Communicare ABP Southampton Marathon Runner – Anna Pilgrim
The ABP Southampton Marathon is only 2 weeks away! The next Communicare runner we’d love to introduce you to is our amazing coordinator Anna Pilgrim. Anna has been a part of our staff team for nearly a year and a Communicare volunteer for many years prior. Anna makes such a positive impact in all that... Read More
Communicare ABP Southampton Marathon Runner – John Linford
Next up in our ABP Southampton Marathon Runner’s is the fantastic John Linford. John started volunteering for us last year and we are so thankful to have him as a Communiteer. Go John go! John’s Interview What distance are you running? I will be running the 10k What motivated you to fundraise for Communicare? I... Read More
Communicare ABP Southampton Marathon Runner – Kate Laver
Next up in our ABP Southampton Marathon Runner’s is the brilliant Kate Laver. Kate has been our Events and Volunteer Coordinator for coming up to 2 years, however will sadly be leaving the staff team at the end of the month. She will be hugely missed. We are however so grateful that she will be... Read More
Communicare ABP Southampton Marathon Runner – Hannah Willson
The Southampton Marathon is less than 4 weeks away. We are so fortunate to have some amazing runners who will be taking part to raise money for Communicare. Over these next few weeks we are going to share with you interviews with some of our incredible runners. First up, the wonderful…. Hannah Willson What distance... Read More
Other Ways to Give – Envirofone
Have you recently upgraded your phone and you’re wondering what should I do with my old one? Or perhaps you’ve got a collection of old phones for those ‘just in case’ situations? Maybe you’ve got an old tablet that is sat in a drawer collecting dust? We are proud to share that we have recently partnered with Envirofone. Envirofone is an online site in... Read More
Interview with Communicare Fundraiser Abi Barnes
We interviewed the wonderful Abi Barnes. Back in June, Abi and her husband organised a garden sale and raised £150 for Communicare! On the 4th September, Abi will be hosting another garden sale to raise funds for us, followed by running the Southampton half marathon the next day. Abi is truly inspiring and so please... Read More
SO:Lotto has launched!
Could you make a Lotto Difference for Communicare? SO:Lotto has been created to support Southampton people and communities. We and a host of other Southampton charities have therefore joined SO:Lotto as an alternative way to raise money for our charities. It is a fun, easy way you can support us from just £1 a week.... Read More
Run Soton’s marathon, half marathon or 10k to help our city’s lonely and isolated
We’d love people to sign-up for this year’s Southampton ABP Marathon, half marathon or 10k to help raise funds for our charity. We’re looking for people to participate in the event on Sunday, September 5 to assist with our fundraising efforts. Manager, Annie Clewlow explains: “We’re a good neighbours organisation, helping people across the city,... Read More
Our first tea party since last year’s lockdown was a great success!
Many thanks to Southampton City Council for providing us with a grant to run a (belated from last year) VE day tea party which we held at Meon Court, Harefield yesterday. We enjoyed many songs performed by the wonderful vintage singer Serena Lin, and our guests all enjoyed a long awaited catch up and a... Read More
Communiteer befriender Lindsey heads to Tokyo to judge Olympics
Our befriender Lindsey Fraser has recently left for Tokyo where she will be one of the judges for the diving at the Olympic Games. The world-renowned diving coach/judge volunteered for us when the event was postponed last year to keep busy and help us with our mission to eradicate loneliness and isolation. Olympian Lindsey, who... Read More