West London Organisations

Brent Lodge Park Animal Centre
The centre is a small zoo with a wide variety of animals including: exotic birds mammals such as rhea and mongooses domestic species including goats and guinea pigs and an indoor area with monkeys, reptiles, spiders and more Opening hours: indoor area, 1.30pm-3.30pm every Saturday and Sunday. Outdoor area, 10am-5pm until 26 October and then will be open 10am-4pm daily. Free Admission.
Contact a Family - Ealing
Information and support offered to parents and carers of children with any special need or disability as well as professionals working with families. Services include: Parent-link drop-in sessions (run during term time), debt advice, library service, Student work placements for young people with disabilities as well as volunteering opportunities at our office base to gain charity administration experience.
Ealing 135 Groups

Having a baby and looking after young children can be an isolating experience, which is why joining the Ealing 135 Groups and getting involved in our activities means you'll have a whole group of new friends nearby.

Depending on the ages of your children, if you've just moved to the area or have had your first or second baby, or wheather you provide childcare you might like to meet up with people going through the same experience as you.

We run several small, friendly groups for members where you can chat over a coffee and get to know other local parents or carers. 

Groundwork London - Offices Throughout London

Without people in meaningful work, communities cannot function. We help people to retrain, gain confidence and gain valuable work experience. From structured volunteering to formal placements with employers, we help people move on a journey towards employment.

We operate different skills programmes in different places, but they are all about motivation and changing lives. Often our programmes are linked to improving the local environment or growing new skills for a greener economy.

MUMMY ME TIME

When was the last time you had time for you. Mummy me time is a social group based in the London area that was created for single mums. Mummy me time purposes that once a month mummy you enjoy an evening of fun and appreciation that you give to your children every day.

Every month something different cinema, dinner, theatre, comedy shows, casual drinks at a sophisticated wine bar.

Southall Black Sisters

A comprehensive service for Asian and African-Caribbean women experiencing violence and abuse. Offering specialist advice, information, casework, advocacy, counselling and self-help support services in several community languages. Managed by a group of women with long experience of women's struggles and commitment to women's rights.

Tallo Information Centre
Tallo Information Centre is a community centre on South Acton Estate in Ealing Borough which gives advice and information to asylum seekers and refugees mainly Somali community in West London. Current services are:
The Childrens Healthy Weight Team - Hownslow

The Childrens Healthy Weight Team works with children aged from 0 to 16yrs living in Hounslow Borough. We run a variety of projects and services as part of the National Health Service (NHS). The services are:

 

Healthy Weight & Lifestyle Family Group Conference. This free service works with families so that they can meet as a group and make changes in their lifestyle to lose weight and be healthy with the help of a facilitator who is a health professional. The service is free and for families with children aged 11 to 16yrs