Calling all musicians!
Do you have a musical talent and enjoy performing for people? We are looking for some willing volunteers to provide musical entertainment at our lunch clubs and tea parties. We are especially keen for some entertainment at our newer monthly lunch clubs on the East of the City, at Meon Court (last Thursday of every... Read More
Happy Birthday, Annie!
Annie traditionally goes away on her birthday, we think to avoid any birthday embarrassment. Never one to miss a party excuse, our office team decided this wasn’t on and put together a little video, along with Charles the mascot… Happy Birthday, Annie! See video here.
Vintage & Craft Fair October 2019
We’ve just booked our next Vintage & Craft Fair and this time, we’re going to be in Shirley! Saturday 26th October, 11am-2.30pm at Shirley Baptist Church, SO19 9DY. We have two connected halls, a lounge and kitchen, so we’re really excited to be able to welcome lots of stallholders and shoppers as well as having... Read More
Goodbye Hannah
Hannah set up our Hospital Homecoming project and has now handed over to Katy, in order to pursue a career in HR. We are incredibly appreciative of all she’s done in setting up and maintaining the project and in supporting the team generally. She’s a funny one and will be sorely missed in the office!... Read More
Hospital Homecoming drop-ins – City centre
One in three older people are affected by loneliness – that means someone on your street may not have spoken to anyone in days. Can you help? Join us for free tea, toast and cake and have a chat about how you could get involved in our work to enrich the lives of people in... Read More
Haven Lunch Club – Open Day
The Haven Lunch Club invited all to join in with its Open Day today. With Church members and Communicare volunteers delivering around 1,500 flyers through local doors and a massive article in the Echo, the group was all set for a good attendance – and they weren’t disappointed! Over 60 people turned up and a... Read More
New mental health project & administrator
Much of the activity with leading the Southampton Mental Health Network forward this month has concentrated on getting our new administrator, Hannah, installed. ‘Hi, I’m Hannah, I’m excited to have joined Communicare to support the Mental Health Network as its administrator. I’ve worked within the charitable sector for many years and have a background in... Read More
Have you seen our new road banners?
We are delighted to announce that our new road-side banners are up! These have been funded by Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) funding for the Hospital Homecoming project and will be working their way around the City with the aim of picking up lots of new volunteers, particularly drivers, befrienders and people to help with hospital... Read More
Office volunteer feedback
We’ve recently had some lovely feedback from Paige, who’s been volunteering with us in the office and just had to share it! “I came to volunteer with Communicare as I was looking for some work experience to boost my CV as I didn’t have any work experience at all before volunteering here. I’m currently also... Read More
New video in the making!
We’ve been having a great time reviewing initial footage taken for our new promo videos! The team can’t wait to see what Claudia Murg and the team at We Make Southampton will produce for the end result. Best quote so far “how do you get it (shopping) from the internet? Do they sent it by... Read More