Training and Events

CV Surgery and interview training

ELBA and Hackney Works invite you to a CV and Interview skills focused employment workshop for Hackney residents seeking career development. CV Surgery Corporate volunteers will support you in small groups or one to one with a review of your CV/s, providing constructive feedback, discuss the strengths of the documents and suggest areas of development. […]

Launch of Hackney Council’s ‘A Place for Everyone’ Grants Programme

The Council would like to welcome you to the combined launch of its forthcoming Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) Grants Programme 2020/21 and the new VCS Strategy. This will be an opportunity to find out more about the grants and how your organisation can engage with the new strategy. There will be a morning session […]

Peace Market

Come to Peace Market, a showcase of young creative businesses, musicians, artists, and entrepreneurs, with the aim of bringing the community together to help young people who are homeless and need mental well being support. Read more

Eid Street Party

Come to Eid Street Party organised by Musallaa an-Noor Mosque to celebrate the Eid festival with your neighbours, faith leaders and the wider community. Read more

Navigating Brexit for SMEs. General Business Session

When the UK leaves the EU, the commercial environment as we know it will change. This may cause disruption for business, but could equally mean unexpected opportunities. The London Growth Hub is providing small and medium-sized enterprises with tools to anticipate changes and how Brexit will impact on their business activity and their industry. In […]

Dalston Business Forum

We would like to welcome you to the Dalston Business Forum hosted by Hackney Council, this is an informal presentation and networking opportunity and open to all businesses and entrepreneurs in the Dalston area. Special thanks to Literacy Pirates for kindly providing the venue for this session (we liked the venue so much last time […]

Hackney Fostering Information Session

Being a foster carer plays a hugely important role for a child in care. You will be supporting them with school and medical appointments, encouraging positive activities, overcoming emotional or physical trauma, whilst providing a safe and nurturing environment they can call home. Fostering can be difficult, not just for you and the child involved, […]

Black Pride

UK Black Pride returns on Sunday 7 July, 2019 and to mark UK Black Pride’s continued growth, the celebration moves to a larger location: Haggerston Park in east London. The team has been working hard to find a new home for UK Black Pride and have taken into consideration accessibility, public transport links, diversity of […]

Peace Market

Showcasing Hackney’s young creative enterprise and helping young people affected by homeless, poverty and poor mental health An indoor pop-up in the heart of De Beauvoir’s vibrant community, filled with artisans, makers, fashion, vintage, food, music and lots of ways to support and good thing to do! Read more

Hackney Town Hall tour and Vaults display

A town hall is more than just a building: it represents both local government and the community, and provides a public space where the two can meet. Now residents and visitors to the borough can take a 45 minute guided tour around the building to find out more about its history and architecture. An illuminating […]

Construction Careers and Jobs Fair

Hackney Works, Berkeley Homes, and Notting Hill Genesis are Hosting a construction careers and jobs fair in the heart of Woodberry Down. About this Event Come along to access live opportunities, exclusive training courses and get advice about your CV and how to progress your career. Read more

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