Shakespeare Neighbourhood Residents' Association

May SNRA committee minutes

2008-06-12T20:12:00.002+01:00

Click here for the Minutes of the May committee meeting.

Minutes are in PDF file format.

Butterfield Green Fair photos

2008-05-22T16:40:00.001+01:00

It was a wonderful day at the Butterfield Green Fair! Here are a couple of photos of some of the fun activities that went on...lots more will be shown at the AGM on June 11, 2008 at the Shakespeare pub.

Please come to the AGM on June 11th 2008

2008-05-21T12:51:00.007+01:00

If you're local, please come to the AGM at 8pm on Wednesday, June 11, 2008 in the back garden at the Shakespeare Pub, Shakspeare Walk. The meeting will take about an hour, and we'll be electing new officers and street reps, and showing photos of this year's Butterfield Green Fair.

If you're thinking about standing for election and would like information on what's involved, please e-mail us on info@shakespeareneighbourhood.org.uk

Butterfield Green Fair 2008

2008-05-08T10:40:00.017+01:00

It's back! This year's Butterfield Green Fair is on Sunday May 18th 2008, and it's going to be great!

The event kicks off at noon, and the main entrance is on Allen Road, N16. There will be music at the bandstand all afternoon.

Check out the Mad Hatters’ Competition and Parade at 3.45pm. To enter, just make a “mad hat” from recycled materials, and join the parade. Hats can be made at home or at the Bath House stall at the Fair. Judging is at 4pm sharp. Prizes for best Under 11’s hat, Best 11–16, and Best 16+

If you're proud of your pooch, why not enter him/her in the Comedy Dog Show at 2pm? Your dog can enter any or all of the following classes:

Waggiest Tail – the friendliest dog wins
Best Dog statue – how long can your dog sit still?
Bling your dog – how glam 'n' glitzy can a dog be?
Pooch Idol – Stokey's most talented dog
Best in show – a chance to win the coveted ‘Bone d’Or 2008’

Rules: Please keep your dog on a lead and make sure that s/he is well behaved at all times. Points will be deducted for owners who don’t clear up their dog’s poop.

Come and join the fun!

Further info on the Fair from info@shakespeareneighbourhood.org.uk

A Shakespeare neighbourhood car share scheme!

2008-03-30T20:58:00.002+01:00

A local initiative in our area that might be of interest to some people is a car share/car club scheme. It's based in Nevill Road, Stoke Newington, London N16.

A small group of local residents share a 5-door Honda car. By paying a monthly contribution of £44, they can book the car online and then only pay for the petrol they use. The £44 a month covers repairs, insurance, road tax and even parking (in Hackney's 'E zone').

If you think you might be interested, please contact Nick Holder on nickholder@blueyonder.co.uk

Shakespeare Residents' Association Newsletter No. 9 - Spring '08

2008-02-23T13:55:00.005Z

Welcome to the packed Spring 2008 newsletter of the Residents’ Association. We’re only two years old, but we have lots of successes to celebrate, and we’re looking forward to this year’s Butterfield Green Fair.

Click here to read the rest of the newsletter in PDF format.

Minutes of December General Meeting

2008-02-07T19:23:00.002Z

Click here for the Minutes of the December General Meeting.

Minutes are in Word document format.

What's a blog for anyway?

2008-02-03T11:52:00.001Z

If you're new to blogs and can't see the point, you might find this short video useful.

Flytipping? Broken lamppost? Graffiti? - Let Hackney Council know in 3 seconds

2008-01-14T18:38:00.000Z

This great little website enables you to let Hackney Council know about any local problem from fly-tipping to broken paving stones in seconds! Go to FixMyStreet.co.uk, put in a nearby postcode, click on the map to show where the problem is, then describe it. If you want to, you can upload a photo. Couldn't be easier! Who came up with this idea? I want to hug them!!

Shakespeare Residents' Association Newsletter No. 8 - Winter '07

2008-01-10T12:03:00.000Z

Here's the Newsletter for December 2007.

Tesco - New Tesco coming to Stoke Newington

2008-01-01T19:58:00.000Z

A protest website has been set up at http://www.n16tesco.org.uk/.

Shakespeare Residents’ Association Newsletter #7

2007-09-13T16:46:00.000+01:00

Here’s the latest newsletter.

Enjoy!

Shakespeare Residents’ Association Newsletter #7

Amended Constitution

2007-09-13T16:45:00.000+01:00

Here is the SNRA’s amended constitution. If there’s any demand I can also make this available as an Adobe Acrobat (PDF) file.

Shakespeare Neighbourhood Residents’ Association - Amended Constitution September 2007

Useful numbers

2007-09-12T16:44:00.000+01:00

For all enquiries about Shakespeare Neighbourhood Residents’ Association

please e-mail info@shakespeareneighbourhood.org.uk

or phone 07739 968 825 between the hours of 10:00am and 6:00pm Monday to Saturday - but not on bank holidays!!!

Police

In an emergency, call 999 - do not call the Safer Neighbourhoods contact numbers.

For non-emergencies, call the Safer Neighbourhoods police teams

020 8721 2923
07879 603106
Clissold.snt@met.police.uk

020 8721 2922
07879 603037
StokeNewingtonCentral.snt@met.police.uk

Rubbish tips
Missed collections - call 020 8356 6688 before noon, and the rubbish will be collected that afternoon.

Hackney Wasteline collects your unwanted domestic goods - a TV, a washing machine, furniture – for free.
Call 020 8356 6688 and book your collection.

Hackney collects commercial waste too - call 020 8533 7583.
You book and pay, they collect.

Flytipping is illegal and carries fines of up to £20,000 and a prison sentence.
Report flytipping 020 8356 4810

AGM Minutes - 13th June 2007

2007-08-06T16:41:00.000+01:00

Here are the minutes from the AGM on the 13th of June. If there’s any demand I can also make this available as an Adobe Acrobat (PDF) file.

AGM Minutes - 13th June 2007

Shakespeare Residents’ Association Newsletter #6

2007-06-13T16:37:00.000+01:00

Here’s the latest newsletter.

Enjoy!

Shakespeare Residents’ Association Newsletter #6

Butterfield Green Fair Photos!

2007-06-13T16:23:00.000+01:00

“We’re absolutely delighted that our first Butterfield Green Fair was such a
tremendous success, and hope that it will be the first of many. Butterfield
Green has finally been reclaimed as a public space to be enjoyed by the whole
community. An enormous thanks to everyone who gave their time to help out on the
day, and to those involved in the planning and preparation of this fantastic
event, especially Paul Foinette, Hackney Parks Manager and Jenni Batchelor,
Hackney Sports and Events Officer.”

- Keith Magnum, Co-founder, Shakespeare Neighbourhood Residents Association

Photos: Alastair Fyfe

Strange Gardens

2007-05-06T16:18:00.000+01:00

Thinking about entering the Strange Gardens competition at The Butterfield Green Fair? Here are some examples of Strange Gardens to inspire you.

(click the thumbnails for full-sized photos)

The Shakespeare Residents’ Association Newsletter #5 Is Out Now

2007-03-13T16:08:00.000Z

Our new newsletter is available now.

Click here to download as an adobe acrobat (pdf) file:

The Shakespeare Residents’ Association Newsletter #5

Butterfield Green Fair, Sunday 20 May (updated flyer)

2007-03-02T15:48:00.000Z

We’re hoping for a sunny Sunday afternoon for our first community fair on Butterfield Green.

There will be music, entertainment and games, as well as competitions, art projects and food. Come and join us, and bring your kids, dogs and sense of humour.

Sponsors needed - Belle Epoque, Mother Earth, Moving East and The Shakespeare Pub are all backing the Fair.

If you run a local business and can contribute prizes or sponsorship in exchange for publicity, we’d love to talk to you. Please contact Pat on pol (@) patoleary.com.

Next public meeting 8pm Wednesday 14 March

2007-02-28T15:47:00.000Z

The next public meeting of the Shakespeare Neighbourhood Residents Association is at 8pm, Wednesday 14 March at Shakespeare Walk Adventure Playground Association, Shakespeare Walk.

For further information please contact the Chair, Keith Magnum 07739 968 825 or email keith.magnum (@) btinternet.com

Working with young people locally - the CRIB community project

2007-02-28T15:30:00.000Z

Janette Collins of the CRIB community youth project was welcomed to our December meeting.

Janette explained that her work in and around the Milton Gardens Estate involved around 70 young people.

She was a founding member of the youth club that closed around 1990, and numerous problems beyond her control have severely disrupted efforts to get it re-opened.

She explained that there is a virtually unused Community Hall, and young people still have no local facilities.

The meeting agreed that a representative from Hackney Homes be invited to the next meeting, and to write to all three local councillors to express our support for the youth club and our concern about lack of progress.

St Mungo’s Church Walk give Shakespeare Neighbourhood talk

2007-02-28T15:26:00.000Z

I was delighted to be able to attend the Shakespeare Neighbourhood Association in December.

St Mungo’s Church Walk is a hostel for 29 homeless women, the majority of whom are Hackney residents with a wide range of support needs and who would otherwise risk sleeping on the street. The hostel is staffed 24 hours a day providing a safe place to live and support to help the women be able to live more independently and to access health care, training and counselling. We aim to be a good neighbour but can’t always know what is happening outside so please let me know if you have any concerns or questions about the project.

We will be holding an open day this summer and hope you will come along to meet staff and residents.

Simon Hughes
Area Manager
07803 599 626

For more information on the work of St Mungo’s please visit http://www.mungos.org/ .