We URGENTLY NEED volunteer drivers to care for our passengers.
Please email volunteer@1community.org.uk or call 023 8090 2400
The One Community Blog
Here you will find a range of stories from our staff relating to the effect our services have on local lives, and also on the general topic areas we work in. This differs from the news page which looks at what we are doing internally as One Community, as here we look externally to how we sit within the wider community.
Emergency First Aid training
Are you a volunteer working for a local voluntary group or organisation? Do you run or work for a charity or organisation that is not for profit in the wider Eastleigh area? Then we have a course for you!
Our next Emergency First Aid in the Workplace course is running in the One Community Volunteering and Community Information Centre, inside the Flourish Shop (next to Boots in the Swan Centre.) It is on 12th September from 9am.
We have a trainer who is consistently rated as EXCELLENT by people coming on the course. Take advantage of this AMAZING offer- just £35 for a full Emergency First Aid in the Workplace course and certificate.
You can pay directly or by company invoice.
If you would like more information, or to book please call: 023 8090 2400 or email: vss@1community.org.uk
Radio Unity 101 broadcast
Did you know that every week we interview a community interest group, charity or voluntary organisation from Eastleigh or Fareham area?
The interview is broadcast is live (where possible,) on Unity101fm radio, from 3pm every Tuesday afternoon.
This coming week we are talking to Nikki from Andover Mind. Nikki has responsibility for the Eastleigh area.
We are looking forward to getting lots of helpful information regarding mental wellbeing and ways of supporting this excellent charity.
If you miss the live broadcast, you can always find the podcast later here.
Are you a group leader in the areas of Eastleigh or Fareham, and a community volunteer led organisation? Would you like to come onto the radio and talk to us about your group and what you are doing? Get in touch with us.
Email info@1community.org.uk or call us on 023 8090 2400.
#andovermind #Eastleigh @unity101fm @MINDuk
Books needed!
The Volunteering and Information Centre in Fareham would appreciate donations of any good quality books you may have, which are of no further use to you .
We are opposite Millets in the West Street Shopping Centre in Fareham.
Donations of books, puzzles, DVDs, Wool and similar items are very welcome.
Summer things to do.
We have been contacted by a number of people looking for inexpensive things to do with the children in the summer holidays. So, here are our top tips!
First of all- FOOD!
There are a number of places offering free food for children during the holidays.
Lots of restaurants across the UK are offering free meals and discounts for children over the holidays! Take a look at our list below, and let us know if you have any we can add! 
Marks and Spencer – Kids eat free after 3pm in the M&S Café if you spend £4. Offer runs until September 3rd.
Morrisons – Kids eat free all day in Morrisons cafes nationwide with one paying adult from 3pm (minimum spend £4.50).
YO! Sushi – Kids eat free Monday-Thursday between 3-5.30pm until September 1st.
Asda – Children eat for free in Asda’s cafes when an adult spends £4. This offer runs until September 1st.
Sizzling Pubs – For every adult meal at Sizzling Pub and Grill, kids can dine for just £1. This applies Monday to Friday, between 3-7pm.
Bella Italia – Children can eat for £1 with any adult main. Offer is valid all days apart from Saturdays.
Table Table Pub Restaurants – Two children under 16 can get free breakfast with one paying adult.
The Real Greek – Children eat free every Sunday for every £10 spent by an adult.
Dunelm Cafe – Children eat free when adults spend £4 at Pausa Cafe’s (you can find these in Dunelm stores).
Preto – Kids eat free all day, every day with paying adults. This offer is open to children up to 10 years old – this is an ongoing offer.
Hungry Horse – Children eat breakfast free when accompanied by a paying adult until September 1st between 8am-12pm.
Farmhouse Inns – Monday to Friday up to two children per paying adult can eat for £1 up until September 3rd in England and Wales.
IKEA – Any two kids hot meals, jelly, fruit and a drink for £5.
Dobbies – Children eat free with an adult main meal from 12pm onwards.
Tesco – Kids eat free when an adult spends £3.50 in the café. This deal is running until September 1st.
If you are struggling to pay gas or electric and are on a key meter, Eastleigh have a voucher scheme to support you. To access these please pop into our Eastleigh One Community Volunteer and Community information centres. Eastleigh’s centre is in the Swan Centre, next to Boots. If you are struggling to manage the basic necessities of life you can call for a Food Bank voucher 023 8090 2400 or again you can drop into our Information Centre.
The Cable Works in Eastleigh has a Food Pantry which is open to ANYONE (you do not have to be in receipt of benefits etc.) You pay £5 and get at least £15 worth of food, drinks and other things. You choose from a whole range of good quality food and they even have recipes and workshops to try. Click on the image for more details.
Here are some ideas for each area.
Eastleigh
Pavilion on the Park behind Park Leisure (previously known as Flemming Park- click on the image for more details.)
Some places are still available at Eastleigh Borough’s popular Park Sport activities (click on the image for more details.)
If you have a disability or are an older person who needs supported transport, contact us on 023 8090 2400 and ask about our supported transport buses. We also offer support for people who would like to get out but need help to do so via our Options service.
We have a wide range of activities for older people in our amazing day activity services, for details contact 023 8090 2400 or email info@1community.org.uk
Fareham
The Ashcroft Arts Centre has a variety of going including: Ashcroft Young Company (Ages 6 – 11) (Summer 2022) | Ashcroft Centre
You can learn typing: Touch Typing Courses For Kids and Adults|Learn Fast|Tutor Supported (touchtypeit.co.uk)
Or try a Fit 4 Sport activity camp: Holiday Camps (fitforsport.co.uk)
There are a number of FREE activities in the wider Eastleigh and Fareham areas too.
You can download an app on your smartphone and go GEO CACHING which is like a modern day treasure hunt. POKEMON Go is also a good app for people who might be reluctant on going on a local walk!
Eastleigh:
- Chandlers Ford and Eastleigh Libraries (including the reading challenge!)
- Itchen Valley and Eastleigh Lakeside parks.
- Hocombe Mead Nature Reserve
- Swan Shopping Centre (do make a visit to our volunteer and community centre, in Flourish next to Boots)
- Outdoor paddling pool, Flemming Park
- Stoke Park Woods, Riverside Park
Fareham:
- Park Lane play area and Skate Park
- Titchfield Abbey
- Hillhead Beach, Lee on the Solent sea front
- The Westbury Manor Museum
- Whitely and Fareham Shopping Centres (Pop into our One Community Shop, opposite Millets in Fareham Shopping Centre.)
- Peel Common, Royal Victoria Country Park, Staunton Country Park.
Check out some further ideas here.
Job Vacancies
We have some job vacancies here at One Community including a Finance Manager and a Social Media Administrator.
Please see our jobs page HERE.
If you are interested in learning more about these roles or exploring the possibility of being a personal assistant please call 023 8090 2400 or email us info@1community.org.uk
Weekly Radio
Want to know what is going on in the local community charitable or not for profit organisations?
Then tune into the local community ethnic radio station Unity101fm from 3pm every Tuesday and hear from a local community organisation in the wider Eastleigh or Fareham areas.
If you miss the live broadcast you can check out the podcast from 4pm on the day of the live broadcast.
If you are a charity or community group in the wider Eastleigh or Fareham areas, and would like to come on our radio slot, please get in touch with us. Call 023 8090 2400 or email vss@1community.org.uk
Lovely Lottery News!
In Fareham, we run something called the Fareham Community Lottery.
You can pay for a ticket (just £1) and can win up to £25,000 and other things like holidays and vouchers. Out of the money, 40p goes to a local Fareham good cause of your choice.
All the money must be spent in the Fareham area by the good cause you choose.
It is fantastic news for Fareham, our communities and people.
Today, we went to give the Harrison School a WHOPPING £1518 cheque.
They told us that their school council have decided to spend the money buying some brightly coloured friendship benches. These are for the children to use when waiting for a friend to play with at lunchtimes and break times.
All the children of the school council were involved in making this decision and were delighted to have the cheque in their hands today.
If you are a good cause supporting people and communities in the Fareham area and would like to have further information about the lottery, contact us by emailing hhamlett@1community.org.uk or calling 023 8090 2400.
Transport NEWS
If you know anyone connected to our accessible bus services, you will know what a VITAL service they provide for older and disabled people. PLEASE show your support and complete the Hampshire consultation on community transport. Every voice is important.
Aspire Martial Arts are on the radio tomorrow
As regular visitors to our social media and website will know, on a Tuesday afternoon we have a regular radio show on unity 101 fm.
This week we are talking to Steve from the Aspire Martial Arts Academy and finding out about their benefits to the community and local volunteering opportunities.
If you would like to listen live from 3pm on Tuesday, go online to Community Hour (unity101.org) or tune in on your radio to 101fm.
If you miss the broadcast, or want to listen again or share the podcast with others, you can download the podcast which will appear on this page, after 4pm on the day of broadcast.
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