Co-production Charter workshops in July 2021 Healthwatch Hackney are gathering insight to review and refresh the City & Hackney Co-production Charter. The refresh will re-shape the existing Co-production Charter into a resource that works for everyone – a tool that helps to Read More
Local vaccination events – coronavirus vaccination rollout
Local vaccination events – Coronavirus vaccination rollout Walk-in clinics Community groups across Hackney are running pop-up walk-in clinics for those over 18 who need their first dose and those who need their second dose of the Pfizer vaccine. To guarantee your Read More
Scams Awareness Fortnight
Scams Awareness Fortnight in Hackney The annual Scams Awareness campaign aims to create a network of confident, alert consumers who know what to do when they spot a scam. This year’s campaign takes place from 14 to 27 June. Click here Read More
Loneliness Awareness Week 2021
Loneliness Awareness Week This week is Loneliness Awareness Week from 14 to 18 June. Loneliness is something that can affect any one of us at any point in our lives, but this issue has become more prominent during the coronavirus Read More
Activities during Carers Week 2021
Carers Week activities This week, between 7 and 13 June, is Carers Week – the annual campaign that highlights the challenges unpaid carers face. Carers are unpaid and look after family or partner or friend because they are ill, frail Read More
Apply for a Hackney Giving small grant – deadline 27 May
Hackney Giving small grants of up to £3k to support your community Grants of up to £3,000 are on offer for small not-for-profit organisations in Hackney which are responding to community needs as the coronavirus restrictions reduce in summer 2021. Read More
Dementia Action Week events
Hackney Dementia Festival – 17 to 23 May 2021 The Hackney Dementia Festival 2021 takes place 17 May – 23 May with most events being held online. https://www.lovehackney.uk/dementia-festival The festival celebrates Dementia Action Week and the continued involvement of people Read More
Mental Health Awareness Week
Mental Health Awareness Week This Mental Health Awareness Week the theme is nature. One of Connect Hackney’s former deliver partners, Mind in the City, Hackney and Waltham Forest, is asking everyone to find a way to connect with nature that Read More
Hackney Social Radio features project on residents 0-100
Photos above by Jenny Lewis from her project on Hackney residents aged 1 to 100. Hackney Social Radio features project on residents 0-100 Hackney Social Radio, an Immediate Theatre project for older people addresses digital isolation amongst older people, creating Read More
Research published on those affected most in pandemic
Research published on those affected most in pandemic According to the annual Society Watch report by the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) increases in mental distress occurred in all groups, but the largest increases by far were felt by Read More