Training and Events

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

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