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The Gun landlord Nick Stevens outside his pub
- Credit: Pol Allingham
Pub managers in Hackney have spoken to the Gazette about their experience opening the doors after the coronavirus lockdown gradually eased.
On April 12 pubs across the nation reopened after months in lockdown but only to serve customers outside.
The Gun on Well Street got off to a tough start missing the first Monday after struggling to get tables outside.
Then on opening day heaters blew, the cellar cooler exploded, the drains blocked and the whole thing cost them about £7,000.
Nick Stevens, landlord of The Gun pub in Hackney
Super Grows Hair and Accessories shop in the Narroway on Mare Street.
- Credit: Holly Chant
Some Hackney residents like forager and legend Jonathan Cook, more commonly known as John The Poacher, took advantage of the recent lifting of some Covid restrictions by visiting a local pub.
John, who lives near Springfield Gardens in Upper Clapton and has lived in Hackney for 38 years, said: “I thought I would drop in and have a pint at [Hackney Tap]. It’s nice to have a pint that’s on draught rather than having to have it out of bottles or cans.”
Jonathan Cook, known as John The Poacher, stopped by the newly opened Hackney Top to have a pint.
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The Moth Club in Hackney.
- Credit: Alex Amoros
A Stoke Newington photographer spent the second lockdown taking photographs of London music venues to raise awareness of an ongoing campaign to save them.
Alex Amoros 40 Music Venues project showcases closed venues in London, many of which are located in Hackney, Islington and Camden.
He hopes his photographs help visualise the plight of much-loved and visited haunts and bolster a campaign by charity Music Venues Trust (MVT) to Save Our Venues.
The photographer told the
Gazette: I think if we lose some of these venues, we are going to lose a part of London. We need to fight to keep them alive .