Updates
Clapton Commons' trustee Mike Abrahams will be picking up his running trainers again in the name of our #ClaptonCommonRooms Spacehive campaign! Sponsor Mike £10 today to run a 5km race in 25 mins or under - link in bio.🏅 As an incentive, if Mike runs the race in 24-25 minutes it’s £15, 23-24 minutes it’s £20, sub 23 minutes it’s £25. Keep your eyes peeled for Mike racing past on 9 May and give him a #ClaptonCommons cheer. We will notify everyone of his achievement on the day - You can always increase your pledge at that point! 12 days to go to reach our target. Follow our campaign and Liberty Hall updates on @clapton_commons instagram page!
With your support we successfully launched Liberty Hall in 2020! As the project, demand for space and local resource continues to grow we've launched a new crowdfunder!. Please click through to our Common Rooms for Clapton page to find out more and pledge your support for our exciting new project to turn the undercroft of nearby St Thomas' church into a fabulous new community hub, with exercise studio, community canteen, creative workshop space, meeting rooms and podcast studios. https://www.spacehive.com/the-common-rooms-for-clapton
Dear Liberty Hall Supporter - As part of Open House 2020 this Friday 25th September at 2.30pm we will be presenting a 'virtual' talk from the architect and Clapton Commons project development team about the Liberty Hall story. This will be a great opportunity to get all the details of this unique project and a sneak preview of the almost complete project! Open House Listing: https://openhouselondon.open-city.org.uk/listings/9200 Zoom Talk Link (active @ 2.30pm on Friday 25th of September): https://bit.ly/3668y2e
The Liberty Hall has made good progress over the summer. The roof has been set-up correctly as well as the interior flooring. The building also now has its own supply of electricity. The extension to back of the building has also been completed. The building team behind this work are doing a fantastic job and are on schedule!
Dear Supporters! A reminder that tomorrow, Saturday 22nd June is our first Summer Assembly on Clapton Common. Please join us to learn more about the progress of The Liberty Hall and meet those involved. Free community clothes swap, music and interactive vegan food booth for kids run by Made In Hackney. A correction to our previous post: There will be some healthy light snacks available throughout the afternoon but no veggie feast! The gathering takes place from 12pm. Look forward to seeing you there and please spread the word!
On Sunday 28th of April, local residents and supporters of the Liberty Hall came together to say (and graffiti) a big Thank You for all the efforts that were made to get the project underway, including our Crowdfunding supporters. Local neighbours left their signatures and marks of gratitude on the western portion of the Liberty Hall hoardings. This big signage is part of a series of community-based visual pieces and information-sharing that will be marked on the remaining hoardings in the coming weeks.
This Sunday 28th Clapton Commons is holding a gathering to mark the beginning of construction works at Liberty Hall and celebrate its Crowdfunding achievements from the end of 2018. We will be meeting in the social space of our neighbourhood partner Limetree Court (Anchor Hanover Housing), just opposite the building site of Liberty Hall from 12pm to 3pm - Address: Limetree Court, 74 Clapton Common E5 9A Hopefully see some of our local supporters there!
The hoardings are up! The old toilet block on Clapton Commons has officially become a building site. Over the coming 30 weeks the space will be fully transformed into a cooking school and multi-purpose community space. We will keep you updated on the changing face of Liberty Hall as it happens, with some regular behind-the-scenes peeks at the building works.
