Showing posts with label Chalkhill Community Centre. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chalkhill Community Centre. Show all posts

Monday 29 January 2024

Somali Health Road Show Wednesday January 31st Chalkhill Community Centre 10am-2pm

 

 


 

 

The first of our Brent Health Road
shows in 2024 will be delivered alongside Somali Community Organisations and will focus on Women’s health

 

Community Research Champions Health Roadshow – Somali Community

Location: Chalkhill Community Centre

 

We’re excited to invite you to the Community Research Champions Health Roadshow – Somali Community! Join us for an informative and fun-filled event focused on health and well-being. Discover the latest tips and tricks to lead a healthier lifestyle, specifically tailored for the Somali community.

Our roadshow will take place at the Chalkhill Community Centre, a vibrant hub where you can connect with fellow community members. Get ready to engage in interactive workshops, receive expert advice, and gain valuable insights into maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

 

Whether you’re interested in nutrition, fitness, mental well-being, or general health, this event has something for everyone. Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to learn, grow, and connect with others who share your interests.

 

Mark your calendars and get ready for an event that will empower you to make positive changes in your life.

 We can’t wait to see you at the Brent Health Roadshow – Somali Community!

Sunday 3 April 2022

Chess Club returns to Wembley after 68 years absence - opportunities for all ages

 

Website: www.willesdenchess.co.uk

Email: FULTON790@aol.com

Willesden and Brent Chess Club started a chess night at Chalkhill Community Centre early last month and is looking for new members.

Wembley had its own Club from 1921 until 1954 but the Willesden and Brent Club concentrated on the south of the borough and admit that Wembley has been poorly served.

That is all going to change now with the group effectively now running a Wembley Club every Wednesday that will introduce the game to a new generation of players.

The new venue is in stark contrast to one of Wembley Chess Club's previous homes:

 

Chalkhill Community Centre/Welford Centre 113 Chalkhill Road, Wembley Park, HA9 9FX

Photograph from 'A History of Chess in Brent'


Generally, the accepted age range for Juniors is a minimum of 6 years old  and a a maximun  age of 17. If there is a history of chess in the family the absolute minimum could be 5 years old depending  on the ability of the child to concentrate on increasingly complex games. 

Membership normally runs from early September until late June the following year (January until June this year). Membership entitles you to attend club nights every week and to play in league matches and club tournaments.

Tuition is offered by a certified DBS chess trainer, for juniors as well as adults.

Beginners and players of all abilities are very welcome.

First three visits are FREE!

The Chess Club will be a welcome addition to the many varied activities that take place at Chalkhill Community Centre.

The Chalkhill Community Centre is an short walk from Wembley Park Station (cross the road at the Bridge Road exit, turn left and then right at Paddy Power).

Buses 83, 182, 206, 297 stop on Bridge Road.


Wednesday 14 March 2018

Funders Fair Thursday Chalkhill Community Centre

We are delighted to confirm that CVS Brent is organising a Funders' Fair on Thursday, 15th March 2018 12.30pm-4pm  The much-awaited event will enable local organisations to get to know the funders and get information about their priorities and application procedures. It is an excellent opportunity for the local voluntary and community sector organisations and groups to engage with a range of funders to gain guidance on how to bid successfully and have their questions answered.

Different funders will give presentations and run information stalls at the event so Brent voluntary sector organisations will have the opportunity to hold face-to-face discussions with funders and funding advisers.

The event will take place in the Vernon Hall of the Chalkhill Community Centre. The fair is free to attend for Brent organisations so please reserve your place. BOOK HERE

For a detailed programme of presentations, please see the leaflet

For further information email info@cvsbrent.org.uk or call 020 3011 1690.

Funders that have confirmed their participation include:
  • Big Lottery Fund
  • Brent Advice Fund (BAF)
  • Chalkhill Community Trust Fund
  • Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) - Brent Council
  • Heritage Lottery Fund
  • John Lyon’s Charity
  • The London Community Foundation
  • Trust for London
  • Wembley Stadium National Trust

Chalkhill Community Centre
113 Chalkhill Road
Wembley
HA9 9FX
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Wednesday 6 January 2016

Have a free diabetes health check in Chalkhill on Friday and find out about activites near you

The number of people living with diabetes topped 4 million last year. There are more people developing the illness and having it for a longer time with teenagers and even children being diagnosed. About 24,000 people die prematurely from the disease every year. It is estimated that there are 549,000 people with undiagnosed type 2 diabetes.





Saturday 23 May 2015

Jobs for Chalkhill and Metropolitan Housing residents


Chalkhill Jobs is run by Olmec's Solid Foundations project in Brent and funded by Well London and Metropolitan Housing. Our aim is to find sustainable employment for Metropolitan Housing residents living in North West London and for residents of the Chalkhill Estate in Wembley Park.

We provide employment support via appointment and through the Job Seeking Support Service which runs from the Chalkhill Community Centre (near Asda) computer room during the following times:
Mon: 10 – 12
Thu: 10 – 12
If you are a Chalkhill or Metropolitan resident drop in for expert assistance with CV Writing, interview advice, application forms, and job search, or simply to ask for the most up to date list of jobs we're currently recruiting for.
The computer room is also open on a Tuesday between 10am and 4pm for residents to use the facilities for job, education, or house swap purposes.
If you would like us to consider your CV for our live vacancies or want to make an appointment for specific advice please email katie.gerrard@olmec-ec.org.uk

LINK to current vacancies

Thursday 21 May 2015

Brent Civic Centre closed tomorrow for controlled explosion of World War 2 bomb - residents' rest centre at Chalkhill Community Centre

Brent Council has issued the following statement about the unexploded Worls War II  bomb found near the Civic Centre:
You may have already heard that Police were called at around 3pm today to a building site on Empire Way, Wembley, to reports of an unexploded device believed to be from World War 2.

It was discovered by builders working at the location and it is believed to weigh approximately 50kg. Road closures along with a 400m cordon is in place around the site which includes the Civic Centre, whilst work is underway to make safe the device.

As a precaution, a number of residential and business addresses have also been evacuated, including residents of Alexander Court and Ada Lewis House. At this stage we do not know exactly how long this incident is likely to last however, a rest centre has been set up at Chalkhill Community Centre for affected residents.
Brent Civic Centre will be closed all day on Friday 22 May as the council has been advised that bomb disposal experts are planning a controlled explosion at some stage tomorrow morning. Business continuity plans are being activated to ensure vital council services keep running although these may be skeleton services in some cases.
Employees who are able to work from home are being advised to do so, unless your line manager has told you otherwise. Some core staff will need to be based at Bridge Park Community Leisure Centre on Friday and your line manager will talk to you if are required. If you are unable to work from home on Friday you are advised not to come to the Civic Centre as it will not be open.

A gold group, chaired by the Chief Executive, has been activated and we will update you with more information about the impact on services when we know more. An emergency phone line is also being set up and live updates will be available on the council website and twitter feed as we get them.

Follow @Brent_Council on Twitter for updates

Tuesday 2 September 2014

New English Language Class at Chalkhill Community Centre

Want to improve your English? ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) class 4 hours a week starting 23rd September in Chalkhill Community Centre with a free crèche for young children age 0-5 years (subject to availability)

To join the class you first need to do our ESOL test on Wednesday 10th September 10am-4pm at Chalkhill Community Centre, Welford Centre, 113 Chalkhill Road,  HA9 9FX (5 minutes walk from Wembley Park tube or there’s parking 300 yards away further in from the main road).
When you come to the test please bring:
         Proof of benefit
        Proof of immigration status (if you have not lived in the EU for the last 3 years)

The class itself runs every Tuesday and Thursday from 12-2pm starting 23rd September.

Preference may be given to Chalkhill residents. The course is usually free if you’ve lived in the European Union for 3 years and are on benefits and unemployed and want to get a job.

For more information contact Sally Wasser 020 8937 6560/3890  Sally.wasser@brent.gov.uk   or   Nita Lewis    on nita.lewis@brent.gov.uk

Wednesday 2 October 2013

Chalkhill Training and Employment Fair next week

Thursday 10th October 12-4pm

Chalkhill Community Centre
113 Chalkhill Road, HA9 9FX (near Asda)

 Meet all these employers - bring copies of your CV!

BT (apprentices)                                                RST Security
Microsoft (work experience)                             Blue Arrow (Drivers)
Eleada Care (Healthcare)                                 Delaware (Hospitality)
Willis Property Service                                      Premier Events (Stewards)
Ernst & Young (Apprentices)                             KOTUKU (environmental)
Victoria's Care Home (care, beauty, bistro)
Holts Academy (Apprentices jewellery making)
Conway Aecom (Apprentices, highways)

Plus these training organisations, some leading to specific vacancies:

Sarina Russo                                            
Spear                                                    
Learn Direct                                             
Burleigh College
Catalyst Housing
Qstep
Free2learn  (Retail, fork lift, beauty etc)
Katherine & Kings College (Hospitality
The Teaching & Learning Group (Care Homes)
Acton Training Centre (Apprentices)

Sunday 24 March 2013

Petition launched against Birbalsingh's Michaela Free School

The petition from parents, teachers and local residents launched today is available as a PDF on the panel opposite. Please run off copies and circulate to friends, work colleagues and neighbours. The petition will be sent to the Michaela Academy as a response to their current consultation (the first consultation meetng is on Tuesday March 26th in the Powell Suite,Chalkhill Community Centre 3-5pm and the second on April 4th 6-8pm. The Community Centre is at 113 Chalkhill Rd  Wembley, Greater London HA9 9FX. Directions: Cross the road from Wembley Park Station - turn left and then take first right.

The wording is self-explanatory:


We are a group of local parents, teachers and members of the local community opposed to the setting up of the Michaela ‘free’ school in Brent.


We think that the planning for school places has to be done in collaboration with the local community. Putting this school in the north of the borough of Brent will directly compete with our existing local schools and is not where the school place shortages are.

We believe that the evidence from ‘free’ schools has shown that they lead to increased social segregation, lower attainment and have been run for profit. Brent schools are in the top 10% of schools in the country so have a proven track record improving attainment for all children ensuring equal opportunities for pupils from all backgrounds.  



We believe that all children need decent school buildings, investment in their schools and smaller class sizes. Free schools have been funded by cutting two desperately needed grants, including the BSF (Building Schools for the Future) money promised to our existing local schools. We know that the cuts to education and public services and the raising of tuition fees will harm our communities. The free school movement is Michael Gove's experimental pet project and is part of the plan to privatise our services and will worsen education for all.


We, the undersigned, oppose the setting up of the Michaela Community School. This could destroy other local schools. We believe that school places need to be planned and the setting up of a school to ‘compete’ with others is damaging to our communities.

Friday 27 July 2012

Kids bored already - will this help?


A little  girl stopped me on the Chalkhill Estate yesterday and rather forlornly asked me when school started again. She was bored and missed her teachers and friends and wanted to go back to school This was only day 4 of the 6 week summer holiday!

Ten years or more again, many Brent primary schools hosted summer play schemes, usually lasting for 4 weeks with activities, outings, and inter-playscheme competitions. Since then funds have dried up and the subsequent costs are too much for many families. The schemes were also affected by the amount of building work going on in the summer holiday in many schools which made them unavailable for hire.

Events for older children are available but have to be booked on-line and again entail charges. Details on: http://www.bmyvoice.org.uk/brentinsummer

Luckily Chalkhill Community Action have secured funding for 12 days activities connected with the Olympic Games for Chalkhill children aged 8-18: The Chalkhill Games. Tonight there will be a viewing of the Opening Ceremony at the Chalkhill Community Centre (Welford Centre, 113 Chalkhill Road)  from 8.30pm and Chalkhill's Own Show tomorrow from 3-6pm in the Large Hall.

Subsequently, from Monday there will be activities from 2-5pm including quizzes, traditional games, making French skipping ropes and paper gliders, athletics and team games. Saturday 11th August will be for Under 5s only.

The activities are FREE but parents are asked to be responsible for their children outside the stated times and make arrangements to bring them and pick them up.

Further information from Kath-Fraser Jackson Phone 020 8904 0976  07931 842 158

Sunday 20 November 2011

Chalkhill demonstrates its 'Get Up and Go' at community event

Willow plans - will Chalkhill residents lose out?
Chalkhill residents displayed a 'get up and get things done' attitude yesterday when they met for their AGM and Community Information fair.   The regeneration of the estate and the recent positive publicity around Chalkhill Primary School's excellent 'good with outstanding features' Ofsted report fed a mood of optimism, although the impact of cuts cast a shadow over the future.

On the optimistic front we were told that there was a meeting in a few days to consider the bids for the work on constructing the new Chalkhill Park and work should begin within 4 weeks. It is hoped to open the park by June 2012 but things could be delayed in the event of severe winter weather.

Winston Small, the new manager of the Poplar Grove Youth Centre told the meeting he had already taken action to restore the MUGA (Multi Use Games Area) at Poplar Grove.  Along with a possible restoration of the BMX track at St David's Close and installation of a skateboarding area, the shared community/school play area at Chalkhill School, and the new park with its two children's playgrounds, adult exercise equipment and 'kickabout area' much needed facilities for children and youth seem to be taking shape.

Barry Gardiner spoke about his work with youth and particular concerns about disproportionate use of stop and search of black youth. Gardiner and Chalkhill youth had raised the issue of lack of respect and transparency in the way stops were carried out with the Borough Commander. A new App had been adopted as a pilot in Brent. This will allow youth to record the reference number of the stop, the officer's number and whether they had been treated respectfully.  The information would be publicly available making the process more transparent and accountable.

We applauded Elmi. who had worked on this issue with Barry Gardiner,  a member of the CRA and the Chalkhill Wanderers football team, who has just been awarded a Masters degree. He said that he would not have been able to achieve what he had without the support of the Residents' Association. Louisa, another young member who works with local youth spoke about the success of the Chalkhill Sports Academy, which is funded by Ward Working. She said, "We're all neighbours but we don't know each other. Working together lets you know that we have issues in common and we can do something about them".  She paid tribute to the support they received from Barry Gardiner and Shafique Choudhary, one of the local ward councillors.

Among issues that residents felt needed to be addressed were confusion over the new recycling arrangements and the 'cyber inequality' experienced by residents who could not afford land telephone lines.  I told residents that we had 20 free (15 hour) nursery vacancies at Chalkhill available for any children who have their 4th birthday before August 31st and some residents said that full-time places would be really appreciated by the community.

The current consultation on the future of the Willow Children's Centre was a concern. There was some confusion over what the proposals might actually mean for local families.  It was strongly felt that the Willow was a resource that formed an integral part of the regeneration of the estate and a route to tackling deprivation. If the number of places was reduced because it was switching the priority to providing for disabled and special needs children this would impact on the community.

The information note to parents and carers states (LINK):
Nursery services will continue at Willow but the focus from 2012 onwards will be towards providing places for children with disabilities or children in need. Although there will no loss in terms of the number of places at Willow, the allocated places for children with disabilities and children in need will increase. The current children will not be affected in terms of places but in the future this will lead to a reduction in the number of general fee paying and NEG (15 hour free entitlement) places. In addition to this as a result of the proposed restructure your child’s key worker may change
It is not clear what proportion of the available spaces will be taken up by children with SEN or disabilities and how many ordinary places will be left for local children. The proportions will also dictate whether the Willow is mainly a 'special nursery' or an integrated provision.

Full consultation details are HERE. The consultation ends on December 14th and decisions on the reorganisation of the Willow Children's Centre and closure of Treetops and Hamony nurseries will be made in January 2012.