Niti, Author at What's your Hackney story?

Revisiting Windrush and Beyond: A New Generation

22 June 202316 June 2023

This blog explores the cultural influences of the Windrush Community on Hackney and looks at the generation coming up in the borough today.

Revisiting Windrush and Beyond: Togetherness

22 June 20239 June 2023

This blog post explores the communities that the Windrush Generation created in Hackney and what they did to have fun.

Revisiting Windrush and Beyond: Coming to Britain

4 September 20231 June 2023

Saturday morning shoppers on Mare Street, between Woolworth's and the corner of Amhurst Road, c.1962

The first blog in our Revisiting Windrush and Beyond series explores the Windrush Generation’s first experiences and challenges in coming to Britain.

Hackney and the Garment Trade: Singing Strikers and Trade Unions

6 April 202329 March 2023

Black and white photo of buildings on Hoxton Square. The middle building is the London headquarters of the National Union of Tailors and Garment Workers, circa 1950s.

This blog post explores the story of striking workers at two large factories in Hackney and how they rallied together to oppose their employers, using the power of song.

Hackney and the Garment Trade: The First Threads

6 April 202328 March 2023

Sepia image of all-female workforce at the Simpsons Clothing Factory. The women are sitting down at long wooden benches, facing one another and working on garments.

This post focuses on the origins of the garment trade in Hackney and the groups who contributed to its growth.