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Faith Groups Recognised as Vital to Social Care in Southampton
On Wed 30 November, representatives from faith communities met with Southampton City Council to sign a new ‘All Parliamentary Group on Faith Society’s (APPG)’ ‘Faith Covenant’, affirming their commitment to...
Ukrainian Teenagers Learn the Ropes of Sailing
This weekend youth worker, Helen Chatfield from the benefice of North Hampshire Downs took a group of nine Ukrainian teenagers, who are part of her youth group at All...
Community Larder grows at St Mary’s Church, Kingsclere in response to rising cost of living
St Mary’s Kingsclere committed to delivering food to about 15 families each week during the national lockdown and this has since developed into the Community Larder. What started as a...
St Peter’s Grounds Reimagined
In 2020, St Peter’s churchyard in Bournemouth town centre was so overgrown and unruly, with brambles and rhododendrons obscuring pathways and gravestones, creating a hotspot for anti-social behaviour.
Southampton Churches help older people fight loneliness and isolation from home
Churches across Southampton have come together to help tackle the sense of loneliness and isolation in the older community, with the help of a local charity. In partnership with...
Garden at Chelsea Flower Show 2021 set to inspire community gardens
Getting the nation creating community gardens using the world’s most famous Bible verses – that is the intention of a garden designed by Hampshire-based designer, Sarah Eberle at the...
How a lockdown community garden gave a town hope
During lockdown, the first community garden inspired by the Psalm 23 Garden was created outside St Mary’s Church in Tadley, near Basingstoke. It became a symbol of hope for...
Churchgoers across Hampshire donate over £3,000 to local charity
Churchgoers across Hampshire donate over £3,000 to local charity working to tackle domestic and sexual abuse Christians in Hampshire and East Dorset have been donating art materials and money...
Churches awarded funding to support local communities
St Swithun’s and St Clement’s, Bournemouth, St Mary’s, Andover, and Saint Mary’s, Southampton, have been awarded Government funding to continue supporting local communities through the coronavirus pandemic. At the...