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By Taz Virdee  Heston West Big Local has teamed up with One World Strong Foundation to help create the official advert for the One World Marathon Event to take place from Friday 12th to Monday 15th April 2019. We had volunteers and supporters ranging from 5 to 80 years (including young people involved with our Youth Action Team) take part in the advert working in partnership with our MADE IN HESTON Youth Film-making project.  One World Marathon's aims to encourage teams that represent multiple continents, countries, and cultures. They hope to inspire people to see the benefits of working together as a global community and encourage others to develop similar projects. For more information about the project please visit https://www.oneworldmarathon.org/  So watch this space! The advert will be live in the coming weeks. This is very exciting times for all those involved with the Heston West Big Local and our community.
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Join us for our Valentines Community Clean Up Day on Sunday 17th February 2019 from 11 to 1pm!31/1/2019  By MADE in HESTON WEST Have you ever wondered how to make hummus? This easy homemade hummus recipe from Manju Malhi will show you how!
Manju has been leading our Big Local Intergenerational Healthy Cooking Club for over 2 years. These sessions have proven to be very popular and has enabled us to engage with a wide variety of people in our community. To sign up for our sessions please click here. By MADE in HESTON WEST Meet celebrity chef Manju Malhi! Manju has been leading our Big Local Intergenerational Healthy Cooking Club for over 2 years. These sessions have proven to be very popular and has enabled us to engage with a wide variety of people in our community.
Our MADE in HESTON WEST Youth Film Club participants decided it was time to learn more about Manju and find out what’s her favourite all-time dish! To sign up for our sessions please click here. By MADE in HESTON WEST Heston West Big Local teamed up with Heston Action Group to clean up the Brabazon Estate, Henley’s Alley, Redwood Estate and Harlech Gardens on Sunday 18th November 2018. Around 55 enthusiastic volunteers joined us on the day, with many families and children helping make a real positive and profound difference to the community.
Read more about the event here. By MADE in HESTON WEST Our Heston West Big Local Community Volunteer Awards Evening was held on Friday 30th November 2018 at Cranford Community College with special guests Ranvir Singh (SACRE), Debbie Siminson and Darrell Clark. The evening was held in memory of our dear friend and supporter Maria Pedro, Former Deputy Lieutenant for the London Borough of Hounslow.
Serena Lola, Anjali Parmar, Rhys Jones and Samhita Damerashetti hosted the awards celebration. To read our article about the night and all our award winners please click here. This video is made in collaboration with MADE in HESTON WEST! We hope you enjoy!! By MADE in HESTON WEST Our busy and brilliant Big Local Youth Action Team organised our Christmas Party on 16th December 2018 at Cranford Community College. Our young and adult volunteers did an amazing job, bringing Christmas cheer and joy to all our attendees. Let's re-wind the clock and enjoy the fun and festive highlights. A few days later our enthusiastic young volunteers brought even more joy by delivering Christmas gifts - donated by the Met Police and DHL to our Heston West community.
Read more here. By Youth Action Team  On Friday 21st December 2018 our team of enthusiastic and dedicated young and adult volunteers – led by a 10 years old Santa Claus - delivered the gifts to the Redwood Estate, Brabazon Estate and Harlech Gardens Estates. The presents were kindly donated by the Metropolitan Police and the hampers were donated by DHL. In total we delivered to 12 local families reaching over 50 people.
On receiving the gifts, one mother said that it ‘made her year’ and another added that ‘it made her and the whole family feel loved by the community.’ The volunteers felt a great sense of community and pride in their area during the gift-giving. Mario Zapata, 13, said: “I really enjoyed helping out, it was so nice to see the joy on people’s faces.”
Lerin Bajaj, 15, added: “I found the day inspiring and it was great to see so many happy children. We should do this every year.” Callum Smith, 10, who was Santa for the day said: “I didn’t expect it to be this fun.”
We would like to thank the Metropolitan Police, London Borough of Hounslow and DHL for donating the gifts and hampers to our community. In addition a big thanks to our brilliant volunteers (Sanjay Suresh, Ajay Suresh, Saim, Rhys Jones, Jit Lukka, Haroon Lukka, Mario Zapata, Callum Smith, Rachel Smith, Anjali Parmar, Lerin Bajaj, Rajan Sandhu, Arjun Odedra, Jake Coker, Shariq Ahmed and Samhita Damerashetti) for helping support this great cause.
Photos credit: Rhys Jones and Haroon Lukka By MADE in HESTON WEST Merry Christmas 2018 from everyone at the Heston West Big Local!
Poem written by Debbie Noad: Why I am here? Why am I here I am here because I volunteer It helps you, to get rid of a fear To meet new people who are not in your peer It ignites a light when you are feeling down To have a community with friends around Young and old, it’s a family affair We don’t judge and we don’t compare To volunteer gives you the feel good factor To make a difference, you could be the next actor Film clubs, cooking, getting fit for all No experience necessary your have a ball Experience things you have not done before Open your heart and open your door To never feeling lonely & learning new skills A volunteers life is full of thrills Don’t sit behind closed doors and hide Volunteering gives you a sense of pride We have done our best to support & care When there’s no one around, Heston West will be there Enrich your life and have your say Make a difference in everyway Don’t sit back and watch the world go by Be a volunteer go on give it a try So why am I here? I am here because I volunteer Come along and join us at our Big Local Christmas Party on Sunday 16th December 2018 from 5 to 7pm organised by our Big Local Youth Action Team at Cranford Community College. It's free and will be full of festive fun. This video is made in collaboration with MADE in HESTON WEST! We hope you enjoy!! By MADE in HESTON WEST PRESENTING...our MADE in HESTON WEST film documentary!! This collaboration with Make A Difference Entertainment (MADE) aims to show our roller coaster ride of a journey at our 3 years in Heston West Big Local, from our extraordinary events to the stories of our volunteers and our crazy clubs; this showcases it all!
This documentary is in memory of our dear friends and supporters Brian Clark (1933 - 2017) and Maria Pedro, Former Deputy Lieutenant of London Borough of Hounslow (1952 - 2018) |
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