Local VCS

We know a lot of local organisations are in the process of planning events for the summer. We want to know what activities you have coming up so that we can put together a programme of summer fun that local people can enjoy. If you are putting on any special events that are open to the public, maybe in celebration of the Jubilee or the Olympics why not let us know by dropping us a line at kuldip@kcsc.org.uk. 

On 9 May representatives from 11 local voluntary organisations came together to share learning from their 3-month innovation projects that were funded by NHS Kensington & Chelsea. 12 organisations received grants of up to £5,000 to develop a new idea, test a new way of working, conduct research, and so on.

The Government has launched a new Community Rights website which provides details of the four new rights.

This year’s Golborne Road Festival will take place on Sunday 8 July.

It will be bringing live music and entertainment, fun and games for kids and food from around the world to Golborne.

The local community is an important part of the festival and community and voluntary groups are invited to join in. If you have ideas for a fun activity, want to run an exhibition or a showcase of your work this is your chance. Stall space is available. Please get in touch.

The ‘Spirit of Activism’ Conference gathered together local residents, campaigners and the voluntary sector on Thursday 15 March to discuss ways in which lobbying and activism could be used to effect positive change in Kensington and Chelsea.

The conference heard from distinguished speakers including Toby Blume from Urban Forum, Harmit Kambo from the Sheila McKechnie Foundation and Neil Jameson from Citizens UK. Workshops discussed neighbourhood planning, how to utilisie the Localism Act and ways to build winning campaigns.

The Big Lottery Fund would like to increase the number of Awards for All grants to voluntary and community groups in Kensinton & Chelsea. Last year, they received 95 applications from the Borough but only 38 of those were successful. In order to increase organisations' chances of success the Big Lottery would like to run an application workshop.

The proposed half day event will be a chance to learn more about:

Charitable organisations in Kensington and Chelsea are set to benefit from greater coordination and services as local support agencies are awarded £379,280 in funding to develop closer links.

The Office for Civil Society has awarded five local support agencies funding for 18 months to transform the way services are delivered and to develop ways to make long term savings.