@HackneySociety @ArchivesHackney @RoundChapel @SuttonHouseNT, & many more host Hackney History Festival each May. Get in touch to help shape future events!
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Brilliant talk! Will be on @HackneyHistFest YouTube soon..
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May 15
More on the Workers’ Circle in Hackney here - hackneyhistory.wordpress.com…
My roots are in the Bund.
My father's father is buried in a Workers' Circle (Arbeter Ring in Yiddish) cemetery Boston. The Workers' Circle was a mutual aid society related to Bundism. On another arm of my family, my father's zeyde (grandfather) had been a Bundist in Poland.
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May 7
Why was Kenmure Road (off the Narrow Way) so hectic in May 1926?
This Saturday May 9th! The General Strike in #Hackney Free event 4pm at
@ArchivesHackney
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tickettailor.com/events/hack… #GeneralStrike100
(last video!)
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May 6
Who got mashed up in the Hackney Triangle drinking trough 100 years ago? (clue: scabs)
This Saturday May 9th! The General Strike in #Hackney
Free event 4pm at @ArchivesHackney
with
@_pasttense_
as part of
@HackneyHistFest
tickettailor.com/events/hack… #GeneralStrike100
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May 5
This Saturday May 9th! The General Strike in #Hackney. Free event: 4pm at @ArchivesHackney with @_pasttense_ as part of @HackneyHistFest tickettailor.com/events/hack… #GeneralStrike100
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This talk explores three feuilleton writers who lived in Hackney writing ironic and comic sketches offering curious insights into immigrant Jewish life in the East End.
🔗 ow.ly/4tY950YFxS4
🗓️ 10 May 2026 13:00 PM - 13:50 PM BST
📍Sutton House, E9 6JQ
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Delighted to be part of @HackneyHistFest and head up a 1926 general strike walk this afternoon. Big thanks to all who came, and together we learned to see Hackney in a new way! Remembering all the women and men who fought 100 years ago.
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Drop in for art activities, sketching, graffiti rubbing, an audio trail, cyanotype and more.
Hackney History Festival will also be taking place inside the Tower again, later on this month, during our regular Sunday opening. The art activities on that day will run from 2 - 4pm.
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We are open! This Saturday 2nd May, 1 - 4pm as part of @HackneyHistFest
If you weren't able to attend our Last Sunday of the Month opening, there is another chance to visit us this coming Saturday. Free, just turn up on the day!
#hackney #thingstodoinlondon #hackneyhistoryfest
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Dates for your diary:
Sat 2 May, 1 - 4pm - Hackney History Festival at the Tower
Sat 16 May, 10 - 8pm - Hackney History Festival at @roundchapel
Sun 31 May, 2 - 4pm - Hackney History Festival at the Tower
All details can be found on the @HackneyHistFest website.
#Hackney
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Apr 30
Hackney History Festival is fast approaching. We are delighted to be hosting @HackneyHistFest on Saturday 16th May for some exciting talks and closing the day with a special performance from Hackney Community Orchestra
Tickets & details can be found on the @HackneyHistFest site
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Looking forward to the talk on this at @HackneyHistFest!
Apr 30
OTD 30 April 1978 100,000 people marched from Trafalgar Square to Victoria Park, Hackney for the Rock Against Racism/Anti-Nazi League concert with The Clash, Steel Pulse, Tom Robinson Band, X-Ray Spex, Jimmy Pursey & Patrik Fitzgerald. Photos Syd Sheldon/WhiteRiot & David Corio
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🎨 Hackney Mosaic Project
Discover how community, creativity, and history come together through the Hackney Mosaic Project.
Learn about the stories, challenges, and impact behind this inspiring community project.
🎟️ Get your ticket now!
#HackneyHistoryFestival
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And Tessa is giving a talk about it at @HackneyHistFest in May at @SuttonHouseNT
Mar 29
The Hackney Mosaic Project is a volunteer community group supported by the borough council. Since 2011 it has created a string of beautiful public mosaics, using the style of Roman opus tessellatum to dignify and celebrate scenes of life in contemporary Hackney.
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Discover everything happening at the Hackney History Festival 2026 — from talks and tours to music, workshops, and more across the borough this May.
📍 Pick up your copy at:
Hackney Archives
Stoke Newington Bookshop
Pages Bookshop
#HackneyHistoryFestival #HackneyEvents
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✊ “Not a thing was moving” The 1926 General Strike in Hackney
Step back into one of the most dramatic moments in British history and explore how the General Strike unfolded in Hackney.
🎟️ Get your ticket now and join us to learn more!
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Blog Archive: The History of Sutton House Hackney eastlondonhistory.co.uk/visi…
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Join our Hackney community for an evening with Liza Fior of muf architecture/art. Expect a warm, thought-provoking talk on how architecture, art, and communal design can bring us closer together.
Book here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/liza-fior…
#Hackney #Architecture #HackneySociety
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🎻 Join the Hackney Community Orchestra at the Hackney History Festival for a special event featuring fascinating film footage of Hackney, accompanied by live music celebrating the borough’s rich and diverse community.
🎟️ Get your ticket now!
#HackneyHistoryFestival
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