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I joined staff, volunteers and members at Hackney Credit Union on Mare Street to celebrate its 2nd birthday.

The credit union is a not for profit organisation that provides affordable financial advice to anyone living in Hackney. Members can save and borrow money at affordable rates and at the end…

Events attended include:

12/11 – ‘East London: The best place to live’ – Hackney schools photography awards 21/11 – London women’s panel 22/11 – Fellows Court celebration evening 23/11 – Bridge Academy, student voice 27/11 – Development Trust Association awards with Shoreditch Trust 30/11 – Hackney Credit Union celebration 30/11 – East London line…

I joined pupils at the Bridge Academy for their student voice day on Friday 23 November.

The students were learning about campaigning. They finished the day creating their own campaigns and presenting them. The winning campaigns were Drugz4Mugz and Crumbling Crime.

I invited solicitors from Hackney South to parliament this month to meet with representatives of the Legal Services Commission to discuss the implementation of changes to legal aid. We had a robust discussion and a chance to raise questions directly with the Executive Director of the Legal Services Commission.

I visited the Crown and Manor club in Hoxton this month. The boys’ sports club has been running for over 100 years and has recently handed over documents for archiving at the London Metropolitan Archive (some containing details of club members during the Second World War).

The club has introduced…