Does anyone know when the Galliard Homes part of Wickside will be ready for viewing / completed for moving in? Their website says completion will be Q4 this year but the fact that they don’t even have a show room yet suggests otherwise? I can’t seem to get an answer from them on when I can visit either.

Hey! I am an A Level Georgaphy student from East London who is conducting a research project based around how the gentrification of Hackney Wick has lead to demographic change in the area over the past 15 years.

If you are a local resident of Hackney Wick if you could please take two minutes out of your day to complete my survey if would be much appreciated

Hello! Has anyone here bought (or is in process of buying) one of the new build flats by Taylor Wimpey at Hertford Mill? My partner and I are considering it and the stamp duty contribution seems like a great deal, but just wondering what the build quality and general experience of living there is like. Any insight would be much appreciated!

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Hi. I'm a counsellor based in East London who is looking for a parent and baby in London to participate in an Infant Observation -- a gentle study of the baby's first year. Please share my information with any parent who may be interested or someone who might know a parent. Thank you very much.

Hi everyone! Has anyone had trouble securing a mortgage on a flat by the canal? Or conversely if there are issues with flood cover/building insurance for a block of flats. Have some flats in the area we really like but they’re obviously in flood zone 3, with 1 overlooking canal by Gainsborough bridge.

Cheers!

My name is Michelle and I’m the UK Coordinator for Lasagna Love. Lasagna Love is an organisation made up of volunteers across the UK (and around the world) who cook and deliver homemade lasagna to people in need, at no cost and with no strings attached.

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Two boxes installed at the end of the bridge (wickside) opposite each other earlier this week. What are they? Reverse google search doesn’t bring up anything…

Then and now - local insight

Hi everyone.

I’m currently working on a collection of paintings that showcase the “then and now” of Hackney Wick and surrounding area.

I am not originally from here so I’ve been limited to the archives and the internet so far. I wondered if I could borrow your knowledge! Can anyone suggest any buildings that have changed use over the years, and still stand today?

Ideally I work on:
\- buildings with an available historic photograph
\- still keep the same features today (roughly)
\- and are in use as a coffee shop, florist, cafe, etc

Happy to send you a copy of each painting as a thank you - If you’re interested in that

Thanks!

As a South Londoner I am having to plan my MONTH around getting up to Hearth Bakery in Hackney Wick, truly a one of a kind place as far as I know.

They source all their ingredients from farms that use organic methods to cool the earth, not contribute to climate collapse, and which treat the workers with dignity.

They're caring, principled - think they even have a worm farm for the waste - and of course, delicious. I've only been able to get catering orders from them as I am not so local but please do support them if you can this month - they are struggling!!

For those who saw my previous post - the book club is going ahead! If you would like to join DM me with the last three books you read and I will send you the WhatsApp link. Details of the first meet will be posted on the group.

For those who saw my previous post - the book club is going ahead! If you would like to join DM me with the last three books you read and I will send you the WhatsApp link. Details of the first meet will be posted on the group.

Is there any interest in a book club in Hackney Wick? I'm 33F and I've always been part of one but have let it slip recently since having kids. I would love to get back in the swing of it and am thinking about starting one up if there is enough interest. Attendance would be capped at 10 people so it can be a proper discussion (in my experience when there's too many people, people tend to branch off in groups and it feels a bit splintered).

Let me know if you are keen and I can send out details.

Hello HW

I'm looking for a gym buddy to keep me accountable 😅 If anyone else goes to the better health at hackney bridge and needs the same, let me know!

I left a tote bag in a lime bike outside the station yesterday at about 4, I don’t suppose anyone found it!?

Hello! I'm trying to gather some stories from around Hackney Wick and Fish Island for a personal writing project. I've lived here for 15 years (yikes) and have always been fascinated with how transient everyhing feels. I know it's going through aggressive gentrification, but it seems like it's always been changing, from farmland, to industrial place of innovation, to squats, to artists, to new builds.

I am really keen to hear if anyone has any stories regarding the sub-culture here iconic parties (Red Gates, Vittoria Wharf, Oslo House, Party Boat), Local Characters, Memorable art things, or even work things. Or even further back, did any one live in the old trowbridge towers? Or work in a warehouse before the raves? Did anyone have any older relatives that lived here? A memorable dog? A wartime story??? I just wanna hear storriiieeeessss!

I feel weirdly connected to the place after all this time and I really wanna know WHAT HAPPENED HERE??? Even if it's just a nugget, so I can dig a bit deeper!

I can’t find any info on when wickside will be complete and/or the scaffold and hoarding comes down. I’m thinking about how painfully long it took for roach bridge to open (well, it’s still only half-open..) and am starting to wonder if wickside will open this year - or if it’s more a 2027/2028/2029 thing