This is an amazing local (Hackney) fruit and veg box scheme with a difference, in that none of the…read moreproduce is air-freighted, most of it is grown locally, and collection is pick up only, to save on emissions. Prices start from £6 a week for a full bag of seasonal produce, usually really interesting stuff, and it often comes with advice on what to do with the more unusual vegetables (like kale...great stuff). The variety is great, and it's all organic, so everything tastes like it SHOULD do. You can put in a regular order, which means you'll get your stuff every week, and payment options differ according to circumstances (have a look on their website for more details).

The Boilerhouse is a new gem in Stoke Newington. It's run as a social enterprise by some lovely…read morepeople and is a fabulous new community resource for Stoke Newington. It offers all sorts of amazing things at bargainus prices, drama for 0-4 year olds, yoga for £5?! you can sing at the choir for a minimum donation of £3 a week for 6 weeks. Check out their website if you want to put on an event in Stoke Newington and want a nice clean space -there are stackable chairs if you need- then this is your place!

Abney Park might be my favorite cemetery. Is it weird to have a favorite cemetery? Do I care? I…read morefirst came here over a decade ago during my study abroad in London, and upon my recent re-visit I found that, unsurprisingly, not much has changed. The space is really quite beautiful. The cemetery isn't quite abandoned, but it is wild and overgrown, with meandering paths and labyrinths of headstones and tombs. Hosts of melancholy angels watch over the wanderers, and the chapel (actually abandoned) gazes out over the land with empty windows for eyes. It's lovely and very peaceful, and after a few steps away from the gates it doesn't even feel as though you're in London anymore, but some mysterious place out of time. If you need a reprieve from the bustle of the city, Abney Park is well worth a visit.

Really great place. It's a cemetery but also a nature preserve…read more And they have a wood working workshop right at the front entrance, I think they are open on wednesdays? Check out the website! And the chapel in the middle has lots of things regularly going on. Like recently there was an art exhibit and soon a puppet opera show is going to take its place. How awesome is that. Everything is covered in green and slightly overcrowded. Love all the little pathways you can discover. Let's get lost shall we?

Good company - support good cause. RESPECTread more

I totally back the cause and agree with its aims. opening times not to suite all though.read more

This is the home of Hackney Silver Surfers and the Agewell Computer Club…read more There are helpful tutors and volunteers to help the 50+ age group, Hackney residents learn to use computers, with courses and workshops, as well as drop-in sessions.