April 2025

As we welcome back sunshine after a very long winter, it’s such a tonic to spot the daffodils and enjoy the beautiful magnolia, hyacinths and tulips. 

Alongside the regular therapy and counselling sessions, the team has been busy with the weekly Dads Matter group, supporting fathers and stepfathers to reflect on being a dad and to strengthen relationships with their children; and the final few weeks of this term's Mighty Me group, facilitated by two of our therapists at a local primary school, have helped seven children in Year 5 to identify their feelings, increase awareness of their strengths and to worry less.  

Please see below for updates on fundraising events on which our vital services rely. Thank you, as ever, for all of your support.

With best wishes from the WLAC Team 

COMING UP IN APRIL 2025

The London Marathon 2025

Our very own Magnificent Seven will be running in aid of West London Action for Children on Sunday 27th April. To find out more about who they are and how you can sponsor them, please click here. We'll be cheering them on from the sidelines near Bermondsey Tube Station and meeting the finishers in Horse Guards Parade to congratulate them on their achievement. Good luck all

FUNDRAISING NEWS

CONGRATULATIONS to Aara!

Huge congratulations to Aara Bhatia who's been recognised for her brilliant fundraising, receiving a Mayor's Award in the Young Achievers category. Aara has been raising money for WLAC in a variety of ingenious ways since she was seven. Now fourteen, she received her award from the Mayor of Kensington and Chelsea, Cllr Will Lane, at a ceremony on 27th March. Read more here. 

Lightning Talks No. 7

On March 27th,  Lightning Talks returned to Kite Studios.  More than 40 supporters gathered to hear 6 speakers deliver their short talks on a variety of topics.  Over £700 was raised towards our vital work.  A big thank you to all who spoke so engagingly and to Auriol Herford, founder of Kite Studios, for welcoming us back again.   Click here to read more.