Whether your business is now open, or you’ve got a few more weeks until you’re back up and running again, it’s important to make sure that you’re sticking to COVID-secure guidelines.
So, to help you, we’re giving you our free guide to reopening your business safely. It’s full of expertly written guides, posters and letter templates to help you meet COVID-secure laws and reduce your risk.
At IMPACT we aim to help you get involved in your community & build your confidence through creative activities, language & preparation to work support.
If you live in Westminister, Kensington & Chelsea or Hammersmith & Fulham join our free sessions today! Find out more
We’re also delivering free weekly wellbeing sessions on Zoom every Tuesday at 2-3.30pm for refugees and non-EU migrants living in Hounslow. Find out more
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!
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
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!
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.
Speakeasy Course – for parents with teenagers
https://www.upg.org.uk/home/confident-parent-happy-child/
M: 07732 681739
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.
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 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.
sobus
20 Dawes Road, London, SW6 7EN
Telephone 020 7952 1230
Email info@sobus.org.uk
Registered Charity No.1071089
and Company Limited by Guarantee. Registered in England No.03471416
Sobus is a new Community Development Agency for Hammersmith & Fulham. It has been created through the merger of the Community and Voluntary Sector Association Hammersmith & Fulham (CaVSA) and the Fulham Community Partnership Trust (FCPT). Building on the strengths of both organisations, sobus aims to provide a wider range of support services for local charities, community groups, social enterprises and start up businesses.
