THCVS

There’s still time to join our Research Café tomorrow!
Drop in to share your experiences and help shape medical research that matters to Black, Asian and local ethnic communities.
📍 9 Feb at the Brady Centre
Free refreshments · All welcome
Book now ➜ bit.ly/3NomgoR

#KeepingTowerHamletsSafe

Purple graphic asking “Do you need some inspiration on how to spend a £250 grant to tackle health inequalities?” with speech bubbles suggesting ideas: travel to visit a grassroots group, sign up to a leadership programme, and invest in tools such as books, online toolkits, infographics or software. On the right is a thoughtful-looking woman wearing a headscarf. NEL VCFSE Collaborative logo in the bottom corner.

Invest in your learning and the impact of your work!
Round 2 of the NEL VCFSE Collaborative Workforce Development Grant is open!
Get up to £250 for individual learning that tackles health inequalities.

Find out more and apply here by 15 Feb! ➜ bit.ly/3NqsFzR

Great to welcome Kiran Rehal from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to our Safeguarding in Recruitment training yesterday. We explored what counts as regulated activity and why robust recruitment matters - from job design to interviews and management. Thanks to everyone who attended!

#CollectivePower #LGBTQHistoryMonth #JustSayHello #HealthyTowerHamlets #KeepingTowerHamletsSafe #VCS #Funding #Jobs

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Our February bulletin highlights the Harnessing Collective Power report, which emphasises the role of community researchers & the need for more inclusive research.
Also LGBTQ+ History Month events, learning, funding & job opportunities!
Read it ➜ bit.ly/3Zjc17T
#JustSayHello #HealthyTowerHamlets

Safeguarding in recruitment training. Tuesday 3 February 12.00 to 1.30pm / Online. Photograph of a pair of hands holding colourful cutouts of people (adults, children and a wheelchair user).

Last call – don’t miss out!
Join us online this Tuesday, for a practical session on safeguarding in recruitment for the voluntary & community sector. Learn safer recruitment best practice to protect children and adults at risk.

Book now ➜ bit.ly/4pCUbHu
#Safeguarding #KeepingTowerHamletsSafe

Black and white graphic of a megaphone with coral lightening bolts coming out of it. Workforce Development Grant. Round 2 webinar. Registration now open! Monday 2 February / 2.00 to 3.00pm / Online Scan the QR code to register. NEL VCSFE Collaborative logo.

Workforce Development Grant Round 2 webinar – register now!
If you work or volunteer in a small North East London VCFSE organisation, learn how to apply for up to £250 to support professional development & tackle health inequalities.
This Monday 2 February.
Register here ➜ tinyurl.com/5cbw5j8b

Alison Robert, THCVS Partnerships Manager and Mirza Habiba Begum, Public Health Project Support Officer at London Borough of Tower Hamlets at the Healthy Tower Hamlets event.

Photograph of people who attended the Healthy Tower Hamlets event.

Photograph or Reverend James (Tower Hamlets Interfaith Forum, Christ Apostolic Church) at the Healthy Tower Hamlets event.

Promotional poster from the Healthy Tower Hamlets campaingn. Photograph of a woman smiling. For more information on local services and support: towerhamletsconnect.org/healthy-tower-hamlets. Logos: Healthy Tower Hamlets, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Tower Hamlets connect. QR code.

The THCVS team joined the inspiring launch of #HealthyTowerHamlets last week. Powerful voices from community champions highlighted health inequalities affecting #GlobalMajority communities. Great to see partners shaping change together.
More info ➜ shorturl.at/5Xhdd

@towerhamletsnow.bsky.social

#funding #VCS #VCSFE #HealthInequalities #KeepingTowerHamletsSafe

@wiilmamusicarts.bsky.social @hackneycvs.bsky.social vs.bsky.social @nhs-elft.bsky.social @mind.org.uk

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Do you work or volunteer in a small VCFSE?

Round 2 of the Workforce Development Grant is open! Get up to £250 for your own learning (books, training, events, visits) to help tackle health inequalities and to support your own learning & growth.

Find out more and apply by 15 Feb! ➜ bit.ly/3NqsFzR

Photograph of a group of 4 people talking with each other. They are smiling. Research Café. Monday 9 February / 10.00am to 1.00pm / Brady Centre 192-196 Hanbury St, E1 5HU. NIHR (national Institute for Health and Care Research and THCVS logo in the bottom right corner.

Join us at the Research Café! Have your say in medical research! Meet researchers, share your experiences, and help shape studies that reflect Black, Asian & local communities.
Free refreshments, all ages welcome.
9 Feb: 10am - 1pm.
Find out more and book ➜ bit.ly/3NomgoR
#KeepingTowerHamletsSafe

#HealthAndWellbeing #HealthEquity #Funding #CommunityResilience #KeepingTowerHamletsSafe #JustSayHello #HealthyTowerHamlets #VCSFECollaborative

@unioftheartslondon.bsky.social @towerhamletsnow.bsky.social @qmul.bsky.social @nhsnorththamesgms.bsky.social @cancer52org.bsky.social

Photograph of a group of people doing a puzzle together. THCVS Health and Wellbeing Forum Thursday 26 February / 10.00am to 12.00pm / Brady Arts & Community Centre, 192-196 Hanbury Street, E1 5HU. THCVS logo in the bottom right corner.

The latest THCVS Health & Wellbeing Bulletin is out! Discover funding, training, forums & partnership opportunities to help VCS organisations strengthen their impact and influence local health priorities in Tower Hamlets.
Read it here ➜ bit.ly/49RjKPv

#VCS #HealthEquity #KeepingTowerHamletsSafe

Our Fundraising for Community Activities workshop was full of energy, ideas & connections!

🌟 Participants left inspired to turn their ideas into action.

Missed it? Join the next session Fri, 6 Feb ➜ bit.ly/4jHRMdq

#CommunitySparks #CommunityFunding #Fundraising

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Our January Voluntary Sector Children & Youth eBulletin is out!

Focused on safeguarding, with practical guidance, FREE safer recruitment training, sector updates, funding, jobs & local opportunities to support work with children & young people.
Read it here ➜ bit.ly/45djf0A
#KeepingTowerHamletsSafe

Safeguarding in recruitment training. Tuesday 3 February 12.00 to 3.30pm / Online. Photograph of a pair of hands holding colourful cutouts of people (adults, children and a wheelchair user).

How strong is safeguarding in your recruitment?
Join our online Safeguarding in Recruitment training and learn how to protect children & adults at risk.
3 February, 12–1:30pm
Sign up here ➜ bit.ly/4pCUbHu.

#KeepingTowerHamletsSafe #Safeguarding #ChildProtection

@sthildaseast.bsky.social

Small grants are available for local organisations to develop projects improving knowledge and access of local services around PrEP, HIV/STI screening and contraception in City & Hackney as part of our Project Community programme.

For more information contact Euriza hccommunity@positiveeast.org.uk

Photograph of a plant growing from a jar of coins. Fundraising for community activities. Tuesday 13 January / 23.00 to 3.00pm. The Reach Community Hub, 11 Oliphant Street, E14 0GB. Friday 6 February / 10.30 to 2.00pm / Carers Centre, 21 Brayford Square, E1 0SG. THCVS logo in the top left corner.

Join us for one of our hands-on workshops to help your community group plan projects and apply for funding with confidence!

Learn key funding terms, connect them to your work, and leave with practical tips and answers to your questions.
Book here ➜ shorturl.at/SKbgP

@wiilmamusicarts.bsky.social @hackneycvs.bsky.social
@sistercircle.bsky.social @towerhamletsnow.bsky.social

#KeepingTowerHamletsSafe #safeguarding #funding #HealthInequalities #WorkforceDevelopment #ProfessionalDevelopment #SkillsDevelopment #VCFSE #TowerHamlets

Graphic of a megaphone with coral lightening bolts coming out of it. Workforce Development Grant – Round 2 is now open! The workforce Development Grant offers up to £250 per person to support individual professional development that helps tackle health inequalities. If you work or volunteer for a small VCFSE organisation, apply now! Application Deadline: Sunday 15 February 2026. For more information, email nelvcse@thcvs.org.uk or scan the QR code. VCSFE Collaborative logo in the bottom left corner.

Our first e-bulletin of 2026 is here! Round 2 of the Workforce Development Grant is OPEN! Up to £250 per person for professional development tackling health inequalities.
Plus training sessions, events, jobs & more to kick-start the year.
Read it ➜ bit.ly/4bagxwL

#HealthyTowerHamlets #JustSyHello

Icon of 4 people representing Organisational Structures and Governance workshop. Tuesday 20 January 12.00 to 3.00pm. Wigram House, Wade's Place, Poplar, E14 0DA. THCVS logo in the top left corner.

Ready to strengthen your community work? This practical, empowering workshop supports residents and grassroots organisers to build strong community groups, develop good governance, and create sustainable, transparent, funder-ready projects.

Find out more and book here ➜ ow.ly/z7ee50XNav6

Photograph of a lego village. THCVS Premises Forum. Friday 9 January / 4.00 - 5.30pm / Online.

Join us for an informal online forum for voluntary and community groups to discuss premises issues, hear updates on the council’s VCS Premises Policy, share challenges and suggest topics for future meetings.

Book here ➜ bit.ly/3L3DDu0
@TowerHamletsNow
#VCS #premises

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December’s Health and Wellbeing Bulletin is live with updates on training, events, funding and ways to get involved across the voluntary & community sector. It also highlights health research opportunities and our upcoming research cafés.
Read it here ➜ bit.ly/4p1rJiq

Photograph of some firefighters with their hands behind their back. THCVS logo in the top left corner.

Voluntary and community groups play a vital role in emergencies and are trusted by Tower Hamlets residents. Click here to find out about the council’s upcoming Community Resilience Day, our new VCS Directory, training & emergency information ➜ bit.ly/4qqVevg

#KeepingTowerHamletsSafe

Photograph of a young girl and her carer holding hands at an outside event. Voluntary Sector Children and Youth eBulletin. THCVS logo in the top left corner.

This month’s Children and Youth Forum Bulletin includes sector updates, training opportunities, community events, funding news, and ways to get involved. We hope it helps you stay informed as we wrap up 2025.

Read it here ➜ bit.ly/3YkXeZF

@towerhamletsnow.bsky.social

#KeepingTowerHamletsSafe

#TowerHamlets #FundingSupport #CommunityProjects #ProjectPlanning #VCS #CapacityBuilding #THCVSWorkshop

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Photograph of a plant growing from a jar of coins. Fundraising for community activities. Tuesday 13 January / 23.00 to 3.00pm. The Reach Community Hub, 11 Oliphant Street, E14 0GB. Friday 6 February / 10.30 to 2.00pm / Carers Centre, 21 Brayford Square, E1 0SG. THCVS logo in the top left corner.

Strengthen your community group’s project planning and funding skills in our workshop. Build confidence, learn key concepts, link them to your work, get answers to common questions and leave ready to make your next funding bid a success.
Find out more and book here ➜ bit.ly/4oLvZ5i

@praxisprojects.bsky.social
@tnlcommunityfund.org.uk

Image of Somali women having a group discussion at a Flourishing Communities workshop. Flourishing Communities Learning Event. Wednesday 17 December 10.00am to 12.00pm @ Praxis, Pott St, E2 0EF. Logos: National Lottery Community Fund, Women’s Inclusive Team, the Limehouse Project, Praxis, THCVS.

Join us to celebrate learning from the Flourishing Communities project and the women whose voices shaped it - raising reproductive & sexual health literacy and strengthening trust between communities, health providers & the voluntary sector.

Find out more and book here ➜ bit.ly/3MijUqQ

@towerhamletsnow.bsky.social @womanstrust.bsky.social @independentage.bsky.social @veoliauk.bsky.social @sthildaseast.bsky.social

#JustSayHello #16DaysOfActivism #EndGenderBasedViolence #EndViolenceAgainstWomen #VAWG #youmatter #itsokaynottobeokay #breakthestigma #suicideprevention #help