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Springfield House
5 Tyssen Street
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E8 2LYTel: 020 7241 4443
Fax: 020 7241 0043Opening hours
Monday to Friday 10am-5pm (appointments Mon, Wed, Thu)
We also have a late night opening every other Thursday till 7pm, the next one is 16 May.
How to find us
We are located on Tyssen Street, just off Dalston Lane (map).
There are loads of buses that stop nearby, including numbers 30, 38, 56, 242, 277. The nearest rail stations are Dalston Kingsland, Dalston Junction and Hackney Downs.
Tag Archives: Community
Winter news from Volunteer Centre Hackney
Whether you are an organisation working with volunteers, or a local group that wants to start taking on volunteers, check out Volunteer Centre Hackney’s Winter newsletter. Inside you’ll find information on training courses for 2013, new projects and much more. With … Continue reading
A Day In The Life Of A Volunteer at Hackney Pirates
Heather Watkins, 27, Clapton, has been volunteering with The Hackney Pirates, a local charity that focuses on developing children’s literacy skills in a creative way, for just over a year and a half. We are all Pirates here, both the … Continue reading
Nominate Your Group for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Award
This is a new award for national organisations involved in volunteering activities and in volunteering around the Olympic and Paralympic games and their legacy. You can nominate an organisation that you are a part of, for example if you are … Continue reading
Volunteering Open House a Success
Yesterday afternoon the VCH offices were fully occupied as Hackney residents had the chance to meet and quiz volunteer managers from across the borough. 13 organisations were represented and the VCH team were on hand to answer questions, this gave people a … Continue reading
Want to find Out More About Volunteering – Come to VCH’s Open House Event
This is a chance to meet volunteers and volunteer managers from a range of local groups and ask any quesitons you have about the reality of volunteering. No need to book just turn up on the day.
Join in the fun at the Fair
Join Volunteer Centre Hackney at the Rhodes Estate Summer Fair this Saturday.
Volunteers Making the Games
The final week of London 2012 has begun and the 70,000 volunteers are winning gold among athletes, spectators and officials. Last week, when Team GB’s men’s eight won bronze in the rowing, Phelan Hill, the cox, burst into a BBC … Continue reading
Volunteer Games Makers are Making the Games
The Olympics are off to a flying start and volunteers are finally getting the recoginition they deserve. Our very own Games Maker, VCH Chair, David Gow is spending the Olympics volunteering courtside at the Horse Guards Parade.
