Charity news

Runners during the ABP Southampton Marathon for Solent Mind

Runners raise over £4,000 for mental health charity

Age Concern Hampshire (ACH) has been supporting older people across the county since 1985

Age Concern Hampshire (ACH) has been supporting older people across the county since 1985

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Charity launches £40k fundraising campaign to celebrate 40th anniversary

Two teams of five rowed 50km each as fast as they could

Two teams of five rowed 50km each as fast as they could

Rowing challenge raises hundreds for dementia charity

A business volunteering day

A business volunteering day

Hampshire charity launches initiative to connect businesses and local charities

Macular Society supporting group members

Macular Society supporting group members

Charity to hold event to raise awareness of leading cause of sight loss

The Rainbow Centre, in Fareham, has launched its Easter Egg Appeal for 2025

The Rainbow Centre, in Fareham, has launched its Easter Egg Appeal for 2025

Rainbow Centre launches Easter Egg Appeal for 2025

The Barratt Homes relay team at last year's event

The Barratt Homes relay team at last year's event

Housebuilder gets set to run relay marathon for charity

Fred McKie, Sarah Carr and Paula McKie celebrating their return to the UK from Australia

Fred McKie, Sarah Carr and Paula McKie celebrating their return to the UK from Australia

New Milton man to run London Marathon for pancreatic cancer research

Louise Hill, co-founder and CEO of GoHenry from Lymington

Louise Hill, co-founder and CEO of GoHenry from Lymington

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Women race 1,200km across India in rickshaws to raise money for charity

Hope Street is an innovative project for charity, One Small Thing, located in Southampton

Hope Street is an innovative project for charity, One Small Thing, located in Southampton

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'Transformational' £5m grant to fund project to help women and children

Maria Stefea and Jayne Holloway from Barchester's South Division

Maria Stefea and Jayne Holloway from Barchester's South Division

Regional directors to swap suits for chef whites in charity cook-off

Parker Meggitt presented a donation of £7,802.75 to the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance charity

Parker Meggitt presented a donation of £7,802.75 to the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance charity

Company donates more than £7,000 to charity

The No Limits visit with Southampton Test MP, Satvir Kaur, CEO Natalie Webb and former Chief Exec Mike Harris

The No Limits visit with Southampton Test MP, Satvir Kaur, CEO Natalie Webb and former Chief Exec Mike Harris

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Southampton charity receives new government funding to help young people

Dobbies’ Cadnam store is pledging to raise funds for Alzheimer’s Research UK

Dobbies’ Cadnam store is pledging to raise funds for Alzheimer’s Research UK

Alzheimer's Research UK partnership announced by local garden centre

Local volunteers donated hundreds of man-hours to the project

Local volunteers donated hundreds of man-hours to the project

Youth centre reopens after four week refurbishment

The DP World Charity cheque presentation

The DP World Charity cheque presentation

DP World donates over £26,000 to six charities

Mascots Billy Barratt from Barratt David Wilson Homes and Flo the Bear from Heartbeat prepare for Heart and Stroll

Mascots Billy Barratt from Barratt David Wilson Homes and Flo the Bear from Heartbeat prepare for Heart and Stroll

Charity walk expects more than 1,500 participants

Four members of the CMe Media team personally delivered the donation bags to Barnardo’s

Four members of the CMe Media team personally delivered the donation bags to Barnardo’s

Marketing agency supports local charity shop by donating clothing items

Josh Towers, founder of Teenage Helpline

Josh Towers, founder of Teenage Helpline

Charity rebrands as it expands its reach and support

Toys that have been donated to the appeal

Toys that have been donated to the appeal

Thousands of toys donated to Southampton Toy Appeal

Runners at the starting line of the race

Runners at the starting line of the race

Cardiac charity named as beneficiary after fundraiser makes £100,000

The Eastleigh Community Showcase event

The Eastleigh Community Showcase event

Charity fair to offer roles in youth work, catering and events support

Kim Purkis the families at Disneyland

Kim Purkis the families at Disneyland

Charity founder takes 21 families on trip to Disneyland Paris

Eden Motor Group partnered with the Trussell Trust to collect food donations for local food banks.

Eden Motor Group partnered with the Trussell Trust to collect food donations for local food banks.

Eden Vauxhall helps collect donations for local food banks

CCS, Bidfood and Comax UK at Harvest Fine Foods Ltd

CCS, Bidfood and Comax UK at Harvest Fine Foods Ltd

Thousands of cooking kits to be delivered to schools in Southampton

Family Support Worker Laura with Quickdraw Supplies team.

Family Support Worker Laura with Quickdraw Supplies team.

Generosity of local business brings some festive cheer to charity

The generators on their way to Ukraine

The generators on their way to Ukraine

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New Forest charity sends 434 generators to Ukraine

The charity receiving its cheque

The charity receiving its cheque

Romsey cancer patient raises more than £2000 for charity

Colleagues at the Tesco Superstore in Whiteley with members of the local Guide Dogs group

Colleagues at the Tesco Superstore in Whiteley with members of the local Guide Dogs group

Supermarket’s charity bookcase raises £300 for guide dogs

Helen, who is supported by Minstead Trust and works as a café assistant

Helen, who is supported by Minstead Trust and works as a café assistant

Charity launches appeal to support young people with learning disabilities

The project was led by Peter and Anne Corder from Cambridgeshire

The project was led by Peter and Anne Corder from Cambridgeshire

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Charity initiative collects over 1,000 pairs of glasses for rural Africans

Communicare chair of Trustees, Barrie Worth, mayor Soton Cllr Shields and Annie Clewlow Communicare manager

Communicare chair of Trustees, Barrie Worth, mayor Soton Cllr Shields and Annie Clewlow Communicare manager

Southampton charity raises £1,600 in Christmas Tree of Light campaign

The charity team with the book

The charity team with the book

British-Ukrainian author visits New Forest to thank aid volunteers

HWB audit senior Callum Green; Helen Hamblen, chief executive of Dementia Support Hampshire & IOW; and HWB director Michaela Johns

HWB audit senior Callum Green; Helen Hamblen, chief executive of Dementia Support Hampshire & IOW; and HWB director Michaela Johns

Accountants to hold bake-off and gaming event for dementia charity

Jane Dunn has been named the new patron of the RSPCA Stubbington Ark

Jane Dunn has been named the new patron of the RSPCA Stubbington Ark

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Celebrity baker joins as new patron of Stubbington Ark

Hygiene products for the Multibank initiative

Hygiene products for the Multibank initiative

Saints announce partnership to tackle 'hygiene poverty'

Musana educates more than 5,000 children and treats 36,000 patients per year

Musana educates more than 5,000 children and treats 36,000 patients per year

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Ugandan charity opens UK office in Chandler’s Ford

A Tesco colleague with a food donation bag

A Tesco colleague with a food donation bag

Call for donations of tinned goods in supermarkets

Caitlyn Sherry, corporate partnerships manager at Mountbatten Hampshire

Caitlyn Sherry, corporate partnerships manager at Mountbatten Hampshire

Businesses invited to join partnership with hospice organisation

Paint Pots Preschool & Nursery has recently achieved charitable status.

Paint Pots Preschool & Nursery has recently achieved charitable status.

Nursery group becomes a charity

Breast Cancer Now is one of the largest breast cancer charities in the UK

Breast Cancer Now is one of the largest breast cancer charities in the UK

Barratt Homes in Southampton raise money for breast cancer

Leigh-Beth Stroud (Parkinson’s UK), Ellie Johnston (Bereavement Services Officer SCC) and Claire Hodges (Team Leader SCC)

Leigh-Beth Stroud (Parkinson’s UK), Ellie Johnston (Bereavement Services Officer SCC) and Claire Hodges (Team Leader SCC)

Crematorium donates more than £11,000 to charities

Southampton Quakers have signed an agreement to share their building with The Society of St James

Southampton Quakers have signed an agreement to share their building with The Society of St James

Quakers to share meeting house with charity

Olivia Doran Tree of Light Communicare Southampton

Olivia Doran Tree of Light Communicare Southampton

Charity launches Tree of Light campaign to tackle loneliness