Hackney Council is offering microgrants of up to £2,000 for projects and events celebrating and supporting the theme of Hackney’s 2024 Windrush programme “Windrush: Past. Present, Future”.Microgrants are open to Hackney community groups, not-for-profit organisations and local venues to delive ... Read more

Hackney council is inviting residents to join together in celebration of Black history for Hackney’s annual Black History Season from October to November 2023.Over the next two months, Hackney Libraries, Hackney Museum, Hackney Archives, Children and Education services and Young Hackney will host ... Read more

Hackney Council will seek to establish Hackney as an official ‘Borough of Sanctuary’ for those fleeing violence and persecution in their own countries.The City of Sanctuary movement is a national initiative to create a network of towns and cities throughout the UK that are proud to be places of ... Read more

ush Engagement Program supports the borough’s ongoing pledge to honor the valuable contributions of the Windrush generation. https://hackney.gov.uk/windrushHackney Windrush Art CommissionVeronica Ryan's fruit sculptures and Thomas J Price's 'Warm Shores' were commissioned by Hackney Council and pr ... Read more

f Britain, through a series of events, activities, exhibitions, workshops throughout the year. For more information, please visit: www.lovehackney.uk/windrush-generations-festival. ... Read more

Hackney’s cultural programme is receiving a £500,000 investment over the next 12 months to remain resilient, and relevant to local residents, as the borough navigates through the cost of living crisis. The announcement was made by the Mayor last week at a meeting of representatives from Hackney's ... Read more

Last night, the Council agreed its budget for 2023/24. Mayor of Hackney Philip Glanville gives his investment highlights of the past 12 months; what the Council will invest in for the benefit of residents this financial year; and why we need to raise council tax to  pay for the essential servic ... Read more

vernment’s intention to abandon key commitments.To apply for a Windrush microgrant, please complete and send the application form on lovehackney.uk/windrush-grants ... Read more

Artist Veronica Ryan OBE, creator of the first Hackney Windrush Art Commission, has won the 2022 Turner Prize for work including her sculptures of Caribbean fruits in Hackney, the UK’s first public, permanent artwork honouring the Windrush Generation. The marble and bronze Custard Apple, Brea ... Read more