Would you like to receive the most up-to-date information about whatÂ’s going on in the Borough?

Do you want to know how you can get involved in your community?

 

Twice a month the Council produces a newsletter giving all of the current news about voluntary and community groups in the borough, details of their work and information about their events and activities.

This is called Evolve, it is completely free and it is also a great way to promote your organisation and publicise your events to people across the Borough.

If you would like to receive Evolve please email; john.wyman-white@hounslow.gov.uk

With the simple message: YES please send me Evolve

Our bid to be London Borough of Culture 2021

With less than 3 weeks left before submission date, our London Borough of Culture bid is really gathering pace. You may have noticed the appearance of some large format posters across the borough generously supported by our local partners, JC Decaux who have their HQ in Brentford. We’d love to hear about any ideas you or the company can also get on board with our campaign.

From now until the bid submission deadline on the 28 October and then until the end of the year when the decision is made, we need to show the Mayor and his team how much culture matters to us in Hounslow.

We need to celebrate our heritage, our music, our art, our dance, our sport, our street scenes and open spaces, our food,our drink, our fashion and our faiths. We need to show we have the ambition, the ideas and the energy to make the most of it when we win.

The big idea behind our bid

We’re going to tell the Mayor that if we win London Borough of Culture 2021, we’ll make it a launch pad for the future. We’ll use this boost of cultural attention and investment to create an unstoppable movement of people, ideas and opportunity across our borough.

• WeÂ’ll tell him we believe culture sets potential free
• WeÂ’ll show him ideas weÂ’re developing with our citizens
• WeÂ’ll show him a culture superhighway of events, initiatives and projects that can bring our different parts together, spark ideas and unlock opportunity
• And weÂ’ll prove to him that, if he gives us his £1.35m, weÂ’ll multiply its value and leave a lasting legacy

Here is how you can help:

Social media – like / share / comment

• You can change your profile picture on your social media accounts or inset the campaign banner alongside your profile until the bid submission date of 28 October. Just save the images (Twitter and profile picture)  to your computer and update your profile by clicking ‘Edit ProfileÂ’
• Please access our accounts on Facebook / Twitter and Instagram
• Find any of our posts about our bid
• Add a comment or statement supporting the boroughÂ’s bid e.g. I support HounslowÂ’s bid to be London Borough of Culture 2021
• Include #GoHounslow and #HounslowCulture21 and @MayorofLondon
• Tag us according to the social platform you are on: FB @HounslowCouncil Twitter: @LBofHounslow or Instagram @hounslowcouncil
• Share on your social media platforms

Bespoke post

This would be even better!

• If you are a business operating in the borough, please take a picture of a leading person in your organisation.
• Provide a quote from that person endorsing our bid and giving a reason why or an opinion of what winning might mean for the borough
• Include #GoHounslow and #HounslowCulture21 and @MayorofLondon
• Tag us according to the social platform you are on: FB @HounslowCouncil Twitter: @LBofHounslow or Instagram @hounslowcouncil
• Post on your social media accounts

Other:

• Download a pledge card from our resources pack, sign, scan and email it to us on GoHounslow@hounslow.gov.uk
• We would love to hear from organisations who would like to  get involved during the year of culture programme – email GoHounslow@hounslow.gov.uk or call 020 8583 3729
• Include our campaign logo on your company communications to demonstrate your support for our bid.

Hounslow Council is in the process of developing a new way for residents and community groups to apply for funding from the council.

The new Thriving Communities Fund will provide a single point of application and contact for all council community funding, improving access and transparency. It will also provide a unified application, assessment and approval process.

The Thriving Communities Fund will bring together a number of different funding streams which aim to support community projects or initiatives and / or voluntary sector delivered services or activities.  These include funds previously available through Neighbourhood CIL (Community Infrastructure Levy) and the Community Partnerships Unit administered Community Grants, Small Grants and Community Impact Fund (CIF).  It also includes additional Housing Revenue Account (HRA) investment to support community initiatives and projects with a clear benefit to Hounslow Housing tenants.

Funding will be available through three different strands – Small, Medium and Large – with application processes and monitoring requirements proportionate to the value of the grant.

• Small Grants of £750 or less
• Medium Grants of up to £15,000
• Large Grants of between £15,000 and £50,000

We are now consulting with residents because we want to ensure that the fund is fit for purpose as soon as it is launched, with clear guidance and a user-friendly application process.

The consultation will run until 21 October 2019

Take part in the consultation

The Hounslow Community Grant provides funding of up to £15,000 for voluntary and community sector projects or services that can show a clear benefit to Hounslow residents and help to achieve the key outcomes of the Thriving Communities Strategy (2019 – 2023)This grant can support longstanding projects and their core running costs. It can also support proposals that meet new and emerging community needs and respond to innovative new proposals from VCSE organisations.

• Round 2 is now open for applications. It closes at noon on 20 September 2019

Everything you need to know about the Community Grants

Make an Application for a Community Grant

Event venue: Holiday Inn in Brentford, TW8 8GA
Event timings:
(12pm to 4:30pm)
12pm – 1pm Lunch
1pm to 4:30pm Addressing the Climate Emergency Workshop
The council wants to create a borough where residents feel proud to live and work and which is clean, green and sustainable. In June 2019 the borough council declared a climate emergency. This committed the council to develop a climate emergency action plan by December 2019, setting out how the council will work towards becoming carbon neutral, and ultimately zero carbon, as soon as possible.
This workshop is an opportunity for residents to:
• Provide your ideas for how the council can best respond to the climate emergency and further enhance and green the Borough – both in terms of emissions we are directly accountable for and wider emissions that occur in the borough
• Help identify innovative options for how we can engage as widely as possible all our communities on this matter
• Help us identify and ensure we are protecting our communities, particularly those most vulnerable to climate change
To register click here

The Exiting Prostitution Service is part of the London Borough of HounslowÂ’s Domestic and Sexual Violence Outreach Service and offers advice & support to all genders involved in prostitution and sexual exploitation in the borough.
This includes:
· On Street Prostitution
· Brothels and other off street venues
· All other sexually exploitative industries
Anyone who wishes to exit from prostitution or is just looking for support and advice can access this service.
Support could include safety planning and signposting as well as supporting clients in accessing housing, benefits and employment options.
There are no age restrictions, however, a multi-agency approach will be required to support anyone under the age of 16.
If you would like more information on this service or would like me to come and give an overview of the work currently being done in Hounslow, please contact the Exiting Prostitution Advocate polly.seaman@hounslow.gov.uk