Next public meeting 8pm Wednesday 14 March

The next public meeting of the Shakespeare Neighbourhood Residents Association is at 8pm, Wednesday 14 March at Shakespeare Walk Adventure Playground Association, Shakespeare Walk.

For further information please contact the Chair, Keith Magnum 07739 968 825 or email keith.magnum (@) btinternet.com

Working with young people locally - the CRIB community project

Janette Collins of the CRIB community youth project was welcomed to our December meeting.

Janette explained that her work in and around the Milton Gardens Estate involved around 70 young people.

She was a founding member of the youth club that closed around 1990, and numerous problems beyond her control have severely disrupted efforts to get it re-opened.

She explained that there is a virtually unused Community Hall, and young people still have no local facilities.

The meeting agreed that a representative from Hackney Homes be invited to the next meeting, and to write to all three local councillors to express our support for the youth club and our concern about lack of progress.

St Mungo’s Church Walk give Shakespeare Neighbourhood talk

I was delighted to be able to attend the Shakespeare Neighbourhood Association in December.

St Mungo’s Church Walk is a hostel for 29 homeless women, the majority of whom are Hackney residents with a wide range of support needs and who would otherwise risk sleeping on the street. The hostel is staffed 24 hours a day providing a safe place to live and support to help the women be able to live more independently and to access health care, training and counselling. We aim to be a good neighbour but can’t always know what is happening outside so please let me know if you have any concerns or questions about the project.

We will be holding an open day this summer and hope you will come along to meet staff and residents.

Simon Hughes
Area Manager
07803 599 626

For more information on the work of St Mungo’s please visit http://www.mungos.org/ .