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Exchanging Places Events

We also set up ‘Exchanging Places’ events to raise awareness of cycle safety.

These events allow people to sit in the driver’s seat of a HGV or bus to get a better understanding of what the driver can and can’t see, especially in regards to cyclists on the nearside and directly in front of the vehicle.

Exchanging Places video

A YouTube video has been launched, which features an experienced lorry driver and a regular cyclist who exchange places and discuss their thoughts. It also offers guidance and clearly demonstrates correct cycling, driving and pedestrian behaviour to ensure safer journeys and avoid collisions.

To watch the video, see ‘Related Links’ in the right hand navigation.

Events

Come along to any of the exchanging places events below. Bike marking will also be offered at the following events:

8th February 2016 10:00 – 14:00 London South Bank Uni Ontario street SE1 6NG

12th,13th&14th February 2016 9am -5pm Cycle show Excel centre E16 1XL

18th February 2016 07:30 – 09:30 Chelsea Creek SW6

23rd February 2016 07:30 – 09:30 Vine Street Bridge EC1R

24th February 2016 07:30 – 09:30 Bonner Bridge Victoria Park E3 5TB

25th February 2016 07:30 – 10:00 Battleship Place Kingscross Station

26th February 2016 07:30 – 09:30 Wellington Arch W1J 7JZ

1st March 2016 07:30 – 09:30 The Cut Junc With Waterloo SE1

3rd March 2016 07:30 – 09:30 Beadon road W6 0EA

10th March 2016 07:30 – 09:30 Victoria and Albert Museum SW7 2Rl

15th March 2016 07:30 – 09:30 Shepherds Bush Green W12 8PH

17th March 2016 07:30 -09:30 Burrell Street SE1 0UN

For more information about Exchanging Places, please email the Cycle Safety Team – see related contacts on this webpage.

 

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Cycle marking events

Security mark your bike free of charge

We regularly set up engagement stalls offering advice as well as free security marking and registration onto BikeRegister’s online database.

Registering your bike helps police and retailers identify and verify the legitimate owner of bikes that have been stolen or are being resold.

Come along to any of our marking events below;
8th February 2016 10:00 – 14:00 London South Bank Uni Ontario street SE1 6NG
12th,13th&14th February 2016 9am -5pm Cycle show Excel centre E16 1XL
18th February 2016 07:30 – 09:30 Chelsea Creek SW6
23rd February 2016 07:30 – 09:30 Vine Street Bridge EC1R
24th February 2016 07:30 – 09:30 Bonner Bridge Victoria Park E3 5TB
25th February 2016 07:30 – 10:00 Battleship Place Kingscross Station
26th February 2016 07:30 – 09:30 Wellington Arch W1J 7JZ

1st March 2016 07:30 – 09:30 The Cut Junc With Waterloo SE1
3rd March 2016 07:30 – 09:30 Beadon road W6 0EA
10th March 2016 07:30 – 09:30 Victoria and Albert Museum SW7 2Rl
15th March 2016 07:30 – 09:30 Shepherds Bush Green W12 8PH
17th March 2016 07:30 -09:30 Burrell Street SE1 0UN
Please visit your local Safer Transport Team website,  for details of local cycle marking events.

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Nubian Life Trustee (chair person)

Nubian Life is seeking to recruit a Chair of Trustees to lead and direct the Board and organisation through our next phase of development. We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic individual primarily to work closely with our existing trustees, CEO to help raise funds and the profile of our charity. We provide day care facilities 4 days a week for the elderly in our community. We are an established well respected local charity that has been in existence since the 19th July 1996.
Nubian Life continues to be primarily funded by the local authority and successful third sector bids and grants.

To apply or for further information please contact Sonia Stewart: soniastewart@nubianlife.org.uk

 

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End of Life Care JSNA Communications

On February the 10th, the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment for End of Life Care was published. The JSNA aimed to inform a future strategic approach to end of life care.

The JSNA reinforced the concept that ‘End of Life Care’ is all care delivered in the last year or so of life, and is much wider than the specialist palliative care services such as hospices and specialist teams in hospitals. People approaching the last phase of life experience a range of physical, emotional and spiritual symptoms. To manage these issues effectively requires integrated and multidisciplinary working between teams and across sectors regardless of whether the person is in their home, in hospital, a care home, or hospice.

Good end of life care is also very much about the families, friends and carers of people at end of life, who also experience a range of challenges and will have their own specific needs which must be addressed before, during and after the person’s death.

 

The focus on supporting people to receive care, and be supported to die in their preferred place of care, requires a future shift in culture which can only be achieved by upskilling the workforce in identifying the dying phase, having ‘difficult’ conversations and managing end of life care needs and preferences. For this reason, the JSNA recommends a comprehensive and joined up training programme for all frontline staff and those who provide care to people in their last few years of life.

 

Whole Systems Integrated Care (WSIC) and Shaping a Healthier Future (SaHF) strategies and respective local authority strategies provide opportunities to focus on community based care and enhance end of life care.

 

Key messages for the Third sector

  • The community, voluntary and independent sector have a vital role to play in enabling people from all cultures to experience good end of life care
  • Community organisations and assets providing practical, emotional and spiritual support should be mapped and mobilised to support end of life care
  • Commissioners and providers should work collaboratively with third sector organisations to develop their role and contributions to end of life care

Key messages for CCGs and GPs

  • People approaching end of life are not always identified early. This is essential to ensuring that patients have a proper care plan in place which addresses their individual needs and preferences. These care plans need to be created and shared on Coordinate My Care (CMC)
  • In order to create open and honest communication with patients and their loved ones, a ‘culture shift’ is needed which addresses the taboos on discussing death and dying.
  • There is a need to support professionals to develop confidence in initiating these discussions. This can be achieved through delivery of a coordinated education and training programme for frontline staff.
  • To make informed decisions on their care people approaching the end of their life, and their families and carers, require access to good quality information
  • Strategic leadership is required to coordinate care across the system. Leadership should reflect a community based model with input from specialist services.
  • End of Life Care needs to be integrated into current strategies and projects. Whole Systems Integrated Care is a key delivery mechanism.

www.jsna.info/endoflifecare

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Job Opportunity with Advance

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Female* Programme Manager

 

Contract: Permanent
Grade/Salary: NJC scale 34-40: £32,827 – £37,297 per annum (Inc. London Weighting)
This is the salary range by negotiation
Working hours: 35 hours per week with some on-call management cover required
Work location: Based at ADVANCE Hammersmith office

 

The Programme Manager will work with Advance management team, Angelou Partners and funders to ensure high quality delivery of services across the partnership, managing change and innovation, coordinating a range of services, including setting up pilot project and joint training and development opportunities across Angelou and ensuring accurate quarterly reports to the three boroughs. Managerial experience at a senior level is required as well as experience of working with a range of partners to deliver joint services and casework management experience.

The post-holder will be responsible for coordinating and reporting on the delivery of VAWG services, overseeing coordinating and ensuring the quality delivery of a range of services covering the VAWG agenda commissioned by the three boroughs (Kensington & Chelsea, Westminster and Hammersmith &Fulham), and operational management of and for ensuring services are safety focused and of the highest quality to reduce risk and meet women and children’s needs. A sound knowledge of domestic abuse and VAWG services, criminal justice interventions, casework management, and safeguarding practice will be required.

Closing date: 26th February at 12pm Interview date: 7th & 8th March

ADVANCE is committed to equality and diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. The post will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and is open to women only (*Exempt under the Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9, Part 1).
Benefits include 30 days holiday and a non-contributory pension scheme.

To apply please download the application form and Job Description from our website

Completed applications should be emailed to althea.k@advancecharity.org.uk or posted marked ‘Private and Confidential’ to :
Althea King, ADVANCE (BSU Recruitment)
Unit 6,The Lanchesters 162-164 Fulham Palace Road
London W6 9ER

 

Registered Charity Number 1086873

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Latin Line Dance

 

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Latin Line Dance

 

Every Thursday                      11:30am-12:30pm

@St John’s Fulham

North End Road, Fulham, SW6 IBP

Cost: £1

Tutor Lindale will have you stepping in time to the Rhythms of the Cha Cha, Rumba, Salsa & more!

This exciting class is for everyone -whether you are a passionate dancer or a complete beginner.

You can Come Alone or bring a partner.

Latin Line Dance

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Job Opportunities with Sobus

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Sobus is recruiting a Property Manager to deliver its new strategy to better support the voluntary sector in Hammersmith and Fulham. We are looking for an entrepreneurial individual with previous experience of managing property. The Property Manager will manage and develop Sobus’ Hubs which provide high quality and affordable premises for voluntary and community sector and start up enterprises.

Sobus is also looking for a receptionist.

For full details and application form for the above vacancies please visit our jobs page.

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Three Borough Equalities Objective’s Workshop

NHS Central London, West London and Hammersmith and Fulham Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) are in the process of setting, measuring and refreshing our equality objectives.

Please join us from 12 pm on Thursday 11 February to ensure that we drive Equality and Inclusion through everything that we do, specifically in the commissioning of services on behalf of our residents.

During this event the attendees will score our progress on meeting the current objectives, while also helping to agree new priorities for 2016 onwards.

We are providing a light lunch and networking session to start the event.

Please confirm your attendance via the link above.

Further details will be sent once you have registered but do get in touch if you have any questions before then.

When
Where
St Pauls Centre – Queen Caroline Street London W6 9PJ GB – View Map

 

 

Book your place here

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The Prince’s Trust Explore Enterprise Programme

Are you 18-30 years old and unemployed/working part-time? Have you ever wanted to run your own business but don’t know where to start? Then The Prince’s Trust can help!

 

If you’re keen to start a business, you can attend a free interactive workshop to learn about the nuts and bolts of starting and running a business, including: business planning, marketing, sales, raising capital, budgeting and tax. It could even land you a Level 1 Award in Exploring Enterprise.

The Prince’s Trust is running a 4-day Explore Enterprise Course from 23rd-26th February in Hammersmith (other dates also available). Afterwards, you can receive up to 3 years of support from a business mentor and apply for a loan with us.

For further information about our Enterprise Programme, click here

If you’d like to be booked onto the Enterprise Course in February or require further information, please email Catherine.capone@princes-trust.org.uk

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Doorstep Library is looking for volunteers

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Are you available Mondays, Tuesdays or Thursdays between 3.45-6.30pm during school term time?

Come and join an enthusiastic team of volunteers who are passionate about books and helping children to love story time, and have lots of fun along the way!

 

Doorstep Library visits families on estates in Hammersmith & Fulham. Each project recruits volunteers to pay weekly visits to families in disadvantaged areas to read stories to their children and bring a choice of children books to borrow.

Volunteers work in pairs, with each pair picking appropriate books. We visit families in their homes/ on their doorsteps, read a story with the children and lend them books for the week. Through the reading of stories to the children we also act to befriend parents/ carers, offering a listening ear and signposting suitable local services where appropriate.

All Volunteers receive initial and on-going training and support throughout the placement.

For further information and an application form, please email: enquiries@doorsteplibrary.org.uk or give us a call on:020 8870 1476

Please do forward this to anyone you think might be interested in volunteering with us.

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