Outdoor screening of "Ridley Road 2020 - a street market under threat"

There will be outdoor screenings of the new film  "Ridley Road 2020 - a street market under threat" on Thursday 20 August at the Ridley Road Shopping Village.The 30 minute film will be screened continuously from 8.30pm until 11pm, weather permitting. It's free,  just turn up, bring your mask, and meet some of the local people who have been involved with the #SaveRidleyRoad campaign.

Here's a 60 second trailer of "Ridley Road2020- a street market under threat"

The film features market traders, their Association, small business owners and artists who work in the Shopping Village which is slated for redevelopment. It even includes an interview with the Mayor of Hackney.  The film tells a local story but with a universal message. - how regeneration, development and bureaucracy can damage the local economy, diversity and culture.  

It you haven't been following the recent history of the threats to our street market you can read the backstory by following the links in these two posts from earlier this year - here  Latest plans for Ridley Road Shopping Village development and here  Hackney Council is "strangling the market with red tape"

 

Hackney Council's Masterplan for Dalston

OPEN Dalston, working with local businesses and community organisations, is organising a series of events in April to highlight Hackney Council’s Masterplan for Dalston.

The Council have started a public consultation on their draft proposals for the area. This document will influence the building development that will take place in Dalston in the coming years. Ridley Road Market, the Georgian terraces on Dalston Lane, Kingsland High Street and Ashwin Street are just some of the areas identified for redevelopment. Tall buildings, affordable housing, open spaces and the use of heritage buildings are among the issues covered.

OPEN Dalston’s events will give you the opportunity to ask questions, explore issues and discuss concerns about all aspects of the plans। Information gathered during these events will be included in OPEN’s response to Hackney Council on the Masterplan consultation and the events are also designed to assist people who want to make their own responses.

What’s best for Dalston?

Friday 24 April – Wednesday 6 May
Bootstraps, The Printhouse, Ashwin Street, E8
Exhibition
Highlighting the buildings and streets of Dalston and the experiences of the people who live and work here, this exhibition will grow and evolve over two weeks, as people join in and add their own stories, photographs, comments and suggestions.

Walking tours
The first of a series of walking tours around the ‘masterplan area’ took place on Sunday and focussed on key buildings and sites that the Masterplan for Dalston has earmarked for development. If you are interested in future walks please email info@opendalston.net or call 07531 467276 and we will keep you informed of additional dates and times. So if you are not sure what ‘The Eastern Curve’ is or how proposals will affect the look of Dalston Lane, these walks will help make it clear. Photographs and observations gathered on the walks will be added to the exhibition.

The demolished shops on Kingsland High Street, part of the "Western Curve".

If you would like to volunteer to help with the programme of events, please email info@opendalston.net - research, photography and filming are particularly needed to make it all happen.

The consultation documents for the draft Masterplan are available on the Council's website at: www.hackney.gov.uk/planning-consultation.htm Printed documents are available for reference at all of Hackney's libraries and at the Planning Reception at 263 Mare Street, E8 3HT. You can also email strategic.delivery@hackney.gov.uk or call 0208 356 7740 for more details.

You can make your own comments on the Masterplan proposals until Friday 15 May.

Part of the Eastern Curve.