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Fareham Community Showcase Success

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More than 70 local charities, voluntary and community groups lined Fareham’s West Street in bright sunshine for One Community’s biggest ever Community Showcase on Saturday 17 July, 10am-4pm.

The Showcase provides the opportunity for groups to demonstrate to the public just what they’re made of – the activities they run, the support they provide, the volunteers they need, the members they welcome.

Musical, theatrical and dance entertainment were provided all day at the Podium by local arts groups. A Transformer, a Star Wars Stormtrooper, Micky and Minnie Mouse, and One Community’s own Mollie the elephant strolled around engaging with the crowds, and there was plenty to try, taste and buy.

The Showcase has been run successfully at Ferneham Hall for several years. In 2020, sadly, there was no Showcase because of the pandemic. Stallholders have declared this, the first outdoor version of the event, the best yet, attracting plenty of passing trade in a packed town centre.

Mayor of Fareham, Councillor Pamela Bryant accompanied by her daughter, the Mayoress, Councillor Louise Clubley and One Community CEO Jean Roberts-Jones, visited every stand over a period of three hours. The Mayor told the Portsmouth News:

“I can’t speak highly enough of One Community for putting this together and bringing all these organisations together.”

She added:

“I think this is something we’ve seen come out of the pandemic – there’s more community spirit and a lot more people wishing to volunteer.”

Mayor of Fareham, Pamela Bryant,
July 17th 2021.

Young Carers Sponsored Walk

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On the 8th of August our team and young people are going on a sponsored walk down the Itchen Navigation to raise money for young carers.

It’s been a difficult couple of years for us all, and it’s been especially tough for our Young Carers. Many young carershave experienced an increase in their role as carers, whilst opportunities for respite away from their roles have dwindled. 

On the 6th August, a group of young carers, staff and volunteers will be walking 11 miles of the Itchen navigation in an effort to raise much needed funds to help young carers navigate their caring roles post-covid.

Could you sponsor us? 

You can donate £2, £5, £10 or an amount of your choice. All would be much appreciated by our young carers and would help to boost morale.

Here is the link to donate via virgin money (it’s very easy to do!) or you can pop a cheque made payable to Young Carers and post it into One Community, 75 Leigh Road, Eastleigh SO50 9DQ or cash clearly labelled in an envelope.

All funds raised will contribute to outdoor activities and equipment for our young people to have respite and be nurtured.

Let’s show our young carers that their community sees them!

Itchen navigation walk.

Grant available from 22nd June 2021

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Advance notice of small grant programme for up to £5,000 per project to improve community spaces and deliver sustainable activities for communities across the UK
You are receiving this email as we have identified you as someone who will be able to share information with organisations and groups who may not have applied for funding from The National Lottery Community Fund before, and may be less familiar with our application process.


We recognise some groups would like to apply for funding but are not as experienced as others. We are contacting networks and organisations to explain our eligibility criteria and support those who may not have applied to us. We believe this will help some groups to reach the same starting point as those who are already familiar with how to apply for our National Lottery funds.

On 22 June, we will open a new funding programme called Places Called Home which is a partnership between The National Lottery Community and the world’s largest home furnishing retailer.
Places Called Home will offer eligible groups funding awards of between £1,000 and £5,000 for activities and equipment that meet at least two of the following criteria:

Build?on the relationships created during the?COVID-19 pandemic?to increase community activity and the number of people taking part.
Encourage people to work together, creating opportunities for communities to live in a sustainable and healthy way.
· Raise awareness amongst the public of the importance of connected households, neighbourhoods and resilient communities.
· Develop a new idea, activity or way to come together that has emerged in response to the pandemic.
· Revive?or redesign?community and common spaces to encourage shared community activities.

Places Called Home opens for applications on 22 June 2021, and will close to applications when we have received 1,500 applications or on 6 July 2021, whichever comes first.
You can apply online from 22 June, following this link https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/funding or you can email placescalledhome@tnlcommunityfund.org.uk to request a pdf form to complete offline if you’d prefer.


If you’ve not applied for funding from The National Lottery Community Fund before, you’ll need to ensure that your group or organisation is eligible to apply to us. If your group or organisation is NOT eligible, even if we love your idea we cannot award a funding.


What is an eligible organisation?
You must be one of the following to submit an application:
voluntary and community organisation
constituted group or club
registered charity
charitable incorporated organisation (CIO)
not-for-profit company
community interest company (CIC)
school (as long as?your project benefits and involves the communities around the school)
statutory body (including local authorities, town,?parish?and community council)
community benefit society.

We cannot accept applications from:
individuals??
sole traders??
organisations that are aimed at generating profits primarily for private distribution??
organisations based outside the UK??
one individual or organisation applying on behalf of another??
people under the age of 18??

In addition:
You must have a UK bank account or building society account for your group or organisation. It needs to be in the legal name of your organisation, with at least two unconnected?people who?are able to?manage the account.
It must be with a UK based bank or Building Society which is covered and authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority, and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority. They must also be covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme.
The account must require at least two unconnected and unrelated signatories to authorise all withdrawals and transactions.
You will need to submit a bank statement that is less than 3 months old with your online application.
Your?organisation should have at least two unconnected people on the board or committee. By unconnected, we mean not a relation by blood, marriage, in a long-term relationship,?or people living together at the same address.
You will need to give the details of a main contact (usually the person completing the application form) and a senior contact (usually someone on your Board or equivalent) – their full names, date of birth and their home addresses (not the address of the organisation)
You will also need to consider how your project will keep people safe and confirm that you have an up to date safeguarding policy in place. For more info on safeguarding please take a look at our website.
You will also need to make sure your project is addressing any potential barriers for people to take part, including communities experiencing ethnic or racial inequity, discrimination or inequality, disabled people, Travellers, LGBTQ+?people, and people who are seeking asylum or who are refugees.

If you would like support with the application please email: cwalker@1community.org.uk or call ? 023 8090 2400

Prime Member?

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Are you an Amazon Prime member?

We would like you to use https://smile.amazon.co.uk/

That way you shop as normal but you can nominate One Community as your charity you would like Amazon to donate to.

Amazon normally give 1% of the cost of your item to the nominated charity- at no cost to you the customer, on many products.

On Prime days they DOUBLE this to 2%.

Then every few months One Community gets sent a donation from Amazon to help run our community projects, our buses, our day services and young carers.

If you would like to make a donation in any other way please CLICK DONATE.

Library Outreach Volunteer

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Volunteer Centre Library Outreach Volunteer

Volunteer Centre One Community is looking for outreach volunteers to have a stand once a month for a couple of hours at libraries across the borough of Eastleigh.

You would talk to people about the benefits of volunteering and give information, newsletters and leaflets about volunteering opportunities available in the area.

This would suit someone who would enjoy chatting with people and finding out what kind of volunteering would be right for them, in terms of their interests, their time available, geographical location and what they would hope to get out of their volunteering, e.g. experience for their CV, meeting new people, supporting a cause they feel passionate about, using existing skills or learning new ones.

Mileage expenses reimbursed.

Volunteer’s Week 2021. An important video from the Voluntary Sector manager and our CEO.

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It’s a glorious sunny week and we, alongside many others are celebrating volunteers and recognising their extraordinary contribution, especially during the pandemic.

This short clip is to say a BIG THANK-YOU that what you have done has been of huge value to us and the communities you serve.

Here is the clip.

Half term at Eastleigh Museum.

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Our friendly, welcoming relaxed environment is ready and covid safe to welcome families once more.

Please see our short film about our opening welcome ??

This week, during normal opening hours until Saturday 5th June, we are running TWO activities for children.

We are running our very popular mug painting activity. It is £2 per mug and each child should bring a grown up. No need to book.

There is a trail round the museum with tricky clues and little prize for a completed set of things you’ve found.

Again no booking required, just pop in while we are open 10-4 on weekdays and 10-2 on Saturdays.

We have a really good little cafe with hot and cold drinks and cakes. Plus, a shop featuring excellent local produce. (The writer of this piece recommends the coffee ?? and the local honey ?!)

Day Services Volunteers

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Day Activities Team Assistant.

We are looking for patient, motivated and passionate volunteers to join our Day Activities team at our centres located across the Borough of Eastleigh.

The day centres are in Central Eastleigh and Lowford near Busledon.

We would love to hear from you if making people smile is what you love to do! The role will include supporting the clients within a busy Day Activities centre to get the most out of their day.

This could include supporting them to take part in activities, support with nutrition and hydration, companionship and keeping active.

We would welcome volunteers who are able to support between 10-3pm. Any hours in this period would be really beneficial.

Please email volunteer@1community.org.uk or call ? 023 8090 2400.

We are a equality positive workforce and if you think you can offer some cheerful help within our team- we would love to hear from you.

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