Hackney Council

Hackney Council

5/23/2025, 9:01:49 AM

*Looking for free, family-friendly bank holiday plans?* Come along to the London Cycling Festival in Hoxton this Sunday, 9am-1pm 🎊 Make the most of a temporary traffic-free playground with activities and entertainment, including 🚴 Led rides 🛴 A 2km traffic-free route ⚙️ Bike checks 🛞 Test rides Bring your own bike or borrow one from Lime and Santander Cycles for free. Sign up here: https://lcc.org.uk/events/hackney-london-cycling-festival/

Hackney Council

5/22/2025, 9:00:07 AM

*Help make Hackney a father friendly borough* TONIGHT: Join our online roundtable to shape the support, events, and awareness you'd like to see for dads in Hackney. Connect with other fathers, share your experiences, and help create a more inclusive community. Thursday 22 May, 6pm-7pm register here to join: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=km0IeC8Co0izFLP1uzW8DORmaEuLzBBIs1dDTuOquPZUODUyOTZVMFNEOE84OU9KQzZQSEJBM0RJVy4u

Hackney Council

5/29/2025, 9:47:50 AM

*There’s still time to tell us what you want the future of transport in Hackney to look like!* 👉 Share your transport priorities in the survey: Bit.ly/HackneyTransportStrategy Plus, sign up for the chance to take part in a focus group to discuss the issues in depth

Hackney Council

5/27/2025, 9:03:33 AM

*TODAY* - Join us for a day of family fun with arts and crafts, face painting, and a bouncy castle! 🏰 1pm - 4pm at Woodberry Down Children & Family Hub, N4 2NP

Hackney Council

5/16/2025, 10:34:00 AM

*Want to learn about the air quality in your home and receive a £20 voucher?* Hackney Council and the City of London are teaming up with MP Smarter Travel on an exciting new project to improve indoor air quality — and we want YOU to take part! By taking part, you’ll: ⭐ Borrow a free air quality monitor for 2 weeks to check your home’s air ⭐ Learn about indoor air quality and how to improve it ⭐ Receive a £20 voucher as a thank you! Interested? It’s super easy to get involved, just fill out this quick form: https://rb.gy/ujw5p7 📞 Or contact us at 020 7960 2582 / [email protected]

Hackney Council

5/28/2025, 11:19:46 AM

*Measles cases are rising in Hackney* UKHSA has reported an increase in measles in Hackney and is encouraging people to check that they and their children have had two doses of the MMR vaccine. Measles spreads very easily among those who are unvaccinated, especially in nurseries and schools. It can some children can be serious, leading to hospitalisation and complications – and in rare cases can tragically cause death. Immunisations are our best line of defence against diseases like measles and help stop outbreaks occurring in the community. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/measles/

Hackney Council

6/5/2025, 2:34:00 PM

*Hackney’s Windrush Generations Festival returns this month with a bumper line up of community-funded events* From film screenings, book readings, music and markets - plus many free events - everyone can find ways to honour Hackney’s Windrush roots! See what's happening on Windrush Day (Sunday 22 June) and throughout June on Love Hackney ➡️https://www.lovehackney.uk/windrush-events-2025

Hackney Council

6/2/2025, 11:56:11 AM

*Mare Street restaurant fined £20,000 for fly-tipping* The business was caught dumping their waste on nine separate occasions, despite having already been issued a warning. Read more ➡️ https://news.hackney.gov.uk/news/popular-hackney-food-business-fined-nearly-gbp-20-000-for-being-caught-fly-tipping-waste-nine-times

Hackney Council

5/19/2025, 11:52:51 AM

If you are a household with a disabled person and have questions about your energy bills or benefits, you can get free practical advice and support from a Scope energy expert. Visit Scope's next drop-in advice session at Dalston Library today until 2:30pm, Homerton Library on Tuesday 20 May or Stamford Hill Library on Wednesday 21 May, 10-2.30pm. https://www.lovehackney.uk/community-support-in-libraries/scope

Hackney Council

5/14/2025, 9:42:10 AM

*London Cycling Festival is coming to Hackney!* Join us as we transform Hoxton into a temporary traffic-free playground with free activities including led rides, bike checks, entertainment and more. 📅 Sunday 25 May, 9am-1pm 📍Hoxton Find out more: https://lcc.org.uk/events/hackney-london-cycling-festival/