Black Lives Matter The Connect Hackney media group recently met on Zoom to discuss the Black Lives Matter movement. Hosted by Media group facilitator, Natasha Julien. Natasha: What are your thoughts on the movement? Margaret: I was surprised how a Read More
Digital Inclusion Resource Pack
Digital Inclusion Support and Signposting for Local Organisations A Digital Inclusion Resource Pack has been launched for Hackney organisations. Its purpose is to provide practical support and signposting for organisations working with residents, service-users, or patients who are at risk Read More
Ageing Well in Hackney – Finding solutions to Older People’s isolation
Ageing Well in Hackney – Finding solutions to Older People’s isolation Connect Hackney’s learning event ‘Ageing Well in Hackney: Finding solutions to Older People’s isolation’, was held on 26 November, on the online conferencing platform Zoom. In this event Read More
Scams awareness – keeping you safe
Helen Evans from Toynbee Hall joined a Connect Hackney media group zoom conversation and advised the group on how to spot and avoid website and telephone scams. When might it be a scam?• If it’s too good to be true, Read More
Hackney Social Radio report published
Hackney Social Radio report published A report has been published about Immediate Theatre’s Hackney Social Radio. Immediate Theatre secured funding from Arts Council England for a pilot project, plus support from Connect Hackney (an Ageing Better National Lottery funded project), Read More
The State of Ageing in 2020 report published
The State of Ageing 2020 report has been published Poor health, unsafe housing, financial inequalities and a lack of social connections have exacerbated the impact of coronavirus across the country, according to the Centre for Ageing Better report. The impact Read More
Connect Hackney reports now online
Ahead of our learning event later this month, we’ve added a number of Connect Hackney reports to our website. Connect Hackney’s upcoming learning event ‘Ageing Well in Hackney: Finding solutions to Older People’s isolation’, is on the 26 November, 10am Read More
Stories of a Hackney Generation
Booklets and podcasts from Connect Hackney have helped to record and celebrate the diversity of Hackney. The Ageing Better website has published a blog by Matt Bray about the two Connect Hackney projects – Windrush and Diversity – that have Read More
Connect Hackney blog
Connect Hackney: Focus Quarterly Blog by Sarah Warman Welcome to October’s update on Connect Hackney – delivered to you this time as a new quarterly blog – Connect Hackney Focus. If you haven’t already done so, you can also sign Read More
Have your say on Ageing well in Hackney
Have your say on Ageing well in Hackney Hackney Council is asking residents, businesses, charities and volunteers to share their views on ageing and older people in Hackney. The Ageing Well Strategy draft has been created through community engagement sessions, Read More