29th October 2026 Full of Life – Smashing MCR Salsa Extravganza Hit

On 29th October, we had the honour of welcoming the Worshipful the Mayor of Richmond upon Thames, Councillor Nancy Baldwin, who officially opened our Full of Life Week celebrations with a spectacular Salsa Extravaganza! The event featured an electrifying performance by the talented dancers of MDF Creatives, whose energy, passion and vibrant routines brought the …

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Wanted Part Time – Community Mental Health Officer

Are you passionate about mental health and making a real difference in your community? Multicultural Richmond is looking for a part-time Community Mental Health Officer to support the delivery of our established community mental health and psychosocial wellbeing programme. This role focuses on working with Global Majority, migrant and refugee communities across the Borough of Richmond. You will help deliver a trusted, community-based model that promotes wellbeing, resilience and inclusion. This is an

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Multicultural Richmond is Recruiting – Community Programme Officer Wanted !

Recent expansion of our services has created an additional need for a Community Programme Officer to support people from minority and/or disadvantaged communities, especially those who identify as refugees or asylum seekers (sanctuary seekers), as well as individuals newly arrived in the UK who require additional support to access mainstream services. If you have experience in community development work and running campaigns, we would like to hear from you. This role is…

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2025 – What a Year We Have Had! And a Happy New Year!

We kicked off our Mental Health Service with our Inaugural Wellbeing Event in February 2025, since then the mental health service has flourished. This vital work has been led by our Community Mental Health Worker, Mariana Cano Márquez, who has built trusted relationships across the borough and developed a strong, community-led mental-health offer in partnership with local organisations.With additional funding secured from Richmond Council’s Sanctuary Funding Team, we will be able to extend and develop

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Our chat with aspiring journalists @SW_Londoner, we are happy to share what they published.

Charity Multicultural Richmond holds social clubs, mental health groups, free life skills courses and English classes to help people from ethnic minorities live comfortably in the borough. Multicultural Richmond director Ravi Arora said the charity is ‘transforming people’s lives, reducing their isolation, reducing embarrassment, [and] breaking barriers down’ through their ethos of ‘inclusiveness, respect and celebrating diversity’. Motivated by Ravi’s experience as a second-generation immigrant, the charity came together to

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