2007-01-15UTC10:12:20Magic dartsTurned on the final of the Lakeside World Championship last night while we were having tea (Sunday, so chilli), and nearly turned it right off again as it looked like a bit of an embarrassing white washing, Martin Adams bein six sets to nill up again... 2006-11-14UTC11:40:08SpamalotSpamalot was quite good, not brilliant, best bit for me was seeing Tim Curry in the lead role. It's all the same story / jokes as the film.Went to The Three Greyhounds before the show, very good, small but nice old pub style pub. Four real ales on an... 2006-04-14UTC08:40:57Yeah as I say it was before I lived thereOh no, I sounded like one of those "Folkestone Arts" types... I loved Fresh and Wild, most people do, but I'm just saying that some people (the early adopter bohemian meeja types who lived in Stokey in the early '90s) see all chains as bad, but then ... 2006-04-13UTC07:19:51It's another chain thoughApparently in Stoke Newington (where I lived before Folkestone) there were protests when Fresh and Wild were planning to move into Church Street, as it was a chain and would upset the unique villageyness of the place.2005-11-30UTC11:25:55RE: The HatTa for that, not sure how it ended up here, but this is in response to an old post of mine about the death of Jack "The Hat" McVitie, who was killed at 97 Evering Road, Stoke Newington in October 1967.No actual Folkestone connection, no need to panic... 2005-08-21UTC07:46:29Yes, moved here (to Folkestone) full time back in AprilHave been in that cafe, it is nice, I didn't realise the Stoke Newington connection, I will call in there and say hi.2005-08-21UTC06:26:48Decent places to get a coffeeAgain a bit late...Yep Folkestone is crap for bars and cafes. Also, the Quarter ceased in August 2005 unfortunately because they all needed to make a living and it was mainly self funded. However, should you want a good coffee, better than Chambers, ... 2005-07-02UTC09:34:00Paul Leslie CLARKERe: Paul Leslie CLARKEMy grandmother, Eliza Clarke, was left a 1914-18 widow with 7children, when her husband was gassed in the war. She remarried a Lawrence. Granmdad Clarke is buried in the top left hand corner of Stoke Newington cemetary as you fa... 2005-06-21UTC12:54:17My gigographyGetting there with my gigography now, a list of every gig I've been to, from 1987 up to last year. It's a natural progression from my Best Gigs Ever post. Well that's the theory, but there's A LOT missing. I have chucked in details from the big bag o... 2005-04-28UTC11:35:50RE: Stoke Newington by the seaSorry I realise this is a bit old now but I'm just writing to reassure you that not only does The Quarter magazine still exist, but we keep a close eye on this website to find out what's happening (since nobody actually seems to tell us!).I'm sorry y... 2005-04-25UTC08:20:03We'd have to go to the Stoke Newington polling office anyway2005-04-04UTC10:11:24Cheers!Maybe we will give it another go...The chutney experience is not a nice one, happened to me the other day at our last curry in Stoke Newington (we have now moved to Folkestone full time) - everyone knows they must recycle them, but at least do it beh... 2005-04-01UTC09:50:58Google ups the stakes againI've only just got into using javascript's XMLHttpRequest to do proper dynamic pageness, and I'm going to expand on that as it's worked pretty well in popex. If you want to see it working, go there, log in and type a band name or part of a name into ... 2005-03-29UTC10:54:06Easter beasterA lot to write about, had a huge great easter weekend and really managed to fit quite a lot in. Can I remember it all is the question though... Friday daytime is too long ago to be sure, but in the evening we did a little tour of Stoke Newington Chur... 2005-03-17UTC11:05:46Footballers WivesSo, two of the Footballers Wives (Zoe Lucker and Sarah Barrand) live in Stokey, according to this Independent Article... I don't think I've seen paparazzi hanging around here recently. Did see something being filmed at Stoke Newington High Street en... 2005-03-12UTC07:50:05Hackney Walks : Stoke Newington2005-03-11UTC04:59:07Please drive by carefully in our villageOne of the very few things I'll miss about not commuting into work on the 243 bus any more is the graffiti. There are some big works by Banksy and others that you get a fine view of from the Kingsland Road. A reallly simple one just said Please drive... 2005-02-09UTC12:26:17Paul BradleyThis morning I saw Nigel from 'stenders, on his pushbike, on Manor Road, Stoke Newington... He was carrying a couple of big sports bags, and looked a bit wobbly.... 2005-02-02UTC08:23:27No I was not looking for "paula"Checked out MSN's new search after hearing people slating it, and I have to say I'm giving it a lot of love. Only because I'm coming up top result for everything I've tried to provide any content about.Try: Pauly, Folkestone, Folkestone gigs, Folkest... 2005-01-25UTC06:05:20Google Video SearchBizarre... no results searching recent US TV shows for Stokey or for Folkestone, but here's what you get for London... what's next, searching people's BRANE-WAVES?... 2005-01-21UTC10:51:37Folkestone and Stokey in the same Guardian column?The Guardian's Backbencher column today has a mention for Stoke Newington's own 73 and the fact that the reality TV winning political candidate has announced his intention to stand against Michael Howard in Folkestone. More on www.voterodders.org. Wi... 2005-01-04UTC10:40:08Crack DownIn Stoke Newington, North London, one dealer serves up cut-price crack from behind the counter of a grocery shop, according to The Sunday Mirror... The killer of a Stokey resident on Upper Street last year has gone down for 14 years. Welcome back to ... 2005-01-04UTC10:06:40At The Eye?Why couldn't it be at the weekend, I am around this weekend... going out in the week this early in the year, are you mad? Will see what I can do...JanuaryThursday 6th: Stoke Newington Eye, 79-81 Stoke Newington High Street, 9pm, freeTuesday 18th: VIP... 2004-12-16UTC12:29:04Secret Franz Ferdinand gigWriting the number one Stoke Newington website, and sharing an office with their manager, obviously I knew all about this secret gig in Newington Green last night... err... According to www.nme.com "Franz turned up at the Mildmay Social Club in Stoke... 2004-11-17UTC03:56:15Kiss KissAs Clare's had the toughest day of her new job yesterday, we took a rare midweek treat out to Il Bacio, and a cheeky pint in The Defoe beforehand. As I suspected this super tough day went more smoothly than my lovely rose was anticipating, it was the... 2004-11-03UTC10:53:06Visions of sinking shipsMmm, saw a squishing on the road yesterday, not a pigeon, hedghog, or even a squirrel though, which are fairly common, this one was a RAT. This made me think that the rat must have been desparately trying to escape from something to be travelling acr... 2004-11-01UTC02:44:54Tommy WalshThere's me complaining about what a celebrity drought I've been going through since relocating from Primrose Hill to Farringdon, and who do I spy? Only Groundforce's very own Tommy Walsh. It wasn't actually in Farringdon, it was in Stoke Newington, h... 2004-09-17UTC05:57:39Stoke Newington? Edgy?Hahahahahaahaha! Have they visited Harlesden lately? Or Peckham?Mind you, I have only ever been to N16 about four times. Ever. It's actually pointless trying to sum up bits of London like that. There's little bits to suit everyo... 2004-09-17UTC01:39:33"Edgy"The new Lonely Planet guide to London calls us "Edgy" apparently... not picked it up myself (not sure it's out yet, that's an older version there) but the Evening Sub-standard have and they report on it here.Camden and Islington are passé, but... 2004-09-16UTC04:25:18KeaneWell I didn't know they'd lived in Stoke Newington, but according to this, they did.These new Google alerts are great... Why's it always The Scotsman who seem to get the news first though? ...