Volunteers and providers ensure future of community clubs in Hampshire and Dorset
Brendoncare recently carried out a review of the community services it provides for older people. As part of that process, a number of community clubs in Hampshire and Dorset were placed at risk of closure, pending discussions with other local organisations who might be willing to step in and support them to continue. Following these […]
40 Faces of Brendoncare – Jane Robbins
In our 40th anniversary year, our 40 Faces of Brendoncare celebrate the wonderful people who make our organisation such a vibrant and friendly place. Today, meet volunteer Jane Robbins who has been helping to create some Christmas magic at Brendoncare St Giles View. About six years ago, Tor Robbins, the administrator of Brendoncare Park Road, […]
40 Faces of Brendoncare – Sandra Booth
Our 40 Faces of Brendoncare celebrates the people who make Brendoncare such a friendly, vibrant place in this, our 40th anniversary year. One of our longest serving colleagues Sandra Booth retired earlier this month (December), but before she left, she reflected on her time at Brendoncare Alton. Sandra Booth has many happy memories as she […]
Celebrating Tom’s ingenious invention on International Volunteer Day
To celebrate #InternationalVolunteerDay today (5th December) and Brendoncare’s #BigGive, we would like to introduce you to our wonderful volunteer, Tom Tottle. Tom has played a big part in helping to get our members active through his special invention now being used in the Dorset clubs. Tom put his engineering skills to good use, inventing an […]
40 Faces of Brendoncare – Dr Sam Meredith
Brendoncare’s Big Give campaign runs from 3rd – 10th December and its theme is Let’s Get Physical. To celebrate this exciting campaign, our 40 Faces of Brendoncare for the Big Give is Dr Sam Meredith from Southampton University. She played a key role in developing the volunteer-led exercise classes at our community clubs. Here, she tells […]
40 Faces of Brendoncare – Lee Wilson
International Men’s Day (19th November) recognises the contribution men and boys make to our society. One of its main aims is to promote wellbeing among men so our 40 Faces of Brendoncare today is Lee Wilson, a junior chef at Brendoncare Alton. Lee has a very powerful personal story to tell about how his job […]
40 Faces of Brendoncare – Eden Byrne
In our 40th anniversary year, our 40 Faces of Brendoncare celebrates the diversity of wonderful people who make us such a vibrant and friendly organisation. Meet one of our youngest 40 Faces, Eden Byrne, who has a remarkable story to tell. Eden is based in Northern Ireland but acts as a remote volunteer for Brendoncare. […]
Brendoncare marks International Volunteer Managers Day
Our volunteer managers play a very important part in changing the lives of people at Brendoncare – the volunteers themselves and the hundreds of people that our volunteers support in our care homes and communities we serve. International Volunteer Managers Day today (5th November) was founded and first observed in 1999. Its aim is to […]
40 Faces of Brendoncare – Roy Elliott
Our 40 Faces of Brendoncare celebrates the people who make Brendoncare such a friendly and vibrant place. We would like to introduce you to Roy Elliott, one of our longest-serving volunteers. Brendoncare for Roy is very much a family affair. A measure of volunteer Roy Elliott’s popularity came when the four Ferndown community clubs all […]
40 Faces of Brendoncare – Eric Smith
In our 40th anniversary year, our 40 Faces of Brendoncare celebrates the people who make Brendoncare such a vibrant and friendly organisation. Please let us introduce you to Eric Smith, one of our residents at Brendoncare Froxfield, who has a fascinating and emotional story to tell you. Eric joined us after his beloved wife Eileen […]
