Tag | Alma Street Fair

Community Pinboard: Street Feast abandons Brick Lane for K-Town

By on June 8, 2012 in Art, Drink, Food, Pinboard

Things we have learnt this week? Some of you call it Katy. Some Kenny T. Others K-Town. One lone girl prefers Norf Weesy. And K-Town Massive – if you’re ‘gangster’ (thanks to @emily_ewens for that gem). Keep those tweets coming. Okaaaay. Onwards: 1. Street Feast Moves To The Manor. Finally, a vogueish street food market [...]

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Wednesday Picture: Enjoyed Alma Street Fair? Read on.

By on May 30, 2012 in Wednesday Picture

Alma Street is enjoying its moment in the sun, after another baskingly-hot summer fair (heck, we’re nostalgic already). But what tales lurk behind its well-tended facade? The street dates from 1856, its name commemorating the Battle Of The River Alma, the first indecisive victory for the Allies in the Crimean War. (History buffs will know [...]

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Why It Matters Special: Alma Street Fair 2012

By on May 28, 2012 in Why It Matters

Once again, the organisers of the annual Alma Street Fair effortlessly show us how to run a ‘hyperlocal’ festival that manages to be buzzy, peaceful, and representative of our multicultural and diverse community. Hundreds packed the pretty backstreets of the Inkerman conservation area yesterday, whilst residents enjoyed the spectacle from their rooftops, Notting Hill Carnival [...]

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Community Pinboard: A new Grafton Arms and the Alma Street Fair 2012

By on May 25, 2012 in Drink, Pinboard

Last week’s inaugural Community Pinboard was a H.I.T. We had thousands of views so keep posting your suggestions on our Facebook or comments section below, and the most interesting make the round-up. This week: 1. A new Grafton Arms. Lots of you have already spied the eviction notice on the doors of this Prince Of [...]

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Free Weekend Special: More Street Fairs Than You Can Chuck A Greased Pig At

By on May 11, 2012 in Free Weekend?, Pinboard

You can’t beat the Great British country fete, they cry to us city dwellers. A stroll to the village green for colourful maypole dancing. Jolly Punch & Judy show. Cream tea and locally-caught fish ‘n chips for supper. Or how about a half hour drive to a muddy field, where a selection of unstable fairground [...]

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