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Young People's Activities

Hackney Council provides a range of ongoing and holiday activities for young people in the borough. These include:

sports and games
music
homework clubs
drama
arts and crafts
IT
life skills.

Event and activities listings

For listings of current and future local events/activities you can:

visit the Young Hackney website
browse the Children and Young People section of our What's On listings
subscribe to email alerts for Children and Young People's events in Hackney (these are taking from our What's On listings).

Positive Activities for Young People (PAYP)

Hackney Council runs a programme called Positive Activities for Young People (PAYP). It offers a range of constructive activities for 8 to 19 year olds at risk of social exclusion.

Find out more about Positive Activities for Young People.

Youth clubs

You can access a list of youth clubs and projects in our Hackney Directory. This willl help you find a range of activities for young people in Hackney, including table tennis, football, music, homework clubs, drama, arts, IT, healthy living advice, interview skills and more. View list of youth clubs and projects.

Sport services

Hackney Council's Sport Services provide a range of organised activities for young people. These include London Youth Games and the Mini Marathon. Find out more about Sport Services.