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Local Free Services

Family & Children Services: Queen's Park Family Hub - Westminster City Council provides parenting groups, outreach support, and baby zones. queensparkfamilyhub@westminster.gov.uk
Health & Wellness: Queen's Park Health Centre offers free sexual health services, including contraception, emergency contraception, pregnancy tests, and advice.
Telephone: 020 8964 9990
Fitness & Wellbeing: Queen’s Park Community Council offer "Tone-up Tuesdays," a free women-only fitness and yoga class. info@queensparkcommunitycouncil.gov.uk
Community Facilities: Queen's Park Library (Westminster City Council offers free access to books, computers (PCs), study spaces, and study support. 666 Harrow Road, London, W10 4NE
Activities & Events: The Beethoven Centre and local community centres host various free activities and events. Beethovencentre@a2dominion.co.uk
Nature: The Queen's Park Children's Farm (www.cityoflondon.gov.uk offers free educational and recreational experiences for children to connect with nature.
Groceries: North Paddington Food Bank collects food and issues vouchers in Queens Park, distributing from our base in Elgin Avenue W9. Website: npfoodbank.org.uk
Youth Centre: Providing free after school and holiday activities for 8 – 18 year olds.
Address: 3-7 Third Avenue, London W10 4RS Website: www.avenues.org.uk
Advice: Westminster Citizen’s Advice Bureau provides free, confidential and impartial information and advice to the residents of Westminster. Call 0808 278 7834 or go online to access online.queensparkfamilyhub@westminster.gov.uk 9.30am-12pm Mondays at Bravington Road Family Hub.
Employment Support: The Clement James Centre is an award-winning charity that supports people in one of London’s most underserved communities to achieve their ambitions.They achieve this through education, employment and wellbeing support in a safe and compassionate space. https://clementjames.org/
Funded Boxing Classes: Free Community Sessions at All Stars Boxing Gym (London)
- Weekly Community Training: The gym runs high-energy boxing sessions that are entirely free every Tuesday and Thursday from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM.
- Minors Program: Children aged 6–9 can attend sessions with a free membership (sessions cost £4 each).
- Amateur & Amateur Clinics: Access is included in KO member benefits or can be part of their amateur club sessions.
- Location: 576 Harrow Rd, London W10 4RL. https://www.allstars-gym.co.uk/
- Treasure Boxing Club operates a dedicated charity arm (Treasure Sports Club CIC) that offers free boxing, exercise, and SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) classes across London. Weekly sessions are designed for children, young adults (up to age 25), and women, with equipment provided. https://www.treasureboxingclub.com/

Household & Support: Free handyperson service for residents over 60 or receiving disability benefits. Local Support Payments (LSP) are available for those on qualifying benefits provided by Westminster Council 020 7641 8959
LGBTQ+ Support: London Friend is the UK’s oldest Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and trans charity. It supports the health and mental wellbeing of the LGBTQ+ community in and around London. https://londonfriend.org.uk/
Therapy: CNWL Talking Therapies FREE NHS SUPPORT to adults aged 18 years and over who live in Westminster or have a Westminster GP. https://talkingtherapies.cnwl.nhs.uk/westminster
Bengali Support: Supports the educational, social, cultural, health and wellbeing needs of the BME community and the wider community.http://www.queensparkba.org/
Swimming: Free swimming for children and young people, residents on benefits and residents over 60. https://active.westminster.gov.uk/swim-for-free/
Healthy Eating: Dedicated Change4Life teams and local health campaigns offering free courses on healthy eating for families. https://www.nhs.uk/healthier-families/
Support: Angelou provide advice and support around:
- Stalking and harassment
- Harmful practices such as Female Genital Mutilation, Forced Marriage and ‘Honour Based Violence'
- Domestic abuse
- Sexual violence and abuse
- There is specialist support service for Black, Asian and Arabic speaking women. There is also a LGBTQI+ communities service. https://www.advancecharity.org.uk/
Mental Health: Offering free mental health support in Westminster https://allkind.org.uk/
Mental Health Drop-in: The KCW Cove is a drop-in service where residents of the boroughs can go if they are experiencing a mental health crisis. Get a hot drink, a snack and a listening ear from 2-10pm. https://www.hestia.org/kensington-chelsea-and-westminster-crisis-cove
Wellbeing Football: Queen's Park Rangers Community Trust - Healthy Kickers is a free, weekly mental health and wellbeing programme that is football based and open to everyone aged 16-plus. https://www.abler.io/shop/qpr_community_trust/mentalhealth
Support for Arabic Women: Al-Hasniya Moroccan Women's Centre serves the health, welfare, educational and cultural needs of Moroccan and Arabic-speaking women and their families. https://www.al-hasaniya.org.uk/
Westminster Home Library Service: Did you know Westminster Libraries offers a free Home Library Service for residents who are unable to visit their local library? If you live in Westminster and find it difficult to get out due to age, disability, a long-term health condition, or caring responsibilities, they can bring the library to you. Interested? Get in touch:
📧 homelibraryservice@westminster.gov.uk
📞 020 7641 5405

Let them bring the library to you.

Queen's Park Avenues Healthy Homes Guide

This is a downloadable guide created from forums with residents over many months. It was created by Westminster Council, Archio and Future of London. The aim is to help the reader understand how to make your home in the Queen's Park Avenues warmer, healthier and more comfortable. Download from the button below.

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