Kevin to juggle his way around Southampton Marathon
Kevin Sawers from Hedge End will be juggling his way around the 5k in the ABP Southampton Marathon on April 2 to help raise money for us. Doing his bit He said: “My wife Bryony works for Communicare and I often hear about all the great work it does to help isolated people in need... Read More
Communiteers invited to our volunteer conference
We are hosting our annual conference for our volunteers this Saturday 25th March, which will include a variety of workshops and a celebration event. Variety of workshops We will have a choice of workshops, including spiritual care, hearing and dual sensory loss, mental health, living with loss, find your patch, skills for telephone calls and... Read More
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
We received funding for Time to Talk event
We recently received £1,000 from Barratt Homes and were able to pay for a bus to transport our service users to our CommuniTea morning on national Time to Talk Day. Transporting people with limited mobility Our regular CommuniTea coffee morning, hosted by the Southampton Children’s Play Association (SCPA), is a wonderful, friendly group where the... 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
Tree of light 2022 remembrance names…
We are thrilled our Tree of Light 2022 event was so well supported. We hope you all enjoyed the light switch-ons as much as us and found some solace in sponsoring a light in remembrance of a loved one/cause. The sponsorship totalled £1,471.88 with gift aid, which is wonderful! Thank you so much to all... 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
Praising the service of our volunteer who has passed away
We’re paying tribute to one of our volunteers who has recently passed away. Stephen Webb, aged 66, joined our team between 2009 and 2019 and was a dedicated volunteer and driver for us. Valued volunteer Annie Clewlow, our Manager, says: “We were very sad to hear of the passing of our volunteer, Stephen. Although it is... Read More
Tree of Light promises to be ‘bright beacon against loneliness’ in Soton
This month (November 2022), we’ve officially launched our 14th annual Tree of Light Christmas campaign, which represents ‘a bright beacon against loneliness’ in the city. The switch-on events for our festive trees, which feature lights commemorating loved ones and special causes, take place on Saturday, December 3 and Sunday, December 4. Lord Mayor of Southampton Our... 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