The sudden closure of London's most prolific clubbing venue has sparked a wave of unity across London's nightlife community and beyond. MEOKO has been working hard to unite spirits during this difficult time and has managed to set a peaceful protest in place in hopes to save and protect our culture. Having attracted over 3,000 attendees since the group was set up on Facebook at the beginning of the month, it's clear this is something that many of us are passionate about. After weeks of preparation we can now happily unveil details of the march which will take place October 8th. 

The protest will begin at Hoxton Square at 1.00pm where protesters will gather, please arrive in fancy dress and bring as many props, musical instruments, placards, mega phones as you can find. We want the emphasis of this protest to be unity and positivity.  Once congregated we will leave Hoxton Square and begin the march which will take us to London Fields for around 4pm. Upon arrival at London Fields there will be a selection of guest speakers, including Alan D Miller from the NTIA, from 4.30pm with a 7pm finish.  

PROTEST TO SAVE LONDON'S NIGHTLIFE – WALKING ROUTE   

START - 27 Hoxton Square, London N1, UK  

  • Head south on Hoxton Square                                    
  • Turn left to stay on Hoxton Square                             
  • Turn right onto Hoxton St  
  • Turn right onto Old St/A5201  
  • Turn left onto Curtain Rd/A1202  
  • Turn left onto Great Eastern St/A1202  
  • Slight left onto Holywell Ln  
  • Turn left onto Shoreditch High St/A10  
  • Turn right onto Hackney Rd/A1208  
  • Turn right onto Columbia Rd/B118  (To be confirmed due to possible road works on Columbia Road) 
  • Continue to follow Columbia Rd - Go through 1 roundabout  (To be confirmed due to possible road works on Columbia Road) 
  • Turn right at Hackney Rd/A1208  
  • Continue onto Goldsmiths Row  
  • Continue onto Pritchard's Rd  
  • Turn right onto Andrews Rd  
  • Turn left onto Sheep Ln  
  • Turn left onto Westgate St  
  • Turn right toward London Fields West Side  
  • Turn left toward London Fields West Side  
  • Turn right toward London Fields West Side  
  • Continue onto London Fields West Side  

FINISH London Fields West Side (Opposite London Fields Lido), London E8, UK 

FULL MAP - https://drive.google.com/open?id=13jMSRJodUItuZBEFUnl0ncEsXR0&usp=sharing 

THINGS TO TAKE NOTE OF: 

  • Please keep to the pavements at all times as any obstruction of traffic goes against our permissions and license. 
  • Please be peaceful at ALL times, we are representing Nightlife and our community so please set a great example,
  • Under no circumstances is any bad behavior welcomed or tolerated. 
  • Please do not litter. 
  • Express yourself in the form of creative expression. 
  • We encourage as many LIVE Facebook feeds as possible! 

VOLUNTEERS: We need stewards at the march to help out along the route and to ensure we abide to the rules above and oversee public saftely. If you want to get inolved please email - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

AFTERS  

There will be many events taking place after, there is one particular event that we will be heading over too which is fabric meets Studio 338 at the newly opened The Bridge Club headlined by Levon Vincent with support from Trevor Jackson, Saoirse + Special guests to be announced. For full information please follow the below links. This is a non-profit event and all proceedings will be split between both venues.

EVENT FB PAGE - https://www.facebook.com/events/517262995133789/

EVENT TICKET LINK - https://www.residentadvisor.net/event.aspx?882026