H&F council are hosting a free vaccine event at 145 King Street, Hammersmith in October.
For further details, click here.
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.
An Amber Heat-Health Alert has been called for London, from 9am Tuesday 12th August until at least 6pm on Wednesday 13th August 2025.
To help yourself and your community, you can:
Check in on older people & those with a health or mental health condition
Use and promote our Cool Spaces map, for those who seek respite while out and about
Drink plenty of water and stay hydrated
Avoid being out in the sun from 11am – 3pm
Resources for your community
The following are various resource pages, guides and toolkits that you can use during this Amber Heat-Health Alert:
- Greater London Authority coping with hot weather guidance
- UK Health Security Agency’s Hot Weather Toolkit (attached)
- The Met Office’s #WeatherReady campaign
- Voluntary and community sector action card
- Beat the Heat hot weather advice
- Infographic and social media images (attached – and more here)
- Sign-posting and resources from the VCS Emergencies Partnership
- Resources from British Red Cross
- Advice and resources from Shade the UK
Download the hot weather toolkit
The People’s Health Trust has released a report calling for mental health support for staff of local charities managing the aftermath of last summer’s riots. Take a look here.
For some helpful tips and strategies in dealing with anxiety, click here
I encourage you to explore the guide, not because every aspect may directly resonate with you, but because, from my experience, we often share more in common as individuals than we might initially recognise. With that perspective, I believe there is something within this guide that will connect with you on a meaningful level.
Please feel free to share with your SU’s and patients.
The UK Health Security Agency have extensive guidance and materials for supporting communities, including:
- Hot weather toolkit here
- Voluntary and community sector action card
- Beat the Heat hot weather advice
- An infographic and social media images here
- Keep up to date with Heat-Health Alerts
You can find a map of Cool Spaces across London here, and register your own too.
The Met Office’s #WeatherReady campaign also has lots of advice and guidance.
Wildfire Alert
London Fire Brigade provide guidance and support around wildfire risk on this webpage.
Social Channels
Do follow London Resilience on either BlueSky or X (Twitter) where we will be sharing content.
Friday 20th June 11-1pm @ The Nourish Hub
Contact Lucy for details- 07561600399
Click here for a downable flyer
Over the years, the Community Link Advisors have developed a strong and collaborative relationship with the communities of Hammersmith & Fulham, as well as with the various external services and organisations supporting the borough. Your ongoing support has been instrumental in enhancing the experiences of our service users, helping to make their journeys more manageable. We deeply appreciate the invaluable contributions you have made over the years. While our service plays a vital role in their support network, it is only one part of a much larger system of care. It is the collective efforts of communities and services like yours that provide the continuity and stability needed for individuals to progress in their wellbeing journey.
I’m pleased to share with you our workshop timetable for June. These interactive and informative sessions are led by my colleague and me.
I’ve also included links to this month’s mental health tips:
How-to-Sustain-Motivation-Throughout-the-Day
Feel free to share it with your colleagues and service users or clients. Please note that the outing is exclusively for our service users, while all other sessions are open to the public. If you are interested or know anyone who would benefit from these workshops, please contact the service.
3 – 6pm, Tuesday 10th June 2025
Royal Trinity Hospice, Clapham Common North Side, SW4 0RN
To thank you for all that you do, please join us at Trinity for a garden party and a range of wellbeing activities
Activity Schedule:
3pm – Event begins with cake and bubbles
3.20 – 3.50pm – Chair yoga
4 – 4.15pm – London Gay Men’s Chorus
4.30 – 5pm – Drop-in incense stick workshop
5pm – 5.45pm – Carers Circle
PLUS enjoy the garden and art workshops throughout
Book your spot on our website or by calling 0777 554 1848
The world you experience—your personal reality—is shaped by your perceptions, thoughts, and emotions. In many ways, your external world and your internal experience (or what we might call your “field of being”) are deeply interconnected. As Carl Jung once noted, “There’s no difference between you and what you experience,” highlighting how our inner world influences how we interpret and respond to the outer world. When facing challenges, it can be helpful to ask: Are these difficulties rooted in the external, objective world, or do they arise within my internal experience? Reflecting on this distinction can offer valuable insight and support emotional self-awareness and growth. Read on
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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.