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Issue 2, 2012 www.hackney.gov.uk/cm-museum www.wordsofcolour.co.uk Produced as part of Hackney Museum’s Mapping the Change Programme 2011 Contents Creative hub to open in Hackney Wick News Media centres SPACE, a leading provider of afford- 02-04Olympic rentals able artist workspace in Hackney, Paralympian archer A range of local and Hackney Marshes is working with the Olympic Park Legacy Company to open a new international partners creative space in Queen’s Yard, will contribute to Hackney Wick. Snapshot Due to open in spring 2012, The and host projects. White Building will operate locally and internationally with a particular focus 05Students in action on creative practice at the intersection of art, technology and sustainability. international residency programme With a commitment to environ- Permacultures and People Power, a Feat ures mental and community sustainability schools programme. in Hackney Wick, The White Building A range of local and international The White Building will house an event space, 06Olympic will draw on the area’s history as a studios, a café and a residency studio for partners will be invited to contribute employment legacy centre of technological, scientific and creatives and local artists. to and host projects in the building. creative innovation. At the canal side location, the steps Anna Harding, SPACE chief execu- Hackney and beyond, alongside world from White Post Lane will double tive officer and long time Hackney class athletes.” up as seating for performances and Mission possible resident, said: “SPACE has had build- The White Building will house an screenings. The location also offers an 07 ings in Hackney Wick and Fish Island event space, studios (available for hire opportunity for water-based projects. since the early 1980s so feel strongly during and after the Games) for a di- For more information visit: embedded in, and committed to, the versity of creatives, a residency studio www.spacestudios.org.uk/ area. The White Building is a great op- for international and local artists and a whats-on/white-building 08Artistic response portunity, with the Olympics, to have cafe. Key programmes, supported by a platform for world class artists from SPACE sponsor Bloomberg, include the Sanna Maenpaa During a press meeting with Games and expects to process more 09Young voices Triple jump Mapping the Change journalism stu- than 6,000 samples. Olympian dents, Edwards said: “It is absolutely An anti-doping partnership has crucial that we fight against drugs so been formed between the London supports anti- when people turn on their televisions Organising Committee of the Olympic Food for success or turn up to stadiums at London 2012 and Paralympic Games, the World Anti- 10 doping strategy they can be as confident as possible Doping Agency and the Department that what they are seeing is a natural of Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport. Jonathan Edwards, triple jump performance and not one produced The Win Clean: Say No to Doping cam- Olympian and deputy chair of the in a laboratory.” paign, which the partnership launched Speaking their 11language London 2012 Nations and Regions The official anti-doping laboratory in London in October 2011, aims to Group, told Hackney Circuit that he for the London 2012 Games, run by the alert athletes to their rights and re- supports the stringent measures GlaxoSmithKline’s research and devel- sponsibilities around anti-doping. and awareness programmes to make opment centre in Harlow, Essex, will be London 2012 the cleanest Games ever. working around the clock during the Jane Tchan 12History in mind Welcome News Disclaimer Welcome to the second edition of Hackney Circuit will leave a legacy The views expressed in Hackney Circuit are those Hackney Circuit. The publication is as it will be part of the Hackney Archives. of the authors, unless otherwise stated, and are not Rental bonanza during Games unrealistic, claim estate agents the result of an intensive seven week We hope you enjoy it. necessarily Hackney Museum policy. Whilst every care is taken to provide accurate information, neither journalism programme; part of Hackney Hackney Museum, the editor nor the contributors Museum’s Mapping the Change (MtC) Joy Francis undertake any liability for any error or omission. With rental prices up by 25 per cent in Hackney, accommodation specific to the Olympics. Most initiative, which enables local people to PROJECT LEAD and the London 2012 Games on the horizon, clients want to rent in either Stratford or Central ©Copyright 2010-2012 Hackney Museum. All rights what are the possibilities of renting out your London.” record their experiences and views of the Mapping the Change reserved. Olympic development. Journalism Programme property at a premium during the Olympics? Lewis McKale, based at Davey Stone, an es- The journalism programme’s Cover logo: Adapted from an original design by Christian Thomas, Director of Currell tate agency in London Fields, has also witnessed Barnabas Netherwood. students are not trained journalists, but MtC is funded by the Heritage Lottery Residential, an estate agent in Victoria Park, ad- a lack of demand for Olympic rentals. have a passion for Hackney and an Fund and the journalism programme is Design: Ahsan Khan mitted that he has yet to rent out any properties “People could be pricing themselves out of interest in the changes taking place delivered by Words of Colour Productions. Pictures: Ian Buswell and Arnau Oriol Sanchez, unless for the Games, but has attracted interest. the market,” he admitted. “I have heard of land- leading up to the 2012 Games. To find out more about MtC and otherwise stated. Thomas said: “We have four bedroom lords putting Olympic breaks in their contracts. I Their stories cover a wide range of how you can participate, visit: www. Acknowledgements: Hackney Circuit would like to Victorian houses on our books at £3,000 a week would recommend if you have good long-term topics, from employment and the rental hackney.gov.uk/mapping-the-change, thank Ron Newman, disability coordinator with the and one for £10,000. I was showing them to tenants to keep them.” Community Relations Team at London 2012, Dekan some Norwegian Olympic delegates. They were Christian Thomas said that it was still early market to archery, nutrition and the role or telephone 020 8356 3500 or email Apajee (BBC London News) and Paul Drumm of the Gurkhas in Olympic security. [email protected]. (Leyton Libraries). astonished at the prices.” days and that homeowners needed to be mod- Poppy Maynerd, of Broadway Market estate est in their expectations. He added: “If you are agent Blake Stanley, said. “We have landlords already planning to go on holiday during the approaching us every week. We work on an es- Games, you might benefit from renting your timated price of £100 a room per night, com- house out, but be realistic.” News parable to a hotel.” Like other letting agencies, Maynerd has Phill Kemp advertised extensively on websites, including accommodationforthegames.com, but with lim- Potential tenants for Olympic media centres announced ited success. “We haven’t let out any Hackney The future use of the International Broadcast There are five major universities within five Centre and Media Press Centre after the London miles of the Olympic Park providing access to 2012 Games is now in sight as three potential more than 83,000 students and could offer the New tenants? long term tenants have been shortlisted by the next generation of employees skilled and well- Paralympian archer reveals training regime Olympic Park Legacy Company (OPLC). paid job opportunities. The three shortlisted iCITY, the Oxylane Group and the UK Fashion The area builds on the government’s promise bidders are: Hub are being considered as future tenants once of an East London Tech City, extending a belt of The weather will be a crucial factor in helping scale. Archery etiquette includes no coughing the Games are over (see box). innovative businesses from Shoreditch to Old iCITY offers an “Innovation City”, and British archers to secure medals at the London or trash talking while opponents’ shoot. The centres are the focal point of ambitious Street, through Hackney, to the Olympic Park. will house a cloud computing centre, 2012 Games, according to Paralympian archer Increased public participation is welcomed plans by the OPLC to create a vibrant new com- In October 2011, the OPLC invited inter- research labs, post production facilities, John Cavanagh. by Cavanagh who said that home crowd sup- mercial district, offering a wide range of sustain- ested parties to bid for tenancy. Ten bids were graphic designers, digital education, and A gold medallist in the 2004, and silver med- port will help his performance considerably. He able employment opportunities in the Hackney received by the 2 December 2011 deadline. an innovation and research centre with allist 2008 Paralympics Games, Cavanagh regu- hopes that the Games will see the sport become Wick area. The OPLC aims to confirm the tenants by the links to higher education to showcase larly checks the weather reports for wind speeds more attractive and accessible to all age groups. Dan Hawthorn, head of the London 2012 summer and expects the buildings to be avail- British technology. as he trains for Team GB selection, taking place in Unit at the Greater London Authority, said the able for fit-out and opening from spring 2013. April and May. He said that foreign competitors David Russell centres could form an employment hub with a will have to acclimatise quickly to British weather Oxylane Group, a sports-orientated John Cavanagh / Picture from Archery GB particular focus on creative and media industries. Jane Tchan mixed-use proposal in partnership conditions to perform at their best.