Training and Events

Dalston Forum

The Hackney Business Network runs forums throughout the year aimed at business owners, employees and entrepreneurs in all areas of Hackney. The forums are an opportunity to network with other local businesses, hear about business focused opportunities, events and news from Hackney Council. Eventbrite links will appear on this page two weeks before each forum, […]

Hackney Central Forum

The Hackney Business Network runs forums throughout the year aimed at business owners, employees and entrepreneurs in all areas of Hackney. The forums are an opportunity to network with other local businesses, hear about business focused opportunities, events and news from Hackney Council. Eventbrite links will appear on this page two weeks before each forum, […]

Stoke Newington Forum

The Hackney Business Network runs forums throughout the year aimed at business owners, employees and entrepreneurs in all areas of Hackney. The forums are an opportunity to network with other local businesses, hear about business focused opportunities, events and news from Hackney Council. Eventbrite links will appear on this page two weeks before each forum, […]

Life Lanterns event

Life Lanterns event  St Joseph’s Hospice will be holding a Life Lanterns service for bereaved children and families. It will take place online via Zoom. They will be floating the lanterns on the pond this year. Please email Bridget b.lee@stjh.org.uk for a lantern making kit. Read more  

Volunteering Summit

The GLA, London Plus and the London Boroughs Faiths Network invite you to the pan-London Volunteering Summit on 14 January, 2:30 - 4:30pm. Register here

COVID-19 – we need a resilience strategy for the VCS

We need your help. Since the first lockdown, you have been telling us how Covid-19 has impacted on the communities you represent, the people you support and the impact on your own organisations. We’ve been listening to everything you have said and now want to share back with you how we think the sector’s resilience […]

Modern Day Slavery scoping meeting

Hackney Council would like to community groups to a Modern Day Slavery scoping meeting. This meeting marks the launch of a project to better understand the profile of modern slavery in Hackney. The data collected for this project will be used to develop a set of proposals on how to take this work forward to better […]

Children & families forum meeting

Join us at a Children & families forum meeting. We will learn about effective approaches to protect children at risk, and address wellbeing and resilience. Register more and register here.

City and Hackney Public Health Community Champions Programme

Volunteer Centre Hackney, in partnership with Hackney CVS and City and Hackney Public Health, recently launched the new Public Health Community Champions programme. The aim of the programme is to support the reduction in the transmission of COVID-19 in City and Hackney, by communicating important public health messages to vulnerable residents, through trained volunteers and […]

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