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Swan Centre Shop

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Free Shop Space for Local Voluntary and Community Organisations.

One Community is very excited to be working in partnership with Flourish and Solent Mind to offer free shop space in Eastleigh’s Swan Centre from the beginning of February.

Local charities, voluntary and community groups can book a one-off slot, perhaps in relation to a particular campaign “day” or “week”, or a regular slot, such as the first Monday of the month, for your organisation to showcase your services, host a meeting or simply attract new members.

The shop is available for bookings from Monday to Thursday.

This offer is open to any voluntary or community organisation, with priority given to members of One Community. Find out more about membership HERE.

You will have facilities to make tea/coffee, and chairs and tables will be available.

           

You will not able to sell any products directly to the public, but you could display a donation pot.

           

If you are interested, please contact the Voluntary Sector Support Team on 023 8090 2458 or email vss@1community.org.uk for more details.

Happy New Year

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We wish all our; customers, staff, volunteers and the communities of Eastleigh and Fareham we serve, a very happy new year!

Looking back over 2019, we have done so much! Looking back to Shop Mobility collecting their service award from the mayor of Eastleigh, fast forward to moving to our temporary premises at 75 Leigh Road.

We have all worked hard to improve the lot of people in Fareham and Eastleigh through our community project support, volunteering, Eastleigh museum’s and Fareham’s shop outreach and Young Carers groups. Our transport appeal for funding for a new bus is almost at the point of being able to get one on the road and the day activity services are a fun and welcoming place to be.

One Community is changing and in 2020 and we are looking forward to sharing a swan centre shop with local charity Fledge in the spring. We have several new training opportunities too.

Wishing all of you a very happy new year!

From all of us at One Community.

Day Activity Centre Christmas

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The festive season is nearly with us and our Day Service teams have been planning plenty of opportunities for fun!

All of these pictures were taken at our central day activity centre.

There was plenty of music, singing and dancing and a wonderful treat when the children from local school, The Crescent came along to sing.

We have got some beautiful cards made too!

If you would like to do something different with your time, you could volunteer to help in the day service. If you would like more details or to chat through how we’d support, encourage and equip you to do it. Ring Julia on 02380902457

Email volunteer@1community.org.uk

If you know someone who has got some memory loss and would benefit from coming to do a range of activities, have a good hot meal and meet new friends, please get in touch.

Ring Hayley Malcolm on 02380902400

Email Hmalcolm@1community.org.uk

We would love to hear from you?

Fareham- Wrapping Service

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Monday 16th till Friday 20th of December.

Come to Fareham Shopping Centre and get your gifts wrapped for donation to One Community.

(Wrapping included.)

Also, you can donate a gift to a senior citizen of Fareham with Home Instead’s ‘Be a Santa for a Senior’ campaign.

We are going to be outside Claire’s accessories in the Shopping Centre from 10-3.

Upcycled Christmas Trees

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Upcycled Christmas

Where else would you see a Christmas tree entirely made of spectacles or – socks – than Eastleigh Museum’s Upcycled Christmas Tree Festival! This is One Community’s third annual Community Christmas Tree Festival at the museum and this year the theme is upcycling, to focus on environmental concerns and the re-purposing of what might otherwise be discarded.

Local voluntary and community groups have let their imaginations run riot – and we can guarantee that you won’t have seen as many milk bottle tops used in an art installation – ever!

The trees are in turn quirky, clever and beautiful, and viewed together are stunning, and each gives a message about the work done by each of the organisations represented. 

Admission is free and the exhibition runs from 23 November to 4 January in Eastleigh Museum’s temporary exhibition gallery.

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Hate Crime Report 2019 LGBQT+

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At One Community we are committed to improving the opportunities and lives of all of the community. Part of this role is to research, present and make recommendations for improvements to current practice and take these ideas to move forwards in a positive direction.

We have just completed an important piece of research into Hate Crime against LGBQT+ people in the Eastleigh area. This is to examine the current levels of hate crime reported in the borough and consider ways this could be improved.

The report concludes with several recommendations for organisations working in the community.

We would like to thank all those who contributed to this research.

If you would like to read the report online without downloading it- please click HERE.

If you would like to download a copy- here is the link to do so: Hate Crime Report 2019 LGBQT+

Purple Tuesday is coming!

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On Tuesday the 12th of November it is Purple Tuesday. Purple Tuesday is an organisation which tries to make shops, services and businesses more accessible and inclusive of disabled customers.

Across the UK, the Purple Pound – the consumer spending power of disabled people and their families – is worth £249 billion and is rising by an average of 14% each year.

Worldwide, the Purple Pound equates to a staggering £2.25 trillion, yet less than 10% of businesses have a targeted plan to access this disability market. As a result, many disabled people cannot access services and businesses.

Purple Tuesday is about improvements to businesses and services to value and meet the needs of disabled customers. It is about making the customer experience accessible.

In the Eastleigh Swan Shopping Centre we will have a stall on Tuesday the 12th from 11-3. We will have leaflets and information about One Community, including Hate Crime reporting.

Please come along and chat with us, we would like to see you and hear how you would like access to services and businesses improved.

Daily Echo drop in Monday’s

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THE EASTLEIGH community reporter will be hosting weekly drop-in sessions, where you can come along and share your stories or events.

Daniel Vassie, who joined the Daily Echo last month, will be present in the information room of Eastleigh Museum every Monday from 12 until 1pm.

This is a chance for members of the Eastleigh community to visit the local reporter to make sure they are represented in the News.

This scheme has already been successful in Romsey, and we are hoping the same can be done for Eastleigh and the surrounding areas.

The museum is located at 25 High Street, Eastleigh and the weekly surgery starts on Monday November 4.

LifeLine helped.

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Panic Alarm (Lifeline)

Last week our LifeLine department got a call from the son of one of our clients. He thanked us warmly for the service that we had provided for his Mum who was in her 90’s.

On the day she passed away she had activated her pendant after becoming ill and falling, the ambulance service arrived and were able to gain entry via the key safe. Her son arrived and was able to talk to her and follow the ambulance to the hospital.

She knew he was there and he is so grateful that she had the LifeLine service as otherwise she may not have been found until the next day. Sadly, she passed away not long after arriving at the hospital.

We were all sad to hear this news, but pleased she had a Lifeline that summonsed help for her.

We all send our condolences to the family at this time of loss.

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