Hackney Tours

19/07/2024

Hackney Wick superstars Grow, Hackney are 10! Whoop. The good stuff, hanging on (just). You know where the party is this weekend!

15/06/2024

Helped train these brilliant tour guides for the first ever Q***r Newham Tour today. 😀

03/06/2024

Still a few places left for this artists (inc me!) roundtable talk tomorrow night about this innovative collective approach to making music, dance and more in semi-abandoned/ruined spaces.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/urbex-audio-artist-roundtable-tickets-891019281657?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaYPWN5T51ZONAAPOWQdrZGD54k8l6NWkR9xj8j1dBlvPJhjm-oDoBxyB-8_aem_AbBC-RyNOB0rdpgoHISGM2HeBV37WuWYd2abeE7pC8UwsooGxWLT1wMVhVuO2HPJdNaiHGwD_J4QeT9yiip_SvHy

Join sonic artist Wajid Yaseen and the Urbex Audio team as they unpack their creative exploration of three abandoned buildings.

17/05/2024

Watersports adventure beckons this Sunday in Clapton!

17/05/2024

Good people doing great things for art and culture in East London. Collaborators, inspirers, supporters and more. Help them stay part of the Hackney Wick cultural landscape and keep East London interesting!

14/11/2023

Modern Gothic
War, populism, genocide, fears over a coming technological revolution - what can the Victorian age of the Gothic novel tell us about today?
Join me for a pre-dusk walk into the dark side of 19th Century London in the historic wonder that is Abney Park cemetery.
Book here: https://abneypark.org/upcoming-events/2023/11/25/gothic-abney-park-with-hackney-tours

06/11/2023

War, populism, fake news and a coming technological revolution? That's the dark side of Victorian London. What can it tell us about today? Join us.

In this historical tour just before dark, we’ll go back in time to the era of the Gothic novel. How do fears over populism, technological change and fake news connect with today?

23/09/2023

Tomorrow (Sun)! Get down to River Lea superstars Leaside Trust - Leaside cc in Clapton to see how they use watersports to build confidence and skills in water babies of all ages. Please come support! 💯💥👍💪🏽🤲🏿

06/09/2023

Come on down to Grow, Hackney in Hackney Wick this Saturday for Open House Festival! See you there 🤩

17/04/2023

Small Boats, Long Walks
Looking forward to appearing on the brilliant walk · listen · create cafe series tomorrow night, talking about my ongoing journey into the world of Walter Benjamin and the parallels between refugee stories then and now.

What's happening to the post '45 settlement as Europe changes? Are we in a historic moment?

https://walklistencreate.org/walkingevent/flaneurs-fascists-and-people-smugglers-small-boats-long-walks/

02/02/2023

More free walks in courtesy of . Please share with anyone who might benefit. They're social; good for body & soul! Info: hackney.gov.uk/walking

17/01/2023

Have a watersports adventure, discover Hackney from a unique angle - AND raise money for Ukraine!

Experience nature & history on the River Lea, get fit AND raise money for Ukraine! (Price = per canoe not person)

12/01/2023

Join our paddle on 22nd Jan (see previous post) or come crafting with local artist Helene Corr who's giving all proceeds to By Hand Ukraine - Direct Aid. Get crafting, East London!

Collage & Social Workshop - Create your own unique Artwork /Jewellery. This is a low cost, friendly, unique crafty Workshop.

06/01/2023

See the beauty of the historic nature-filled River Lea up close with myself and Clapton community legends Leaside Trust - Leaside cc AND raise money for hungry & cold people caught in war in Ukraine with Hackney initiative By Hand Ukraine - Direct Aid. Book here:

Experience nature & history on the River Lea, get fit AND raise money for Ukraine! (Price = per canoe not person)

15/12/2022

Do something different this Sat!

Guided 5k jog Hackney Wick to Haggerston via 2 breweries ( free beer samples!); raising funds for By Hand Ukraine. Led by a PT/guide.

12/12/2022

Why the 5k Beer Jog (Sat 17th) and all the other By Hand Ukraine - Direct Aid events? Because it feels good to do *something*. Tickets here: https://t.co/jp4dNmOPST

09/12/2022

Want to do something a bit different? Sat 17th 12pm: join us for a Beer Jog for Ukraine via *two* local breweries and a surprise at a brilliant Hackney gym. By donation for local initiative By Hand Ukraine - Direct Aid. Book:
https://t.co/jp4dNmOPST

08/12/2022

Tonight! Pop in even just for a few minutes and connect.

Join us tonight with the unique real-word *and* online pop-up chat show . Tonight it's a theme as winter bites. We'd love to see you!

ZOOM LINK:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUudeisrTsjGNdszFuFmSLvxHx5UIHHcBYx

12/11/2022

Take a walk into the dark side of Victorian London, with Gothic Abney Park! 27th Nov 2pm.

Take a pre-dusk tour of the sinister side of 19th Century London. As the night approaches and the light wanes in this atmospheric location, see what lurked in the shadows of Victorian society, bleeding out onto the pages of works like this and Dracula. We'll explore how it connects to Hackney's rich

08/11/2022

Can anyone help? Care4Calais East London urgently need storage space in Hackney/Tower Hamlets, to collect/sort donations for refugees in Home Office accom.

Min. 200ft2; accessible by car; ground-level or lift; eves/wknd.

Thanks!

26/10/2022

From a friend: "Hey all, a old friend of mine Ale is coming to London on Friday she was meant to be doing a mural for someone and it’s fallen through, anyone working anywhere that needs a wall done? Or knows a community wall that would appreciate? She will work for free thanks https://instagram.com/superfragicalidoso?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

08/09/2022

Very excited to be part of this on Saturday, for Open House Festival in Hackney Wick at Grow, Hackney. Come down and get involved!

27/07/2022

Free social/historical/nature walk with Hackney Council led by me on Saturday 13 Aug.
'Parks & Ponds, Woodlands & Wonder: join us on a relaxed wander from Manor House tube to Abney Park cemetery exploring parks, ponds, castles, literary landmarks and Victorian history. 11am'
Sign up here and see the OTHER FREE WALKS:

04/07/2022

Join us this weekend on a Pilgrimage of Dissent from Bunhill Fields to Newington Green. Free!

A FREE engaging and energetic trek from Bunhill Fields to Newington Green Meeting House, with Simon Cole of Hackney Tours

23/05/2022

Limpik Decade? 10 years on where is the Wick? Join me for a tour that's another collaborative walking debate about what the London 2012 Olympic Games has meant for Hackney Wick. Part of London Festival of Architecture.
https://t.co/3zB4o1b3pe https://t.co/vgr3L4joGY

Hackney Tours (walking artist Simon Cole) has been lost in the Wick since 2009. He's been a participant observer: responding to place, exploring its evolving arts, warehouse, alternative & DIY culture. He's also taken part in community ACTivism in a place of disputed narratives. Do we value truly va...