Active Travel hustings April 2026 Low Traffic Hackney joined forces with  Hackney Cycling Campaign  and  Hackney Living Streets  to hold Active Travel election hustings for the mayoral election in May 2026. Three candidates...

A summary of our recent Hackney Mayoral Hustings here:

www.lowtraffichackney.org/latest-news/...

#TreesOnTuesday Hackney Downs

Photo of a page of The Irish Post newspaper. Read my article here https://www.irishpost.com/features/1000-years-of-irelands-history-in-a-london-cemetery-307401

Photo taken (by me) on a sunny day of the Reed Celtic Cross in Abney Park Cemetery, London N16

For a preview of my upcoming #IrishLondonHistory ☘️ talk at the 2026 @hackney-hist-fest.bsky.social - "One Thousand Years of Ireland's History in Abney Park Cemetery" - check out this week's issue of The Irish Post 💚 /1
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#STARMAN #PasteUp Bus Stop Wansbeck Road Hackney Wick

#pictogram #graffiti #StreetArt #UrbanArt #PublicArt #kunst

This Free London Art Festival is Massively Expanding This Summer – It’ll Take Over a Whole Borough - Britain Hackney Art Week is back, and in 2026 it’s going to be even bigger than last year’s event. 

This Free London Art Festival is Massively Expanding This Summer – It’ll Take Over a Whole Borough

https://www.europesays.com/britain/16030/

Hackney Art Week is back, and in 2026 it’s going to be even bigger than last year’s event. …

Hackney side of Old Street. David BOWIE as Ziggy STARDUST in black & white mosiac over the entrance to a cocktail bar. Similar style to the tiled space invaders.

#photography #london #oldstreet

Brilliant thanks please email hackneyhistoryfestival@gmail.com

Built in 1901 by 'Matchless' Frank Matcham, a power house for the arts, the Hackney Empire is superb. Famously brilliant pantomime every year, saw English Touring Opera's fab G&S 'The Gondoliers'on Saturday gone.

What a wonderful afternoon! 🎭 Our members were treated to a fascinating and informative tour of the magnificent Hackney Empire, a resplendent Frank Matcham palace and one of London's finest surviving variety theatres. Huge thanks to the team at @hackneyempire.bsky.social for welcoming us so warmly

A massive number of nearly identical wood panels on a wall, rather sombre, with a small light casting a glow at either side.

Linenfold oak panelling at Sutton House in Hackney.
Briefly removed in the 1980s by thieves claiming to be from the council, inspecting for asbestos.

#StreetArt

Dalston Junction station
was painted in 1985 by Ray Walker.

#Hackney #Peace Carnival

Hackney Mayoral Election Active Travel Hustings There are local elections in May this year which will determine who runs Hackney Council for the next four years, and so who is in charge of local roads. Please come and join us in holding the...

Come along for your chance to grill @carolinewoodley.bsky.social @zoegarbett.bsky.social at the Hackney Active Travel Hustings next week!

www.lowtraffichackney.org/latest-news/...

London School of Flamenco presenta en Londres 'Fiesta Flamenca' con la estrella española Macarena Ramírez La escuela de flamenco de Londres regresa a la ciudad con Fiesta Flamenca y Macarena Ramírez en Hackney Empire.

Save the date: May 2nd, Fiesta Flamenca at the Hackney Empire in London, a show bringing together more than 100 dancers and musicians organised by the London School of Flamenco.

View of ramp up to bridge from Fish Island side. Flats in background behind bridge, large flat tiled ahead in foreground.

View of bridge passing over canal. Flats under construction in background, on other side of canal.

Took this about a forrnight ago. A new bridge improving connections between the north of Hackney Wick with Fish Island appears to be nearing completion. Was supposed to open last summer! (see www.queenelizabetholympicpark.co.uk/business/fut...)

Girl, 11, creates quirky tree tales notices in Hackney Marshes An 11‑year‑old has spent the past year on family walks inventing backstories for each tree.

Girl, 11, creates quirky tree tales notices in Hackney Marshes

A glimpse of the distant tower of St Michael’s Church, Kingsteignton from Hackney Marshes on a sunny day earlier this week.

The church was built in the 15th century and restored in 1865.

#SteepleSaturday

Today in London’s radical history: demo against racist immigration controls, 2005 Hackney: a demo against racist immigration controls, and for the freedom of movement for migrants, took place on April 2nd, 2005. About 500 people joined the march starting from Clerkenwell Green. …

#OnThisDay in London's radical history: demo against racist immigration controls, Hackney, 2005
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Veronica Ryan: Multiple Conversations - Whitechapel Gallery 'Multiple Conversations' is one of the most extensive presentations to date of the acclaimed Turner Prize winning artist, Veronica Ryan.

Veronica Ryan retrospective starting at Whitechapel today. Love her big sculptural works (incl of course iconic Hackney Windrush fruit) but sculpture just one of the 'multiple conversations' here www.whitechapelgallery.org/exhibitions/...

Hackney Council Swaps Tractors for Horses Hackney Council is trying something in Springfield Park that looks, at first glance, faintly surreal: heavy horses working the land instead of tractors. But this is not a heritage stunt or a bit of East London cosplay. It is a genuine trial in low-impact park management. At Springfield Park, horses are being used to manage grassland, carrying out jobs including mowing, baling and harrowing.

Hackney Council Swaps Tractors for Horses

Hackney Council is trying something in Springfield Park that looks, at first glance, faintly surreal: heavy horses working the land instead of tractors. But this is not a heritage stunt or a bit of East London cosplay. It is a genuine trial in low-impact…

Event: the 1926 General Strike in Hackney and beyond – May 9th 2026 “Not a thing was moving”: the 1926 General Strike in Hackney and beyond Sat 9 May 2026 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Hackney Archives, Dalston Square, E8 3BQ. A talk by Radical History Faction as part of…

New #RadicalHistory event:

“Not a thing was moving”: the 1926 General Strike in Hackney and beyond

Sat 9 May 2026 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Hackney Archives, Dalston Square, E8 3BQ.

radicalhistoryfaction.wordpress.com/2026/03/08/e...

#History

Exterior of Gregynog Hall. It's a black and white timber frame building with ivy growing up it.

Are you a heritage consultant looking for your next project?

Our members the Gregynog Trust are out to tender for the following consultants: Interpretation Planning, Fundraising, Evaluation, Business Plan, Activity Plan.

See our website for the briefs.
heritagetrustnetwork.org.uk/jobs/

Discover everything happening at the Hackney History Festival 2026 — from talks and tours to music, workshops, and more across the borough this May.

📍 Pick up your copy at:
Hackney Archives
Stoke Newington Bookshop
Pages Bookshop

#HackneyHistoryFestival #HackneyEvents

✊ “Not a thing was moving” The 1926 General Strike in Hackney

Step back into one of the most dramatic moments in British history and explore how the General Strike unfolded in Hackney.

🎟️ Get your ticket now and join us to learn more!

#HackneyHistoryFestival

🔆Join us for the launch of Hackney History Festival 2026!
👓 Preview of map exhibition
🎤Short taster talks from many of the speakers featured in the festival.
🎤Also hear from Charlie Peel, and David Williams, about their work.

#hackney #history #festival #maps #london

Photo of a slide presented by Hackney with the stats and the town hall behind.

Some amazing stats from Hackney Council. 87% of trips by sustainable modes, 65% of households car free but 44% of car trips through traffic just passing through. 4.3% traffic reduction post COVID, 49% air quality improvement since 2017.

Shows car dependency isn't a given.

#OnThisDay in 2005, Oasis film the music video for 'Lyla' at the Round Chapel in Hackney, East London, UK. The video features a live performance of the song and is directed by Tim Qualtrough.

#OTD #Oasis #TodayInMusic #britpop

Alexander Parkes patented the world's first plastic, Parkesine, in 1862 which was manufactured in Hackney Wick on Wallis Road.

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Unusual Histories is in trouble. Please consider donating or sharing.

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Looking for a thoughtful Mother’s Day gift?
Women from Hackney’s History is a lovely way to celebrate the women in our lives. Order Vol I or Vol II today through The Hackney Society publications page. (www.hackneysociety.org/publications/).
#MothersDay #TheHackneySociety #WomenFromHackney

Did we Make a Difference? Catriona Courtier writes about her experiences of becoming a feminist in the 1970s, starting by reflecting on her badge collection from that era... reprinted from Write women into history, Hackney Howlers.
howl-uk.org/did-we-make-...

I’ll be giving my talk ‘A Quiet Roar’ the untold stories of the women of @suttonhouse.bsky.social at Hackney History Festival May 10th ⭐️🚺💪🏻⭐️
🎟️ Tickets only £3! 🎟️ Day passes already sold out so book early!

www.tickettailor.com/events/hackn...

#herstory #womenshistory #hiddenlondon #feministlondon