RBKC's Neighbourhood Doulas team have shared information on two free courses for pregnant mums-to-be starting this January 2026.

Birth Education and Advocacy Classes 

Neighbourhood Doulas are proud to introduce a new wellbeing programme for pregnant residents.

Funded by Public Health England, this free 6-week interactive course is designed to support the physical and mental wellbeing of pregnant residents through engaging activities and practical tips.

Neighbourhood Doulas are excited to invite service users to their Perinatal Hub — a fully-funded antenatal course.

Volunteer Centre Kensington and Chelsea (VCKC) have published a Best Practice page on their website, bringing together guidance, resources and templates to support organisations across Kensington and Chelsea to deliver volunteering that is inclusive, accessible and safe. 

You can find volunteer handbooks, volunteer agreements, role descriptions and training and induction guideline documents. You can also contact VCKC for help on developing your volunteering programme.

London Resilience have shared information with us on an upcoming webinar, “Food Resilient London: mapping our community food assets”, taking place on Tuesday 13 January 2026 from 2-3pm.  

Association of Chairs co-mentoring scheme for Chairs - applications open now - matching happening end of January 2026

Association of Chairs matches applicants with a partner to co-mentor each other over a period of 6 months. They provide you with guidance on how to make it work. 

They recommend you have monthly meetings together, which could happen virtually or in person. 

Healthwatch Kensington & Chelsea offers confidential advice and signposting to inform residents of their options and how to get the help they need. They also ensure that people’s experiences about health and social care services are fed into decision-making processes to improve care.  

About the role

To provide practical domestic assistance to older people in their own homes to help them maintain their independence and enjoy an acceptable quality of life and to deliver a series of chair-based exercises and/or walking support (training will be provided) to help people to stay active by improving their strength mobility and confidence.

To provide a “respite” service for carers for an agreed period of time in order to allow the Carer to take a break. Please note Age UK do not provide personal care.

The annual AI survey from CAST (the charity that helps UK charities use digital for social good) is now live! 

For the third year running, CAST is gathering AI views, experiences and needs from across the sector, in order to help shape the most relevant and useful support - and influence the wider sector response. Your insights make a real difference: the results of previous surveys have led CAST to develop a range of support resources, including their AI self-serve courses, AI experiments library and AI hub. 

Charity Excellence offer a range of free AI Training Courses for UK Charities which they have been delivering since 2023. 

Their courses include;