Grants are available to charities, specialist schools, CIOs, and other not-for-profit organisations including scout and guide groups, and housing associations, that are working to raise the quality of life for people in England and Wales. The Bernard Sunley Foundation aims to provide greater opportunities for the young, elderly, disabled, and disadvantaged by supporting capital projects in the areas of community, education, health and social welfare. The types of projects that could be supported include improvements to village halls, supporting children and adults with special educational and learning needs, improvements to hospices and treatment clinics, and supporting day centres for the elderly. The Foundation offers three levels of grants. These are large grants of £25,000 and above; medium grants of up to £20,000 and small grants of £5,000 and under. Large and medium grants are considered and agreed upon at Trustees’ meetings. Small grants are agreed by Trustees on a monthly basis and form the majority of grants awarded. Applications can be made at any time. Funding for Projects that Raise People’s Quality of Life (England & Wales)
The Worshipful Company of Cooks is offering funding for local charities and voluntary groups running community food or cooking projects. Projects must have a connection with the City of London or be located in neighbouring City fringe boroughs. Set up in commemoration of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, The Elizabeth Fund offers small one-off grants of up to £1,000 to deserving projects or good causes that are related to food and cooking. With a preference for ‘start-up’ ventures, this funding is often given at short notice to encourage small, local charitable enterprises by helping to create a positive, short-term impact. The cost of personal cooking equipment (e.g. cooks’ whites or knives) will be considered on an exceptional basis. Applications can be submitted at any time. Funding for Community Food/Cooking Projects (London)
Small Homeless charities can apply for grants of up to £5,000 for projects that aim to help homeless people rebuild their lives. To be eligible to apply, applicants must be a registered charity and have an annual turnover of under £500,000, with ‘unrestricted reserves’ of under six months. Typically, organisations awarded funding operate residential or training facilities to assist homeless people. The funding is being made available through Help the Homeless, a grant-giving trust, founded in 1975, to help homeless people off the streets and enable them to live healthy, independent lives. Previously funded projects include the Booth Centre, an advice and activity centre for homeless people in Manchester, which received a grant of £1,500 to transform the centre and a grant of £3,000 to the Amber Foundation to enable the Foundation to buy new bedroom furniture for their residential centre in Devon. The next closing date for applications is the 15th December 2025. Grants of up to £5,000 Available for Projects that Help the Homeless (UK)
On behalf of the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham, Healthy Dialogues are undertaking a Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment, and we want to hear about your experiences and views around your local pharmacies.
Your responses will help to inform decisions on future applications for new pharmacies, or considerations for changes or adaptations at your current pharmacy. Your input will help to shape the future of pharmacy services in your area.
We invite you to participate in this survey about how you use your pharmacy services.
Have your say
Hammersmith & Fulham Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment Public Engagement Questionnaire
The consultation will close at 5pm on 22 September 2025
Flu and COVID‑19 can be serious for many people. Getting your seasonal vaccinations helps top up your protection and reduces the risk of becoming very unwell. It’s best to get vaccinated as soon as you’re invited, so you’re protected through the colder months when virus rates can be at their highest
What to expect
- The NHS will invite people most at risk first. You may get a letter, text message, or an NHS App notification. If you think you might be eligible, you can also book yourself.
- Flu vaccinations have started for some groups (September), with more people becoming eligible from 1 October 2025. The COVID‑19 autumn programme starts on 1 October 2025.
How to get vaccinated
- Book online via the National Booking Service
- Find a local walk‑in (no appointment needed)
Who this is for (in brief)
- Older people, pregnant women, carers, and people in long‑stay care will be invited.
- Children are offered the flu vaccine, often through schools or their GP.
- Those aged 18 to under 65 with certain long‑term health conditions (check who is included on page 13 of the NHS booklet) may also be eligible.
If your immune system is affected by a condition or treatment, you’ll usually be invited directly. Please don’t worry if you haven’t heard yet – invites are being phased. You can still check with your GP practice or local pharmacist.
For local information, visit the NHS North West London website.
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 are excited to announce the launch of a new grants programme, the Loved and Wanted Fund, which is part of the Mayor of London’s Loved and Wanted campaign.
The Fund will offer grants of up to £60,000 for activities between February 2026 and March 2028 to 15 venue-based community and faith organisations to further strengthen relationships between London’s diverse communities and to improve access to services. This grant will fund activities that range from hosting events to improving access to mental health, employment, financial support and other relevant services.
The GLA Community Engagement Team will be hosting informational webinars on Microsoft Teams for organisations who would like to learn more about the fund. These will start next week and run through 6 October—registration is through a simple form on the Loved and Wanted Fund webpage https://www.london.gov.uk/loved-and-wanted-fund.
Deadline for Expressions of Interest: 11.59pm on 19th October 2025
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.