Come And Catch A Rainbow – The Rainbow Trail Is Fully Live!
The Rainbow Trail has opened in a selection of our city parks thanks to a community art project that shares a message of hope as we move forward through the coronavirus pandemic. During July and August, see if you can spot the 100 designs dotted around parks in the city including The Common, Freemantle Lake,... Read More
July Is National Picnic Month – Why Not Buy A Communibear To Accompany Your Picnic?
July is National Picnic Month and our gorgeous Communibears would love to go to a good home, so why not buy a Communibear to accompany your picnic? Just a snip at £5 + £3 P + P. Email events@communicareinsouthampton.org.uk and we’ll provide you with our bacs details.
We Need Volunteer Drivers To Get People To Urgent Medical Appointments
We’d love to hear from drivers with their own cars to volunteer to transport our service users to urgent medical appointments throughout the summer and beyond. Communicare needs help with the collection and return of isolated and often lonely residents to their homes when they have GP appointments and hospital outpatient clinics to attend. Hannah... Read More
Remember To Say ‘Hello’ To Your Neighbours In Loneliness Awareness Week
It’s Loneliness Awareness Week and we’re encouraging everyone to shout ‘hello’ to each other every lunchtime at 12noon. Manager at Communicare, Annie Clewlow says: “Many people are struggling as they are missing out on the socialisation they would normally have whether through exercise groups or work. Our service users are unable, understandably, to access the... Read More
Rainbow Competition To Help Raise Awareness Of Lockdown Loneliness & Give Hope
We’re delighted to be The Rainbow Trail’s chosen charity. The Rainbow Trail is a competition to help create a family-friendly Southampton-wide sculpture trail consisting of 100 rainbows carved from upcycled materials symbolising a sign of hope. The rainbows will be painted with entrants’ winning designs and annotated with stories and poems. The closing date is... Read More
We’ve Signed Up To Amazon Smile – Raise Money For Communicare At No Cost To You!
Do you shop online? Raise money for Communicare when you shop (at no cost to you!). We’ve signed up to AmazonSmile (smile.amazon.co.uk) so you can raise money for us by an easy click! Amazon Smile is a website operated by Amazon with the same products, prices, and shopping features as Amazon.co.uk. The difference is that... Read More
Many Thanks To Former Mayor Cllr Peter Baillie For Support Over The Past Year As He Volunteers To Befriend
We want to give our heartfelt thanks to the outgoing Mayor this month who supported the organisation during his mayoral year. 2019-2020 Mayor, Councillor Peter Baillie, chose Communicare as one of his charities of the year and, despite his tenure ending, he is still helping it out as a volunteer befriender. Communicare Manager, Annie Clewlow... Read More
Southampton Mental Health Network Are Looking For PR Companies To Tender – Can You Help Spread The Word?
Southampton Mental Health Network is a group of organisations and individuals united through a memorandum of understanding (https://communicareinsouthampton.org.uk/mental-health-network/) with a vision of making Southampton a mental health friendly city. Launched in February 2019 with a membership of 12 the network now has over 130 members, including representation from around 70 organisations. The network is looking... Read More
It’s Volunteers Week 2020
Volunteers Week takes place every year in early June. It’s a chance to say thank you for the wonderful contribution millions of volunteers make across the UK. Many new volunteers have come on board at this vital time to help respond to the Coronavirus pandemic, but we’d still love to have more, especially drivers. We’re... Read More
Jenny Adds-up To Make A Great Volunteer With Her Bookkeeping Skills
It’s Volunteers Week 2020 and we are so grateful to all our Communiteers and Trustees who give their time freely for the benefit of others and our charity. Jenny Coombs is married to fellow volunteer, Andrew and first volunteered with Communicare in November last year. She explained: “I offered to help with administration and as... Read More