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Tim Loughton MP, Minister for Children and Families, paid a visit to Young Hackney Stoke Newington Centre on Tuesday 15 to find out more about the new Young Hackney myplace centres - and was given a quick lesson in steelpan by members of the Young Hackney Skittlez Steel Pan Orchestra.
It's a year on since YHSN opened, so it was a chance for the Minister to see how the four new centres (Forest Road, Parkside, Hoxton Hall and Concorde) will run when they open in early summer next year.
The Minister chatted to staff and was given a tour by Jermaine Jackman of the Stoke Newington Youth Forum and Florence Kroll, Assistant Director of Young Hackney. He was then given a snap lesson in steelpan by members of the YH group (Pembe Tokluhan, Asheka Blondell and Ebony Bailey-Gail pictured here). 
There was time at the end of the visit to take in other activities which regularly take place at the centre, including a personal safety session run by Sev Necati.
You can see the current activities schedule on the events page for Young Hackney Stoke Newington page, or see individual listings for Hackney's Homework Club, Arsenal Kickz and Stoke Newington Youth Forum.
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