Do you or someone you care for have a chronic condition?
Learn how to become a patient ambassador with the European
Patient Ambassador Programme. For further information, please click here.
Places are limited so book now to avoid disappointment. For more information, click here, call 01226 958 888 / 07403 765 278 or email nick@wefindanylearner.co.uk. Alternatively you can fill in an online enquiry form and download a booking form.
Are you a Hammersmith & Fulham small business?
The council wants H&F to be the best place to do business in Europe. Please join us for this year’s business-boosting event and exhibition. To pre-register for your free ticket, please click here.
Exhibit at this event
Please call 0333 358 3399 or visit our website for more information.
Borough businesses save £100 off the already great-value prices! That means just £199 for a single stand.
Exhibitors also get additional opportunities to create new leads by offering free One-to-One advice sessions, or presenting or taking part in one of the seminars on the day. We are currently actively looking for businesses in H&F who can offer advice in accountancy, business law, business development, web design, social media and financial advice.
When: Thursday 16 March from 9am to 5pm
Where: Hammersmith Town Hall, King Street, W6 9JU
An event which celebrates diversity in the borough and at the same time raises much needed funds for two charities; Foodbank and Mind.
When: 11th March 2017, 6pm
Where: Hammersmith Town Hall, King St, W6 9Ju
For further information and to book, please click here.
Hammersmith and Fulham Carers Forum is a formal group, supported by Carers Network. This group aims to help local carers:
- Have their say on local issues for carers
- Inform the Tri-Borough Carers Partnership Board
- Help Carers Network plan future events and activities
The Forum is currently recruiting a Chair and Vice Chair.
To see roles and person specifications click here. H&F Forum members who would like to apply need to send a brief description of themselves and why they wish to apply, and send this to Forum facilitator Alix Richards by Friday 7 April 2017: alix.richards@carers-network.org.uk
Please mark email ‘H&F Carers Forum Chair application’ or ‘H&F Carers Forum Vice Chair application’ depending on role you would like to apply for. Alternatively, please post a letter by way of application to Carers Network, Bishop Creighton House, 374-380 Lillie Road, SW6 7PH.
The next H&F Carers Forum will be on, Fri 28 April 2017, 1.30pm-3.30pm at Bishop Creighton House, 374-380 Lillie Rd, SW6 7PH.
Thought about fundraising online? Why not attend an event run by Localgiving here at Sobus on 15th February 2017 at 11:00 am until 1:00 pm.
The Localgiving support local charitable organisations to diversify their income through online fundraising. They provide tools, training and advice to help local groups connect with supporters online, improve their digital skills and develop practical fundraising experience. It is an event where you will find out about the practicalities of fundraising on line and will be introduced to a pragmatic facility to get started.
If you are interested please book with us online.
If you would like to know more, then please contact Nigel Jacques. His email is nigel.jacques@sobus.org.uk
Tree Shepherd with Wormholt and White City Big Local, Petit Miracles, LBHF and Hammersmith United Charities is offering you an 8-week course in Enterprise Training at the Wood Lane Community Centre, plus free supported trading at the Petit Miracle Hub, business workshops, networking opportunities, mentoring and financial assistance. The course is free for those on benefits.
The training will take place from 9.30am-4pm on:
2nd, 9th, 16th , 20th & 23rd March
20th & 27th April
4th May
To register your interest please click here or call 020 3697 1537.
The HEAR London for All project, funded by London Councils, and the Policy and Campaigns project, funded by Trust for London, invite you to an exciting joint event at Human Rights Action Centre (Amnesty International), 17 New Inn Yard, London EC2A 3EA on Monday 30th January 2017, 10am-4pm.
To support the dissemination of LGBT Consortium’s Still Out There report funded by Trust for London, the HEARLondon for All and Policy and Campaigns projects are holding an event to highlight the intersectional lives of London’s LGBTQI+ community.
The whole day event will have space for the voluntary and community sector to look for ways of working together to improve the lives of LGBTQI people, and we will also welcome statutory sector colleagues who want to learn more.
To book your free place, please email stating your name, organisation, organisation postcode, and whether or not you have any dietary or access needs to hear@reap.org.uk
NHS England would like to invite voluntary, community and social enterprise sector partners to join us for an NHS England webinar for a national update on Sustainability and Transformation Plans (STPs).
The webinar will include:
- An update on the STP process so far
- Opportunities being developed at national level for involvement of VCS partners in ST
- Examples of how the VCS has been involved in plans to date
- Questions and discussion
When: 30 Jan 2017, 12noon-1pm
To join the webinar please contact Jonathan Leahy via email: Jonathan.leahy@nhs.net and Jonathan will provide you with the joining instructions for the webinar.
Gain a nationally recognised qualification and then we will support you:
- We will help you to find a volunteering position if you would like one
- We can provide you with a mentor to help you get into work or achieve a life goal
Learn – Gain a nationally recognised qualification
Save – All of our trained Community Money Mentors report saving money whilst doing the course
Share – Once you have graduated you will have the chance to become a mentor sharing your new found knowledge with others in your community
Come along and meet the tutor Shirina at the Masbro Centre
25th January 2017, 11am – 1pm
The Course will run: Every Wednesday for 10 weeks from 10am – 2pm starting 25th January.
For more information or to book a place please ring Rosemarie on 0207 605 0116 or email rosemarie@upg.org.uk
sobus
20 Dawes Road, London, SW6 7EN
Telephone 020 7952 1230
Email info@sobus.org.uk
Registered Charity No.1071089
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Sobus is a new Community Development Agency for Hammersmith & Fulham. It has been created through the merger of the Community and Voluntary Sector Association Hammersmith & Fulham (CaVSA) and the Fulham Community Partnership Trust (FCPT). Building on the strengths of both organisations, sobus aims to provide a wider range of support services for local charities, community groups, social enterprises and start up businesses.