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Sponsor a collection – save food from the bin!
A huge thank you to Stella, Duncan, Alistair, Bruce and Douglas who have sponsored food collections this month so far. Each week, Graham does 5 collections from local co-ops and from our partner charity, The Big Difference. Each collection costs … Continue reading
The roll of honour – our October supporters!
A huge thank you to everyone who donated to our pantry during October, covering our costs for November! Here is the roll of honour of everyone who chipped in to raise the money we need to keep running the pantry … Continue reading
Event announcement: Jon Mason Storyteller presents Gawain, the Green Knight & other Winter’s Tales \ The Art House \ Fri 1.12.23
Warm the darkest nights with a feast of old tales! A cosy winter’s evening of seasonal stories for grown-ups, told by a master storyteller. “Utterly beguiling and absorbing… a fantastic and immersive evening of storytelling, and possibly the most Christmassy … Continue reading
What’s on – November 2023
As the nights draw in, we have a lovely selection of events to entice you out for an evening. Grant Sharkey launches his 21st (we think! album of his 20 year project to make 40 albums – 2 per year. … Continue reading
Event announcement: Hitting the Right Note
Whether you’re an artist looking to grow your audience, a professional growing your business or a promoter seeking to boost ticket sales, this masterclass will give you the tools to reach your goals. In this event, you’ll dive into the … Continue reading
Help us to provide a warm space this winter
We can’t thank you enough for supporting our summer fundraising efforts, which helped with the cost of keeping our indoor community pantry and cafe running during the warmer months. As winter draws near, we are looking forward to being able … Continue reading
Rescuing food for our community pantry with Graham
Join Graham on a journey this morning collecting essential supplies for the cafe and pantry! Stop 1, SO:Roast in Bitterne Triangle to collect some fresh beans ready for roasting in the cafe, helping to provide paid forward hot drinks, also … Continue reading
FILM SCREENING ANNOUNCEMENT: The Nettle Dress + recorded Q&A with Dylan Howitt and Allan Brown
We are thrilled to be hosting a small screening of Dylan Howitt’s beautiful film, The Nettle Dress, on Friday 6 October with a recorded Q&A with director and Allan Brown, the subject of the film. “The Nettle Dress plays like … Continue reading
We had a glitch in our payment system – can you help us catch up?
Thanks so much if you tried to donate last time we sent this email and apologies if you had issues – our payment account and Buy me a Coffee account had a falling out! We are assured it is all … Continue reading
Help us to rescue food from the bin!
Every week, we collect surplus food from a local food waste charity and local co-ops for our community pantry and redistribute the food. We love taking perfectly good, nutritious food that would become waste and sharing it, or making it … Continue reading
