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 Stoke Newington 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 DALSTON 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.