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News, Opportunities

Freston Road Hub Open House

Free Tour

Come and visit Freston Road Hub to see the spaces we have available
Chat to us about your office space and meeting room requirements and
The support you need to establish and grow your business

Free Hot-Desk space

Free hot desk for two hours between 10.30am – 4.30pm (subject to availability)

Free Mailbox Service

Two months free Mailbox Service for anyone taking out an annual mailbox service between 11^th – 22^nd November 2019

Free or reduced Membership Fee

If you think you might be interested our Hot Desk or Mailbox services before the end of March 2020, take advantage of the special offer available from 11^th – 22^nd November 2019

25% discount for local businesses based in RBKC
FREE membership for North Kensington residents

For information about other local events during Enterprise Week please visit: www.rbkc.gov.uk

09/10/2019/by Oumayma Tuijri

News, Opportunities

Enterprise Week 2019

Growing Your Business

Taking on staff: people management and team building

Sobus are pleased to offer a free workshop for small business owners and entreprenuers in the North Kensington area who are looking to grow their business.

The workshop will explore:

building teams
managing people
An introduction to HR management

Tuesday 19^th November

10.30am – 1pm

Spaces are limited and will be prioritised for North Kensington businesses and residents.

To request a place, please visit www.eventbrite.com and search for “Sobus“ or email: reception.frh@sobus.org.uk

For information about other local events during Enterprise Week please visit: www.rbkc.gov.uk

09/10/2019/by Oumayma Tuijri

News

The relationship between H&F Council and the local community and voluntary sector

The relationship between H&F Council and the local community and voluntary sector

CEO and Leaders’ Meeting

On Monday 9^th October, LBHF Cabinet are considering a report which will initiate local discussion and dialogue regarding the future relationship that needs to be established and developed between themselves and the local 3^rd sector.

Please follow the link below.

http://democracy.lbhf.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=116&MId=6584&Ver=4

Clearly, this is an important piece of work that we need to discuss and engage with and we would really welcome input from local organisations

Obviously, Sobus will be looking at a range of opportunities to engage with local groups and organisations about this – but to start with, I would like to invite you, together with a few other CEOs from local organisations to meet for an initial meeting with Ruth on Tuesday 15^th October, 10.30-12.30.

For this first meeting, we are hoping that the most senior individuals from local organisations (i.e. at CEO or Board level) can attend – as we need those with the appropriate authority in their organisations to help shape and inform this important piece of work.

For further information and to book a place, please contact admin@sobus.org.uk

04/10/2019/by Oumayma Tuijri

News, Opportunities

Comoodle H&F home page is now live!

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Great news!

We are so excited to announce, that our new sharing platform Comoodle H&F home page is now live.

Visit https://www.comoodle.com/h&f

How to get involved?
Please think about what Stuff, Space or Skills you might be able to share to help your local community or you may want to borrow stuff, so have a look what’s being offered up.

If you need to know more, just get in touch
comoodle@sobus.org.uk

03/10/2019/by Oumayma Tuijri

Funding, News

Grenfell Young People’s Fund

The Grenfell Young People’s Fund is an Evening Standard Dispossessed Fund initiative. The Evening Standard Dispossessed Fund was set up in 2010 to help grassroots charities tackling poverty, inequality and exclusion across the capital.

On the day of the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017, the Evening Standard newspaper and The London Community Foundation launched a fundraising campaign for those affected by the fire. In the subsequent months, The London Community Foundation received funds from other appeals, including the #Game4Grenfell football match (whose proceeds were added to the Evening Standard Dispossessed Fund), the Artists for Grenfell fundraising single, the FA Community Shield football match and from The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.

The aim of this fund is to improve the lives of children and young people affected by the Grenfell Tower fire.

Themes

Through this fund, we want to provide funding for organisations who can provide the following outcomes for the children and young people being supported:

• Children and young people have improved wellbeing
• Children and young people are engaged, empowered and have a role in society
• Young people are ‘work ready’ and/or employed

Eligibility

Organisations directly supporting children and young people affected by the Grenfell Tower fire will be prioritised for funding. Projects indirectly supporting children and young people (e.g. through supporting parents and carers) may be considered. No more than 20% of organisations funded in this Round will be where children and young people are indirectly supported.
Priority will be given to organisations who are locally based in North Kensington. Up to a maximum of 20% of overall Grenfell Children and Young People’s Fund money can be made available for organisations who are based outside of The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. All organisations who are not based in The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea will have to demonstrate how they work in partnership with local organisation(s).
There is no maximum or minimum organisation turnover size. Smaller organisations (under £500,000 income) will be prioritised. A maximum of 20% of organisations funded will have an income of over £500,000.
Applications from organisations currently in receipt of funding from Round 1 of this fund will not be eligible to apply.

Grant size

Grants of up to £15,000 per year over 3 years are available, so a total grant of £45,000 will be available per organisation over the 3-year period. Organisations can apply for a maximum of £15,000 per year.

How to apply

To apply to this fund, firstly, please take a look at the fund guidelines and application form guidance by clicking on the buttons below or at the top right hand side of the screen. Then if eligible, click on the ‘Apply’ button to complete the online application form.

Deadline

Midday 23rd October 2019

Contact details

Please contact The Programmes Team at The London Community Foundation.

03/10/2019/by Oumayma Tuijri

Conference, News, Opportunities

Annual Community Champions Conference

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The conference is a celebration of our Champions, who are all local residents working within voluntary and community sector organisations across Kensington and Chelsea, and Westminster.

It offers an opportunity to bring them together with the many services and partners they work with, and to enable senior decision-makers to meet the Champions.

This year will be our seventh year and the theme for the day is ‘Celebrating Diversity’.

Date: Wed 13^th November, starting 10am, finishing 1.40pm, followed by lunch till 2.30pm
Venue: Kensington Town Hall (Great Hall), Hornton Street, W8 7NX

The conference starts at 10am and will consist of a number of champions and other speakers on the theme of diversity, two round round-table discussion slots, an award ceremony, and hot lunch to finish.

To find out more, click here.

Click here to view/download the invitation.

01/10/2019/by Oumayma Tuijri

News

Every Mind Matters

Public Health England is launching a major new mental health campaign, called Every Mind Matters, on 7th October 2019.

Public Health England, with support from some of the most respected organisations in the field.

The campaign aims to support everyone to feel more confident in taking action to look after their mental health and wellbeing by promoting a range of self-care actions.

You can download the resources here to learn more about the campaign and find out how you can take advantage of a range of opportunities available.

Watch webinar to learn more about Public Health England’s major new mental health campaign.

The webinar covers:

Background and campaign aims
Key learnings from the pilot
Campaign plans for October
How you can get involved

26/09/2019/by Oumayma Tuijri

Funding, New Free Digital Marketing Course For Local Businesses, News

The Funders Fair 2019

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The Funders Fair – 9^th October – Kensington Town Hall

This year’s funders fair is a little later than usual. It will be held on 9^th October at Kensington Town Hall.

We are also sharing the event with our colleagues from Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea as we have done I previous years.

And with that I urge all of you to come along….

Register now at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/funders-fair-2019-registration-60919403576

There will be a selection of funders on the day to help you and to provide information on what they support.

Some will even provide you with useful tips on how to make applications.

For many of you obtaining funding has been a long and hard journey, and many of you have still to find the right funder to support you and your cause.

Funding is difficult for nearly everyone and this event will give you the opportunity to explore what you might need to do next on your journey or simply give you ideas for future applications.

It will also be a great opportunity to meet others also thinking about funding, quite simply a great networking event.

We at Sobus have 500+groups registered with us, and many of them are small and many new to the funding scene.

For those that have yet to obtain funding and those that have found it difficult when applying for funding this is really the event for you so make sure you come along.

Those who are in larger organisations and have years of experience in obtaining funding may have staff and volunteers who could benefit from this event. It really might be just the thing needed to provide that extra bit of development for them.

So come along on 9^th October to:

Kensington Town Hall, Hornton St, Kensington, London W8 7N.

It all starts at 9:30 finishing with lunch at 1:30

Please register now on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/funders-fair-2019-registration-60919403576

24/09/2019/by Oumayma Tuijri

New Free Digital Marketing Course For Local Businesses, News, Opportunities

2nd Young H&F Sexual Health & Wellbeing Roundtable

Join Young H&F for our 2nd roundtable discussion on Sexual Health & Wellbeing for young people in the borough.

Please join us as we host a conversation about young people’s sexual health & wellbeing in the borough.

This event is the 2nd roundtable in a series and is open to young people, those working with young people through schools, services or youth groups as well as healthcare professionals too.

This event is part of a wider project exploring the barriers which may exist to young people accessing sexual health services and information in Hammersmith and Fulham and how collaborative working can better support young people.

YHFF aim to use these roundtables to kickstart an action plan for working with our networks, health services, schools and other stakeholders to support young people’s holistic wellbeing. This event is an opportunity for cross-sector collaboration to shape the project with your views.

Click here to see more details about this event and book your space.

Date and Time

Wed, October 16, 2019

4:00 PM – 6:00 PM BST

23/09/2019/by Oumayma Tuijri