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Growing food, sharing it through Eastleigh Basics bank via One Community.

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Great job growing food and getting it to people who need it.

Local Ghurka Nepalese association has had a bumper crop they are sharing with the aid of One Community. Donating via Eastleigh’s food bank (called Eastleigh Basics Bank) these fantastic volunteers have given and continue to give an amazing amount of time, care and commitment. Plus a much needed selection of fresh, locally grown food.

Read more in this insightful article by the daily echo.

One Community’s transport and logistics team were involved this year and we continue in delivering food to the vulnerable during lockdown & tier 4 into 2021. If you know someone who is vulnerable & needs our help, please get in touch. Tel 023 8090 2400 or email reception@1community.org.uk

#ghurka #nepalesefood #Eastleigh #chandlersford

Christmas waste & recycling

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Over the festive period there is much more rubbish left out for the bins than normal.

Each district we support at One Community has slightly different services and guidelines.

Here are the guidelines and service details for areas served by Fareham Borough Council.

In the area served by Eastleigh Borough Council, here are the details.

In the early part of 2021 One Community will be looking at improving our communities environments and ways of making our lives more ecologically sustainable.

One Community Christmas & New Year Opening times 2020-21

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Christmas – Eastleigh Office
Thursday 24th December – Close at 1:00 pm
Friday 25th to Monday 28th December – Closed
Tuesdays 29th December – Open
Wednesday 30th December – Open
Thursday 31st December – Close at 4:00 pm
Friday 1st January – Closed
Monday 4th January 2021 – Re-opens as Normal

Christmas – ShopMobility
Thursday 24th December – Close at 1:00 pm
Friday 25th to Monday 28th December – Closed
Tuesdays 29th December – Open
Wednesday 30th December – Open
Thursday 31st December – Close at 2:00 pm
Saturday 1st January – 2021 Closed
Monday 4th January 2021 – Re-opens as Normal

Christmas – Museum and Fareham Shop
Thursday 24th December – Close at 1:00 pm
Monday 4th January 2021 – Re-opens

Christmas – Day Centre and Transport
Thursday 24th December – As Normal
Friday 25th to Monday 28th December – Closed
Tuesdays 29th December – Open
Wednesday 30th December – Open
Thursday 31st December – Open
Friday 1st January – Closed
Monday 4th January 2021 – Re-opens as Normal

Free help to land your perfect job.

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This free online course brought to you by Eastleigh Borough Council as part of the PONToon project is all about learning how to find a job that’s right for you.

Over the duration of two one hour sessions and with the help of our expert trainer Tract Duggan from Skillslocal, you will:

Learn how to identify your ideal job role
Explore new tools and exercises to help you craft your own employment plan
Master the skills needed to apply for jobs and ace the interviews!


Contact Sue.Edgerley@eastleigh.gov.uk for further information or to sign up!

Can you knit or crochet ??

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It is winter and our wonderful buses are out picking up our vulnerable day service passengers and dropping them home safely.

Inside the bus, despite the heating older people and disabled people can get cold quickly.

We would LOVE some lap blankets to keep everyone toastier!

What a lovely gift to give ??

Altogether, we need 35.

If you think you’d like to make one for us, please drop it into us at 75 Leigh road, Eastleigh SO50 9DQ.

We have found some FREE patterns to you to try:

Crochet EASY

Knitting EASY

Eastleigh community pantry

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In the New Year, RCS Community Pantry will be opening on the ground of the Cable Works Building in Eastleigh.

The Pantry initiative is designed to support people with food deprivation, helping them to escape or move on from their current emergency with a ‘helping hand’ approach.

The RCS Pantry provides a holistic approach in servicing the needs of the community as it gives additional support on budgeting, wellbeing, adult learning and employment.
Food provided in the pantry will be fresh, frozen and general foods.

Each week there is a weekly meal deal provided with a recipe to help everyone have a wholesome meal.

Each member will be able to do a weekly shop at a small recommended donation charge of £5.00 per visit and receive a minimum of £15 worth of food.


The pantry has no restrictions on becoming a member. It is a simple and easy process by completing and returning the attached membership form to rcscommunitypantry@romsey.hants.sch.uk or by calling the pantry team on 01794522106.


Please note if emergency help is needed between now and the Eastleigh pantry opening, RCS can supply from the Romsey Pantry with collection at Cable Works.

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


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