Announcements

Community Fundraising course

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Westway Trust's accredited community fundraising course will support you to develop your fundraising skills and raise more money for your organisation.

The 10-session practical course aims to increase understanding of the importance of values, safeguarding, health and safety, legal structures and monitoring and evaluation, theory of change and budgeting. 

The course starts on Wednesday 25 February.

Swinbrook Centre community space available

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Address
Swinbrook Community Centre, 145 Acklam Road, London, W10 5YX

In the heart of the Swinbrook Estate North Kensington, is the Swinbrook Community Centre where space is available for use to run local activities.  

If you are a local organisation looking for space to run activities or meetings, contact Joanna Edward from Prospects who manages the centre with Swinbrook residents for a discussion on availability.  

You can contact Joanna on [email protected] or call 07919 385200.
 

Grenfell Enhanced Health Checks February 2026

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If you live or work in the North Kensington area and are affected by the Grenfell Tower fire, then you are eligible for a free Enhanced Health Check.

The Grenfell Enhanced Health Checks (GEHC) are available each year and include an initial in person appointment to undertake a range of checks and tests that will be provided by a health care professional including Breathing checks, Mental health & wellbeing checks, Physical health checks and Blood tests. 

Introduction to Mindfulness with Trimenco

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In a fast-paced, overstimulated world, stress, anxiety and burnout have become all too common.

This 6-week Introduction to Mindfulness course offers a gentle, supportive space for women to slow down, reconnect with themselves and experience moments of calm in everyday life.

Designed for beginners, this programme requires no previous mindfulness experience.

VCKC Annual Report

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Volunteer Centre Kensington & Chelsea (VCKC) have published their annual report for 2024/25, showcasing their reflections and key statistics for the previous year.

The report contains a number of case studies for individual stories of people who have volunteered through VCKC. There are also insights into the programmes run this year, and key events VCKC have supported.

You can read the full report here: Annual Report 2024-25.