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Eight volunteering festivals will help East Hampshire residents find ways to get involved
Community events across East Hampshire are bringing volunteering opportunities into towns and villages so residents can meet organisations face to face.

New parent packs offer practical support when a child's hospital stay comes without warning
University Hospitals Sussex has launched packs designed to help families cope with the practical strain of an unexpected admission.

Twenty-eight community organisations share £120,000 across Hart
Local projects supporting wellbeing, inclusion, connection and residents facing challenges have received grants through the Here for Hart scheme.

Oxfordshire independent school marks record BTEC success
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Preventative mental health reform plans backed by Oxfordshire charity
Oxford-based charity Response has endorsed the Government’s £343m plan to enhance existing preventative mental health care provisions designed to ensure fewer ...

Ramsgate fishing community raises more than £6,500 for RNLI as 79 children take to the water
A record 79 children joined Ramsgate’s junior fishing competition, while organisers Dawn and Jason Parrott received surprise community-service awards from the High Sheriff of Kent.

New research project targets New Forest biodiversity
A collaborative programme has launched to safeguard the most vulnerable species and habitats within the New Forest.

Reading’s contactless homelessness donations pass £7,400 and will continue until 2029
Tap for Reading has raised more than £7,400 and directly supported over 50 people, prompting the contactless donation scheme to be extended for at least three years.

Five grandmasters and a five-year-old share the board at Sussex’s biggest chess tournament yet
More than 200 players took part in the University of Sussex’s largest chess tournament yet, ranging from five-year-old Aahana Gupta to five international grandmasters.

Petersfield Repair Café has already helped more than 200 people keep broken things in use
A £10,000 climate grant helped launch Petersfield Repair Café, where volunteers have already assessed or repaired more than 150 items brought in by over 200 people.

Golfers raise more than £30,000 for Oakhaven Hospice with a little help from Bruce Grobbelaar
Thirty-one teams took part in Oakhaven Hospice’s annual Barton-on-Sea golf day, raising more than £30,000 for hospice care across the New Forest area.

Berkshire project creates safer spaces and stronger voices for people living with HIV and LGBTQ+ communities
Thames Valley Positive Support has launched a National Lottery-funded Berkshire project focused on tackling isolation, stigma and barriers to support.

Hampshire architects swap desks for waders to help clear invasive plants from the River Test
Staff from ArchitecturePLB spent a volunteer day in Whitchurch removing Himalayan balsam and monkey flower from a chalk stream habitat in the Upper Test Valley.

Brighton RNLI is looking for eight new volunteers to help save lives at sea
Brighton RNLI is recruiting six volunteer lifeboat crew members and two launch authorities as its station continues responding around the clock to incidents off the Sussex coast.

Twenty fundraisers abseil 100 metres down Spinnaker Tower and raise more than £14,700
Twenty supporters took on a 100-metre descent down Portsmouth’s Spinnaker Tower, raising more than £14,700 for Trinity Winchester’s homelessness services.