Due to popular demand our free digital marketing workshops have returned! With the Covid-19 national lockdown requiring many businesses to close, Hammersmith & Fulham Council is helping local businesses to boost their online presence asas the nation emerges from the latest Covid-19 lockdown. The virtual workshops will be delivered by Samer Bata from the Knowledge Acedemy to give business owners the essential digital skills they need to promote their business online.

Who can attend?

The training is open to all businesses in H&F and local residents looking to start a new business.

What will I learn in the workshops?

The workshops will focus on –

Building simple and effective marketing strategies
Mobile marketing platforms
Social Media
Email Marketing
Search Engine Marketing
When will the workshops begin?

There are five separate course dates to choose from with each course consisting of two sessions (each session lasts three hours and will take place via Zoom). Each course is open to 30 people. The time and dates are:

Course 1 : 26 and 27 April 2021, 6pm to 9pm

Course 2 : 3 and 4 May 2021 , 6pm to 9pm

Course 3: 10 and 11 May 2021, 6pm to 9pm

Course 4 : 17 and 18 May 2021, 6pm to 9pm

Course 5 : 24 and 25 May 2021, 6pm to 9pm

Please note, the content for each course is the same so please do not sign up for more than one course. For more information, please contact Sam Ridley at sam.ridley@lbhf.gov.uk.

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Bridging the Access Gap in Hammersmith and Fulham

A new initiative to encourage more third sector staff and volunteers, to take up sign language as an extra language and skill is now available in Hammersmith and Fulham and surrounding areas. Signs4Life are showcasing this local initiative to help staff and volunteers, communicate with their colleagues and service users. Our next community workshop is taking place at Shepherds Bush Library, Wood Lane, W12 7BF, on Tuesday 18th December 2018 between 11:00 and 13:00.

“You never know when you will come into contact with a client, a colleague or member of the public who is autistic, deaf or visually impaired. There are over 9 million deaf and hard of hearing people registered in the UK. We are working with organisations as varied as Specsavers, The British Red Cross, prisons, supermarkets, museums, schools and hospitals. Each of our workshops help you comply with the Disability Discrimination Act and Equality Acts 2010 and encourage a ‘can do’ approach to the 12 million people in the UK who have a physical, sensory or learning disability,” explains Ms Sara Phillips, Signs4Life tutor.

If you would like further information about the Signs4Life workshops in Hammersmith and Fulham and surrounding areas, please get in touch with Sara on 07964 019 764 or you can send an email to info@signs4life.org 

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Local Charities Day 2018

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From Mims Davies (Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Sport and Civil Society)

‘It is my first Local Charities Day as Minister for Sport and Civil Society and I could not be more excited about building on the success of the last two years, where people, communities and organisations from across the UK have shown tremendous support for their local charities by getting so involved.

I urge everyone to follow our social media accounts (via Twitter, Facebook and Instagram) for more information and updates about the day. We want as many local charities and the people that support them to get as involved as possible, with each and every organisation celebrating their work and why they’re supporting the day alongside the #LocalCharitiesDay hashtag.

However you are involved, I am looking forward to celebrating Local Charities Day with you in December.”

Get involved:

 

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Mental health services in the UK are to receive a £2 billion a year package

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With only 4 weeks to go and a limited amount of tickets remaining, our high profile event Meeting Mental Health Needs: Practical Interventions to Improve Solutions is not to be missed.

With the news that Mental health services in the UK are to receive a £2 billion a year package to better support those with mental health problems, this conference will will be another excellent opportunity to gain improved understanding of the myriad of factors and issues surrounding mental health.

You will also hear about latest developments and how to implement them and track the journey towards a system of better treatment, integration and funding.

Discussion areas on the day will include:

The NHS Ten Year Plan
Funding our mental health services
Quality of care in our mental health services
Using Technology to Support Mental Health and Reduce Inequalities
Workplace mental health: How much progress has been made?
Student mental health: Providing solutions

For more details simply email jonathan.smith@ofenewsletters.co.uk, or contact Jonathan Smith on 0161 376 9007

 

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Help us end Rough Sleeping in Hammersmith and Fulham

This post has been updated and republished as the date for the Hackathon has moved!  We want to galvanise the right key people in our effort to end rough sleeping in H&F, so are making sure the date is as inclusive as possible.

Cllr Sue Fennimore, the Deputy Leader of Hammersmith & Fulham Council would like to invite you to an event about Rough Sleeping in H&F on Thursday 6/12/18 from 2.45 – 5pm in the Town Hall Courtyard Room.

Please sign up via  the Eventbrite link found here . Pass on to any volunteers and colleagues who are interested in supporting the cause and make sure to get them to sign up via Eventbrite also.

We are calling it a Hackathon – which is about bringing together people from all walks of like  to help find innovative ways of ending rough sleeping in Hammersmith & Fulham.

You will probably know that in 2017 H&F set up an independent Rough Sleeping Commission to make recommendations about ending rough sleeping in H&F. We don’t think anyone should have to sleep rough and are committed to ending rough sleeping in the borough.

We can’t do this without your involvement.  Your expertise and ideas will be key in helping to find solutions to end rough sleeping.

We want the event to be lively and energetic and we’d like you bring your staff, volunteers and residents who have experience of homelessness in H&F. We will send you some publicity information shortly to help you publicise the event in your organisation. There will be light refreshments available.

Please can you let Rebecca Richardson know if you would like to attend and approximately how many people from your organisation will be attending by contacting her at rebecca.richardson@lbhf.gov.uk or calling on 07827879659   .

We really look forward to seeing you on 20/11/18. Help us end rough sleeping in H&F.

Julia Copeland
Strategic commissioner
Public services reform
Hammersmith & Fulham Council

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Health Conference 2018 – St. Mungo’s

The annual HHP (Healh and Homelessness Project) Health and Wellbeing Conference is scheduled for Thursday 13 December 2018 from 12-3.30pm. The Conference will take place in the Small Hall, LBHF Town Hall, King Street, W6 9JU.

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Click Here for more info and links to book your place

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Primary Care Homes: What does it mean for me?

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Thursday 29th November, 11am – 3pm
The Abbey Centre, 34 Great Smith Street, London, SW1P 3BU

Primary Care is changing in Central London. GP practices are now organised into groups called Primary Care Homes that work together to provide services, including some out of hospital services.

Healthwatch Central West London is organising an event to give the community an opportunity to join the conversation on local healthcare services.

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WLB/PRBG Christmas Reception at the House of Commons

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You are invited to Join West London Business and the Park Royal Business Group on Thursday 6 December for an evening of celebration and networking at the House of Commons. Set in the beautiful Terrace Pavilion, and kindly sponsored by Rupa Huq MP (Ealing Central and Acton), join us for a great night of networking in magnificent surroundings as we bring in the festive season in style!

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Fundraising Now 2018 – Update

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There are just 15 days to go until Fundraising Now (28-29 November).

With well over 100 charity professionals just like you signed up, it’s never been easier to network as well as hear from sector experts themselves.

There are still tickets available to attend on the day…

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The Live Streaming package is now available

Can’t make it? The Live Streaming package is now available.

What does it mean for you?

Attend eight sessions from the office, and you’ll even be able to re-watch the footage for 30 days after the event!

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Free Christmas Workshops for over 65’s in Shepherds Bush

Elgin Close Resource Centre are holding a group of Christmas Workshop over a 4 week period for older people over the age of 65 who may be socially isolated or lonely. The workshops will run on Saturdays from 10.00am to 2.00pm and will include lunch and afternoon bingo.

Details of the workshops and dates are as follows:

  • Saturday 24th November, 10.00am to 2.00pm – Create your own Christmas cards and Christmas Box
  • Saturday 01st December, 10.00am to 2.00pm – Make your own Christmas Wreath
  • Saturday 08th December, 10.00am to 2.00pm – Make your own Christmas Snow Globe
  • Saturday 15th December, 10.00am to 2.00pm – Decorate your own Christmas Cake and make some Christmas Chocolates
  • Saturday 22nd December, 10.00am to 2.00pm – End of workshop celebration where we will have music, mulled wine (non alcoholic) and mince pies.

The aim of the workshops is to encourage people who may be socially isolated to meet new people, make some new friends and to create some of your own personal Christmas items and collect them in a Christmas Box for you to take home at the end of the programme. Therefore priority will be given to those who book for the full four weeks.

These workshops including lunch and bingo are free but places are limited to 10 people for the four week block so places will go quickly.  Unfortunately we are not able to able to provide transport.

Referrals can be made direct to the centre, for more information or to book a place please call 0203 815 2184 or email murdo.maciver@nhhg.org.uk

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Elgin Close Resource Centre
3 Elgin Close
Off Goldhawk Road
Shepherds Bush
W12 9NH

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Happy Trustees’ Week

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Trustees’ Week: 12-16 November 2018

What are trustees?

Trustees are the people in charge of a charity. They help to make the UK the sixth most giving country in the world.

Click Here to see more on the Trustees’ Week Website

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