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Mayor of London 'Sport Unites' Hounslow Community Workshop

At the heart of the MayorÂ’s approach to sport in London, is his belief in the power of sport to bring people together to improve their lives. To achieve this, we want to engage locally with a range of community groups, youth services, elected representatives, sports organisations and residents to ensure the local community remains at the heart of this strategy.

We would therefore like you to join the Mayor of LondonÂ’s sport team and Laureus Sport for Good for a community workshop to enable us to understand the local area and the opportunities for sport in Hounslow. The objective of the session will be to share more information about Sport Unites, and the partnership with Laureus. Most importantly, we want to gain your insight into local issues and provision and use this to help shape our work. This is the beginning of more local level engagement around our sports programme that we hope to continue across London over the next three years.

In order to ensure maximum availability for attendees there are two workshops scheduled for this borough on the 30th May 2018. Afternoon session (12pm-2pm) and an Evening session (6pm-8pm). Please select one.

Both sessions will involve a level of interaction led by an external facilitator as well as providing a safe space for feedback and debate. Small refreshments will be provided.

We would like this event to be as accessible as possible as well as inclusive therefore; we can only provide two tickets maximum per organisation.

For further advice in how to arrive at the venue please go to http://www.hounslowartscentre.co.uk

There will also be limited appointments in between the workshops between 3pm and 4pm for a scheduled appointment with the facilitators should you not be able to attend either workshop that day.

To register for attendance for the session please go to this link here and select one of the two workshops being delivered that day

Upcoming Training

Train to be a Help Your Health Hounslow Community Health Champion
Tuesday, 19 June 2018
10:00 – 15:00
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/train-to-be-a-help-your-health-hounslow-community-health-champion-registration-43598386949
 
Crowdfunding – (Hounslow groups only) Thu 28 June 2018
10:00 – 13:30
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/crowdfunding-hounslow-tickets-45101314245
 
Good Governance – (Hounslow groups only) Tue 3 July 2018
10:00 – 13:00
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/good-governance-hounslow-groups-only-tickets-45552495741
 
How to master the basics of Social Media so you stand out from the crowd Tue 17 July 2018
10:00 – 13:00
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-to-master-the-basics-of-social-media-so-you-stand-out-from-the-crowd-hounslow-groups-only-tickets-45550023346

GP Access Survey and Equality objectives questionnaire

Please tell NHS North West London Collaboration of Clinical Commissioning Groups about your experiences of using the GP weekend and evening service
Following the recent development of the GP weekend and evening service, NHS North West London Collaboration of Clinical Commissioning Groups would like your help to find out:
1.    whether you have used the service
2.    what you think of the service
3.    how you think the service could be improved

They would like to talk to patients in:
o   GP surgeries,
o   Emergency departments
o   Urgent care centres.
They also intend to visit a number of community groups to ensure that they reach the diverse range of their patient population.
Their preferred approach is face-to-face, so people have the opportunity to ask other questions if they wish to. They are also happy to hand out the survey with a stamped addressed envelope, for people to complete and return in their own time.  The survey is also accessible as an online link on https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/XBD5Q5Y
The timescale for this survey is approximately 3 months, starting from May 16 to August 10, 2018.
The results of the survey will help them to understand what people think is good about the service or what improvements are needed.
It should only take about 15 minutes to complete the questionnaire. You can do this on your own or with help from a friend or family member.  They are really interested in hearing from you, even if have not used the service, or even if have not heard about GP weekend and evening service.  All answers are completely confidential.
If you would like any more information about this survey, you can email ray.johannsen-chapman@nhs.net
NHS North West London Collaboration of Clinical Commissioning Groups is also carrying out a Survey about equality objectives https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/F28CK9H

Vital resources available free of charge

Charities and community groups can now benefit from receiving free resources, courtesy of businesses donating their surplus stocks.
The only requirement is that the charities and community groups register at www.givingworldonline.com, there is even an option to request certain products that would truly help the local community, completely free of charge.
Giving World receives goods from businesses all over the country, and advertises the items on the website for charities to request and pass on to their beneficiaries.
Partnership Opportunities

Giving World wants to expand their reach by creating partnerships with charities to become accessible to more people in desperate need. By working together, we can minimise delivery costs and pool resources to ensure that people get the help they need.

  • Do you demonstrate expertise and have a proven track record in working with disadvantaged communities?
  • Do you have in-depth knowledge of local areas and already established links with other local community groups and charities?
  • Do you display a similar ethos and values to Giving World, sharing the vision of realising peopleÂ’s potential and creating a fairer society?If this sounds like you, then register an interest and arrange an informal discussion, by emailing rama@givingworldonline.com. Please provide your name, contact number and organisation details.

For more information click here

Small Grants Programme Launched

The Small Grants Programme provides grants of up to £500 to support local community events or activity across the borough.  This includes street parties, local events or activities for residents that help prevent social isolation or allow neighbours to get to know one another better. Only one grant can be allocated to any organisation or group of residents in any financial year.
There will be three funding rounds in 2018-19.  Decisions on funding are made by the Cabinet Member responsible for communities in consultation with members of the Community Investment Advisory Panel and will normally be made within four weeks of the closing dates below.

Round 1: This is now open and the closing date for applications is 12 noon on 8 June 2018

There will be two further rounds later in the year.
Everything you need to know about applying for a Small Grant
Make an application for a Small Grant
For more information click here

Satellite club delivery (Funding opportunity)

London Sport are now accepting expressions of interest for the delivery of new satellite clubs…
We are now encouraging organisations to express an interest in delivering a satellite club. As a first point of call organisations are required to read through the guidance notes on our website that details essential criteria that any delivery plan must meet. These are the minimum expectations as part of Satellite Club funding Satellite Club guidance.
One of the rationales behind the Satellite Club intervention is to engage with young people who may not normally have the chance to participate in physical activity. This can be down to a number of environmental, behavioural, or social barriers; we have therefore decided to prioritise applications that focus their delivery within the top 50% most deprived wards in London. Organisations can check if their venue is in the 50% – note that the blue areas indicate our focus Top 50% deprived wards
Before completing a delivery plan all organisations MUST complete the online Youth Personalities training. This will only take around 15minutes and will assist with engagement techniques and best practice delivery for young people. Organisations can complete the online training by clicking here and using the key: S8
Once the above has been completed organisations can then submit their delivery plan using our new online grant management tool. They will need to create an initial login and profile. All delivery plans will need to be completed and submitted NO LATER THAN THE 14th JUNE 2018. A scoring process will take place after this deadline and all organisations will be notified of their applicationÂ’s success/failure by the end of June. Due to demand it is anticipated that a maximum of one Satellite Club per applicant will be eligible to receive funding.
If you have any questions about this process then do please get in touch with us at grants@londonsport.org
 

Celebrate VolunteersÂ’ Week

There will be a Volunteers Fair Tuesday 5 June 1-4pm at the Hounslow Arts Centre, the Treaty Centre, High Street, Hounslow, TW3 1ES. The fair is part of Volunteers’ Week which is a national celebration of volunteering that takes place in the first week of June every year. Local organisations of all shapes and sizes are invited to come along and talk about their organisation and the roles they have available with hundreds of interested volunteers. For more information email enquiry@volunteeringhounslow.org.uk