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The Thames Bridge Big Seven! WAND Sponsored Walk

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WAND UK would like to invite you to walk with us, crossing the 7 London bridges to raise funds for WAND’s projects. WAND works with women across London, we want all women to be able to benefit from our services. We aim to empower and improve the quality of life of the women we work with. We connect our women and their families, to the community to give them a sense of place and purpose, ending the cycle of isolation, economic and social disadvantages giving them a voice in the community.  WAND supports about 600 women a year and many of those use the Emotional Wellbeing support service.  Whilst we walk across London’s bridges, we will be raising funds for WAND’s Mental and Emotional Wellbeing Project which provides women with support to help them realise their full potential.

The Thames Bridge Big Seven! Sponsored Walk

10:00 am 28th July 2018 

Fish Street Hill, London EC3R 6DB, nearest tube is Monument 

You can help WAND by filling in a sponsored form attached or by going online https://mydonate.bt.com/charities/wanduk 

The sponsored walk will take you from Monument, in the City of London, over London Shakespeare’s Globe and onto Westminster Bridge.

Click Here for the walk instructions

Click Here for a Sponsorship Form you can print out.

Please ask friends, family, colleagues and neighbours (and anyone we’ve missed!) to sponsor your Walk for WAND; you can ask them to donate here: https://mydonate.bt.com/charities/wanduk 

WANDUK
St Charles Centre for Health and Wellbeing, Exmoor Street, London W10 6DZ

Tel: 0208 962 4132
Mobile: 0781 348 5607
Web: www.wanduk.org

Registered Charity No 1111925 / Company Number 5427536

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Operation Cup of Tea is Back!

Do you remember Operation Cup of Tea, responding to the London Riots in 2012?

In just one day, volunteers, local charities and community groups served over 1000 cups of tea to local residents and visitors whilst providing a positive space for people to drop by and for the community to come together.

In the summer of 2017 following the Grenfell Tower Fire, Operation Cup of Tea created a regular hub in Tavistock Square to provide a friendly face, local information and a heart-warming cuppa to anyone who’d like it.

We are relaunching Operation Cup of Tea starting from Friday 20th July 2018 at Tavistock Square.

The stall will provide local residents the opportunity to drop by, enjoy a free cup of tea and act as an informal space for people to talk. Information regarding local services and summer activities for families will also be on hand for organisations to distribute on the day.

Operation Cup of Tea Info

Want to get involved? Organisations and groups are invited to participate in Operation Cup of Tea, to share information with the local community on what support is on offer. We will be in Tavistock Square every Friday 10am-3pm until the end of September.

We would love to host your project! Come along to share your work with the public. To book a space contact Nadia at nadia.nail@vckc.org.uk by Wednesday 24th July 2018.

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Become a Trustee of Sands End Arts and Community Centre

The Sands End Arts and Community Centre is a new charity and looking for trustees to help run the organisation and the community centre.

Application deadline: Monday 10th September 2018

Click Here for the poster to see more information

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Value You – The Volunteer Recognition Scheme

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ValueYou Is a charitable volunteer discount scheme available to charity and NHS volunteers who have done 100 hours or more of volunteering in the past year. The card is currently available to volunteers in 15 London Boroughs and Portsmouth.

It’s a free and simple way to recognise and thank your volunteers. The discount card offers 10% or more off at small independent businesses and there are more than 60 of them taking part in Ealing, for example, and over 500 across London.

Businesses such as cafes, shops, florists, dry cleaners and hairdressers are taking part. Each volunteer also gets to choose one free gift. To apply volunteers or volunteer managers can download and complete the form relevant to their borough/area from this link.

Get in touch if you have any questions at coordinator@valueyou.org or 07926 164 827.

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Youth Services Matter – Young Hammersmith and Fulham Foundation

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Click the logo to go to the YHFF Website

Youth services are fundamental to enriching the lives of young people in the borough of Hammersmith & Fulham. From supporting with employment, mental health, education and prevention of crime. This appeal will enable YHFF to provide much needed support to the youth sector in order to keep it thriving. We are aiming to raise an additional 10,000 for our grants pot, in order to distribute these funds to the youth organisations which enable the development of young people into powerful adults.

Click Here to find out more

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Nominations Open For 2019 Awards

The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service is the highest award given to local volunteer groups across the UK to recognise outstanding work done in their own communities. It was created in 2002 to celebrate the anniversary of The Queen’s coronation.

Any group doing volunteer work that provides a social, economic or environmental service to the local community can be nominated. Each group is assessed on the benefit it brings to the local community and its standing within that community. Take a look at the guidance notes for further conditions and general information. Unfortunately, you can’t nominate yourselves.

Nominations should be submitted by midnight on 14 September 2018 for the 2019 awards.

Click Here to read more and submit a nomination

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Helping Carers get the support they need

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Caring for a friend or family member can be extremely rewarding. However, it can be easy for carers to neglect their own needs and they can be unaware of the support available to them.

For Carers’ Week (11th – 17th June) we’ve put together some of our information guides to help carers fulfil their role as carer, both practically and emotionally:

There are currently around 6.5 million carers in the UK – so it’s likely that you’ll know a carer, or are one yourself.

From: Age UK Information & Advice

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Young London Inspired Multi -Year Grants

Team London are offering grants of £10,000 – £30,000 per year, for up to three years, to community groups, small charities and voluntary sector organisations to run projects which encourage young Londoners to volunteer or take part in social action.

Funded projects will:

  • Work with 10 – 20 year olds on volunteering and/or social action projects which promote wellbeing and emotional resilience.
  • Demonstrate how volunteering and/or social action positively impacts on young people’s wellbeing and emotional resilience.
  • Work with groups that are disproportionately affected by mental health issues such as those within the criminal justice system or young refugees or asylum seekers.

Click Here for more information.

Deadline to apply is 9th July 2018.

Chloe Holness
Youth Social Action Project Officer, Team London
City Hall, The Queen’s Walk, London, SE1 2AA
020 7084 2546 or 07522 218 637

Sign up for our Team London newsletters

Nominate a volunteering hero for a Team London Award

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Diabetes Week (11th – 17th June)

Diabetes Week LogoDiabetes afflicts more people in the U.K. than any other serious health condition. There are 4.6 million Type 1 sufferers and an estimated 12.3 million people are potential type 2 diabetics. Help to raise awareness, participate in an event or alternatively share your experience on line.

Click here to find out how you can get involved.

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Carers Week (11th – 17th June)

Carers Week LogoThis Carers Week is looking at all the ways that support can be given to carers to stay Healthy and Connected. Building communities which support carers to look after their loved ones well, while recognising that they are individuals with health and wellbeing needs of their own.

Click Here to find out how you can help carers to become Healthy and Connected.

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