Come and join us at some of our forthcoming events…
July 2020
Summer Series 2 – Alan Johnson
In the second of our Summer Series of talks, our Patron, Alan Johnson will be in conversation with Krishnan Guru-Murthy about his Three Guitars, encompassing his love of music, books and football (with a bit of politics thrown in). He'll explore what sustained him through his challenging childhood in post war West London to become a successful politician and writer. There will be an opportunity for Q&A. Alan Johnson served in the cabinet under both Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, where his roles…
Find out more »Summer Series 3 – Eleanor Mills
In the third of our Summer Series webinars, Eleanor Mills discusses, Beyond Compassion Fatigue. How to tell stories to maximise impact and preserve dignity in fundraising. Eleanor joined The Sunday Times in 1998 as the youngest ever features editor, became editor of the Saturday edition of The Times in 2008, returning to The Sunday Times as associate editor and a columnist a year later. Editorial director since June 2012, she became editor of The Sunday Times Magazine in 2015. Under Eleanor editorship, the magazine won Supplement of the Year…
Find out more »Summer Series 4 – Baroness Blower of Starch Green
In the fourth of our weekly summer series Baroness Blower of Starch Green will discuss the virtues of education and gardening and the extent to which children in urban and suburban environments are cut off from the natural world. She will argue that much more should be done in schools about the environment and the climate crisis we face. Christine Blower took her first teaching post at Holland Park School in 1973, and continued to work in West London for most…
Find out more »For more details on any events listed above, please contact the West London Action for Children office:
Tel: 07525 781 373
Email: team@wlac.org.uk