Healthwatch Central West London is holding an event on Wednesday 18th October, from 11:00am – 3:30pm at the Irish Cultural Centre to bring together people that use or might want to use mental health services in Hammersmith & Fulham, their carers, and those that provide those services.
This will be an opportunity to explore what support services are available, how to access them and if they met our needs. There will be free lunch and refreshments. Help us make this a great event. Get involved by answering our survey by Sunday 6th August to enter a raffle.

Take Our Survey

If you wish to attend this event or if you require a paper version of this survey please contact the Engagement Lead for Hammersmith and Fulham,  eva.psychrani@healthwatchcentralwestlondon.org or 07734 962 255

The film will be followed by a discussion and buffet reception afterwards.

Time:
14:00 – 16:00
Date: 6 August 2017
Venue: Hayashen, 105a Mill Hill Road, W3 8JF

Please RSVP or confirm your attendance on our Facebook event page.

For more info on the event click here

 

Open Forum Events would like you to join us at our National Smart Cities and Communities: Connecting Citizens conference which is taking place in London on the 9th November 2017.

We have invited key industry professionals from across the globe to help you implement smart technology strategies. New thinking is allowing city regions to explore solutions and create smarter, more connected places that can enhance service delivery and improve citizen’s lives. The aim of this event is to tap into smarter and most innovative ways to support the complex needs of citizens and develop the infrastructure to overcome some of the grand societal challenges

Join us at Smart Cities and Communities: Connecting Citizens to explore the most innovative and efficient ways to use technology and data to tackle some of the biggest problems. Major city leaders and business figures from across the UK and internationally will share their views on how to develop smart and more connected cities.

To book your place click here

Training in “Developing a fundraising plan” and gaining an insight into fundraising online with “Grow your 10’er” has been organised for 20th September here at Sobus starting at 11:00 through to 1:00.
The training will be delivered by Local Giving who are a registered charity that support  charitable organisations to diversify income through online fundraising.

Please register with us by contacting Nigel Jacques at nigel.jacques@sobus.org.uk  Places are limited so please register as quickly as possible.

Unpredictability is a sign of the times. Everywhere you look public sector organisations are struggling to understand what the future might hold.

Learn from experts, and share your experience, at the Agile Business Conference 2017 – a two-day interactive event for all professionals wishing to use Agile principles to create adaptive organisations and successful business transformation.

View event details and book here

Open Forum Events would like you to join us at Smart Cities and Communities: Connecting Citizens conference taking place in London on the 9th November 2017.

We have invited key industry professionals from across the globe to help you implement smart technology strategies. New thinking is allowing city regions to explore solutions and create smarter, more connected places that can enhance service delivery and improve citizen’s lives.

The aim of this event is to tap into smarter and most innovative ways to support the complex needs of citizens and develop the infrastructure to overcome some of the grand societal challenges

For more information and to book your place click here

The Linnean Society is very pleased to announce that the BioMedia Meltdown competition is back for its third year! This exciting competition gives young people (aged 11-14) in Brent, Hammersmith & Fulham and Ealing the opportunity to show off their scientific knowledge, by thinking creatively and they could even win some amazing prices!

To help inspire young people to create some winning entries we have free interactive workshops and resources available. Previously students have enjoyed creating stop motion animation to develop an understanding of predator-prey relationships in food webs and have explored the idea of maladaptation by sculpting a sabre-tooth tiger skull! They last around one hour (this can be flexible) and are delivered by a trained DBS checked facilitator for free at your meeting place. The workshops are a fun, creative way to explore scientific ideas and are available at your Youth Club or organization between September 2017 and January 2018 to young people in Year 7, 8 and 9.

To find out more about the competition and the free resources available do not hesitate to get in touch with me or visit the website.

For the last Westminster Community Network meeting before the summer break, we’re going to discuss that most topical of subjects: ‘What is the future of civil society? ’ Taking our cue from the Civil Society Futures independent inquiry which was recently launched at the NCVO’s annual conference and is being chaired by Julia Unwin, we will debate and discuss how the third sector can address and find solutions to the challenges facing our society and how our civil society can flourish in a fast changing world.

A key part of this inquiry is a call for evidence and Civil Society Futures has asked for contributions as to what organisations think the future holds and we will be sending them the findings from our meeting.

It promises to be a lively and informative afternoon and will be held on Thursday, 20 July from 2.30pm to 5pm at:

Stowe Centre, 258 Harrow Road, London W2 5ES

There’ll be plenty of networking too!

Register here to reserve your place. If you have any queries please email Nina Hathway, WCN facilitator.

Do you support bereaved people or those nearing the end of life?

Gain the confidence and knowledge to support people in avoiding the debt and distress of high funeral costs

Practical workshops by the award-winning Down to Earth team for those who support people who have experienced a bereavement or are nearing the end of life.

For more information click here

All volunteer involving organisations are invited to our quarterly Volunteer Organisers Forum

Date: Wednesday 26th July 2017
Refreshments at 9.45am for a 10am start
Venue:  Dawes Road Hub, 20 Dawes Road, London, SW6 7EN

AGENDA
1. Introductions
2. Linda Thomas from Public Health talks about the Community Champions projects in Hammersmith and Fulham
3. Alex Hill talks about recruiting and manage volunteers at Barons Court Project and how success in involving volunteers in a variety of roles, has enabled service expansion.
4. Gabriella Notarianni Costa from the Austin Forum talks about her experiences of managing a volunteer led ESOL programme.
5. AOB