Want to enhance your neighbourhood? Do you have an idea that will help your community? The Hammersmith & Fulham Hive offers a new and creative way for the community to shape the borough through crowdfunded projects. From community gardens to pop-up markets and festivals to art installations, if you have a project idea that will make your local area better then get involved. Join crowdfunding platform Spacehive for a workshop at St Paul’s Hammersmith, where you will have the chance to develop your ideas and learn about how you can access additional funding avaliable from Hammersmith & Fulham council and other Spacehive partners, including GLL and the Mayor of London. For the next funding round (deadline 30th September), The Young Hammersmith & Fulham Foundation will also be offering pledges of up to £1,000 to projects that benefit young people (0-25) in the borough, so all the more reason to come along on the day and find out more. Register now to secure your free place, and fill out this project idea form so Spacehive can feedback on your idea. Whether this is your first time creating a project or you’re a seasoned community organiser, this event will tell you everything you need to know to join in and have the best chance off hitting your target. If you have any questions about this event please contact info@spacehive.com. Thu, 25 July 2019 between 14:30 – 16:30 St Paul’s Church, Queen Caroline Street, Hammersmith, London, W6 9PJ
Health and Homelessness Project will be hosting their annual Health and Wellbeing Fair. This is an excellent opportunity for service users and people in the community to come and learn about health and wellbeing services available to them in Hammersmith and Fulham. There will be a range of physical health, mental health, substance use and wellbeing services providing informative and fun activities. The fair also serves as an excellent networking platform for staff and the general public. It is completely free of charge and refreshments will be provided. For any further queries please contact me on Richard.Banks@MUNGOS.ORG Date and Time Fri, 12 July 2019 12:00 – 15:00 BST Location Assembly Hall, Hammersmith and Fulham Town Hall King Street London W6 9JU Click here to register.
Petit Miracles creates beautiful bespoke furniture, at an affordable price, upcycled from hand-picked salvaged, antique and vintage pieces. They are a charitable social enterprise, teaching furniture restoration, interior design and basic DIY, to those needing help to get back into work. They are hosting an open day in their upcycling workshop for people aged 18 -25, primarily in the H&F borough. It is going to be a fun day with a DJ, refreshments, and of course, upcycling sessions. Petit Miracle Interiors Ltd would love to have a packed house and ultimately, their aim is to inspire a young person, or more, to access our work experience programme. Thursday, July 18 2:00PM – 5:00PM 1st Floor, West12 Shopping Centre, Shepherd’s Bush Green, W12 8PP Click here to book your place.
Rock Pool would like to invite you to our free 2019 London Roadshow, which takes place on Thursday 11th July. The theme for this half-day session is Understanding Trauma, and will include interactive sessions focusing on practical aspects of our training courses and programmes which attendes will be able to use in their day-to-day work with people who have experienced trauma. Rock Pool founders Kirsty Mooney and Sue Penna will be sharing their message about trauma and trauma-informed practice An introduction to the ABC of Trauma training course Meet and chat with participants who have completed the Adult Adverse Childhood Experiences Recovery Toolkit Programme An interactive session demonstrating how Rock Pool’s training courses and programmes are run An introduction to Rock Pool’s newest course, Trauma Informed Educators Who should attend: Charity and Third Sector Managers, Commissioners, Service Managers, Policy Officers, Troubled Family Co-ordinators, Principle Social Workers, Directors of Children’s Services Location: Lift, 45 White Lion Street, London, N1 9PW Time: 9.30am until 1pm. Refreshments: Tea/coffee/soft drinks available throughout the day; a buffet lunch will be served. Cost: This is a free event Booking: Places are limited. Please click here to book your free place.
National Careers Service London in partnership with Chelsea Foundation are hosting Careers & Learning Event. This event is taking place at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday 2nd July 2019, 10am to 4pm.. Careers & Learning Event will bring together jobseekers, commiunity groups, training providers and employers. It will be a great day of career and learning opportunities. Click here to view/download a flyer. Click here to view/download a poster.
After over a year of puzzle events, we’re extremely close to finishing The Invention Rooms 4,500 piece Fantasia Puzzle – thanks to the effort of over 100 volunteers! This Friday, we’ll be running the penultimate Puzzle and Pizza Night at The Invention Rooms Café from 5.00pm – 8.00pm. The evening is open to everyone aged 10 and over, who lives in Hammersmith and Fulham. You’ll get to meet local residents, learn more about The Invention Rooms and… eat Pizza! If you would like to attend, then please sign up via the Eventbrite link.
…a community-based leadership programme, designed by local women for local women Are you female living or working on the North of Hammersmith and Fulham? Are you passionate about making a positive change locally? If so, we would love for you to join us on Wednesday 19th June at The Invention Rooms, from 6.00 – 8.00pm. Agents of Change is a unique community based quarterly network and leadership programme for women who live and work in the North of Hammersmith and Fulham. Supported by a consortium of local organisations which include Imperial College London, Hammersmith United Charities, LBHF and The Lyric. Agents of change recognises the fundamental role of female leadership in communities and is working to build a long-term local network, which supports women to fulfil their potential in a wide variety of roles. In addition to the network, we run a free 6-month community leadership programme, designed by local women, for women who live in White City. At our summer networking event, you’ll hear from inspirational leaders, meet and connect with local women from across the north of LBHF and find out how to support or join the next Agents For Change 6-month Leadership Programme which runs annually from September. To find out more about Agents of Change, please visit: https://www.agentsofchange-whitecity.co.uk/ and to register for the event please click here.
Join us and our neighbours in South Kensington on 28th – 30th June for a huge celebration of curiosity, discovery and exploration in the spirit of the Great Exhibition of 1851! The Great Exhibition Road Festival is a free three-day celebration of curiosity, discovery and exploration in South Kensington. The Festival brings together science and the arts in a unique programme of creative workshops, talks, exhibitions and performances – all in the spirit of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert’s vision for the Great Exhibition, 200 years on from when they were born. Since the Great Exhibition, Exhibition Road is where engineers, artists, educators and scientists from around the globe have reimagined the future. Their common spark? Curiosity. The Festival will celebrate this spirit of innovation by bringing the arts, science and culture out onto the road we share. Plus, there’s plenty to explore across our partner institutions, galleries and museums on Exhibition Road and beyond. We’ll be running a free shuttle bus service for White City and North Kensington Residents from The Invention Rooms Gardens on Saturday 29th June. Start your day with free tea and coffee, meet the community team, pick up your festival guide, and jump on the bus which will drop you off at the festival in South Kensington and when you are ready, bring you back to The Invention Rooms in White City. If you would like to use the free shuttle bus, please register by clicking the following link.
Please join us for the annual funding fair for voluntary and community organisations in Kensington and Chelsea, Westminster and Hammersmith and Fulham. Browse stalls from funders and voluntary sector support providers or attend one of the workshops. There will also be plenty of time to meet and get to know your voluntary sector colleagues from across the three boroughs. Lunch and refreshments will be provided. Date and Time Wed, 9 October 2019 from 10:00 to 14:00 Location Kensington Town Hall Hornton St London W8 7NX United Kingdom