Past events
One of our fabulous volunteers is walking the 100 mile Beacon Way next week, to raise funds for Hammersley Homes.
A performance of Shakespeare’s “Much ado about nothing” by Troubadour Stage Works in the glorious setting of Kingfishers Garden, overlooking the Solent and the Isle of Wight
The often-invisible nature of mental illness, and the fact that carers may not be helping with physical tasks, often means such carers, and those around them, don’t class what they do as ‘care’. But their role is just as valid, and deserving of support, as someone who cares for a physically disabled person.
Struggling with loneliness? Ironically, you’re not alone. The Covid-19 lockdowns have created a ‘hidden pandemic’ of loneliness and mental ill-health, with 1 in 14 saying they ‘often’ felt lonely during the pandemic - up 40% from pre-Covid. That’s why the theme for this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week, a campaign run by the Mental Health Foundation, is loneliness.
Twenty-two in 2022 is the challenge to walk 2,022 steps, or 2.2 kilometres a day or 22,000 steps or 22 kilometres in a week -or any distance you choose for as may days as you choose, to raise funds for our Hammersley Homes project.
Please spread the word and help us to raise the funds we need for the deposit to purchase this property in the New Forest for our first Hammersley Home
We are delighted to be participating in The Big Give Christmas Challenge again this year - the biggest match funded campaign in the UK
Our packs of 15 Christmas Cards are now available to buy from our Webshop - great quality laminated cards with envelopes, for £8.95 including delivery within the UK.
Well we did it! April and I walked 80 miles around the Isle of Wight coastal path at the end of July, and returned home feeling a terrific sense of achievement...
We have an exciting opportunity for the children in your school to get creative, help a charity and potentially see their artwork delivered to 100’s of people around the country. THE DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO 15TH AUGUST.
