hackney cooperative development trust
Hackney
Hackney Co-operative Developments (HCD) is a local community economic
development agency with membership open to all those who subscribe to its
cooperative goals and values. HCD works within our local community to explore
ideas and opportunities to create a sustainable environment for Hackney's
communities to flourish. We support the creation and growth of co-operatives and
social enterprises through programmes such as our Pioneering Social Enterprise
in Hackney initiative, and use our agency role to network and connect
organisations so that the movement can work together to grow the locally-owned
social economy in our borough. We provide affordable workspace to a range of
social and ethical organisations, local start-ups, cultural entrepreneurs and
creative professionals, playing an important role in Hackney's business
ecosystem and ongoing urban regeneration. At Gillett Square, we lead on the
animation of this unique community-led public space in the heart of Dalston,
East London, where an incredibly diverse range of people can meet on common
ground. Our programming of community and cultural events plays a key role in the
socially cohesive regeneration of this rapidly changing area of Dalston, and at
the same time works to retain its diversity and showcase its creativity.
