In response to the growing crisis of anti-Muslim hate, Muslim Women’s Network UK has set up the Muslim Safety Net (www.muslimsafetynet.org.uk). This new national helpline service, which has gone live will be accompanied by a nationwide campaign in October to encourage Muslims, especially women, to report anti-Muslim hate incidents and reclaim their right to safety, dignity, and justice. A formal launch is being held in parliament on the 15th October 2025.
Here are some tips from Jay Kennedy, DSC’s Director of Policy and Research, on how to build a successful charity campaign. Take a look here.
The Charity Commission has said it is ready to support the sector following the deadly attack on a synagogue in Manchester, which is being treated as a terrorist incident. Read more here.
From art and history exhibitions, to guided walks and creative writing workshops, Hammersmith & Fulham is full of events suitable for all ages this Black History Month.
Find out more – Black History Month October 2025 | London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham
Please join Hammersmith & Fulham Public Health team at our H&F Women’s Hub Market Warming event happening on October 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM on Teams.
We are developing an exciting new Women’s Hub for the borough and are looking for an organisation to lead and manage the Hub. The purpose of the Hub is to offer a safe, non-judgemental space for women from different background to come together to build resilience and self-esteem to support their overall wellbeing. If your organisation has experience of leading within the community and facilitating peer-to-peer support then we want to hear from you.
H&F Women’s Hub Market Warming Tickets, Wed, Oct 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM | Eventbrite
A serviced, private office for up to 6 people will become available on 13th October 2025 at Freston Road Hub in N Kensington, a one minute walk from Latimer Road Tube Station and various bus routes. The office space includes 24/7 secure access, all utilities, business rates, a mailing and reception service, plus up to 8hrs a week free use of the office meeting room.
Please email carita.magnani@sobus.org.uk for all enquiries, or to arrange to view.
Acting deputy editor Lucinda Rouse and senior reporter Emily Harle are joined by Paul Winyard, Head of Policy at the Fundraising Regulator. Listen on Third Sector here.
In this new article, Jay Kennedy explores how the government’s new English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill could significantly reshape local governance in England, presenting both opportunities and risks for charities and community groups as power shifts from district councils to larger regional authorities. Give it a read here.
We’re announcing the launch of an exciting and ambitious new programme, London Resilient Communities!
London Resilient Communities is a programme designed to empower communities and strengthen resilience across London. The programme will build on the first ever London Community Resilience Toolkit and pilot project exploring the development of Community Resilience Hubs.
Come and find out about grant funding, training, and wider support by registering here.
We need your help promoting this programme to organisations like yours—far and wide. Please include a link to the webpage within the caption of your social media post.
This event and programme are facilitated by Groundwork, British Red Cross and London Resilience. It is part of a series of promotional events running from September to November 2025. Please let us know any upcoming events with voluntary, community and faith partners that may be relevant.
Let’s work together to help improve the resilience of London’s communities.
The Fulham 10k race, held by RunThrough and presented by Nuun, is on Sunday 16th November, 2025. The race start time will be 9am and the event has an estimated finish time of 11am.
A map of the route and associated road closures can be found using the links below:
https://www.fulham10k.com/course/
https://www.fulham10k.com/road-closure/
Advanced warning signs will be in place 2 weeks prior to the event, warning of disruptions between 6:00am and 12:00pm on the day of the run. All impacted residents are sent a letter 6 and 3 weeks ahead of the event explaining the details of the road closure timings. There will be a residents hotline and information section on the website for impacted residents.
We would actively like to support any local causes with charity places and welcome any local causes to get in touch and receive free charity spots for the run. Please let me know if you know of any potentially interested causes.
Over recent years we have seen companies from all industry sectors take a pro-active approach to these local events, utilising the event to help promote their services, products, internal wellbeing programmes, and even to drive their corporate social responsibility and links to their chosen charity partners. If you’d like to find out more on becoming an event partner please let me know, and I can introduce you to our partnerships team.
If there are any major concerns at this point, please do let me know so that we can seek to resolve them. I will be available to assist at all times, however, if there are any major concerns, if they could be flagged as soon as possible then it would be greatly appreciated. If you have any other questions in the meantime, please do not hesitate to get in touch.
Ross Franks: info@runthrough.co.uk
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Sobus is a new Community Development Agency for Hammersmith & Fulham. It has been created through the merger of the Community and Voluntary Sector Association Hammersmith & Fulham (CaVSA) and the Fulham Community Partnership Trust (FCPT). Building on the strengths of both organisations, sobus aims to provide a wider range of support services for local charities, community groups, social enterprises and start up businesses.