Age Link links volunteers with older people who are housebound. Outings include theatre and boat trips and summer seaside trips and a Christmas party.

The clubhouse provides facilities, activities, support and advice for the local community. It also offers its resources for local community groups.

Open Age Hub is based in South Westminster and offers a wide range of activities to anyone of 50 years plus in the local area.

Activities include:

The Centre provides events, classes, activities and a place to meet to people of all ages. No membership is required to attend before 18:00.

The Ashridge Circle Member

The London Sports Club For The Blind is a charity providing sporting and social opportunites for blind and partially sighted people. 

The club organises weekly, annual and one-off events.

The Centre is open to everyone, no membership required.

St Paul’s Church Centre is a community centre providing activities, classes, support and advice through a number of local groups.

Managed by Citywest Homes, the Greenside Community Centre serves as a hub of social, educational and leisure activity for local people in the Church Street ward.

Alone in London works to support young people aged 16 – 25 who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, providing a range of services.

Senior Minister: Rev. John A. D’Elia, Ph.D.

Denomination: Interdenominational (member of the United Reform Church)

Minister: Revd Dr Ruth Gouldbourne.

Minister Emeritus: Revd Barbara Stanford MBE.

Denomination: Baptist.

The centre supports homeless young people and badly housed families as well as local people with little or no income, enabling people to gain the skills they need to break out of poverty and build

Centrepoint is a national charity working to improve the lives of socially excluded, homeless young people.

Eaves run a number of refuges across London for women (and their children) leaving domestic violence. These are comfortable and safe environments with a full range of support provided.

Provides a winter night shelter and meal service based at different churches. Runs from mid November to early April.

Provides primary care to homeless people. Services include GP, nursing and psychiatric clinics, specialist substance use nursing services, dentistry, podiatry.

The Marylebone Project is a partnership between Church Army and the Portman House Trust, and is a registered social landlord whose aim is to work with vulnerable homeless women, helping them achiev

Riverside is a registered provider of social housing, providing support and affordable housing to people of all ages and circumstances throughout England.

Support is received from Westminster Adult Education Service, West London Day Centre and sponsor John Lewis Partnership.

SHP provides accommodation and support services to single vulnerable people. Support service areas include substance misuse, offending, mental illness.

SHP provides accommodation and support services to single vulnerable people. Support service areas include substance misuse, offending, mental illness.

St Mungo’s is a large charity supporting homeless people, mainly based in London and the South.

SPaRC is based in King’s Cross but outreaches to many other parts of the surrounding areas. It helps refugees to survive, build new lives and integrate into the broader community.

A homeless charity comprising a Day Centre and hostel working mainly with rough sleepers.

A homeless charity comprising a Day Centre and hostel working mainly with rough sleepers.

A homeless charity comprising a Day Centre and hostel working mainly with rough sleepers.

One of five social services offered by the West London Mission. As well as the day centre they run a helpline for members of the public who are concerned about a rough sleeper.

Provides mainly temporary accommodation for people on low incomes in housing need from keyworkers to film makers, writers and artists who work in London and would otherwise be priced out of the mar

Senior Minister: Rev. John A. D’Elia, Ph.D.

Denomination: Interdenominational (member of the United Reform Church)

Conductor: Paul Ayres

Rehearsals: Tuesdays 6.15pm – 8.15pm.

Welcomes new singers in all voice ranges. Requirements are enthusiasm and the ability to attend rehearsals regularly.

Music Director: Thomas Coltman.

In-Deep Community Task Force is a registered charity that works mainly with elderly people and children with special needs in the South of Westminster and Lambeth and Battersea, London – offering f

In-Deep Community Task Force is a registered charity that works mainly with elderly people and children with special needs in the South of Westminster and Lambeth and Battersea, London – offering f

Music Director: Ruairi Glasheen.

Rehearsals: Weekly on Saturday mornings from 10am – 1pm from early September 2015.

Music Director: Dominic Peckham.

Amateur choir with high musical standards. Delivers its own concert series as well as singing for other organisations, touring abroad and recording.

Music Director: Dominic Peckham.

Amateur choir with high musical standards. Delivers its own concert series as well as singing for other organisations, touring abroad and recording.

Musical Director: Edward-Rhys Harry.

Rehearsals are held weekly at the London Welsh Centre on Thursday nights, 7.30pm – 9.30pm.

Director: Owen Wales

A community choir welcoming experienced and inexperienced singers.

The choir covers the wards of Churchill, Vincent, Warwick and Tachbrook.

Vicar: Reverend Canon Dr Samuel Wells.

Denomination: Anglican.

Conductor: Richard Latham.

Conductor: Richard Latham.

Music Director: David Hill.

The Bach Choir has around 220 active members performing to a high standard.

Music Director: David Hill.

The Bach Choir has around 220 active members performing to a high standard.

Rehearsals: Usually two nights a week, Monday & most Wednesdays 6.30pm – 8.45pm, in Central London.

Director of Music: Sally Martin-Brown.

Rehearsals: Most Fridays during term time from 7.15pm until about 9pm. Occasional rehearsals on other days.

Director of Music: Sally Martin-Brown.

Rehearsals: Most Fridays during term time from 7.15pm until about 9pm. Occasional rehearsals on other days.

Senior Minister: Rev. John A. D’Elia, Ph.D.

Denomination: Interdenominational (member of the United Reform Church)

Minister: Revd Dr Ruth Gouldbourne.

Minister Emeritus: Revd Barbara Stanford MBE.

Denomination: Baptist.

Conductor: Paul Ayres

Rehearsals: Tuesdays 6.15pm – 8.15pm.

Welcomes new singers in all voice ranges. Requirements are enthusiasm and the ability to attend rehearsals regularly.

Adult chamber orchestra performing Baroque to modern works.

Has four concerts a year, mainly at St Peter’s, Notting Hill.

Email if you are interested in joining the orchestra.

Music Director: Thomas Coltman.

Music Director: Ruairi Glasheen.

Rehearsals: Weekly on Saturday mornings from 10am – 1pm from early September 2015.

Musical Director: Mark Fitz-Gerald.

Kensington Philharmonic Orchestra is an amateur orchestra based in the Chelsea area.

Music Director: Dominic Peckham.

Amateur choir with high musical standards. Delivers its own concert series as well as singing for other organisations, touring abroad and recording.

Music Director: Dominic Peckham.

Amateur choir with high musical standards. Delivers its own concert series as well as singing for other organisations, touring abroad and recording.

Musical Director: Edward-Rhys Harry.

Rehearsals are held weekly at the London Welsh Centre on Thursday nights, 7.30pm – 9.30pm.

Making Music is a membership organisation representing and supporting over 2500 voluntary music groups throughout the UK.

Rehearsals: Tuesday evenings at the Goodwill Centre in Kilburn from 7.30pm to 9.00pm.

The Club offers a full year-round programme covering every aspect of music, and provides unique opportunities of meeting leading musical personalities.

Arranges social events.

Organises and promotes concerts for peace in London and other places to raise money for the peace movement and to bring the message of a peaceful, nuclear-free world to concert audiences.

Conductor: Orlando Jopling.

The orchestra is a mix of students from the Royal College, Royal Academy, Guildhall School and Trinity College of Music, and professional, semi-p

Director: Owen Wales

A community choir welcoming experienced and inexperienced singers.

The choir covers the wards of Churchill, Vincent, Warwick and Tachbrook.

Vicar: Reverend Canon Dr Samuel Wells.

Denomination: Anglican.

Conductor: Richard Latham.

Conductor: Richard Latham.

Tata Isa is an interactive French music group for children as young as 6 months of age up to the start of reception. Sessions include:

The Centre has two large rooms over two floors, kitchen and cafe area, plus two modern meeting rooms. Both main halls are equipped with pianos and offer good acoustics.

Optional services:

Music Director: David Hill.

The Bach Choir has around 220 active members performing to a high standard.

Music Director: David Hill.

The Bach Choir has around 220 active members performing to a high standard.

Rehearsals: Usually two nights a week, Monday & most Wednesdays 6.30pm – 8.45pm, in Central London.

Formerly known as the Insurance Orchestra.

Conductor: Levon Parikian.

Rehearsals: Monday nights, 6.35-8.45pm at St. Thomas More School (use Cadogan Street entrance).

Formerly known as the Insurance Orchestra.

Conductor: Levon Parikian.

Rehearsals: Monday nights, 6.35-8.45pm at St. Thomas More School (use Cadogan Street entrance).

Director of Music: Sally Martin-Brown.

Rehearsals: Most Fridays during term time from 7.15pm until about 9pm. Occasional rehearsals on other days.

Director of Music: Sally Martin-Brown.

Rehearsals: Most Fridays during term time from 7.15pm until about 9pm. Occasional rehearsals on other days.

Part of Westminster’s network of Scout organisations. Includes Beaver, Cub, Scout and Explorer groups covering ages from 6 to 18.

Part of Westminster’s network of Scout organisations. Includes Beaver, Cub and Scout groups covering ages from 6 to 14.

Part of Westminster’s network of Scout organisations. Includes Beaver, Cub and Scout groups covering ages from 6 to 14.

Part of Westminster’s network of Scout organisations. Includes Beaver, Cub and Scout groups covering ages from 6 to 15.

Part of Westminster’s network of Scout organisations. Includes Beaver and Cub groups covering ages from 6 to 10 1/2.

Part of Westminster’s network of Scout organisations. Includes and Cub and Scout groups covering ages from 8 to 15.

Cubs (8 – 10 1/2 year-olds); Scouts (10 1/2 – 15 year-olds).

Part of Westminster’s network of Scout organisations. Includes Beaver, Cub and Scout groups covering ages from 6 to 18.

The ‘Air Cadets’ are a UK-wide cadet force with more than 40,000 boy and girl members aged between 12 1/2 (year 8) and 20 years.

The aims of the Royal Air Force Air Cadets are:

The clubhouse provides facilities, activities, support and advice for the local community. It also offers its resources for local community groups.

Alone in London works to support young people aged 16 – 25 who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, providing a range of services.

A charity that aims to improve the quality of life and well being of the Chinese community, particularly those who are disadvantaged by working with them to meet their needs.

The Youth Group for ages 8 to 14/15 meets every Tuesday from after school to 6pm.

Activities include:

DreamArts work with young people to develop their potential through music, dance and the performing arts.DreamArts is a membership organisation open to all young people.

Genesis Housing Association manages a large number of properties in London and the South East.

The German YMCA provides cultural and leisure activities, advice, support and help for German speaking people, their international friends, and the local community.

HELP addresses the need for mental health services in the local community, a need the NHS cannot fully meet.

Missing People is an independent charity funded by donations. They search on behalf of those left behind and provide specialised support.

Missing People is an independent charity funded by donations. They search on behalf of those left behind and provide specialised support.

Paddington Development Trust (PDT) is a London Social Enterprise working for citizens and community enterprises in Paddington, North Westminster.

Thesite.org offers online help and advice for 16 – 25 year olds. It provides 24/7 advice, support and information on everything from sex and exam stress to debt and drugs.

Unique in Central London, the Westminster Boating Base is a registered Charity teaching people of all ages to sail, canoe, powerboat and kayak on the Thames.

Whizz-Kidz provide customised wheelchairs, tricycles and other specialised mobility equipment, wheelchair training, information and advice to disabled children across the UK.

Run by young people, the UK Youth Parliament provides opportunities for 11-18 year-olds to use their voice in creative ways to bring about social change.

The clubhouse provides facilities, activities, support and advice for the local community. It also offers its resources for local community groups.

The Centre provides events, classes, activities and a place to meet to people of all ages. No membership is required to attend before 18:00.

Advice, information, support and counselling for the Iranian community on a range of issues, including immigration and nationality, political asylum, housing, education/training and benefits.

The Centre is open to everyone, no membership required.

St Paul’s Church Centre is a community centre providing activities, classes, support and advice through a number of local groups.

The Westbourne Forum was created in 2004 by the Paddington Development Trust to support the Westbourne Green Neighbourhood Plan.

The ‘Air Cadets’ are a UK-wide cadet force with more than 40,000 boy and girl members aged between 12 1/2 (year 8) and 20 years.

The aims of the Royal Air Force Air Cadets are:

The Al Manaar is a place of worship and a community centre offering activities for young people, women and older people. The centre is open to people of all faiths and none.

The Chelsea Art Society is a membership society that hold an annual open exhibition in the summer.

Artists work across a range of disciplines and media.

A private college for A level and GCSE students.

Student age group: 14 – 21.

Accommodation options available.

Fees apply.

Provides advice and information for people from the Indian sub-continent on benefits, employment, money, debt, health, legal, medical and general welfare.

Kalayaan provides advice, advocacy and support services in the UK for migrant domestic workers. Advice is by appointment only – call to arrange.

Services:

Kensington & Chelsea College offers a range of further and adult day and evening courses. The college has two branches in the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea.

Musical Director: Mark Fitz-Gerald.

Kensington Philharmonic Orchestra is an amateur orchestra based in the Chelsea area.

The London Natural History Society is a membership society with shared interest in the natural world. Its study area is a circle 20 miles in radius from St Pauls.

The Londres Bridge Club meets at the French Institute Language Centre building in South Kensington.

Players of all nationalities are welcome. Duplicate bridge played.

North Kensington Law Centre aims to offer a free and independent specialist legal service to the community and promotes access to legal rights and equality of opportunity.

Offers a wide range of services for people who want to set up on their own and for already established businesses planning to expand.

Organises a programme of walks throughout the year, usually at weekends. Walks take place almost anywhere in South East England that is accessible by public transport.

Shanti Sadan means ‘Temple of Inner Peace’. The temple was founded by an Indian yogi called Hari Prasad ShastriHolds in 1929 and follows a tradition form of yoga, Adhyatma Yoga.

THT provides a number of services with the overall aim of maximising sexual health in the UK, and minimising the spread of HIV and STIs.

Women’s Pioneer Housing is a not-for-profit housing association, housing single women on low incomes in areas of west London.

Meets at: Warburg Institute, Woburn Square, WC1, on 4th Tuesday of each month (except July, August and December) at 6.00pm.

The Society is a national provider of education, training and employment for blind and partially sighted young people.

Membership is open to anyone (including businesses, corporations and institutions) who lives, works or has an interest in St Marylebone.

Denomination: Greek Orthodox.

Priest: The Very Reverend Archmandrite Theonas Bakalis

Services are in Greek.

Services and activities:

-Dance activities including workshops, Easter & Summer courses.

-A youth dance company and dance film courses.

Denomination: Anglican.

Dean: The Very Reverend John Hall.

No tourist visits are permitted on Sundays. Admission charges apply.

Denomination: Anglican.

Dean: The Very Reverend John Hall.

No tourist visits are permitted on Sundays. Admission charges apply.

The clubhouse provides facilities, activities, support and advice for the local community. It also offers its resources for local community groups.

CAIA supports and advises the Armenian community through the provision of welfare, educational, leisure and cultural services.

The Youth Group for ages 8 to 14/15 meets every Tuesday from after school to 6pm.

Activities include:

The KCC is a voluntary refugee organisation providing advice, information and assistance to members of the Kurdish Community in the following areas:

The Centre is open to everyone, no membership required.

St Paul’s Church Centre is a community centre providing activities, classes, support and advice through a number of local groups.

Residents’ Association representing the views and interests of residents of Kildare Gardens and Kildare Terrace.

Chair: Jane Cochrane.

Secretary: Victoria Maxwell.

Part of Westminster’s network of Scout organisations. Includes and Cub and Scout groups covering ages from 8 to 15.

Cubs (8 – 10 1/2 year-olds); Scouts (10 1/2 – 15 year-olds).

The Amberley Estate is in the Little Venice area and can be contacted via the Estate Office.

Brewers Court is in the Paddington area and can be contacted via the Bayswater Estate Office.

Contact Mr Jose Basulto.

The Canal & River Trust is a charity with responsibility for 2,000 miles of waterways in Britain, including London. The trust is an umbrella organisation with regional offices.

The Canal & River Trust is a charity with responsibility for 2,000 miles of waterways in Britain, including London. The trust is an umbrella organisation with regional offices.

The Canal Cafe Theatre is a comedy and new writing venue above the Bridge House Pub in Little Venice. The theatre can host over 14 shows per week.

The London Early Years Foundation website provides information about its Westminster based nurseries:

The German YMCA provides cultural and leisure activities, advice, support and help for German speaking people, their international friends, and the local community.

Chairman: Mr Paul Gray.

Membership open to freeholders, leaseholders and tenants of Gloucester Mews West.

Hall and Braithwaite estates are in the Maida Vale area and the residents’ association can be contacted via the Paddington Green estate office.

Hall Place estate is in the Maida Vale area and the residents’ association can be contacted via the Paddington Green estate office.

Anyone who lives on the Hallfield Estate can become a member of the Residents Association.

Hyde Park Stables offers adults and children horse riding lessons and arena lessons, all year round, in Hyde Park London.

Parsons House is in the Maida Vale area and the residents’ association can be contacted via the Paddington Green estate office.

This is an umbrella group founded by four major Westminster amenity societies.

Denomination: Greek Orthodox.

Priest: The Very Reverend Archmandrite Theonas Bakalis

Services are in Greek.

The Victoria League is a charitable, independent and non-political organisation that connects people from Commonwealth countries.

Tyburn Convent is a centre of devotion to the Catholic martyrs of the Reformation.

Guided tours of the Crypt of the Martyrs may be arranged at 10.30am, 3.30pm and 5.30pm every day.

Warwick Crescent is in the Maida Vale area and the residents’ association can be contacted via the Paddington Green estate office.

The Wessex Gardens Residents’ Association can be contacted via the Westbourne Park estate office.

The club plays duplicate bridge. The group is open to both women and men.

West Street residents’ association can be contacted via the West Street estate office.

Chair: Andrew Jordan.

Concerns itself with planning and environmental matters and any matters that affect local residents.