Please find below a list of community events to mark one year since the Grenfell Tower fire tragedy. There will be a nationwide one minute silence at 12pm on the 14th June. For more information visit the Kensington & Chelsea Social Council website. Community Events Places you can go to over the anniversary What to do if you need NHS support Community Events St Clement’s Garden of Peace and Healing Sunday 10th June, 10.30amFollowing the Parish Mass, the dedication of the new garden by the Bishop of London and Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, will be at 11.45 am. Followed by refreshments in the Sirdar Road garden. St Clement’s Church Evening Vigil Monday 11th, 7.30pm Find out more St Clement’s Church 24 Hour Grenfell Vigil From Wednesday 13th, 6pm A 24 hour vigil will be held to mark the first anniversary of the Grenfell fire, from 6pm on the evening before the fire began. Prayers will be said at 1.30am. The vigil will continue throughout 14th June, concluding with a Eucharist at 5pm. Find out more. Those who wish will then join the Silent March from nearby Notting Hill Methodist church on Lancaster Road, which will leave shortly after 6.00 pm. Mass at St Francis of Assisi Church Wednesday 13th, 7.30pm St Helen’s Church Anniversary Memorial Service Thursday 14th, 11am Public unveiling of a community mosaic Thursday 14th, Maxilla Gardens, 11.30am Remembering Grenfell at St Philips Church Thursday 14th, 12.30pm Eucharist St. Philips Church will be open for prayer all day on the 14th June, and at 12.30pm, a Eurcharist will be offered in memory of those who died and with prayers for those affected by the fire. Remembering Together at Kensington Memorial Park Thursday 14th, 7pm Special Prayers and Remembrance at Al Manaar Muslic Cultural Heritage Centre Thursday 14th, 8.45pm Community Together at Avondale Park Saturday 16th, 12pm to 6pm Grenfell Unity Fun Day at Kensington Memorial Park Saturday 16th, 12pm to 6pm Community Cream Team at Latymer Community Church Saturday 16th, 3pm to 5pm Places you can go to over the anniversary There are a number of places open over the anniversary, where you can call in to spend time, be around other people, or have a chat over a cup of tea. Clement James Centre, will be open as usual from 9.30am to 6pm on the 14th and 15th June. The Samaritans will be based at the Clement James Centre, offering support on the 13th and 14th. The Dalgarno Trust drop-in. A quiet and comfortable space to be around other residents. 9am to 5pm throughout the week. The Curve will have quiet places available over the anniversary. Open 10am to 8pm on 14th and 15th June and 11am to 6pm on Saturday 16th June. The centre will have extended opening hours on the Thursday 13th June with Iftar from 8pm to 11pm. What to do if you need NHS support Visit your GP. If you are not registered with a GP, you can do this in person at your nearest practice, do this online at www.nhs.uk, or speak to the NHS outreach team. For urgent emotional health and wellbeing support call 0800 0234 650. Lines are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Contact the NHS outreach team – the outreach team is working locally and can visit you in your own home. To arrange a visit, ring 020 8962 4393. Grenfell Health and Wellbeing Service – offers support to people if they feel traumatised, anxious, stressed, worried or are unable to sleep. You can self-refer online at www.grenfellwellbeing.com or ring 020 8637 6279, or email grenfell.wellbeingservice@nhs.net
Are you an experienced restorative practitioner who is looking to further your skills and develop your ability to deliver training in this field. If so, please join us for a three day training course (9th and 16th October, 2018), two days of which will be in the learning environment, the final day will be an observation of your delivery of training. This course is delivered by Janet Clark and experienced Trainer, Accredited Restorative Practitioner, Assessor, Consultant and someone who has been working in the field for over 17 years. For further information, please contact Janet Clark on 07825 315624 or janetclark@restorativeapproachestraining.co.uk
Caring for a friend or family member can be extremely rewarding. However, it can be easy for carers to neglect their own needs and they can be unaware of the support available to them. For Carers’ Week (11th – 17th June) we’ve put together some of our information guides to help carers fulfil their role as carer, both practically and emotionally: Advice for carers Caring for someone with dementia Carer’s Allowance There are currently around 6.5 million carers in the UK – so it’s likely that you’ll know a carer, or are one yourself. From: Age UK Information & Advice
Team London are offering grants of £10,000 – £30,000 per year, for up to three years, to community groups, small charities and voluntary sector organisations to run projects which encourage young Londoners to volunteer or take part in social action. Funded projects will: Work with 10 – 20 year olds on volunteering and/or social action projects which promote wellbeing and emotional resilience. Demonstrate how volunteering and/or social action positively impacts on young people’s wellbeing and emotional resilience. Work with groups that are disproportionately affected by mental health issues such as those within the criminal justice system or young refugees or asylum seekers. Click Here for more information. Deadline to apply is 9th July 2018. Chloe Holness Youth Social Action Project Officer, Team London City Hall, The Queen’s Walk, London, SE1 2AA 020 7084 2546 or 07522 218 637 Sign up for our Team London newsletters Nominate a volunteering hero for a Team London Award
Family Friends are currently looking for a fundraising consultant to maximize the generation of funds for our charity. The role is primary to prepare applications and reports for Trusts and Grant-Making Bodies. We are ideally looking for someone that is London based with at least two years’ experience of grants and trusts fundraising. This is for one day a week. Click here for a PDF document with more info Click the logo above to go to the Family Friends Website
West Trans are looking to expand their e-bike programme. Electric bikes now account for over a third of bicyle sales in Germany, with the Netherlands and Holland not far behind. These countries have embraced the convenience of the e-bike, and its potential to expand cycling to people who wouldn’t, or couldn’t, ride a standard bicycle. However, e-bike popularity is very low in the UK, despite the benefits they can provide to older people, people recovering from injuries or illness, people who want to cycle but live in a hilly area, commuters, and many others. They also have potential for business use, especially e-cargo bikes. They are hopeful that running this trial will encourage greater adoption of e-bikes, and wider cycling, particularly for groups who have low cycling levels at the moment. To encourage the take-up of e-bikes in West London, and to gauge the different uses they could serve, WestTrans is running a trial. This will initially involve providing free e-bikes to employees of businesses in West London to use to get to and from work, and for site visits. Contact Emily Shovlar: ShovlarE@ealing.gov.uk if you’re interested.
We are working with Accenture on a board-matching event which will take place on Monday 18th June, from 6.30-7.30pm in central London. The event will introduce charities looking for new trustees/board members with Accenture employees who would like to become trustees. The expertise of the Accenture employees could include digital, marketing and comms, strategy, business planning, business development, finance, HR and more. We are going to select the charities to get a range of causes, and to match skills available with charity needs. Your board meetings need to be held in London since that is where the Accenture employees are based. If you are interested in attending, please register your interest at:https://gettingonboard.formstack.com/forms/accenture_board_matching_event Penny Wilson CEO Getting on Board Registered charity 1112013 email: penny@gettingonboard.org web: www.gettingonboard.org
Diabetes afflicts more people in the U.K. than any other serious health condition. There are 4.6 million Type 1 sufferers and an estimated 12.3 million people are potential type 2 diabetics. Help to raise awareness, participate in an event or alternatively share your experience on line. Click here to find out how you can get involved.
This Carers Week is looking at all the ways that support can be given to carers to stay Healthy and Connected. Building communities which support carers to look after their loved ones well, while recognising that they are individuals with health and wellbeing needs of their own. Click Here to find out how you can help carers to become Healthy and Connected.