News from Groundwork East London: ground-level news

It's graduation day

Thu, 27 Mar 2003 12:44:43 GMT

Thursday 4th April (10am- 1pm) marks the end of Groundwork East London's pilot New Deal Lone Parent Teaching Assistant programme and allows the first graduates to enjoy a well-earned celebration. Groundwork East London has been recognised as a centre of excellence and an east London assessment-centre funded by the New Deal Lone Parent scheme, Groundwork's SRB6 programme changing places changing London lives and Renaisi with their ESF-funded Hackney Works programme.

Boundary Markers return to Walthamstow Marshes

Mon, 17 Mar 2003 01:27:04 GMT

On the 23 March 2003 there will be a Grand reinstatement of Lammas Land Boundary-Markers. The replica markers will be installed on Walthamstow Marsh for the first time in over 50 years. Everyone should meet at 12:25 outside Lee Valley Ice Centre, Lea Bridge Road, Leyton E10. For more information click here

Minister learns about revitalised Clapton

Wed, 12 Mar 2003 18:01:45 GMT

Minister for Regeneration Tony McNulty MP will be seeing for himself how local environmental regeneration charity Groundwork Hackney is improving the quality of life in the Borough, when he takes a tour of Clapton on Thursday 13 March.

The minister will meet Chris Miele and Rachel Short of the Clapton Neighbourhood Action Group to find out how local environmental projects are helping to improve community-safety and tackle anti-social behaviour.

Here are some pictures of the visit

Sutton House Society Presents "Reflections on the Lea"

Thu, 06 Mar 2003 15:41:35 GMT

A talk by Laurie Elks (founder of the Lee Valley Association) A personal view on the origins and development of the Regional Park of the Lee Valley

At Sutton House on Thursday March 13th 2003 at 7.30 pm - All welcome - Free admittance

Tree planting on Hackney Marshes

Wed, 05 Mar 2003 16:20:29 GMT

8 March 10:30am tree-work or walk to identify trees and spring plants. Meet Marshgate Bridge, Homerton Road E9
tel:Anne 020 8985 1256 or email: a.woollett@btinternet.com

Hackney Walks

Wed, 05 Mar 2003 11:22:29 GMT

6 & 8 March Heart of Hackney walk and 8 March Clapton walk. 2-hours historical/architectural walks through old and new Hackney led by local guides.
Meet 11am Hackney Town Hall steps Tel: 07710 414 240

London pools campaign

Sat, 01 Mar 2003 16:51:53 GMT

The London Pools Campaign has been set up by 8 pool campaigns across London (Haggerston, York Hall, London Fields Lido, Poplar Baths, Brockwell Lido, Hampton Pool Richmond, Marshall Street Baths Soho and Swiss Cottage Pool). They have met with Sport England, the GLA and the Amateur Swimming Association to look at how pools can be funded in a better way - since the problems are similar across London in both rich and poor boroughs.

The launch of the London campaign is next Wednesday 5th March at the York Hall campaign's demo outside Tower Hamlets Town Hall. They have some good press-coverage - see below. If you would like to come and demonstrate for Haggerston Pool, please see details below. They will be going with banners from the Haggerston campaign - you can just turn up or if you need a lift get in contact and they'll will try to arrange it (7690 6662).

CLAPTON POND SPRING CLEAN

Sat, 22 Feb 2003 01:49:28 GMT

Sunday 23rd February from 12 noon to 3pm. After the successful Pond Clean in July 2002, Clapton Pond Neighbourhood Action Group is organising a community spring-clean of Clapton Pond.

For more information about the day please contact Lisa on 020 8985 5439 or Rachel on 020 8525 1978.

Hackney Cyclist's Burns Supper

Mon, 20 Jan 2003 12:16:29 GMT

Hackney LCC's annual Burns Night supper and dance gives members, supporters and other friends from all around London another opportunity to get together and let off a bit of steam, while boosting the group's campaign funds for the year ahead.

Saturday 25 January 2003 from 6.30pm to 12.00pm

Sir Thomas Abney Primary School Hall, Fairholt Road, London N16.

Putting the Environment at the Heart of Local Strategic Part

Wed, 04 Dec 2002 20:24:25 GMT

5th December 2002

The Environment Agency (NE Thames Region) is hosting a FREE conference on Thursday 5th December 2002 at the Museum in the Docklands (Canary Wharf). The event will focus on how we can work to ensure that the environment remains at the heart of Local Strategic Partnerships (LSPs) and the Community Strategy process. Tim Bissett will be presenting "Groundwork's approach to LSP's - a pragmatic approach"

Groundwork has worked to encourage the adoption of a new approach to Liveability by everyone involved in urban-design and regeneration. For a copy of the presentation click here

Domestication of visual pleasure

Thu, 21 Nov 2002 10:35:42 GMT

Friday 22 November 2002, 2pm at TheSpace@inIVA, 6-8 Standard Place, Rivington Street, London, EC2A 3BE

For those of you who missed the opening of MSDM: Outsourcing last week. As part of inIVA's Soft season of exhibitions and debates, Zeigam Azizov (artist/critic) will be in conversation with Paula Roush on the 'Domestication of Visual Pleasure' on Friday, 22 November at TheSpace@inIVA. This will be followed by a guided walk to the Geffrye Museum of English domestic interiors, (Refreshments will be provided.)

Please call 020 7729 9616 to book your place.

MAD exhibition: 13/11 - 6/12/02 http://www.iniva.org/soft/project_06.html

Haggerston Pool email bulletin

Sat, 09 Nov 2002 12:23:33 GMT

POOL MEETING

Next public meeting of the Haggerston Pool Users' Group is on Thursday 14th of November at 7pm at Fellows Court Community Centre. Everyone is welcome. We will be reporting back on the issues listed in their new newsletter and also looking at short-term ideas for the use of the building. We will also be asking for more volunteers for the Pool Trust who take forward the ideas from this meeting. Subscribe

Women in Architecture and Construction Training Day

Wed, 30 Oct 2002 15:18:20 GMT

Tuesday, 5th November 2002

The Building Exploratory in Hackney is hoping to re-address this balance with its 'Women in Architecture and Construction' Training Day. A team of professional female Architects and construction experts will work closely with girls aged 14-16 from local schools, to enthuse and educate about careers in the fields of architecture and construction. The girls will have the opportunity to learn how to read architectural drawings, sketch plans and work in teams to design and produce models of buildings to set design briefs.

For further information please contact Amanda Riddick on 020 7275 8555

News Aggregators

Wed, 23 Oct 2002 13:50:35 GMT

An increasing number of people are using News Aggregators to keep in touch with web-based news without having to repeatedly visit their favourite sites to see what has changed. At Ground-level sites you can subscibe by clicking the coffee cup at left or by using the orange xml button at the bottom. The best-known aggregators include Radio Userland and NetNewsWire, but there are many others, some of which are listed here.