News from 2013

16/12/13 The Fabian Society has published Our London: The capital beyond 2015a collection of essays that looks at ideas for London beyond 2015 - could this catalyse debate on how we want Hackney to progress?

02/12/13 Welcome Abney Park!  We now have a community of 500 on this network!

28/11/13 Sociable discussions on our programme at Hackney Green Drinks!

16/11/13 Don't despair, just repair! Come and learn how to fix your stuff @ Passing Clouds

07/11/13 The UK’s first solar powered luxury, mixed use public toilets unveiled on Brooksby’s Walk

13/10/13 Hackney Pound (£H) is in the pipeline

09/10/13 Petition started to creating the world's largest edible park at Mabley Green, full of fruit and nut trees, herbs and shrubs for all to enjoy.

27/09/13 Apply for community chest grants of up to £1000 by 27th Sept

26/09/13 Hackney Green Drinks - find out about Hackney Hop Growers and community energy in Hackney

25/09/13 All welcome to our monthly meeting

21/09/13 Competition launched to win up to £20,000 funding for running open green homes events

21-22/09/13 Open House weekend in Hackney

19/09/13 Want to get involved in creating a cooperatively owned renewable energy project in Hackney?

14/09/14 Restart party at the Arcola Theatre - Repair, don't despair!

03/09/13 Jury still out on Hackney's recycling change

28/08/13 Sustainable Hackney monthly meeting

03/08/13 Stokey Local summary of Hackney's Council's appalling approval of monstrous Wilmer Place development Stokey Local summary of Wilmer Place decision

31/07/13 Sustainable Hackney monthly meeting

27/07/13 Bug parade in support of the wildlife of Abney Park, and against the proposed Wilmer Place development with another supermarket 

26/07/13 Have your say on Crossrail 2

25/07/13 Support Clean Thames for a sustainable alternative to the supersewer

25/07/13 Hackney Green Drinks "Biodiversity in Crisis" with Russell Miller

19/07/13  Central Government (DCLG) has published its decisions on local councils' proposals to improve local areas through the use of the Sustainable Communities Act 2007. You might not be impressed with DCLG's responses but several of the proposals put forward raise interesting issues. 

14/07 to 20/07 Planning and regeneration in Dalston - walks and talks as part of Dalston People's festival

02/07/13 Sign the petition: say no to the renewed Sainsbury/Wilmer Place development

26/06/13 Steering group meeting with Local Works coordinator Steve Shaw and information about the Supermarket Levy campaign - all welcome

30/05/13 Inaugural meeting and AGM of Abney Park User Group

30/05/13 Hackney Green Drinks

29/05/13 Sustainable Hackney steering group meeting

06/05/13 NEW Transport page: contributions welcome!

06/05/13 Latest government support for energy-saving measures in your home

03/05/13 Lots of great ideas at the SH AGM last night

02/05/13 Sustainable Hackney AGM Thurs 2nd May at Dalston's CLR James Library from 6 and then at the Dalston Eastern Curve for a social / networking from 8pm, with refreshments and music.

17/04/13 Reasons for Rejecting Wilmer Place Sainsburys published.

04/04/13 We did it. We stopped Sainsbury's. We saved Abney's Woodland Edge.

25/03/13 Help improve Green Drinks & Sustainable Hackney events by answering 10 short questions.

21/03/13 Sign the petition against a new Sainsbury's in Stoke Newington. Save Abney's woodland edge.

16/03/13 Inspiration For The Nation: Superhomes Week 16 – 24 MarchSuperHomes are homes which have been refurbished to reduce carbon emissions by at least 60% and one of the few London SuperHomes on show during the week is in Henry Road, Hackney - a Victorian 3-storey semi-detached.

12/03/13 Energy Bill: Meg Hillier MP commits to clean and affordable energy

06/03/13 Council publishes recycling updated statistics

27/02/13 NEW pages on air quality in Hackney

24/02/13 Find out how the Energy Bill is stitching us into an expensive high-carbon future in the Committee on Climate Change report on energy and prices and Alan Simpson's article The Great Energy Stitch Up

21/02/13 Three "Major Events" on Hackney Marshes each summer?

11/02/13 Funding opportunity for clean-up activities - deadline 11 Feb

05/02/13 Photo exhibition on environmental sustainability in Hackney until 23 Feb

21/01/13 See jobs page for some local positions

31/01/13 Come along to Hackney Green Drinks on 31 January

24/01/13 TfL withdraw plans for private gated community in Dalston

19/01/13 Help set up a new food growing site in Hackney

18/01/13 Hackney Homes encourage estate residents to grow their own food

17/01/13 Some places left on the "Estate to Plate" horticulture course starting 17th Jan

12/01/13 Funding available to transform derelict land into food growing spaces

Contact us

Contacts

Email: info@sustainablehackney.org.uk

Twitter: @SustainHackney

Facebook: @SustainHackney


Mailing list


Membership

Many local organisations and individual members support our work. Find out more.

@SustainHackney

© 2024   Created by Sustainable Hackney   Powered by

Badges  |  Report an Issue  |  Terms of Service