WHAT’S ON IN HACKNEY A guide for young people on places to see and things to do in and around Hackney 2 CONTENTS WELCOME 3 THINGS TO DO PLACES TO SEE 4 YOUTH CLUBS 5 SCOUTS AND GUIDES ASSOCIATIONS 10 RESERVE FORCES + CADET ASSOCIATIONS 11 COMMUNITY + FAITH BASED ORGANISATIONS 12 DISABILITY SUPPORT 14 PLAY AREAS IN PARKS + OPEN SPACES 16 PLAY AREAS + OPEN SPACES 17 CITY FARMS 18 THEATRE + DRAMA 19 MEDIA + MUSIC 21 OTHER ORGANISATIONS 23 MUSEUMS 24 LEISURE CENTRES 26 OTHER CLUBS 27 LIBRARIES 32 CONNEXIONS 32 LEARNING 33 GALLERIES 36 MUSEUMS 37 GET SUPPORT AND ADVICE 38 RELATIONSHIPS AND SEXUAL HEALTH 39 SEXUAL HEALTH 40 GAY, LESBIAN, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER SUPPORT 41 DRUGS AND ALCOHOL 42 PARENTING 43 HOUSING 44 EMOTIONAL SUPPORT 45 MENTORING PROJECTS 46 HACKNEY HOMES 49 WHAT’S ON 2007-2008 HELLO AND WELCOME TO THE YOUNG PEOPLE’S GUIDE!

This guide is created to give you information on leisure time activities that you can enjoy in and around Hackney. There are so many different options for you to get involved with, make new friends, learn new things and most importantly have fun and enjoy yourselves! Over the next few pages, you can find information on a variety of projects taking place across the borough, training opportunities, community activities and contact details of youth organisations that offer programmes especially designed for young people. You can also find information on how to contact and access services that offer advice and support. These services aim to help you make the right decision for yourself and support you through many situations young people have to go through as teenagers. For more events information and to check what’s on in your local area, visit The HYPE (www.thehype.info), Hackney’s youth website, which is updated regularly. If you have an idea about a new activity or project, or if you want to give us feedback on this guide, you can get in touch and let us know through the feedback section on The HYPE. Have fun! Councillor Rita Krishna Executive Member for Children and Young People’s Services Chair of the Team Hackney Children and Young People’s Partnership 4 THINGS TO DO, PLACES TO SEE… If you have some free time and are looking for something fun to do or if you want to meet new friends who share the same interests as you, then here are some suggestions.

You can hang around your area and check out your local Youth Club, sign up for a youth fitness class or even register for a training course to gain some new skills. You can also travel and see what free things are available in the rest of the city. Whatever you fancy, this guide will give you all the different options – it’s up to you to decide what, when and where! WHAT’S ON 2007-2008

CLISSOLD CENTRE OF YOUTH EXCELLENCE CLUBS School, Clissold Road, London, N16 9EY Tel: 020 7254 3498 Email: [email protected] BLUE HUT Web: www.hackney.gov.uk/ 49 Provost Street, Hackney, youthservice N1 7NZ What’s on offer: A wide range of Tel: 020 7490 8169 activities including table tennis, Email: basketball, football (in association [email protected] with Leyton Orient Community What’s on offer: The club organises Sports Programme), weights, music a number of activities around workshop and badminton. music, theatre and drama, sports, homework club and much more. CROWN AND MANOR CLUB (FOR BOYS AND CENTERPRISE YOUTH YOUNG MEN) PROJECT Wiltshire Row, London, N1 5DH 136-138 Kingsland High Street, Tel: 020 7739 5906 London, E8 2NS Email: info@crown-and- Tel: 020 7254 9632 manor.org.uk Email: What’s on offer: The club offers [email protected] activities such as junior and senior Web: www.centerprisetrust.org.uk football, boxing, arts and crafts, What’s on offer: The project offers homework club, weights, tennis you opportunities to plan your own and karate. social, recreational and cultural activities, access to training courses YOUTH CLUB and employment networks and 101 Dalston Lane, London, E8 1NH resources. Tel: 020 7254 9144 Email: [email protected] What’s on offer: Dalston Youth Club (formerly St. Matthias Boys Club) is a voluntary organisation providing various activities for young people including boy’s football training. 6

DALSTON YOUTH physical activities help you to deal PROJECT effectively with issues that affect you The Round Chapel, Powerscroft and empowers you with skills and Road, Lower Clapton, London, abilities to live your life to the full. E5 0PU Tel: 020 8525 9696 HACKNEY MARSH What’s on offer: Mentoring, training PARTNERSHIP YOUTH and education programmes for CLUB young people aged 11-18, with the Concorde Centre, Kingsmead Way, support of a volunteer mentor. London, E9 5PP Tel: 0208 533 3703 FOREST ROAD YOUNG Web: www.hmp.org.uk PEOPLE’S CENTRE What’s on offer: The club runs 3 (FORMERLY HOLLY ST. CENTRE) times a week and offers sporting 29 Forest Road, Dalston, and creative activities, information, London, E8 3BY advice and guidance on sexual Tel: 020 8356 7403 health and drugs and alcohol, awareness workshops, cooking, What’s on offer: The club runs a discussion groups, employment bike maintenance project, offers advice and internet access. sexual health workshops, organises citizenship and community HOLLY ST. YOUTH involvement residential and runs AND CHILDREN’S a healthy eating themed canteen. PARTNERSHIP FRAMPTON PARK 1 - 7 Corsica St, London, N5 1JG YOUTH CLUB Tel: 020 7447 3128 Frampton Park Estate, Well Street, Email: London, E9 7PF [email protected] Tel: 020 8533 0210 What’s on offer: The partnership Email: runs a youth club offering drama, [email protected] dance, music and sports classes, Web: multimedia workshops, life skills www.hackney.gov.uk/youthservice and ICT training. What’s on offer: Provides cultural, recreational, informal and social education in a caring and secure setting. A wide range of mental and WHAT’S ON 2007-2008

HOMEWORK CLUB - for people who would like to pursue PEABODY TRUST a career in this field. Activities Pembury Annex, 183 Dalston Lane, include youth clubs, adult and family Hackney, London, E8 1HL sessions, as well as specialist Tel: 020 7021 4000 groups (adult mental health, schools Web: www.peabody.org.uk and disabled young people). What’s on offer: The Club offers support to young people aged 8-18 with their LION CLUB FOR YOUNG homework as well as activities such as PEOPLE drama, arts, music and sports classes. 140 Pitfield Street, London, N1 6JR Tel: 020 7739 5746 KING’S CRESCENT Email: [email protected] YOUTH AND SPORTS What’s on offer: You can play pool CLUB and table tennis, learn about arts, 12 - 14 Brownswood Road, London, crafts and cooking, get help with N4 2XS your homework and access Tel: 07779 217 223 computer facilities. Email: [email protected] What’s on offer: The club exists to MARCON COURT promote and make young people YOUTH CLUB aware of how to adopt a healthy Aspland and Marcon Court lifestyle through sport. It gives Community Hall, Amhurst Road, young people a safe place to meet, London, E8 1LN socialise and play sports. Tel: 020 8820 7091 Email: magdalene.royer@ LABURNUM BOAT hackney.gov.uk CLUB Web: www.hackney.gov.uk/ youthservice Laburnum Street, London, E2 8BA Tel: 020 7729 2915 This is a joint initiative with the Email: Tenant Resident Association and [email protected] Hackney Youth Service. The club is Website: www.laburnum.org open on Tuesday’s between 6.30pm – 9.30pm providing a variety of What’s on offer: Laburnum Boat Club youth activities plus the opportunity is a community boating project. The to gain and enhance life skills and club offers water sport activities for obtain a certificate in an accredited young people 9-25 years old as well course. as training, equipment and advice 8

MARKFIELD PROJECT PEMBURY ESTATE Markfield Road, London, N15 4RB YOUTH CLUB Tel: 0208 800 4134 / 0208 802 2111 Pembury Estate Community Hall, Email: [email protected] Pembury Estate, Pembury Close, Web: www.markfield.org.uk London, E5 8JW What’s on offer: Group activities, Tel: 07768 536 725 play schemes and volunteering Email: [email protected] options for disabled and non- Web: www.peabody.org.uk disabled children and young people. What’s on offer: The club runs workshops on crime prevention, PARKSIDE offers you support with homework, YOUTH CLUB access to computers, CV and Woodberry Grove, London, N4 1SN employment workshops as well as Tel: 020 8800 6814 arts and sports sessions. Email: renee.samuel@ hackney.gov.uk PURPLE BUS Web: www.hackney.gov.uk/ Tel: 020 8356 7403 youthservice Email: What’s on offer: A youth club for [email protected] young people aged 11-19 years What’s on offer: The Purple Bus tours offering activities such as table tennis, around Hackney giving young people pool, snooker, cooking, football, arts the opportunity to access the internet and crafts, video and TV, group work free of charge, participate in training and trips out. It also runs a range of on computer software, play and try workshops on employment, sexual out the latest console games and health, self-esteem and life skills. even turn the bus into a mini movie PEDRO YOUTH CLUB theatre for the night! 175 Rushmore Road, London, E5 0HD S. PINTER YOUTH Tel: 020 8985 3800 PROJECT What’s on offer: The club gives you 91 Fairholt Road, London, N16 5EP access to gym, table tennis, pool Tel: 020 8800 1662 and IT facilities. It also runs a Email: [email protected] homework club and advice services What’s on offer: The club runs play for nutrition and healthy living. schemes and holiday activities for disadvantaged and disabled young people. WHAT’S ON 2007-2008

SENEGAMBIA YOUTH STEPPING UP YOUTH ASSOCIATION PROJECT Centerprise Trust Ltd, 136-138 The Concorde Centre, Kingsmead Kingsland High Street, London, Way, London, E9 5PP E8 2NS Tel: 020 8533 3703 Tel: 020 7254 9632 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.hmp.org.uk/youth/ What’s on offer: The club runs a youth-index.php Saturday supplementary education What’s on offer: The project offers program and is also developing an after school club (ages: 8-12), youth health programmes including 16+ project (16-19), evening session counselling, training for for 13-19 year olds and holiday employability skills, and sports and programmes (ages: 8-12 and 13-19). leisure activities in the summer. THE CRIB SPRINGFIELD 1-16 Benyan Court YOUTH CLUB Balmes Road, London, N1 Anthony Marsh Building, Tel: 020 7549 2166 / 020 7254 4731 Big Hill, Mount Pleasant Lane, Email: [email protected] London, E5 9HH What’s on offer: The Crib is a youth- Tel: 020 8806 1168 (evenings only) led social inclusion project, which What’s on offer: The club offers provides initiatives for young people evening activities for 10 - 16 year between the ages of 12 and 21. olds, including table tennis, pool and They have various sites across athletics. On different nights, there is the borough and run summer and football, board games, gym games, year-round programmes. arts and drama. It also organises weekend trips and summer camps. YOUTH SERVICE Children and Young People's Directorate, Main Office - Maurice Bishop House, 17 Reading Lane, London, E8 1HH Tel: 020 8356 7403/4 Email: [email protected] Web: www.hackney.gov.uk/youthservice www.thehype.info 10

EAST LONDON SCOUTS SCOUTS The Scout Shop, 9 Terrace Road, AND GUIDES London, E9 7ES Tel: 020 8985 6400 HACKNEY SCOUTS Email: [email protected] Web: www.hackneyscouts.org.uk Web: Email: [email protected] www.eastlondonscouts.org.uk/ or [email protected] diary/index.html There are several different scout Please phone or email for groups around the borough. Visit the information on all Hackney Scout, website to find the one nearest to Beaver Cub, Explorer Scout and you or email Hackney Scouts at the Scout Network groups in the London above addresses. Borough of Hackney. SCOUT ASSOCIATION GIRLGUIDING LONDON Gilwell Park, Chingford, London, AND SOUTH EAST E4 7QW ENGLAND Tel: 0845 300 1818 Email: [email protected] 3 Jaggard Way, Wandsworth Web: www.scouts.org.uk Common, London, SW12 8SG Tel: 020 8675 7572 The Scout Association provides Web: www.girlguidinglaser.org.uk/ adventurous activities and personal index.asp development opportunities for 400,000 young people aged 6-25. Girlguiding London & South East For details of a group near you, England (LaSER) is part of a phone the Scout Information Centre. worldwide movement which enables girls and young women to fulfil their potential and take an active and responsible role in society through its distinctive, stimulating and enjoyable programme of activities. The programme includes international opportunities, all delivered by trained volunteer leaders. WHAT’S ON 2007-2008

CLAPTON AND RESERVE FORCES HACKNEY SEA CADETS AND CADETS Spring Lane, Big Hill Clapton, London, E5 9HQ Tel: 020 8806 1447 RESERVE FORCES AND Web: units.ms-sc.org/ CADETS ASSOCIATION claptonhackney 87 Fulham High St, London, The Sea Cadet Corps is a nationwide SW6 3JS voluntary uniformed youth Tel: 020 73844640 organisation, open to all young Web: www.rfca.org.uk people aged 12 to 18, Marine Cadets for young people aged 13 to 18 and AIR CADETS with Junior Sections open to those ACO HQ London Wing ATC, of 10 to 12 years of age. It is 206 Brompton Road, Kensington, Britain's most successful nautical London, SW3 2BQ organisation for the development of Tel: 020 7584 8914 young people with Units run by Email: whq-londonao1@ enthusiastic adult volunteers. atc.raf.mod.uk 444 () ISLINGTON AND STOKE SQUADRON AIR NEWINGTON SEA TRAINING CORPS CADETS Air Cadet Centre, Crondall Place, 2 Canonbury Road, Islington, Crondall Street, N1 6PT London, N1 2HS Tel: 020 7739 9610 Tel: 020 7359 8555 Email: [email protected] / Email: [email protected] [email protected] Web: www.444sqn.org A voluntary youth organisation which offers activities such as adventure training, flying, gliding, shooting, military fieldcraft, leadership and aviation related trainings to young people 13 or over. 12

HACKNEY MODERN COMMUNITY + FAITH 66 Quantock House, Lynmouth BASED Road, N16 6XW Tel: 020 8806 2519 Hackney Modern is a community CITYZEN arts organisation, which runs art Unit 202 Mare Street Studios, 203- and homework clubs from Mondays 213 Mare Street, Hackney, E8 3QE to Thursday on the Tel: 020 8986 3882 Estate. The club also runs arts Web: www.cityzenpeers.co.uk programmes in local primary schools and supports children to CityZEN works alongside local youth design and create public artworks. services, local authorities, the The art and homework club is mainly voluntary sector, schools and the for children on the Stamford Hill and careers service to develop various Guinness Trust Estates and the pieces of work, which involve and wider Stamford Hill area. empower local young people. It’s an organisation run by and for young HACKNEY QUEST people and they offer services such as mentoring, education, research 1 Poole Road, London, E9 7AE and consultation that aim to support Tel: 020 8533 5480 young people be active members of Email: their communities. [email protected] Web: www.hackneyquest.org.uk DAY-MER TURKISH The club runs a homework club, AND KURDISH PC Skills course, trips to the cinema, COMMUNITY CENTRE ice skating, cycling, canoeing and Former Library, Howard Road, much more. London, N16 8PU Tel: 020 7275 8440 (helpline) Email: [email protected] Web: www.daymer.org Aims to provide for the social, cultural and educational needs of Turkish/Kurdish refugees, and the wider community. WHAT’S ON 2007-2008

LEASIDE TRUST PIRCHEI AGUDAS Tel: 020 8806 6887 YISROEL Email: [email protected] 95-97 Stamford Hill, London, Web: www.leaside.co.uk N16 5DN The Leaside Trust is a charitable Tel: 020 8800 6688 educational trust operating an outdoor An Orthodox Jewish youth group activities centre on the in which organises summer camps and Hackney. Leaside currently provides weekend outings for young people. holiday projects for young people, Give them a ring to find out more! sessions and courses for organised groups of young people, and after- SKY PARTNERSHIP school, evening and Saturday Unit 2, 222 Kingsland Road, activities and trips away from the London, E2 8AX centre for individual members. Tel: 020 7729 6970 Email: [email protected] LUBAVITCH Web: www.skypartnership.org.uk FOUNDATION AND SYNAGOGUE Sky Partnership delivers a range of activities for young people from Lubavitch Community Centre, sport and volunteering to support 107-115 Stamford Hill, London, for young parents and sexual health N16 5RP workshops. Tel: 020 8800 0022 Email: SOL COHEN YOUTH [email protected] PROJECT Web: www.lubavitchuk.com Tel: 07973 673 986 The Lubavitch Foundation aims to Email: [email protected] support the needs of the Jewish community by providing a range of The project offers out of school activities including youth and activities and leisure opportunities educational programmes, access to for children from the Orthodox libraries, vocational training and Jewish Community. Activities much more. include swimming, music keyboard skills, woodwork and modelling, art, pottery, computers, first aid, holiday programmes, cycling proficiency, fitness group and literacy and numeracy support. 14

TROPICAL ISLES 89 Kingsland High Street, E8 2PB DISABILITY Tel: 020 7254 0062 SUPPORT Email: [email protected] Tropical Isles offers after school HACKNEY activities to enable children and RECRUITMENT young people to participate in PARTNERSHIP workshop sessions about cultural diversity. They have sessions for arts Tel: 020 7241 5588 and crafts such as designing Email: [email protected] costumes for local community Website: www.hrp-online.co.uk events. Tropical Isles children also A supported employment agency take part in the Notting Hill Carnival that specialises in placing people and the Hackney Carnival. with learning difficulties into paid employment. Candidates must live Below is a list of organisations in Hackney and have a learning that offer different programmes difficulty. and activities for young people with disabilities. It includes HUDDLESTON CENTRE music projects, educational and HACKNEY training programmes, recreational 30 Powell Road, London, E5 8DJ activities and support with Tel: 020 8985 9089 employment. Email: [email protected] Web: www.huddlestontrust.org.uk The Huddleston Centre aims to enable disabled people and their families to take maximum control of their own lives and play a full and active role in all aspects of the community. They currently run WHAT’S ON 2007-2008 clubs every week night in term-time OUT OF BOROUGH: and also run holiday play schemes. DRAKE MUSIC These clubs provide education and PROJECT skills training for disabled young Tel: 020 8692 9000 people, access to recreational Email: [email protected] activities and opportunities to Web: www.drakemusicproject.org socialise and make friends, and respite to families and carers. The Drake Music Project believes everyone should have the opportunity to make music. Using SHAW TRUST assistive music technology, Drake Tel: 0800 085 1001 enables disabled children and adults Email: [email protected] who are unable to play conventional Web: www.shaw-trust.org.uk musical instruments to compose Shaw Trust is a national charity and perform their own music. that provides training and work opportunities for people who are disadvantaged in the workplace due OUTDOOR to disability, ill health or other social ACTIVITIES! circumstances. Take advantage of the 15 THE KEY well-equipped children’s play areas (up to 16 years of age) Tel: 020 7683 4908 within Hackney’s parks and open Email: [email protected] spaces and make the most out of Register for children and young the nice weather! Combine it with a people 0-19 with disabilities or walk in the park and even a picnic! special educational needs. Offers For more information, you information, advice and advocacy, can visit www.hackney.gov.uk/ quarterly newsletter and free leisure parks or email card. Aims to improve access and [email protected]. take up of services, identify gaps in provision of health, social care services, education, voluntary sector, housing and learning and leisure. 16

DAUBNEY FIELDS PLAY AREAS PLAY AREA IN PARKS + OPEN SPACES Meeson Street, E5 0EA DE BEAUVOIR ALLENS GARDENS SQUARE PLAY AREA PLAY AREA De Beauvoir Square, N1 4LG Bethune Road, N16 5BD ASKE GARDEN PLAY PLAY AREA AREA Downs Park Road, E5 8NP Pitfield Street, N1 6JX PARK PLAY AREA GREEN PLAY AREA Audrey Street (off Goldsmith's Jackman Street, E8 4QX Row), E2 8QH BUTTERFIELD GREEN PLAY AREA WESTSIDE Shakspeare Walk, N16 8TX London Fields Westside, E8 3EU MILLFIELDS PLAY AREA PARK PLAY AREA Clapton Square, E5 8HP Road, E5 0AR SHOREDITCH PLAY AREA PARK PLAY AREA Greenway Close, (off Green Mintern Street, N1 5EF Lanes), N4 2EY STONEBRIDGE PARK PLAY AREA Haggerston Road, E8 4EP WHAT’S ON 2007-2008

VICTORIA PARK PARKS AND OPEN Approach Road, Tower Hamlets, SPACES London, E2 9LY Tel: 020 8985 1957 LEE VALLEY Victoria Park is a fantastic place REGIONAL PARK to spend an afternoon. Inside the park's boundaries you can find Web: www.leevalleypark.org.uk countless varieties of trees like Tel: 01992 702 200 oaks, horse chestnuts, cherries, Email: [email protected] hawthorns and even Kentucky Lee Valley Regional Park stretches coffee trees. an incredible 26 miles along the The smaller, western section leafy banks of the River Lee, from contains the most picturesque Ware in Hertfordshire, through of its lakes with a fully functioning Essex, to the Thames at East India fountain and the imposing Dogs of Dock Basin. Regional sports Alcibiades, two snarling sculptures. centres, urban green spaces, The park also has a deer enclosure heritage sites, country parks and and a children’s playground. nature reserves provide a unique leisure experience for everyone. WELL STREET Activities include athletics, golf, horse COMMON riding, fishing, cycling and much more. Web: www.wellstreetcommon.co.uk MILLFIELDS PARK Well Street Common gives you the Lea Bridge Road, E5 0AR opportunity to get fit in an open air Tel: 020 8986 8615 setting! There are many different Email: programmes running from football [email protected] sessions and tournaments to tai chi Web: www.hackney.gov.uk/parks classes and fitness courses, suitable Millfields is an open space in the for all ages and abilities. You can E5 area offering the following contact the Gascoyne Community activities: playground, astroturf, Hall (020 8525 0581) for more tennis courts, a cricket pitch and information on the sports activities a basketball hard area. or log on to the website above. For more information on the activities please use the contact details above. 18

ARTS & CRAFTS CITY FARMS

HACKNEY CITY FARM THEATRE + DRAMA 1a Goldsmiths Row, London, E2 8QA Tel: 020 7729 6381 Email: Do you dream of performing in a [email protected] West End theatre? You can see if Web: www.hackneycityfarm.co.uk you have what it takes by signing up to one of the classes offered by your Visit Hackney City Farm and apart local theatres and community from seeing many different animals organisations. living within the Farm’s boundaries, you can participate in several workshops from arts and crafts to how you can grow your own 27 Arcola Street, London, E8 2DJ vegetables. Tel: 020 7503 16 45 (admin) Web: www.arcolatheatre.com SPITALFIELDS The Arcola offers young people regular, CITY FARM free drama classes, and experience in Weaver Street, Tower Hamlets, putting together a show. For more London, E1 5HJ information on days and dates, email Tel: 020 7247 8762 youth@ arcolatheatre.com or send a Web: www.spitalfieldscityfarm.org text with your name, age and mobile number to Stephan at 07931 636 376. Visit the farm and learn how to milk a goat, see up close and feed the animals, ride a donkey or participate BALIK ARTS in one of the workshops held there! Ground Floor, 3 Tyssen Road, There are also many different events London, N16 7NA held throughout the year, so check Tel: 020 7254 7897 the website for more information. Email: [email protected] Web: www.balikarts.org.uk Balik Arts offers free courses in drama and radio broadcasting for Turkish speakers only. WHAT’S ON 2007-2008

CHATS PALACE years old) throughout the year. They 42-44 Brooksby's Walk, also organise and run holiday and London, E9 6DF half-term art projects. Tel: 020 8533 0227 For more information contact Web: www.chatspalace.com Bev on 020 7684 0060 or email: Chats Palace is a community arts [email protected] centre hosting music, cabaret, theatre and dance performances. IMMEDIATE THEATRE Their performance programme Unit 1.2 Works, 128 Hoxton blends professional companies Street, London, N1 6SH with local talent and self-generated Tel: 020 7012 1677 events, including shows by Chats Email: info@ Youth Live! performance groups, immediate-theatre.com outreach projects, workshop Web: www.immediate-theatre.com participants and the Carnival Club. Immediate Theatre offers an inclusive, interactive and imaginative youth arts programme for young 291 Mare Street, London, E8 1EJ people in Hackney. Their aim is to Tel: 020 8510 4500 give young people the opportunity Web: www.hackneyempire.co.uk to speak and express themselves Hackney Empire runs many on social issues through art. The different workshops for young organisation is also offering work people who want to get involved experience in theatre-related jobs. in theatre, as well as young people who want to get work experience in this field. Check their website for more information. 130 Hoxton Street, London, N1 6SH Tel: 020 7684 0060 Web: www.hoxtonhall.co.uk Hoxton Hall runs a youth programme, which includes drama, acting and movement classes for children and young people (8-25 20

QUICKSILVER THEATRE Quicksilver Theatre, 4 Enfield Rd, MEDIA + London, N1 5AZ MUSIC Tel: 020 7241 2942 Email: Do you have a talent for creating [email protected] films or music? Here is a list of Web: www.quicksilvertheatre.org organisations that can offer you Quicksilver Theatre is a children's training, support and advice on theatre company who commission how the industry works and what and produce new plays and opportunities are available to you. performances for children. G.F.M. COMMUNITY They also organise art-related RADIO workshops for young people throughout the year. Hilton Grove Business Centre, Hatherly Mews, London, E17 4QP THEATRE CENTRE Tel: 020 8520 6627 Email: [email protected] Shoreditch Town Hall, 380 Old Street, London, EC1V 9LT This project offers young Tel: 020 7729 3066 people workshops in DJing, voice Email: training, script writing, dancing [email protected] and drumming. There are limited Web: www.theatre-centre.co.uk places available so hurry to book your space! Theatre Centre commissions, produces and tours new theatre for children and young people. Their aim is to promote new writers and voices through different programmes. For more information about Hackney theatres and theatre related workshops, please visit www.hackneytheatrepartnership.co.uk. WHAT’S ON 2007-2008

MOUTH THAT ROARS POINT BLANK 23 Charlotte Road, London, 23-28 Penn Street, London, N1 5DL EC2A 3PB Tel: 020 7729 4884 Tel: 020 7729 2323 Web: www.pointblanklondon.com Email: Point Blank offers a number of [email protected] music-related courses from song- Web: www.mouththatroars.com/ writing and vocalist classes to sound Mouth that Roars is a not-for-profit engineering and DJing. They work organisation which trains young with many different music producers people in video production. It aims to and give young people the give young people the opportunity to opportunity to meet VIP guests and express their thoughts and feelings. get advice from people who are already successful in the industry. RISING TIDE Ocean Venue, 270 Mare Street, London, E8 1HE Tel: 020 8986 3222 Email: [email protected] Web: www.rising-tide.co.uk Rising Tide is a music training and industry support charity based in Hackney’s Ocean venue. They focus on young people and work in partnership with other organisations to offer outreach programmes, accredited training, events and conferences. They support youth in to industry initiatives and aid the local music industry. 22

UXL HACKNEY MUSIC UXL CENTRE, 80 Eastway, DEVELOPMENT TRUST London, E9 5JH Tel: 020 8820 7410 Tel: 02085336555 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.hmdt.org.uk/ Web: www.uxl.org.uk Hackney Music Development Trust UXL was established to provide offers instrumental opportunities for Hackney residents with advice and students, including the Centre for vocational training in order to find Young Musicians - Hackney and the right job for them. They recently Young Jazz Hackney music schools. added the following programmes HMDT is a dynamic organisation especially for young people: which creates a wide range of music projects encompassing a broad Sound Engineering training for young range of cultural traditions and people aged 16-24 , PC maintenance talents in Hackney. For more and networking, Cisco CCNA, CompTIA information visit their website. A+, PC Support and Systems Technology, Basic Skills THE HACKNEY and English for Speakers of Other MUSIC SERVICE Languages for all ages. They also offer HPDC, Queensbridge Building, coaching and mentoring sessions. Albion Drive, London, E8 4ET Tel: 020 7241 7409 WORLDWRITE The Hackney Music Service aims to Worldwrite Volunteer Centre, enhance the musical experiences of Millfields Lodge, 201Millfields young people through instrumental Road, London, E5 0AL tuition as well as participation in Tel: 020 8985 5435 ensembles, bands, orchestras and Email: [email protected] choirs. For further information Web: www.worldwrite.org.uk please contact the service. WORLDwrite is a youth education charity based in Hackney which has established an award-winning, unique documentary film facility and accredited training programme. This film programme facilitates the creative aspirations of volunteers by providing them with cutting-edge new media skills and a chance to make a stand for global equality. WHAT’S ON 2007-2008

UJAMAA ARTS OTHER 30 Cavendish Mansions, Clapton Square, London, E5 8HR Tel: 020 7613 9075 Email: [email protected] CAROL STRAKER Web: www.ujamaaarts.org DANCE FOUNDATION Ujamaa Arts is an arts company 136a-142a Lower Clapton Road, aiming to promote knowledge Leabridge, London, E50QJ and appreciation for the arts, culture Tel: 020 8985 1221 and education amongst different Email: [email protected] communities. They organise classes Web: www.csdf.co.uk for young people on drama and theatre, music and dance as well The Carol Straker Dance Foundation as festivals. offers young people classes in Classical Ballet, Tap and Jazz. The School has taken part in examinations, music videos, MUSEUMS demonstrations of dance, television programmes and talent shows. All pupils are encouraged to take part in the annual end of year show, GEFFRYE MUSEUM as an opportunity to present their Kingsland Road, Hackney, developments and achievements London, E2 8EA to their parents, families, the local Tel: 020 7739 9893 community and visitors. Web: www.geffrye-museum.org.uk FREE FORM ARTS The Geffrye Museum stores and displays the style of English middle- 274 Richmond Road, London class living rooms. Its collections of Fields, London, E8 3QW furniture, textiles, paintings and Tel: 020 7249 3394 decorative arts are displayed in a Email: [email protected] series of period rooms from 1600 Web: www.freeform.org.uk to the present day. An experienced Free Form provides a full range of team of museum professionals arts and creative services, specialising deliver innovative and inspirational in placing art at the heart of urban programmes for visitors of all ages regeneration. They also organise and abilities. events, seminars and exhibitions. 24

HACKNEY MUSEUM MUSEUM OF Technology and Learning Centre, CHILDHOOD 1 Reading Lane, London, E8 1GQ Road, London, Tel: 020 8356 3500 E2 9PA Email: [email protected] Tel: 020 8983 5200 Web: Email: [email protected] www.hackney.gov.uk/museum Web: www.vam.ac.uk/moc Hackney Museum was created The museum has a great selection of in order to collect, preserve and old toys and showcases how interpret evidence regarding the childhood memories differ through history of Hackney and the worldwide the years. It also has play areas and roots of its people. It’s based in a café in the main hall. a new building which enables the exhibitions to be interactive through RAGGED SCHOOL computers and touch screens. MUSEUM It runs a special events programme 46-50 Copperfield Rd, throughout the year and most of London, E3 4RR them are free, suitable for all ages Tel: 020 8980 6405 and on a drop-in basis. For Email: museum@ information on events and exhibitions raggedschoolmuseum.org.uk visit the website or just pop around! Web: www.raggedschoolmuseum.org.uk MUSEUM IN DOCKLANDS The museum aims to show you what life was like during Victorian West India Quay, Canary Wharf, times. You can see what a Victorian London, E14 4AL school looked like, how children Tel: 0870 444 3851 were taught, how people were living, Email: how the area was and so on. The [email protected] museum organises workshops, Web: treasure hunts and walks past the www.museumindocklands.org.uk nearby canals. The museum hosts different collections each year and from this October it will host an exhibition showcasing the abolition of the slave trade in Britain. During your visit you can also participate in one of the many different workshops taking place. WHAT’S ON 2007-2008

SUTTON HOUSE 2 & 4 High Street, LEISURE CENTRES Hackney, London E9 6JQ Tel: 020 8986 2264 Web: www.nationaltrust.org.uk BRITANNIA LEISURE Sutton House is the oldest Tudor CENTRE house in East London. During 40 Hyde Road, Hackney, London, your visit you can see the authentic N1 5JU Tudor kitchen with objects to Tel: 020 7729 4485 touch and smell, watch and Fax: 020 7749 7646 participate in events and activities for children and young people as KINGS HALL LEISURE well as check out exhibitions of CENTRE contemporary art by local artists. 39 Lower Clapton Road, Hackney, London, E5 0NU GET FIT! Tel: 020 8985 2158 Fax: 020 8533 5461 If you can’t find a sport activity to suit you in your Youth Club, you LONDON FIELDS LIDO will definitely find something at London Fields Westside, Hackney, one of our leisure centres. London, E8 3EU From swimming to dancing, netball Tel: 020 7254 9038 to badminton, martial arts to wall Fax: 020 7254 4316 climbing, the leisure centres are QUEENSBRIDGE open every day with programmes SPORTS AND and classes specially designed for COMMUNITY CENTRE young people. So get your gear on 30 Holly Street, Hackney, London, and get fit! E8 3XW Tel: 020 7923 7773 Fax: 020 7923 267 STOKE NEWINGTON WEST RESERVOIR CENTRE Green Lanes, London, N4 2HA Tel: 020 8442 8116 Fax: 020 8800 9277 26

For more information on fitness HACKNEY FOOTBALL courses available and membership PARTNERSHIP details, contact the leisure centre Tel: 07971333386 / 07968855459 or visit www.gll.org. Email: [email protected] or lawrence@hackneyfootball- partnership.co.uk Web: www.hackneyfootball OTHER partnership.org.uk/ CLUBS The Hackney Football Partnership aims to increase football opportunities for Hackney people, to provide a meeting HACKNEY CITY point for the various groups that TENNIS CLUBS organise football in the borough, and to influence sports development in the Mansion House - Tennis Office, area. The partnership is open to all, Clissold Park, Stoke Newington and they welcome new members at Church Street, London, N16 9HJ their monthly meetings at the Tel: 020 7254 4235 Queensbridge Community Centre, Email: 30 Holley St. E8 3XW. [email protected] Web: HACKNEY WOMEN’S www.hackneycitytennisclubs.co.uk FOOTBALL CLUB HCTC exists to provide and promote (HWFC) the opportunity for everyone to play (East), Eastway, tennis in Hackney parks and schools. London, E9 5PF There are coaching sessions for Tel: 07941 561060 juniors at all levels as well as a Web: thriving Junior Club. The Club also www.hackneywfc.intheteam.com participates in tournaments and HWFC was the first totally competitions. women-run team and the first predominately lesbian team in London. HWFC was also the first team to instigate a fair play policy, ensuring that all women are encouraged to train and play competitive football regardless of their skills, age, ethnic origin and sexual orientation. WHAT’S ON 2007-2008

LEE VALLEY VICTORIA PARK RIDING CENTRE CRICKET CLUB Lea Bridge Road, Leyton, E10 7QL Tel: 07990 565706 Tel: 020 8556 2629 Web: www.vpccl.co.uk Email: The Victoria Park Community Cricket [email protected]. League was formed over 15 years Web: www.leevalleypark.com ago to provide a wide range of The Lee Valley Riding Centre is people with access to competitive perfect if you enjoy horse riding. cricket. Some are decidedly more Whether you're a beginner, competitive than others, but the aim competitive rider or disabled rider is that games are played in a friendly the centre will be able to cater for all and welcoming spirit. Anyone, your needs. regardless of ability, gender, creed, colour, is most welcome. SHOREDITCH YOUTH F.C. Flat 12, Samuel Court, 36 Pitfield VICTORIA PARK Street, London, N1 6EQ HARRIERS & TOWER Tel: 020 7739 1835 HAMLETS AC Email: [email protected] St. Augustine's Hall, Cadogan The Club provides young people Terrace, Victoria Park, E9 5EG aged 8-18 with opportunities for Email: [email protected] football training sessions and Web: www.vphthac.org.uk participation in Saturday and Sunday Victoria Park Harriers & Tower youth football leagues. They also Hamlets AC formed in 2001 and run an education programme offers training sessions in athletics. offering help with school work, It’s a great way to have fun, get fit revision sessions, support with and make new friends. The sessions exams, languages and literacy are held regularly but you will need and numeracy skills. to register first. 28

GET INVOLVED! by local and national government, service providers and agencies who If you have some spare time and work with young people. want to gain some new skills or Each year, young people are asked work experience,or have a say on to vote for their elected members how things are done in your local who will represent them on a local community, then these acticities and national level, giving young will be right up your street! people a strong and independent voice on matters that concern them. HACKNEY YOUTH PARLIAMENT – HYP For more information about HYP, Hackney Youth Parliament gives contact the Youth Service on young people between the age of 11 020 8356 7403 / 7404 or email and 18, the opportunity to be heard [email protected] WHAT’S ON 2007-2008

CONTRAST – YOUTH OPPORTUNITY HACKNEY’S YOUTH FUND MAG The Youth Opportunity Fund is a If you want some work experience, fund that will be spent on activities have an interest in writing, editing, and projects that young people said design or illustration and want to they want to see in Hackney. A team participate in some accredited media of young people have been trained training, then this is for you! to assess applications for projects Contrast is a free youth magazine made by groups of young people written by and for young people. It with the support of a local gives you the opportunity to work with organisation. So, if you have an idea people in your age group, express for a project that you want to do with your views about life in Hackney and your friends get in touch! share your thoughts and ideas! For more information and to request an application form, please contact the Youth Service To join the editorial team, contact on 020 8356 7403/4 or send an Mustafa on 020 7359 7825 or email email to [email protected]. [email protected] HYPE – WWW.THEHYPE.INFO “SHOREDITCH HYPE is Hackney’s dedicated website YOUTH FC RUN for young people, run by young AN EDUCATION people. It gives you all the information PROGRAMME about events and activities around the OFFERING HELP borough, where to find and access WITH SCHOOL WORK, services, music, cinema and theatre REVISION SESSIONS, reviews and much more. SUPPORT WITH HYPE is always looking for young EXAMS, LANGUAGES people to get involved with things AND LITERACY such as writing articles and reviews, AND NUMERACY promoting activities, covering events SKILLS” and so on! For more information on how you can get involved, contact the Youth Service on 020 8356 7403 / 7404 or email [email protected] 30

HACKNEY VOLUNTARY For information on a range of ACTION (HVA) volunteering activities at various organisations throughout the HVA runs a project specifically borough contact Emma or Juliet aimed at helping young people at Hackney Voluntary Action, 92 (12 – 25) to find volunteering Dalston Lane, London, E8 1NG. opportunities. Examples of Tel: 020 7241 4443 volunteering positions include Email: Administration and IT, Arts and [email protected] Music, Befriending and Advice or Work, Children and Youth, DIY and [email protected] Gardening, Environmental Projects, Website: Health, Social Support, Sport and www.hackneyvoluntaryaction.org.uk much more.

GIVE SOMETHING BACK VOLUNTEERING Ten good reasons to give some of your spare time for volunteering: 1. MEET NEW PEOPLE AND 5. FEEL VALUED, USEFUL MAKE NEW FRIENDS AND APPRECIATED 2. GAIN NEW EXPERIENCES 6. MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO AND LEARN NEW SKILLS SOMEONE ELSE’S LIFE 3. BUILD UP YOUR 7. PUT SOME SPARE TIME TO SELF-ESTEEM AND GOOD USE SELF-CONFIDENCE 8. GAIN NEW LIFE 4. GAIN PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES EXPERIENCE AND GET 9. CONNECT WITH YOUR AN INSIGHT IN TO A COMMUNITY POTENTIAL CAREER 10. HAVE FUN! WHAT’S ON 2007-2008

WWW.DO-IT.ORG.UK Here you can find thousand of LIBRARIES volunteering opportunities in Hackney and in the wider London area. There are many different things that you can volunteer for STOKE NEWINGTON so you’re bound to find something LIBRARY to suit you! Stoke Newington Church Street, N16 0JS LEARN Tel: 020 8356 5230/5231 AND GET CLR JAMES LIBRARY CONNECTED… 24-30 Dalston Lane, E8 3AZ Did you know that you can get free Tel: 020 8356 1665 Internet access in all of Hackney’s libraries? Libraries, as well as CLAPTON LIBRARY stocking a wide range of books, also Nortthwold Road, E5 8RA offer movie DVDs, music CDs and Tel: 020 8356 1620 videos. SHOREDITCH LIBRARY They also run Teenage Reading 80 Hoxton Street, N1 6LP Groups, Games Workshops and The Tel: 020 8356 4350 Homework Zone, giving you support and resources for your coursework LIBRARY and revision. TLC Building, 1 Reading Lane, Find your nearest library from the E8 1GQ list below and go for a visit! Tel: 020 8356 2542 STAMFORD HILL LIBRARY Portland Avenue N16 6SB Tel: 020 8356 1700 32

www.after16.org.uk CONNEXIONS www.aimhigher.ac.uk www.ucas.ac.uk BSIX SIXTH FORM CONNEXIONS COLLEGE ACCESS SHOP Brooke House, Sixth Form College, 27B Dalston Lane, E8 3DF Kenninghall Road, London, E5 8BP Tel: 020 7275 0346 Tel: 0800 3892 947 Email: [email protected] CONNEXIONS Web: www.bsix.ac.uk ACCESS SHOP BSIX College offers a variety of Shoreditch Library, 80 Hoxton courses available including art and Street, N1 6LP media, business, public services, Tel: 020 8356 3371 science, travel and tourism and much more. Visit their website to get a virtual tour of their facilities and find out more information about the courses.

LEARNING DOORSTEP TRAINING SERVICES LIMITED 11 Amhurst Terrace, London, E8 2BT Tel: 020 7254 2025 If you want to get some extra Email: [email protected] qualifications, try a new course or Website: www.dtsl.co.uk specialise in your favourite field, Doorstep Training Services provide then get in touch with one of the young people aged 11-25 years old organisations below. They offer a with a variety of empowering life variety of different courses and changing courses which will help training opportunities to cover all them access employment and further your needs! education. The programmes include ICT, Literacy, Numeracy, Health and USEFUL WEBSITES Social Care and much more. www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk www.learndirect.org.uk www.apprenticeships.org.uk www.princes-trust.org.uk www.bbc.co.uk/learning WHAT’S ON 2007-2008

FAIRBRIDGE HACKNEY HACKNEY COMMUNITY CENTRE COLLEGE The Grove Youth Centre, Shoreditch Campus, Falkirk Street, 23 Hackney Grove, London, E8 3NR London, N1 6HQ Tel: 020 8985 4880 Tel: 020 7613 9000 E-mail: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.fairbridge.org.uk Web: www.tcch.ac.uk Fairbridge runs activities for young Hackney Community College offers people all year round to help them a broad range of courses to meet the develop the skills they need to move in requirements and the financial to training, education or employment. needs of the local community. Courses run on a full or part-time GENERIC TECHNOLOGY basis and some can be long CENTRE distance. For more information on the courses available, please 25 Downham Road, London, N1 5AA contact the enquiries line or Telephone: 020 7923 7171 visit the website. Email: generictechnologycentre@ yahoo.com SCEPTRE GTC is one of the biggest training INTERNATIONAL centres in Hackney and offers a TRUST variety of training opportunities to 25-37 Rothbury Road, Hackney unemployed young people aged 16-24. Wick, London, E9 5HA The Sceptre International Trust “HACKNEY provides young people between the COMMUNITY COLLEGE ages of 13-19 with opportunities for OFFERS A BROAD self progression in a variety of areas RANGE OF COURSES such as filmmaking and ICT. TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS AND THE FINANCIAL NEEDS OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY” 34

SUMMER UNIVERSITY THE BROKERAGE Unit 25, The Forum, Independent CITYLINK Place, Lane, London, 65 London Wall, London, EC2M 5TU E8 2HE Tel: 020 7628 9904 Tel: 020 7923 2159 Email: Email: [email protected] [email protected] Web: www.thebrokerage.org.uk Hackney Summer University is a The Brokerage Citylink runs free free summer learning programme. programmes for young people, Young people (11-25 years old) focusing on the financial and attending the project have the business services sectors. opportunity to improve their skills, Students can participate in try out new subjects and explore workshops in City and Docklands activities, which can help them in companies and gain an insight in to their career choices as well as jobs available in these sectors. improve their confidence and enable them to access some of the high- THE BUILDING quality facilities in Hackney. EXPLORATORY The Professional Development HACKNEY Centre, Albion Drive London, E8 4ET SUPPLEMENTARY Tel: 020 7275 8555 SCHOOLS Email: Tel: 020 820 7000 [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: Web: www.learningtrust.co.uk www.buildingexploratory.org.uk Supplementary Schools provide This organisation runs creative young people with teaching support workshops over the summer holidays, on subjects included on the national to provide young people between the curriculum such as literacy, numeracy, ages of 11-25 with cultural and artistic ICT, history and much more. opportunities. Activities include creating a diorama, storytelling, and Many schools are also offering creating summer toys. language support to young people with African, Turkish, Caribbean, Bangadeshi and Chinese For more information on schools backgrounds. For more information, and education programmes in please contact the Learning Trust. Hackney, please contact: WHAT’S ON 2007-2008

THE LEARNING TRUST FREE THINGS Technology & Learning Centre (TLC), 1 Reading Lane, London, E8 1GQ TO DO IN Tel: 020 8820 7000 LONDON Email: [email protected] Web: www.learningtrust.co.uk London is a truly multicultural and The Learning Trust is the not-for-profit vibrant city with many interesting company which runs all the education and exciting things to see and do - services for the London Borough of things to inspire you, educational Hackney. The Trust is responsible for workshops or just fun activities to Hackney schools, day nurseries, play have a good time with your friends! service and adult education. Visit a gallery, check out a museum, walk by the river – you name it! FINANCIAL Here you can find a list of free things that you can enjoy and SUPPORT contact details of places that If you decide to stay on at school organise activities for young or go to college, you may be eligible for people throughout the year. an Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA). An EMA is a weekly payment of up to £30 for eligible young people DON’T who continue in higher education. FORGET!!! For more information ask your Careers Teacher or your Connexions Adviser Transport for London has reduced (see Connexions details on page 32). or free travel for young people aged 11-17. For more information, log Other useful websites for information on to www.tfl.gov.uk or call on financial support while in education: 0845 330 9876. www.yourroutes.co.uk www.connexions.gov.uk www.learningtrust.co.uk www.dfes.gov.uk/financialhelp www.dfes.gov.uk/studentsupport www.aimhigher.ac.uk 36

TATE MODERN GALLERIES Bankside, London, SE1 9TG Tel: 020 7887 8888 Email: [email protected] Web: www.tate.org.uk/modern/ THE NATIONAL Southbank Centre, Belvedere GALLERY Road, London, SE1 8XX Tel: 0871 663 2501 Trafalgar Square, London, Email: WC2N 5DN [email protected] Tel: 020 7747 2885 Web: www.haywardgallery.org.uk Email: information@ng- london.org.uk NATIONAL PORTRAIT Web: www.nationalgallery.org.uk GALLERY WALLACE COLLECTION St Martin's Place, London, WC2H 0HE Hertford House, Manchester Tel: 020 7306 0055 Square, London, W1U 3BN Web: www.npg.org.uk Tel: 0207 563 9500 Web: www.wallacecollection.org SOMERSET HOUSE Strand, London, WC2R 1LA Tel: 020 7845 4600 Email: [email protected] MUSEUMS Web: www.somersethouse.org.uk TATE BRITAIN Millbank, London, SW1P 4RG THE Tel: 020 7887 8888 Great Russell Street, London, Email: [email protected] WC1B 3DG Web: www.tate.org.uk/britain/ Tel: 020 7323 8000 Email: [email protected] Web: www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk WHAT’S ON 2007-2008

IMPERIAL WAR WEBSITES MUSEUM www.london.gov.uk/young-london Lambeth Road, London, SE1 6HZ This is the Mayor’s website for young Tel: 020 7416 5320 Londoners. Log on for news stories, Email: [email protected] events listings, things to do with your Web: www.iwm.org.uk friends or family and information on how to get around London. NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM kids.visitlondon.com National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, SE10 9NF This website shows you different Tel: 020 8858 4422 ways to explore London and get Web: www.nmm.ac.uk the most out of the capital. It includes activities, entertainment listings, art, NATURAL HISTORY shopping and much more. AND SCIENCE MUSEUM Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD GET SUPPORT Tel: 020 7942 5000 Email: available through the website AND ADVICE Web: www.nhm.ac.uk Being a teenager is an exciting time in our lives – we have fun with SIR JOHN SOANE’S our friends, we try out new things MUSEUM and we look forward to what the future will bring. 13 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, WC2A 3BP On the other hand, we go through Tel: 020 7405 2107 so many changes that sometimes Email: [email protected] it’s hard to take it all in. Our bodies Web: www.soane.org are developing fast, and we look, VICTORIA AND ALBERT feel and think a bit different. MUSEUM In this section, you will find Cromwell Road, London, SW7 2RL information on organisations Tel: 020 7942 2000 and services that can help you Web: www.vam.ac.uk with your concerns, give answers to your questions and support you to make informative decisions about your life. 38

www.need2know.co.uk www.mindbodysoul.gov.uk This is a national website with Mind, Body & Soul is a new website information and practical advice on which aims to give young people relationships, friendships, sexual aged 14-16 the low-down on health health, money, travel and much more. in a fun and interesting way. Mind, Body & Soul is not designed www.youthnet.org to tell you how to live your life, but YouthNet is the UK's first exclusively will give you accurate and up-to-date online charity. They guide and support information about health so that you young people, enabling them to make can make your own choices. educated life choices, participate in society and achieve their ambitions. RELATIONSHIPS www.direct.gov.uk/ AND SEXUAL YoungPeople/fs/en HEALTH… Find out how to stay healthy, look Boyfriends, girlfriends, after your sexual health and cope relationships…Sometimes they with drugs or eating disorders. make us happy but other times they make us worry. It’s good to www.there4me.com know that if you have questions There4me is a website for people or need some advice you can check between 12-16 years of age who are online or you can arrange to see worried about something and need a specialist. Remember that visits some help. They can help you with to doctors, nurses or specialists loads of issues like abuse, bullying, are all confidential! exams, drugs and self harm. If there's something bad that's SEXUAL HEALTH happening and you want to know ADVICE WEBSITES what to do, you can talk to them - www.ruthinking.co.uk and no one else has to know. A national website giving you all the information you need about sex. If you don’t have access to the internet you can also call their friendly team on 0800 28 29 30. WHAT’S ON 2007-2008 www.brook.org.uk www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk Brook Advisory Centres - commonly Call the NHS Direct telephone known as Brook - are the only service on 0845 4647 at any time of national voluntary sector provider of the day or night. You will be asked to free and confidential sexual health provide some basic information advice and services specifically for about yourself and to describe the young people under 25. You can also nature of your call. If you need call them on freephone number advice about a health problem, you 0800 0185 023. are asked if you are calling for yourself or on behalf of someone ww.fpa.org.uk else and are asked to explain: FPA (Family Planning Association) is the UK's leading sexual health • What the symptoms are, how they charity. Their purpose is to enable affect you/the person and when people in the UK to make informed they began; choices about sex and to enjoy • What you/the person have tried sexual health. You can also access already; the service over the phone by calling • Any drugs you/the person are free 0845 310 1334. already taking; • Any existing medical conditions; www.tht.org.uk • Anything else you think is relevant. The Terrence Higgins Trust site provides you with information about HIV and AIDS. You can also call the National AIDS helpline free on 0800 567 123. www.homerton.nhs.uk This is the website of Homerton Hospital where you can find a list of services offered, how to access them, opening times and so on. 40

SEXUAL CHOICES N4 John Scott Health Centre, HEALTH Green Lanes, N4 2NU SERVICES… Tel: 020 7683 4711 Walk-in clinic that offers testing and CITY AND HACKNEY treatment for sexually transmitted YOUNG PEOPLE’S infections, HIV testing, Hepatitis SERVICES (CHYPS) screening and vaccination. Plus all Web: www.chyps.org.uk services offered by CHOICES. CHYPS was set up to provide young CHOICES HOMERTON people (up to the age of 25) with information and advice on sexual Department of Sexual Health, health issues, sexuality, sexual Homerton Hospital, Homerton, behaviour and relationships. Below London, E9 6SR you can find a list of the clinics, Tel: 020 8510 7989 services offered and opening hours. Email: [email protected] CHOICES Same services as CHOICES N4 but Lower Clapton Health Centre, for young people under 21. 36 Lower Clapton Road, Hackney, SOSH (STAYING OUT London, E5 0PD STAYING HEALTHY) Tel: 020 8919 5040 Walk-in clinic that offers a full The SOSH Initiative focuses on HIV range of contraception including prevention, support and holistic free condoms. Also emergency sexual health promotion with young contraception, pregnancy testing, (25 years and under) lesbian, gay, referral for termination of bisexual and transgender people and pregnancy, cervical smear tests, those exploring their sexuality in support & information on sex and North and East London and the City. relationships and counselling. For more information contact Geoff Huckle on 07870 276190 or email [email protected] WHAT’S ON 2007-2008

GAY, LESBIAN, appropriately. They also advise and provide diversity training to individual BISEXUAL AND police stations/divisions, local TRANSGENDER authorities, housing associations SUPPORT… and victim support services. For information, support and LGBT PROJECT advice on sexuality call the Maurice Bishop House, Gay and Lesbian Switchboard 17 Reading Lane, E8 1HH on 020 7837 7324 Tel: 020 8853 7404 Email: DRUGS AND [email protected] This is a new project with a variety ALCOHOL… of activities such as theatre, Do you know the risks behind drugs drama, health and personal safety and alcohol use? Are you workshops and much more. It aims concerned about a friend? Below to provide support, education, you can find a list of websites and information and positive activities centres that can help you. They all to young lesbian, gay, bisexual and specialise in young people and transgender people and those they treat all cases confidentially. exploring their sexuality, in a safe and secure, relaxed environment. WEBSITES www.TalkToFrank.com GALOP Tel: 0800 77 66 00 Tel: 020 7704 6767(office/admin) Talk To Frank is a website providing Email: [email protected] information on drugs. It describes Web: www.galop.org.uk what each type of drug is made of, 13 years and over how it makes you feel and the risks GALOP offers assistance to lesbian, associated with taking it. If you don’t gay, bisexual and transgender people have access to the Internet or you who have experienced homophobic just want to speak to someone, you or transphobic violence and/or who can call the number above. have a policing issue. While totally independent of the police, GALOP works in conjunction with both the Metropolitan Police and City of London Police to ensure that our communities are policed 42

www.wrecked.co.uk HUNGERFORD DRUG Drinkline: 0800 917 8287 PROJECT Wrecked is a website giving you 32a Wardour Street, Soho, W1D 6QR straightforward information on Tel: 020 7437 3523 alcohol use and its risks. You can Email: hungerford@turning- also call the helpline and speak to a point.co.uk trained person who can give you Web: www.turning-point.co.uk advice over the phone or direct you Advice, information and counselling to a service near you. for people with drug-related problems. Services provided include www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk open access drop-in, complementary Alcoholics anonymous is an therapies, life skills programme, organisation that helps people from structured counselling, key working, all ages and backgrounds who have primary health care, external a problem with alcohol. Their website treatment satellites, creative arts and has some practical guidance to help targeted group work programme. people understand when their drinking has become a problem. CROSSROADS CENTRE - CITY AND HACKNEY SUB 19 – YOUNG ALCOHOL SERVICE PEOPLE’S SUBSTANCE 2 Westgate Street, Hackney, E8 3RN MISUSE SERVICE Tel: 020 8525 1313 11E Florfield Passage, Hackney, One-to-one advice and information E8 1DX for people with alcohol problems, Tel: 020 8525 4875 their families and friends. Also Email: [email protected] provides complementary therapies. Web: www.sub19.com The SUB 19 team offer young ADDACTION GATEWAY people advice, information and HARM REDUCTION drop-in services for drug and TEAM alcohol misuse. 18-20 Tudor Grove, London, E3 7QJ Tel: 020 8985 3757 Email: [email protected] Web: www.addaction.org.uk The team offers advice, information and support with drug-related issues and concerns, referrals to drug treatment, health and social care and other community-based services. WHAT’S ON 2007-2008

PARENTING… WEBSITES Having a child can be one of the www.oneyoungparent.com most amazing experiences in our A website supporting young people life. But it’s also one of the biggest who are or are about to become challenges, especially if we are parents. It’s also a website where teenagers. Being a parent means you can share your story, discuss a lifelong commitment to our parenting issues and communicate children. They need our support with other young parents in the and care, especially when they are online forum. still babies and toddlers – and that requires energy, patience and www.nctpregnancyandbabycare.com responsibility on the parent’s part. Offers support and information on pregnancy, childbirth and early On the next page you can find parenthood. information on websites and organisations that can support you www.parentlineplus.org.uk and your children. Telephone: 0808 800 2222 Support and information for anybody who is bringing up a child. “BEING A PARENT MEANS A LIFELONG www.youngdads.co.uk COMMITMENT TO Website created by a midwife OUR CHILDREN. from Queen Charlotte’s and THEY NEED OUR Chelsea Hospital, with information SUPPORT AND CARE, for young fathers. ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY ARE STILL BABIES AND TODDLERS” 44

SERVICES HOUSING… YOUNG PARENTS Nearly everyone leaves home SUPPORT at some point for many reasons: going to university or college, Provides support for young parents moving in with friends or it might be and offers parenting advice on because they need some space from paternal rights, relationship issues, their families. Either way, living by housing, benefits and so on. They also yourself is a big step that requires a run a drop-in service at CHYPS every lot of responsibility. Below you can Friday, 2-4pm. For more information find a list of organisations that offer on young fathers, please contact Mark help and support to young people Scott on 07790 610 967 or email who live by themselves. [email protected] For more information on young parents, please WEBSITES contact:Jennie Patterson at Family www.shelter.org.uk Welfare Association on 020 7275 7733 www.runawayhelpline.org.uk BEIS BRUCHA MOTHER AND BABY HOME SERVICES Tel: 020 8211 8081 OFF CENTRE Aims to support mothers in the 25-27 Hackney Grove, post-natal period. Please call for London, E8 3NR opening hours. Tel: 020 8986 4016 ROWHILL FAMILY Web: www.offcentre.org.uk SUPPORT PROJECT Offers counselling, support in a crisis, arts therapy and housing advice. Hackney Professional Development There is limited wheelchair access. Centre, Queensbridge Buildings, Albion Drive, London, E8 4ET GROVE PROJECT Tel: 020 7923 1400 23 Hackney Grove, London, E8 3NR Provides a support group for parents Tel: 020 8356 3038 (women) from disadvantaged Offers information on housing backgrounds who are feeling issues for young people aged isolated and want to discuss issues 11-25. Please phone to make an around parenting and support. appointment. A second group works specifically with young and teenage parents in partnership with the Youth Service. WHAT’S ON 2007-2008

OFF CENTRE - EMOTIONAL HACKNEY YOUNG SUPPORT… PEOPLE'S COUNSELLING, ADVICE CHILDLINE AND INFORMATION Tel: 0800 1111 (freephone) SERVICE Web: www.childline.org.uk 25-27 Hackney Grove, ChildLine is the UK's free helpline London, E8 3NR for children and young people. It Tel: 020 8986 4016 provides a confidential telephone Email: [email protected] counselling service for any child Web: www.offcentre.org.uk with any problem, 24 hours a day, Target audience: 13 years - 25 every day. years of age Off Centre provides free, confidential MUSLIM YOUTH counselling and therapy to enable HELPLINE (MYH) young people to recover from Tel: 0808 808 2008 emotional distress and the effects of Email: [email protected] traumatic experiences. Also offers Web: www.myh.org.uk advice and information on issues that The Muslim Youth Helpline (MYH) is affect young people, including a registered charity which provides housing, homelessness and benefits. pioneering faith and culturally sensitive services to Muslim youth in the UK. VICTIM SUPPORT Hackney & City of London Their core service is a free and 192 Well Street, Hackney, London, confidential counselling service E9 6QT available nationally via telephone, Tel: 020 8533 5332 email, Internet and a face-to face Fax: 020 8986 1655 befriending service in the Greater Email: help@hackney-city- London area. The service uses male vs.org.uk and female volunteers trained in basic counselling skills to respond to client enquiries. 46

HACKNEY SCHOOLS MENTORING MENTORING PROJECTS… PROGRAMME Technology Learning Centre, BACK TO LIFE 1 Reading Lane, E8 1GQ Tel: 0845 601 4008 Tel: 020 8820 7437 Email: [email protected] Email: Web: www.backtolife.org.uk [email protected] Back to Life is a near-to-peer We match Hackney Year 10 students mentoring scheme to support young to volunteer business mentors in the men aged 18-25 recovering from city. Students travel to see their mental health problems, helping mentors after school on a fortnightly them to reach their full potential. A basis for the year. The HSMP team trained volunteer mentor can give recruit at school assembly’s in Year 9 friendly and neutral advice in focusing on goals and taking steps INSPIRE EBP to achieve them. The scheme is (EDUCATION BUSINESS based in East London and has been PARTNERSHIP) set up by the national volunteering 57 Dalston Lane, London, E8 2NG charity TimeBank and the mental Tel: 020 7275 6060 health charity Working Well Trust. Web: www.inspire-ebp.org.uk The EBP promotes links between DALSTON YOUTH Hackney schools and partners from PROJECT business, the voluntary sector and The Round Chapel, Powerscroft the wider community. Inspire Road, London E5 0PU supports further education, primary, Tel: 020 8525 9696 secondary and special schools in the Email: delivery of work related learning [email protected] activities including vocational A community-based mentoring and programmes. Services also include education programme for young teacher placements, work experience people aged 11-18 who are 'at risk'. and Primary Reading and Number Dalston Youth Project provides Partners volunteering schemes. The training, education and support with EBP is part of the Lifelong Learning the help of a volunteer mentor. Directorate of the Learning Trust, Business Education (London East) Ltd and the Learning and Skills Council. WHAT’S ON 2007-2008

NORTH LONDON LUBAVITCH MUSLIM COMMUNITY FOUNDATION AND CENTRE SYNAGOGUE 66-68 Cazenove Road, 107-115 Stamford Hill, London, Stoke Newington, N16 6AA N16 5RP Tel: 020 8806 1147 Tel: 020 8800 0022 Email: [email protected] Email: Web: www.nlmcc.org.uk [email protected] A drop-in centre offering a wide Web: www.lubavitchuk.com range of advice, information and Target audience: All ages leisure services for ages 8 and The Lubavitch Foundation exists upwards. Our projects and services to further the needs of the Jewish include an advice surgery, youth community and provides a wide club, mental health project, range of high-quality, planned, library/reading room facilities, a UK personal and social education Online Centre with broadband programmes for all ages, which are internet access and aimed at achieving the project’s free training courses and a Sure objectives. Start project. REACH OUT! MENTORING “INSPIRE SUPPORTS PROGRAMME FURTHER EDUCATION, Unit 17 - 4th Floor, 18-24 PRIMARY, SECONDARY Shacklewell Lane, London, E8 2EZ AND SPECIAL SCHOOLS Tel: 020 7249 6881 IN THE DELIVERY Email: OF WORK-RELATED [email protected] LEARNING ACTIVITIES, Web: www.nea.netherhall.org.uk/ INCLUDING VOCATIONAL reachout/home.html PROGRAMMES.” During the academic year, university and college students mentor children aged 8-13 on a weekly basis, combining numeracy and literacy work with sports coaching. They help them to discover their abilities, improve confidence and communication skills and make learning fun and interesting. Take part, take power Let’s talk politics. Did you know that vote, if you go to a Hackney school your opinion counts, and that you you could join a School Council - ask have the right to express your views your teacher for more information. freely in all matters that affect you? Did you know you have the power to There is also the Youth Parliament influence the way your area and and neighbourhood youth forums country are run? This is democracy. where you can get involved in decision-making across the Council If you are 16 or over, you should be on and help to organise issue-based the electoral register. Everyone aged events for young people. Contact 18 or over can vote; you can even Michael Connors on 020 8820 7091or become a councillor if you want. email [email protected]. You and your family should receive a Alternatively how about getting form every year. If you don’t, contact involved in the Youth Inspection Electoral Services on 020 8356 3232 Project and helping to develop good to register your details. quality services which meet the needs of young people? Contact There are other ways to get involved Louisa Riste on 020 8356 3786. with democracy in Hackney as well. Even if you are under 18 and can’t Remember - Your opinion counts! Hackney Homes activities There’s no excuse for living in Hackney and being bored because there’s always something to do. Here are just a handful of activities that you can get involved in after school/college or during the holidays. For more info on any of these activities check out www.hackneyhomes.org.uk.

Live in Hackney? Aged between 11 and 18? Do you want to learn how to dance or practise some of your moves with trained dance experts? Come along to Nemesis Dance project happening in an estate near you. All sessions are free!

Mondays: Robin Redmond Centre 5:30-6:30pm Woodberry Grove N4 2RD Tuesdays: Fellows Court Community Centre, 5:30-6:30pm Weymouth Terrace E2 8LJ Wednesdays: Trelawney Community Hall, 6:30-7:30pm Paragon Rd E9 6NS Fridays: Queensbridge Sports Centre, 6-7pm Holly St E8 3XW 7:30-8:30pm New Kingshold Community Centre, 49 Ainsworth Street E9 7JE Come along to FREE football and basketball training sessions in Hackney. You can join in, make friends and get top class coaching from Arsenal and Leyton Orient coaches. Here is a timetable with information about where and when the sessions are taking place. Gascoyne Estate, Hartlake Road, E9 Tuesday 5-6.30pm Football 10-14 Tuesday 6.30-8pm Football 15+ Thursday 5-6.30pm Basketball 10-14 Thursday 6.30-8pm Basketball 15+ Well Street Common Saturday 9.30-11am Football 7-12 Saturday 11.00am-12.30pm Football 13+ Monday 4.30-7pm Football and Basketball 10-14 (Estates League) Wednesday 4.30-7pm Football League 15+ , Weymouth Terrace E2 Tuesday 5.15-7.15pm Basketball 10-14 & 15-19 (3 a side for girls and boys) Tuesday 5.15-7.15pm Football 10-14 & 15-19 (5 a side league for girls and boys) To find out more about the Kickz programme contact Jackie Loftus, Hackney Homes Project Manager on 020 8356 7863 or email [email protected]. Still looking for things to do?

Get involved The Youth Involvement Project exists for you! If you want to participate in a range of activities from DJing and fixing bikes to playing basketball or playing on a PlayStation then there’s bound to be something on offer on your estate.

Train to be a youth worker If you’re aged 16 and over and like working with young people, then why not sign up for this foundation level course? It lasts seven weeks and teaches the essentials of working with young people including health and safety, child protection and issues around confidentiality.

Hackney Homes activities For more information on any of these projects or courses, visit www.hackneyhomes.org.uk or contact Sonia Bradley, Hackney Homes Youth Coordinator on 020 8356 6128 or email [email protected] Team Hackney is Hackney’s strategic partnership which is dedicated to improving the quality of life for everyone in the borough by bringing together the different parts of the public private, community and voluntary sectors.