Announcements

Safer Neighbourhood Board (SNB) Grants 2026–2027 – Applications Now Open

Submitted by Duncan Cordy on

The Kensington & Chelsea Safer Neighbourhood Board (SNB) is inviting applications for the 2026–2027 small grants programme. Funding is available for community projects delivered between 1 June 2026 and 31 March 2027 that support the following priority areas:

•    Reducing violence and criminal exploitation (including violence against women and girls)
•    Building safer and more confident communities
•    Improving support for victims of crime

Free courses for residents of RBKC

Submitted by zina serageldin on

Morley College London is offering a range of free courses for residents of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC).

These courses are designed to help you build new skills, boost confidence and explore your creativity.

Choose from courses in digital skills, cyber security, confidence building, performance, creative writing, ceramics and more.

Dementia Friendly Venues Charter update

Submitted by Duncan Cordy on

From the Greater London Authority:

Since the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, launched the world’s first Dementia Friendly Venues Charter in May 2021, cultural spaces across London have been working hard to make sure every Londoner with dementia and every carer, has a welcoming, dementia‑friendly venue in their local area.  

Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London, has expressed his continued support for this work, saying, 

Information sharing between private healthcare services and NHS England

Submitted by Duncan Cordy on

This guidance is about NHS England requesting information from private health and care organisations and services to meet its legal obligations.

The guidance is aimed at patients, service users, healthcare workers and information governance professionals at private hospitals, hospices, clinics, care homes and dental practices which are run independently of the NHS in England. 

They may be run by a commercial company, a charity or another non-profit organisation. This guidance may also be helpful to NHS organisations who have private patient units.

New Primary Care IPS Employment Support Launching April 2026

Submitted by Duncan Cordy on

Central North West London NHS Trust will be launching their Primary Care Individual Placement and Support service in April 2026.

This service is for adults (18+) living in Westminster or Kensington & Chelsea who have a serious mental health condition and would like support to:

RM Partners – HPV Vaccine Community Grant

Submitted by Duncan Cordy on

RM Partners NHS Cancer Alliance for north-west and south-west London is offering up to £500 to local community and voluntary groups to deliver a one-off session focusing on the HPV Vaccine. They are specifically looking for applications from organisations that work with either: 

• faith based communities or  
• young people aged 11-19