Stokey Winter Fest!
Saturday 30th Nov / Sunday 1st Dec 2024
Festive Jigsaw Trail - Santa's Grotto - Giving Tree - Music - Workshops
Get in the Christmas spirit with the Stokey Winter Festival!
A Winter Festival is coming to Stokey, with a free Santa’s Grotto, free Festive Jigsaw Trail, live music, workshops and special offers at local shops.
The Stokey Winter Festival takes place on Saturday November 30th and is being organised by Stoke Newington Business Association.
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Gift-tag making workshop, live music - Growing Communities Farmer's from 10am
The fun starts at 10am on November 30th with a free gift-tag making workshop by Output Arts at the Growing Communities’ Farmers Market, supported by Hackney Council. There’ll also be festival stalls and music by the Hackney Songworks Choir (from 11am).
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Festive Jigsaw Trail - collect all the pieces and enter a prize draw for a festive hamper!​​​
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Take part in the free Festive Jigsaw Trail! Pop in to local shops and businesses along the trail to collect the pieces of an iconic Stoke Newington design. Each business on the Trail has a different piece to give out. Collect all 20 pieces by 8th Dec to complete the jigsaw and you can enter a prize draw to win a festive hamper. Just email us a pic of you with your completed jigsaw by 8th Dec to enter the draw.
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Jigsaw Trail Prize Draw winners and a BIG thank you!
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We have not one but 3 lucky winners from our super festive jigsaw trail!
Businesses were so generous in their donations that we divided the prizes!
Massive congratulations to Debbie, Lucio and Sonja!!
The winners have been notified.
We had so many jigsaw entries it was amazing! We loved seeing all your photos and hearing all your comments, we’re so pleased you enjoyed the trail. We’ll definitely do it again.
And we wanted to say a great big thank you to our amazing Stokey community who came out and supported the Stokey Winter Fest and Dickensian Xtravaganza.
With your help we raised an incredible £2000 for Hackney Foodbank and collected a van load of food!
All of this was possible through the generosity and volunteers of the Stoke Newington Business Association and its supporters, this year that included: Hackney Council, Michael Naik, Location Location, JMGlendinning, Julian Reid Estates and Marlborough Highways.
Special thanks to all the businesses who donated to the jigsaw trail prizes: Array, Earlybird, Rouge, Prep, Kitchen Provisions, The Good Egg and Perky Blenders, MeatN16, Ivory, Know & Love, The Chocolate Factory, Metal Crumble, Tower Theatre, Stokey Toyshop
And a huge thank you to Output Arts and the children at William Patten who did an amazing job creating and decorating the fantastic Foodbank-inspired decorations for our Stokey Giving Tree. What an incredible installation, we absolutely loved seeing you taking photos and searching for your creations.
The Stokey business community wishes you all a very happy, healthy and safe festive season. We look forward to seeing you all in Stokey in 2025!
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Festive Jigsaw Trail Map
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Santa's Grotto - The Tower Theatre 1-4pm
The Santa’s Grotto, sponsored by Location Location, will be hosted by Tower Theatre with fabulous gifts for younger visitors and a chance to purchase festive drinks and snacks, including mini mince pies from Spence Bakery. (Grotto admission is free but you need to book - book your free place here).
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Giving Tree, Fire Engine and live music - The Fire Station (Church St.)
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In the run up to the event, Output Arts will be working with local schoolchildren to create food-themed decorations for the Christmas tree outside the Fire Station. Sponsored by estate agent Michael Naik, the Giving Tree is supporting Hackney Foodbank - please bring along donations of non-perishable food.
A fire engine will be out for the kids and there will be live music from local Ukulele Band U3A Phoenix at 2pm.
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​All of this would not have been possible without our amazing sponsors, huge thanks to Hackney Council, Michael Naik Estate Agents, Location Location Estate Agents, JM Glendinning Insurance Brokers, Julian Reid Estate Agents and all of Stokey’s incredible small businesses
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Shop local and save with a Local Buyers Club card!
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Join the Local Buyers Club for just £4.99 using the code WINTERFEST and they will donate your joining fee to Hackney Foodbank. ​
The shop-local club, which is run by a couple from Stoke Newington, supports independent businesses and members benefit from savings and perks at over 300 shops and restaurants, many of which are in N16. Among the local businesses offering savings to club members are: Earlybird Cards, The Three Crowns, Know & Love, La Rosetta, The Good Egg, The Arcola Theatre, Primavera, The Prince, Pachara, Jarr Market, Jaines & Son and many more.
Join below for just £4.99 using code WINTERFEST (usual price £14.99 per year).
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Dickensian Xmas X-Travaganza - Sunday 1st Dec - Everyday Sunshine
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And the fun doesn’t stop there! On Sunday December 1st, Everyday Sunshine on Nevill Road is hosting its very special Dickensian Xmas Extravaganza, which is also collecting for Hackney Foodbank.
There’ll be live music from 2pm till 6pm, mulled wine, coffee and cake and sing-along carols with Mark Cox. Among those performing are Syndicate, Miraino-Oto, Back to the Cabin, Karenza, Mally Harpaz and Matt Constantine, Nina Miranda and Mally and Juju.
More about the Stoke Newington Business Association
See you in Stokey is the brand of the Stoke Newington Business Association. It was set up by a group of local small business owners in 2022 following the pandemic and with the help of a High Street Recovery grant. The SNBA is on a mission to keep Stokey's vibrant community thriving.
Since then the association has grown to over 70 members and has:
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Hosted workshops and an Art Trail featuring the creative work of people who feel invisible within our community
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Hosted a heart-warming community festive winter parade and Christmas trail
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Collaborated with local artists & hosted workshops in 9 local schools
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Put on 5 community art & craft workshops
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Helped to collect tonnes of food for Hackney Foodbank
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Helped to collect thousands of toys for local children in poverty
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Fundraised for local businesses hit by emergency situations
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Built and hosted the fantastic local resource website www.seeyouinstokey.com
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