NICOLA Arts is offering free dance classes for young people aged 15–25 in Hammersmith and Fulham, RBKC, and the surrounding areas. This exciting initiative is generously funded by Sport England, allowing us to offer the classes completely free of charge.

The classes include:

  • Street Dance– Tuesdays, 4:30 – 5:30 PM
  • Break Dance– Fridays, 5:30 – 6:30 PM
  • Dance Hall– Fridays, 6:30 – 7:30 PM

The above classes are taking place at Vanston Place Community Centre, and we welcome participants of all experience levels. For those under 18, a parental permission slip will be required.

We’d greatly appreciate it if you could share this opportunity within your networks to help us reach as many young people as possible. If anyone is interested, they can contact us via WhatsApp at +44 796 748 3977 or email us at contact@nicolaarts.org for more details or to register.

We would also be happy to offer a 4 weeks dance course for your clients at our or your venue, we are flexible with time and style of dance.

For more information please feel free to contact us directly or to find out more about NICOLA Arts and our work, please visit our website at www.nicolaarts.org.

Join our shared objective to to develop a roadmap to significantly reduce youth unemployment and boost productivity and growth across West London by securing your free place at the upcoming West London Youth Careers Summit.

Thursday 14 November 2024 | 9am – 5pm | Ibis Earls Court, SW6 1UD

Further details & booking

The day includes the opportunity to meet local trusts, primary care, social work, volunteer teams, and education and training providers.

There is still time for the community to join us at our World Mental Health Day celebrations at our More Than A Game Open Day in October! We are hosting another More Than A Game Open Day to give people in the community the opportunity to get active for their mental health, get involved in inclusive football activities and learn about mental health and wellbeing opportunities in the community! The Open Day will provide a taster session of our weekly More Than A Game Football sessions, which include fun and inclusive football and wellbeing activities for adults (18+) of all abilities and experiences.

The Open Day will take place on Sunday 13th October 2024 from 11am until 1pm at Fulham FC Training Ground, New Malden, Motspur Park, KT3 6PT.

People can find more information and book their space on: www.fulhamfc.com/morethanagame.

All of our Trusts will be ‘under one roof’ to talk about our great NHS and care careers. Live talks and will take place & it is the ideal place to find out about opportunities and pathways/careers. Some of ours exhibitors include:

  • Imperial NHS Trust
  • Chelsea & Westminster NSH Trust
  • West London  NHS Trust
  • CLCH NHS Trust
  • CNWL NHS Trust
  • London North West
  • Volunteer to career
  • Midwifery
  • General Practice
  • Allied Health Professionals
  • Social work
  • NHS England

Click here for further info

Association of Chairs is a network for Chairs and Vice Chairs working in social purpose and not-for-profit organisations.

I’m Lally and I’m leading our London project at AoC, which is providing extra support specifically for London Chairs and Vice Chairs in the form of monthly in-person peer support events and a Co-Mentoring Scheme. This is thanks to specialist funder City Bridge Foundation.  

Our mission is:

  • To help enable more London Chairs to lead more effectively
  • For Chairs to have access to a London network for mutual support
  • For more equity, diversity and inclusion among London Chairs

We have a great programme of monthly in-person London peer sessions lined up for the Autumn, kicking off in September and our co-mentoring scheme for London Chairs is going really well too and the application process is open for that, with the next matching taking place in October time. We’re into the second year of our London Project now and we are focussing on our EDI strategy this year too. So lots going on.

Our updated London Project web-page can be found online here.

We’re so keen to get the word out to as many London Chairs / Vice Chairs / Co-Chairs and aspiring Chairs as possible and these events and co-mentoring scheme are totally free of charge.

BAMER-led nonprofits, are you ready to take your organisation to the next level? Your sustainability, fundraising, and leadership at no cost!

The AVOCADO+ Accelerator 2024/25 Programme is now accepting applications, and here’s the best part – it’s completely free for all BAMER-led non-profits!

This intensive 7-month programme will equip you with the tools and knowledge to boost your sustainability, fundraising, and leadership at no cost!
Why Apply?


✔️ Gain essential skills in financial fitness, operations, impact measurement, and more.
✔️ Receive expert guidance and mentorship.
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Don’t miss this chance to accelerate your impact.

Application Deadline: 27th October 2024

Please submit your application here


My mailing lists have been allocated some £10 Tickets for Pins and Needles at Kiln Theatre.

Pins and Needles is a Rob Drummond play that explores the politics around vaccines, and the human stories behind them. Rob Drummond, whose plays are ‘utterly unpredictable’ (The Stage), explores the politics around vaccines, and the human stories behind them. 

CAUTION: Contains truth, lies and misinformation. You decide.

Rob is putting science and scepticism to the test in his new play. For research, he speaks to Mary, a mother trying to make the best decisions for her family, Robert, an angry son who distrusts institutions, and Edward Jenner, the father of modern vaccinations. The more he listens, the more he struggles to keep his own subjectivity off the table, which begs the question – how do you know who to trust?

The £10 tickets are for all performances from Thu 19 – Wed 25 Sept

(Tickets must be booked by Sunday 22 September)

You can also get £5 off all tickets for performances from Thu 26 Sept – Sat 12 Oct

(Tickets must be booked by Sunday 29 September)

To book tickets please call the Box Office on 0207 328 1000 or online and use my promocode BID

 

 

Want to celebrate Christmas with other H&F residents? If so, you’re invited to H&F’s Big Christmas Day Lunch!

Come along for a great festive day out with food, music, gifts, dancing, and the chance to meet residents who otherwise would be celebrating alone.

Take a look back on the 2023 Big Christmas Lunch.

The day is completely free and open to any vulnerable or over 60s residents in H&F.

Date: 25 December 2024

Time: 11.00am to 3.00pm

Ages: 60+

Venue: Novotel London West, 1 Shortlands W6 8DR

You can book your spot and free transportation from Monday 16 September.

Applications close Monday 16 December, or when we reach capacity.

Confirmation of your place, menu choice and any transport requests will be sent out from Monday 9 December.

Enquiries: Tel 020 8753 2135 / Email EventsTeam@lbhf.gov.uk