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Sarah Young
@sarahwoodberrydown.bsky.social
Hackney Councillor for Woodberry Down and Cabinet Member for Climate Change, Environment and Transport. For casework please email [email protected]
Amhurst Road Festive Market this weekend Sat 13 & Sun 14 Dec

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Amhurst Road: Festive Market — Love Hackney
Amhurst Road special 2-day Christmas Market includes craft workshops, carol singing, music and food.
www.lovehackney.uk
December 11, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Just heard that there are bus strikes this weekend (and potentially Jan 8th and 9th) affecting routes 135, 236, 276, 308 and 488.

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December 11, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Congratulations to Nnena Kalu for smashing through that glass ceiling. An important moment for learning disabled artists.

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Turner Prize 2025: Nnena Kalu earns 'historic' win
Kalu wins for her sculptures and drawings, becoming the first learning disabled artist to scoop the award.
www.bbc.com
December 10, 2025 at 12:15 AM
@mayoroflondon.bsky.social Green Roots Fund is supporting rewilding the Old River Lea @hackneycouncil.bsky.social and our brilliant partners, restoring the waterway into a nature-rich environment for Londoners of all ages with water shrews, kingfishers and others. www.london.gov.uk/programmes-s...
Green Roots Fund: round one
Round one of the Green Roots Fund awarded funding to 26 projects across the capital.
www.london.gov.uk
December 8, 2025 at 10:47 PM
At ⁦‪@connectNLWA‬⁩ meeting today - 250k each year available through the Community Fund www.nlwa.gov.uk/article/nort... for waste prevention projects in N London. Could you apply?
December 4, 2025 at 11:03 PM
At Lauriston School this morning celebrating solar panels cutting electricity bills for the school with green energy. Great to be working with all of these people to make Hackney even better for our kids.
December 4, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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💼 IN THE BUDGET:

Chancellor Rachel Reeves confirms a call for evidence on support for co-op growth, as part of our shared mission to double the size of the co-operative sector.
November 26, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Went to see London Renters Union showing of their film Hostile Housing today - powerful stories of pain and suffering in the housing crisis. Good to see many Hackney Labour policies align with Renters Union’s work - calling for rent controls and landlord licensing in Hackney.
www.hostilehousing.org
November 29, 2025 at 5:40 PM
At the @nebriefing.bsky.social in a packed Westminster Central Hall. We have to stop using fossil fuels. That’s it.
November 27, 2025 at 9:45 AM
At @younghackney’s The Edge Youth Hub in Woodberry Down yesterday where @hackneycouncil are running advice sessions for local families. So good that we have youth centres in Hackney that offer a huge range of support for young people locally. www.younghackney.org
November 25, 2025 at 8:58 AM
I’ve joined councillors and council climate leads in signing @uk100.org Climate Pledge - we’re calling on @miattafahnbulleh.bsky.social to include a climate and nature duty in English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill and the funding to deliver it. We’re tackling climate change right now.
November 24, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Showing on Tuesday 12:30pm in Abney Park. If you’re free, come along: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/featured-f...
Featured Film - Thank You For The Rain
This powerful documentary follows Kisilu Musya, a Kenyan farmer who begins filming his daily life to show the real impacts of climate change
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 10:26 PM
If you get a chance to see “How To Get On With Everybody” starring Rabbi Herschel Gluck, go! Laughed, cried, felt proud to be part of Hackney. Thanks Elin Moe and Winstan Whitte for this uplifting film. Great Q&A @riocinema.bsky.social led by Mayor @carolinewoodley.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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Check out this important work Hackney residents have been doing to advise @hackney council how to improve our main roads. Thank you very much to everyone who contributed.
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November 22, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Out with Deputy Mayor Bramble and London Fields residents, hearing people’s views on proposals for transport changes around Queensbridge Rd, Richmond Rd and Albion Drive. Have a look here and please do feed in to the consultation before 30 November: consultation.hackney.gov.uk/streetscene/...
November 22, 2025 at 9:36 PM
If you need a bit of a boost on a cold Winter day when the heating bills have just gone up, watch this: power.film/products/the... - and in Hackney, you don’t have to sleep on your roof to pay for solar panels: hackney.gov.uk/community-en... Thank you @sustainable hackney
THE CLASSIC FOUR SET (UNFRAMED) 1,5,10,20
Set of 1, 5, 10, 20 Green backs in random selection.
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November 21, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Looking forward to WinterFest in Woodberry Down
November 20, 2025 at 10:53 PM
So proud of the brilliant community energy organisations in Hackney, supported by and working closely with @hackneycouncil.bsky.social Great to see @crewenergyldn.bsky.socialStokey Energy and Home Energy Action Lab celebrated by @hackneycitizen.bsky.social
www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/2025/11/12/c...
‘Our job is not to make profit, our job is to deliver impact’ – the community groups revolutionising Hackney’s green energy – Hackney Citizen
www.hackneycitizen.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Sunny Autumnal Sunday ride this morning with @hackneylcc.bsky.social around @hackneycouncil.bsky.social liveable neighbourhoods and along routes that make cycling such a joy in Hackney. Lots of people out walking and enjoying the sunshine too. Thanks for inviting me. (Photos taken on the move!)
November 9, 2025 at 1:30 PM