About 2 years ago, I came to Sobus with an idea.  It was a good idea but I had no idea how to make it a reality. With the help of Nigel and Ash we managed to get the structure of what I was trying achieve. After many a meeting The Invisible Café slowly came to fruition.  The Invisible Café is a safe and peaceful space dedicated to people with invisible illnesses or disabilities.  Ash helped me with the creative stuff and Nigel helped me with the mammoth task to officially set up the business and complete the business plan.

We started working towards the Invisible Café being an actual bricks and mortar Café. Working to get people ‘out’ and ‘meeting up with others’. However, the pandemic hit and we had to totally rethink our ethos.

After, many a conflab, lots of coffee and late nights, we decided to move everything online and, here we are finally ready to launch.  From adaptive fitness classes to coffee mornings and wellbeing and mindfulness sessions. Plus, we can offer exclusive gifts, incredible discounts and membership to a fun and supportive group.

I cannot thank Sobus enough.  To be able to talk to Nigel and Ash about the initial idea to registering at Companies House and the wealth of contacts and advice – It’s because of these guys I am where I am today!  Thank you…Rosx

Take a look at the website and join up as a member!

theinvisiblecafe.co.uk

Membership | The Invisible Café

We are delighted to announce that Hammersmith United Charities, United in Hammersmith & Fulham and Dr Edwards & Bishop King will be presenting a Local Funders Zoom meeting on 27th April at 12:00 until approximately 1.30pm. It is open to all groups to attend, but it would be helpful if you would email Nigel Jacques at nigel.jacques@sobus.org.uk to confirm that you would like to attend. Please join us and have any questions you have about funding ready.

The link to the Zoom meeting is: https://zoom.us/j/91227859798

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The Invisible Café has launched! As a member of the Invisible Café, you will receive discounts on health, beauty, fitness, food, hair and exclusive access to a very special online designer vintage store. Some upcoming events are shown below, but there is much more to come!

Thursday 22nd, 11.30pm – Pilates Class

Sunday 25th April – Coffee morning 

Take a look at the website and join up as a member!

theinvisiblecafe.co.uk

Membership | The Invisible Café

The Confident Parent Happy Child Service at UPG are providing a new programme of parenting courses this Summer term for parents and carers living in Hammersmith and Fulham. See the list of courses available below and click on the link to take you to the website for full details.

  • Strengthening Families Strengthening Communities programme – for parents with children aged 0-18 years
  • Triple P Programme – for parents with children aged 0-12 years
  • Stepping Stones Triple P – for parents with children with additional needs aged 0-12 years
  • About Boys Course – for parents with boys aged 0-5 years.
  • Incredible Years Baby Programme – for parents with babies aged 0-12 months
  • Bite-size workshops – e.g. Sleep Management workshop; How to Support Children with Anxiety workshop and many more
  • Parent Gym Course – for parents with children up to the age of 12 years

Speakeasy Course – for parents with teenagers

Flyer

https://www.upg.org.uk/home/confident-parent-happy-child/

E: seetal@upg.org.uk

M: 07732 681739

W: www.upg.org.uk

The Funding Finder database now has 500+ more funders, but more than that, it links to 100s of other free funding databases and online funder lists, not only giving you click through to a huge range of funders, but also making searching quicker and easier.

https://www.charityexcellence.co.uk/

AY Group Community Services CIC is a charitable organisation focused on serving and improving the lives of people in our community. When the UK went into Lockdown in March 2020, Shop and Donate was born. From the food donations we receive, we create food parcels which we send on to local elderly and vulnerable residents, NHS staff and other food banks who support thousands of people in need. Shop and Donate is also an online shop, where we sell a variety of fresh fruit and vegetables.

The proceeds from this go into sustaining and improving our growing services! Together with our sister organisation AY Group Community Services CIC we have been very successful in supporting disadvantaged individuals within our community and across London.

Click here to find out more

Click here to view our timetable

Click here for our Loyalty card

Website links: https://ay-group.org https://shopanddonate.org

 

Get your Lockdown bag for only £5 that contains £15 worth of grocery essential such as; fruit/veg, dairy, bakery, etc. Find out more

SOLID is the Sobus Online Learning, Information & Development tool for Hammersmith & Fulham Voluntary & Community Sector (VCS) organisations registered with Sobus.

Members can access around 500 free training and learning activities at a time and place that suits them.  You can track your progress, identify additional activities and courses that are needed across your organisation, and provide staff, volunteers and trustees with access to training and development as and when it is needed.

Click here to find out more

Pilotlight is offering the opportunity for 20 talented professionals from underrepresented backgrounds a programme of leadership development at no cost, other than a time commitment of three hours a month. Find out more and apply here.

I am excited to share that we have recently developed a versatile, well‐equipped event venue and co‐working space for charities, superbly located in Shepherd’s Bush that can be hired at a competitive rate.

The Anti Tribalism Movement is seeking tenants for our spare office facility and use of the ATM’S Culture House. This is a spacious office complex at basement and 1st-floor level.

Find out more here