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Get Winter Strong: why having a flu vaccination matters
Despite the recent hot and sunny weather, winter is coming, and with it comes an increased risk of catching flu. Flu can leave many of us feeling dreadful and laid up in bed for days, but for certain groups, the effects can be more severe or even life-threatening.
Community library championing Black literature opens
A community library celebrating Black authors has been launched as part of the Black British book festival.
The Black British book festival, in collaboration with publishers Pan Macmillan, has unveiled the Croydon Black Book Community Library, at the BME Forum, in the heart of the Whitgift Centre in North End, Croydon.
On the 18 of October, students from our Hair & Media Make Up and Body and Spa programs at John Ruskin College, came together for the fourth consecutive year to participate in the Intergenerational Care Event 2023.
This heartwarming event, made possible through a partnership with the Manju Shahul-Hameed Foundation, continued its tradition of bridging the generation gap and building community bonds.
Community Connectors create inviting and informative spaces across Croydon to help tackle health inequalities – South West London ICSCroydon’s Core20Plus5 Community Connectors organise health information events for local communities to give everyone the same opportunity to have a healthy life.www.southwestlondonics.org.uk |
Amro supports Croydon Black History 365
Amro Partners has partnered with Croydon BME Forum to sponsor their Black History 365 programme, comprising creative, cultural and health & wellbeing events spanning 2023 and 2024.
The events are a combination of partnerships, commissions and CBME Forum led projects encouraging members of the community to participate, view, learn and share. The programme is linked to Croydon’s status as London Borough of Culture for 2023
New Community Mental Health Hubs are coming to Croydon
New mobile Community Mental Health Mobile Hubs are on their way to Croydon thanks to the Ethnicity and Mental Health Improvement Project.
Following a rigorous selection and assessment process, CBMEF was chosen from more than 400 charities across the UK as one of the 10 winners of the 2023 GSK IMPACT Awards which are delivered in partnership with leading health and care charity The King’s Fund. Now in their 26th year, the awards are a mark of excellence in the charity sector, designed to recognise the outstanding work of small and medium sized charities working to improve people’s health and wellbeing in the UK. Click for more info
A conference aimed to address racial disparities within cancer support, raise the voices of marginalised communities and emphasise the importance of equality in healthcare.
With over 150 people in attendance the event proved to be the begining of conversations long over due. Click to view the website.
We came together as a partnership to work around a shared common goal to achieve a better world for everyone. Croydon BME Forum in partnership with Croydon Health Services NHS Trust, Croydon Council, and Norbury High School will be launching Black History Month on Friday 30 September 2022.
Croydon BME Forum has announced that London South Bank University (LSBU) has become a silver sponsor of the community organisation, following a new donation by LSBU to expand its work. LSBU healthcare students are hoping to be involved in the work of the new Health and Wellbeing Space in the Whitgift Centre, from Spring 2022
Black and minority ethnic survivors of domestic violence have reported feeling judged by local caseworkers who “shrugged” or “raised an eyebrow” when the survivors told their story, according to research carried out by Croydon support groups.
Five focus groups held by the Bromley & Croydon Women’s Aid (BCWA) and Croydon BME Forum found that some women will not return to centres providing support as a result of such experiences, and have left feeling stigmatised.
The Croydon BME Forum is to open a Health and Wellbeing Space in the Whitgift Centre in October.
The space will provide services similar to that available at Croydon BME Forum’s other space, The Wellness Centre, which is also in the Whitgift Centre, and will offer free high-quality mental and physical health support to help alleviate stress, anxiety and isolation.
Croydon BME Forum joined forces with local organisations in a bid to inform the black community about the Covid-19 vaccines following the recent low uptake.
A recent study by the University of Oxford and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine found that 21 per cent of black people over the age of 80, who are currently eligible to have the vaccine, have been vaccinated compared to 43 per cent of their white counterparts.
Croydon BME Forum joined forces with local organisations in a bid to inform the black community about the Covid-19 vaccines following the recent low uptake.
A recent study by the University of Oxford and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine found that 21 per cent of black people over the age of 80, who are currently eligible to have the vaccine, have been vaccinated compared to 43 per cent of their white counterparts.
We are pleased to present our 2021-2022 Annual report which highlights our achievements and challenges. We have continued to work hard in developing and creating new and sustainable projects as we operate to deliver vital community services to meet the needs of the community.
This report aims to be balanced and open providing useful information on what we have achieved in the past year and our future objectives