News
Corporate Services Funding Announced
RBKC's Corporate Services department has announced details of its funding round for voluntary and community organisations that relevant services for people who live, work or visit the Royal Borough.
The closing date for completed applicantions is 12 noon on 15 September. Applications submitted after this time will not be considered.
An application pack can be downladed from our Fundraising Support page here
Further details are available from RBKC here
(Adult Social Care will be taking new applications from 16 August - visit the links above for further information)
Government White Paper on Health Services - ‘Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS’
A new Government 'White Paper' has been issued outlining proposals for the restructuring of health services.
Some brief information for voluntary organisations about the Government white paper on the proposals for the NHS is available at the ACEVO website. As we receive more information, we will make it available.
- Download white paper (PDF 61 pages)
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea - New Council Cabinet and Mayor
A new council cabinet ws elected in late May following the local elections on 6th May.
Cllr Merrick Cockell retains his position as the Leader of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and Cllr Tim Ahern is now Cabinet Member for Civil Society.
Cllr James Husband was elected Mayor for the year and has chosen Help For Heroes as his nominated charity.
Read the councils press release here
Big Squeeze Part 2 Published by LVSC
The Big Squeeze looks at how organisations are coping with the recession. The Phase 2 report consolidates many of the findings from Phase 1 but has also picked up on innovative plans that organisations are making to survive recession.
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea - Local Elections
Of the 54 seats contested in the local council elections on Thursday 6th May the Conservative Party won 39, Labour Party 9 and Liberal Democrats 2.
Your councillors by ward are:
Abingdon
- Victoria Borwick (Con)
- Joanna Gardner (Con)
- James Husband (Con)
Brompton
- Iain Hanham (Con)
- Quentin Marshall (Con)
- Shireen Ritchie (Con)
Campden
- Tim Ahern (Con)
- Christopher Buckmaster (Con)
- Robert Freeman (Con)
Colville
- Carol Caruana (Lib Dem)
- Tim Jones (Lib Dem)
- Dez O'Neill (Lab)
Courtfield
- Anthony Milnes Coates (Con)
- Tony Holt (Con)
- Elizabeth Rutherford (Con)
Cremorne
- Maighread Condon-Simmonds (Con)
- Mark Daley (Con)
- Matthew Neal (Con)
Earl’s Court
- Terence Buxton (Con)
- Barry Phelps (Con)
- Jonathon Read (Con)
Golborne
- Emma Dent Coad (Lab)
- Bridget Hoier (Lab)
- Pat Mason (Lab)
Hans Town
- Timothy Coleridge (Con)
- Nicholas Paget-Brown (Con)
- Mary Weale (Con)
Holland
- Deborah Collinson (Con)
- Joan Hanham (Con)
- Warwick Lightfoot (Con)
Norland
- Andrew Lamont (Con)
- David Lindsay (Con)
- Julie Mills (Con)
Notting Barns
- Robert Atkinson (Lab)
- Judith Blakeman (Lab)
- Todd Foreman (Lab)
Pembridge
- Barbara Campbell (Con)
- David Campion (Con)
- Doreen Weatherhead (Con)
Queen’s Gate
- Fiona Buxton (Con)
- Andrew Dalton (Con)
- Daniel Moylan (Con)
Redcliffe
- Marie-Therese Rossi (Con)
- Frances Taylor (Con)
- Charles Williams (Con)
Royal Hospital
- Elizabeth Campbell (Con)
- Ian Donaldson (Con)
- Emma Will (Con)
Saint Charles
- Pat Healy (Lab)
- Robert Mingay (Lab)
- Matthew Palmer (Con)
Stanley
- Merrick Cockell (Con)
- William Pascall (Con)
- Paul Warrick (Con)
You can find full details of the voting on the RBKC website here.
Supporting Central London's local third sector Report Launched!
A new report compiled by Central London CVS Network was launched on Monday 15 March. It is an exploration of the impact of services offered by the Central London councils for voluntary service including Kensington & Chelsea Social Council.
Many of you will remember filling in an online questionaire last year to contribute to this surveys findings.
The full report is available at www.clcvs.net/content.asp?cat=9&par=0&id=200910191481
Get Involved in the Golborne Festival
12 noon to 6 pm, Sunday 20 June
The second annual Golborne Road Festival will feature live music, street entertainers, international food, arts and crafts, bouncy castle, face-painting, football competition, activities for young and older people and much more.
We hope that you will want to take part. If you are interested in joining the fun by hosting a community stall please get in touch.
Contact: Kuldip Bajwa kuldip@kcsc.org.uk
The Golborne Festival is organised by the Golborne Forum - www.golbornelife.co.uk
K&C Local Involvement Network (LINk)
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Voluntary Sector Grant Allocation 2010 - 2011
The grant allocation to voluntary organisations in 2010-11 for services that benefit people who live and work in the Royal Borough has been announced. Those organisations that are directly affected received notification in mid December 2009.
In total 21 applicants requested grants amounting to £2,161,799. In addition 6 organisations are currently midway through three year agreements which means the grand total was £2,646,479. Only 3 of the applicants were organisations that are not currently funded.
The provisional Corporate Services total grant budget for 2010-11 is £2,123,260 which means there was a discrepancy of £523,219 between the amount requested and the amount available. As a result several organisations did not receive the full amount they requested.
The Small Grant Fund has been retained, although it has been reduced from £22,180 to £15,000.
A copy of the of the full report on voluntary sector grant allocations including an explanation of the full decision making process and it's recommendations can be downloaded below.