-UP
MC @SionJamesC…

How do you feel about a specialised oriental foods and products retailer, importing items from China, Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia, opening on Stoke Newington Church St, where one is rumoured to open?

@kev_tape @oseyouk Thanks. I have a feeling either one will do well in Church Street.

RT @AbneyParkN16: The park is now REOPENED after the high winds. Thanks to @hackneycouncil officers. @StokeyUpdates

RT @AbneyParkN16: Late notice but Abney was closed yesterday due to the yellow wind warning, and remains CLOSED today as @HackneyCouncil as…

@HackneyFlea My pleasure

RT @ms_peaceweaver: @writeclimbrun Stoke Newington day out: quirky shopping on Church Street, quick pint at The Auld Shillelagh, picnic lu…

@alfandindi What specifically don’t you like about it out of interest?

RT @tweetanabelle: @StokeyUpdates I hate this redesign. I'm presuming it was curved that way to slow cyclists down but it's really confusin…

@kev_tape @oseyouk Is that the rumour or what you’d like to see open there? Thanks.

RT @derrenweekes: @StokeyUpdates How wide is each lane? A standard brick is about 215mm, making that look about 1M, but those bricks look s…

RT @AugustGraham: @StokeyUpdates But perfectly possible that I'm missing something, it was always a little dangerous around there and good…

RT @AugustGraham: @StokeyUpdates Others might disagree, but I now find that a terrifying place to cycle whereas before it was fine (though…

RT @Wallyrupert: Does anyone know if "Club 7" is still operating in Stoke Newington?

@CtrlAltDelphine The other scenes were also filmed locally. In a house in Chesholm Road and in Gibson Gardens.

RT @alanrevel: Wisteria in Clissold Park looking stunning this afternoon. #stokenewington #wisteria #senses0fspring @clissoldpeople @WildL…

RT @DianeMcLoughlin: The Casimir Connection album launch is happening on Saturday 27th April at St Matthias Church, Stoke Newington. Buy ti…

RT @riocinema: As some of you may well know, the iconic music video for Amy Winehouse' Back To Black was filmed just up the road from The R…

RT @DianeMcLoughlin: The Non-Conformists are back! Playing at Ryan’s Bar Stoke Newington this Wednesday 17th April. Buy tickets here: http…

@AlexSherston Various reasons why a company would close a branch of course. While you’d think demand for maternity and baby clothes will be high, and there’s not much competition in the area, I can only speculate it’s more than that, possibly at the company level.

@PearceBranigan Local government policies aren’t decided by consultations. It doesn’t work that way even though you think it should. It’s one, of several ways, opinions are elicited and addressed. There are broader considerations and aspects that also come into play when making a final decision.

RT @EliGumble: A very unique night is going on in Stoke Newington tonight, featuring live robot fighting, 3 indie singer songwriters, then…

@_this_happens @AbneyParkN16 Is it not? As the Trust is in regular contact with council officers, it may be able to provide an immediate answer like in this case, if it has an update from the council that wasn’t made public. I don’t think it’s such a big deal really :) I simply asked a question.

@PearceBranigan Consultation isn’t a referendum. It’s one of several ways to source opinions and concerns that may result in a proposal not going ahead or being adjusted to address the issues people raise. Also, objectors are also more likely to respond than those who are in favor or indifferent

@_this_happens @AbneyParkN16 As the direct conduit between residents and the council, I think it’s very reasonable to raise matters concerning Abney with the Trust, who’ll likely get a quicker response from the council than residents in my experience. I didn’t expect the Trust to be the one fixing it.

@AbneyParkN16 Great. Thank you.

@AbneyParkN16 any plans for remove this please? Thanks. Graffiti invites more graffiti. x.com/malcomcrab/sta…

RT @JacobMHowe: One of the big old trees in Clissold Park has recently been felled. I tried to count the rings, but the cut was very rough…

RT @summerMigrant: Wildlife of North London: Egyptian geese and their goslings, a terrapin and a rat dining on a discarded kebab, all in Cl…

RT @HistoryOfStokey: I created a simplified version of my occupancy survey of Church Street 1847-2024, which charts the history of every sh…

Leaf and Wild restaurant (rightmove.co.uk/properties/138…) and Printiko photo shop (rightmove.co.uk/properties/141…) in Stoke Newington High Street are currently up for sale.

@welovestokey x.com/stokeyupdates/…

@Glamorous_Matt He can aspire to one day have half a window in Stoke Newington. x.com/probablynotkgb…

Tai Chi beginners class in Stoke Newington Common starts on Tuesday 16th April 12.30-1.30pm. Details: wudang-pai.co.uk/group/#taichi-…

RT @Glamorous_Matt: Woke up in Stoke Newington with a guy who doesn't have any windows

The sun is out and it’s that time of the year when a couple of shops in Church Street close, only to reopen a few months later as always, and a few people on Facebook panic needlessly that a popular shopping street with a 95% commercial occupancy rate is now somehow in decline.

RT @hackney_cycling: Grab your bike and cycle across Kingsbury Bridge this weekend. It's reopened! 🎉

@old_school_alps There’s a planning application for the building, which I shared a few weeks ago. It involves extending the ground floor. The commercial unit has been on the market for a while, but I haven’t heard anything about it.

@AlternativeDfT Give it 2-3 weeks!

@Ladyeditrice Thank you.

RT @Ladyeditrice: @StokeyUpdates It’s definitely closed; there’s a note in the window to that effect. Don’t know anything about a replaceme…

I've heard a rumour that JoJo Maman Bébé at 58 Stoke Newington Church St is closing and will be replaced by an 'Asian-type supermarket' according to the source. Can anyone confirm?

RT @SadiqKhan: Just days after celebrating Eid, it was great to join Friday prayers at Aziziye Mosque in Stoke Newington today. So hearten…

RT @RossLydall: “It’s bring a friend to school day,” says ⁦@SadiqKhan⁩ as he brings ⁦@Ed_Miliband⁩ to Stoke Newington School https://t.co/l…

RT @AbneyParkN16: Coming up on 21st April: join EarthChurch and Abney Park Trust for a special Sunday building connection to self, others,…

RT @stmatthiashalls: Last few places at our next supper club on Friday 19 April available via daffodilsoup.co.uk/events/ food, wine, round the…

RT @AbneyParkN16: Our dawn chorus is back! Join us bright and early on 11th May as ornithologist Andrew Peel shows us round this precious h…

RT @AbneyParkN16: Book your free ticket now: abneypark.org/upcoming-event… Supported by @HeritageFundUK #AbneyEvents @StokeyUpdates Image…

RT @CollyComedyClub: Thursday 11th April 2024 Collywobblers Comedy @ Ryan's Bar N16 Stoke Newington ⁦@rohanloncomedy⁩ ⁦@MichaelAkadiri⁩ ⁦@…

RT @AbneyParkN16: FREE walking tour exploring the Abney connections of Victorian literary legend Charles Dickens (optional donations welcom…

@SJK415 @BobFromAccounts FYI: Over 50% of Hackney council tenants live in low-traffic neighbourhoods according to the council. The vast majority of housing estates in Stoke Newington are in low-traffic neighbourhoods (and yes, private owners also live in those estates).

RT @matthewgmull: any FOODIES written about the growing expanse of Latin American eateries along lower Stoke Newington High St….very good

RT @ETWriteHome: I think far too frequently about the pizza, chicken and falafel place that used to exist in Stoke Newington called Chickpi…

RT @londiner: So excited about the new #cheese stall coming to @growcomm farmers market in #N16. CAN NOT WAIT! (Warning: the following arti…

@Roger89835988 Good question. I completely forgot about it! That explains it.

RT @towertheatre: First up in our Summer season; The Fan by Carlo Goldoni... Wednesday 17 to Saturday 27 April at the Tower Theatre, Stoke…

RT @Fariska: Hey @hackneycouncil In Stoke Newington high street, by the Rochester Castle there is a lamp hanging to it post by a thread, re…

@drewsnx @TottenhamConse1 And for additional context, he tweeted the “just drove..” at 08:09am on a Friday, as if pre-LTN Church St that early on a weekday was like Oxford St. It’s always been fairly quiet on weekdays and busy on weekends. Now there’s just significantly less through traffic during the day

@ak__shay I prefer approaches similar to this to dealing with commercial units that owners seem happy to leave vacant for years: retailgazette.co.uk/blog/2022/04/g…

@ak__shay I’m of the view that shopping streets should remain shopping streets. Having diverse local shopping options for people to walk or cycle to, is even more important now more than before in my view. I’d argue we need local shops, just as we need residential properties.

@ak__shay I don’t think there are any shops in Stoke Newington Road or Stoke Newington High St that were converted to a residential property, so I think in reality it’s highly unlikely.

@LilyWaite_ Same with cafes. Only 9 of 112 shops in Church Street and 7 of 149 shops in the High St, but some people make it sound as if every other shop is a cafe… or a bakery.

@LilyWaite_ @Sidz_Mal You’d certainly think so :) also why the cake shop opposite the Coach & Horses wouldn’t qualify as one.

@LilyWaite_ The article is from 2021. I stumbled upon it, and the comment about bakeries is something that comes up here now and then. I think people use it to describe a quaint, twee area without realising there aren’t actually that many in reality.

@LilyWaite_ @Sidz_Mal Yes. There a few on Church Street but I don’t think they can be described as a bakery. A bakery is a place where bread and other baked goods are made, as well as cakes and pastries.

@Sidz_Mal Do they bake anything on site? Only cakes perhaps?

@stokeygurl @limebike There's still plenty in the middle of pavements, but I think it's somewhat encouraging to see that hopefully some are left in designated parking bays, where they are meant to be parked."

@ak__shay I think that’s the plan more of less, right @metecoban92?

RT @AbneyParkN16: Chapel Tours tomorrow - come and explore the restored Chapel and the beautiful new stained glass windows. Free spaces a…

RT @LynRennick: @MPSHackney @MPSTowerHam @BTPLondon @RoyalLondonHosp I am George's Wife. I made this poster for my Stoke Newington group I…

@MiniBarHackney My pleasure. Welcome to X.

RT @TfL: @angelab2711 Hi Angela,thank you for your message. Albion Rd, N16 - routes 73 476 N73: Road is closed due to works from 22 April 0…

RT @JimmyRamBelieve: I have landed for the best Guinness outside of Ireland - in Stoke Newington - took me an hour to walk here from Totten…

That’s a bargain in Stoke Newington nowadays! x.com/probablynotkgb…

@MrPhilNorman @IrkthePurists The number of bank branches in operation in the UK fell from 14,689 in 1986 to 5,745 in 2023 (lordslibrary.parliament.uk/closure-of-hig…)

@HUChrisLL That’s the one!

@IrkthePurists Only one bank branch left in Stoke Newington High St after 4 closed in recent years. I doubt it’ll last long though.

@IrkthePurists No. I should have started my tweet with “at this rate…”

@WorldBollard x.com/StokeyUpdates/…

@WillTatton @mappingford @BobFromAccounts It’s quite simple. Good drivers are aware of their surroundings and identify road signs. Those that either “miss” road signs or don’t know what some of them mean aren’t very good drivers.

@BobFromAccounts Need to add to the collection: “The sign is too confusing for me. If it had a diagonal line across the car and motorcycle I would have understood it meant NOT ALLOWED.”

NatWest Stoke Newington will end up being the bank’s last branch in London, not just the last bank branch in Stoke Newington. x.com/hackneygazette…

@AnotherCinna @Gargarin Still there.