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Join a friendly clothes swap hosted by LOANHOOD in partnership with East London Waste Authority (ELWA).

Bring up to five clean items you no longer wear and swap them for something “new to you”. It’s simple and fun!

This event is part of Refugee Week. During the event, you can also meet Care4Calais and donate good quality clothes, especially men’s clothing, shoes, and coats.

Saturday 20 June from 11.30am - 3.30pm

Stratford Library, 3 The Grove E15 1EL

Find out more on how the clothes swap works and book your tickets >

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Join the Newham 1000 Challenge!

We’re aiming for 1,000 volunteer hours in just 8 days during National Volunteers’ Week 💛

Whether you can give one hour or more, every moment counts.

Already volunteering? Please log your hours here or share your contribution with us at volunteers@newham.gov.uk so we can track the impact we’re making together.

Let’s make a real difference across Newham.

#Newham1000Challenge #OneHourBigImpact #VolunteersWeek

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Double click on the image to see the whole flyer.

Meet other volunteer and organisations looking for volunteers . All welcome

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Newham Volunteer Fair - Invitation, Thursday 4 June 2026

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Student immigration and compliance Officer

Full Time

Salary range

£31,234 rising to £34,827 per annum

Contract type

Open ended

Business Unit

Registry Services

Closing date for applicants

26-May-2026

Ref No

2381

Documents

Candidate Information Pack 26.pdf

JD and Person Specification Student Advice Officer.pdf

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A world-renowned teaching and research institution and a vibrant centre of academic excellence, Birkbeck provides higher education that students can fit around their busy lives.

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Highlights of the planned June sessions

Understanding the Role of Adult Social Care

The aim of the session is to provide an overview of Adult Social Care (ASC) and services it provides.

Date and time: Wednesday 10 June, 10:00-11:30

Please sign up via this link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/understanding-the-role-of-adult-social-care-tickets-239147024187

Well Newham Evaluation Toolkit: A how-to session

This 2-hour session will help participants understand and use the Well Newham Evaluation Toolkit. This is a free, online resource that supports organisations to evaluate the health benefits of their projects.

What the session covers:

Toolkit overview: What it is and what it contains

Practical monitoring and evaluation options: Simple guidance and tips on choosing the right ways to track progress and assess impact for different projects.

Learning by doing: Opportunities to use the toolkit together with others

Date and time: Thursday 11 June, 10:00-12:00

Please sign up via this link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/using-the-well-newham-evaluation-toolkit-tickets-1143035823919

Asylum Entitlement & Support

The nature of Newham is that the borough will be hosting residents seeking asylum. Many of these residents may be quite vulnerable and it's important for frontline workers to understand the rights and entitlements of asylum seeking people.

Date and time: Tuesday 16 June, 9:30-13:00

Please sign up via this link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/asylum-entitlement-support-tickets-170414975780

Employment Rights and Employment Support in Newham

It will be a joint presentation by Our Newham Work and Our Newham Employment Rights, covering:

Employment support services available in Newham

How to help residents overcome barriers to employment

How to support residents to sustain jobs and understand their employment rights

Date and time: Thursday 18 June, 11:00 – 12:00

Sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/employment-support-and-employment-rights-services-in-newham-tickets-171833487587

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14 May — How to write a film brief
Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0oPf_eX1Tf26gX0-Lm0vnQ

28 May — What is authenticity and how can charities use it
Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_fdmP2Y67TXm8fxHqm5GEcw

25 June — Effective content with your phone
Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_GfKNh9qfQVu3Kuho0YMVjw

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Small Charity Week

The Small Charity Week toolkit is live!

Practical tool to help you raise your profile and connect with supporters.

Download the toolkit

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Weekly sessions for Dementia sufferers and their carers

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Weekly sessions for Dementia sufferers and their carers

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Free massages for Carers

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East London Waste offer for people living in Newham (one of the 4ELWA boroughs)

Modern reusable nappies can be washed at 40 degrees, have velcro and elastic to fit beautifully, and are engineered to be super absorbent. Plus the design prints are very cute.

If you want to know more about the soft fabrics, how they support potty training, or how much waste you can save, take a look at the Reusable Nappy Week webpage.

If you live in any of the 4 ELWA boroughs and have a child under 18 months, you can apply for a reusable nappy trial pack worth over £35, with a free guide to talk you through using them.

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Help shape research by completing the online survey or attending the workshop

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As an NHS volunteer, you can:

make a positive contribution to the experience of patients and their families

do something for the benefit of your local community

get a sense of accomplishment and a positive outlook on life

do something worthwhile and meaningful to you.

Whether you’re retired, studying, or considering a change in career, volunteering is a great way to learn new skills and discover new possibilities.

Search opportunities here

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Conversation clubs for women ESOL learners

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Conversation clubs for women ESOL learners

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A grant-giving charity supporting children and young people across the UK facing poverty, illness, neglect, or who have additional needs. Their grants support children from birth up to 18, helping them access the support and opportunities they need to thrive.

They are particularly keen to hear from organisations working with children across London, including Tower Hamlets, Newham, Brent, Enfield, Greenwich, Camden, Southwark, Wandsworth, Lambeth, Lewisham, Hammersmith and Fulham, Kensington and Chelsea, Westminster, and the City of London. If you have any questions please email grants@cashforkids.org.uk

The next round of applications for our Impact Grants opens on 1st May.

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A useful summary of the changes for Renters coming into affect on 1st May 20206 can be found here

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Are you a charity with a community building?

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Are you a charity with a community building?

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Screwfix support projects that improve, repair and maintain buildings and facilities that are used by people in need across the UK and Ireland.

The Screwfix Foundation currently offers local registered charities and not for profit organisations funding in the region of £5,000. All applications are reviewed individually by our team on a quarterly basis, the review dates are in March, June, September and December. Please see our Full eligibility criteria.

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The London Community Resilience Toolkit has been designed to help London’s communities get started on their community resilience journey.  The toolkit offers practical information and guidance to help communities better prepare for and respond to future challenges and emergencies. It is designed for anyone thinking about building greater community resilience in their local area. It will help you to identify local resources and partners, develop relationships with and support volunteers, and think about how you can use your community space – all to support your community. ​

Find out more and download the toolkit here

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The Great Get Together - Jo Cox Foundation

The Great Get Together is the UK’s annual celebration of everything that connects our communities, inspired by Jo Cox’s belief that we have more in common than that which divides us.

This year’s Great Get Together will take place on 19-21 June 2026 and will mark 10 years since Jo was killed.

The Jo Cox Foundation are able to offer £5,000 worth of mini-grants to organisers for this year’s Great Get Together. Organisers are able apply for up to £100 to cover things like venue hire, refreshments and decorations.

You can find out more about this funding, and the campaign, here.

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The Saltways have developed a free set of AI-Generated Imagery Guidelines for the charity sector — practical, accessible guidance to help organisations use AI imagery responsibly, without compromising the dignity of the communities they serve.

👉 Download free here: https://mailchi.mp/thesaltways/aiguidelines

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A Migrant’s Guide - A new resource from Praxis

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A Migrant’s Guide - A new resource from Praxis

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Praxis recently published a new resource, A Migrant's Guide which is now available to order in English, Amharic, Arabic, Bengali, Spanish, Farsi and Pashto.

Created by migrants, for migrants, this interactive guide connects people to essential services, offers practical advice, and helps them to take care of themselves before and after securing immigration status.

If your work or community would benefit from having copies of A Migrant’s Guide, please do get in touch. For bulk orders use the form here or for orders of less than 50 copies please. Free to download or £3.00 a copy. email migrantsguide@praxis.org.uk.

Watch short video: A Migrant's Guide - an interactive guide for migrants, by migrants.

Read about how the Guide came about: A Migrant’s Guide: What’s in it and why it matters — Praxis

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London Funders has changed its charity name and expanded scope nationally, bringing on board 360Giving, and forming Funders Together.

London Funders will remain a dedicated platform, network and voice for funders committed to London and 360Giving’s tools and support will continue to develop and grow.

Read more here.

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This new interactive resource has been published following collaboration of DHSC OHID, UKHSA & NHSE with representatives from local government, ICB and VCSE. It aims to support work on inclusion health at a local level.

Its purpose is to support informed decision-making and develop tailored solutions to the specific challenges these groups encounter, especially in the context of implementing the 10 Year Health Plan for England: fit for the future, and advancing the integrated neighbourhood health offer.

It contains a summary of statistics already in the public domain and brings these together into one place with accompanying narrative to highlight the importance of addressing the needs of inclusion health groups across different organisations, sectors, and programmes of work. The populations included are:

People experiencing homelessness

Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities

Sex workers

Migrants in vulnerable circumstances

People subject to modern slavery

People in contact with the justice system

People experiencing drug and/or alcohol dependence

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We know that settling into a new country is a difficult and uncertain time.

Thrive LDN have developed a service called Signpost to help you find your way. All you need is an email address to sign up.

Signpost is a free, automated wellbeing email service.

Individuals who subscribe receive a regular flow of helpful, supportive information on wellbeing, health services, and practical skills for living in the UK.

The content was co-developed by London partners including Thrive LDN, Doctors of the World, Refugee Action Kingston, and the London Borough of Newham, Clarity in Marketing, and is supported and funded by the Mayor of London.

For any questions you may have about Signpost, please email the Thrive LDN team: info@thriveldn.co.uk.

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Wickes community programme

Wickes’ community programme supports local initiatives to maintain and renovate community areas through product donations such as paint, gardening supplies and lighting.

Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

Find out more and apply to receive free Wickes products here.

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A New App

Fundraising platform Give as you Live has created a free app that can be downloaded by charities as well as individual fundraisers to take donations directly to their respective charities or fundraising pages. The Tap to Donate app puts power in the hands of fundraisers and donors alike, creating a simple, convenient way of collecting donations without completing several different steps. For charities, the app provides a convenient free-to-use alternative to costly card readers, while for fundraisers the tech removes the need for paper fundraising forms and awkward chaser messages.

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Arts fundraising and philanthropy run courses for arts organisation on all aspects of fundraising and running an arts organisation.

Check out their website here

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This is a register of people in vulnerable circumstances that Utility services refer to in the event of an emergency.

The Priority Services Register (PSR) is free to join. It helps utility companies, including energy suppliers, electricity, gas and water networks like us to look after customers who have extra communication, access or safety needs. It helps us tailor our services to support households who need extra help with everyday energy matters like bills, and also in the unlikely event of a power cut, gas or water supply interruption.

Find out more and see if you can sign up here

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The Priority Services Register (PSR) is free to join. It helps utility companies, including energy suppliers, electricity, gas and water networks like us to look after customers who have extra communication, access or safety needs. It helps us tailor our services to support households who need extra help with everyday energy matters like bills, and also in the unlikely event of a power cut, gas or water supply interruption.

We're working together to make sure that your property receives all the support services covered by the Priority Services Register. By telling us once, we update your PSR request with your energy supplier (the company you pay your bills to) and your regional network companies including electricity, gas and water.

The PSR promise is made by all participating energy companies in England, Wales and Scotland. We will always follow privacy laws and your PSR information will never be used for marketing.

If you already know which company delivers your electricity or gas, just click on the links below for extra information and to register.

Or if you are unsure, just enter your postcode above to find out and be directed to your electricity and gas company.

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The PSR - The Priority Services Register (PSR) is a free UK wide service which provides extra advice and support, including when there's an interruption to your electricity or gas supply - PSR

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The Priority Services Register (PSR) is a free UK wide service which provides extra advice and support, including when there's an interruption to your electricity or gas supply.

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Ever wondered if you can legally download and use an image

Superhighways has gathered the sites of free images you can use for your publications.

Free images for charities

Superhighways recently shared their top sites for free, high-quality images for charities.

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Superhighways offers advice, training and IT support to help small charities and community organisations across London be more effective, raise their profile and demonstrate their impact using digital technology.

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London Plus volunteer and London wide jobs

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London Plus volunteer and London wide jobs

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Contact London Plus for more information and other jobs on their Jobs Page https://londonplus.org/london-plus-job-board

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London Plus is a unique organisation. We support and champion London's charities and community groups to make London thriving, cohesive, and resilient.

Londoners are facing significant challenges, including the ongoing cost-of-living crisis, and statutory services are often unable to meet the needs of the most disadvantaged groups. This has put huge pressures on charities and community groups - London Plus helps to ensure that they are supported and recognised, and are able to meet the opportunities and challenges of the future. Ultimately, London Plus helps the voluntary and community sector in London do more, and do better.

Set up in its current form in 2019, London Plus has successfully established itself as a key part of London's voluntary and community sector infrastructure.

London Plus is a trusted partner of organisations across all London's 32 boroughs, as well as key London-level organisations including the Greater London Authority and London Councils. We make connections, run networks, collect and disseminate data, and improve communications between partners and stakeholders.

We are looking for a Treasurer to join our diverse and talented Trustee Board. Our Board meets four times a year, and the Treasurer also chairs a Finance Committee which meets twice a year.

It is an exciting time to join the Board as Treasurer: London Plus has a number of projects underway which will provide opportunities for a new Treasurer to support the charity to develop and implement new funding and finance arrangements. Projects include the London Communities Emergencies Partnership (LCEP), which coordinates the work of the whole voluntary and community sector when an emergency strikes. LCEP involves London Plus funding the British Red Cross and community groups across London, as well as reporting on the whole partnership to funders. London Plus also makes grants to a number of small charities, helping them work in local communities.

London Plus has an annual budget of around £700,000, and staff team of eight. The team includes an Operations Manager who is implementing new systems and processes (including financial systems and processes) to support our changing work. The Operations Manager manages our finances day-to-day, with support from an external book-keeper, and with advice from our auditors.

As a member of the Board, the Treasurer will have the opportunity to influence the overall strategy of London Plus, helping it be even more effective in supporting the work of charities and community groups across London. All trustees have duties which include:

Actively contributing to the Board of Trustees in giving strategic direction to the staff team on strategy, policies and priorities.

Setting and monitoring budgets to ensure that the organisation is using its resources effectively to meet its objectives and achieve its purpose.

Ensuring that London Plus complies with its governing documents, charity law, company law and any other relevant legislation/regulation.

Ensuring that London Plus meets the requirements of the Charity Commission, including regular reporting.

Approval and monitoring of organisational policies.

As well as their role as a Trustee, the Treasurer's role is to monitor the financial administration of the organisation, advise the staff team on relevant matters, and report to the Board of trustees on the charity's financial health, giving the Board the information and confidence to make strategic decisions.

The main responsibilities and duties of the Treasure include:

Overseeing the development of budgets, providing advice and guidance to the Chief Executive and other staff, working with fellow trustees including the Chair and members of the Finance Committee.

Presenting budgets, management accounts and annual financial statements to the Board, in line with the agreed strategy for the charity.

Leading in the Board's duty to ensure that proper accounting records are kept, and that financial resources are properly controlled with good processes, in line with company law and charity regulation.

Leading in the development and implementation of our financial reserves policy, working with the Chair, the Chief Executive, and other trustees.

Liaising with and supporting the Chief Executive and Operations Manager on general financial activities of the charity, as needed and appropriate, including the annual audit.

Support the Chair and Chief Executive in delivering the annual report and accounts.

Chairing the Finance Committee and agreeing with the Chief Executive the agenda for meetings to provide appropriate oversight of the charity's finances.

Working with the Chair, the Chief Executive and other trustees to develop a fundraising strategy for the charity which supports its medium-long term strategy.

In common with all trustee positions in the charity, the role of Treasurer is voluntary and unpaid, though reasonable expenses will be met.

Person specification

A financial qualification, and thorough knowledge of relevant legislation, regulation and good practice, is essential. Familiarity with charity accounts is desirable but not essential.

London Plus is open to applications from people with no previous experience on charity boards. Enthusiasm for the work of London Plus and a willingness to play an active role as trustee are more important.

It is expected that the role will take up to a day per month, with a little more around the time of the annual report and accounts.
London Plus
June 2024
To apply, please submit a CV and a short covering statement to info@londonplus.org by 26th July 2024.

If you would like to have a conversation about the role, with either the Chair or a member of the staff team, please email info@londonplus.org and we can arrange this.

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We are looking for a new Treasurer to join our board. Could that be you?

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Many of our organisations couldn't function without the work of dedicated volunteers. Volunteer week is an opportunity to celebrate and recognise their efforts.

This year Volunteer Week is 1st - 7th June 2026 so time to start planning.

Download the resource pack here

Remember if you want to get in touch with us to either send us something for the noticeboard or just to ask a question you can e mail us on info@compostlondon.org.uk, visit our website or ring us on 07360108220.

Compost also now have a Health and Social Care research newsletter and associated noticeboard so if you would like to join that mailing list contact viv@compostlondon.org.uk

Our full programme of work can be found on our website www.compostlondon.org.uk and if you are looking for support with the growth and development of your organisation check out our Nourish Fund.

If you want to discuss your organisational development contact us on info@compostlondon.org.uk

For information on our programmes contact our CEO sandra@compostlondon.org.uk