Posts Tagged ‘Clissold Park’
Joseph Beck – the man who saved Clissold Park
New historical documents shed light on a four-year campaign in the 1880s to secure the much-loved Stoke Newington park for public use
Read MoreA Walk in the Park: The Life and Times of a People’s Institution – book review
Historian Travis Elborough charts the fascinating history of parks, those little pockets of nature most of us take for granted
Read MoreA Walk in the Park: The Life and Times of a People’s Institution – book review
Historian Travis Elborough charts the fascinating history of parks, those little pockets of nature most of us take for granted
Read MoreTitbits – hipster brewing, Twitter pruning and the canine Tony Hawk
Read the column that pecks at the crumbs of what’s going on in the borough…
Read MoreTitbits – politicians’ housing plans, squatting foxes and Professor Green’s ring
Did somebody mention the Mayor’s basement excavation?
Read MoreFox traps removed from Clissold Park as last-ditch petition forces council rethink
Council puts plans to ‘humanely kill’ foxes in deer enclosure on hold due to public outcry
Read MoreHackney Council to cull foxes in Clissold Park
Wildlife specialists left baffled as council says foxes in the deer enclosure will be ‘disposed of’ because of health risks
Read MoreHot child, summer in the city: Free August events for kids in Hackney
From Sutton House to summer camp, Hackney has a plethora of cheap and low-cost activities for kids this summer
Read MoreMan found dead in Clissold Park
Victim was discovered just after 6.30am
Read MoreClissold Park ponds to be poisoned in bid to wipe out deadly fish species
Fish in ponds and moat to be killed with ‘piscicide’ to stop the spread of highly invasive topmouth gudgeon
Read MoreJogger finds dog hanging from Clissold Park railings
Local resident Sean McPherson describes his horror at finding dog ‘strung up by its collar’
Read MoreVideo – Unexploded World War Two bomb destroyed in Clissold Park
Stoke Newington resident Marcus Fairs hits bomb with spade while digging up garden
Read MoreFree fireworks tickets for people on benefits slammed as ‘tokenistic’ gesture
Council will give away 250 out of the 5000 tickets to those on benefits and allowances
Read MoreSparks fly over ‘exclusive’ ticket costs of Council fireworks display
Town Hall says it ‘could not justify spending taxpayers’ money’ on the show
Read MoreTitbits — Charity knit-picking, turfed out terrapins and hipster hassle
Mayor Pipe and Hackney Heroine have trendy tiff, government’s ‘Victorian’ stance on charities and predators finally purged from Clissold Park pond
Read MorePeople’s March for the NHS to pass through Hackney
The final day of a 300-mile protest march to Westminster will pass through Hackney and stop for lunch in Clissold Park this Saturday
Read MorePolice appeal following second dog attack in Clissold Park
Police say attacks are causing concern amongst ‘dog walking fraternity’ but are not thought to be linked
Read MoreWhippet mauled by mastiff in Clissold Park
Police appeal for information after an eight-year old pet dog was mauled to death in a ‘traumatic’ attack
Read MoreColours of summer come alive as Clissold Park butterfly dome reopens
Catch a glimpse into the life cycle of beautiful winged insects at free Stoke Newington attraction
Read MoreClissold Park’s anniversary celebrations set to be breath of fresh air
Green light for open space to celebrate 125 years
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