Plant Sale raises an amazing £820!
Keen gardeners who purchased a range of plants for their plots and windowsills at our fundraising sale last Saturday (May 10, 2025) have helped us raise £820 from the event so far. We held our bring and buy plant sale at CommuniBakes with the money going towards the work we do assisting vulnerable and isolated people... Read More
Thank you for helping fund our escape outdoors
We’ve raised £300, thanks to your generous donations, to take a group, who find it hard to get out on their own, on an escape to the great outdoors at one of the ‘Urban Wild’ events on Southampton Common. Your donations will help to fund an accessible minibus. If you would still like to donate to this,... Read More
Kevin finds chess mate for ABP Southampton marathon – third player welcome too!
Kevin Sawers from Bitterne has found a chess mate to play the game with while simultaneously running the 10k ABP Southampton Marathon in aid of us next month (Sunday, April 6, 2025). The 47-year-old will be joined by Nick Wilson, 46, and together they will play while running the race. Plea answered Kevin, who is... Read More
Can you sow & grow for our Spring Plant Sale?
If you’re starting your spring gardening jobs this month (February), please sow some extra seeds, take additional cuttings or pot-on plants to donate to us for our Plant Sale in May. We’re hosting the event at our community bakery CommuniBakes on May 10 and are asking for plant donations to sell to raise money to help... Read More
Sign-up for the 10th Southampton ABP Marathon & ‘make someone’s life better’
Runners and walkers are invited to sign-up for this year’s Southampton ABP Marathon, half marathon or 10k to raise funds to help us enhance the lives of lonely city residents. We’re hoping people who made New Year’s resolutions to become more active or get fitter this year will participate in the event on April 6... Read More
Chat Together group at St. Mary’s Church, Sholing
Our ‘Chat Together’ group is moving. We’ve had a fab time at Valentine Primary School but are now moving to St. Mary’s Church, St. Monica Road, SO19 8ES. The group will be held monthly on Fridays, 1.30-3.00pm. Jim and Chris (in the header photo), who are regular members of our Woolston Friendship Club attended our... Read More
Tree of Light campaign raises more than £1,600 so far
We’ve so far raised more than £1,600 with our 16th annual Christmas Tree of Light campaign (December 2024). We held switch-on events for its festive trees festooned with lights – each one commemorating a lost loved one – at events last weekend (November 30 and December 1) and sponsorship is still open until December 31.... Read More
Knit & Natter Group host fundraising Craft Fair
NORTHLANDS House Care Home in Southampton is holding a Craft Fair this Saturday (November 23, 2024) featuring products made by its inhouse Knit & Natter Group. The industrious knitters banded together as an offshoot of our Young Visitors’ Project and proceeds from the sale will go towards extra activities for residents. Handmade goods Our Service... Read More
Tree of Light 2024
We’re thrilled to announce our 16th annual Tree of Light campaign and that we 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 hundreds of... Read More
Service users & volunteers help University researchers
We’re helping the University of Southampton with a community engagement project about the findings it has made in medical research (October 2024). We’re collaborating with the University and Southampton Voluntary Services so our service users and volunteers can participate in a series of community research sessions to share their thoughts on the discoveries. Working in... Read More