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04
Nov
2021
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15:51
Europe/London
Kit Crowley Gardens - the first public space in Hackney to be renamed in the borough’s Review, Rename, Reclaim project - was unveiled today in front of local residents and pupils from Wentworth Nursery where community stalwart Kathleen ‘Kit’ Crowley had worked for more than 30 year ...
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22
Jul
2021
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08:44
Europe/London
A public garden will be renamed after a community stalwart who spent six decades supporting her neighbours after a vote by local residents – the first place to receive a new name in Hackney Council’s Review, Rename, Reclaim project.Kit Crowley Gardens will be the new name for the former ...
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25
May
2021
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10:42
Europe/London
On May 25 2020 George Floyd became one of the disproportionate number of Black men who have been killed by the unjust force of the police. The murder took place in Minneapolis, US, yet has ignited the world in a global demand for action. Here in Hackney both in the Council and the community, we ...
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22
Feb
2021
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14:43
Europe/London
Four new names have been shortlisted to rename the green space formerly known as Cassland Road Gardens and residents are now invited to vote for their favourite. Since the announcement of the renaming of the gardens in July 2020, submissions have been sent in by local residents keen to help mak ...
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10
Feb
2021
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20:15
Europe/London
A member of Hackney Council’s review of public spaces named after slave and plantation owners has been selected to join the Mayor of London’s new Commission for Diversity in the Public Realm.Toyin Agbetu, a founding member of the Council’s naming review - Review, Rename, Reclaim - ...
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08
Dec
2020
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16:48
Europe/London
The name of a slave owner has been removed from entrance signs to a Hackney park in the first action of Hackney Council’s review into the naming of landmarks and public spaces. The removal of the Cassland Road Gardens signs, which took place on Saturday, was the first recommendation by a ...
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02
Dec
2020
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11:42
Europe/London
Hackney Council is inviting residents to share ideas for names for spaces at an online event led by Hackney Museum on 9 December 6pm -7.30pm. The Council has formed a community steering group of local historians, community leaders, councillors and young people who are now researching the names ...
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20
Nov
2020
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10:11
Europe/London
Hackney Council is inviting members of the public to submit ideas for names of future roads, buildings, parks and other public spaces, as it launches the Hackney Naming Hub to crowdsource names to make the borough’s spaces more inclusive.The Council has launched a new online platform to collec ...
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30
Sep
2020
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11:11
Europe/London
A new map charting Hackney’s rich history of African and Caribbean culture is being published as part of a season of events and activities as the borough’s annual Black History season returns in October.
The Hackney Black History Map will help residents complete self-guided or special ...
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22
Jul
2020
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17:06
Europe/London
Cassland Road Gardens will be renamed by local residents as one of the first actions from Hackney Council’s review into the naming of local landmarks, buildings and public spaces.
The review is being led by a community steering group - made up of local cultural historians, community l ...
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