MACHY
MAY 2017
Issue No 104
Gardening Club Expansion
We are all very excited about our new allotment which was generously
offered to us at the beginning of the year. The site is not as well
designed and provisioned as our first allotment - yet!
We have been grateful for the hard work of everyone who helped to clear the
site and particularly Keith and Danny who worked rotavating the site.
Maria has planned just two long borders for growing this season with a
central path. We are quite late for seed sowing but nonetheless this has been
fortunate as it means we missed the frost of the April 22/23 weekend. Maria
and the members are planting seed potatoes and beans and just using the
site for basic vegetable growing this season until we have a good plan and
more resources to make use of the area.
Keith rotavating our new allotment
VOLUNTEER WANTED : We are looking for more volunteers for the Gardening Club, in
particular we want to recruit someone who has practical and carpentry skills and would
enjoy doing maintenance work on fences and gates and might like to be a bit creative! We
have some great plans. Please contact the office if that sounds like you. The commitment
would only be about four hours each month, unless you wanted to do more.
Come along and see our work at our Gardening Club Open Day on Saturday August 5
with Maria. Rosie Yeomans will be with us again giving practical gardening advice.
Saints Pennant
Sealed Bid Auction
Saints Football Club have generously given the
society a Club Pennant to use for fundraising. The
Pennant has been signed by all the 2016-7 team, it
also has a Certificate of Authenticity.
We are offering this to members or supporters who
are interested and wish to offer a sealed bid.
Just post us your bid price on a sheet of paper with
your name and contact details.
All bids must be received by June 15.
DIARY EVENTS
• SCAMS talk for people who live independently. By invitation - May
23. Call the office if you would like to come along.
• Community picnic at Eastleigh Rec (The Point end) 12 noon
Tuesday June 6 Organised by the Active Citizens. OPEN TO ALL!
• West End Carnival – Procession & stall at Hatch Grange – Sat June
17. Our members are walking as characters from Harry Potter books
• Skittles evening to celebrate 10 years of The Chill Out Club – Mon
June 19
• Summer BBQ – Sat July 8 at Royal Victoria Country Park
• Gardening Club Open Day – Sat August 5 with Rosie Yeomans
Exploring Theatre Craft (Event 5)
PYGMALION
Twenty people came on this trip
to the Nuffield Theatre at the
start of May. We had a back
stage and on stage tour, took
part in a workshop about the
story of Pygmalion before
seeing the show. We also had
a warm welcome at a local pub
where we had supper. A good
night out!
Local Giving Small Charities Day JUNE 22
For one day only - doubling donations by up to £25!
In recognition of the difficulties small charities face to cover
costs, Local Giving have put together this special match
funding day.
Starting at 10am on Thursday 22nd June, Localgiving will be
doubling one-time donations to local charities pound-for-pound by
up to £25! The campaign will take place as part of Small Charity
Week 2017, launching at 10:00 and running until the fund runs
out, or 23:59 - whichever comes first.
Small Charity Week celebrates and raises awareness of the
essential work of the UK’s small charity sector - of the invaluable
contribution that these groups make to the lives of millions of individuals, communities and
causes across the UK and the rest of the world.
The Small Charity Week match fund has been kindly funded by the FSI and a private
philanthropist.
https://localgiving.org/what-we-do/campaigns/small-charity-weekmatch-fund
WEST END CARNIVAL VOLUNTEERS
We are looking for people to work with us on
Saturday June 17 2017
The theme of this year’s Carnival is “Childrens Books”. Our
members have chosen the Harry Potter books.
We have the main characters for our Harry Potter themed walk: Harry, Hermione,
Ron, George, Hagrid, the Hogswarts Express Train driver and …
who would you be?
Other characters can still join in, let Michelle know who you will be!
You need to choose a character, find your costume and come to our dress
rehearsal, where you will hear all the details of the day.
Call Michelle 023 8048 3471 and leave your name and phone number.
REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 263620
[email protected] www.ebrmencap.org.uk
56 Oak Tree Road, Southampton SO18 1PH Tel 023 8048 3471