Imogen to run Southampton Marathon in aid of us
Imogen Naegeli from Southampton will be running the half marathon race in the ABP Southampton Marathon event in April (2023) in aid of us. The 21-year-old was challenged to take on the run by her sister, Chloe. Mental and physical challenge Imogen said: “I am really looking forward to running the half marathon race at... Read More
Gardeners asked to grow plants for us
Greenfingered folk from Southampton are being asked to sow extra seeds, take cuttings and grow on plants to sell in aid of us. We are hosting a plant sale in April at our community bakery, CommuniBakes at 21, St James Road in Shirley on Saturday, April 29 from 10am until 12.30pm and are asking for... Read More
Plant Sale 2023 save the date!
Save the date – Sat 29th April, 10am-12.30pm – for our 2023 plant sale! Last year, 100’s of plants were donated (even an avocado plant!) and available for purchasing at very reasonable prices. We were fortunate to have some fab volunteers on hand to offer advice, especially useful with the more exotic plants. Hope to... Read More
We’re calling for runners to complete Soton marathon in 2023
We are calling for people to run next year’s Southampton ABP Marathon, half marathon or 10k on Sunday, April 2, 2023 to help raise funds for us. Support our vital work We’re a good neighbours organisation, helping people across the city, and every year our amazing volunteers, who we call Communiteers, assist individuals and families... Read More
Tree of Light 2022
This year, we’re hosting our 14th annual Tree of Light campaign and are delighted to have two real life switch on events coming up. We hope you can join us! One of the beautiful pines in the Woolston Millennium Garden and a large donated tree at St. Mark’s Church, Archers Road, will be covered in... Read More
AGM & Volunteer Celebration 2022
In our 32nd year, we were thrilled to have so many attend our AGM & Volunteer Celebration Event. Updates were given on the 2021-22 financial year, with events, numbers helped and finances all discussed. We then had a brief talk from Annie on our future plans and had a discussion on her presentation about the... Read More
Bond event is fundraising galore for us
Attendees at a James Bond-themed event helped raised £2,300 for us recently (September 2022). The event was organised by We Love Your Office at the Lysses Hotel in Fareham and included a three-course meal, entertainment, raffle and silent auction. Patrick McShee, Managing Director at We Love Your Office, said: “We have held two major events... Read More
Strobia Creative commits to our business initiative
We are thrilled to announce that Strobia Creative has committed to giving back to its community by signing up to our new business partnership initiative. Strobia Creative will be donating 5% of all its sales via Work for Good to us. Louis Edoo, who started and runs Strobia Creative in Sway in the New Forest, said: “I recently... Read More
Unpaid carers survey (Dementia)
Are you an unpaid carer, helping someone with Dementia? We want to hear from you! We have been commissioned to carry out a survey to find out all about the challenges you face and ways in which the community can help. If you or someone you know could help us by completing this survey, it... Read More
Eleanor finds a way to give back with our charity business initiative
Ways to Move, which is run by Eleanor van der Hoest, has signed up to our new business partnership initiative. Eleanor will be donating 5% of every booking via Work for Good to us. She said: “I am passionate about helping people, especially seniors, to enjoy good quality of life, which is in line with the work... Read More