Announcements
The House of Lords Administration has partnered with the Windsor Fellowship to support with the Ethnic Minority Internship Programme, offering four individuals a paid internship in July 2025.
You can choose to apply for placements within four offices across the House of Lords, which include:
• Communications
• Hansard
• Legislation Office
• Library
Application Deadline: 13 April 2025 at 23:55pm
https://shorturl.at/V72yD
Programme Details
Set Ready are excited to announce an upcoming FREE training course for residents of West London boroughs, including Kensington and Chelsea, Kingston, Hounslow and Hillingdon. It is completely free of charge and there is no requirement for previous industry experience, however, all applicants must be 18 years old or over, and be residents of one of these four boroughs.
Woman’s Trust are delighted to share information about specialist services for young women aged 16-25 years, including their next block of workshops scheduled to start this May.
Services include:
This new programme from Chelsea FC Foundation will start on Thursday 24 April. It is aimed at children aged 12-16, who would benefit from taking part in inclusive football in a supported environment, with or without a disability or additional needs.
Taking place indoors at Little Venice Sports Centre, W2 1ND.
City Bridge Foundation have announced a new 10 year funding policy, Standing with Londoners, accompanied by a report of the same name. The strategy will focus on "changing the systems that keep people marginalised, while also addressing the issues communities face right now".
The organisation, London's largest independent charitable funder, revealed that the new policy, coming into effect in Autumn 2025, will develop funding programmes around 4 main areas;
Groundwork Eco-Fit skills training
Groundwork's free 5-week course provides practical training in wildlife conservation and horticulture skills. Activities are specifically for adults with mental health issues, long term health conditions, physical or learning disabilities. It's an opportunity for people to learn new skills, enjoy nature and meet other people, all led by an expert gardener.
The course is free and open to residents of the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea.
Calling London-based charities! Would you like the opportunity to recruit trustees from King's College London?
RBKC Housing Need and Supply Department have launched an eight-week consultation on the draft Housing Strategy 2025 – 2030 until 13 May.
Have your say on the council's vision for housing in Kensington and Chelsea by taking part in the consultation. The Strategy sets out to embed the learnings from Grenfell to provide safe, modern homes and promote the supply of different types of housing for local communities. The consultation is open until Tuesday 13 May 2025.
Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council has partnered with NHS North West London to deliver new pop up health hubs so that residents can access free adult health checks and opportunities to vaccinate their children against MMR.
The pop ups offer adults the chance to check things like their blood pressure, blood sugar levels as well as access to information about smoking and alcohol cessation and general wellbeing. Read more about the other health checks that are being offered.