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🌟 Planning for the future can feel overwhelming, but you don’t have to do it alone. If you're a parent or carer, or work with a young person aged 14–25 with SEND or additional needs, join us for our Future Ready! Preparing for Adulthood event. 🗓️ 13 Oct 🕕 12-5pm 📍 Hackney Church 1/2

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🏫 In Hackney, eight primary schools had to close in the last few years. Plans are underway to repurpose the buildings into spaces that serve the shifting needs of our residents, such as creating 48 new places for children with SEND, and converting two school buildings into much needed new homes.

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👶 We’re launching a borough-wide campaign to demand urgent national childcare reform - and we need your help. We want to hear from as many parents as possible about their experience with childcare.

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We are reviewing Hackney’s civic twinning agreement with Haifa in Israel. Last night, full council agreed, in principle, to formally consider ending the 1968 agreement as part of a wider review of Hackney's international twinning relationships. We want our global partnerships to reflect our values.

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Before any final decision is made, there will be public engagement, consultation with Haifa, and an Equalities Impact Assessment. With a final proposal coming back to full council at a future meeting. Please share your views here: consultation.hackney.gov.uk/chief-execut...

consultation.hackney.gov.uk Hackney’s Global Future: Reviewing Our International Partnerships - Hackney Council - Citizen Space Find and participate in consultations run by Hackney Council
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📆 THE HACKNEY MAYOR'S DIARY IS NOW ONLINE Too much government decision making happens behind closed doors. We want Hackney to be different. So - for the very first time - the Mayor of Hackney's diary is public, so you can see who she's meeting and hold her to account.

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A statement from Mayor of Hackney, Zoë Garbett, following yesterday’s tragic murder on Downs Park Road on 13 July 2026. Anyone with information should contact the police by calling 101 quoting reference 4139/13JUL, or anonymously via Crimestoppers. More ⬇️

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The project will help children in our care stay close to their schools, their friends, and their support networks. We look forward to getting the homes ready to welcome the first Hackney children by April 2027. 🔗 news.hackney.gov.uk/news/new-loc...

news.hackney.gov.ukHackney Council partners with national charity Action for Children to create new local homes for children in care | Hackney Council NewsPlans to develop two new children’s homes are underway in Hackney, as part of a significant investment in the care and support for local children and young people.
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😍 Great news for families with children with SEND! 48 more specialist school places will open for local children with complex needs in Autumn 2027 🥳 This is part of the expansion of Ickburgh School onto the former Baden Powell Primary School, which recently had to close due to lack of pupils.

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👐 This investment couldn’t be more timely, as one in five children in Hackney now need additional SEND support. The new site will make it easier for more Hackney children with SEND to learn and be supported closer to home.

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They will also have access to other activities they enjoy, such as all-year round sports ⛹️ or music 🎷. ☕ An exciting new community cafe will allow older children learn valuable life skills as they prepare for adulthood. We’ll share more updates as the plans progress. #Hackney #SEND

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We welcomed energy minister Ed Miliband to Wrens Park to announce the govt's £15bn Warm Homes Plan. It’s one of the places our pioneering Hackney Light & Power solar project is giving council tenants and leaseholders direct discounts on their bills. Clean, affordable solar energy should be for all

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Great news for Hackney! By the end of the month, families will be able to get even more free money and benefits advice through our Children & Family Hubs, backed by funding from @london.gov.uk Find your nearest Children & Family Hub: education.hackney.gov.uk/content/hack...

education.hackney.gov.ukHackney Children and Family Hubs | Hackney EducationChildren and Family Hubs in Hackney provide information, help and support to families. Our aspiration is for every child to have: the best start in life grow up in a child friendly borough receive the...
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There are parents and carers across the capital who are entitled to financial help but currently don’t receive it. I’m working with partners to change that ⬇️

london-now.co.ukSadiq Khan unveils new £2.2m scheme to help families access financial supportSadiq Khan has unveiled a new £2.2 million scheme help more than 17,500 low-income families across London access financial support.
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17 schools in Hackney now have green screens of ivy protecting pupils from pollution 🌿🌱 Thanks to Meristem Design for installing the living screens and leading the daffodil planting workshop at Jubilee Primary, Sebright Primary, and St Monica's Catholic Primary 👉 orlo.uk/mkEKK

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This is what a new approach to engaging with residents on transport looks like ⬇️ Local people with diverse views have been exploring how to make main roads work for everyone We’ll take their recommendations forward in our next transport strategy

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Ever thought about the air quality in your home❓ Together with City of London Corporation we gave air quality monitors to residents to help them learn more about their indoor air quality Here are some sources of pollution they found: 🧽 cleaning products 🍳 gas stoves 🐈 pet litter trays

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🙏 Recently, we've opened 24 new places for children with SEND. 🏫 The Meadow at Sebright School is a special, calm space where children with speech, language & communication needs can receive one-to-one support, while staying connected with their mates in mainstream lessons.

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Achievements include 👇 ☀️ 4,000 solar panels on 27 housing blocks, cutting bills by 15% 🌡️1,300 homes, leisure centre & 2 schools in a new heat network, saving 2,635 tonnes of CO₂ per year 👚 1,000 tonnes of waste saved from disposal, saving £400,000 🌳 17,000+ new trees

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Did you know your garden waste is recycled into compost after we collect it? 🍂 Most types of garden waste can be recycled, including bark, flowers, grass and hedge cuttings, leaves, plants, small branches, twigs and weeds Find out more ⬇️

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A packed Guildhall for another sold-out London Walking, Wheeling and Cycling Conference 🚶👩‍🦽🚴‍♀️ Alongside our partners City of London, we’ll hear from the industry’s best speakers about how to make active travel the default option for everyone. #WalkWheelCycle25