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
Join us for our Pilates Charity Day with Andrea
Well-known Southampton Pilates instructor Andrea Hill is hosting a special Charity Day in aid of us on Saturday, June 14 on the first floor at The Atherley Bowling Club on Hill Lane. Book in for one of Andrea’s sessions and help fundraise for us. Beginners welcome. Over 18s only. Fundraising for us Tickets cost £15 per... 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
Chess mate wanted to play & run ABP Southampton marathon in aid of us
Kevin Sawers from Bitterne is looking for a mate to play chess with him while simultaneously running the 10k ABP Southampton Marathon in April to help fundraise for us (2025). The 47-year-old’s ‘opening gambit’ is to play and run the race at the same time and he needs someone to partner him. Combining hobbies Kevin... 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
Chat Together makes an impact
UPDATE: This group has now closed. Please get in touch for information of other groups and events locally. This year we started a new friendship club called Chat Together at Valentine Primary School in Sholing, in partnership with St Mary’s Church, Sholing. Last week (July 22, 2024) was the last session with a group of... Read More
All about Annie
We recently caught up with our Manager Annie to find out all about her and why she became involved with our charity. This is what she had to say… How and why did you became involved in Communicare? I’d been peripherally aware of Communicare since around 2000 when it graduated from being the social outreach... Read More
Befriending is fun!
We’re extending our ‘Volunteer Stories’ into this week, even though Volunteers’ Week is over, because we came across so many lovely examples of what befriending is all about that we wanted to share them with you. Today’s personal experience comes from Saire, who also helps at the Haven Lunch Club, which we help support as... Read More
Volunteering is enriching for all
Volunteers’ Week is now officially over but we thought we’d extend it to a fortnight! Now we can tell you more ‘Volunteer Stories’ featuring some of our wonderful Communiteers and how they became involved with us, how they help our service users and why volunteering is important to them. Bob is one of our longest... Read More
Celebrating Volunteers’ Week
We’re celebrating national Volunteers’ Week by highlighting some of the friendships we’ve seen blossom through our volunteer befriending scheme (June 3-9, 2024). We’ve also launched a series of ‘Volunteer Stories’ here on our website to give you information on what volunteering entails. Our Manager, Annie explains: “We’re often asked by people thinking of volunteering with... Read More