2023 AGM & Annual Report
The 2022-23 AGM is now complete. We had a wonderful time, gathering to discuss what we’d achieved this year and approve the figures and accounts. Thank you so much to County Bowling Club in Northlands Rd, for hosting us – what a wonderful venue, set in beautiful grounds! Thank you also to all of those... Read More
How Freda was helped by our Travel Buddies
We recently had a lovely letter from Freda, who received support through our Travel Buddy project. Freda was first collected on the minibus and taken to the Haven Lunch Club at St Mark’s Church. Taking the bus together Then, she walked with volunteer Eleanor to the bus, they took the bus together and walked from... Read More
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
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
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
Paying tribute to our longest serving volunteer who has passed away
We are paying tribute to our longest serving volunteer who has recently passed away. Wes Philp, aged 82, who died on March 6, joined us within weeks of our formation in 1991 and was a stalwart supporter. Annie Clewlow, Manager, says: “We were so very sad to hear that our longest serving volunteer, Wes, has... Read More
We’re calling for drivers during Volunteers’ Week
We’re asking drivers with their own cars who can spare 30 minutes to an hour each week to sign up during Volunteers Week (June 1 – 7) to transport lonely and isolated people in Southampton. We are looking for helpers to convey isolated and often lonely individuals to a weekly intergenerational CommuniTea event at Weston Adventure... Read More
We’re supporting a call for an increase in the HMRC Mileage Rate
We’re backing calls for the Government to increase the HMRC Mileage Rate. The price of petrol and diesel is going up and up, but, at the moment, we can only reimburse our volunteers 45p a mile when they use their vehicles to transport our service users, as the Mileage Allowance Payment is currently 45p. If we... Read More
Call for volunteers in bid to help support NHS this winter
We are urging people to volunteer in their community to help support the NHS by keeping some of the city’s most vulnerable at home – freeing up hospital beds (January 2022). We are aiming to boost our numbers of volunteers who help our service users with shopping, running errands, simple tasks around the home, doorstep... Read More