VisitRichmond Advent Calendar
There are still four days left to take part in the VisitRichmond Christmas advent calendar giveaway, where you can enter for a chance to win fantastic local prizes. Prizes includes high tea for two and an overnight stay in a boutique hotel. The competition is open to everyone.
Expressions of interest open for the 2024 Richmond Voluntary Fund
Voluntary and community organisations are invited to submit expressions of interest to become a beneficiary of the Richmond Voluntary Fund in 2024. The Richmond Voluntary Fund receives donations from residents to support initiatives that make a real and lasting difference to the lives of people living in Richmond. The focus this year will be children and young people and expressions of interest are invited from organisations already supporting children and young people in the borough. The deadline for submission is midnight on Friday 19 January 2024.
Find out more and apply..
Community BlueScapes launches two new funds
Community BlueScapes has received two pots of funding from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to support local projects focused on reducing flood risk and increasing the ability of local people and the area to adapt to climate change.
Applications for the Community BlueScapes Fund will close on 26 January 2024 and applications for the Ideas Fund will close on 15 February 2024.
Find out more and apply.
Food and other support in Richmond this Christmas
Throughout the festive period local organisations and community groups are helping to provide food support across the borough. Find out more about the local food offer.
Further information on support available for those struggling with the Cost of Living can be found on the Council's Cost of Living Hub pages.
Keeping residents safe in cold weather
An Adverse Weather and Health Plan is in place, which provides key information on how to ensure residents' safety during colder months. It highlights those at increased risk, as well as providing resources on how to plan for adverse weather and how to register for cold weather alerts.
Click here for information on how to help keep your service users safe in cold weather
Click here for the Government's 'Keep Warm Keep Well' advice poster
Sleep workshops for Farsi speakers
Refugee Action Kingston are holding sleep workshops for Farsi speakers at Richmond and Hillcroft Adult and Community College, Parkshot Centre, Richmond. The workshops will teach attendees about managing stress and anxiety, trauma and the impact of trauma on memory. The workshops are 3pm-4pm for 10 weeks from Wednesday 10 January 2023.
Find out more and register to attend - includes details in Farsi.
Climate emergency resident action pack
Richmond Council has launched its Climate Emergency Resident Action Pack on its Climate Emergency main webpage. The pack is designed to enable residents to make easier choices about reducing their impact on climate change as well as providing strategies to cope with the effects of climate change (extreme temperatures, flooding etc) for themselves and the community around them.
The pack includes links to many local groups, businesses, services and community initiatives. Find out how you can support climate action.
Friendly Parks for All - enjoy the borough's parks
The Friendly Parks for All project aims to improve the impact, reach and quality of access to parks and open spaces in the borough to residents who experience barriers to access.
Other aims include:
- Improving opportunities to engage with parks for residents to enjoy by improving access for people that face barriers to spending time in parks
- Promoting the benefits of engaging with the natural environment for health and wellbeing especially for groups who have identified inequalities and face barriers to accessing these spaces.
- Providing tailored interventions that address these identified inequalities to address barriers to access and inequalities
Find out more about the project and the programme of winter activities taking place in local parks.
The Seeds of Change project within the Friendly Parks for All programme aims to encourage more use of parks and open spaces by local people. Read the latest newsletter which highlights the work of the Friendly Parks for all project and activities and events taking place in parks.
If you would like to receive the Seeds of Change newsletter please email parks@richmond.gov.uk.
Prevention Framework - better health for everyone
Richmond Council is committed to promoting good health, preventing ill health and reducing health inequalities across the borough. The Prevention Framework is an approach to embed prevention in the work that we do. It aims to make a healthy choice an easier choice, create supportive environments for our communities and make them health promoting as well.
Find out more about the Prevention Framework and how you could apply it to your work with local residents.
Work Routes Work and Health Programme - supporting jobseekers facing barriers to work
Work Routes is the pioneer expansion of DWP’s Work and Health Programme.
It is designed specifically to support jobseekers with multiple barriers to work and/or a
disability or health condition.
Find out how you can refer someone to the scheme and what support individuals can expect from the programme.
Drug and Alcohol Services Bulletin
The December bulletin provides details of how to access current support as well as local training opportunities and events. Read the bulletin.
What's On in Richmond in January
The VisitRichmond What's On guide is out with things to see and do in the borough in January: View here.
If you would like to advertise your event for free, visit: Submit your event
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