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 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 […]

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 […]

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.  

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. 

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.

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.

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

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 […]

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 […]

Create your Future. Come along to this fun session and meet like-minded BAME women who are thinking of returning to work.   To book your place email maxinec@hcvs.org.uk or call 020 7923 1962 On the day, please bring the following documents with you: proof of being unemployed and your UK passport, Residency Permit or Home Office letter […]

This practical training session aims to provide an understanding of data management procedures using the MS Access service user database. This includes how it is applied in practice and its importance for organisations holding personal information on their service users and volunteers. Who is this aimed at? Anyone who has a degree of/overall responsibility for […]

This ½-day workshop is open to staff from statutory and non-statutory agencies from across the CHSAB partnership and to those working with adults with care and support needs in the City of London and Hackney areas. Attendees will be in positions such as social worker, housing officer, organisational safeguarding lead, manager/senior manager, nurse/senior nurse, nursing […]