Souper Soup, The Community Brain, 117 Brighton Rd, Surbiton - Hot soup, bread and a cake free for children and families who have difficult budget choices to make, 12-2pm, Mon 26th - Fri 30th Oct.
 
Voices of Hope & KingsGate Church, 161A Clarence St, KT1 1QT - Free hot meals for children and their families to take away on Weds 28th and Fri 30th Oct. Email by 9am on the day to luke@voh.org.uk with your name and the number of meals requested. If extra meals are required for other days, we have meals available in recyclable containers to be reheated at home. Request on the day when you come for your hot meal.
 
Pho Restaurant, 6 Eden Street, KT1 1BB - 50 meals a day (veggie fried rice and a piece of fresh fruit) from each of our restaurants. These will be available at the front of our restaurants for people who need them.
https://www.phocafe.co.uk/free-meals-for-children-this-october-half-term/
 
Prezzo, Clarence Street, Kingston upon Thames, KT1 1NY - providing free take-away boxes full of hot pomodoro pasta. Pick up 11.30am-12pm, Tues-Fri, No charge, no strings, no questions
 
The Antelope Ale & Cider House, 87 Maple Road, Surbiton, KT6 4AW - Donating daily free, healthy lunches to anyone who needs them to help feed their kids this week. Email lunch@bigsmokebrew.co.uk to let them know how many meals you need. Collections can be made Mon-Fri from 9am - 9pm. Meals will be in recyclable containers to be reheated at home.
 
The Albion Ale & Cider House, 45 Fairfield Road, Kingston, KT1 2PY - Donating daily free, healthy lunches to anyone who needs them to help feed their kids this week. Email lunch@bigsmokebrew.co.uk to let them know how many meals you need. Collections can be made Mon-Fri from 9am - 9pm. Meals will be in recyclable containers to be reheated at home.
 
Huffkins, John Lewis, Kingston - They will provide a free lunch to any child in need. Collections available by prior arrangement. Email (in strictest confidence) charles@huffkins.com
 
Wagamama, 16 High Street, Kingston upon Thames, KT1 1EY -  up until 30th october, all our open restaurants in england will be taking part. if you’re based in england + your family is in need, visit your local wagamama between 4-6pm to collect a freshly cooked meal to take home
https://www.wagamama.com/half-term-meals
 
The Oak Pub, Kingston, 98 Richmond Road  Kingston Upon Thames  Surrey  KT2 5EN
They will donate delicious healthy meals to anyone that needs them this half-term.
Just drop them an email to turbinaltd@gmail.com  and let them know how many you need and what time you would like to collect them.
Meals will be ready for collection each day from 3pm and will be provided in disposable containers.
 
Royal Borough of Kingston & London Borough of Richmond - Achieving for Children is working in partnership with both Boroughs to ensure families are able to feed their children during the holidays. £15 vouchers per eligible child. Go to
https://kr.afcinfo.org.uk/blog_articles/2852-school-holiday-meal-voucher-scheme for full details.

Kingston Adult Education are running a 6 week employability and wellbeing online course with mentor support.

Helps develop IT skills, refresh English and maths and learn how to apply for a job. 

Starts 9 November.
Apply here

The Leaders Council of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is currently in the process of talking to leadership figures from across the nation in an attempt to understand this universal trait and what it means in Britain and Northern Ireland today.

Diane White from Kingston Carers Network was invited onto an episode of the podcast, which also included an interview with Sir Andrew Strauss. Host Scott Challinor asked both guests a series of questions about leadership and the role it has played in their careers to date.

Scott Challinor commented, ‘Hosting a show like this, where you speak to genuine leaders who have been there and done it, either on a national stage or within a crucial industry sector, is an absolute honour.’

Lord Blunkett, chairman of The Leaders Council of Great Britain and Northern Ireland said, ‘I think the most informative element of each episode is the first part, where Scott Challinor is able to sit down with someone who really gets how their industry works and knows how to make their organisation tick. Someone who’s there day in day out working hard and inspiring others. That’s what leadership is all about.’

You can listen to the podcast in full here: https://youtu.be/lMWHFpp9lI8

You can also discover more about Diane White here:

http://www.leaderscouncil.co.uk/members/diane-white

Help Kingston Council to develop a new vision and strategy for children, young people and adults who are on the autistic spectrum. We want to hear views from:

• young people and adults on the autistic spectrum and their parents, families or carers

• organisations providing services to people on the autistic spectrum

• all other services, such as businesses, leisure services and schools, that could help to further develop Kingston into an autism friendly borough and community.

Complete the survey here: