Richmond charity Riverbank secures £228,000 to support homeless families
Riverbank, a Richmond-based charity supporting families facing homelessness, has been awarded £228,091 through the government's Ending Homelessness in Communities Fund — a competitive…
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Twickenham food-waste charity needs your Lidl vote to win £10,000
A local project that rescues surplus food and turns it into free or pay-what-you-can meals is in the running for a significant cash prize — and Barnes residents can help decide the outcome.
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Kinship Carer Week 2026: Richmond marks carers who step up for children
Kinship Care Week runs from 5 to 11 October 2026, shining a light on the grandparents, aunts, uncles, older siblings and family friends who take in children when their parents are unable to care for them.
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Free monthly grief café launches in Twickenham — first session Tuesday
Local charity space2grieve is opening a new drop-in bereavement café at Whitton Community Centre, Percy Road, Twickenham (TW2 6JL), giving anyone living with loss a free and informal space to talk, share and connect.
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Free money management courses available to residents in November
Richmond Council is partnering with the debt charity Crosslight Advice to run free financial management courses this autumn, aimed at helping residents feel more confident about their money.
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World Heart Day: small steps that could protect your heart
Today, 29 September, is World Heart Day — an annual global awareness day focused on cardiovascular disease (CVD), the group of conditions that includes coronary heart disease and stroke. This year's theme is 'Don't miss a beat', a call to take practical, everyday steps to improve heart health.
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World Rivers Day: how Beverley Brook shapes Barnes's flood resilience
Sunday 27 September is World Rivers Day — and Richmond Council is marking it by highlighting the ongoing work to understand and manage the Beverley Brook, the 8.9-mile waterway that flows through much of south-west London before joining the Thames.
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Recycle Week runs until Saturday — here's what Richmond is asking residents to do
Recycle Week — the national annual campaign — runs until Saturday 20 September, and Richmond upon Thames is using it to encourage residents to think a little differently before buying or binning.
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Got an old laptop or tablet gathering dust? Here's what to do with it
Richmond Council is reminding residents that unwanted electrical items — anything with a plug, battery or cable — do not have to end up in landfill, and in many cases need not be thrown away at all.
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Richmond seeks residents' views on new suicide and self-harm prevention strategy
Richmond Council is consulting on a draft Suicide and Self-harm Prevention Strategy covering 2026 to 2029, and is asking residents, local organisations, professionals and people with lived experience to share their thoughts before the deadline of 15 October.
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OSO Arts Centre gets a new sprung floor thanks to Community Fund grant
Barnes' OSO Arts Centre is set to receive a new sprung theatre floor, funded through Richmond upon Thames' Community Fund — an upgrade that should make a tangible difference to the venue's day-to-day life.
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Second Hand September: where to donate and shop sustainably in the borough
September is a natural moment to sort through what is no longer needed — and Richmond Council is encouraging residents to think second-hand first this month, whether that means donating good-condition items, shopping pre-loved or simply repairing rather than replacing.