Hackney Poppies & More

Sunday morning scene in the St John-at-Hackney church yard: foreground remembrance poppies include wreaths from the Association of Jewish ex-Servicemen and Women; to the rear, Hackney Homemade stalls include clothing, jewellery, spit-roasted pork sandwiches and Muslim school girls selling teddy bears as part of school charity project. The plastic ice rink is a seasonal extra. So were the two men selling Christmas trees (obscured by the memorial), whose merchandise was propped against the church wall. I bought one - price, £50. Two of the kids helped me carry it home.