All Blog Posts Tagged 'Hackney' (11)

Hackney Marshes Planning Application and Inquiry

Save Lea Marshes and many others have presented objections to Hackney Council's planning application to build two extensive car parks on Hackney Marshes and to put a cricket pavilion on presently green open space.

Details of the plan are included on our blog here.…

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Added by Julian Cheyne on October 9, 2014 at 0:30 — No Comments

Just two days left to catch the first photo exhibition on environmental sustainability in Hackney!

More details available at -

http://www.hackney.gov.uk/museum-exhibitions.htm

http://www.climatechangecafe.com

Exhibition opening at Hackney Museum on 8th Feb…

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Added by Climate Change Cafe on February 22, 2013 at 8:55 — 1 Comment

BASIC INCOME citizen's income GUARANTEED INCOME update

the B.I.G. idea

http://www.flickr.com/photos/russell-higgs/8486215412/

Added by Russell Shaw Higgs on February 19, 2013 at 0:30 — No Comments

THE TREE week 13

Fri 15 Feb 2013 @ Queen Elizabeth Hospital for Children

... The Tree is a one year collaborative project, alternating weekly between Russell Higgs and cAt Monstersmith.

The Tree was initially believed to be a Tree Of Heaven, but…

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Added by Russell Shaw Higgs on February 15, 2013 at 15:03 — No Comments

First exhibition on environmental sustainability at Hackney Museum

Hackney has the largest expanse of green space (815 acres) within inner city London but can we take this as a symbol for how green the borough is in general?

I’m a local Hackney resident and environmental documentary photographer. I try to tell stories through a series of images that encourage people to think more deeply about issues such as…

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Added by Climate Change Cafe on February 11, 2013 at 11:24 — No Comments

A photo story on environmental sustainability in Hackney

Hackney has the largest expanse of green space (815 acres) within inner city London but can we take this as a symbol for how green the borough is in general? Environmental sustainability goes far beyond simply maintaining parks and woodland to encompass recycling of natural resources, reducing our carbon footprint, investing in renewable energy and energy efficiency, encouraging biodiversity, promoting cleaner air and growing more eco-friendly food. The challenge of sustainable development…

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Added by Climate Change Cafe on February 5, 2013 at 9:43 — No Comments

Young Hackney Designers Competition

PRESS RELEASE

YOUNG HACKNEY DESIGNERS COMPETITION

17 DECEMBER 2012

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Added by Mustafa Korel on December 17, 2012 at 13:50 — 1 Comment

Showcase local green projects in photo competition - Win a 'year of holidays'!

http://www.apictureofsustainability.com

Hackney residents are encouraged to submit photos of local projects in a competition to find London’s Picture of Sustainability. It’s your chance to champion the things that you are proud of in your area! You could win a ‘year of holidays’ from Canopy & Stars.

Individuals and communities across each of the London boroughs are challenged to…

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Added by Liam Muckleston on June 28, 2012 at 9:36 — No Comments

Hackney In Bloom 2012

There is just over a week to get your entry in to Hackney in Bloom

For details see: http://www.hackney.gov.uk/hackney-in-bloom.htm

The online application is very simple and takes a couple of minutes

Added by Jenny Watters on June 7, 2012 at 13:49 — No Comments

Thank ? For Rain 1 - but it's too late for 4,000 Hackney trees

Read it, weep and then read what you can do.

Since my complaint to the Local Government Ombudsman in January - about…

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Added by Russell Miller on May 26, 2011 at 14:30 — No Comments

Food Growers meet Scrutiny Councillors

Monday evening saw the final meeting (before spring elections) of the Living in Hackney Scrutiny Commission (an oversight body of the Council but lacking budgetary and policy decision making powers which are confined to Cabinet Members). Lack of political support for local food growing was indicated by the failure of Nargis Khan (Lab – cabinet member responsible for green space) to attend, as commented upon by chair Cllr Havey Odze (Con). Nevertheless local food growers were well…

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Added by Russell Miller on March 18, 2011 at 15:00 — No Comments