Finding a voice on the future of Dalston...

Sunday 14^th July; 1.00 pm till 5.00 pm, The Arcola Theatre, Ashwin Street.

Strategic planning in Dalston;  2.30 pm –…

There is just under a week left for you to comment on proposals for a new building and car park on the north marsh. Please try to get your comments in. The questionnaire is open until 9 July on the council's web site.

HMUG's main concerns are

• the amount of private parking (resulting in the building going on what is now grass)
• whether the council will do a decent job on…

THere is now an online petition against Sainsbury's renewed attack on Abney Nature Reserve.  Please sign it and pass it on to as many peope as possible. We CAN stop this madness but need a lot of signatures 5000+ to demonstrate public opposition.

For more information on the reasons for objecting see…

Nemophora fasciella - UK Biodiversity Action Plan priority species - Mabley Green Redgra

As if the assaults on Abney were not enough Hackney Council are engaged in a 'consultation' to develop Mabley Green.  They want to build another full-size all weather football pitch (awp), in addition to the one built 2 years ago, and create a…

To object on line now takes only seconds but every extra objection is a vote for Abney's wildlife.

The new planning application is almost identical to the last but they have moved back another 1m from Abney. This is far too little and all the…

Objection to

Wilmer Place Planning Application 2013/1583…

LOOKS LIKE A BUMBLEBEE?

Yes it does, it had me fooled looking thorugh Bombus pictures to identify it. But those legs are a bit thin for a bee, the eyes too big and (no mistaking) the antennae are too short and stubby.

It's a hoverfly that mimics bumble bees. But it's so much better than most hoverfly bee mimics. It's also very rare.  Last…

Hackney Homes is looking for help from residents to enhance biodiversity.  Come up with ideas to improve your estate for animals and plants, identify areas of grassland that should be managed for biodiversity, identify trees that should be protected with tree preservation orders, and find areas that are suitable for nest and bat boxes. …

We need your help with some feasibility research for a new exciting social enterprise that encourages people to connect with their neighbours and enjoy good homemade food. The project is called CookHoods and is an online community hub connecting homemade cooks with people keen to enjoy the diverse cooking talents residing within their community.



We have devised a short questionnaire to assist us in developing the social enterprise further. We'd be extremely grateful if you…

Green deal and ECO – Know your rights

ECO grants can subsidise heating and insulation work to your home as part of the…

Lots of great ideas from the people at last night's meeting! Thanks for coming and contributing.  

Click the photos for transcripts.

Find more photos like this on sustainable…

Abney Biodiversity Defeats Sainsburys - Will They Appeal?

The formal decision of the planning sub-committee which rejected the Wilmer Place Sainsbury's has been published on the LBH website.  As expected it…

Abney Woodland Edge Saved

the corporate propaganda machine fails…

You can get planning and licence applications in your locality emailed to you using nearme.at/email

STOP WILMER PLACE - SIGN THE PETITION NOW!

White Letter Hairstreak butterfly - UK Biodiversity Action Plan Priority Species - sunning itself in Abney. Wilmer Place development will shade…

OBJECT TODAY - ON LINE NOW

The Wilmer Place Sainsbury's and residential development abutting Abney's eastern boundary is back before LBH…

LEAFLET folded front: http://www.flickr.com/photos/russell-higgs/8517928633/

LEAFLET unfolded back:…