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E-bike trial for Employees in West London

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.

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Accenture/Getting on Board board matching event

 

 

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

 

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Diabetes Week (11th – 17th June)

Diabetes Week LogoDiabetes 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.

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Carers Week (11th – 17th June)

Carers Week LogoThis 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.

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Advance – more Job Opportunities

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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

  • Female* Regional & Centre Co-ordinator – Minerva WA service
  • Female* Service Co-ordinator Minerva CR Service
  • Female* Young Women’s Community Keyworker – Minerva WA service

Click Here to go to the Advance Job website and to download the application form and Job Description for these roles

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The Upper Room seeks a part-time Operations Director

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We are seeking an Operations Director to oversee the activities of The Upper Room (TUR) which is a charity helping the socially disadvantaged.   We work with homeless people, economic migrants and ex-offenders to improve their lives and conditions.   We provide meals 5 days a week, specialist employment support services and a driving school for ex-offenders.   This is a charity with a Christian ethos, helping people to improve their lives and conditions by building self-esteem, giving assistance with paperwork, language difficulties etc in an effort to create opportunities and help our guests to become economically independent.

The Operations Director will have responsibility for working with the Board to chart the strategic direction of TUR and provide day to day operational leadership.

Initially TUR is undergoing a building project which will increase the capacity of what we can offer to our clients.   We will require the new Operations Director to oversee this project, we have a project manager in place who has been involved with this project from the beginning.   The Operations Director will also be responsible for maintaining the meals service and the driving school which will be in different locations for the present.

We are looking for someone with some experience of the charity sector and working with vulnerable people.  We also need experience in running a business and managing a small team of staff.  It would be helpful to have some knowledge of or involvement in a building project.   This position will be available in July.  it will be a part time job for four days a week but some flexibility will be required.   There will be some evenings and occasional days during a weekend.  The salary will be £46,000 pro rata.

To apply, please download an application from from our website www.theupperroom.org.uk/jobs and return it by email to: applications@theupperroom.org.uk or post it to the address below to arrive NO LATER than 31st May 2018.   Any queries please call 020 8740 5688

 The Administrator
 The Upper Room
 St Saviour Wendell Park Church
 Cobbold Road
 London  W12 9LN

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NCVO Charity governance round-up May 2018

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In the NCVO update for May:

  • Get our new simple compliance checklist for trustees.
  • The Charity Commission have introduced a welcome pack for new trustees.
  • There’s a new support programme for Chairs at small charities.
  • Data suggests there is a diversity problem in trusteeship
  • Find out about our upcoming training.

Click here for the update

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Job Opportunity – part time position at the Dalgarno Trust

We are looking for an efficient and dynamic part time administrative assistant to support the core team at the Dalgarno Trust.   The job is for 20 hours per week – Monday to Friday.  There is some flexibility on hours worked.

Our community centre is in North Kensington and is a lively and active place where we run a range of activities for everyone in our community and beyond. 

You can find out more about what we do on our website:  www.dalgarnotrust.org.uk

Have a look at the job description and if this sounds like the job for you, please fill in the application form and return it to us by Monday, 4th June 2018.

Click Here for the Job Description.
Click Here for the Application Form.

 

 

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Feeling stressed? Let’s talk about it

We all get stressed from time to time but talking about it can really make a difference.

This Mental Health Awareness Week (14 – 20 May) we are focusing on how NHS talking therapies services in North West London help people who may be feeling stressed or generally low.

Talking to a therapist or undergoing self-help courses can help people learn new ways to help themselves feel more able to cope with their problems.

A recent user of talking therapies support said:

“I was really struggling and never thought I needed intervention, support or treatment. But after a suggestion from my GP to try talking therapies, I decided I had nothing to lose.

 

 “Since undergoing therapy my life has completely changed. My experiences with my difficulties have shifted my perspective and I do not find my situation unbearable anymore.

 

“With the help of my therapist, I have managed to set realistic goals, and keep to them, despite setbacks.”

Talking therapies services are easy to access through self-referral or GP referral and they are available across all North West London boroughs. To find out more, contact the relevant service for your borough:

Borough Contact number
Brent 020 8206 3924
Harrow 020 8515 5015
Hillingdon 01895 206 800
Hounslow 0300 123 0739
Ealing 020 3313 5660
Hammersmith and Fulham 0300 123 1156
Westminster 030 3333 0000
Kensington and Chelsea, Queens Park and Paddington 020 3317 4200

People registered with a GP in either Harrow or Brent can also use Health Help Now, a free digital patient app to monitor how they are feeling. The mood tool feature asks basic questions about your mood and how you feel and will signpost you to relevant services based on your responses. The app can be downloaded here: App Store or Google Play.

To date, almost 6,000 people in Brent have used talking therapies to deal with stress, anxiety, and depression.

 

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Introducing Beacon: a new programme for Chairs leading smaller charities

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The Association of Chairs will soon be launching their ‘Beacon’ Programme, a new National Lottery-funded programme for Chairs and Vice Chairs of smaller charities (with an annual income of under £1 million) across England.

Developed with Chairs of smaller charities, this programme is uniquely placed to support Chairs to do their role effectively. The programme will offer an exciting range of tailored activities, free practical written resources and webinars and opportunities for Chairs to share ideas and learn from each other.

Don’t miss out. Sign up to Beacon’s new e-bulletin to:

  • Get regular updates about how the programme can help you or Chairs in your network
  • Be among the first to hear about new tailored, practical resources
  • Hear from Chairs of smaller charities on how they have tackled key issues

Follow this link to sign up!

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From the FSI May Newsletter. Click Here to find out more about the FSI

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