What is the Conversation Café?
Conversation Café is a weekly event for Harrow residents. We offer:
- face-to-face support focused on
- Social Care
- unpaid Carers and improving health and wellbeing.
Our aim is to raise awareness of local services and empower residents to manage their own health and wellbeing, for improved outcomes.
Who can attend?
Conversation Café is open to all Harrow residents. The team provide face to face engagement and support
How we can help
We offer support with:
- reducing isolation
- adult social care enquiries
- information about being an unpaid carer
- understanding disability benefits and support
- supporting health and wellbeing
- activities: excercises, health walks and community gardening
We are unable to assist with issues relateing to homelessness, housing or council tax.
We cannot provide translation. If you need help with translation, please bring an English-speaking friend or relative with you.
Important information
- Support is available to Harrow residents only. Proof of address is required at all venues.
- All participants and visitors must follow the Conversation Café Code of Conduct.
- All venues are fully accessible. Free parking is available at St Peter’s Church.
When and Where?
The Bigger Conversation
The Bigger Conversation takes place on the first Tuesday of every month at St Peter's Church.
It gives Harrow residents the opportunity to meet with local charities and voluntary organisations.
There will be equipment demonstrations and showcases from Occupational Therapy and Careline.
Housing and Adult Social Care will be providing information, advice, and support tailored to individual needs.
- First Tuesday of every month
- 10.30am - 1.30pm
- St Peter`s Church, Sumner Road, West Harrow, HA1 4BX
Adult Social Care finance team at Conversation Café
Every Tuesday at St Peter's the team are joined by a representative from the Adult Social Care finance team between 10.20am - 1.30pm.
They support residents with financial assessments and queries in relation to personal budgets and direct payments.
Do you need help to access online services?
Are you an unpaid carer, a pensioner or have a long term / ongoing health condition and need support accessing health and wellbeing information? Then we can help!
We have:
- Laptops available
- Friendly volunteers (where possible)
- A safe and supportive environment
No appointment is needed, just come along to one of our events at:
- St Peter’s Church: Every Tuesday, 10:30am – 1:30pm
- North Harrow Community Library: Every Wednesday, 2:30pm – 4:30pm
Additional support
Housing, Benefits, and Council Tax:
- If you are homeless or at risk of losing your home, see Housing and Social Services
- Council tenants and leaseholders can attend our housing drop-in sessions. You'll be able to speak with Housing Officers and the Repairs Team. For details, see Housing Resident Involvement.
- For help with benefits and Council Tax, call 020 8901 2610
The NHS App
- Tell people about the NHS App
- NHS App Drop in sessions promotional toolkit
- Videos about how to use the NHS App
Help us reach more people
If you have a place such as a noticeboard or shopfront, you can help us reach more people by putting up one of our posters:
Download the Conversation Café Poster
How your organisation can join us
Does your organisation want to join us at Conversation Café? You'll be able to meet residents and talk about your charity or organisation. Email us to find out how: ccafe@harrow.gov.uk