Comments on: Ninth Annual Report

By: Jill

Jill — Mon, 27 Aug 2018 17:22:50 +0000

Goodness – nine years! Thanks for entertaining us and keeping us abreast of all the issues facing people living in the neighbourhood. And you have a new cat! He looks beautiful. Enjoy your break.

By: Michael Parkes

Michael Parkes — Sun, 26 Aug 2018 10:54:13 +0000

A friend of mine sent me your latest “letter” (or is it a blog ?) which I greatly enjoyed reading.

Like almost all of inner London, Spitalfields has changed enormously since I worked there with the Bangladeshis and others, as a Community Planner in the late 1980’s.

Though the stage and actors have changed, the drama remains the same ! An age – old drama underwritten by geography and rising land and rental values . . .

The proposals for the Bell Foundry seem preposterous and must be intelligently resisted . Likewise, inner London needs more, not less, genuinely affordable housing and workspace.

My very best wishes to you.

Michael Parkes.

By: Enid

Enid — Sun, 26 Aug 2018 08:19:11 +0000

Thank you for informing us, making us think and reflect, and entertaining us for another wonderful year. Enid and Mr. Enid

By: Bailey Jones

Bailey Jones — Sat, 25 Aug 2018 18:52:27 +0000

I wish you well for anther year of blogging. Spitalfields Life is wonderful project.

By: Deborah Aitken

Deborah Aitken — Sat, 25 Aug 2018 15:42:29 +0000

Well done! Love Spitalfields Life! You are most certainly a bona fide Spitafields treasure! Thank you for the continued knowledge and pleasure you give to us your admirers. Deborah

By: Ian Silverton

Ian Silverton — Sat, 25 Aug 2018 03:27:22 +0000

Well done GA, great work,keep going your very much loved on here,your blog,keep up the good work,and all the best for the future.

By: pauline taylor

pauline taylor — Fri, 24 Aug 2018 21:36:33 +0000

I echo all the sentiments expressed above and would award no-one any prizes for guessing who will be the boss in a certain house in Spitalfields now. Welcome Shrodinger.

By: Jill Wilson

Jill Wilson — Fri, 24 Aug 2018 21:34:56 +0000

Yes – thank you for all the fab blogs this year, not only well crafted and informative writing but lots of great photos too of such a variety of London stories. But like many other people, my favourite story has to be the one announcing that Schodinger had found a new home with you and it is brilliant to see him looking so smug and comfortable now!
My other favourite blog was the one saying that there might be fresh hope for the bell foundry.
The alternative proposal sounds both imaginative and viable, and I do hope it goes ahead. Please keep us informed of progress, and if we need to help with any protests if that or any other dodgy planning decisions go the wrong way…
Keep up the good work, and enjoy your well deserved break !

By: Simon Trussler

Simon Trussler — Fri, 24 Aug 2018 21:06:42 +0000

I have only once before posted a comment, so perhaps this anniversary is a good moment to say that none less I read and have enjoyed your blog since I first discovered it four years or so ago, turning to it in relief after browsing the online newspapers. A fine celebration of the lives of many who would otherwise pass unregarded, and of course excellent also when campaigning against those who would like to leave the area without such characters and without its soul. And blessings to Shrodinger, too: yes, let us know of him too, looks to be a worthy successor to Mr Pussy.

By: stuart goodman

stuart goodman — Fri, 24 Aug 2018 19:45:22 +0000

thanks for a magnificent series of publications which show what a community can achieve. really appreciate your efforts.