Could you be our next trustee?
Are you passionate about encouraging neighbourly support to relieve loneliness and isolation? Would you be prepared to join a Board of Trustees taking responsibility for the delivery of the charity’s aims? If so, you could be just the person we’re seeking. COMMUNICARE is a church supported social outreach charity working across the city. We seek... Read More
New home for Communicare
We’ve moved to a new home in the city and now have offices at 6, Northlands Road. Annie Clewlow, our Manager explains “Our charity was launched more than 30 years ago by a team drawn from all walks of life and has expanded as the years have progressed. We have not had the opportunity to... Read More
Broad beans success!
Remember those lovely broad bean plants Chloe bought at our plant sale at Communibakes in the spring? They are now producing delicious beans, much to Chloe’s delight! Who knew the beans were going to provide a maths lesson too?! Did you buy anything from the sale and, if you did, how’s it doing?
Royal Get Together marks new partnership with Solent University
We’ve launched a new partnership with Solent University and our inaugural event was ‘A Royal Get Together’ to commemorate the Coronation (May 2023). We took some of our service users to the Spark Building recently to celebrate the King’s investiture with Solent University Level 4 Adult Nursing Students. Tricia Kenyon, our Service Development Officer says: “Our service... Read More
Our plant sale raises nearly £400
Shoppers and gardeners who purchased a range of plants at our sale last Saturday have helped us raise £390. The money collected at our event at CommuniBakes will go towards the work we do helping vulnerable and isolated people in Southampton. Thank you Emily Arbery, our Fundraising and Finance Coordinator, says: “Thank you so much... Read More
Runners raise £1,676 for us at Marathon
Runners from Southampton who ran in the ABP Southampton Marathon on Sunday (April 2, 2023) have helped raise £1,676 for us. Our team of runners participated in the 5km and half marathon races. A fantastic fundraiser What a fantastic amount raised by our Communicare running team. Everyone did a fantastic job and we’re so proud of them... Read More
Our volunteer conference is huge success
We recently (March 25, 2023) hosted our annual conference for our volunteers, which included a variety of workshops and a celebration event, and it was a huge success. Variety of workshops Our attendees were able to take part in a variety of workshops, including spiritual care, hearing and dual sensory loss, mental health, living with... Read More
2022 AGM & Annual Report
This year, we held our AGM and Volunteer Celebration Event at Highfield Church Centre. The AGM was kept brief but saw Annie present the Manager’s Report, Emily provide detail on the accounts for the year 2021-22 and a talk from Colin Wright. The AGM was followed by a social time over hot drinks; it was... Read More
Liz joins us as Coordinator
Liz O’Neill from Southampton has recently joined our team and will be recruiting and supporting volunteers for us, as well as managing referrals and matching volunteers with service users. Liz said: “I became aware of the fantastic work of Communicare when I joined my church in Southampton, and when I started looking for a new challenge away... Read More