Silver Saturday Silver Saturdays is a social club, bringing older people together for fun and creative activities at Mind network, Mind in the City, Hackney and Waltham Forest’s Wellbeing Centre. Once a month people from all over Hackney come together Read More
Support for Hackney men with hearing loss
Are you a 50+ male Hackney resident and finding it difficult to hear like you used to? Deafplus, a Connect Hackney partner, has three great workshops that can support you. Deafplus are supporting people who have difficulty hearing or have Read More
New dementia service coming soon
Dementia service for City and Hackney Dementia remains one of the main causes of disability in later life and progresses over time. In City and Hackney, there are about 1,300 people living with dementia. With an increasing and ageing population, Read More
Computer and media skills for residents over 50
The Connect Hackney senior media group is made up of Hackney residents aged over 50. Walter, aged 88, is our oldest participant to date. Media group members receive training in computers, photography, interviewing and writing skills. As well as Read More
Do you like to be beside the seaside?
Connect Hackney partners Brocals offer trips in and around London. Quarterly Brocals Socials take the boys further afield, with holiday parties and day trips to the coast, Essex and Kent via coach. These are offered at a low cost of Read More
What have we achieved?
Connect Hackney infographics Connect Hackney runs a range of social activities and projects for local residents aged 50+. What have we achieved? See our latest infographic below. For more details see the Spring edition of Hackney Senior. Read More
Windrush Cricket event
Windrush cricket The Windrush Cricket Project is a multi faceted inter-generational programme to reigniting the interest and participation in cricketing activity of people from Caribbean and African descent. The project will use the ICC Cricket World Cup and the 30th Read More
Compassionate Neighbours
Pictured, left to right: Monica Mattocks, Janet Williams, Jane Anslow, Felicia Odunewu, Lee Ayles, Marie Alley “I think everyone’s got a sort of wrong opinion of St Joseph’s – you know, like it’s doom and gloom, but it’s not… and Read More
Windrush Generations Festival
Windrush generation This year the Council was awarded a grant to help the borough celebrate the Windrush generation and their descendants. There will be a number of events including a Caribbean baking project, Windrush tea party and Windrush reminiscence cricket Read More
Ageing better in Poland
We were impressed in the office when we saw the joyful pictures of our colleague Martyna’s grandmother in Poland. Our Connect Hackney senior media group agreed and decided to put their computer skills to the test and interview Helena about Read More