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Why we’re resigning from the Hackney Central Community Panel

An open letter to the Mayor of Hackney from Morning Lane People’s Space We’re MOPS (Morning Lane People’s Space), local residents who for five years have been working to get a voice for residents in our Council’s plans to build on the Tesco site at 55 Morning Lane in the heart of Hackney Central. WeContinue reading “Why we’re resigning from the Hackney Central Community Panel”

Hackney Council break their promise to work with residents to co-design the Tesco site in Hackney Central

As Morning Lane People’s Space, we are campaigning for a community voice in the Council’s plans to build on 55 Morning Lane in Hackney Central – currently the site of a big Tesco store and car park. For years our message to Hackney Council has been that working with residents needs 3 things from them:Continue reading “Hackney Council break their promise to work with residents to co-design the Tesco site in Hackney Central”

Public meeting on Saturday 21 September

Hackney Council are moving ahead with the Tesco site development.Residents called for Co-Design.But will they involve us? Come to a public meeting from 11am to 1pm in the Dan West Community Hall E9 (on the Trelawney Estate), followed by lunch.We want to hear everyone’s voice!

Hackney Council are excluding residents from a key decision for the future of the Tesco site in Hackney Central (55 Morning Lane)

After years of campaigning, Hackney Council have finally shared a timetable with us in MOPS (Morning Lane People’s Space) for the future of the Tesco site at 55 Morning Lane. Although Council officers talk about the importance of involving residents, what they’re suggesting is more PR than community engagement. Although they talk about co-design, theyContinue reading “Hackney Council are excluding residents from a key decision for the future of the Tesco site in Hackney Central (55 Morning Lane)”

Our Manifesto

Morning Lane People’s Space is a campaign for our local Hackney community voice to be heard in the development of the 55 Morning Lane Tesco site in Hackney Central. We launched in February 2020. We are calling for our Council to put people before profit, to design and develop the site to meet the needsContinue reading “Our Manifesto”

Hackney Council have promised to co-design 55 Morning Lane? But will they share power with residents?

On 24th February we held a public meeting about the Tesco site in Hackney Central, at 55 Morning Lane. Hackney Council have promised to work with the community to create plans for the site. At the meeting Nicola Hudson who is the Council officer in charge said she did not have any experience of co-designContinue reading “Hackney Council have promised to co-design 55 Morning Lane? But will they share power with residents?”

Our Next Public Meeting

We’re having another public meeting – everyone is welcome! Hackney Council officers will be there. But most of all we want local people to be part of finding out what Co-Design can be and how we can influence the development of the Tesco site. Date: Saturday 24th February 2024, Time: 11am – 1pm, followed byContinue reading “Our Next Public Meeting”

Our questions for the candidates for Mayor of Hackney

A couple of weeks ago we contacted all the candidates in the upcoming byelection for Mayor of Hackney asking them to respond to three questions about 55 Morning Lane, the Tesco site in Hackney Central. Initially only two candidates replied: Annoesjka Valent for TUSC and Zoë Garbett for the Greens. After the deadline, Labour’s CarolineContinue reading “Our questions for the candidates for Mayor of Hackney”

Public meeting demands Hackney Council share power in determining the future of 55 Morning Lane

On 20 September 2023, we held a public meeting to discuss the plans for 55 Morning Lane. Three council officers and 4 councillors were among the 50 people who came together to discuss the site, despite the wind and rain that were afflicting Hackney that night. The meeting heard that our community consultation had shownContinue reading “Public meeting demands Hackney Council share power in determining the future of 55 Morning Lane”

Hackney Council appoints project manager for 55 Morning Lane

Hackney Council has now appointed Nicola Hudson to project manage 55 Morning Lane. Before this, Nicola worked on Woodberry Down Estate in the North of the borough. In 1999, Hackney Council decided that this award-winning council estate must be demolished. Woodberry Down is a ‘regeneration’ project rather than a new build. But it involves threeContinue reading “Hackney Council appoints project manager for 55 Morning Lane”