Stuck for things to do this bank holiday?

Another bank holiday and another one with the potential threat of rain...but don't let that put you off getting out and about!

What better time then to climb up ancient stairs and view Hackney from a quite different perspective by climbing St Augustine's Tower in St John's at Hackney's churchyeard off the Narroway?

The Tower is open between 2pm-4:30pm and historical tours of the churchyard kick off at 3pm.

More details can be found here.

Or alternatively, if you want to find a nice bottle of wine or real ale for a hopefuly BBQ, then you could do a lot worse than visit our own, independent (and hopefully more successful!) version of Oddbins - Borough Wines - on Wilton Way. Superb range and service - and more details of the liquid refreshment seller can be found on their website here.

Of course, next door to Borough Wines is the hip coffee shop which we've written about before - however we have been in receipt of complaints about poor service due to the demand they are facing! We're sure that they'll improve quickly to keep up with the thirst of the locals...

Lastly, if you are wanting to have a BBQ in London Fields - bear in mind that there is a pilot going on that welcomes BBQs before 9pm, but only in one section of the park and they need to be raised off the grass. This is being enforced by wardens and the local police - so please love London Fields - pick up your rubbish when you are done, bin it/recycle it, respect this much loved open space and remember that people live all around it!

Let us know what you think about the BBQ plan and fill in the questionnaire that is running here.

Enjoy your long weekend!