Help for local residents to use technology Hackney council has updated its support information on improving digital skills. Having a basic understanding of how to navigate the internet can really help you in some of your daily activities. It helps Read More
Digital divide narrows but many remain offline
Ofcom research suggests the UK’s digital divide narrowed during the coronavirus pandemic, as people went online to escape the lockdown. The proportion of homes without any internet access has fallen from 11% in March 2020, when the UK entered lockdown, Read More
Protecting our planet, by Margaret Smith
Protecting our planetby Margaret Smith Over the past decade environmental awareness has increased significantly. If we don’t look after planet Earth, environmental problems will accumulate – for example the air, rivers and oceans will become increasingly polluted and more plants Read More
Hackney Carers Centre activities
Forthcoming events, projects and services for carers run by Hackney Carers Centre. Yoga for Men (Male Carers / Hackney Brocals)Tuesday, March 30, 202112:00pm-1:00pmhttps://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_OKIIMWTaRkuW0Vci8mVH-A Learn ways to de-stress Feel empowered through safe physical exercise Be introduced to community resources Socialise Read More
Embedding Diversity event – book now!
Embedding diversity across services Connect Hackney recently held a learning event: Embedding diversity across services – Ageing Well in Hackney: Finding solutions to Older People’s isolation. The latest in Connect Hackney’s series of learning events about Finding solutions for Older Read More
Hackney Carers Centre activities
Forthcoming events, projects and services for carers run by Hackney Carers Centre. Bro-Meet for men aged 50+Monday, March 223:30pm-4:30pmhttps://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_mzPvutjWTnCnuY1koBg_oQ Monday Bro-Meets every week on Zoom! If you’re a man in Hackney aged 50 or over feel free to join us Read More
What Connect Hackney delivery partners are doing to create systems change
This quarter our Learning Network, the community for our delivery partners to share learning, met to discuss issues we will be exploring in more detail in our learning events – how to define co-production and community assets, based on how Read More
New Find Support Services website launches
New Find Support Services website launches One-stop-shop for local organisations offering help in City & Hackney. Highlighting local services, advice and activities available during COVID-19 to its residents, City & Hackney has launched a new Find Support Services map online Read More
Finding solutions for older people’s isolation
Book a place at our upcoming events in our series of events – Connect Hackney’s Ageing Well in Hackney: finding solutions for older people’s isolation. a) Co-production – the new gold standard How to successfully embed successful co-production into your Read More
Bro-meets for men aged 50 and over
Bro-meets for men aged over 50 Mondays from 3:30pm-4:30pm Book online: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_mzPvutjWTnCnuY1koBg_oQ Hackney Carers Centre’s project Brocals is a multi-generational social club for men over 50 who are residents of Hackney. Hackney Brocals are local men, or ‘bros’, who go all Read More