New businesses in Kensington and Chelsea can take up the offer of free business advice from Portobello Business Centre - even if you're just at the idea stage.

Portolbello Business Centre offers free 1-to-1 business advice. PBC have offered guidance to new businesses in the area for 25 years, across a range of industries and stages of setting up a business.

Find out more here: https://www.pbc.co.uk/pbc-rbkc-programme

 

Over the next few weeks, we will be running a new series on each of our teams here at KCSC.

We sat down with each of our teams and asked them a few questions about their work, the projects they've been involved in recently, and what they are looking forward to over the next year or so.

First up, it's the Community Development team - Lucy Hughes, Community Resilience Programme Manager and Joe Batty, Community Development Manager.

Healthwatch is trying to understand the impact of the Pembridge Hospice closure on residents and their communities in RBKC and Westminster. They will be collecting these stories and perspectives to develop a report, which will be shared with the NHS Northwest London, NWL ICB, local authorities, community members, and other key stakeholders. 

MS-UK are delighted to offer free MS awareness training sessions for professionals and volunteers.

Why should your team attend this session?

Public Sector Executive's Building Back Britain Online Conference included 5 different speakers across areas outlined by Keir Starmer as key for his long term vision for the country.

You can watch these discussions here. 

 

Join the Volunteer Team in Kensington and Chelsea at Doorstep Library! 

RBKC council has published a new archive of stories from the North Kensington area about campaigns for social justice and equality. 

Engagement sessions were led by UCL consultants last summer to develop this project. Further news about the project's next stages will be announced at a presentation on Tuesday 4 February 2025.

In the meantime you can learn more and view the Social Justice archive here. 
 

This new report was produced by Protection Approaches with input from over 100 submissions in a call for evidence on good practice on social cohesion and community resilience. The report includes several case studies from community and faith organisations bringing people together, responding to shocks, crises, and chronic stresses.

NHS North West London is proposing changes to improve adult community specialist palliative care services for people with serious or life-limiting illnesses. They want to hear your views on these proposed improvements, which focus on compassionate, accessible care for residents across our area.

Visit www.nwlondonicb.nhs.uk/cspc to find out further information and how you can get involved.