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GANG TALK
We will be joined tonight by Chris Preddie and Shawden who will give a talk to our young people about gangs etc and how to stay safe! Chris Preddie: from Finsbury Park to Buckingham Palace Chris Preddie grew up on the fringes of gangs and drugs, and is a cousin of Damilola Taylor’s killers. […]
RBKC Resident Community Panel
RBKC Small Grants Community Panel The Council’s Community Engagement Team are planning to run their Small Grants programme in October 2018. Grant applications will be submitted by local community organisations who meet specific criteria. Grant amounts are usually up to £1,500 – although most are smaller. The Team are looking for members of the local […]
Art Club
Our young people have attended a 6 week course with our amazing resident tutor 🙂 They have learnt everything from painting with salt to marbling! They have been taught so much and produced lots of exciting pieces. We will be holding an exhibition of their work on Saturday 7th July 2018 – 12.00 – 13.00. […]
Half term Arts & Crafts afternoon
We offered our young people a fun packed afternoon, where they were able to express their creative side. They made their own design of sand in bottles with various colours and framed pictures with lots of pom poms, glitter & various other materials – They all enjoyed this session very much.
Welcome
We would like to say a warm welcome to our new member of staff Adham who will be beginning his Big Local journey soon! Adham brings along lots of experience working with young people. It will be great having you as part of our team and hearing about all your ideas etc……..
Food Safety 4 day L3 course
Our residents have been very keen to attend our Food Safety courses, so much so that we have now run two L1 & two L2 courses – Well done to everyone who attended and passed this course – We are now moving onto L3 which will give our residents all the skills and qualifications to […]
100% Natural Cosmetic Workshop
Do you get fed up of paying out for expensive body creams, face wash, moisturisers etc? We are offering our Big Local residents the opportunity to come along to a 2 hour workshop, using all natural ingredients and better still with just a £5 donation you get to keep everything you make 🙂 We […]
BRIGHTON (DAY TRIP)
We will be taking our residents to Brighton on Saturday 23rd June 🙂 We will be leaving at 09.00 by coach and will return at 18.00 – The day will be filled with laughter and happy memories for all. There are still a few places left, if you would like to sign up please contact Vanessa […]
Essential First Aid
Well done to everyone that attended this course. We hope that you left with lots of valuable knowledge in what to do in the event of an emergency. First Aid is something everyone should learn as we never know when it may be needed……………. This is the second course that we have held and look […]
SIA & Fire Safety
Well done to all our attendees who passed the SIA & Fire Safety course. We look forward to following your career path and hearing all about your future roles within this industry. Worlds End & Lots Road Big Local are committed to supporting our residents with the required skills needed for their chosen career 🙂
Madame Tussauds
We visited Madame Tussauds with 12 of our young people on Saturday 19th May. We mingled with the stars and took a taxi back in time 🙂 It was a great day out and our young people were an absolute pleasure to spend time with ………………………. Keep an eye out for our next trip 🙂 […]
Big Local MO1 Youth Skills
Following on from our 6 week pilot session, we are delighted to be able to continue on with this amazing workshop for our young people. Beginning on Tuesday 29th May, the sessions will be as follows – 29th May – Boxing 5th June – T shirt design 12th June – Kayaking 19th June – Thai Boxing […]
Floristry Course
We are offering our residents a Floristry course beginning on the 6th June. You will receive a certificate at the end and learn all about the following – Hand Ties Table arrangements Topiary Wire work Wedding work This is a free course, however you will be required to pay a £30 refundable deposit, which will be […]
Food safety L2
Well done to all our participants who completed and passed L2. Big Local is committed in supporting our residents with knowledge and skills, to enable them to seek work within their chosen field. This has been a very successful course, we offered another L2 due to high interest and wish everyone good luck with their […]
Junior Project Worker
Junior Project Worker Do you want to work for an exciting community project that will make Worlds End & Lots Road Big Local area an even better place to live? WELR Big Local is a lottery-funded project which has £1million to spend over 10 years on activities that the local community have decided are important […]
DRAMA WORKSHOP 2018
What a wonderful half term week our young people had, they attended a 4 day drama workshop and worked towards an end performance which they showcased to their family & friends! The children chose their own story and worked in groups, there was lots of collaboration and the outcome was amazing! We may offer another […]
YOUTH FITNESS TRAINING
Are you aged between 11 – 16? We are offering our young people the opportunity to come along to a 6 week workshop, beginning Tuesday 6th March at 18.00 – 19.30. The workshop will consist of the following ……. Boxing – Thai boxing – Talks about knife crime – How to stay away from […]
HALF TERM DRAMA WORKSHOP!
We are offering our WELR Big Local young people the opportunity to come along and enjoy a workshop with an experienced teacher in February half term. They will work towards an end performance where they will be able to show their talents to friends/family. If your child is aged between 7 – 14 and is interested […]
Henna workshop
We have an amazing workshop starting in February…….. If you would like to learn how to apply henna and work towards a final piece with an very talented and experience tutor, please get in touch we have limited spaces available – Contact Vanessa/Ella 07464971428 Or email vanessa@welr.org.uk
New home ….
Worlds End and Lots Road Big Local new hub! Thank you to Cllr Hargreaves who came along and officially opened our new home – What a wonderful turn out and amazing day we all had. Stephen Santos resident from WELR Big Local completed our mural for our new hub and this was the topic of […]
Food Safety Level 1
We are offering Big Local residents a short course in February – This qualification is ideal for anyone working in the catering and hospitality industry (or those looking or about to start work in the industry) Subjects covered will include – Awareness of hazards and controls associated with food in catering operations Contamination prevention Temperature […]
We are moving into our new hub!!
We are putting down roots Please come and join us at the opening of our new hub Tuesday 12th December 2017 10.30am – 5.00pm 11.00am – Cllr Hargreaves officially opening the hub Unit 8, Worlds End Place, Worlds End Estate, SW10 0HE We are very excited to be moving into new premises and looking forward […]
Back to School Podcast
We have Gabby and Shalom interviewing each other about going back to school.
Christmas Pensioners Party
Worlds End and Lots Road will be holding a Christmas party for our pensioners on Wednesday 20th December 2017 ….. Lots of fun things are planned for the day and we are really looking forward to making great memories with you. Please contact 07464971428 so we are able to book you a place – […]
September Podcast
We have decided to do this podcast after our recent trip to London Zoo.
WELR Big Local Football coaching
Football coaching is now finished – Thank you to all our talented young people, who came along. We hope you enjoyed being taught by our experienced resident coach! We will be offering this again in March ………
FOOTBALL COACHING
We have signed 10 children up for our football coaching sessions in September – We are really excited to witness the beginning of a Beckham, Lampard or Neymar 🙂 Watch this space ……….
July Podcast – Musical Moments
Join us as we give the World’s End take on a bunch of recent classics…
Mock Interview Fun!
This podcast is a mix up of mock interviews done by our youth members.
Self Defence Class
Worlds End and Lots Road are offering a free Self Defence Class on Wednesday 12th July for
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Worlds End and Lots Road Big Local Table Top Sale
When – Saturday 29th September Where – Worlds End Piazza Time – 10.00 – 14.00 Price – £5.00 for a table Please contact us on 07464971428 or email vanessa@welr.org.uk to book a stall – Sorry no food stalls, only new & used goods.
Junior Project Worker
Amazing Opportunity! We have an amazing opportunity come up for a Junior Project Worker – Please contact Vanessa on 07464971428 for an application or email vanessa@welr.org.uk
FREE Well-being workshops on a range of topics
We will beginning these workshops on Tuesday 12th June for English speaking residents and Thursday 21st June for Arabic speaking residents. Each week there will be a different topic which will include the following, everyone suffers with at least 1 or more of these during their lifetime! STRESS & WORRY LOW MOOD PANIC TROUBLE SLEEPING […]
Christmas Market
We are excited to be holding our second Christmas market – Come along on Saturday 25th November between 12.00 – 17.00 and join in the festivities! We have many stalls and residents selling their beautiful merchandise – Fair rides for the children and a wonderful brass band! We are delighted to also have some choir […]
AGM 2017
WELR Big Local held their 2nd AGM on Tuesday 16th May. Thank you to all who attended and we are sure you will agree lots of exciting things have been happening. Thank you to SMART for the delicious food. We are always keen to have residents involved and would love to hear from you – […]
Floristry Course
WELR Big Local and Brompton Cemetery recently held a Floristry course for 6 local residents. The arrangements they made were amazing and the feedback was fabulous. Here are some photos of what they produced throughout the 6 week course. If you would be interested in attending the same course please contact Vanessa@welr.org.uk as we may […]
Jobs Enterprise & Training
We recently held a 6 day SIA course and are delighted that all 6 attendees passed. They have received 3 certificates and can now apply for their SIA card, which is needed to work within the Security industry. 4 of the people that attended this course are now attending a 3 day CCTV training, and […]
Introduction to Floristry
Worlds End and Lots Road Big Local & Brompton Cemetery Conservation Project are offering an introduction to Floristy Course. Would you like to learn how to make various flower arrangements using fresh flowers and foliage? If the answer is yes, please come along to – Worlds End Community Centre 16, Blantyre Street Worlds End Estate […]
Jobs/Enterprise SIA course
WELR Big Local residents recently attended a 6 day course covering: The Private Security Industry, Door Supervison, Conflict Management, Physical Intervention Skills, Emergency First Aid at Work & Fire Safety
SIA Course
We are running a 5 day SIA course in March, covering the following: Private Security Industry Work; Door Supervisor Work; Conflict Management; Physical Intervention Skills; Emergency First Aid, etc…
Essential First Aid Course
WELR Big Local will be holding this course for WELR Big Local residents on Wednesday 1st March between 12.00 – 15.00.
WELR Children’s Christmas party – Saturday 10th December 2016
Come along and sign your child up for our FREE Christmas party! Spaces available for Children 8 and under – Lots of fun things, including Science experiments, Face painting, Games, Food, Music. Tuesday 6th December between 3 – 5 Thursday 8th December between 9 – 11.00 Santa will be visiting too Ho Ho Ho […]
How exciting!!! WELR BIG LOCAL CHRISTMAS MARKET 2016
WELR Big Local are bringing Christmas to the Worlds End Piazza on Friday 9th December 14.00 – 19.00. There will be various stalls with lovely merchandise for sale… Homemade cakes, Gifts, Crafts, Jewellery and more …
SU2C We raised £351!!
Thank you to everyone who came along and supported us to raise money for SU2C – We are delighted with the money raised.
STAND UP TO CANCER
WELR Big Local will be holding a coffee morning on Tuesday 18th October 9.30 – 12.30 at World’s End Community Centre, 16 Blantyre Street SW10 ODS.
Please come along and support this cause – Let us help find a cure for this horrible disease.
WELR BIG LOCAL BIG LOCAL SUMMER EVENT
Make a date in your diary for Saturday 23rd July 2016 – WELR Big Local are excited to bring you the 3rd Summer event! Lots of entertainment – Music, Food, Children’s Fair rides and lots more, This is a day to bring all the WELR Big Local residents together and have a fun day. Let’s […]
CV Writing, Interview techniques, Job search – We are here to help you.
Are you looking to get back into employment or at the start of your career and would like support with ………………… Interview techniques, CV writing, Job search?
If so then we have the perfect workshop for you,
Worlds End Radio Station
The World’s End Radio is a local based project run bty the WELR Big Local that aims to create a series of Internet based podcasts and videos produced by young people from the local area.
A new member of the WELR team
Ella Camille has been appointed to the WELR Big Local team as the Junior Project/Outreach Worker.
Upcoming Annual General Meeting
Our AGM, open to all residents, will be held at the WERA Clubroom, 15th March…
Pictures from the 2015 Xmas Party
The Big Local Children’s Christmas party took place at the World’s End Youth Center on Saturday 12th of December.
All of the kids had a great time with Captain Fantastic.
Job Vacancy at the World’s End and Lots Road Big Local
We are hiring a Junior Project/Outreach Worker to engage with the local community and implement local projects…
World’s End Piazza
We are looking to make the Piazza prettier and more welcoming by having planters and beautiful flowers.
The environmental team at the borough will be supporting us with this and we would encourage all residents to become involved.