Connect Hackney

The final edition of Hackney Senior is out now! connecthackney.org.uk/wp-content/upl…

Celebrating #togetherbetter patients who helped paint this incredible mural of Dr.Colin Franklin, one of the first Black doctors in #Hackney, designed by resident Andrew Wright #BlackHistoryMonth @ElsdaleCity. Thanks to his daughter @DrPaulaFranklin @KristaBrownBA

On Tuesday 1 Nov, the Council is holding its Winter Warmer event, at Hackney Church (St John at Hackney), Lower Clapton Rd, E5 0PD between 11am and 3pm. Come check out the Wick Award stall and meet the amazing Sharon, chef of our community meals and life-long Hackney resident!

@VCHackney Yes! Volunteering is one of our tips. Plus it’s how I met my husband! 😍

Volunteering is a lovely way to meet people too. We have a fair on 17th Nov 3.30pm at Dalston Library. Come talk to charities.

Almost all of us need social connections to be happy - download our research based tips on meeting new people and making new friends @actionhappiness @VCHackney @hackneycouncil @TNLComFund connecthackney.org.uk/wp-content/upl…

It's helpful to stay hopeful, even when the world around us feels uncertain. Things will get better 🌈 Join us for #OptimisticOctober and find positive ways to move forward towards your goals. And spread the word to help others too 🙏 actionforhappiness.org/optimistic-oct…

We all need to keep making friends throughout our lives. Download our new infographic on meeting new people and making new friends - research based tips to increase social connection @hackneycvs connecthackney.org.uk/wp-content/upl…

Relationships are key to existence - everyone should be able to have a social life in later life theguardian.com/books/2022/sep…

Welfare benefits and Universal Credit: your questions answered - Thursday 8 September, 5-7pm at the Centre for Better Health, 1a Darnley Road, E9 6QH. Get info and advice on managing your claim. To sign up, call 0208 985 3570, or email reception@centreforbetterhealth.org.uk.

This month we'll be hosting our #coproduction webinar series. In our first session @AgeFriendlyShef will walk you through our Stronger Together Toolkit helping you understand what co-production is and where to start.👇 📅 13 September 11am eventbrite.co.uk/e/403343991737

We had another fun evening yesterday with the members of Hackney People First. Karaoke and catching up proves we're always better together.

We're using Ageing Better Camden's warm welcome toolkit to make our Listen Up policy influencing project more welcoming and inclusive - great reflections and practical advice from @abc_camden static1.squarespace.com/static/568a6b7…

We had another great session yesterday with the members of Hackney People First. We got to give our views to the council on Air Quality Awareness in hackney, and, of course, karaoke and chats. We're Better Together.

Are you a #carer in need of #benefits #advice? Call and speak directly to one of our advisors - no appointment needed—on Wednesdays between 10am and 4pm. Dial 📞 0208 533 0951 and ask for the Advice Team. #carerslife #carersuk #carerswhocare #hackney #EastLondon #support

@GillianSocial It was a great discussion, lots of interest! We’ve emailed you to ask about your workshop on talking to strangers, do you still offer to run that?

@connecthackney Aw - thanks for tagging me! I hope you had a lovely chat :)

Looking forward to our Listen Up meeting today - we're discussing @GillianSocial's research on talking to strangers. We should all do it more! Check it out here gilliansandstrom.com/talking2strang…

@GillianSocial @guscooney @ericaboothby Can’t wait to read this! We’re hoping to do something locally to get people talking to strangers more. This looks great.

I'm excited to tell you about my new paper w @guscooney @ericaboothby. It describes a week-long #Talking2Strangers scavenger hunt intervention that makes people less worried about rejection & more confident in their convo ability. sciencedirect.com/science/articl… 1/7

📢 Work for us! 📢 We have a vacancy for a Director for Young People & Families. Deadline extended: 1 August. Our friendly and diverse staff team are committed to challenging health and social inequalities and to making #Hackney a fairer borough. hcvs.org.uk/work-for-us/

The slides from our outreach event are now online - practical learning on engaging older people through street outreach form @abc_camden connecthackney.org.uk/wp-content/upl…

Useful guide from Age UK on staying cool in a heatwave - including advice on storing medication ageuk.org.uk/globalassets/a…

A huge thank you to our Ageing Better partners for working with us to co-produce the Toolkit ✨ @TNLComFund @BVSC @ageukbristol @AgeUKCamden @lovebrightlife @YMCALincs @connecthackney @AgeUKIW @LeedsOPF @LeicesterAT @gmcvo @MboroStcktnMind @SocEntKent @TorbayCDT @AgeFriendlyShef