Police name victim in Hackney murder as Annabel Rook who was fatally stabbed on Dumont Road. A suspect is arrested, and the community urged to share information. https://www.thesentinelcurrent.com/hackney-murder-dumont-road/ #Hackney #Crime #London #Safety #News

The Sentinel Current · Jun 17Victim Named in Hackney Murder ProbeHackney murder probe launched after a 46-year-old woman was found stabbed on Dumont Road. Suspect arrested, children hospitalised

**Sam at BLAG** @blag@typo.social · Jun 8

Jun 8

Sam at BLAG @blag@typo.social

This short film I'm making about veteran Hackney signwriter Brian Walker is very close to fully funded.

Please help to push it over the line by either by throwing some £$€ into the hat or boosting/reposting this to reach others that might want to support micro-budget independent filmmaking.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/samroberts/when-better-letters-met-brian-walker-a-short-biopic?ref=9wh6qg

Portrait of a man posing in front of a sign he is painting on a window. He is holidng his sign painting materials in his hands.

#SignPainting #Signwriting #Boost

**ReNature Ldn** @ReNatureLdn@ecoevo.social · Jun 4

Jun 4

ReNature Ldn @ReNatureLdn@ecoevo.social

We have been managing this urban woodland for 20 years. This summer maintenance day will focus on clearing dominant species like nettles and brambles to promote greater floral diversity along a newly created woodland ride.

Signup link for Sunday's upcoming volunteer session managing flora in the new Wick Woodland wayleave ride: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/woodland-management-in-wick-woodland-tickets-1376327826579

#RenatureLdn
#WickWoodland
#Hackney

The new ride in Wick Woodland photographed in early moring mist

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**Sam at BLAG** @blag@typo.social · Jun 1

Jun 1

Sam at BLAG @blag@typo.social

PS. The next short film in the series is being funded on Kickstarter, and there are eight days left to back it, including the opportunity to get your name in the credits:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/samroberts/when-better-letters-met-brian-walker-a-short-biopic?ref=9wh6qg

#SignPainting #Signwriting #Hackney

**ReNature Ldn** @ReNatureLdn@ecoevo.social · May 30

May 30

ReNature Ldn @ReNatureLdn@ecoevo.social

Signup link for Sunday's upcoming London Fields Habitat Maintenance session https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/london-fields-volunteer-habitat-maintenance-tickets-1376266192229
#LondonFields
#Hackney
#RenatureLdn

Photo from the creation of the green classroom area

**Mathew** @okwithmydecay@pixey.org · May 18

May 18

Mathew @okwithmydecay@pixey.org

Hackney Half done and dusted! Been a couple of years since I last ran it. So grateful for running a local race with so many familiar cheering faces, and perfect weather conditions to boot. #HackneyHalf #Hackney #London #running

My girlfriend and I holding our race medals in front of a background that reads, you look hot when you sweat

#Running

**Sam Roberts** @sroberts@ghostsigns.co.uk · May 16 *

May 16 *

Sam Roberts @sroberts@ghostsigns.co.uk

The Boyd is Back in Town

https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2025/05/the-boyd-is-back-in-town/

Boyd Pianos’ ghost sign on Shaklewell Lane, London E8, revealed again after 13 years’ hibernation.

An exterior wall with a wooden lattice structure for mounting a billboard visible. In the absence of the billboard, a fading hand-painted sign advertising Boyd Pianos is visible. Photo via History of Stoke Newington.

#BoydPianos #GhostSigns #Hackney

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**Sam at BLAG** @blag@typo.social · May 12

May 12

Sam at BLAG @blag@typo.social

Thank you to everyone that has already backed this Kickstarter to get signwriter Brian Walker's story told in a short biopic.

You can back the project from as little as £1 here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/samroberts/when-better-letters-met-brian-walker-a-short-biopic?ref=9wh6qg

Please boost/repost, and tell your friends!

Man posing with sign painter's tools in front of a hand-painted sign resting on a window ledge. The sign is on a red background and the lettering is headed up by the name 'Brian Walker', under which is 'Traditional Signwriter' and a phone number.

#Signwriter #SignPainter #Clapton

**Mathew** @okwithmydecay@pixey.org · May 11

May 11

Mathew @okwithmydecay@pixey.org

Yesterday's stunning impromptu walk through Abney Park cemetery #London #Hackney #photography #vsco

Woman and a small black dog standing in a path in Abney Park cemetery

#vsco

**iamBullivant** @bullivant@mastodon.ie · Apr 30

Apr 30

iamBullivant @bullivant@mastodon.ie

On 30 April 1978, 100,000 people marched six miles from Trafalgar Square to the East End of London (a National Front hotspot) for an open-air concert at Victoria Park in Hackney. The concert featured The Clash, Steel Pulse, Tom Robinson Band, X-Ray Spex, Jimmy Pursey (from Sham 69), and Patrik Fitzgerald.