Windrush, Stories of a Hackney Generation The Windrush generation arrived in the UK between the late 1940s and the early 1970s, invited by the government to help rebuild Britain after the Second World War. During 2018 we recorded stories from Read More
It’s easy being green!
Avril Kennedy from the Connect Hackney Senior Citizens’ Media Group explains how she has gained from Hackney Green Gym Hackney Green Gym is a conservation volunteer organisation that allows people to socialise and get some exercise – or not, as they choose. Read More
Learn what you like
Older people are organising their own groups, courses and trips to enjoy lifelong learning together, explains Connect Hackney volunteer Antonia Folivi University of the Third Age (U3A) started in France and in the beginning, in 1972, the model was a Read More