We have received from Stokey Local the following information regarding an event to be held this Saturday (1 October).

'This Saturday (1 October) is going to be an early highlight in our campaign to protect the unique character of Stoke Newington from an inappropriate supermarket development.  In protest at the impact the proposed Sainsbury development will have, we will be holding a mock funeral for the local economy. The funeral parade will include a 'zombie-a-thon', as in Stoke Newington even the dead are rising up against this proposal.

WHEN? Saturday 1 October, 12pm
WHERE? Assemble at Wilmer Place, Stoke Newington High Street
We will be making a very serious point, but we will be making it in a fun way. You can help us increase the profile for our campaign by:
•    Coming along on Saturday and joining in as a 'zombie' (paint your face white, and splatter some red food colouring around.
•    Promoting this event to your friends
•    Downloading leaflets and campaign materials from our website: http://stokeylocal.org.uk/2011/09/zombies-rise-up-in-stoke-newington-on-saturday-1st-october/
•    Signing up on our facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=245447122167366
•    And then invite all your facebook friends to join us.
•    Forward this email onto friends in the area (if they want to join our mailing list, they should visit: http://eepurl.com/eOEgg)
The event is really catching the imagination with over 300 zombies already signed up: lets see if we can make it 500 by Saturday.

Local beat combo Diego Brown and the Good Fairy have written and recorded a campaign song about the Wilmer Place development, to hear it, visit http://www.myspace.com/diegobrownandthegoodfairy/music (click on the stokey pokey). We have now heard that the band want to film the zombie parade on Saturday for a music video. On the facebook page there is talk of 'practicing the zombie dance'. Saturday is going to be fun, fun, fun, and it will help publicise our concerns.

There is of course a serious side to our campaign, and supporters are out diligently collecting petitions and preparing for the formal planning application to be submitted. In the meantime Saturday is an opportunity to publicise our concerns. We are also considering a comprehensive door-to-door leafleting of the area to ensure everyone in Stoke Newington knows about our concerns and about our campaign.

Please come down on Saturday and show your support (made up as a zombie if you can).'