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
Eleanor ‘drives’ our Activity Buddies Scheme
Although Volunteers’ Week is now officially over, we’re still hearing about the personal experiences of many of our wonderful volunteers and we’re keen to keep sharing their stories with you. Eleanor, who has been a volunteer with us since 2022 and runs her own business Ways to Move, has been instrumental in helping us get... Read More
11 run marathon for us & there’s still time to sign up
Eleven Southampton runners will be participating in the 10km and half marathon races at the ABP Southampton Marathon next month in aid of us and there are still spaces available for anyone who would like to join the team (April 7, 2024). Among those running for us is Ali Fisher, who is Day Opportunities Manager... Read More
Chat Together group at Valentine Primary School
We’ve launched a NEW GROUP with Valentine Primary School on Mondays, monthly in term time, 1.15-2:45pm. We’ll be joined by St Mary’s Church Sholing and would love for you to join us! Jim and Chris (in the header photo), who are regular members of our Woolston Friendship Club went recently to help start a new... Read More
Friendship group for those seeking socialisation
People in Southampton who are seeking friendship and socialisation can attend our next friendship group in partnership with Saint Mary’s Church and St Mary’s Primary School on Ascupart Street this month (March 2023). People of all ages invited Our next intergenerational friendship group takes place on Monday, March 20 from 10am-12noon at St Mary’s Primary... Read More
Cuppas Friendship Club in Lordswood
We’re inviting anyone who would like a bit of company to join our monthly (Thursday) multigenerational friendship club in Lordswood in partnership with Oakwood Primary School at King’s Church, Coxford Road. Attendees love talking to the youngsters from Oakwood Primary School and sharing in some light refreshments! It is such a pleasure to see the... Read More
Service users say tea party was highlight of their day
Service users, who attended a tea party hosted by us recently, have said events like this are often the highlight of their day. Supported by funding The tea party was supported by funding from The Gannett Foundation through The Southern Daily Echo and took place at The Design Chapel in Southampton for the individuals we... Read More
Friendship Club is helping to combat loneliness
A weekly friendship club that launched earlier this year has been successfully helping to combat loneliness and bring generations together. The Woolston Friendship Club, run by St Patrick’s Church and St Patrick’s School in partnership us, says it has around 25 regular guests spanning all generations. Regular attendees The club has been a huge success... Read More
Become an ‘activity buddy’
Do you have some spare time? Could you sign up to become ‘activity buddy’ for the lonely and isolated we support, to help them become more physically active? As part of our recruitment drive for volunteers, we’re looking for people who can spare some time to act as a buddy to the individuals we support... Read More
Find out how you could help beat loneliness in your community
Southampton folk who would like to find out how they could help beat loneliness in their community are invited to meet us at our upcoming volunteer recruitment events. Nobody should feel lonely We believe that nobody should feel lonely and we work hard to tackle this throughout the city with our service users. We work... Read More