If your group is involved in supporting parts of the community, then please look at these grants that may be available to you.
Tampon Tax Community Fund
The Tampon Tax Community Fund would like to award grants of between £5,000 an £10,000 to support marginalised women and girls, to help them overcome barriers that may prevent them from fulfilling their potential. The fund will support a variety of projects that make a long-term difference to health, well-being, confidence and social/economic activity, as well as addressing equality. Projects may cover supporting women and girls to learn new skills, building confidence to apply for new jobs or to return to the workplace, teaching women how to look after and improve their mental or physical health and live in good health for longer, or connecting women through building social networks to share experiences and offer support to each other. The fund hopes to target those organisations that have been established by women or girls and/or are led by women and girls, and which have been established with the key aim of working with women and girls only. Please apply before 19th October 2018.
For the full criteria please click here: http://www.hiwcf.com/funds/tampon-tax-community/
Businesses Supporting Older People (BSOP) Fund
BSOP would like to award grants of £500 to small community groups or community initiatives that support activities for members aged over 55 years old, such as bowling clubs, coffee mornings, luncheon clubs, trips and projects, so they can reduce isolation and loneliness in the community. The aim is to enable older people to access services and encourage new people to join in and participate in community clubs and activities. Please apply before 12th October 2018.
For the full criteria please go to the HIWCF website: http://www.hiwcf.com/funds/business-supporting-older-people-fund/
Local people have the chance to nominate an individual, group, team or organisation as part of the third Eastleigh Diversity & Inclusion Award. You can read more about it and apply Farooqi Award – Nomination Form. [Read more…]
On Saturday 15th of September there was something amazing in Eastleigh. We remembered WW1 and the part Eastleigh played 100 years ago.
Due to the sheer volume of casualties, the injured service persons were shipped first to Netley. Because they were full, hundreds were transported North to Eastleigh and the Leigh Park was used as a major clearing hospital.
There were a number of re-enactment groups and several stalls from military groups as well as several from the local community. You could pick up a copy of the Gospel of St John like the ones issued to the troops in the trenches from HOPE Eastleigh. RAF cadets and the British legion amongst them. The music and dancing were very entertaining and drew large crowds.
One Community had a stall and other than the tombola and information about volunteering opportunities, the colouring and dressing up areas were the most visited. Children, parents and others had a go and we had lots of giggling trying on the hats.
Thankyou to our staff, volunteers and those who came along for helping on the day and making it such a success.
The closing date 14th September 2018. Now extended to the Friday 21st of September as there have been technical difficulties with their website.
Click here for the application.
The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service is the highest award given to local volunteer groups across the UK to recognise outstanding work done in their communities.
Our Chief Executive, Jean Roberts-Jones and Trustee, Profession Sri Kandiah met the Queen herself to celebrate our award. We formally receive our award on Monday 17th of September 2018.
Next year, it could be YOU!
We have had such an awesome day at the first ever Eastleigh Pride!
Lots of raffle tickets sold for the 40 possible prizes including a holiday, tickets for the pantomime and a spa treatment. The draw is on the 16th of September and we can’t wait to let our lucky winners know what they’ve won.
With some fabulous music, dance performances and glorious RAINBOW colours on a grey September afternoon we at One Community enjoyed being a part of Pride.
Special thanks to our volunteers and staff for their keen selling raffle tickets and sharing our healthcare questionnaire and of course to ALL the people who took part and enjoyed a free lolly.
We are involved in many parts of community service and development so are taking a particular interest in the Eastleigh Bid.
If you have any comments or contributions to make, please follow the instructions on the information below.
Our AGM, at The Point in Eastleigh on Tuesday 18 September, celebrated our 40th anniversary.
In attendance were members, guests, staff and volunteers, past and present, including former Chief Executive Ken Dufton.
Three trustees were re-appointed: Professor Sri Kandiah (chair), David Wrighton, Gareth Davies, and new trustee Julian Smith was elected. Chair of One Community, Professor Sri Kandiah, announced his decision to stand down in March 2019 after many years of service to the Board.
New Friends of One Community were appointed – a band of supporters who act as ambassadors telling people about the charity’s work and helping the team.
These are:
Jackie Moger, daughter of Peter and Freda Molyneux (Peter was a founding member of the charity); Kari Pratt, Community Champion, Tesco Fareham; Sharon Noble, Community Champion, Asda Fareham.
A presentation film was shown: A year in a Life of One Community, and the 40th anniversary cake was cut.
Attendees were invited to go on to Eastleigh Museum where an exhibition “One Community – The First 40 Years” is showing until 10 November.
If you use Twitter, you can follow the notes of the day using the hashtag #1comAGM
On the 27th of July 2018 a group of staff, volunteers and associates of One Community went to the Point in Eastleigh to celebrate our 40th anniversary. It was a hot and sunny day and we all enjoyed cakes, sandwiches, tea and coffees together and listened to some good speeches about how Eastleigh Borough Council and One Community do work in partnership. In front of our representatives the mayor and the council explained it has become more of a mutual respect and friendly relationship, to the benefit of the people of Eastleigh and surrounding areas.
It was a lovely way to spend an afternoon and we were particularly glad to have been nominated to receive a cheque from the council from their own staff charitable giving.
If you would like to see more, please check out our facebook page.
Eastleigh Lions Club, in association with Age Concern and PCaSO (the local Prostate Cancer support charity) are running a PSA testing session on Saturday 22nd September at the Railway Institute, Eastleigh from 10.00 till 2.00. 15 minutes per appointment.
As it is Eastleigh Lions, we are targeting men who live in the Eastleigh borough (or close to it) who are between 45 and 75 years old and who are not already being monitored by their doctor for PSA or other prostate problems.
If you know anyone fitting this description please share this!
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Registered Office 16, Romsey Road, Eastleigh, Hampshire. SO50 9AL. Registered Charity Number 1052978. Registered in England as a company limited by guarantee. Company Number 3132524.