Category Archives: Croydon BME Forum

Health Awareness Day, Socco Cheta, South Norwood, Aug 31

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Mobile Phone Boot Camp, Whitgift Centre, Jul 15

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BME Forum Wellbeing Workshops, Whitgift Centre, Jul 13-27

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Grief Therapy Zoom session with Laura Pusey, Jun 30

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Self-care Tool Kit session, Whitgift Wellness Centre, Jun 29

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BME Forum National Writing Day event, Jun 23

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Volunteers needed for BME Forum’s shopping bus project

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Fathers’ Forum: Paul Canoville, No Strings Attached, Jan 27

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Tea & Tech: GP appointments, Whitgift Centre, Jan 20

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Depression and anxiety in BME communities, Jan 17 & 24

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Croydon BME Forum Family Tree Making, from Jan 12

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Anti-vax conspiracy theories are covid’s ticking time bomb

It is not just new strains of the coronavirus which are hampering Croydon’s public health efforts to reduce its spread, but also dangerous and deliberate misinformation from the United States When a TikTok user filmed himself shouting “liar” at England’s … Continue reading

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Book a session with the Windrush Reach advice surgeries

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Windrush Reach advises on applying to compensation scheme

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Women of Colour Safer Community, Whitgift Centre, Oct 27

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Croydon’s Black History Month offers much to be proud about

Croydon’s Black History Month begins tonight under the tagline “Proud2be”. Organised by the Croydon BME Forum, Black History Month includes an intergenerational fashion show, poetry readings, live music, theatre, a networking brunch and thought-provoking discussions.

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Groups set off for autumn walks to stride on from covid

The nights might be closing in as we head into autumn, but that doesn’t seem to have deterred the organisers of some group walks being held around the borough, with one set even encouraging participants to bring a head torch … Continue reading

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BME Forum to open second health space in Whitgift Centre

By SANJANA IDNANI 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 … Continue reading

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BME Forum ‘deeply troubled’ by Johnson’s racism report

Croydon’s Black and Minority Ethnic Forum has entered the row over the government’s controversial racism report that was published this week, saying that they were “deeply troubled” by its findings. The report has been accused this week of cherry-picking “data … Continue reading

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Croydon BME Forum: Well-being workshop, Feb 25

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BME Forum: Health and Well-being, Feb 10, Feb 24, Mar 10

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Croydon BME Forum: Should we take the vaccine? Feb 11

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Volunteer for Christmas Day Focus, Access Croydon, Dec 25

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Ask the Leader: Croydon BME Forum’s Zoom session

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10 tips to help you and others on World Mental Health Day

Tomorrow is World Mental Health Day. Here, ROWENNA DAVIS (left) outlines some of the things which all of us can do to help others, and to help ourselves We need World Mental Health Day more than ever this year. According … Continue reading

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