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The Hammersmith and Fulham Brilliant Business Awards are back for 2019!
Now in their 8th year, the 2019 awards are even bigger and better with categories to suit every type and size of business, from start-ups and SMEs to employers and social enterprises.
The awards are free and easy to enter and seek to shine the light on the best borough businesses.
Shortlisted businesses get free tickets for themselves and guests to the Gala Presentation and Dinner on Thursday 21 November at the world-famous Kensington Olympia.
The closing date for entries is Friday 25 October and the winners are decided by an expert panel of judges.
Businesses who are shortlisted for awards benefit from a boost to brand awareness, increased credibility in the marketplace, escalating staff morale and a surge in attractiveness to potential employees. So, what have you got to lose?
To find out how to enter the Judges Prize categories click here with 13 categories –you can enter two to boost your chances.
To view / download a poster, click here.
There are a range of different ways to get involved.
People from each borough are invited to join health care professionals and staff from our services to share their views and experiences.
These workshops will support how we develop a model of care for future community palliative care services and aim to address some of the key challenges highlighted in the independent review of services, in collaboration with local people.
The workshops will each have a different theme and be held on the following dates:
Patient & public working group
People are also invited to participate in the on-going development of this work by joining the ‘The patient & public palliative care working group’, which will work closely with our steering group of clinicians, palliative care service and commissioning staff.
The group will be representative across the four boroughs and will meet monthly. Find out more in the ‘job description’ and send in your application to join, also attached along with a poster promoting the workshops.
For more information please visit website.
Click here to view/download a poster.
To see Palliative care update click here.
To view / download the NW London equalities monitoring form, click here.
As part of our mission to empower women to become agents for thier own change through education and personal development projects we run, our work is conducted though our current projects and activities such as Happy Healthy Families Club and our EU Lifelong Learning Programme.
As well as this, WAND aims to provide service at two levels:
– Individual Level:
Working with disadvantaged and socially excluded, providing advice and information, support, advocacy, opportunities for education and training, self development for community action, enhancing lifelong skills, raising children’s voices, research and development and referral services.
– Organisational Level:
By networking and partnering with other established organisations Other organisations with similar aims, through conduction and dissemination research, sharing information, campaigning and influencing social policy legislation affecting women.
Event date – 25th September, 10:00-14:00
Topic of the Month
Brexit: Human rights, Human wrongs
Click here to view/download the flyer.
Fully Funded Level 2 Courses
We want to support you in focusing on retraining or up-skilling, providing you with motivation, job satisfaction and brand new qualifications.
Online learning gives you the flexibility to study all from the comfort of your own home or office with no strict deadlines or timetabling.
Our free courses are fully accredited by NCFE and successful completers will be awarded a formal qualification.
There is a range of courses to choose from including business admin, data protection, a variety of digital marketing workshops and a host of health and social care courses to name a few.
View our full list of free courses here.
All of these courses are funded meaning there is no cost to you whatsoever.
They are an excellent way of providing valuable professional development.
Citizens Advice Hammersmith & Fulham is a progressive and dynamic organisation that prides itself on delivering a high quality and diverse range of services.
Our track record demonstrates that we are flexible and responsive to client needs but also innovative and forward looking.
We believe that an organisation is defined by the people that work for it and to be the best we need to employ the best.
We invest in the development of our staff but we also expect the highest levels of performance, a ‘can do’ attitude and a team player.
If you think you can offer us all of the above we would love to hear from you for any opportunities that we have.
Citizens Advice Hammersmith & Fulham is looking for an EU Settlement Adviser.
If you are interested in volunteering, please see our volunteer pages.
Application pack Website
Closing date for applications is 10.00am Monday 23rd September 2019,
Are you interested in working with people in North Kensington?
We are recruiting for a VIP Coordinator.
Our VIP project works with volunteers helping overcome social isolation and loneliness.
At the Dalgarno Trust, we have run this successful programme over a number of years and we need someone to coordinate the project.
If you are looking for a part time role working with people in our community – please get in touch.
Here you can find more details about this role.
A detailed job description is available.
The rate is £13 per hour and applications must be received by 23rd September 2019.
Please apply using the application form.
RBKC is inviting bids from business-support providers.
RBKC has piloted a successful Local Supplier Initiative over the past 15 months, helping small and medium sized businesses, particularly in the built environment, construction and design sector, get access to tender opportunities from major local developers, their contractors and the Council.
Contract value is up to £50,000 over 24 months. Deadline for submission of bids is 27 September 2019. Click here for further details. The project will play an important role in delivering key objectives of Our Plan for a Successful Local Economy.
Do you live or work within Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington and Chelsea or Westminster?
Do you have a passion for improving the wellbeing of people in recovery within the local area?
You provide the big idea, we provide between £500 and £2500 to help make it happen.
The Innovation Fund
We are looking for innovative ideas that enhance the lives of our service users and members of the local communities in which we operate by:
Funding Panel
The funding panels sit on a monthly basis the dates and times are determined based on the number of applications received and the availability of our panel members.
Who can apply?
We are looking for projects from residents (aged 18+), charities and not-for-profit groups located within the boroughs of Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington and Chelsea, and Westminster.
Grants are available to support new and innovative ideas, so we are unable to provide continuation for funding you are already receiving that is due to come to an end.
Click here to view/download the flyer with more information.
Newsletter of the week from The Refinery, in ‘A Community of Curious Folk’ every two weeks they share a dose of inspiration……. See here.
Comoodle Hammersmith and Fulham is now live!
What is Comoodle?
Comoodle is a programme that’s all about sharing stuff, skills and space to support great community projects.
We are pleased to say it will soon be available to the people of Hammersmith & Fulham as the programme has been funded by Mayor of London and LBHF.
How it works
Members can ask for any item that’s on Comoodle. If what you want isn’t there, you can post on the message boards. People can offer things for free. You can ask for a donation or charge set fees if you are a not-for-profit business or charity.
How do I get involved?
The Comoodle H&F home page is now live https://www.comoodle.com/h&f so to get started, think about what stuff, space or skills you might be able to share.
To view / download What sort of stuff can I share or borrow?
To view more click here.
If you need to know more, just get in touch
About Hammersmith & Fulham Save Our NHS
Hammersmith & Fulham Save Our NHS (H&FSON) is a campaigning organisation set up by residents in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, initially to campaign against the downgrading/closure of Hammersmith and Charing Cross Hospitals.
Since Charing Cross Hospital has now been saved, H&FSON now campaigns against cuts and privatisation in local community, primary and secondary NHS services and works with other campaign groups in NW London and nationally to protect the NHS as a publicly funded and publicly provided health service free at the point of delivery.
Job Title: Clerical/Administrative Worker
Purpose The primary function of the post is to ensure that clerical, and where appropriate administrative, support for the work of Hammersmith&Fulham Save Our NHS is provided.
Application deadline: 25th September 2019
Interviews to be held in 1st week of October.
Job Description, Information how to apply and more details about this position you can find here.
