Community Connect Initiative
Together we can arise and make a difference in our communities.
Join us for our next meeting on Tuesday 22th February 2022.
Bayo is a space to find collectives, organisations and services from across the UK – run by and for the Black community – to support your mental health and wellbeing.
Developed by The Ubele Initiative, Mind, Young Minds and Best Beginnings, Bayo was funded by The National Emergencies Trust and is run by The Ubele Initiative.
The Youth Engagement and Diversion Team (Hammersmith and Fulham) are holding a community event aimed at parents/guardians to make them aware of organisations and support networks which are available within the borough of Hammersmith and Fulham.
The event will be held on Friday 25th February 2022 at 17:00hrs – 20:00hrs at Queen Park Rangers Football Club, Loftus Road Stadium, South Africa Road, London W12 7PJ.
Based on Sankofa principles of seeking knowledge from the past to benefit the futures of generations to come. The Ubele Circles Project is an opportunity for you to explore anti-racist activism in Britain. You will be a part of a group which will come together to learn from an elder social activist and will examine their role in British social activism and the changes they have contributed to making. By the end of the process we hope for you and your co-learners to write a blog showcasing your learning.
The Circle will take place between February – March 2022 and will be led by social activist, artist, curator and educator Michael Mcmillan. This circle will run for a duration of 4 weekly sessions. Michael will facilitate interactive sessions exploring activism through an artistic lens.
If you are interested in being a part of The Ubele Circles Project, we require you to commit to meeting weekly between 6 pm – 7:30 pm on the dates outlined below;
Wednesday 16th February @ 6 pm – 7:30 pm
Wednesday 23rd February @ 6 pm – 7:30 pm
Wednesday 2nd March @ 6 pm – 7:30 pm
Wednesday 16th March @ 6 pm – 7:30 pm
Application deadline: Monday 14 February 2022
Planning Aid for London (PAL) offers free advice to individuals and groups with questions about planning, regeneration, neighbouring development, building work and more. We also work with community groups that are faced with high levels of development, and want to have an influence on the planning process. Our advice is independent, professional, confidential, and free of charge.
See the Flyer with more information about our offer; for further information you can also go to our website planningaidforlondon.org.uk.
When helpful, it is possible to refer clients, colleagues, or contacts to our advice line. The quickest way of obtaining planning advice is by submitting a planning enquiry. You can do this at planningaidforlondon.org.uk/contact/.
Are you interested in working together more closely? Please get in touch!
Change Grow Live-Connecting London would like to invite you to a Zoom event next Wednesday 19th from 1pm-3pm to mark this year’s Dry January. The theme this year is, ‘Get your You back’ and we will be hosting various people to help inspire.
We are very pleased to be joined again by William Porter the author of Alcohol Explained https://www.alcoholexplained.com/
Also, we have contributions from Club Soda who have recently started an alcohol free off-licence, and Alcohol Change who are the charity which is behind the Dry January campaign, to name a few.
Health and wellbeing is without doubt, one of the key underlying themes of the work of most VCS organisations in the borough. Countless organisations provide a myriad of information, services and support to local residents, from physical exercise, support for those with specific health conditions, and a huge range of support for all forms of emotional wellbeing, from those experiencing loneliness and isolation, to those with ongoing mental health difficulties.
We are pleased therefore to relaunch the Sobus VCS Health & Wellbeing Forum, which is open to all voluntary and community groups in Hammersmith & Fulham. The forum will have two areas of focus:
- Providing the opportunity to share your feedback, experiences and thoughts on local services, get updates on changes in health and care that will affect local communities, and to find out how you can be involved in shaping these.
- Providing the opportunity to learn about and contribute to the strategic development of local services, including the Integrated Care Partnership
Our next meeting on Tuesday 12th October will look at the Integrated Care Partnership, and how local organisations can get involved. In 2018, as the ICP was beginning, at a series of workshops with the VCS it was agreed that Sobus would represent the sector in the ICP, and we attend both the ICP Board and Operational Group meetings. However, with work now picking up pace, we need to ensure that organisations are directly engaged in the ICP in order to inform and influence how the different strands of work develop.
Come along to the VCS Health & Wellbeing Forum on 12th October at 1pm to find out how you can be involved in:
- ICP structure and areas of work
- “Care closer to home” and how health services can be more joined up.
To book a place, please register through the following link https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sobus-health-wellbeing-forum-tickets-182500181957
On the 26th July 2021 a launch event of a new forum – “Community Connect Hammersmith and Fulham” was held at the Sobus Dawes Road Hub, by locally based organisation, People Arise Now (PAN) in collaboration with Sobus.
Community Connect Hammersmith and Fulham aims to bring together organisations, residents, local businesses within our borough to create better partnerships, better visibility and services through change.
PAN and Sobus invited a number of local organisations, residents and officers all have expressed an interest in working collectively on common local issues and concerns.
If you would like further information and wish to be part of the forum. Please join here
For invitation to the next event scheduled to be held on Tuesday 31st August at 11am, please contact either Sarah or Sharon by emailing sarah@peoplearisenow.org, sharon.tomlin@sobus.org.uk
When: Wednesday, 17th March 2021 Where: Royal National Hotel, London Time: 08:30 – 16:00
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE’S MENTAL HEALTH: NEW NORMAL – SAME CRISIS
Our seventh national CPD accredited conference will assess how the crisis’ in children and young people’s mental health services have been compounded by COVID-19, identifying solutions and the transferable benefits provided by virtual platforms – such as streamlining access to clinicians, as well as benefits to CAMHS service providers, including strengthened multidisciplinary working as a result of more regular meetings between teams – that can be carried over to the post-COVID world; both for service users and professionals.
The programme will also equip delegates with knowledge of emerging trends in the interaction between online platforms for gaming, gambling and addiction in children and young people, as well as tackling issues with access to services, funding and legislating to support CAMHS and service users.
If you are interested but are not quite ready to book then why not ask us to hold you a place using the button below while the funding is approved. If you are good to go why not register your place(s) today to ensure that you do not miss out.
Register or view full event here
