Greater London
-
Event: London exhibition for Beatrice von Preussen, CF
Event | 26 Nov 2019 ‐ 1 Dec 2019 | Greater London | FellowsEtching and illustrations from Beatrice's Arctic Fellowship and Antarctic travels, plus a talk by the artist
-
Blog: Hungry for more: scaling up community food enterprises for public benefit
Many pressing problems in our country today relate to food production and consumption: half of adults are overweight and obese; healthy food is three times more...
-
News: Ex-offenders charity founded by a Churchill Fellow is shortlisted for Charity of the Year
News | 4 Oct 2019 |Switchback, a charity founded by Churchill Fellow Alice Dawnay, was shortlisted for Charity of the Year (income less than £1 million) at the Charity Times Awards 2019.
-
Blog: How digital art therapy can help people with terminal illness
My Churchill Fellowship in 2015 explored how digital technology is helping hospices deliver art therapy to enhance, extend or limit the care of people with a terminal...
-
Blog: Music education in primary schools
There is growing concern for the state of music education in the UK. Australia offers some practical solutions.
-
Blog: Ways to welcome refugees
There are lessons to be learned from the reception systems in Germany and Canada.
-
Blog: People, profit and purpose in charities
What can charities learn from entrepreneurial organisations?
-
Blog: Preventing young women’s homelessness
I have worked on projects focused on women’s homelessness for around eight years and heard many stories about how women ended up without a home.
-
Blog: Bringing people together after loss
After my father died of cancer in 2008, my family and I struggled to find the support we needed. The help there was, if any was available at all, seemed to be time...
-
Blog: Corporate volunteerism - not why, but how
Encouraging volunteering among staff forms a core part of many companies’ Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) strategies. There’s no shortage of commentary as to why...
-
News: National Campaigner Award for Churchill Fellow
News | 9 Apr 2019 |Churchill Fellow Patrick Vernon OBE has been recognised at the 2019 National Campaigner Awards for his activism on race equality and social justice issues over the past...
-
Blog: Sustainable youth organisations
During the eight years when I ran a youth charity in London, I would often find myself thinking about the sustainability of my organisation. When I spoke to friends who...
-
Blog: Muslim women in tech
I work in the tech industry and frequently find that I’m the only Muslim woman in the rooms I walk into. I’ve never had anyone like myself to really look up to, someone...
-
Blog: Supporting refugee children’s mental health
Over 2,000 unaccompanied children claimed asylum in the UK in the past year, and a further 2,817 children arrived in the UK directly from conflict regions as part of...
-
New Fellows' seminars
Event | 12 Mar 2019 ‐ 19 Mar 2019 | Greater London | FellowsNew Fellows' Seminars give our new Fellows the chance to meet the WCMT team and receive advice on planning their travels, networking with other Fellows and thinking...
-
Blog: Harnessing immigrants’ entrepreneurial talents
Two years ago, I read a 2014 report by the Centre for Entrepreneurs which stated that, although immigrants are responsible for starting one in seven of all UK companies,...
-
Blog: Organ donation in BAME communities
Donate, organs, gift, save, life – you are probably going to see these words a lot this week. Between 3 and 9 September, which is Organ Donation Week in the UK, these...
-
Video: "I met people so aligned with my values"
Watch creative business strategist Arfah Farooq talk about her Churchill Fellowship exploring stories of Muslim women in technology, and the impact her Fellowship has...
-
Blog: Youth political engagement
A lot of young people are engaged in political issues in the UK – but they’re not taking part in traditional ways, such as voting. Through my involvement in campaigns, I...
-
Video: "I've thought more about my responsibility to pass on skills"
Watch engraver James Handyside talk about his Churchill Fellowship studying techniques in craftsmanship of metal and stone, and the impact his Fellowship has had since...
-
Blog: Surviving traumatic brain injuries
At the time of my Churchill Fellowship in 2009 I had been working with survivors of brain injury for five years, on a steep learning curve about the issues that affected...
-
Blog: The story of HM Bark Endeavour
At our Award Ceremony in June 2018, Peter received the Mary Soames award for History, WCMT’s gift to Lady Soames, Winston Churchill’s youngest daughter and Churchill...
-
Video: "It's taken me in a direction I didn't anticipate"
Watch reminiscence specialist Pam Schweitzer talk about her Churchill Fellowship researching reminiscence and arts for older people with dementia, and the impact her...
-
Blog: My mission to support bereaved children
At our Award Ceremony in June 2018, Nicola received the Viscount De L'Isle award, which is given to a Fellow who has shown real determination to succeed, for the...
-
Video: "An amazing opportunity to develop the way I think"
Watch senior researcher Jacqueline Broadhead talk about her Churchill Fellowship researching how cities can better integrate migrants, and the impact her Fellowship has...
-
Migration Network Event
Event | 5 Sep 2018 | Greater London | Public eventThe inaugural event of the Migration Fellows' Network will take place on 5 September 2018 at the Migration Museum in London. It will aim to bring together Fellows...
-
Blog: What can businesses learn from charities?
Having spent almost 10 years working with charities and social enterprises, seeing the incredible commitment and talent of their people, I grew increasingly frustrated...
-
Blog: Making the Design Museum’s new home
In May the Design Museum was the venue for a fascinating evening of presentations from designers who have recently travelled overseas on Churchill Fellowships. For me,...
-
Blog: Sharing global ideas on museum Lates
A Churchill Fellowship is all about legacy, they say. With this in mind, I am organising a conference based on the learning from my research on ‘Museum Lates’ at the...
-
Papyrus for the People launch event and Stone Draggers (2018) performance
Event | 19 Apr 2018 | Greater London | FellowsJoin Churchill Fellow Laura Wilson for the launch of her where I will be presenting Stone Draggers (2018) a new performance commissioned by the Petrie Museum of Egyptian...
-
Si Wi Yah: Sartorial representations of the African diaspora
2012 Fellow Teleica Kirkland and the Costume Institute of the African Diaspora invite you to a conference on Sartorial Representations of the African Diaspora in London...
-
Blog: Narrowing the gap in children’s school readiness
Almost half of all children from disadvantaged backgrounds do not reach their expected level of development when they start school,* by which time the gap between...
-
Churchill’s Babies
Event | 15 Jun 2018 | Greater London | Public eventA one-day conference offering global perspectives on best practice in infant mental health, focused on the complex needs of vulnerable parents and their children.
-
Blog: Can the arts be a tool for change in communities?
I’m a theatre practitioner who travelled to Croatia, New York and Brazil in 2013 and 2014 on a Churchill Fellowship, spending time with organisations that use theatre...
-
Blog: Chinatown is for life, not just for Chinese New Year
Happy Chinese New Year! 新年快乐！Last night, the world welcomed the Year of the Dog. For many people, the Spring Festival is the reason for an annual visit to their local...
-
RECORDINGS: An exhibition and publication launch
2017 Fellow Alpa Depani will launch an exhibition and publication showcasing findings from her Fellowship travels on Thursday 1 March 2018 at The Cass, London...
-
Blog: Churchill Fellow supports Grenfell Tower Survivors
The now infamous Grenfell Tower is just minutes away from Churchill Fellow Zrinka Bralo's office and she's been helping survivors any way she can. Here’s her...
-
News: Fellows present their global findings on galleries and museums
News | 15 Nov 2017 |Museum and gallery access and education were the focus of last night’s gathering of the Engage network, at which three Churchill Fellows presented their findings from...
-
News: Fellow follows in the footsteps of tenth century Viking in new book
Ever considered following a Viking explorer’s journey from Norway to Iceland to Greenland? That’s what Alexandra Fitzsimmons did with her Churchill Fellowship.
-
2013 Fellow Chris Avis exhibits her work at international arts festival
2013 Fellow Chris Avis recently exhibited her work at Schlachten 2017, an International Arts Festival based in Wünsdorf Bunker ‘city’ and Neue Galerie Wünsdorf, Zossen,...
-
Bottom Up approaches to small scale public realm in global cities
Alpa Depani, an architect and artist based in London, has recently returned from a six-week research trip to New York, Tokyo and Hong Kong studying community driven...
-
British Art Medal Society Talk
Event | 13 Nov 2017 | Greater London | FellowsAbigail Burt, a 2016 Fellow, will be presenting as part of the British Art Medal Society's Autumn Lecture series.
-
2013 Fellow Chris Avis selected for international arts festival
2013 Fellow Chris Avis has been selected for Schlachten 2017, an International Arts Festival based in Wünsdorf Bunker ‘city’ and Neue Galerie Wünsdorf, Zossen, Germany....
-
Supporting good mental health in the workplace
70 million working days are lost each year due to mental ill health, costing the UK annually £70-100 billion.
-
Making public services and government fit for the 21st Century
‘Digital transformation’ is the use of data and digital technology to shift and improve the operations of government, and improve how public services are designed,...
-
Magical Metropolis: An exhibition of paintings and canvases by Karen Neale
From 10th to 15th April, Karen Neale, a Fellow of 2001, will be exhibiting paintings, canvases and prints from her ‘London in Landscape’ and 'A Fellow Traveller&...
-
1996 Fellow hosts "Pocket Globe" making demonstration
From the 3rd to the 6th May, 1996 Fellow Loraine Rutt will be exhibiting her hand made porcelain "Pocket Globes" at Shapero Modern in London. Loraine will also...
-
Symposium: The Power of the Art Medal
2016 Fellow Abigail Burt will be speaking at "Symposium: The Power of the Art Medal", an event held at Goldsmiths Art Centre on Monday 3rd April. The event may...
-
Glazed architectural ceramics in public spaces
Maria Gasparian is a practicing architect and ceramic designer based in London. Maria recently travelled to the Netherlands, the USA and Hungary to research the...
-
Thameslea Association Event in London
Event | 18 Jan 2017 | Greater London | FellowsThe Thameslea Association are hosting an event in London in order to catch those Fellows that work or can travel to the capital. So if you are in the area you would be...
-
Lessons from North America in the use of mediation in child protection
Victoria Teggin is a family law barrister and mediator, who has an MSc. in Mediation & Conflict Resolution. She has recently returned to the UK after spending six...
-
Early Years Network Meeting
Event | 13 Jan 2017 | Greater London | FellowsEarly Years Network Fellows will be meeting at the WCMT office on Friday 13th January.
-
Researching innovative approaches to music education for primary-aged children
Anna Williams, a music teacher and music education charity project manager from East Finchley in north London, recently returned from six weeks in Australia, where she...
-
Researching different ways of helping children through bereavement
In 2010, Nicola Dady was diagnosed with kidney and bladder cancer. Worried about the difficulties this presented to her two children, aged 9 and 13, Nicola sought out...
-
Using art therapy to support military personnel with PTSD
Janice Lobban, Senior Art Psychotherapist at the UK veterans’ mental health charity Combat Stress, has recently returned from the USA, where she spent six weeks...
-
International learnings for innovative Hospital in the Home services
Karen Titchener is the Clinical Lead and Deputy Head of Nursing for the innovative Hospital in the Home (HitH) Service at Guys and St Thomas’ NHS Trust. Karen has...
-
Making Museums Matter
Museums in the UK should learn from practices overseas to ensure they attract a diverse range of visitors that are truly representative of the communities they are in,...
-
Exploring the hospitalist movement in the USA
Tehmeena Khan is a junior doctor training in Acute Internal Medicine for the NHS in London. She has recently travelled to Chicago where she spent five weeks learning...
-
New practices to support Foreign National Prisoners
Migration across borders is changing our prison populations. Lucy Slade has previously worked as a resettlement mentor manager in London prisons, where a large...
-
The dancer bringing a Latin flavour to London’s dance theatre scene
Ella Mesma is the Artistic Director of Element Arts and Ella Mesma Company, the only company in the UK to specialise in Latin Dance Theatre. Funded by the Winston...
-
Roots of Rumba Latin Dance Theatre Festival
Ella Mesma curates Roots of Rumba Festival at Rich Mix, London, on the 8th and 9th April.
-
Britain's Treasure Islands: The natural history of the Overseas Territories
Join Fellow Stewart McPherson for an evening's journey across all of Britain's overseas lands, ahead of the broadcast of his documentary series.
-
Community seed projects help to protect threatened seed diversity
A new study published by London-based gardener, Charlotte Dove, suggests that community seed projects could be the answer to the UK’s lack of locally-grown seeds.
-
Lecture: Churchill and Art: Painting as more than a Pastime
Event | 17 Dec 2015 | Greater London | 50th AnniversaryThis event marks the end of Churchill 2015, a unique international celebration of the life and legacy of Sir Winston Churchill, fifty years after his death, sixty years...
-
New planning guidance for military bases draws from US model
Significant new guidance on the development and consolidation of military bases has been proposed as a result of a Churchill Fellowship undertaken by Stephen Harness of...
-
London Association WWII walk
Event | 20 Sep 2015 | Greater London | FellowsA private WWII-themed walk around Westminster and Victoria.
-
Investigating the microbes that help tackle pollution
During a ten-week study trip through Mongolia, China and India, Dr. Brenda Parker took a closer look into bioremediation: the use of microorganisms or plants for the...
-
How digital technology in art therapy is improving lives
News | 21 Aug 2015 |Michèle Wood, art therapist at Marie Curie Hospice and Senior Lecturer at the University of Roehampton in London, has recently returned from a four-week fact-finding...
-
Gender-sensitive approaches to youth offending
Carlene Firmin is Head of MsUnderstood Partnership, a programme seeking to improve UK responses to abuse in young people’s relationships. She was awarded a Churchill...
-
The People vs Democracy
'The People Vs Democracy' is a live action game about power, politics and every day life.
-
An Evening Of Latin Dance Theatre
An evening of Latin dance works by Ella Mesma and Element Arts at the Chelsea Theatre
-
Karen Neale - Exhibition and book launch
A first chance to see artwork inspired by Karen's Fellowship travels.
-
Exploring new optical imaging methods
Dr. Israt Alam from Harrow, London, is a biochemist and a Churchill Fellow of 2014. Her Fellowship took the form of an 8-week laboratory project at the Imagopole, a...
-
21st Century Statesmanship Global Leaders Programme and Seminar
Event | 13 Oct 2015 | Greater London | 50th AnniversaryJoining the dots for 21st century statesmanship.
-
21st Century Statesmanship Global Leaders Programme and Seminar - Launch event
Event | 3 Mar 2015 | Greater London | 50th AnniversaryJoining the dots for 21st century statesmanship.
-
Three Fellowships awarded in Surrey
News | 3 Mar 2015 |To mark its 50th anniversary year as Sir Winston’s living legacy, The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust has just awarded a record number of 150 Travelling Fellowships....
-
39 Fellowships awarded in London
News | 3 Mar 2015 |To mark its 50th anniversary year as Sir Winston’s living legacy, The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust has just awarded a record number of 150 Travelling Fellowships. 39...
-
Improving communication in healthcare through the arts
Olwen Minford is an end of life care facilitator and psychotherapist who currently works in London. She has recently completed an eight-week Travel Fellowship to North...
-
Evidence-based garden therapy in Scandinavia
A free open lecture on gardening for rehabilitation in simple gardens focused on Huntington's disease, brain injury, dementia, social inclusion and staff stress.
-
Mediation as an intervention to reduce gang violence
Eric Phelps, a Detective Superintendent in the Metropolitan Police Service, has just returned from a seven-week Churchill Fellowship to the US. His goal was to look at...
-
House of Lords Tea
Event | 26 Jun 2015 | Greater London | 50th AnniversaryPart of the 50th Anniversary celebrations
-
Havengore Journey
Event | 30 Jan 2015 | Greater London | 50th AnniversaryPart of the 50th Anniversary Events
-
Giving young people a voice through theatre
Joanne Skapinker is a theatre practitioner, writer and education consultant from North London. Leading theatre workshops for young people and educators across London...
-
Lates at Churchill War Rooms: Churchill's Birthday
Event | 27 Nov 2014 | Greater London | FellowsExclusive after-hours evening at the War Rooms to celebrate Churchill's birthday.
-
Lecture sheds new light on role of Churchill’s mother
Journalist and author, Anna Sebba, looks at Jennie Churchill's formative influence on her son Winston.
-
Churchill 2015 with the East Midlands Association
Event | 27 Jun 2015 | Greater London | 50th AnniversaryPart of the 50th Anniversary Events
-
Kunqu Opera at the British Museum
Fellow Kathy Hall and her Kunqu Ensemble perform at the British Museum.
-
Exploring the use of creative writing and drama to tackle FGM
A study based on 2001 census data in England and Wales estimated that 23,000 girls under the age of 15 years could be at risk of female genital mutilation (FGM) each...
-
Mbegu Za Usoni | Seeds of the Future
Event | 21 Nov 2014 | Greater London | FellowsPresentation and workshop: supporting women in refusing FGM
-
Lessons from the Americas on reducing the impact of poverty on children
Imogen Moore, Southwark-based London Citizens Community Organiser, has returned from nine weeks in the USA and Brazil. The aim of her trip was to learn lessons for...
-
Improving the workplace approach to mental illness for postal workers
Stephen Glaysher, from Godalming, has worked as a Royal Mail postman for the past 23 years. Having witnessed how mental illness has affected the working lives of others...