Tea Party in Lordshill
30 people enjoyed a fab tea party in Lordshill today. We talked about old school days – milk bottles, school dinners & outside toilets and were entertained by Emily’s baby, Olivia’s antics. She took a particular liking to all the walking aids & shoe laces and loved her first ever crisp!
Tree of Light Remembrance Book
Bryony has put together a fab remembrance book for our 2017 Tree of Light. You can view it here: Tree of Light 2017 Remembrance Book It features all the names sponsored in our 2017 campaign, as well as some Southampton photographs, taken by staff, volunteers and other local photographers.
We’re in the papers
Did you see the article about Communicare in the paper this week? Trustee David & wife Rosemary (pictured with Emily & Bryony) gave a little background in how they came to be involved in the charity and talk about our need for more volunteers; “people who like people”.
Notice of AGM
Our 2018 AGM is set for Friday 5th October, 6.00pm at Shirley Baptist Church. This is a great chance to hear what the Charity has been up to through 2017-18, vote on any official matters and hear a little more about what’s coming up.
Emily is back!
Emily is back from a year’s maternity leave! She’ll be working Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays on our finances, grant applications, website & social media.
Drivers needed for our lunch club runs
We’re looking for drivers with their own cars who can spare 30 minutes to an hour each week to transport people to our weekly lunch club at The Haven in Archers Road. Our lunch club is run by us in partnership with St Mark’s Church and staffed by our committed, kind-hearted Communiteers, who act as... Read More
Our 90 year old Communiteer Audrey continues to give back
Communicare’s second oldest Communiteer Audrey Warner is 90 and only just younger than the Queen. Her neighbour, good friend and a long serving Communiteer of 25 years Stan Stovell introduced Audrey to the charity a couple of years ago. Audrey spoke to us about her experience as a Communiteer and said: “Joining Communicare, it’s helped... Read More
200 Communiteers needed for our Homecoming Project
We’re searching for 200 kind-hearted people to assist us with an initiative to help people leaving hospital receive support in the early stages of returning home (2018). We’re partnering with the NHS to pilot the service in Southampton supported by the Co-op. Our Homecoming Project is a service to support people in the first few... Read More
Finance: fundraisers, new projects, and grant progress
The Rockstone raffle fundraiser in partnership with Communicare Just under £200 was raised at The Rockstone’s fundraiser raffle for Communicare which was held as part of their 175th birthday celebrations. The pub is based in Bevois Valley in Southampton and works hard to involve its community. The pub manager approached us and asked if we... Read More
Tea party service launch to help combat loneliness
We’re hosting tea parties in Southampton to help combat loneliness We’ve received £5,000 in funding from the city’s council to host tea parties throughout the year to help eradicate loneliness in the elderly and boost community spirit (June, 2018). Our launch party will be held on June 23 as part of the Great Get Together... Read More