8 February 2022
 Chiswick House & Gardens are running two free open weekends (26–27 February and 5–6 March) for visitors to enjoy a glimpse of their famous camellia collection, housed in their Georgian Conservatory.
There will also be a pop-up shop with a selection of gorgeous camellia-themed products including the popular Chiswick House & Gardens Camellia and Cedar Gin, plus a limited number of Chiswick House propagated camellia plants. All income from the shop will help support the preservation of these precious camellias. Find out more.
Camellia competition As part of this year’s Camellia Celebration weekends, the International Camellia Society will be running a camellia competition, which will focus on the beautiful blooms: with entrants invited to bring their homegrown camellia flower heads (three maximum per person), to wow the judges. Winners will be announced at 11am on Saturday, 26 February in the Chiswick House & Gardens Conservatory. Find out more and enter competition.
Camellia talk On Saturday, 5 March at 3pm there will be fascinating talk by Nadege Forde-Vidal about the Camellia Sinensis, also known as the tea plant. Find out how this member of the camellia family has crossed boundaries between art, medicine, religion, horticulture, trade and social behaviour for centuries.
 Congratulations to Anna T the latest 'Move More Hero' who lives near Chiswick. She joined the One You Hounslow challenge in July last year.
"Since I joined BetterPoints I'm now active 7 days a week. I usually find winter really challenging, as the darkness creeps in and I am very reluctant to go outside. Since having the app I have started going on lunch time runs every single day, and even signed up to my local Lampton Leisure Centre."
BetterPoints is a positive behaviour change app for health and the environment. You can earn rewards when you run, walk, cycle around Hounslow borough when using the app.
 Cultivate London run regular FREE drop-in community gardening sessions at The Salopian Garden in Isleworth, Every Wednesday 10am-4pm.
Cultivate London are also offering to run dedicated sessions for Environmental Champions. If you are interested, please let us know what type of skills you'll like to learn.
Find out more information on the event at Cultivate London's Facebook page: Log in to Facebook
 The Work Hounslow service are working with local residents to help them move into careers at Heathrow Airport.
Working in Security at Heathrow is all about providing a fantastic customer experience all whilst enjoying the benefits of working for a great employer earning £24,261 per annum (FTE) rising to £26,000 after 2 years service.
To register your interest and find out more, please email a copy of your CV to: work@hounslow.gov.uk
 Starting on Monday 7 February, Sexual Abuse & Sexual Violence Awareness Week is a chance for Hounslow residents to add their voice to the thousands across the UK saying #itsnotok.
Being sexually harassed can leave you feeling upset, vulnerable and intimidated.
If you are not confident about speaking to the police but you still want to chat to someone, get in touch with: London Survivors Gateway: 0808 801 0860 or you can ask for a call back by completing an online referral: https://survivorsgateway.london/get-help-now/. You need to be aged 13 or over.
Hounslow’s One-Stop Shop, on the first floor of the Treaty Centre, is also open every Wednesday from 10am-12Noon, for free confidential information and advice. You can also call 07810 031 780 (Mon to Fri, 9am-5pm).
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