Posts Tagged ‘Sarah Birch’
Temple of Doom
Ridley Road is getting its arts in gear with the opening of the new Doomed Gallery
Read MoreTurf – growing up in a gang
John Lucas’ novel for teenagers explores youth gang violence
Read MoreMarvellous new mural brightens London Fields
A new mural in London Fields painted by locals presents Hackney as the centre of the world
Read MoreBarbaric Sport: A Global Plague – review
Architect and theorist Mark Perelman pulls no punches in this impassioned critique of international sport
Read MoreThe Art of Dissent: Adventures in London’s Olympic State – review
This new collection of critical writings about the Olympic Games celebrates a variety of local responses to and protests against London 2012
Read MoreHackney: An Uncommon History in Five Parts – review
This new book from the Hackney Society charts life from 1612 until the present day
Read MoreSpitalfields Life: the everyday East End
A collection of blog posts about East London is now published as a hardback
Read MoreEt Cetera – remarkable art from mundane materials
An exhibition at Hoxton Art Gallery finds unexpected beauty and fascination in the often-ignored debris of city life
Read MoreDisappearing Dalston
A new photographic exhibition celebrates lost places in a changing neighbourhood
Read MoreHorrible Histories at the Hackney Empire: don’t spare the blood and gore
With a stage version of his Horrible Histories soon to open at the Hackney Empire, Terry Deary explains why blood curdling accounts of historical events and newspapers can be good for kids
Read MoreHackney councillor Rick Muir ‘saves’ the British pub
Councillor pens influential think tank reports in support of all-party call for reform of pub industry
Read MoreSkate Wars: The Empire Skates Back
Fast, feisty and furious, London Rockin’ Rollers face Stuttgart Valley Roller Girlz in what promises to be a hard-fought battle. Skate Wars women’s roller derby thunders on Hackney’s borders
Read MoreBlack History Month – what’s going on
Happenings across the borough mark events in the history of the African diaspora
Read MoreInterview: Made in Britain author James Gavin Bower on the Hackney riots
A Hackney novelist gives his take on the recent unrest
Read MoreClapton caterer Vegan Peasant brings glamour and style to veggie cuisine
A unique meat- and dairy-free catering service is converting some of Hackney’s most bloodthirsty carnivores to the subtle and exotic delights of vegan high dining
Read MoreHackney writer wins Orwell Blog Prize
Graeme Archer has bagged a prestigious national writing award
Read MorePolitical blogger shortlisted for Orwell Prize
Hackney Conservative Graeme Archer is up for a prestigious national writing award
Read MoreBoaters campaign to stay afloat
Local river dwellers step up their efforts to preserve their way of life as the consultation deadline for British Waterways’ controversial plans is extended to 31 May
Read MoreHackney Street Photographs 1978-2008
Alan Denney’s photographic exhibition brings the borough’s social history to life
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