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hackneytoday Circulated to 108,000 homes and businesses by Hackney Council Issue 450 13 May 2019 inside A cut above 6 Female activism 8 Young Futures 11 Hackney Photo: Sean Pollock People Gascoyne 2 Community Hall has undergone a stunning transformation thanks to a major refurbishment project by the Council GASCOYNE 2 Community completion of a successful Road, E9, into a first class well-equipped kitchen for painting and tree-planting, Hall threw open its doors Council project co-designed community venue. community groups to use. as well as performances 15 in style after being given with local people to The centre now boasts At the opening ceremony, on from young local singers, a dramatic makeover. transform an outdated work areas with free Wi-Fi, 27 April, residents enjoyed Josh Tenor and Kairi. The opening marked the estate building, in Wick a huge hall, and a modern, food and drinks, face- For more, see page 3. Listings pull-out TRADING PLACES 16 TREET markets in at the borough’s markets. prospective traders with quality Cllr Guy Nicholson, Cabinet WIN Hackney have good For the first time since 2009, the training, while offering one-to- Member for Planning, Business Sizzling Hot reason to celebrate during level of trade means the Council one mentorship and discounted and Investment, said: “Everyone Circus tickets Sthe national Love Your is no longer having to contribute pitches during the course. involved in Hackney’s street Local Market campaign, which to the markets’ running costs. Hackney’s booming markets markets, from market inspectors runs from 17 to 31 May, as more This has been achieved without have been recognised nationally to traders, have every right to traders than ever are selling their increasing trader fees, so pitches after being included in Time be proud. 21 wares across the borough. remain at a competitive rate, with Out London’s ‘Best Street “Not only have they created Despite the well-documented the aim of encouraging more Food’ category, receiving a London’s best street markets, downturn affecting high street residents and local businesses to commendation from the providing great goods and chains, Hackney’s markets are consider market trading. National Youth Markets services at great value, but they bucking the trend, with a 15 per To support people to do this, the Awards, and getting shortlisted also create the places that bring cent increase in traders, meaning markets’ service is set to launch for ‘Most Improved Market’ our communities together and there were 6,668 more pitches let a new development programme, and ‘Team of the Year’ at the make a fantastic contribution to Pitch perfect in 2018/19 than in 2016/17. A called ‘Trading Places’, later this recent National Association of Hackney’s local economy and total of 750 traders regularly trade year. The programme will provide British Markets Awards. our high streets.” MORE ON PAGE 5 www.hackney.gov.uk 2 13 May 2019 hackneynews Hackney Today is produced by Communications, Culture and Engagement at London Borough of Hackney, Hackney Town Hall E8 1EA. E-mail: htnews@ hackney.gov.uk Editor Sappho Lauder Tel: 020 8356 3275 E: [email protected] Hackney Today is published Artists’ impressions of the new Nightingale development, the new homes at the former Frampton Arms site and the regeneration of Tower Court by the London Borough of Hackney. It has a print run of 108,000 copies and is delivered free to every home and business in the borough. 100 new Council homes The Council uses it to communicate public service NE hundred more of Hackney, said: “I’m information to residents. homes being built 100 more families in proud that Hackney is It is published fortnightly by the Council will building thousands of in order to carry statutory be let at a social desperate need of a homes across our borough, advertising, such as planning O and traffic notices, which rent to those most in need genuinely affordable but housebuilding is an is cheaper for the taxpayer using funding from the Council home will have one expensive business. than using another local Mayor of London. “Without a penny of today paper. The law does not The plans, approved Government support, allow for statutory notices to by the Council’s Cabinet been for shared ownership Council’s existing direct we have to sell homes be published solely online or on 29 April, will increase or sold outright to cover delivery approach, will outright to pay for new in a less frequent publication. the number of genuinely the costs of building new be released once initial Council housing. The paper’s official, door- affordable Council Council housing. assessments on where they “This funding from to-door delivery is 91,843 homes delivered on eight A further £35.5million could be built take place. the Mayor of London is copies per issue, Audit developments as part of its of funding will be used to Acting as its own vital, and means 100 Bureau of Circulations (ABC) in-house, award-winning help build a further 2,000 developer, rather than more families in desperate Paid for advertising is carried housebuilding programme. new homes, on sites yet to selling off land, Hackney need of a genuinely in the paper to keep costs to The Council will use be identified, which will Council is already building affordable Council home a minimum. We reserve the £10million it was awarded start by 2022 – as well as 2,000 homes, three schools will have one.” right to refuse advertising. from the Mayor of supporting the delivery and a leisure centre between The products and services London’s Building Council of homes for shared 2018 and 2022, with more MORE INFO advertised in this paper do Homes for Londoners ownership on existing than half of these homes for not carry the endorsement For more info, visit: programme to fund the schemes. Further details on genuinely affordable social www.hackney.gov. of Hackney Today or London swaps. Without this grant, these new projects, which rent or shared ownership. Borough of Hackney uk/building the 100 homes would have will be delivered using the Philip Glanville, Mayor Printed by Trinity Mirror Distributed by London Letterbox Marketing Hackney to object to TfL’s Old Street station planning application If you do not receive THE Council will formally the removal of subway improvements to cycling following the closure of one Hackney Today call: 020 object to Transport for access to the station from facilities, which are much arm of the junction, which 8356 3275; or e-mail: London’s (TfL) Old Hackney, which will needed and long overdue, could have a significant [email protected] Street station planning increase journey times for the proposals as they stand economic impact on Hackney Today is application following a people, who will have to do not reflect the calls we Hackney’s businesses.” printed on 100 per vote by its planning sub- cross six lanes of traffic to made last year. The planning application cent recycled paper. committee on 1 May. get to the new entrance. “The proposals leave for the new station The committee heard Cllr Feryal Demirci, residents and commuters entrance is expected to Please make sure you recycle it after planning officers’ concerns Deputy Mayor of with longer journey times be heard by Islington reading, so the paper about the proposed design Hackney, said: “While and even more traffic Council’s planning can be used again of the station entrance and we welcome the overall flowing into the borough committee in the summer. hackney www.hackney.gov.uk 13 May 2019 3 More local news and events at: KEEP UP www.facebook.com/WeLoveHackney; TO DATE or: twitter.com/LoveHackney News in brief Windrush compensation open RESIDENTS who have Photos: Sean Pollock been adversely affected by the Government’s ‘hostile environment’ immigration policies are being urged to apply for compensation. The Home Office’s ‘Windrush Compensation Scheme’, named after the large numbers of the Windrush generation who have been mistreated over recent years, is available for those who have ‘suffered a loss’ because they could not easily demonstrate their right to live in the UK. The scheme is open to anyone from a Commonwealth country who arrived before 1 January 1973, and those with a ‘right of abode’ or ‘settled status’ who arrived in the UK before 31 December 1988, regardless of their original nationality. As well as those directly affected, it also covers other family members such as children and carers. Compensation could be paid for loss of employment, immigration fees incurred, loss of tenancy and being made homeless, impact on health and education, non-access to Gascoyne 2 Community Hall, once a tired and underused space, opened as a first-class community venue on 27 AprilApril banking, wrong detention and removal and general impact on ‘normal daily life’. For more information, visit: www.gov.uk/guidance/ windrush-compensation-scheme Core of the community Celebrate Foster Care Fortnight N OUTDATED community attended the TOTO cecelebrate Foster Care Fortnight, which estate building building’s opening ceremony runsrun from 13 to 26 May, the Council is has undergone Our investment in Gascoyne 2 on 27 April, where they urgingur residents to consider caring for a stunning Community Hall means enjoyed food and mocktails, vulnerablevu children and young people. A EveryEv month, an average of 30 transformation thanks it can remain an asset for all face-painting, speeches and to a major refurbishment tree-planting, as well as childrench and young people in Hackney project by the Council. performances from talented comeco into care.