Announcements

Safer Neighbourhood Board (SNB) Grants 2026–2027 – Applications Now Open

Submitted by Duncan Cordy on

The Kensington & Chelsea Safer Neighbourhood Board (SNB) is inviting applications for the 2026–2027 small grants programme. Funding is available for community projects delivered between 1 June 2026 and 31 March 2027 that support the following priority areas:

•    Reducing violence and criminal exploitation (including violence against women and girls)
•    Building safer and more confident communities
•    Improving support for victims of crime

Free courses for residents of RBKC

Submitted by zina serageldin on

Morley College London is offering a range of free courses for residents of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC).

These courses are designed to help you build new skills, boost confidence and explore your creativity.

Choose from courses in digital skills, cyber security, confidence building, performance, creative writing, ceramics and more.

Dementia Friendly Venues Charter update

Submitted by Duncan Cordy on

From the Greater London Authority:

Since the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, launched the world’s first Dementia Friendly Venues Charter in May 2021, cultural spaces across London have been working hard to make sure every Londoner with dementia and every carer, has a welcoming, dementia‑friendly venue in their local area.  

Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London, has expressed his continued support for this work, saying, 

Information sharing between private healthcare services and NHS England

Submitted by Duncan Cordy on

This guidance is about NHS England requesting information from private health and care organisations and services to meet its legal obligations.

The guidance is aimed at patients, service users, healthcare workers and information governance professionals at private hospitals, hospices, clinics, care homes and dental practices which are run independently of the NHS in England. 

They may be run by a commercial company, a charity or another non-profit organisation. This guidance may also be helpful to NHS organisations who have private patient units.

New Primary Care IPS Employment Support Launching April 2026

Submitted by Duncan Cordy on

Central North West London NHS Trust will be launching their Primary Care Individual Placement and Support service in April 2026.

This service is for adults (18+) living in Westminster or Kensington & Chelsea who have a serious mental health condition and would like support to:

Westway Procurement & Tender to Win, plus other workshops

Submitted by Duncan Cordy on

Westway Trust are running a series of upcoming workshops with relevance to the local VCS.

On Monday 30 March, they are holding a workshop on Procurement and Tender to win:

Public procurement represents over £450 billion in annual opportunities.

North Kensington sits within a £520m–£640m public spend ecosystem driven by RBKC, the NHS, the GLA family, and major anchor institutions. This spend shapes local economic outcomes, community wellbeing, and opportunities for SMEs and VCSEs.