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The Winter Toy Appeal is back to bring ‘Christmas magic’ to families in need

Organisers urge residents to drop off gifts across Hackney with referrals from agencies already ‘coming in thick and fast’

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The Winter Toy Appeal is back to bring ‘Christmas magic’ to families in need

Children’s music project founded in Hackney launches ‘anti-Baby Shark’ YouTube channel

London Rhymes, which started life at a family centre in Hoxton, is reinventing children’s songs with the help of local families

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Children’s music project founded in Hackney launches ‘anti-Baby Shark’ YouTube channel

Winter Toy Appeal: Thousands of the borough’s poorest children to get a gift after huge response

Organisers thank the public for their generosity and the volunteers who help them spread festive cheer

Author: Hackney Citizen

Winter Toy Appeal: Thousands of the borough’s poorest children to get a gift after huge response

Winter Toy Appeal: Organisers call for more help as support workers paint bleak picture of child poverty

Charity appeal run by StokeyParents is hoping to provide toys and food for 5,000 of the borough’s poorest families – and it needs your donations to make it happen

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Hackney Citizen teams up with StokeyParents for this year’s Winter Toy Appeal

The fifth annual giveaway run by the local parents’ network is hoping to reach more than 5,000 of the borough’s poorest children

Author: Hackney Citizen

Hackney Citizen teams up with StokeyParents for this year’s Winter Toy Appeal

Children living in ‘Dickensian conditions’ on the rise in Hackney, says Winter Toy Appeal charity

Appeal founder calls for community help

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Children living in ‘Dickensian conditions’ on the rise in Hackney, says Winter Toy Appeal charity