Training and Events

Global Games

Dalston Square 2821 Roseberry Pl, London, United Kingdom

Learn new skills playing games from around the world, plus classics like backgammon and giant chess. For ages 8+ 11th, 18th and 25th August http://www.hackney.gov.uk/dalston-square

Frontline: Career Changer Networking Evening

London Canal Museum 12-13 New Wharf Road, United Kingdom

Frontline are delighted to invite you to our London career changer networking evening. The Frontline Leadership Development Programme offers individuals the opportunity to transform the lives of vulnerable children, training as a child protection social workers and completing fully-funded postgraduate diploma and masters qualifications. Frontline are committed to attracting and recruiting outstanding participants to join […]

Nomad Launch Event

RICH MIX 35-47 Bethnal Green Road, United Kingdom

A Celebration of Art and Creativity in a Mad World - Your brutality is against the rules of Humanity. Do join us as we launch our charity Nomad – Nations of Migration Awakening the Diaspora. Come and learn from us and with us the real stories behind the mythical headlines of Migration, Refugee and Asylum […]

Recognise your potential – free taster session

Whitmore Community Centre 2-4 Phillip Street, London, United Kingdom

Boost your confidence and realise that skills and personal qualities count! Contact: Maxine Collins, maxinec@hcvs.org.uk Telephone: 020 7923 1962  

Create Your Future – What is Community Interpreting?

Whitmore Community Centre 2-4 Phillip Street, London, United Kingdom

Discover what an interpreter in the community does; how to provide valuable help to people who have difficulty in accessing help and advice. The Community Interpreting Pathway provides a range of opportunities for people to explore their skills, abilities and interests in becoming a community interpreter. For more information and to book, email: maxinec@hcvs.org.uk

Compassionate Neighbours – free training

St Joseph's Hospice Mare St, London, United Kingdom

Compassionate Neighbours is free community-led support at St Joseph's Hospice for anyone living with or caring for a person with a serious, long-term or terminal illness, or a person who is frail and/or isolated. This is a 2 day training on 9th and 16th September. For more information please contact Joy on 020 8525 3206, j.kahumbu@stjh.org.uk or […]

Hackney One Carnival

Join us as the procession dances its way along Queensbridge Road, Richmond Road, Mare Street, Amhurst Road and Dalston Lane between 1.30-5pm. As well as the procession, there's: a pop-up play area and hula-hoop workshops in Gillett Square from 12 noon-6pm the Hackney Playbus and other entertainment in Hackney Town Hall Square from 12 noon-3pm Carnival judging […]

Amnesty International UK £1 Book Sale

Amnesty International UK 17-25 New Inn Yard, London, United Kingdom

Thousands of new/secondhand books, all £1 each. 'As new' books donated by publishers/publications and good quality second-hand bargains from our bookshops. All topics - fiction/non-fiction, including lots of foreign language novels. Tubes: Old St/Liverpool St. Buses: Shoreditch High Street.  

Create Your Future – Activate Your Career Job Club

Morningside Community Centre Cresset Road, London, United Kingdom

These free sessions will help you with your CV, job search, filling in application forms, applying for jobs more effectively and interview preparation. Your tutor will support you with setting some personal goals and you will keep a record of your progress towards achieving these. For more information call 020 8525 6960 or email info@hmp.org.uk […]

Access to Casework Supervision for Frontline Workers and Support for Line Managers

Hackney CVS 24-30 Dalston Lane, London, United Kingdom

Are you a frontline worker that offers regular advice and support to children and young people in Hackney? Frontline staff and volunteers - Would you like to improve your practitioner skills and access support in a peer to peer setting? Managers -Would you like your staff to receive regular  casework supervision and work with service […]

Clissold Park Craft Beer & Street Food Festival

Clissold Park Church Street / Green Lanes, London, United Kingdom

A weekend of fun for all the family featuring a street food court with a variety of ready to eat offers and speciality drinks, groceries, a live music stage, bar area offering the best of British and International craft beers and ales as well as rides for the children. Friday, 15th September: 11am to 7pm […]

Amnesty International UK – Festival of Choice

Amnesty International UK 17-25 New Inn Yard, London, United Kingdom

The London Festival of Choice aims to raise awareness of threats to reproductive rights and the plight of those in countries around the world who do not have access to safe and legal abortion. The Festival also wishes to celebrate the solidarity and feminist activism and to strengthen and support the prochoice message, locally and globally. 

Autumn Flower and Produce Show

King Henry’s Walk Garden 11c King Henry's Walk, London, United Kingdom

Show off your baking, preserving and horticultural skills and enjoy:  live music – raffle – home-made jam and honey for sale – games for all – freshly-pressed apple juice – plant stall – produce for sale – free entry.

London Design Festival – DIY Art Market

EPIC Dalston 13 Stoke Newington Rd, London, United Kingdom

DIY Art Market is back in Hackney, as part of London Design Festival. D.I.Y. Art Market, brings together a community of creatives and provides visitors the opportunity to discover and take home unique pieces that include - art prints, ceramics, zines, independent publications, jewellery, sewn items, screen prints, and artist books.

De Beauvoir Flower & Produce Show

St. Peter’s Church De Beauvoir Road, London, United Kingdom

A competition of home-grown flowers, vegetables, fruit, baked goods, jams and crafts, with entry open to everyone. Stalls include baked goods, tombola, books/CDs/DVDs, plants, teas and cakes, children's games and face painting, raffle and the famous De Beauvoir Dog Show. Contact: Nancy Korman, e-mail: nancylkorman@hotmail.co.uk, telephone: 0207 249 4919

Create Your Future – Get Ready for Work

Kingsland Hub 242 Kingsland Road, London, United Kingdom

  A wellbeing and employability course for Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic women who are not working or in education. Contact us: learn@peterbedford.org.uk or call 0203 815 4100

Practical Appreciative Inquiry Training (Day One)

Hackney CVS 24-30 Dalston Lane, London, United Kingdom

Do you need to build skills in your organisation for change management; organisational development; team building or coaching? Appreciative Inquiry (AI) is a recognised technique that builds on an organisations or individuals strengths and assets with the aim of building or rebuilding organisations around what works, rather than trying to fix what doesn't. Hackney CVS […]

Practical Appreciative Inquiry Training (Day Two)

Hackney CVS 24-30 Dalston Lane, London, United Kingdom

Do you need to build skills in your organisation for change management; organisational development; teambuilding or coaching? Appreciative Inquiry (AI) is a recognised technique that builds on an organisations or individuals strengths and assets with the aim of building or rebuilding organisations around what works, rather than trying to fix what doesn't. Hackney CVS have […]

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