Easy cookery for singles and older people Local resident, Harold Rubin, a retired professional cook, restaurateur and cookery consultant has a great video. Originally from New York, 92-year old Harold still enjoys cooking all his own meals for himself and Read More
Join Mind for Silver Saturdays
Join Mind at 15a Homerton Row, 28th September, 11am-4pm, for live music, a history of Hackney art project and a delicious lunch. This month Mind’s Silver Saturdays are going to have a history of Hackney art project, where attendees will Read More
The subject is waste
By Harold Rubin Food waste, time wasted, energy waste, and the waste of resources. To end with a pun, your waist! Almost as much food is disposed of as is consumed. Returning food to the earth via landfill or destruction Read More
The Oldie Friendly Project
By Margaret Smith Last year City and Hackney Carers Centre in Hackney received a grant from the People’s Postcode Lottery. The grant was to fund a one year project aiming to make Hackney a more age friendly borough for people Read More
Environmental issues
Interview with Tom Ruben Tom Ruben discusses his concerns about the environment with the Connect Hackney Senior Media group. Interview by Elizabeth McGovern, with Charles Daniels. Q: The area you are living now, how long you lived there? TR: I Read More
Challenging ageism, fighting depression
A report from the Older People’s Wellbeing conference In March Connect Hackney staff attended a conference on older people’s wellbeing. There were several interesting presentations. Kate Jopling from the International Longevity Centre spoke about the need to think about personal Read More
Social singing with Core Clapton
Core Clapton’s Social Singing is for people of all ages with a special focus on the social inclusion of older people aged 55 and over that might be experiencing social isolation. The group meets once a week and is an Read More
The value of volunteering
Volunteering matters By Andreas Kyriacou In 1965, I met somebody who seemed to be a lonely person. He was a Palestinian refugee of 1948, when Palestinians were driven away from their homes. Visiting friends He was living on his own Read More
Over 100 attendees at Ageing Well event
Over 100 older people turned out for Healthwatch Hackney’s Let’s Talk About Ageing Well event at the Pembury community centre in July. Organised by Healthwatch Hackney’s project NHS Community Voice, the event aimed to give older people useful information on Read More
Building older people’s influence in Hackney
Age UK report on older people’s influence in Hackney Age UK has been commissioned by Connect Hackney to lead on reviewing local mechanisms and functions for older people’s influence in policy-making. Connect Hackney aims to improve the wellbeing of older Read More