New Children’s Orchestra Launches January 2022

We are happy to announce that the Azbuka International Children’s Orchestra in London will launch in January 2022 at the Azbuka Russian-English Bilingual school in Ravenscourt Park. Azbuka is a unique educational and cultural project in the UK, the leading Russian-English bilingual school and a charitable foundation open to the wider community of families in London and beyond. Azbuka Orchestra is open to all young musicians both from Azbuka and schools in the surrounding area.

 Our aims and vision –

  • All instruments will be considered for entry to the orchestra, making the ensemble unique.
  • The orchestra will be overseen and lead by professional international musicians and offers a unique experience for students to discover and play repertoire from different countries and a wide range of cultural and musical backgrounds.
  • We wish to empower our students through musical performance to reach new levels of artistic expression and to learn to work together as a team playing and performing music together.
  • We hope to bring our work into the public eye through regular concerts.

To apply for entry please follow this link to read more information and register your interest. 

https://www.pianoandstringslondon.com/childrens-orchestra

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Barnardo’s Boloh Helpline

Barnardo’s Boloh Helpline is pleased to announce the expansion of our service to support the mental health and wellbeing of adult asylum seekers across the UK. This project is funded by the Home Office and is in addition to our current service that offers support to children, young people and their parents.

The Helpline will offer advice, signposting, emotional support and 8 free sessions of therapy by qualified Barnardo’s therapists. These sessions can take place remotely via telephone or online. Barnardo’s has a large pool of culturally informed therapists who speak a range of languages. Sessions can take place in your own language at a time that works for you.

Helpline Advisors can also offer practical support such as food vouchers and access to digital devices. We are continuing our partnership with Vodafone to ensure that asylum seekers can access support by providing refurbished tablets and mobile phones.

We welcome referrals from professionals via our referral form, as well as direct contact from asylum seekers by telephone, email or online chat.

You can make a referral to the Helpline here.

The Helpline is open Monday – Friday (10am-8pm) and Saturday (10-3pm) via phone, webchat and email.

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Hammersmith and Fulham Links Service scoops prestigious Macmillan award for going above and beyond for people living with cancer

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Parkview Community Champions Programme

Yoga. Zumba. Buggy Walks. Massage. White City W12. 

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FoodCycle White City Food Bank

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Free Suicide Awareness Training

  • Free Suicide Awareness Training to community groups and organisations within the boroughs of Brent, Harrow, Hillingdon, Westminster, Kensington and Chelsea, Hammersmith and Fulham, Hounslow, and Ealing. This training will include valuable information on how to look after yourself, the warning signs of suicide, stigma, and how to hold safe conversations with someone at risk.
  • Listening Events at your venue to gather insight around suicide prevention
  • Micro grants of up to £15,000 to groups and organisations to set up pilot projects which address any of the above issues.

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Ubele Initiative Survey

This survey seeks to prioritize those VSOs that are Black and minoritised ethnic led and/or support Black and minoritised ethnic communities specifically around employment, enterprise and financial advice support.

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LAUNCH OF HELPLINES FUND

The Mental Health Sustainability Fund are pleased to now be accepting applications for this fund – small grants for small-medium providers in mental health.

You can view more on our website here or complete an application here.

Again, for interested organisations, we have an FAQ webinar THIS WEDNESDAY at 1pm. You can book a space on Eventbrite.

 

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