Saw a tiny speck of blue in a bush on the River Lea down on Hackney Marshes, and it turned out not to be a plastic bag!
It was a bit blustery down there!
#LondonBirds #kingfisher #birds #hackney #riverlea #ukbirds
Heather Mendick is a hardcore Corbynite with whom Hackney Greens have formed an electoral pact. Labour has now unearthed this tweet by her (left). Making common cause with the Corbyn Left was always risky for the Greens. See also leaflet on the right. #greens #labour #hackney #london
We would love to see everyone at our Open day on the 10th May. They'll be fun for everyone and lots of tree based activities, plus take home your own tree or plant grown in #Hackney.
Running on the second day of the @urbantreefest.bsky.social
@zackpolanski.bsky.social interviews @zoegarbett.bsky.social Green candidate for #Hackney mayor on the topic of drugs
www.youtube.com/shorts/SqIsK...
A new day
A calm start down on the River Lea.
#LondonBirds #hackney #kingfisher #birdphotography #birds #wildlife #hackneymarshes #riverlea #ukbirds
We teamed up with some amazing Hackney locals to plant 600 trees for a brand-new Tiny Forest at Clissold Park. Check out our new blog and short film to see the legendary locals in action:https://bit.ly/4bJ0Yuz
#tinyforest #hackney #urbannature #community #climateaction
Hackney is one of the seats to watch on the May 7th local elections, particularly because the Greens are opposed to Homerton Hospital having a contract with Palantir novaramedia.com/2026/03/23/10-seats-to-w... #UKPol #Hackney
True Blue (United Kingdom Trilogy Book 3) by Joe Thomas
www.tripfiction.com/a-complex-st...
Set in #Hackney "A really good look back in time.."
#blueskybooks #booksky
A shot of George with his guitar at Loveshack. The space is eclectic and full of old vintage tvs and radios and fairy lights and skeletons
banging bats in the belfry today- Storytelling Sunday at Loveshack #Hackney with @merlfluin.bsky.social Kamila Weilebska, Minnie Wilkinson, George Hoyle, Sola Story, Molly Kitson, Fran McKenzie & @dragonflytales.bsky.social plus an amazing audience!
Just the largest examples of this weekend's election literature: four-page offering from Labour, a whole eight pages from the Greens. #hackney #elections2026 #london
Down on the Lea
#nature #wildlife #kingfisher #birdphotography #riverlea #hackney #birds #ukbirds
There’s still lots of misinformation and misunderstanding about LTNs, particularly from people who think driving in cities is a “right”. Good to see 3 of these myths busted by @lowtraffichackney.bsky.social #hackney #ltn #traffic
This weekend (21st March) we're in #Hackney with our new London-based drug checking service.
Find out more: wearetheloop.org/drug-checking #DrugChecking #DrugTesting #HarmReduction
Success!
This male on the River Lea had an early catch.
#LondonBirds #nature #wildlife #kingfisher #birds #birdphotography #hackney #ukbirds
Birth Injury Compensation supports families in Hackney affected by medical negligence during childbirth. Our specialist solicitors help secure compensation for medical treatment,... #BirthInjuryCompensation #Hackney birthinjurycompensation.co.uk/near-me/greater-london-h...
🔆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
👉 Share your experience & what you want her to fight for on the Hackney South & Shoreditch forum on Suffrago.
Add your voice here ⬇️
suffrago.org/forum/hackne...
#Hackney #Shoreditch #Graduatedebt #costofliving
Introduction to JavaScript Course
Interested in coding? Live in London? Join our free Introduction to JavaScript course and learn the basics of one of the world's most widely used programming languages.
www.platformtraining.com/courses/javascript-intro...
#Hackney #JavaScript #CodingForBeginners #DigitalSkills
What a day
A ridiculously delicious breakfast was followed by an afternoon in my soul place, hopping on and off vintage 38 buses in #Hackney
Then headed into #Soho to see the always brilliant and beautiful jazz musician Ashley Henry play live at Upstairs at Ronnie Scott’s
#LondonIsOpen
#Grateful
just spent last hour sunbathing in the garden #hackney
Hackney Archives. Guide to researching house history in Hackney.
#Hackney Archives has a 7-page PDF Guide to researching house history in Hackney, outlining key sources for #HouseHistory research, how to use them, & how to find those held by the archive. Ideal if you are interested in undertaking a Hackney #HouseHistory or wider #OnePlaceStudy! #OnePlaceWednesday
Inspiring day out on the River Lea at Leaside Trust’s Pollution Safari, working out how to clean up this beautiful river for us all to enjoy. Leaside’s long-term youth work makes nature and Hackney’s outdoor spaces part of so many young people’s lives. #hackney
#pedestrians #roads #London
Another day, another fatal #KSI, this time in #Hackney.
💔 #IsmailBham, 94yo, was taken to hospital but died from his injuries on Monday, 23 February 💔
@londonls.bsky.social @wandsworthls.bsky.social @rantyhighwayman.bsky.social
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Within a few mins of this male flying off from this perch, a female landed on it.
Lovely scenes down on Hackney Marshes on the Lea.
#LondonBirds #nature #wildlife #kingfisher #birds #hackney #ukbirds #birds
Down on the marshes
This male was interacting with a female on the River Lea at Hackney Marshes this afternoon.
#LondonBirds #nature #wildlife #kingfisher #hackney #eastlondon #birdphotography #ukbirds #birds
Pellet ejection time.
Watch as the Hackney Marshes male kingfisher coughs up a pellet.
#nature #wildlife #wildlife #kingfisher #hackney #riverlea #hackneymarshes
@goldsmithsuol.bsky.social @mediacomgold.bsky.social #journalism student Sachin Badrakia reports on the deliberations of #Hackney Council committee meeting thegoldstandard1.substack.com/p/hackney-co...
Fliss Premru is the Hackney Independent Socialist councillor for Clissold ward, #Hackney.
Fliss has campaigned for Hackney Council to divest over £100million from companies complicit in Israel’s genocide in Gaza. www.crowdjustice.com/case/support...
Fliss Premru is the Hackney Independent Socialist councillor for Clissold ward, #Hackney.
Fliss has campaigned for Hackney Council to divest over £100million from companies complicit in Israel’s genocide in Gaza. www.crowdjustice.com/case/support...