The theme for this year is ‘Art – Behind the Lens’.

The theme for 2023 has been chosen to provide an opportunity to recognise and celebrate the lives and professional accomplishments of those in the LGBTQ+ community who work outside of the limelight in the fields of photography, filmmaking, TV, music and fashion.

The theme is also linked to how LGBTQ+ lives are portrayed in the media verse the real-life experience of LGBTQ+ people past and present.

There will also be exploration into other topics, including the history of the LGBTQ+ community in the borough, work being done by local LGBTQ+ community groups, and intersectionality and identity.

This event has been co-designed with the LGBTQ+ speakers and panel members.

To register for the event click here 

Ealing Council’s central procurement unit, the Commercial Hub, is embarking on an outreach programme to support small local companies and organisations with a view to providing practical guidance and advice on how to sell to the Council – hopefully assisting with breaking down the barriers that exist or are believed to exist.

We are investigating the most appropriate forms of guidance and support that we can offer on some of the more common areas relating to procurement and tendering. In support of our Council Plan commitments and our Social Value Policy, the Commercial Hub is reviewing its procurement practices to help open up public procurement opportunities to local small and medium-sized businesses.

To help create simpler and more accessible commercial processes whilst remaining compliant with public procurement regulations is not easy. We would therefore like you to tell us what you want in the way of guidance and advice by answering some fairly obvious questions in our survey (see link below). This will help us to create a support tool that has real, practical benefits and outcomes for organisations such as your own.

We will appreciate your time in completing this survey – all feedback and comments are valuable to us at Ealing Council.

Link to survey: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/SelltoEaling

Ealing’s community climate grants programme is intended to help community organisations contribute to the borough net zero target by 2030 by making energy efficiency improvements, leading to lower carbon emissions.

Community organisations can apply for a grant of up to £10,000.

You will need to be able to demonstrate that you work for public benefit and are a not-for-profit organisation. You will need to be based or predominantly active in the borough of Ealing.

The council will be prioritising the community organisations that are offering warm spaces for the first round of funding (December 2022).

All eligible groups must have financial systems in place to allow for accurate management and transparency of auditing funds. For example, a community group bank account with accountable sign-off procedures and a treasurer or equivalent.

What happens next?

Please read our Ealing’s community climate grants brochure for more information and if interested, please register your interest on the link below and the climate action and sustainability team will be in touch with application forms the week beginning 9 January 2023.

The deadline for applications is 5pm, Tuesday, 7 March 2023.

Please register your interest if you are a:

• Registered charity
• Community and voluntary group
• Co-operative
• Faith and equalities group
• Community interest company
• Social enterprise
• Tenant management organisation
• Community benefit society

Please do not register your interest if you are a business.

Please note, that if successful and you require external consultants to carry out the improvements, you will need to provide at least two quotes for the improvement works.

You will not be able to appeal the decision.

Apply

An online Q&A session will be held on 6^th February 2023 at 2pm. Please use the link below to join and ask any questions you have about your application:

Ealing Community Climate Grants Q&A Zoom Meeting

https://ealing-gov-uk.zoom.us/j/89921912168?pwd=eVV4MjdXQks2b21PeDBXeWZmUXAxZz09

Meeting ID: 899 2191 2168

Passcode: 918015

The EHCVS Community Connections program is bringing together a huge range of community activities from across the following areas in Ealing; Acton, central Ealing, Greenford, Northolt and Perivale.

To see the February calendar of events click here February-timetable

We are always interested to hear from individuals who would like to help govern and shape Thamesbank and be part of the Board for Non-Executive Directors.

If you live or work in the areas of: Ealing, Hounslow, Richmond, Kingston, Wandsworth or Spelthorne, we’d be especially interested to hear from you as we look to build our community presence.

[TBCU – Board Recruitment Presentation]

Contact us for an informal chat.

All appointments to the Board will be formally approved by members at the AGM.

We meet monthly. Regular attendance to board meetings is required.

SKILLS & BEHAVIOURS

We will provide training and support, however it would be advantageous if you can offer skills and experience in any of the following areas:

• Marketing experience
• Customer relationship management (CRM)
• Business development
• Strategy development
• Credit union knowledge and/or working knowledge
• Community work and/or charity work including social enterprises
• Setting up and/or managing your own business
• Strategic and/or operational expertise in a financial services organisation
• Specialisms in the area of: accountancy, legal, finance, governance, human resources, IT and risk management, credit risk, regulatory compliance or unsecured lending in a financial services context

HOW TO APPLY

Please note that you will need to be or become a member of Thamesbank Credit Union to apply.

For more information please email: info@thamesbank.org.

To apply, please email us with the subject line “Director Application” with a short note about how and why you would like to become a Director and a CV with your background and experience.

Applications ongoing.

North London Adult Eating Disorder Provider Collaborative (NLAED PC) is working with Central and North West London (which includes Ealing and Hounslow) to offer grants under the NL AED Transformation Programme. We are seeking North London Based organisations (which includes Ealing and Hounslow) specialising in the delivery of specialist eating disorder care and support for a 12-18-month partnership delivery role. This grant process can offer successful partners up to £75,000 in funding to support adult eating disorder projects

What are the parameter’s

• This must be used for VCSE provider contracts integrated into the local service provider pathways.
• Proposals must focus on the NL AED PC priority areas, as detailed below.
• The offer must be co-produced with the local community, service users and carers.

How much?

• A dedicated amount of up to £75k per London region. (NEL/NWL/NCL)
• Identified as underspend within the provider collaborative budget so non-recurrent but able to be used with VCSE in 12-18 month contracts.
• Regions may wish to combine resources

What is the process and support?

• Work should be delivered by partnered VCSE alongside the local service provider and will be accountable to the Provider Collaborative
• The process will include completing and returning a proforma for agreement and funding sign off by the Provider Collaborative

What can the funding be used for?

If successful in being offered a ‘partner’ position you will then work with NLAED PC and the wider system to either scale up a current project that is proven to work OR by extending a current project OR developing new or different ways to work better between organisations.  All partners will need attend partnership sub-group meetings as relevant.

Aims of the scheme:

Three priority areas below have been defined as areas of focus and investment across the collaborative. As part of your proposal please clearly state which priority area you are focussing on. It is acceptable to focus on a single priority or any combination based on your organisations experience and expertise.

1. Peer support offering (inc. Parent/Carer PSWs)
   • Offering our patients peer support engagement. Including peer support and parent/carer peer support. To work collaboratively with providers to offer an integrated service. Engagement/support with patients on waiting.

2. CAMHS transitions to AED services
   • Supporting patients as they transition from adolescent to adult services. Providing support to patient and staff during the transition.

3. Recruitment campaigns (recruitment & retention campaigns alongside VCSE partnerships)
   • Development of an annual recruitment and retention campaign including
     1. Working with universities (Talks and ED education)
     2. Developing innovative and attractive campaigns

• Attending ED conferences as a Provider Collaborative

4. Complex presentations
   • NL AED are seeing more complex presentations of disordered eating in the context of autism spectrum condition. This partnership would look to develop targeted prevention/early intervention strategies.

5. Innovative partnerships across North London
   • To develop and strengthen the offer of support for specialist Eating Disorders within local communities

For an application form click here NLAED Proposal V1.3