9 December 2021
De Beauvoir Christmas shopping trail
The De Beauvoir Christmas shopping trail returned on Saturday 4th December, with the streets of De Beauvoir Town transformed into a festive Christmas market.
Featuring everything from prints and homewares to Palestinian embroidery, singing bowls and windchimes to Christmas decorations, there was truly something for everyone.
The food on offer was just as wide-ranging, including Taiwanese food from Dumpling Heart for Hackney New Primary School, and homemade goulash and mash from Our Lady and St Joseph School, as well as locally made honeys, jams and preserves.
New for the Christmas trail this year was a market in the crypt at St Peter’s Church offering a wide range of textiles, jewellery, candles, and rugs, amongst other things. Bringing a real festive feel, there was also carol singing throughout the day outside the Church and the Scolt Head.
An impressive £1,000 was raised on the day for De Beauvoir Welcomes Refugees thanks to generous stallholders and customers.
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For the photos, we are thanking to our lovely tenant Katherine, see the photo gallery & details below.
All photos copyright: @Katherine Bogden Bayard / The Benyon Estate
A party powered by Gusty the wind turbine
It’s always good to host a party – but the event held on Benyon Estate land on Monday (November 4th) was a party with a purpose! In partnership with Octopus Energy and the pro-growth campaign group, Britain Remade, we welcomed journalists and guests from the energy sector to a Turbine Build Party to demonstrate the technology needed to tackle climate change.
Albers in the news
Congratulations to Albers – one of our fantastic foodie tenants – who has been hitting the headlines with good news since the opening of its new café on Englefield Road earlier this summer.
Gusty the wind turbine coming soon...
The Benyon Estate is supporting a campaign to help remove planning barriers for the creation of new clean energy in urban areas. As a result of this there is a trial taking place on the yard at the rear of 62 and 64 Southgate Road.