Hackney play contacts
Voluntary, local authority and other play contacts in Hackney.
Hackney Play Association
Nicola Butler, Director
The Tab Centre, Godfrey's Place, off Hackney Road, London E2 7NT
Tel. 0207 729 4664, email
Hackney Play Association
HPA is a voluntary sector play development agency, working to improve play provision for school-aged children in Hackney. It provides practical help, information and advice to play projects and anyone concerned with children's play. It runs training courses for play and childcare workers, including courses which lead to NVQ and other qualifications. In partnership with London Play, it developed Quality in Play, a play-specific quality assurance system.
Local authority
The Learning Trust provides LB Hackney's education service and includes early years and play. It is responsible for nurseries, early years centres, playgroups and for out of school provision such as adventure playgrounds, after school clubs and holiday playschemes. The service will be returning to the council after July 2012.
Nick Jackson, Play Development Manager
Tel. 020 8820 7332, email
The Learning Trust, 1 Reading Lane, Hackney, London E8 1GQ
Family Information Service - tel. 020 8820 7590, email
Learning Trust or London Borough of Hackney.
Resource groups
Children's Scrap Project
The Children's Scrap Project offers recycled commercial waste for play organisations and schools to use. Membership is open to groups in and outside Hackney.
137a Homerton High Street, London E9; tel. 020 8985 6290
Albion Kids Show
Albion Kids Show is a mobile play resource where children aged between 0-18 can learn through safe, exciting, stimulating and imaginative activities. They have a fleet of specially adapted vehicles and trailers to enable them to set up in estates, parks and other community facilities.
Eastway Depot, Hackney Wick, London E9; tel. 020 8533 0114, website
Eco Active
Eco Active is an education centre for learning about reducing, reusing and recycling waste, and run workshops including junk modelling and paper making. Available for group visits, which must be booked in advance.
24 Rossendale Street, London E5; tel.020 7923 7899
Laburnham Boat Club
Laburnham Boat Club provides canoeing sessions and narrowboat trips; one narrowboat is fully accessible to people using wheelchairs.
Laburnham Street, London E2; tel. 020 7729 2915
