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Eastleigh Sports AWARD (Nominations OPEN)

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Local Sports Award

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Local clubs, organisations and residents nominate for the best sporting achievements to be celebrated at the Eastleigh Sports Awards ceremony on Monday 11 February 2019 at The Hilton at Ageas Bowl. The event will showcase some of the fantastic achievements by Eastleigh’s talented athletes, dedicated players, teams, volunteers and officials.
With an array of sporting success stories throughout the year we are looking forward to meeting those people who have achieved in their field or who have been recognised for going above and beyond, whether individually or as part of a club or team. There is also a NEW category School of the Year, so please do spread the word… We look forward to receiving and being inspired by the nominations, but make sure you submit them by midday, Monday 3 December 2018.

Check out this link to see a video all about the event.

 

PURPLE Shopping Day

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Fareham Shopping Centre, Eastleigh Swan Centre, Eastleigh Museum and Fareham Information Centre will all be supporting Purple Tuesday.

Go on wear purple to support invisible and visible disabilities.

Tuesday November 13th, come along and say “Hello!”

If you have any pictures, especially ones in purple- pop them across for us to share on our Facebook Page (One Community) or our Twitter account (@1_Comm) or email them to us at volunteer@1community.org.uk

 

Lions DONATION for your charity.

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Eastleigh Lions invites local charities in Eastleigh to bid for a donation. Prizes for the successful bids will result in one £350, one £250 and one £150 donation, making a total of £750.00.
Bids should be in a statement of no more than 100 words on how they would spend the donation from the charity chest.
Club Directors will draw up a short list of three from the entries. The chosen bids will be invited to make a ten minute presentation at the 3 May 2019 monthly meeting. The members at the May meeting, will vote for the first, second and third recipients. The cheque presentations to the winning bids will be made at the winning recipient’s club meeting or as agreed.
Invitations are open to all charities in Eastleigh and bids are to be submitted to dkandiah@yahoo.co.uk, by 20 February 2019. The chosen three bids will be notified and invited to make a presentation on the evening of 3 May 2019 at The Point, Eastleigh.

EASTLEIGH MUSEUM NEEDS YOU!

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Is this your seat?

We are a friendly, happy and welcoming bunch of people who volunteer at the museum.

Anyone can apply & we like to take on people who are from any age or social group.

We are looking for people who can cover holidays. Also, we are starting to look for someone to do Thursday afternoons.

Just speak to the volunteer centre on 02380 902458

Or email: volunteer@1community.org.uk

Eastleigh Remembers WW1

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Eastleigh Remembers WW1.

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.

 

Eastleigh Borough Council and the Mayor celebrate One Community at 40 years!

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Eastleigh Borough Council, Mayor’s Tea Party celebrating 40 years of One Community.

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.

Prostate Screening

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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!

 

 

Click here for a short (just over 8 minutes) clip about the reasons for screening and why it is vital.

MELA Festival 2018 Success in the Sunshine

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Mela Festival 2018 was planned over many months and luckily it was a sunny Sunday afternoon in July with no rain in sight!”Mela” is the Sanskrit word meaning ‘meeting’, ‘fair’ or ‘gathering’ and ‘celebrations’ of all kinds.

A riot of colour and frenzy of music and around 17,000 people from all backgrounds descended on Eastleigh town for the latest MELA festival.

Eastleigh’s Leigh Road recreation ground was treated to a variety of dancing, music, food and fun from the various communities in the area. The group Bangra style dancing was a big draw, climbing and cycling, Mhendi and fabulous foods filled the park. It was busy and fun, lots of families and people of differing backgrounds attending. One Community ran a tombola and talked to many about signing up for volunteering.

One of the most popular shows was the dazzling Lion Dance and Chinese band.

Quotes from Eastleigh Public attending the event included:

“Its awesome on a day like today to be here, I’m loving the curry!”

“I can’t wait for the Abba tribute to come on, I think there is Bangra later on. There aren’t many things you can get to for free with all this going on.”

“Sitting here on the deckchairs with my family having a picnic, is really great”

“I’m finishing this ice cream and heading on over to have a henna tattoo. We have had a fab time.”

“Loving the hoop dance display and we are going to have a few cocktails at the Point outside bar, we have been here since 11 and still not seen everything!”

“It is a wonderful chance to meet others and see examples of other cultures doing good things”

Event co-ordinator Mohammed Mossadaq, known as Moss, said: “Mela is all about cultural fusion. If people share food and sunshine, it can break down a lot of barriers.”

Mela is organised by the Eastleigh Asian Welfare and Cultural Association (AWCA.)

Alongside all the dancing, music, shows and displays were a number of stalls from the Eastleigh Community. The Police and Fire service supported the event and it was fabulous to see lots of the public talking to a range of stall holders from Dementia services, encouraging physical fitness in children, to the library, through to care options for the elderly and almost everything in between.

If you would like to see more pictures, short clips and interesting snippets about the Mela or any other events One Community are involved in, check out our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages.
Did you go to the Mela?
What were your favourite parts?

** Top tip- ask ALEXA or your Google Home to play “Bangra Pop” and you too can be practising your Indian dancing at home!**

We can’t wait to see what MELA festival brings to Eastleigh next year!

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