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More than £1.25 million will be invested in Hackney’s community organisations after the Council’s new Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) grants programme opened for applications.

Improvement work is set to begin on a new project to create safer, healthier and more welcoming streets, as part of the Council’s Liveable Neighbourhood programme. 

An update from Cllr Robert Chapman

Hackney Council is inviting local organisations to apply for grants of up to £120,000 to fund projects that will make the borough greener, safer, and fairer for all residents.

Hackney Council hosted a celebration to mark the end of the Hackney Thinking Spaces project - a bold community-led initiative tackling the deep and ongoing impact of systemic and structural racism on Black and Global Majority residents in Hackney. 

Organisations are being invited to repurpose a much-loved Dalston school after plans were announced for closure following a drop in numbers of primary-aged pupils in Hackney.

A mobile weapons surrender van operated by FazAmnesty is touring the UK to allow people to anonymously and safely dispose of knives and other weapons.

Savings of nearly £14 million have been approved by the Council's Cabinet.

Hackney Council secures £105,000 to refurbish Hackney Downs basketball courts and launches a borough-wide MUGA Charter.

Hackney Council hosted the launch of the Office of the Windrush Commissioner, which aims to deliver justice to those affected by the Windrush Scandal.

Hackney has been named the London borough with the most Green Flag Awards, after receiving 33 of the prestigious awards — the international benchmark for well-managed, accessible, and biodiverse public spaces.

Plan to help enhance the service tenants receive from the Council's Housing Service