The summer is officially over and that ‘back to school’ feeling is in the air: all of the excitement for the new school year mixed with a bit of nervousness about the changes. Very normal feelings, but for some children, that nervousness is overwhelming – and that’s where we at The Kids Network can step in.
Do you work in a school or know of a child that could benefit from our brilliant, proven mentoring programme? Now’s the time to get in touch with Priya, our Schools Partnerships Lead – she can talk you through the referral process and all the benefits of the programme.
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
September is Preparedness Month and after four heatwaves this summer, it’s clear that London is increasingly challenged by extreme heat. As the summer season winds down, it’s time to focus on how London can prepare for rising temperatures and ensure that next summer we’re ready.
London Resilience is working in collaboration with Shade the UK to interview people in London about their experiences with extreme heat. This project will help inform the Mayor’s Heat Risk Delivery Plan for London.
Tackling the impacts of extreme heat requires building a culture of resilience where no one is left behind. This is why we want to engage with Voluntary, Community, and Faith organisations who work with people considered more vulnerable to heatwaves and those that are currently underrepresented in current heat-resilience conversations.
What will participating involve?
- 30minute interview (in person or online).
- Participants will get a £20 e-voucher.
- Language translation (including BSL) is available if required.
- The interviews will be carried out throughout September.
Who can participate?
- People who work or volunteer for a Voluntary, Community, or Faith organisation in London.
- Beneficiaries of Voluntary, Community, or Faith organisations in London.
How can you help?
- Please share this with organisations within your network.
- Get in touch with shreya.kapur@shadetheuk.co.uk with any contacts in your network that you think could participate in this project.
For more information, please visit the website.
If you have any questions, please contact shreya.kapur@shadetheuk.co.uk
The Government Digital Service (GDS) is looking for people who have paid Companies House in the last 6 to 12 months to take part in research.
In-person research sessions will take place in London and Manchester and will last up to one hour.
You’ll receive a £60 voucher as a thank you.
Our London event is the biggest of three and last year saw 4,500 people turn up on the day to walk with us across the capital’s bridges on our ten and five mile routes!
With two distances to choose from, there is something for everyone at Wellness Walk London Bridges 2025.
The 10 mile option starts at Battersea Park before criss-crossing 11 iconic bridges before finishing at Tower Bridge and Potters Fields Park.
The 5 mile option starts at Potters Fields Park and criss-crosses 4 iconic bridges, before finishing at Tower Bridge and back at Potters Fields Park.
Everyone will receive a well deserved medal at our Finisher’s Area.
This year the London Wellness Walk will take place on Sunday, 28 September. Find out more and register here: https://fundraise.diabetes.org.uk/event/wellness-walk-london/home
By signing up to take part in a Wellness Walk you will be fundraising to support all those living with diabetes. If you need support please get in touch at wellnesswalk@diabetes.org.uk
We have a suite of offices to let on the second floor of our vibrant building in SW6 on the border with W6.
The space comprises four offices, large kitchen area, shower room and a utility/WC room.
Our preference is to let as a suite of offices, but will also consider letting offices individually. Offices are suitable for 2-6 people.
Rent includes electricity and gas but not Business Rates if applicable. Use of our garden space and a discount on rental of larger meeting rooms within our Community Centre.
Good links to public transport – 15 minute walk to Hammersmith and Barons Court tube stations and a bus stop outside the building with buses to West Brompton and Putney Bridge.
The suite has just been rewired and redecorated.
These offices are being let out by The Creighton Centre a local charity based in Fulham. The rental income will help to fund our charitable work in the area.
If interested please contact Matthew Byrne on 07506 988741or by email mbyrne@creightoncentre.org
My name is Claudia, and I am a Research Officer at the Self-Care Academic Research Unit (SCARU) at Imperial College London. I’m reaching out to invite your support to help us recruit participants to the FOCUS Research Study which is being led by our research unit. Our ethically approved FOCUS study is exploring how people living with osteoarthritis manage their symptoms using lifestyle medicine approaches (with a focus on using anti-inflammatory diet to support self-management of OA symptoms). I am emailing you as perhaps some of the people who reach out to you may suffer with this condition and so may be interested in being a part of research.
The ethically approved research study has the potential to shape how we understand and support the use of food-as-medicine in OA management. By helping us connect with individuals living with OA, we believe your organisation can play a key role in advancing scientific knowledge & ultimately improving the quality of life for millions affected by this condition.
We’re looking to identify up to 20 individuals with OA to participate in personal interviews (30–45 minutes, via Zoom or Teams) and be scheduled at the participant’s convenience. All responses will be kept confidential, and each conversation will provide valuable insights to guide future health strategies and support systems.
Please reach out to me via email claudia.hobbs@ic.ac.uk or on 0207 574 7604 if you’d like to be interviewed.
Serious About Youth (SAY), Bovis (formerly Lendlease) and Neilcott are delivering an exciting free in-person initiative for sixth form students (Years 12 & 13) and unemployed young people aged 18 – 25 years old called ‘Construkt’, which is an immersive programme with live opportunities attached, delivered during the Summer holidays from 4th – 15th August 2025 at the Teviot Centre, Wyvis Street, E14 6QD to give young people exposure to the wide range of great opportunities in engineering and construction.
The programme is open to young people from all London boroughs; however, we are particularly targeting young people that live or go to school/college in Westminster, Newham, Camden, Wandsworth, Southwark, Lambeth, Kensington & Chelsea, City of London, and Brent, and would particularly like to encourage females to take part. The closing date for registrations Sunday 27th July at 11.59pm.
The programme will take participants through the whole life cycle of a construction/engineering project to expose them to the wide range of career pathways in the sector such as project management, design/3D modelling, trade roles, admin roles etc. During the programme participants will:
- Engage and work with construction/engineering professionals from a range of leading industry firms (Bovis, Laing O’Rourke and more)
- Do a live site visit
- Undertake Building Information Modelling (BIM) digital design work
- Deliver a tender presentation to industry professionals
- Build a large-scale timber structure with support from engineers!
- Take part in a networking and presentation event with companies and professionals with opportunities
Travel and lunch will be covered for participants during the programme, and we will be supporting participants into jobs, apprenticeships, work experience and further education opportunities after the programme.
We have helped over 70% of past ‘Construkters’ into positive outcomes, so if you are interested in taking part, or have any young people interested, please complete or ask them to complete the online registration form below. Places are limited and in high demand, so please register as soon as possible to secure a place – https://forms.office.com/e/jqmfcdyaA2.
If you have any questions or queries, please contact Guy Thwaites (guy@say-youth.org).
The charity In Kind Direct offers a range of resources and access to products for organisations running holiday activities this summer and supporting families. Learn more here.
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