
Toy appeal reaches 3,500 of Hackney’s poorest children
3,500 children living in desperate poverty in and around Hackney will receive new gifts this Christmas thanks to the generosity of an incredible community. For the fourth year running the Winter Toy and Food Appeal, which is run by family website StokeyParents in partnership with Location Location estate agency and the Local Buyers Club, has had a tremendous response. Over 4,000 new toys were collected and given out as big presents and stocking fillers to children in most nee

Winter toy appeal responds to devastating poverty
“Please buy a toy for a child in Hackney who would otherwise go without this winter.” That’s the plea from the organiser of an annual toy appeal as the rising cost of living and welfare cuts and sanctions hit the most vulnerable hard. It’s the fourth year that family website StokeyParents has run the Winter Toy and Food Appeal – last year more than 2,000 children received a gift and hundreds of meals were donated to Hackney Food Bank. The appeal is sponsored by local e