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Training: Preparing for SORP 2026: What Every Charity Needs to Know

Date: 13th May 2026
Time: 10am to 12pm
Cost: Free
Location: Zoom

The 2026 Charities Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) brings important changes to how charities report and manage their finances. This session will help you understand and navigate these updates and provide with considerations on what changes you’ll need to implement them in your organisations. giving you practical tools to implement them effectively in your organisation.

What You’ll Learn:
– Key changes in the 2026 SORP, including tiered reporting based on charity income.
– The new requirements in areas like Trustees’ Annual Reports, income recognition, and lease accounting.
– Best practices for financial statements, disclosures, and technical updates.
– Opportunities to ask questions and explore real-world examples relevant to your charity.

This interactive session is suitable for charity professionals and volunteers who want to confidently prepare for the new SORP, improve reporting, and ensure compliance while making financial processes clearer and more effective.

To book a place, please complete this booking form. Limited availability: only one attendee per organisation.

To register click here

Southall Volunteer Walk Leader Training!

Tuesday 24th March 10.30am – 2.30pm
Canal & River Trust, Adelaide Dock, Endsleigh Industrial Estate, Endsleigh Rd, North Hyde, Southall UB2
5QR
Join us as a volunteer Waterside Leader to host guided walks in vibrant Southall.
Lead friendly, well-organised walks, helping participants stay active and healthy.
You’ll receive training (lunch included), expenses, support and access to resources.
This is a rewarding opportunity to make a difference in your community.
For more information: sonia.blackett@canalrivertrust.org.uk

Hounslow Festival of Imagination

Date: Thursday, March 26, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Venue: The Arts Centre, Hounslow

Hounslow Council is holding a mini-festival of collective imagination in Hounslow and we would love you to be part of it!

The festival is about the power of our imaginations to change the world. Your imagination. Your community’s imagination. The imagination of somone you pass on the street. All of us.

We will be sharing some of our learning from the Hounslow Collective Imagination Huddle that has been running for the last 6 months.

There will be food, music, exhibitions and mini-workshops designed to support us all to expand our imagination for what’s possible in Hounslow.

It will be fun and a great chance to make connections.

To register click here

Ealing Sports Awards 2026 Nominations are now open!

Ealing Sports Awards are aimed at recognising the commitment, talent and achievements of Ealing’s sports clubs, inspirational volunteers and fantastic sporting individuals during the period from 1st May 2025 to 30th April 2026 Nominations will close at midday on Friday 1^st May 2026.

Tell us if you think you know a club or individual deserving of any of the following categories:

Junior club of the year
Sports club of the year
Coach of the year
Adult volunteer of the year
Junior volunteer of the year
Outstanding contribution to sport
Inclusive & active award
Junior sports person of the year
Adult sports person of the year

The aim of the awards is to recognise and celebrate the sporting achievements of Ealing’s clubs and individuals that inspire people of all ages and abilities to take part in sporting activities in the borough.

There is no limit to how many categories you nominate for and to nominate you simply click on the following link: Ealing Sports Awards 2026 – Everyone Active

For a copy of the brochure detailing last year’s short listed nominees click here: Ealing Sports Awards 2025 Programme 1.3 FINAL

The winners can be found at the following link Ealing Sports Awards 2026 – Everyone Active to give you some guidance on the sort of detail needed to nominate.

For the nomination criteria click here: Ealing Sports Awards Nomination Criteria 2026 final

As well as the contact details for the club or individual you are nominating, you will also be asked the following: Why do you think your nominee deserves to win this award? (more than 150 but less than 300 words please). Remember that the judges will use all this information to make their decision and the more information you can provide, the better picture the judges will get of why your nominee should win. Please describe the nominee in three words.) This will help you to plan your responses before clicking on the link.

Job Vacancy: Volunteering and Development Officer

Salary: £16,800 per annum (FT £28,000)
Hours: 21 hours per week
Contract: Full-time
Location: Ealing and Hounslow (hybrid working available)
Annual Leave: 25 days plus bank holidays

Deadline: 4th April 2026

Role Overview

Ealing and Hounslow CVS is seeking a motivated, community-focused Volunteering and Development Officer to support the delivery of our infrastructure, volunteering, health equity, research, grant-making, and community inclusion programmes.

EHCVS supports and engages with 1,000+ voluntary and community organisations across Ealing and Hounslow. This role plays an important part in strengthening the resilience, sustainability, and voice of the local VCSE sector.

The postholder will provide practical programme support, coordinate activities, assist community groups, promote volunteering, contribute to research and insight projects, and support monitoring and reporting requirements.

This role is ideal for someone with experience in the voluntary sector who is looking to grow their skills in infrastructure support, volunteer development, and community research.

Please return completed application forms to gurpreet@ehcvs.org.uk

You can find the application form here Job_application_form (2) (2)

Key Responsibilities

Programme Coordination

Support the delivery of multiple funded programmes across both boroughs.

Assist with organising training sessions, sector forums, Voice Networks and partnership meetings.

Track outputs and support managers in meeting funding requirements.

Maintain accurate project records and documentation.

Infrastructure and Group Development

Provide basic 1:1 support to voluntary and community organisations on governance, funding readiness and sustainability.

Support capacity-building workshops and development sessions.

Help develop practical guidance materials and resources for local groups.

Volunteering Development

Support Volunteer Centre activities, including responding to enquiries and assisting with volunteer matching.

Help promote inclusive volunteering opportunities.

Support outreach events and volunteer recruitment initiatives.

Research and Community Insight

Support surveys, consultations and participatory engagement projects.

Assist with data collection, basic analysis and reporting.

Gather case studies and community feedback to evidence impact.

Grant-Making and Monitoring

Support the administration of small grants programmes.

Assist groups with reporting and compliance requirements.

Contribute to funder reports and impact summaries.

Administration and Communications

Maintain databases and monitoring spreadsheets.

Take minutes at meetings and follow up on actions.

Support newsletters, funding bulletins and digital communications.

Person Specification

Essential

Experience working or volunteering in the voluntary and community sector.

Understanding of community development principles.

Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Good organisational skills and ability to manage competing priorities.

Basic data handling and reporting skills.

Proficiency in Microsoft Office.

Desirable

Experience supporting funding applications.

Knowledge of volunteering good practice.

Experience contributing to research or consultation projects.

Understanding of health inequalities or refugee support issues.

Why Join EHCVS?

Be part of an organisation supporting 1,000+ local groups.

Contribute to strengthening the VCSE sector across two diverse boroughs.

Gain exposure to infrastructure, volunteering, research and health equity programmes.

Work within a supportive and experienced team committed to community-led change.

Please complete an application form which you can find here Job_application_form (2) (2)

Job Vacancy – Human Rights Outreach Officer

Part-Time Position
21 hours per week Salary : £22,000 p/a
Southall Community Alliance is a charity working in Southall that is looking to recruit
an experienced, part-time Human Rights Outreach Officer to oversee an exciting
new 2.5 year project we are delivering to build understanding of human rights issues
and law.
The person we are looking for will be well organised, motivated and aware of the
nuanced issues affecting diverse and disadvantaged communities. Their duties
include arranging training, workshops and outreach visits to create awareness of
human rights legislation and the practical impacts in areas with large, transient
communities.
The Outreach Worker will act as primary contact for the project and policy work and
ensure good working relationships with a range of key contacts including policy and
programmes partners.
This post is funded by The Baring Foundation.
The application pack can be downloaded from our website :
www.southallcommunityalliance.com
or alternatively requested from us at manager@southallcommunityalliance.com
Closing date : Friday 27th March – ONLY completed application forms will be
accepted. CV’s are not accepted
Interview date : w/c 13th April 2026
This post is subject to a 3 month probation period, an enhanced DBS check and
satisfactory references.
Southall Community Alliance is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome
applications from people of all backgrounds.