DIY store B&Q operates a community re-use scheme through all its branches across the UK. The scheme donates unsellable products and materials for re-use by local schools, other educational institutions and community groups, for the benefit of the local community and the environment.
All items are donated on the understanding that they will be re-used or disposed of responsibly if they aren’t used. Eligible groups include: Schools and colleges; Child minders, playgroups and nurseries; Allotment associations, community gardening projects; Youth groups including scouts, guides and cadets; Registered charities; Hospices; Conservation groups including The Conservation Volunteers and Forest Schools; Community projects organised by local churches and other religious groups; Women’s Institute, Lions Clubs, Rotary, Townswomen Guilds; Royal British Legion; Adult education projects, University of the Third Age and other local community groups.
B&Q also works with Community Repaint, a network of schemes that collects any surplus, re-usable paint and redistributes it within their communities to individuals and families on low income, charities and community groups.
For more information please contact your local store directly and speak to a duty manager.
Click Here for more information on the B&Q in the Community Website
Once again the Borough is looking for potential Oscar-winning businesses, organisations, entrepreneurs and social enterprises to enter the H&F Brilliant Business Awards. www.hfbrill4biz.com With 13 categories to enter – why not bolster your chances and enter 2! Good luck
This year’s Brilliant Business Awards are open.
The Brilliant Business Awards are open to all businesses and social enterprises within the Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
There are two ways to win – by Judges’ Prize or Public Vote.
Winners will be announced in 13 Judges Prize categories
and three Public Vote categories at a gala presentation on Wednesday 7 November.
Nicki Burgess
Business Engagement Manager
Growth and Place
Hammersmith & Fulham Council
020 8753 5695
07796610094
nicki.burgess@lbhf.gov.uk
www.lbhf.gov.uk
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www.facebook.com/HamFulBrill4Biz
www.linkedin.com/company/HamFulBrill4Biz
As many of you will know, our two sites, Dawes Road Hub and Freston Road Hub offer fantastic workspace and meeting rooms, providing flexible, accessible and affordable space, ideal for start ups and growing businesses, with free wifi, unlimited tea and coffee (and the occasional cake!) and a friendly and welcoming reception service – all included in our rates. Both Dawes Road and Freston Road Hubs offer great space for all kinds of businesses and are both well served by public transport. Sobus hub members can use space at either or both of the sites, offering you the flexibility to work from different locations as and when you need to.
Hot desks are available from £15 and permanent desks can be rented from £260 + VAT a month. We also offer a mailbox service for £14 + VAT per month. We’re really keen to make sure the hubs offer something special for residents, and so have lots of special offers and discounted rates for local people. At the Dawes Road Hub, special rates are available to local 3rd sector organisations and at Freston Road Hub, special offers are available to local residents from the area, including reduced desk hire and room booking rates. Business support will also be available through Freston Road for those looking for help and advice to develop and grow their businesses.
For further information please contact Dawes Road Hub on 020 7952 1230 or Freston Road Hub on 020 7952 2610 or email: info@sobus.org.uk
Advance is a well-respected, award-winning and innovative women-only organisation, established in 1998, providing emotional and practical support to women experiencing domestic abuse and supporting women with custodial and community sentences to reduce offending. Our values are to listen and support, to empower and respect, to collaborate, innovate and be accountable. We have expanded our services significantly over the past 2 years, with annual income to over £3m and 75 staff, reaching over 3000 women and their children.
Current Opportunities
- 1 x Female* Programme Manager – Whole Systems Change Colocated Projects
- 1 x Female* Programme Manager- Brent
Click Here for the link to the Job Advert for both roles.
Closing date for these roles: 10:00 17th September 2018
Click Here to go to the Advance Job website and to download the application form and Job Description for the above and other current roles.
Come and make our Borough even better for disabled people to live and work in.
This is an invitation to Disabled residents of Hammersmith & Fulham to apply to join the Hammersmith and Fulham Co-production (working together) Implementation Group (HFCIG).
The group will make sure that the recommendations set out in the Hammersmith and Fulham Disabled People’s Commission report, are put into place. The Council Cabinet approved this report on December 4th, 2017.
The Commission looked at the many barriers still faced by Disabled residents in their day to day lives and made recommendations to change those experiences.
Click Here to view the report, or for a copy of the report or if you have any questions about applying please get in touch with Jessica Pezzolesi using the details below.
Click Here for information about the Hammersmith and Fulham Co-production (working together) Implementation Group (HFCIG).
Jessica Pezzolesi
Executive Support Manager
Public Services Reform
Hammersmith and Fulham Council
1st Floor, Hammersmith Town Hall, King Street, W6 9JU
by calling/ texting: 07825833695
or emailing: jessica.pezzolesi@lbhf.gov.uk
An Experiment in Funny. Charity Show At The Queen’s Tavern, White City
A live comedy night, with Imperial scientists and residents of White City performing together for a local charity. Thursday 20 September, 19.00
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Apologies for the short notice, would you please circulate this new course that starts at Chelsea FC next Monday. Anyone interested can contact: martburrows@hotmail.com or 07880 798452
Dear Sobus Community,
My name is Zoltan, I’m a Social Entrepreneur and the Founder at ECHO an innovative online movement, and I am here to shake things up in the non-profit sector.
I’m currently mapping out charities in London, and I am looking for potential partners to collaborate with.
The main reason for that because we sadly realised there is an injustice in the UK charity sector where the largest 1.2% of charities in the UK receive 70% of the donations. Medium and small-sized charities have no chance to keep up with the marketing battle for publicity.
Have you ever experienced that too? I bet you have.
Our aim is not only to help you raising money but to reach out for the wider public by introducing them your goals, achievements, dedication and passion.
Did you know, that
– by 2019, global consumer Internet video traffic will account for 80% of all consumer Internet traffic?
– YouTube reports mobile video consumption rises 100% every year.
Incredible numbers, aren’t they?
Also, current donation systems are outdated, and they don’t allow the engagement, the transparent communication and the satisfaction people expect from non-profits.
That is why we are launching a whole new cycle of crowd-accelerated innovation, called ECHO.
We believe the word needs to be spread through cinematic short stories where donors can interact with you in person and share your story with the rest of the world to invite them on an educative journey and mobilise them to become actively involved.
These viral videos would provide you and the cause you fight for a well-deserved visibility in a way that all the participants could greatly benefit.
Oh, and it wouldn’t cost you a penny as ECHO is established to support small and medium-sized charities like yours.
It is pretty much a no-brainer, isn’t it?
If you’d like to come on board, please send us a message on
zoltan@echofriends.org.uk,
visit our website, www.echofriends.org.uk,
or follow us on social media, Twitter and Facebook.
Join us, and together we will truly be able to “Spread the World”!
Click Here to support the event
Click Here to participate in this free event
Groups who would like to attend our free workshops, open to all, can flag their interest through the contact form at artdemos.org, or contact me directly, workshops could be:
- – Wall-E robot making for children and their parents
- – Pottery
- – Sewing, up-cycle your unwanted garments or bags
- – Leather jewellery making
- – Cyanotype printing
Cinzia Sinicropi
+44 7810 177528 | cinzia@artdemos.org
Art Demos C.I.C.
Dawes Road Hub, 20 Dawes Road, London, SW6 7EN
Company no. 11352171 | www.artdemos.org
