Category Archives: Stoke Newington

Another drop in the OCEAN

By anne c | Published: 9 August 2009

Stereo Stokey says a sad farewell to Ocean Books on Church Street who, after trading for fifteen years, closed their doors for the last time on Sunday. There is something special about bookshops in general and especially second-hand ones. It was easy to spend an hour or two browsing the great selection of second-hand books [...]

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Ghost Bikes in Stoke Newington

By anne c | Published: 8 August 2009

In passing there doesn’t seem to be anything unusual about the bicycle tied to a lamppost opposite the Stoke Newington Railway, but then something doesn’t seem quite right… eventually it dawns on me that not only is it a white bike but the wheels are white too. What does it mean? Is it an East [...]

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Stereo Stokey Summer Sale – 15% off everything

By Tom | Published: 5 August 2009

Well, I guess it’s the height of summer so we might as well have a huge sale. Or rather, since it’s not been that much of a summer, maybe we’ll just give you a little sale… Courtesy of our shopping partner Spreadshirt we can offer you 15% off everything in the Stereo Stokey Online Shop, [...]

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Stereo Stokey Forums are here

By Tom | Published: 8 July 2009

To make our site even more awesomer we have now added forums where you can discuss pubs, restaurants, events or anything else Stoke Newington. You can also post if you want to sell stuff or announce an event, are looking for a flatmate, lost or found something, got something nicked (or nicked something, I guess). [...]

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Transition Town Stoke Newington

By Rose | Published: 7 July 2009

The Transition Town initiative aims to increase awareness, sustainability and self-sufficiency in the local community in an effort to address the challenges of Climate Change and Peak Oil which we are all facing. Transition Town Stoke Newington was formed in Autumn 2008 and is growing at a fast pace, aiming to encompass all members of [...]

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Bank Holiday Bonanza

By anne c | Published: 22 May 2009

Searching for some soul, or perhaps you’ve got beach babes on your mind… Whatever tickles your fancy you’ll find it in the north east enclave known as N16. From drum ‘n’ bass to ska, there are discos, DJs, live music, karaoke, beer gardens, BBQs and even a bit of bashment. If you fancy some fancy [...]

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Beat the credit crunch at the Stoke Newington Indoor Car-boot & Vintage Sale

By anne c | Published: 13 May 2009

Being a bit careful with your cash due to crap economic climate or job security fears?   Or perhaps you are fed up of looking like every other Primark-clad clone?  Either way, come and have a browse at the Stoke Newington Indoor Car-boot & Vintage sale this Saturday, 16 May.

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The Bollard of Stokey – A Poem

By Arnold Circus | Published: 20 April 2009

They’re digging old stokey there’s a hole lotta love slalom buggies on church street where push comes to shove there’s a curious hole by the old cobbled yard and alternative potions to make you feel hard

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Stereo Stokey Needs You

By Tom | Published: 2 April 2009

It all looked so easy on paper: set up a website, write articles, become the number one online resource for the lovely people of Stoke Newington. Turns out it’s not. Chasing writers is a full time job in itself, transcribing interviews takes ages (if you keep talking over the people you interview in a loud [...]

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Stereo Stokey Merchandise and more…

By Tom | Published: 28 March 2009

We have just launched the Stereo Stokey Online Shop, where you can buy t-shirts, hoodies, baby wear, mugs and all kinds of other stuff. Whether you want to wear our awesome logo (thanks again, Matt) or other Stoke Newington designs, we’ve got you covered. The idea is to open this up for other designs made by [...]

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