News and Info for Young Residents

Are you young and living in Hackney? Do you want to find out what activities are taking place in your area? You are in the right place.

If you are young and live in Hackney, you better log on to Hackney YEP

If you are young and live in Hackney, then you need to get on the YEP website. This is a unique online community for young people living in Hackney. Youth committees Chatvic (which covers Trelawney, Frampton Park, Morningside and New Kingshold estates), Fellows Court, Fawcett, Woodberry Down and Landfield/Beckers have helped to create the website so that you can connect and share news and views with other young people.

Lisa Smith, 18, from Chatvic youth committee, said: "I'm really excited about YEP. It was great to meet people from the different committees here tonight, and I'm looking forward to working together with them in future. We've got lots of projects on the go, and I'm looking forward to having a say in what we do in the months ahead."

You can visit the YEP site at www.rising-tide.co.uk/yep

The Youth Engagement project (YEP) has been running for over three years. Delivered in nine estates in Hackney (Kingshold, Morningside, Frampton Park, Trelawney, Fellows Court, Fawcett, Landfield/Beckers, Woodberry Down and Holly Street) this estate based project aims to empower and encourage young people into active citizenship, by supporting them to participate more in their communities and make decisions about where they live through the formation of youth committees.

It is funded by Hackney Homes, Southern Housing Group, Sanctuary Housing, L&Q housing association and Circle 33 who oversee the project as the YEP Board.

Below are details of activities taking for you to get involved in. Why not tell us if you enjoyed them and what else you would like to see on your estates by sending an email to housingeditor@hackneyhomes.org.uk

Things to get involved in

Summer Activities 2011
Nemesis Street Dance
Catch the Purple IT Bus in your local area
Exciting opportunities for young Londoners


Summer Activities 2011
There is plenty for young people to do this summer. Hackney Council has teamed up with The Learning Trust and GLL to provide a whole range of indoor and outdoor events and activities throughout the summer to ensure young people have plenty of things to do.

 Download the summer activities 2011 guide

Nemesis Street Dance

Live in Hackney? Aged between 8 and 19?

Do you want to learn how to dance or practice some of your moves with trained dance experts?
Come along to Nemesis Dance project happening on an estate near you:

 Download the Nemesis poster with dates and times of sessions

All sessions are FREE. Places are limited to 25 per session so please do arrive on time.

For more information, email Sonia, Hackney Homes Youth Coordinator or call her on 02083566128.

Catch the Purple IT Bus in your local area

The Purple Bus is a youth club on wheels coming to an estate near you!

Want to get I.T skills, free internet access, and play the latest games?How about develop your writing skills and get involved in a huge range of different activities and workshops?-

Download the flyer below to find out when and where in Hackney you can access the Purple Bus.

Times and locations for Purple IT Bus in Hackney

 
Exciting opportunities for young Londoners
YHworld.co.uk is a unique online magazinepacked with information on all the best the city has to offer young Londoners. Offices are based in Hackney and run by young volunteers for young Londoners.

Readers can search information by the area or interest, such as music, film, sport or art.

With a big focus on free they work hard to uncover and share London's exciting opportunities. They know there is always something going on and there is a variety of ways to spend free time. 

The online magazine YH World is turning 1 tomorrow and at the same time is launching a new-look website.  Visit the website by clicking the link below: