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Smart Cities and Communities: Connecting Citizens

Open Forum Events would like you to join us at Smart Cities and Communities: Connecting Citizens conference taking place in London on the 9th November 2017.

We have invited key industry professionals from across the globe to help you implement smart technology strategies. New thinking is allowing city regions to explore solutions and create smarter, more connected places that can enhance service delivery and improve citizen’s lives.

The aim of this event is to tap into smarter and most innovative ways to support the complex needs of citizens and develop the infrastructure to overcome some of the grand societal challenges

For more information and to book your place click here

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Volunteer with your Local NHS

Hammersmith & Fulham Clinical Commissioning Group is responsible for planning and commissioning health and care services in the borough. They contract a range of providers to offer health services to local people.
They are looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help shape a primary care strategy to improve GP access and patient experience

What will the volunteer role involve?
Attending a focus group at St Pauls Centre, W6 9PJ, on

  • Monday 10th Juy 2017
    2 – 4 pm
  • Thursday 27th July
    6 – 8 pm

For more information click here

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Job Vacancy -DAHA Development Manager

DAHA Development Manager for Cambridgeshire County

1 year fixed term contract

As a partner in the award winning Domestic Abuse Housing Alliance (DAHA), Standing Together Against Domestic Violence (STADV) seek to appoint a dynamic Development Manager with a proven track record in project development and management within a partnership context.

STADV coordinates the ground breaking coordinated community response to domestic violence in West London.  STADV are co-founders, alongside Peabody and Gentoo, in DAHA which was founded in 2014 to promote better practice, policy and research in relation to housing  and domestic abuse.

This post will implement the business development plan for DAHA in Cambridgeshire and will drive forward this ground-breaking national initiative.

The post will be based in Cambridgeshire and will regularly work at the STADV office in London.  The post holder will have access to desk space at Cambridgeshire County Council. Part time, job share and secondments are welcome to apply.

Salary:  £32,00 to £36,000 depending on experience.
Contract: 1 year Fixed Term
Benefits: 25 days holiday and workplace pension
Closing dates for completed applications:  5:00pm on Friday, the 14th of July 2017
Interview date:  17th July 2017

To apply download the application pack from our website at www.standingtogether.org.uk. For more information, contact  admin@standingtogether.org.uk

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Healthwatch England #ItStartsWithYou

Healthwatch England and all local Healthwatch are running a campaign to show people across the country how their voices can make a difference. By speaking up, they can help make health and care better for their communities.

We need your help to get even more people involved. Sign up for our Thunderclap and make people’s voices heard.

Join our Thunderclap: https://www.thunderclap.it/projects/58230-itstartswithyou

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BioMedia Meltdown Competition

The Linnean Society is very pleased to announce that the BioMedia Meltdown competition is back for its third year! This exciting competition gives young people (aged 11-14) in Brent, Hammersmith & Fulham and Ealing the opportunity to show off their scientific knowledge, by thinking creatively and they could even win some amazing prices!

To help inspire young people to create some winning entries we have free interactive workshops and resources available. Previously students have enjoyed creating stop motion animation to develop an understanding of predator-prey relationships in food webs and have explored the idea of maladaptation by sculpting a sabre-tooth tiger skull! They last around one hour (this can be flexible) and are delivered by a trained DBS checked facilitator for free at your meeting place. The workshops are a fun, creative way to explore scientific ideas and are available at your Youth Club or organization between September 2017 and January 2018 to young people in Year 7, 8 and 9.

To find out more about the competition and the free resources available do not hesitate to get in touch with me or visit the website.

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Westminster Community Network Meeting

For the last Westminster Community Network meeting before the summer break, we’re going to discuss that most topical of subjects: ‘What is the future of civil society? ’ Taking our cue from the Civil Society Futures independent inquiry which was recently launched at the NCVO’s annual conference and is being chaired by Julia Unwin, we will debate and discuss how the third sector can address and find solutions to the challenges facing our society and how our civil society can flourish in a fast changing world.

A key part of this inquiry is a call for evidence and Civil Society Futures has asked for contributions as to what organisations think the future holds and we will be sending them the findings from our meeting.

It promises to be a lively and informative afternoon and will be held on Thursday, 20 July from 2.30pm to 5pm at:

Stowe Centre, 258 Harrow Road, London W2 5ES

There’ll be plenty of networking too!

Register here to reserve your place. If you have any queries please email Nina Hathway, WCN facilitator.

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Essential Funeral Debt and Support Training for Professionals 

Do you support bereaved people or those nearing the end of life?

Gain the confidence and knowledge to support people in avoiding the debt and distress of high funeral costs

Practical workshops by the award-winning Down to Earth team for those who support people who have experienced a bereavement or are nearing the end of life.

For more information click here

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