Amongst the shows over the next seven days, we’re delighted to welcome one of the great contemporary pianists, Alexander Hawkins, to OTO for a specially curated three-day residency covering an eclectic cross-section of Hawkins’ expansive musical output. Whether it’s performing his own compositions with ensemble, playing with regular collaborators such as Elaine Mitchener and John Edwards, … More At Cafe OTO

KAMMER KLANG SEASON EIGHT: 01 MAY 2018 AT CAFE OTO Hen Ogledd (Richard Dawson, Rhodri Davies, Dawn Bothwell) Loré Lixenberg performs Conlon Nancarrow Naomi Sato (solo shō) Serge Vuille, solo percussion and electronics, performs a new work by Alice Jeffrey 01 May 2018 Cafe Oto, 18-22 Ashwin Street, London E8 3DL £7 advance / £6 member / £9 door / … More Kammer Klang

  Lib Dem Manifesto_booklet_2018_web     We published the link to the Labour manifesto some time ago https://stokenewington.info/2018/04/05/labour-publish-their-manifesto-for-mayoral-elections/ The Women’s Equality Party, Greens and Conservatives don’t appear to have produced  manifestos but here are links to their websites:  The conservatives still have Amy Grey listed as their mayoral candidate on their website although that’s from … More Lib Dem Manifesto

Guided Tour led by Russell Miller Wednesday 25th April – 6pm Abney Park’s 13 hectares of woodland is home to around 200 ‘old’ trees. The site’s history as a woodland started in 1840 when it was planted as an exotic arboretum by the famous Victorian horticulturalists the Loddiges. Today there are still some specimens that … More The Original Trees of Abney Park

“Dalston sits shoulder-to-shoulder with Haggerston and Stoke Newington, but the boundaries are always hotly contested. For this piece we’re defining it as most of the E8 postcode — with the western edge running roughly up Kingsland Road, bounded by Farleigh Road to the north, Albion Drive to the south, and the east border nudging up … More Where to eat in Dalston ?

Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington) (Lab) In the week of the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting, is the Home Secretary aware of how shameful it appears that we are treating the Windrush generation of Commonwealth citizens in this way? As my right hon. Friend the Member for Tottenham (Mr Lammy) said, they … More Diane Abbott in the Windrush debate

Photo: London Planning From Rio Cross Association: Despite objections from local residents and councillors, planning permission has been granted for the demolition of the building that is now used as a Tesco store on the corner of Stoke Newington High Street and Sandringham Road and replacing it with a new hotel, with a footprint that … More New Hotel application approved at 30 Kingsland High Street