Deadline Approaching: Footwork's People and Place Fund

The People and Place Fund offers funding and support to get a local project off the ground, or scale it to increase its impact. Whether it’s an individual or a group – social enterprise or non-profit – Footwork values first-hand experience and believes that local people are best at identifying issues that need to be addressed and have good ideas to tackle them. Footwork offers flexible grants of £5,000 to £10,000.

Deadline: Monday 11th September  

Learn more and apply here

The Boshier Grant Scheme

In partnership with the National Autistic Society, Thea and Peter Boshier have established a new grant scheme.

Grants of up to £25,000 can be applied for by registered charities who share the National Autistic Society’s vision to create a society that works for autistic people. 

The Boshier Grant Scheme is open to charitable organisations of any size in the UK. Applicants must be registered with the Charity Commission and have a charity number and bank account. 

If you have a project which benefits the lives of autistic people in the UK. You are welcome to apply. 

Deadline: 5pm, Friday 15th September  

Learn more and apply here

Motability Foundation

Motability, through their Community Transport Grants, are awarding charities and organisations working in the Community Transport sector grants of between £100,000 and £4 million until March 2025.

Through this grant programme, Motability aim to help charities and organisations to make an immediate impact for disabled people, by awarding funding to develop, expand and improve community transport options. Their focus for this programme is on:

• Funding support for staff or volunteer training and costs
• Funding to increase the number of vehicles available in the community to help organisations support disabled people
• Funding local, regional, or national initiatives to increase awareness of community transport and influence its inclusion in transport strategy and policy
• Funding to schemes, programmes and initiatives that already exist, and who provide best practice solutions, but need further support to remain operational or scale up the service they can provide to help more disabled people

Deadline: March 2025  

Learn more and apply here

Holidays for Disabled People and Carers

The 3H Foundation has a grant scheme to help disabled people and carers to have holidays or short respite breaks.  

3H supports disabled people to have a break whether on independent group holidays, through family holiday grants or short break activities.  They also support adult and young carers to have a period of respite by providing grants so they can have time away from the person they care for, through days out, breaks away or through home based respite hampers.

Learn more and apply here

Zero Suicide Alliance Lunch & Learn 

You are invited to the Zero Suicide Alliance Lunch and Learn session in partnership with Barnet Public Health to participate in World Suicide Prevention Day. Learn how to start a life saving conversation with someone at risk of suicide.

The event is taking place between 11am - 1pm on Wednesday 13th September, virtually via zoom and features guest speakers including Barnet Wellbeing Service, Amparo Support After Suicide and Barnet Mencap. 

Book your free place here

Cost of living and PIP Webinar

In this informative 1-hour session you'll learn about the different types of support available for clients.

Through this free online workshop, you'll gain an understanding of energy bills and gain confidence in the different aspects of the PIP process.

Monday 25th September 2023, 3pm

Click here to join this free webinar via Zoom

Silver Sunday 

Join Age UK for a fun-filled day of activities and advice for the over 50s at Middlesex University, The Boroughs, NW4 4BT. There'll be exercise tasters, music and dance performance, talks and workshops, advice on managing money and health checks. Includes a talk from Professor Catherine Loveday on Love and Connection. Free entry and free light lunch and refreshments throughout the day!

See the full programme of events on the day here and register here. To find out more contact Pippa on 07379 331807 or email her on pippa.mannerings@ageukbarnet.org.uk

Sunday 1st October, 11am - 3pm

Christmas Jobs Fair 

In the middle of a heatwave it seems odd to be thinking of Christmas but for students looking for holiday jobs or residents looking for employment don't miss the Winter Jobs Fair, taking place in Brent Cross on Wednesday 27^th September. It's likely to be popular so you're encouraged to register for a place as soon as possible.

Wednesday 27th September, 10.30am - 2.30pm, Brent Cross, London, NW4 3FP

Click here to register for a free ticket 

ZST Online Social Isolation Training 

In 5 to 10 minutes you can learn how social isolation affects our mental health and how to step up and help someone who feels isolated. The learning from this training course can be used to support anyone who is socially isolated.

The training is recommended for anyone aged 16 and over. You will learn how:

• Social isolation affects our mental health
• To help someone who is feeling socially isolated

Click here to complete the free social isolation training

Amber Heat-Health Alert issued for London

The UK Health Security Agency has issued an Amber Heat-Health Alert for London that will remain in effect until 9pm on Sunday 10 September. The alert indicates that weather impacts are likely to be felt across the whole health service, and that we may see some health impacts across the wider population, not just the most vulnerable groups of people.

Beat the heat this week with Age UK's guidance for vulnerable and older people, the government’s Cool at home checklist and The Mayor's Cool Spaces map of indoor spaces where Londoners can shelter from the sun.

Save our Wild Isles Community Fundraiser

Heath Hands are crowdfunding to help support the hedgehog projects on Hampstead Heath! For every £1 raised, they get £2 from Aviva UK thanks to the Save our Wild Isles Community Fund and every little helps! 

You can also get a range of exciting rewards from a hedgehog bag, hedgehog hideaway or a ranger hedgehog tour depending on how much you donate.

Find out more about how Heath Hands will use the funds raised through this campaign and how to contribute here

Sheep on the Heath

We're glad to announce that sheep will be back on Hampstead Heath (this time at the Extension) from 11^th to 18^th September 2023 as part of a conservation grazing partnership project. 

Sheep from Mudchute City Farm will be out at the Extension each day from around 8am to 7.30pm - come along to the Extension to see them and chat to Heath Hands and Heath and Hampstead Society volunteers about the project. 

Groundwork London Board Members

Groundwork are seeking three new board members who will bring new skills, knowledge and experience to support the organisation to achieve its ambitions. They are particularly interested in recruiting Board Members to reflect the diverse and multicultural communities of London.

The role is an unpaid, although reasonable expenses are provided. You will be required to attend 4 x 2.5 hour Board meetings plus preparation, plus 2 days per annum at ad hoc meetings.

Find out more here

Need a space to hold your workshop or meeting?

At Inclusion Barnet, we run two libraries in Barnet that have meeting rooms available for hire. 

With discounted rates for community groups, and potential to welcome up to 30 people, the spaces are flexible to suit your needs. 

Read more about hiring a library meeting room

Cost of Living Crisis

We now have a dedicated Cost of Living Crisis page on our website where we're compiling both local and national information, resources and guidance linked to the Cost of Living Crisis, and the impact on Voluntary Sector organisations. 

Do let us know if you have any activities and support that needs to be added.

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Sign up to Barnet’s voluntary sector Manifesto

Barnet Together is calling for community, voluntary, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) groups as well as statutory organisations and businesses operating in the borough of Barnet, to sign up to the Barnet Voluntary Sector Manifesto.

The aim of the Manifesto is to create better understanding and deeper cross-sector collaboration between organisations working within Barnet. 

If you are a representative of a group, service provider or business based in or serving Barnet, then you can sign up to the Barnet Voluntary Manifesto.

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