If you were eligible for a free NHS flu vaccine this winter or are the main carer for an older or vulnerable person it is important that you now get your COVID-19 vaccination. There are three ways you can now book your first COVID-19 vaccination:

1. Follow one of the links below to book in at the vaccination centre closest to you
2. Wait for your GP surgery to contact you with an appointment
3. Wait to be notified by the NHS National Booking System

If you are:

• A carer of older adults or vulnerable people – in receipt of carer’s allowance or unpaid
• A voluntary sector worker – e.g. working in front line health and social care activities such as foodbanks, homeless etc (volunteers and paid staff)

Appointments are available near you at:

• Wembley Vaccination Centre
• Ealing Vaccination Centre

You must book your appointment before you go to a vaccination centre. We are aware of scam messages circulating – please ignore them. The NHS will never ask you for money or your bank details for your vaccination – it is free.

Find out more

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Thursday 17th March – 4.30pm-6pm

As part of our ongoing commitment to listen and learn from communities in London, you are invited to attend this conversation about, Crimes against Older Persons.

 This is an opportunity for us to hear your views about the impact of these crimes and how the CPS and other CJS partners can be improved. It also gives us an opportunity to explain our work and how we prosecute.

Host:

Chief Crown Prosecutor: Barry Hughes

Join online using Microsoft teams: HERE

Or use the following:  access code: +44 20 3443 8791,,607239131#

(0203 443 8791, 607 239 131#)

*If you have any specific questions or queries please contact: Jasmin.Ferdinand@cps.gov.uk

 

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Hounslow & Twickenham Woodcraft Folk are urgently seeking storage space for their camping equipment as the council garage they rent has become unaffordable. They were awarded a National Lottery grant a few years ago to buy an additional £9000 worth of camping equipment, so they need quite a big space. Something equivalent to a standard garage, or indeed a garage, would be ideal but it must be secure, dry and vermin-proof. Ideally it would be somewhere close to Hounslow/Twickenham though they will consider anything suitable within a reasonable distance. They are currently paying over £25 per week so are looking for somewhere cheaper than that. Offers of storage space/questions can be emailed to info@hounslowwoodcraft.org.uk.

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[et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”]Date: Wednesday 14th April 2021

Time: 10.00am – 12.00.pm

Venue: Zoom Video Conference

The last year has brought considerable hardship to the voluntary and community sector and voluntary organisations have faced challenges in responding. The sector in Ealing is diverse and the crisis has impacted differently. Many have seen rising demand for services, a dramatic reduction in income, difficulty in providing support in lockdown and less staff and volunteer capacity, however the community-led response has been incredible – in the places we live and online. People have come together to help each other with food, medicine and friendship. Voluntary organisations, large and small, have responded swiftly and often innovatively and are key partners in a successful recovery programme.

In collaboration with the London Borough of Ealing and NHS Ealing Clinical Commissioning Group, EHCVS’s annual state of the sector review will be hosting a focus event to give a platform to the voices of the sector and we would like to invite our voluntary sector colleagues to participate in this event, as an attendee you will be either a community or voluntary sector group engaged in delivery to the residents of Ealing. Your will have the opportunity to discuss your views and feed directly into LBE and CCG policy considerations.

The aim of this event is to understand what the current state of the VCSE sector is in four areas:

· Impact of COVID

· Changes in operations and funding

· Emerging opportunities / Recovery post pandemic

· Challenges and sector needs going forward

We look forward to meeting with you and hearing your views.

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The Hounslow Family Service Directory has a new site https://fsd.hounslow.gov.uk/ 

The Hounslow Family Service Directory is an online guide to services and information on local organisations for parents, children, young people, providers and practitioners.

To add your activities to the Directory see the links below:

• Easter holidays activity listing for the Family Service Directory https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=ZmZiW0Zim0ysx3FqWpS9Awctd3C0RAtEtuI64j6pOQZURTJXOVc1UEFVSUcxSUtDREJHUUhDUkNNTC4u

• Ongoing Activity, Event or Workshop listing for the Family Service Directory https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=ZmZiW0Zim0ysx3FqWpS9Awctd3C0RAtEtuI64j6pOQZUQlE5S0lZN1BFQzlNUUVOWlZSMlNHVDE0MS4u

OPDC are open for new submissions for Small Grants: In the Making, through which we will be investing over £190k into grass-roots initiatives that uncover, showcase and celebrate what makes Old Oak and Park Royal special, as well as mobilise and support volunteering across the area.

Local groups can apply for up to £5000 to support their proposals, and the final deadline for submissions is Saturday 20 March 2021.

There are now two types of grant you can apply for:

• Arts and Heritage Grants:
  Launched in January 2019, these grants are designed to support community arts, culture and heritage projects taking place in Old Oak and Park Royal, led by those living and working in the area.
• NEW – Community Volunteering Grants:
  Through our recent work with GLA’s London Community Response team during Covid-19, we have identified a need among community organisations, resident associations and mutual aid groups for support and expertise in areas such as: applying for grant funding, volunteer training, governance, safeguarding, equipment and expenses such as fuel for food deliveries. We have now opened a new pot of funding specifically ringfenced for community organisations who require support to enable more local people to volunteer and share their skills with the wider community.

Please see our website for more information and to register your organisation on the application portal. If you have any queries on making a submission you can contact us via email  – grants@opdc.london.gov.uk