How to protect yourself from street robbery

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Here are some useful ways to keep you and your property safe on the street, which feels particularly relevant given the recent spate of knife crime in the borough.

Look confident

You are less likely to be targeted if you look confident. Move with purpose and try to be aware of your surroundings.

Know where you’re going

Plan your route and think about what to take with you, especially if you’re going somewhere you haven’t been before. Keep to busy, well-lit streets, walkways and paths which are more likely to be covered by CCTV. Only take licensed taxis or minicabs booked by phone or a mobile phone app.

Hide it

Keep your mobile phone and valuables out of sight. If you’re using your phone it’s more likely to be snatched from your hand as you’re not paying attention to your surroundings, so look around you.

And never leave a mobile, any other device, wallet or purse on the table of an outdoor café, pub or restaurant. Same goes for any jewellery you might be wearing – keep it covered when walking down the street.

Finally – and this is so important to remember – if you’re threatened with violence, don’t risk your personal safety. Property can be replaced, you can’t. See our page of advice on responding to violent situations.

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Private office space available in April at Dawes Road Hub

A lovely private office space suitable for up to three people will become available in April at Dawes Road Hub. To enquire and view, please contact:

email: Reception.drh@sobus.org.uk
Tel: 02079521230

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Graffiti Workshops and Graffiti Parties

Flying Start is an art agency based in London, UK. We run inspiring Graffiti Workshops and Graffiti Parties. We also make amazing Murals and create quality Private Commissions.

Led by a fully qualified teacher, our team of artists each has at least 20 years experience of creating graffiti art, large-scale murals and fine art and has achieved international acclaim for their work. We achieve fantastic results working with Young People to create graffiti canvases and colourful murals. Flying Start are experienced in fostering creativity, teaching teamwork and encouraging resilience. Our mural and private commission artwork is of a high quality and we have achieved consistent successes when working with clients.’

Contact
web: www.flyingstartteam.com
email: info@flyingstartteam.com
Phone: 07908 511 058

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How to Develop Great Legacy Communications

 

 

For new legacy fundraisers, this course will help you develop great legacy communications for every channel you are likely to use – Websites, Facebook and other digital media, newsletters, brochures, posters, bookmarks, etc. and what to say at virtually any event without upsetting anyone and encouraging many.

 

 

What will I get out of it?

  • You will learn exactly what messages will work and how to promote them in every channel of communication you use.
  • You will learn the motivations for leaving legacies
  • You will understand how to research and develop a whole team of legacy “voices” to promote this way of giving.

 

Click here for the full post on the Website

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Ayub Hassan

We are shocked and saddened at the tragic fatal stabbing in West Kensington last week of Ayub Hassan, a 17 year old local resident.   Ayub’s friends, family and community are understandably reeling from this horrific incident.  The police are reaching out to local communities to ask what support is needed, and they are obviously the first point of contact if you have any information that might assist their enquiries, but Sobus would also be glad to provide whatever support we can to help you and the communities you work with, through this very difficult time.

Knife crime and gang culture is clearly a huge issue affecting communities up and down the country, with last week’s horrific news planting this issue very firmly on our doorstep.  While lots of organisations are working incredibly hard to tackle the problem, clearly more needs to be done on both a national, regional and local level and it is likely that in the coming weeks and months, we will come together to explore how we, as individuals, organisations and a community, can work together on this.

Our deepest sympathies are extended to this young man’s family, friends and community.  It is hard to imagine the devastation and grief that they must now endure.

Any witnesses or anyone with any information is asked to call police on 101 or contact via Twitter @MetCC quoting CAD 4136/07MAR.

To give information anonymously contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or online at crimestoppers-uk.org.”

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NHS Hammersmith and Fulham CCG – Financial Recovery – Equality Workshop

 

 

NHS Hammersmith and Fulham CCG would like to invite people living in Hammersmith and Fulham, and their carers, to attend a drop in Equalities Day on our financial recovery plans on:

Date: Wednesday 27 March, 2:30pm – 6pm.

Venue:Irish Cultural Centre, 5 Black’s Rd, Hammersmith, London W6 9DT

The purpose of the drop in is to give local people the opportunity to share how they think the CCG’s proposed financial recovery plans will affect different groups, particularly in consideration of the following: age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion and belief, sex, sexual orientation, people who are homeless, rough sleepers, vulnerable migrants, sex workers, gypsies or travellers, carers, different socio-economic groups and other multiply excluded people.

It is really important that we hear your views to help ensure that we are delivering the safest and most equitable level of clinical care possible.

Although it is a drop in event, we would be grateful if you could please register here:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/nhs-hammersmith-and-fulham-ccg-equality-workshop-tickets-58290288823

Click here to see full info.

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Funds Online – the all-new funding website

Why subscribe to Funds Online?

  • Over 8,000 funders giving £8 billion, all on one website. Funds Online will have data from our current four funding websites – Trustfunding.org.uk, Governmentfunding.org.uk, Companygiving.org.uk and Grantsforindividuals.org.uk – all on one website. If you subscribe to more than one of our current websites, you’ll have access to all your subscriptions in one place!
  • New user dashboard that will help you keep track of applications.
  • Improved search function; a quicker and more intuitive experience, helping you to connect with your funding like never before.
  • Find your funding on the go; access your funding on a range of mobile devices.

Same great team behind the data – we have a team of researchers updating the data to help you save time in your search.

Go to Funds Online now to find out more.

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H&F Civic Honours 2019 – don’t forget to nominate your local hero!

There are just three weeks until nominations close for the H&F Civic Honours 2019.

 

Nominations have been coming in from across the borough, so make sure your local hero doesn’t miss out on the chance to be recognised for the great things they do.

We are looking for nominations in 10 different categories:

  • Most dedicated volunteer
  • Acts of courage
  • Bringing people together
  • Acts of compassion
  • Contributions to art, culture and heritage
  • Sporting achievements
  • Community organiser
  • Improving our environment
  • Contributions to health and wellbeing
  • Lifetime achievement.

 

You can nominate anyone who lives, works, studies or volunteers in H&F, or a local community organisation.

Your nominations will go forward to a judging panel and the finalists in each category will be invited to a gala dinner and awards ceremony at the Town Hall in King Street on Wednesday 12 June.

To send us your nominations, visit: www.lbhf.gov.uk/community/hf-civic-honours and remember that the final date for nominations is Sunday 31 March.

If you have any queries about making a nomination, please email civichonours@lbhf.gov.uk

 

Click here to see full post on Sobus website.

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National Park City Festival: Community Activity Grants Are Open!

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Applications are now open for National Park City Festival community activity grants.

The Mayor of London is working with the National Park City Foundation, other partners, and Londoners to make London the world’s first National Park City this year. We’ll be marking this moment with the National Park City Festival in July. Now we’d like you to help make it happen.

The festival runs from 20-28 July and will celebrate London’s great outdoor spaces. There’ll be fun activities from culture and health and fitness to wildlife, the environment and more. We will also encourage Londoners to discover new spaces and find fresh ways to get in touch with nature. We want to give all Londoners, community groups and businesses the opportunity to take part. With your help, we can make our city greener, healthier and wilder.

The Mayor is offering community activity grants of £200-2000 to support organisations that want to hold festival activities in their local area. We particularly want to reach out to broader networks and attract audiences who traditionally under-use outdoor space.

Applications are open now with the deadline of 5pm on Friday 15 March. All activities must take place during the National Park City Festival in July.

We would love to hear your fantastic ideas for festival activities from sing-a-long trails and wildlife-hotel building workshops, to park parkour and canal paddle boarding. For more information or to apply, visit http://www.london.gov.uk/national-park-city-festival-grants. Please also feel free to share with any relevant organisations who may be interested in taking part.

If you don’t need grant funding for your activity, you can still add it to the event listings and programme. We’ll be posting more details soon.

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