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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...

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...

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,...

The ABP Marathon Is Postponed Until 25 April 2021 But There’s Still Time To Sign Up For A Virtual Run!

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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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

We’ve Sent 1,000 Cards To Celebrate Peace On VE Day

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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...

Recruitment Firm Helps Keep Elderly And Vulnerable Chipper With Chocolate Donation

Recruitment company REED in Southampton has donated chocolates to us to be distributed to the lonely and isolated in the community during the current Coronavirus lockdown. Volunteer, Kathy Hicken said: “We’re very grateful that REED...

Declutter Your Home And Easily Raise Funds For Communicare

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This Tuesday is #GivingTuesdayNow – a global day of giving and unity that will take place on May 5, 2020 as an emergency response to the unprecedented need caused by COVID-19. People can show their...

Leila Supports Elderly And Vulnerable In Her Community By Becoming A Communiteer

Leila Andrews from Southampton answered our recent plea to help elderly and vulnerable service users and has joined our army of volunteers supporting the lonely and isolated in her community. The 35-year-old, mum-of-one, started volunteering...

Well Done Kevin For Running A Marathon For Communicare!

We’re delighted that Kevin ran the marathon last Sunday (on what should have been the original Southampton marathon date) with a time of four hours, nine minutes and 45 seconds! Kevin said: “I have been...

Take On The 2.6 Challenge And Raise Funds For Communicare!

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Be a stay-at-home hero. Take on the 2.6 Challenge and raise funds for Communicare. There are many fundraising events that charities around the UK have had to cancel due to COVID-19 and the 2.6 challenge...

Volunteer Conference Scheduled For Saturday 25th April

We are excited to announce that we will go ahead with our Volunteer Conference this Saturday 25th April at 9.30 am by zoom video link, with some fantastic online sessions (please click on the schedule...

Why Not Use Your Daily Exercise Allowance To Run Or Walk A ‘Virtual’ 10k, Half Or Full Marathon Over Several Days And Fundraise For Communicare?

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The ABP Southampton Marathon which was originally going to happen on Sunday 26th April has been postponed until Sunday 9th August. Rees Leisure who organise the marathon have been working hard to find the best...

Clap For Kevin!

You may know that the ABP Southampton Marathon was due to be this Sunday 26th April but had to be postponed due to COVID-19. ABP are offering what’s called a ‘virtual ABP Southampton marathon, half...

Cooee Campaign Featured On BBC Radio Solent!

We were delighted to hear local resident Liz embracing our Cooee campaign on yesterday’s BBC Radio Solent Breakfast show https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p088wcbk (starts at 1.58.52). Liz explains she had put a sign in her window saying ’12...

We’re Asking You Each Lunch Time To Shout ‘Hello’ To Your Neighbours!

If you live in Southampton or any other city, town or village nationwide, we’re asking you each lunchtime at 12noon from April 6 to open your windows and shout ‘hello’ to your neighbours. As a...

Saints Come In To Help City’s Isolated During COVID-19 Crisis

We’re delighted that the Saints Foundation has offered some of its full-time staff to help us with our vital work supporting the city’s isolated and lonely during the current COVID-19 lockdown. Eleven employees from the...

We’ve Been On BBC Radio Solent Twice Today!

We’ve been mentioned on BBC Radio Solent twice today! It was great hearing Annie being interviewed this morning on the Breakfast Show. You can listen here – scroll and click on 1:36 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0879lmg Then in...

Our Vintage And Craft Fair Was A Great Success!

Our Vintage and Craft Fair at Highfield Church Centre was only just over a week ago but it feels like much longer in light of the coronavirus situation! The day went really well though, the...

Office closed but we will continue to operate!

Unfortunately our office is now closed due to coronavirus guidelines (the team are working from home and continue to keep this vital service running) so please can you avoid posting us correspondence as we are...

Update Regarding Post

Please can you avoid posting us correspondence at the moment as we are uncertain how long our office will remain open due to guidance on coronavirus. In the event our office closes we will be...

Hydration in older people – free resources developed by Wessex AHSN Healthy Ageing Programme

We’ve been sent these really useful links for free resources concerning hydration in older people. These resources have been developed by Wessex AHSN Healthy Ageing Programme to support older people, their carers and families, especially...

Highfield and Portswood Drop Ins, Tea Parties and Lunch Clubs Postponed

Due to the recent government advice regarding coronavirus, regretfully our Portswood and Highfield volunteer drops ins that were planned this month have been postponed until further notice. Our lunch clubs and tea parties have also...

Coronovirus Information

Covid19: We are having a lot of enquiries about volunteering to help people in the current situation. We are pleased people want to help, but in order to keep the people we help safe, we...

Stalls for Vintage and Craft Fair Fully Booked

Our Vintage and Craft Fair on Saturday 14th March 10.30am-2pm at Highfield Church Centre is going to be great as all our stalls are fully booked meaning lots of variety for customers! There will be...

Highfield and Portswood Drop Ins

Do you have a kind heart? Could you regularly spare an hour to help someone and make their day? We have drop in sessions coming up in Highfield and Portswood to find out more about...

Our lovely new cotton bags have arrived!

We’re really pleased with our new cotton bags from www.printandpackaging.co.uk, they even gave us a charity discount! Pop by our main office at the Voluntary Action Centre in Kingsland Square and pick one up – they’re...