To mark Carers Week 2019, Carers Network has great pleasure in inviting you to a Carers Festival at Paddington Recreation Ground on Friday 14 June, from 12:30pm-3:30pm. The theme for Carers week is ‘Getting Carers Connected’, and this event will bring carers together to celebrate their skills and talents with each other – while also giving them the opportunity to take part in health and wellbeing activities. Creative carers will be displaying their handiwork in the bowls pavilion which is near to the Randolph Avenue gate entrance. Map here attached and Paddington Recreation Ground event location map here. Carers will also have the opportunity to join in fun activities in and around the bowls pavilion – including a dance class being delivered by a fellow local carer. Amongst other things carers will be also able to share their poetry and creative writing together in a self-facilitated group. Please find attached a flyer with more information on the event.
With tech disruption in Broadcast Media (Amazon Prime, Netflix, to name but a few) and innovation of flavour, visuals and aromas in Food, the nature of ‘how things are done’ in these sectors is changing and evolving rapidly. During Tech Week, join our Media Tech Disruptors & Food Innovators panel on Tuesday 11th June, from 5.30pm for an insightful discussion and Q&A session with individuals from broadcast media and food featuring: Mike Jones Stephen Coote Graham Short Steven Bryen Alexandros Paraskevas Panel Chair – Andrew Dakers. Andrew is CEO of West London Business. His career spans IT, change management, campaigning and public affairs, at organisations including the BBC, GSK and West London education business charity Spark! Everyone is welcome! A great opportunity to learn from this inspiring panel and discover the latest trends in media and food. Click here to see more details.
Women’s Wellness Event in collaboration with SASH, Jo’s Trust and the H&F and central London Cervical Screening Project Teams to celebrate Cervical Screening Awareness Week. The day will begin with a talk from Jo’s Trust about raising awareness of cervical cancer and the importance of cervical screening (also known as smear testing). Hammersmith and Fulham and Central London Cervical Screening Project Teams will introduce the new, easy and convenient way to book a cervical screening appointment. After lunch SASH will run a series of wellbeing and empowerment sessions on breast health, self-care and women in leadership. There will also be opportunities to do crafting. To book a free ticket: http://bit.ly/2w2VpDB Wednesday 12th June 10.30 am – 2.30 pm White City Community Centre, India Way, W12 7QT
Big Advice Day 2019 will involve a national London event, as well as various regional events across the country, where small and local charities and community groups (those with a turnover up to £1 million) access free expert 1:1 advice on a variety of topics. The Foundation for Social Improvement (FSI) is hosting its annual Big Advice Day in Central London, with a host of brilliant experts signing up to share their experience and expertise on a range of different subjects. If you need support in any of the following areas, plus more, just sign up today and we’ll do our best to match you with expert advisors to cover all of the queries you submit: Fundraising – all areas from Digital to Legacies… Marketing and digital – PR, email strategies, using analytics tools, social media, search engine optimisation, digital content… Business Planning and Strategy Finance HR Governance Policy Legal advice IT, technology and software support Plus many more Click here to see more details and to book your ticket.
HF ArtsFest is ready to light up all corners of the borough from 1-9 June 2019 with a fantastic arts programme that reflects its diverse communities: Our flagship celebration of disabled artists JOY is back with a season in the Lyric Theatre Studio and open air performances on Lyric Square.Come and see exciting work by local disabled artists and enjoy this year’s special Unity Choir commission! Join us for the festival Opening Event on 1st June at Old Laundry Yard – if you have an event in the festival feel free to promote it there and find out what else is on, meet other artists…or just enjoy some more of that Bear’s Ice Cream… Click here to see more details. Click here to see artwork and jewellery made by artists from Elgin Close Resource Centre.
Tuesday 25 June 2019, London How many years? How many conferences? How many more 20 somethings in tortoiseshell glasses will stand up to tell you how you’re doing your job wrong? So that you can start taking action, we’ll tell you how it is and grapple with the challenges. We’ll talk: finding the cash, digital on a budget, learning from digital disasters, understanding the risks and separating facts from fear-mongering. Action is what this event is about. Click here to see full post on website. Click here to view/download the training flyer.
General info here – communications pack. Click here to see schedule. Small Charity Week 2019 – 17th – 22nd June This year Small Charity Week marks its 10th anniversary, and offers small charities a range of opportunities to shout about their work, get support and advice, and develop skills and knowledge. Taking place over six themed days, there are a multitude of ways to get involved: I Love Small Charities Day: Social media competitions to win funds for your charity. Big Advice Day: Free advice on any charity topic of your choosing from experts across the sector and business leaders. Taking place at City Hall in London, around the UK with our CVS partners, or remotely by phone or Skype. Policy Day: Local and national events to support engagement between small charities and policy makers and influencers. Fundraising Day: Take part in competitions and initiatives to raise vital funds for your small charity and join the Fundraising Conference to improve your knowledge on fundraising topics. Small Charity Big Impact Day: We announce the winners of our Small Charity Big Impact Awards and celebrate the huge impact small charities have. Celebration Day: Get involved and run an event to help raise awareness of and celebrate your amazing work. 17 May is the deadline to book Big Advice Day!
Pizza and Puzzle Night – Next Frida, 10th May 2019 The Pizza and Puzzle Night is part of an ongoing community programme organised by local residents, and aims to complete part of the world’s largest jigsaw puzzle. Your participation will help Hammersmith and Fulham to break the world record! The evening is open to everyone aged 10 and over, who lives in Hammersmith and Fulham. You’ll get to meet local residents, have a crack at our ‘Fantasia’ puzzle piece, learn more about The Invention Rooms and… eat Pizza! If you would like to attend, then please sign up via the Eventbrite link. Friday 10th May from 5.00pm at The Invention Rooms Café, 68 Wood Lane, White City.
Community Arts & Science Mash Up: Magic and Mystery a Family Workshop The Riverside Artists Group and Imperial College London have teamed up to celebrate the 150th anniversary of The Periodic Table of chemical elements, through a free hands-on art and science making workshop for local families. Led by Imperial Chemist Richard Kong and Riverside Artist Group Emma Davies, the workshop will creatively explore magical experiments made with elements from the Periodic Table. It is the mystery of these chemicals, with their coded formulas, invisible but essential, that makes up our extraordinary and everyday worlds. Demonstrations by Richard will inspire, while Emma will invite the families to invent and make elemental artworks. The final design will be displayed on 2 street banners hanging outside White City Underground Station and The Invention Rooms as part of the H&F Arts Festival and will be there throughout the month of June for everyone to see. The workshop is suitable for 7 – 11 year olds. Please note, places are limited and open to families living in North Kensington and North of Hammersmith and Fulham. Date and time: Sunday 12th May, 10.30 – 13.30 Venue: The Invention Rooms, 68 Wood Lane, W12 7TA To book your place please click here.
Parsons Green Fair The Parsons Green Fair is an annual family event for the whole community and takes place every year on the first Saturday in July. The event celebrates the local Fulham community and is an excellent opportunity to meet your neighbours, enjoy some exiting performances and attractions and indeed some great food. In addition, there are over 100 stalls with a wide and varied offer and of course we hope you will become more familiar with the work of the Fair’s organisers – Fulham Good Neighbour Service. Please do join us at the next fair on Saturday, 6th July 2019. Further information is at www.parsonsgreenfair.org The organisers – Fulham Good Neighbours – are now looking for: – Volunteers willing to be Event Marshalls for 4hrs on Saturday, 6th July 2019 https://www.parsonsgreenfair.org/get-involved – Residents in SW6 willing to display a promotional estate agent board 2 weeks before the fair Please get in touch via info@fulhamgoodneighbours.org if you might be able to help. Click here to see a poster.