Photographs © Rio Cinema Archive. Remember Hackney in the Eighties? Hackney Museum is showing a fascinating new exhibition of local photographs from the 1980s. The museum documents the highs and lows of life in Hackney during the 1980s and a Read More
Co-production Learning
Co-production Learning This Spring Ageing Better held a Festival of Co-production Learning. During this festival, Ageing Better partner organisations shared their co-production learning from the last six years through 12 distinct themes. Ageing Better is an initiative to improve the 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
The Commonwealth Fair
The Commonwealth Fair By Patricia Rodgers There are 54 Countries in the Commonwealth, in Africa, Asia, The Americas, Europe, and the Pacific. The Commonwealth Fair is held annually on the second Saturday of November, at Kensington Town Hall. The fair 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
Grants to celebrate Hackney’s Windrush Generation
Grants to celebrate Hackney’s Windrush Generation Microgrants between £500 and £1000 are available to community groups with great ideas to help celebrate, commemorate and educate Hackney on the valuable contributions of the Windrush generation.¬Events or activities may be selected as 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
Hackney Dementia Festival announced
Hackney Dementia Festival The Hackney Dementia Festival 2021 takes place Monday 17 May – Sunday 23 May. The Festival celebrates Dementia Action Week and the continued involvement of people living with dementia in arts, culture and sport. All of the Read More