Support Argun Stationers against unlawful lease termination

I’ve been a loyal Argun customer for 28 years. Aside from the excellent customer service and vast range of stationery and gifts, the key to its success is its location. The footfall at the current site simply can’t be replicated elsewhere. That Hackney Council and the leaseholders would treat a thriving local business so detrimentally is shocking. So the plan is to create a new nightlife destination at Bohemia Place? Surely there are enough arches without also seizing the Argun site, especially given its position fronting onto Mare Street/Narrowway. Just looking at the ‘fashion zone’ eyesore on Morning Lane should be a salutary lesson in the powers-that-be trying to engineer what’s ‘hot’ in the world of fashion and entertainment. All this while threatening the incredibly popular and genuinely ‘organically’ successful music venue round the corner, the MOTH Club. Hackney’s rich culture derives from grassroots talent and creativity, not top-down imposition. For town centres to thrive, they need a range of shops, services and venues. Surely, with their established customer base, Argun and the MOTH Club are anchor points drawing in customers to Hackney Central. They are existing assets. Don’t mess with what is already working.

Argun is an irreplaceable institution and a landmark in its current location.

This store must not be closed down. It’s the heart of Hackney for printing essentials

This shop is essential to my business and my future plans for growrh

Please save this shop

I began using this amazing shop 26 years ago as a student, now I’m a mother with a child who shops there.It would be a huge shame for it to shut when too may independent high street shops are disappearing as it is.

Lovely business and friendly. High quality local service that the committ wants to stay

A staple business of the local community.

33 years of unrivalled service, professionalism and courtesy

Dont let it close! Artists need it!!

I LOVE ARGUN, always there for me

This store is great asset to the community we live in we need and want it to remain

I have used this shop since its inception, it's a local treasure. We don't need another overpriced hipster startup. Shame on you!

This shop start in for local people and grown in a very vaulable bussiness

I have been going to Argun for more than 30 years now and I am shocked to hear that they are closing down. I think it is not right taking this from our community. Hackney is already being gentrified, we not need to lose more businesses that make Hackney great.

This is an amazing local business we need to support and not hind

We have needed and used Argun for 20 years as the only local stationary supplier

Argun is our local stationary shop and its really loved by the comunity

I am customer for 19year sorry sir I do want to lose a stationary it help a community who lives a Hackney

Outrageous pressuring from a landlord who is no doubt only out to make even more money