An upcycling centre in Hackney is bringing the community together. At the Loop @ Pembury you can learn new skills and make friends.
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An upcycling centre in Hackney is bringing the community together and combatting loneliness.
A study by The Co-op and the British Red Cross reveals over nine million people in the UK feel lonely. And according to AgeUK the number of over 50’s experiencing loneliness is set to reach two million by 2025.
The Loop, a community upcycling centre in Hackney, organiser say it’s not only furniture which is being transformed. This re-use hub is all about making friends and focuses on socio-economic integration.
The Loop @ Pembury is a community upcycling centre in Hackney promoting social integration.
Susan Shea joined the Loop two weeks ago after being made redundant.
“I love the atmosphere! Everyone said it was cold in here but the coldness doesn’t bother me. It’s the company and I’m learning something I’ve never done before. I’ve started to live my life and it’s stopped the loneliness.”
An upcycling centre in Hackney is bringing the community together.
“A lot of places like this have closed down. We are trying to make this a place that not only people can bring there old furniture and learn new skills, but also we want it to be a place where people can come and chat to each other and meet people from different sections of the community,” Senior Community Outreach Officer, Nathalie Botcherby told City News.
The Loop in Hackney is a community initiative focusing on socio-economic integration.
Last week, The Minister for Civil Society Baroness Barran announceda two million grant to support organisations that tackle loneliness.
She said, ‘Loneliness is one of the biggest public health challenges our country faces and we are committed to tackling it head on’.
However, Katya Jeffery, volunteer at the Loop @ Pembury said, ‘In other parts of London you don’t see places like this. There’s no money for it or it’s not promoted. We are lucky to have a place like this’.
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An upcycling centre in Hackney is bringing the community together and combatting loneliness.
A study by The Co-op and the British Red Cross reveals over nine million people in the UK feel lonely. And according to Age UK the number of over 50’s experiencing loneliness is set to reach two million by 2025.
At the Loop in Hackney, a community upcycling centre, it’s not only furniture which is being transformed. This re-use hub is all about making friends and focuses on socio-economic integration.
The Loop @ Pembury is a community upcycling centre in Hackney promoting social integration.
Susan Shea joined the Loop two weeks ago after being made redundant.
She said ‘I love the atmosphere! Everyone said it was cold in here but the coldness doesn’t bother me. It’s the company and I’m learning something I’ve never done before. I’ve started to live my life and it’s stopped the loneliness”.
An upcycling centre in Hackney is bringing the community together.
Senior Community Outreach Officer, Nathalie Botcherby said, ‘A lot of places like this have closed down. We are trying to make this a place that not only people can bring there old furniture and learn new skills, but also we want it to be a place where people can come and chat to each other and meet people from different sections of the community’.
The Loop in Hackney is a community initiative focusing on socio-economic integration.
Last week, The Minister for Civil Society Baroness Barran announceda two million grant to support organisations that tackle loneliness.
She said, ‘Loneliness is one of the biggest public health challenges our country faces and we are committed to tackling it head on’.
However, Katya Jeffery, volunteer at the Loop @ Pembury said, ‘In other parts of London you don’t see places like this. There’s no money for it or it’s not promoted. We are lucky to have a place like this’.
An upcycling centre in Hackney is bringing the community together and combatting loneliness.
A study by The Co-op and the British Red Cross reveals over nine million people in the UK feel lonely. And according to AgeUK the number of over 50’s experiencing loneliness is set to reach two million by 2025.
The Loop, a community upcycling centre in Hackney, organiser say it’s not only furniture which is being transformed. This re-use hub is all about making friends and focuses on socio-economic integration.
The Loop @ Pembury is a community upcycling centre in Hackney promoting social integration.
Susan Shea joined the Loop two weeks ago after being made redundant.
“I love the atmosphere! Everyone said it was cold in here but the coldness doesn’t bother me. It’s the company and I’m learning something I’ve never done before. I’ve started to live my life and it’s stopped the loneliness.”
An upcycling centre in Hackney is bringing the community together.
“A lot of places like this have closed down. We are trying to make this a place that not only people can bring there old furniture and learn new skills, but also we want it to be a place where people can come and chat to each other and meet people from different sections of the community,” Senior Community Outreach Officer, Nathalie Botcherby told City News.
The Loop in Hackney is a community initiative focusing on socio-economic integration.
Last week, The Minister for Civil Society Baroness Barran announceda two million grant to support organisations that tackle loneliness.
She said, ‘Loneliness is one of the biggest public health challenges our country faces and we are committed to tackling it head on’.
However, Katya Jeffery, volunteer at the Loop @ Pembury said, ‘In other parts of London you don’t see places like this. There’s no money for it or it’s not promoted. We are lucky to have a place like this’.
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