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.qssitsolutions.co.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
The ABP Marathon Is Postponed Until 25 April 2021 But There’s Still Time To Sign Up For A Virtual Run (Or Cycle)!
Rees Leisure have announced that it is with great regret that the ABP 2020 Southampton Marathon has now been cancelled and will return on Sunday 25th April 2021. The ongoing Covid-19 crisis is still heavily impacting on leisure events and a further re-schedule in 2020 was not possible. The good news is there’s still time... Read More
Annie’s On The Radio Again!
We’re delighted that Annie was featured on BBC Radio Solent this morning on their mid-morning show (at 11.25 am). Annie was talking about our Cooee campaign that has reached as far as Devon and Wales, and also the wonderful human kindness that’s been shown during this difficult lockdown period. You can listen here https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live:bbc_radio_solent
Our Shielded Trustee Julia Helps Us Embrace Technology While Also Developing New Projects
Julia Painter, who is one of our Trustees, is in the 1.5 million currently being shielded because she has Crohn’s Disease and is on immunosuppressants, but she is making the most of her lockdown by helping our charity embrace technology and develop new projects. She says: “I could develop severe complications if I catch COVID-19,... Read More
Please Nominate Communicare And We Could Win £1,000 To Help The Lonely And Isolated
£1,000 could make a big difference to the work we do helping relieve isolation and loneliness in the city of Southampton. That’s why we’d be really grateful if you could nominate us in the Ecclesiastical Movement for Good awards. Your nomination could be the one that wins us £1,000! It’s quick and easy to nominate... Read More
Olympic Diver, Team Manager, Coach And 2020 Judge Turns Befriender In Lockdown
An Olympian and diving coach who managed Britain’s Olympic diving team and was to be a judge at this year’s Games is spending her lockdown befriending Southampton’s isolated and lonely. Lindsey Fraser, who represented Britain twice at the Olympics and has also competed at the Commonwealth Games, had different plans pre-pandemic, but is now volunteering... Read More
We’ve Sent 1,000 Cards To Celebrate Peace On VE Day
We’ve sent out 1,000 greetings cards to our beneficiaries and service users in the city to celebrate the coming of peace 75 years ago this weekend. We sent the cards to reach out to those at home and to replace planned tea party and lunch events, which were to be funded through grants from the... Read More