Provided by local volunteers, community groups, and services.
Information on this page is updated regularly.
Hackney Resources and Activities
Community Cooking Classes
Bags of Taste
Offering residents of Hackney a free, delivered ingredients bag and course materials. Containing food for seven meals, recipes, and everything needed to participate in a two week course. Visit bagsoftaste.org to sign up for free cooking courses.
Made in Hackney
Visit madeinhackney.org to sign up for free cooking classes.
Broadband Support
Hyperoptic has partnered with Hackney Council’s ‘Better Broadband’ programme, providing low cost fibre broadband for social housing areas. You do not need to be claiming benefits or meet low-income household criteria. Eligible by postcode. Hyperoptic are posting cards and visiting door-to-door in all neighbourhoods where they have installed their fibre optic broadband in partnership with Hackney Council and local Housing Associations, offering a special discount price not available on their website. Offering special deals to residents who would need to pay exit fees to switch from another broadband provider. No set up or extra costs. Price promise of no increase for duration of contract.