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Is this going to be the best festival ever. Stupid question. Professor Green, Labrinth, Tinie Tempah, Leona Lewis, Florence and the Machine, Plan B, Ed Sheeran, Calvin Harris, Dj Fresh, Deadmaus, Eric Prydz, Flux Pavilion, Bombay Bicycle Club, Chase & Status, Rizzle Kicks, Maverick Sabre, Jack White, Ting Tings, etc.

Free apprenticesheips offered through the Association of Accounting Technicians, the chance to train and learn more about accounting and finance.

If you're unemployed, aged 18+, with an interesd in media AND you'd like to know what it’s like to work at the BBC you can apply to work on the BBC London 2012 work experience programme.

Are you a fashionista, a trendsetter. Do you know the difference between fashion mystique and fashion mistake. YOU ARE HIRED. London Swagga is the first ever young people’s led fashion brand, for young people by young people.

London 2012 Recruitment Event 7 February 10. 00am -3. 00pm Stadium Suite, John Lewis 3 rd Floor, Westfield Stratford City, E15 For information and to register your place call 0845 2668707 A recruitment event to find out about paid roles available to be involved in the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Hoxton Hall Young People meet the Builders Young people from Hoxton Hall took a tour of building works to see progress on the £1. 1m refit. They were able to meet the contractors, look at the architects plans and see work on the new Young Hackney youth centre .

Watch the video auditions for Alter Ego (the launch event for Discover Young Hackney) and vote for your favourites. Lil Opy + Shimzie Frizz + Renee Tirian Alastair F. ACE Still time to upload your own video.

As part of Discover Young Hackney 2012, YH World is offering free media training in January. 9th January – 6. 30 / 8. 30pm: brainstorm for Staying Safe logo @ Wieden Kennedy in Shoreditch. Open to ALL 11th January – 6.

If you were put forward for the Olympic Torch Relay, but weren't successful, there's no reason for you to miss out. The London 2012 Paralympic Torch Relay will begin at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Buckinghamshire (where the Paralympics started out) on Tuesday 28 August 2012 and will be carried to the Olympic Stadium to officially open the Paralympic Games the next day.

The latest results for the Young Hackney poll, which asked what you thought of the generation gap. Do you see a pensioner on the bus and offer your seat. Do older people see a hoodie and think trouble.

Security firm G4S are now recruiting online at www. securinglondon2012. com for vacancies at Games-time. If you are successful in your application you will receive free training to get your Door Supervisor SIA Licence This is a fantastic opportunity for people who would like to break in to the security industry, but may not have the experience or qualification.

Hoxton Hall will be launching a new Youth Theatre Company in 2012 and we are looking for vibrant young people age 14-19yrs old, with an interest or passion for theatre and performance to join. The Company will work towards a public performance in May 2012, developping skills in ensemble and text work as part of the process.

1 December is World Aids Day – an opportunity for people to join together in the fight against HIV. But what do you know about the HIV virus. Enough to make sure you're protected from infection.

Young Hackney has set aside nearly £50,000 to award to youth projects through the Hackney Youth Opportunity Fund – and we want every penny of that money spent on youth projects run by young people for young people.

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.

Hackney Community College is holding a Recruitment Fair at their Shoreditch Campus, Falkirk Street this Wednesday, 9 November. For details contact marketing@hackney. acuk or call 020 7613 9553. There's thousands of jobs available for people in Hackney in catering, retail and cleaning.

Shoreditch Youth Forum led a group of twenty 13 - 19 year olds on a Grand Tour of Hackney over the half term, taking in both the hidden historical corners and the newly-emerging landmarks in the East.

Grand Union Orchestra and Grand Union Youth Orchestra are offering two young people in Hackney a pair of £11. 00 tickets for £00000. 00 (that's absolutely nothing) to see their show on 11 November at the Hackney Empire.

The BBC gave young people in Hackney free tickets to their 1st ever under 18's club night. One of the 2012 Youth Ambassadors, Nesrin Sadou, was picked to host the Radio 1Xtra Club TV show.

No need to travel: Hackney now has two cinemas. The Rio in Dalston, and the newly-opened Picture House on Mare Street. The Picture House is based in the old Ocean building, opposite the Town Hall, has got four screens, and will be showing a mix of mainstream blockbusters and arthouse.

There's definitely more of them about this time of year: here's Your Hackney Top 5 Five Facts about the undead. World Zombie Day is 8 October - first celebrated at Pittsburgh’s Monroeville Mall in 2006.

Mind the Gap is a DJ/music night in East London created and run by young people. They are looking to recruit young people who would be interested in creating an event in November, broadly focused on creating positive solutions to the summer’s disturbances.

If you're aged 16 – 19 and not doing anything at the moment (not in college or employment) you may be interested in this fashion course run by DV8 training. The course will help you to create your own designs, set up a website to market your work, and even set up a fashion shoot with top UK artists Lady Ny , Griminal and Code Red .

Street Level youth group in St John the Baptist Church, Pitfield Street will be back up and running on 9 November (this is the latest info as of 13 October). The club opens every Wednesday, during term time from 5.

Young people from across Hackney spent a day getting their hands dirty to improve a local park, as part of volunteering group CSV Young Hackney Volunteers . Last weekend, over 100 young people gave up their free time to clearing, weeding and litter-picking at Daubeney Green in Hackney and built several loggeries which are the chosen habitat of stag beetles (seriously in decline across the UK).

Black History Month is an annual celebration of the contribution that Black African and Caribbean communities have made locally, in the UK and across the globe. This year it's the United Nations International Year of People of African Descent, so the celebration in Hackney is bigger than ever – focusing on a theme of Roots, Culture and Tradition.

A homework club with a difference. At Hackney's Homework Club you can get free tuition in Maths, English and Science from university students and graduates. You'll learn from people who know all about the pressures and pitfalls of studying for exams, and who have succeeded at the highest level.

Over the summer, the Hackney Cook-Up Club became the No. 1 catering firm for Young Hackney events. The ten members of the club provided the refreshments for both Screenings with Meaning and the Young Hackney basketball tournament, but now they're branching out from the barbeques.

Are you a 16-24 year old starting your own business. BBC3 would like to speak to young people in Hackney who are setting up their own business to appear in a new series. Are you or do you want to be a young entrepreneur.

World Skills is the largest careers and jobs event in London this year. The event will take place at the Excel Centre from 5 - 8 October. For more information and to book tickets see: http://www. worldskillslondon2011.

Following it's success over the last two years, the Documentary Filmmakers Group are now launching DocScreen 2012 as part of the next Discover Young Hackney Festival. DocScreen is a short doc festival that showcases the documentary talents of young Hackney filmmakers, aged between 13 and 19 years old.

If you're interested in working at the Olympic Park at Games time you need to think about applying now. If you're aged 16 or over there are plenty of opportunities. Especially if you're a student looking for some holiday employment, maybe looking for a job that pays the London living wage, one that allows you to be a part of the biggest event in this country in this century.

London 2012 Job opportunities for Hackney residents. register your interest now at the first 2012 Recruitment Fair. Wednesday 28 September 2011 10. 00am – 5. 00pm St John’s Hackney, Lower Clapton Road, London E5 OPD There are thousands of jobs available in the lead up to and including the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

StreetGames, in association with Coca-Cola Great Britain, is offering the once-in-a-lifetime chance to work at London 2012 for the whole four weeks of the Olympic Games. There are two distinct opportunities available: Venue Operations (45 places) Showcasing (5 places) Full job descriptions and application forms.

The BBC is looking for five candidates to fill work placements at a national level: you'll have the option of working at BBC HR Direct, Asian Network or with Radio 1 Live Events. The application process opens on Monday 19 and closes on Friday 30 September.

The biggest shopping centre in Europe opened today right on Hackney's doorstep. Outside of the hundreds of shops there's an All Star Lanes bowling alley and a Vue cinema and events too. open from 13-19 September, the Look Lounge will play host to special beauty treatment sessions from Nails Inc and Filthy Gorgeous as well as one-off Q&A sessions with successful fashion bloggers.

The re-run of the Hackney Carnival probably just about takes No. 1 spot, but the annual Robert Levy Foundation event is still set to be a star event in the upcoming WE LOVE HACKNEY weekend. Featuring singing, poetry, dance, fashion, spoken word and drama, the afternoon will be a showcase for both local talent and featured artists.

Cancelled at the very last moment in the August, the Hackney Carnival is now back on. The Council has now decided to rerun the Hackney One Carnival parade as part of a massive 'We Love Hackney' weekend.

Are you aged 13-19. Do you want to sing in a new group and record in a world famous studio used by Katy B, Tinie Tempah, Leona Lewis and The Arctic Monkeys. If so then sign up for the Saturday Voice Jams at The Premises Studios in Hackney Rd, E2.

Interested in photography. You should have a crack at the annual Photomonth Youth Photography Award. This year the theme is CHANGE – and there’s plenty of that happening in Hackney. Olympics maybe.

The new Marshes centre will be open to all on Saturday 10 September 2011 9. 00am-5. 00pm Loads going on. One2Go Races (Trail Marathon; novice run, bike, run; 10k; 5k; 1k fun run) Eid Cup 2011 football matches The Army inflatable paintballing range non-contact boxing Brazilian Dance class Hula-Hoop classes Soca Aerobics class Kids Olympic tyre race Yoga class Body MOT's & Fitness Tests Cheerleading display Freestyle super skills football workshops music mural painting and much more Hackney Marshes Centre, off Homerton Road, E9 5PF To enter the race series please visit www.

Multiculturalism in Action. The Multiculturalism in Action Youth Exchange project has brought eight young people from Hackney together with eight young people from Z uhtu K urtulmus H igh S chool in Istanbul .

If you need advice on options or clearing, call the National Exam Helpline free from land lines on 0808 100 8000. More videos like this at: http://www. youtube. com/playlist. list=PLB62B6AE5A2AABC27 .

There's still time to get in your nominations for the Olympic torch relay. Even though the 2012 application process is closed you can still make a nomination through Lloyds, Coca-Cola or Samsung.

Connexions has launched a FREE new app called ‘Get Connex’d’, available on Blackberry, iPhone, HTC and all mobile phones which have Internet access. You can find out information on career choices jobs, events in the local area apprenticeships and volunteering college information CV and interview tips personal and money matters To register onto the app, visit: www.

There’s been a bit of a gap since Young Hackney last posted news on the subject of myplace, so here’s an update. The programme was suspended over the winter while the government reviewed national spending.

So where did you stand on the teacher’s strike. It was a pretty even split between those who thought you should have the right to withdraw your labour (if that’s the only option) and those of you who were obviously straight down the park, working on your tan.

Hackney Council has teamed up with The Learning Trust and GLL to produce your essential guide to the summer. You'll find hundreds of activities in the Summer Activities guide - most of them FREE- as well as loads of festivals, events and opportunities to volunteer.

SB Film Casting is searching for young people to star in a feature film, ‘My Brother the Devil’, which will start shooting in late summer. They are looking for London-based young people for a number of roles: Boys: 14 – 22 / Black and Middle Eastern Boys: 14 – 16 / White Girls: 14 – 22 / any race (note, they’ve said they will be quite strict on ages) They will be holding an open casting session on: Saturday 9 JULY 10.

72% of people who took part in the Young Hackney survey wanted to see more information about club nights, gigs and going out. Right - we’re working on it. We’ve got a few changes planned for the site, which you'll see this summer.

Celebrating the best of East London Create Festival is a month-long festival of arts in the five Olympic boroughs. Over 150 events are taking place over the next four weeks on canals, under motorways, in musical halls, galleries, parks and open spaces.

Hackney Council is offering moped and scooter learners free theory courses leading to a 50% discount on CBT (Compulsory Basic Training). You need to either live, work or go to college in Hackney to attend.

Franklyn Addo, 17 years old and from Hackney, has been the centre of an unwelcome media storm. As a "rap academic" from "one of London's toughest estates" he was interviewed in a number national papers after apparently turning down an offer from Cambridge University "because it had no music scene.

Connexions is running a GCSE and A Level results service this summer if you're grades aren't quite as good (or if they're better) than expected if you need help with UCAS /clearing or getting into college or training Advice will be available the following days 10.

18 - 26 June is National Bike Week, and to celebrate, Cycling Club Hackney has announced a brand new bike club at Mabley Green. There will be free maintenance sessions as well as space for you to try out some tricks.

Could you or someone you know be one of the 8,000 inspirational people to carry the Olympic Torch to the Olympic Stadium next summer. London 2012 is calling for nominations now for ordinary people who have done extraordinary things to become part of the 70-day Olympic Torch Relay around the UK which begins at Lands End on 19 May 2012 and finishes at the opening ceremony on 27 July.

Do you want to create unique clothing you and your friends will want to wear. Interested in seeing your own designs on hoodies and t-shirts. We are looking for creative and imaginative young people who would like the opportunity to learn how to create designs, and turn them into prints for t-shirts and hoodies.

Mousetrap Theatre Projects is running a performing arts summer school for young people aged 13 to 16. You will work with; A professional Director, dancer and singing coach and perform on a West End stage as part of a showcase on Friday 12 August (tickets are free to family and friends, performance at 7.

From the BBC website. click on the link for the rest of the story and vox-pop from Hackney Young People "All you can hear is 'dush, dush, dush, dush'. It's irritating. So many times I end up with a headache," "As teenagers, they don't seem to have the capability to think about others.

Purple Bus 1 will be on the Shellgrove Estate on Tuesdays and at Lee Conservancy Rd from Thursday 16 June.

Forest Road Young People's Centre has temporarily closed for refurbishment - (more news on that front very soon). The centre is due to reopen in Spring next year, but there are still activities going on in the Holly Street area.

Do newspapers stop to think about the consequences of their campaigns and stories. When we ran a survey on this site a few months back, a majority of young people said they felt the press hyped up inner-city violence to sell more copies - and it's true that Hackney is sometimes portrayed in a negative light by journalists, some of whom have never been here.

L to R: Fiona, Alby, Cassie. Professor Green, Shaneice, Musa 2012 Ambassadors went along to the Hackney Weekend launch + sent these updates to young hackney. Cassie "Monday the 23rd of May is a day I will never forget.

Latest poll results suggest you’re all romantics at heart. Almost 60% of you said the Royal Wedding was something worth celebrating. Ahhh Hardly surprising when about 26 million people were said to be watching the proceedings on TV.

BBC Radio London will be broadcasting live from Ridley Road on Thursday and Friday this week. Drive-time DJ Eddie Nestor will be meeting Hackney’s young people, including the 2012 Ambassadors, to find out what they think of the Games.

Three groups from Hackney were centre stage at a premiere event at the Rio last night, showing films they had made to an audience of leading film-makers, health experts and students. The films, produced by groups from Stoke Newington, Skinners and City were all entries to the 2011 Cut Films competition, a national anti-smoking campaign which aims to make young people aware of the dangers of smoking.

Everyone's got a story about being treated unfairly at one time or another: it's no fun when you've done nothing to deserve it. Supported by the Youth Opportunity Fund, the Homerton Youth Forum produced 3 short films looking at how society treats young people.

There are some great apprenticeships available right now to anyone not in training, education or employment: Jamie Oliver's world-famous restaurant Fifteen is taking on eighteen new apprentices who want to learn the ropes, learn how to operate in a professional kitchen and become part of the Fifteen team.

Tuesday 19 April @ Finsbury Library, Islington: 1. 00pm - 5. 00pm Meet with different organisations and get information and advice on workplace skills and career options. This unique event, designed by young people for young people, will include: basic skills training, CV writing, interview techniques job opportunities, volunteering opportunities open mic and live DJ .

Hackney Diaries: c all for talent Space Arts are producing a short film in Hackney using the energy and resources of the borough’s young people as a starting point. It's a non-budget but professional project, and they are looking for people who are really serious about breaking into TV and film.

Hackney’s Scrutiny Commissions are groups of local councillors who to put the issues that matter under the spotlight. Each year the five Scrutiny Commissions look into issues suggested by residents through an annual survey.

The results of the latest young hackney poll are in and it shows that the major cause of stress in your lives right now is EXAMS. 43% of you said that exams and school were the most stressful thing in your lives, 17% said that relationships were getting you vexed.

The Channel 4 show will soon be launching the third series of Battlefront and is looking for dedicated, inspirational 14 to 21-year-olds who want to devise a campaign about an issue they care passionately about.

Freemantle Media are looking for 16 and 17 year olds or people who will be 16 before the end of June this year to appear in the next series of Junior Apprentice. 11 The closing date for applications is Sunday 3rd April 2011.

It’s still free. still confidential. but now it's available all over London. City and Hackney’s free condom scheme, Free-dom, is joining the London-wide scheme called Come Correct.

March 8 is the centenary of International Women’s Day and Hackney Young Women’s Group is marking the occasion with the return of their Big Debate – a women-only public speaking competition being held in Hackney Town Hall on Thursday 10 March from 2pm – 7pm.

Did you know that March 9 is National No Smoking day. If you are a smoker, even if you haven't been smoking very long, you may have thought about giving up. You'll already know that smoking damages your health , but there are good reasons to give up: it's good for your wallet, even if you only smoke 10 a day you'll end up spending up £1,200 a year on cigarettes - that's a lot of cash you could be spending on other stuff smoking makes you look older - that's right, it gives you wrinkles although only one in five of the population is a smoker two thirds of people who smoke say they want to give up - so you're not alone.

The Student Room (an online site for young people) has opened a consultation on behalf of the Education Select Committee. This is the group within Parliament that makes recommendations about policies relating to young people, not just around schools or colleges, but also things like play and out-of-school activities.

The Young Hackney website has now over 1300 members. Pretty good, huh. Well, we want to make the site even better for you and your friends. So why not complete our short survey and tell us what you think about some of the ideas we’ve had.

Feeling a bit lazy today, so you'll have to visit our Facebook page to see the Valentine's poll results. http://www. facebook. com/#/pages/Young-Hackney/109236959107191 or go to Facebook and search for 'young hackney website'.

Watch the Skyway Street Art team in action. Other cool stuff on their new website: www. skyway. ukcom

Survey results just in and it shows Hackney youth to be resilient in the face of temptation. 35% of you keep your resolutions the whole year 25% don't make them. so how can they be broken. 20% stick it out for less than a month And the rest of you are.

What’s LGBT month. Lesbian Gay Bisexual Trans History Month takes place every year in February, it’s an annual celebration the lives and achievements of the LGBT community. Why celebrate or recognise LGBT History Month.

The tenth Boroughs United Show, run by young people from The Crib, saw headliners Twist & Pulse in full flow in a night replete with talent from across London. Hoxton dance group Ebonessence Juniors won the Under 13s overall category, J-Sol came out top the Over 13s Singing competition – runners up were Misunderstood and Hackney’s own E&J.

The results are in for the latest Young Hackney poll We asked you: With the adverts appearing earlier and earlier each year, do you think Christmas is getting too commercial. A massive 83% agreed that Christmas is getting too commercial, 4% didn’t agree while 13% of you said we don’t care… roll on the presents.

If someone in your community is making a difference, put their name forward for for the Hackney Homes Residents Awards 2010. They could win money to sponsor community initiatives. The Young Resident of the Year Award recognises a young person who has made a positive impact in their neighbourhood and is a role model to others.

Take a look at the official ceremony to turn on the lights at the Olympic stadium, featuring David Cameron, Boris Johnson and sundry Olympic notables (lights take a bit of time to warm up, but still pretty amazing once they get going).

Did you know that more teenagers get pregnant in December and January than at any other time of the year. Hardly surprising – it’s the party season and everyone’s having a good time.

The results are in for the latest Young Hackney poll. We asked you: Will the rise in tuition fees put you off going to college/uni. A whopping 81% of you said yes compared to 19% who said no. Considering the recent protests across the country, many of which have turned ugly, this result hardly comes as much of a surprise.

Do you know how HIV is transmitted. Do you know how many people in the UK are living with HIV. Take young hackney’s quick quiz, and make sure you know what you need to know… 1. When was the first World AIDS Day.

We have counted the results for the latest Young Hackney poll. We asked you: Are there enough out of school activities for young people living in Hackney. Just 20. 3% of you said yes compared to 66.

Black History Month commemorates a period in history in the African Diaspora. People from various denominations gather to learn, embrace and reflect on the past occurrences that aided the position of their present.

The wait is finally over. All thirty-three miners have been successfully rescued from Chile mines. The miners have been stuck underground for more than two months, causing despair and anxiety amongst their families.

It has come to the attention of many academics that students suffer from many grammatical errors when writing. One reason being that not enough teachers emphasise grammatical errors with school leavers.

Volunteer for the Olympics If you're over 18 and would like to volunteer at the Olympics, you can now apply via the official Games Maker volunteer programme website. Window for applications closes 27 October.

Positive development in all societies has always been welcomed on the provision that the product or service is required by a large quantity of people. Business is beautiful, it has versatile qualities.

Hackney’s magazine for young people, is relaunching online. Sign up as a Contrast journalist and you will: build a professional portfolio of work, great for your CV. interview celebrities or develop in-depth stories on hard-hitting issues get free passes to big events and previews.

The results from the latest poll are in and it makes for some interesting reading. The question was ‘Do you plan to stay in Hackney after you leave home. ’ Most of you seem to love the Hackney life with 50% preferring to stay in the borough.

Eccentricity presents a new showcase on Saturday July 10. Exhibition runs until July 17th. Opening night runs from 6pm - 1am. The Eccentricity showcase continues with an after party at club 2AD. After party madness, fashion show, Eccentric off-the-wall DJs and bands and competitions.

Are you passionate about cooking. Would you like to open your own restaurant one day. Fifteen, Jamie Oliver's restaurant in Hoxton, is now recruiting for 18 young people to their 2010 Apprenticeship Programme.

Young people who live on Hackney Homes estate now have a dedicated page on the Hackney Homes website, listing activities on and nearby estates, together with news and opportunities to feedback. You can visit the page at: http://www.

-The worst thing in this world is to have eyes and no vision- We have so much potential as human beings, we have the ability to become doctors, musicians, even presidents and queens of countries. Our minds are our greatest resource and we have the ability to create powerful dreams.

Shine Week Date: 12 -16 July Price: Free Shine is a national campaign celebrating the talent young people have to offer. The campaign leads up to a week-long festival of events in July. Shine is asking young people to upload photos, videos, documents etc to their online showcase.

You may remember a recent news story in which we invited you to join in with the street art workshop organised by the youth charity SkyWay. The idea was to paint a mural on the outside of Stoke Newington resident, Martha Silcott's home.

ASHLEY J & TEE J's EXCLUSIVE COMEDY WORKSHOP - TUESDAY 20th OCTOBER 5. 30 - 7PM, CLISSOLD LEISURE CENTRE ACTIVITIES ZONE Stoke Newington Youth Forum are in the initial stages of setting up a YOF funded Young Comedian's club.

MC from Hackney 19 yr old East London MC, producer and songwriter, Bamboss has been MCing for the last 4 years. Originating from the era of MC battle, Bamboss has been involved in his fair share of lyrical wars.

Spotlight is a Saturday night chat show, aimed at young people aged 13 to 25 living within and around the London borough of Hackney. The show is hosted by Radio1Xtra's Sarah-Jane Crawford, and gives performers a chance to showcase their talent to the general public.

If you have made a video, a tune, a picture or you've written a story or article on any subject that you would like to share, you can have your work featured on this website. You'll be able to upload it yourself from mid-summer but in the meantime, send your work in to us and, after it's been checked and is found not to be defamatory or offensive in any way, we will post it here in the 'news and your views' section for you.