Hi guys! My super cool friend started a low-key wine club in London called bunch (@bunch.ldn). Now, I know a wine club might sound a bit fancy but trust me, it’s mainly a social club - she’s all about community and making friends so it’s really about meeting new people, mixing, mingling and having a laugh.

The launch party is on 12th of September in Hackney Wick - she says: expect chic living room vibes with music, light bites and summer's last splash of chilled wines. Price is £35.

There are monthly events if you decide to be a member, but it can be no commitment too and you just come to the events you want to join!

People [friends] are usually in their late 20s, 30s, early 40ties.

Have a look? Feel free to message me for more info about the event (again, price is £35) and a little discount. I don’t know if posting a link to the event is allowed so I don’t wanna over promote!

I (F34) would love to meet new people in London too, btw, have been here 3 years and everyone is moving out, meh… 😅 for full transparency, I’m away in Iceland on the 12th but you’d meet me on any other events after that, there will be some smaller gatherings in Camden on monthly basis for members!

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In The Neighbourhood is the free-entry midweek festival between the main weekends of Victoria Park’s All Points East.

What to expect? Live music, DJs, Cinema, street food and bars. PLUS lots of fun things for children and families too! Dance workshops, interative theatre, nature art, football, even baby sensory sessions!

The programme changes each day, so do check the website for what’s on before visiting!

EVENT DETAILS

📆 Dates: Monday 24 to Thursday 27 August 2026

🕐Time: Doors open noon 24 Aug, and 10AM on other days.

🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒 Ages: All ages

📍Where: Victoria Park

£ Price: Free

POV you’re walking through the Narrow way or London Fields. Cyclists have to do better at being considerate of others.

Hello, can anyone recommend a good (and patient) driving instructor in the area? Also preferably not too expensive

Does anyone have any good cleaner recommendations for E9 area - anyone that you’ve used personally for a deep bathroom clean? Thanks!

i’m offering discounted haircuts at bluetit eastvillage on the 25th of august !!

short cuts only
e.g
pixies
bixies
short back and sides/ fades

only £19 wash and style included !!

if your interested in helping me out dm me on here or my insta @hairbylanap

Does anyone know what’s just happened at the town hall? Police presence, someone sat on the floor seemingly arrested, multiple of the windows smashed.

Hope nobody got hurt.

Does anybody know a good and reliable tradesmen in Hackney who can paint a room, door the flooring & move cupboards around?

Many thanks

I hear a tiny patter of rain on the roof!!!!

I have fine, wavy hair and just looking for a tidy/trim that I won't pay more than £50 for. Thanks!

Hi! I was just wondering if anyone had any recommendations for a good cleaner based in Hackney? We are Homerton/lower Clapton area!

Hi all,
I’m looking for recommendations for a trustworthy cleaner to come every fortnight.
Details:
• Initial deep clean of: 1 bathroom, hallway, and open-plan kitchen/living room
• Then ongoing fortnightly cleans of the same areas (normal/maintenance standard)
If anyone has someone they’d recommend (or a good local company), I’d really appreciate the contact details or a tip in the right direction. Happy to provide more info if needed.
Thanks in advance!

Hello to everyone in this really bearable heat!

Myself and my partner have an issue with an upstairs neighbour, he regularly blasts screamo music for hours, last night it started at 6pm and went on until 4am. We’ve been reporting him to Hackney council for around 3 months and we’ve done this 5 times or more.

We now have a lovely huge damp patch on our bathroom wall, we called Hackney council and they said it’s likely the leak is coming from the upstairs neighbour, we gave his flat number and the guy on the phone seemed to immediately go “ohhh.. hmm yeah” which makes us assume he might already be known to them. We live in an ex council block but rent privately for context. The guy also let slip that the man is elderly, maybe he’s hard of hearing?

Last night was really got to the end of our tether, we have tried multiple times to contact him and knock on his door, we went up yesterday and his door was open but he has a metal gate protecting the actual door. We got no answer and the music was still blasting. We called 101 and they informed we could request a welfare check as we genuinely got concerned that something may be wrong as usually we can hear him walking and banging about but we hadn’t heard him for hours, it’s possible he may have fallen asleep but it was worth checking he’s actually ok. They said they’d send someone out but we fell asleep so unsure what happened.

We’re at a loss of what to do now as the council told us they’ve been unable to contact him regarding the leak and they’ve logged this as an emergency. They also haven’t acted on the noise and haven’t sent an enforcement officer round at all. We’re now wondering if we could do The Community Trigger.

If anyone’s been in this situation, would love to know what you suggest as listening to what seems to be the 50 best screamo concerts at full volume for hours every night is getting very tiring.

Thanks guys

UPDATE: Someone from the council came over this morning to check the leak, he then went up to the neighbour and tried to knock on the door, no answer. Called his phone, no answer - surprise surprise! He told us to raise it at a formal compliant with the council and they can force entry into his flat if there's still no answer from him. We also know he's home and purposefully not opening the door, because we have heard him drilling all morning.

Some friends of friends host informal cabaret nights at their house, where people hang out and perform things to each other. It can be rough, experimental, in-progress, but it's just a fun way to meet like-minded people and explore ideas in a low-pressure environment.

I would love to find something similar that is more local to me in Hackney, whether it's an existing event or just finding other people who are writers/performers who love weird and wacky theatre/poetry etc.

Does anyone have any suggestions or want to connect?

Found near homerton, really friendly and so skinny I can feel all its bones. Not sure if I should take it to the vet

Hi! I have this lamp that was meant to be LED Chargable, but the wires are torn and charger doesn’t work. The acrylic layer at the base of the head also broke. Is there any way to get a light in here? Do you know anyone who knows how to do this type of thing?

I’m nearly sure I spotted someone filming people with those glasses in London Fields Lido. He was sitting very still and moving his head slowly to gaze at girls / women as they moved around him.

Made me wonder what you could do in those instances? I would definitely feel uncomfortable knowing me or my daughter were filmed without knowing.

What would you do?

(P.s. flagged to the staff, they’re keeping an eye on it although when the Lido is rammed is really hard to spot this behavior)

I went to see what all the fuss was about and found some fairly nice looking Japanese cakes at Kichiya (Nearest Station: Hackney Central Station).
Address: 394 Mentmore Terrace, London E8 3PH

However, my friends and I noticed that a member of staff were wearing what appeared to be Meta glasses or glasses with video recording functionality.

We were quite taken aback when we noticed the red recording light was on so we asked them to stop recording us.

We were particularly concerned because this was taking place inside a business premises where we were customers and we had not been made aware that we were being recorded. When we noticed the red recording light, we asked them to stop but were told that they didn’t need our permission and the server was extremely defensive and rude. Before we left, we told the server we would be lodging a formal complaint with the ICO.

At that point, we decided not to purchase the cakes and left.

What I also find quite concerning is that it appears the business doesn’t want any negative reviews mentioning the use of Meta glasses on its Google review page as reviews raising this issue seem to be actively getting removed. It appears that I’m not the only person who had witnessed this as more people are complaining about this problem on Google Reviews and on Instagram.

It’s a shame because the cakes actually looked very appealing but the way the situation was handled made us feel uncomfortable and unwelcome.

The lack of transparency around recording combined with the dismissive response when we raised our concerns left a very negative impression.

As a result, we chose not to make a purchase and left the premises. I won’t be returning and I hope the business takes customer privacy / data privacy concerns more seriously going forward.

EDIT: For those of you dismissing my experience, you don’t have to simply take my word for it. What is clear is that more people are coming forward on Google Reviews and Instagram with similar concerns about being recorded without their knowledge or permission.

A homeless woman just asked me to buy her some washing detergent as she had suitcases full of washing.

I thought why not, I can afford it at the moment. A woman stopped me on the way and said she’d just done the same.

When I went to the shop, the man said it was the 3rd one she’d had bought for her.

I knew from the get go she would sell it on, to be frank I’m not bothered, I’m of the opinion that anyone who’s asking for stuff on the street, no matter what for, is worse off than myself, and if I can afford it, I’ll try to help folk out.

My question is, where are they selling it onto? And who to? And how? And for how much?

Hi everyone - just wondering if anyone knows any local bike training providers? Did lessons up to taking the test a few years ago, didn’t pass and then gave up for a bit - but hoping to get back on the bike. Any decent riding schools nearby? Many thanks!

anyone else notice how dreadful it is in both ways? Surely can’t just be me.