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Giving Tuesday & Big Give

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About ten years ago Giving Tuesday started in the USA. It was a response to the materialism expressed in Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

Over the last seven years, Giving Tuesday has been in the U.K., again a response to the materialistic thrust of the time between October and the 24th of December.

This year, the idea is for charities like One Community to join up with thousands of others and encourage people to give for a specific purpose. The hash tag to look for is #giveback2020

It gives the public a great opportunity to give back to our amazing charity that has given so much over the year of lockdowns, covid-19 and many heroes. (Like SUPER STEVE!)

Our target is to raise £5000 for our supported, accessible transport buses.

We have been running a service throughout 2020 in a COVID safe way. This has included shopping for the isolated, taking people out for essential appointments and getting day service on the go again. Our volunteers and staff have been second to none.

Once services start to re-open fully in 2021 to older, vulnerable and disabled people we want to be running services that meet their needs in the Eastleigh area.

To raise the £5000 we need your help.

Visit our DONATE PAGE for easy ways to give

SHARE our posts, tweets, images and articles (including this one!) on your own pages and with the charitable, voluntary or non profit organisations who have the same heart for community that we do.

URGENT Companion callers needed.

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In our area there are people who are so very lonely 🙁


We need YOU to help brighten their day by giving them a cheery companionship phone call.


It’s a voluntary role and needs only be for a couple of hours or, of course, longer if you would like.


PLEASE get in touch by contacting us:

Call: 023 8090 2400

Email: volunteer@1community.org.uk


Thank you

Volunteers needed at Energy

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Want to help the young people of Eastleigh?

We are looking for some volunteers to help at the Energy Youth Centre on Leigh Road.

If you want to make new friends, learn some new skills and enjoy a challenge- Energy would LOVE to hear from YOU!

For further information please email volunteer@1community.org.uk

Or call 023 8090 2400 during office hours.

#Eastleigh #volunteer #youth

Eastleigh Local Heroes

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Eastleigh Borough Council is giving people in the Borough the opportunity to nominate individuals, organisations or volunteer groups for a ‘Local Hero’ award.

This year has been challenging for many people across the Borough as coronavirus has continued to have an impact on day-to-day life, it has also brought people together and we have seen people go above and beyond to help others.

Find out how you can nominate a group or individual:

https://www.eastleigh.gov.uk/coronavirus-information/local-heroes-nominations

#localheroes #Eastleigh

Keep independent at home

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Lifelines, Key safes, locks and integrated alarms

At One Community we do loads of really brilliant things to help vulnerable people stay at home.

One of these is Lifeline.

We also have some other things you might need to help you remain safe and independent.


Lifeline is a panic alarm you wear on your wrist or round your neck and if you needed emergency help, you just press the emergency button. The cost of one is from as little as £3.60 per week.

If you want one of these or would like to buy one for a friend or relative- ring 023 8090 2400 or email dwinnington@1community.org.uk or hmalcolm@1community.org.uk


You might choose to add in a falls detector for a small extra weekly fee.


We can install a lifeline within 48 hours (often the next working day) or the urgently same day for an extra charge.


Our installation is COVID safe and our friendly installers will show what to do and how it all works. You do not need a landline to have one fitted as a mobile number works just as well.


You can set up a local key holder who can come and help you in an emergency 24hours a day, 7 days per week. Or we can provide and fit a police grade key safe and master lock for you for help to use as needed.
In addition, you can choose to have smoke alarms, CO2 and flood detectors incorporated. These do incur an extra cost- please ring or email to request a price for these.


Most people opt to pay quarterly by direct debit. Or you can post a cheque to us.
Here is a menu of things you might like to consider.
* 48 hours installation (often the next working day) of lifeline to a landline or mobile £15
* Same day urgent installation £30
Weekly cost of Lifeline emergency alarm £3.60 or £46.80 per quarter.
* Weekly cost of a falls detector 50p per week
* Police grade Key Safe £85
* Master lock supplied and fitted £40


#independentliving #emergencyalarm #Lifeline

Eastleigh Lions- young ambassador nomination.

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Nominate a young person, under 19 years old who is doing good in the community.

Tell the Eastleigh Lions.

They are looking forward to hearing from you

Just email: eastleighlions@gmail.com

Closing Date 5/12/20

Winnings: £250, £500 or £1000

Here is their entry form. All the best with it! Please let us know if you give it a try.

#lions #community #communityprizes #Eastleigh #youngchampions #youngambassadors.

Red Cross has a Jacqui

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Hello everyone ?

On Tuesday afternoons on Unity101fm radio One Community is on the air. We get to interview people who are doing amazing things in our community. This week our Jenni interviews Jacqui Blake from Red Cross.

It’s a great listen ? and you can catch it here

I explained I would give you all the numbers so here goes.

If you are feeling effected by covid either physically or mentally. It’s open from 10-6 Monday to Friday 10-6.

08081963651 it’s a free call.

03004561914 is the Red Cross general number and they can put you in touch with the local office (which is in Fareham.)

Or you can visit their website redcross.org.uk and book a visit to your local offices, you can book a mobility aid or other equipment, organise a delivery or return.

Red Cross in Fareham is looking for some more volunteers as it reopens its local office. If you can give from 2 hours upwards a week, please get in touch. volunteer@1community.org.uk

Drivers Needed Short Term for Pre-Christmas

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Demand for Eastleigh Basics Bank service has risen 300% with the COVID-19 pandemic and is set to rise further, as it always does, in the run up to Christmas. Volunteer drivers are needed short term in the weeks before Christmas to deliver food to people in need.

Please can you help? Volunteer drivers collect food parcels for a given area. You can give a day/days you are available and you will be called if needed.

This would be early afternoon on a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday.

Please contact the Volunteer Centre at One Community if you can help: email volunteer@1community.org.uk or call 023 8064 1202

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