Together we make a difference Memories Professor Sri Kandiah
Chairman 2004 As a young family we moved into Chandlers Ford in 1990, se led in well to enjoy Hampshire as a county. A er a few years I decided to do some voluntary work and it was then I contacted Eastleigh Community Services. I was then signposted to Peter, who was very welcoming and a er explaining the various ac vi es that ECS carried out in the community, asked me if I would like to serve as a Trustee. ''We wouldn't be demanding too much of your me, but it will be very rewarding …….” was his line of persuasion. The rest is history as they would say. During my conversa on with Peter, I was quite touched by his humility, compassion and selflessness and felt very comfortable in his company. He was also very passionate about serving the vulnerable in the local community and this played a huge part in me deciding to become a Trustee and it is something that I constantly reminded myself even now, whilst serving One Community. I have been of course very fortunate in my role both as a trustee and chair of One Community, as we con nue to be supported by some amazing volunteers, dedicated trustees and commi ed employees, who remain passionate in what they do whilst serving the community. Long may this tradi on con nue.
Ann Nicholls
Paul Rollison
We supported the few voluntary groups who operated at that me, plus the churches/Lions Club/Rotary/History Society whose weekly newsle ers were typed on Gestetner stencils and printed off on an ink Gestetner duplicator in a small sta onery cupboard working with one typewriter and lots of Tippex!!!!
Having managed Community Transport in Eastleigh for the past 27 years, I believe that it is truly the heartbeat of the community. Without the volunteers and staff that pick up people across the borough in their blue buses, many elderly frail and disabled people would struggle to leave their homes and remain independent. Eastleigh is fortunate to have people who give their me and energy, and care so much for those who do not have access to public transport. I speak for colleagues past and present when I say that we all feel immensely proud to have played some part in making a difference.
Secretary 1978 - 2003 I was one of the first members of staff working in Eastleigh Council of Community Service in a small office as you entered the town hall.
Eastleigh Carnival was very big at this me for which we gave full secretarial support. In the early days Dial-A-Ride operated two evenings a week Thursday and Friday un l 9.00pm and was mostly used to take residents from John Darling Hall to Bingo held at the old Cinema, Portswood. They thoroughly enjoyed the trips. I can remember a carers centre was set up at what was Cranbury Road School and cra ed items were made. I was a recipient of a lovely foot stool which I s ll use today. My experience of 25 years with this organisa on gave me bosses who made coming to work a pleasure, gave me knowledge/interest in my community and above all, the warm hearted and generous people I met. I s ll occasionally get 'tooted' by minibus drivers !!! How lucky am I
Jean Roberts-Jones
Chief Execu ve 2011I have dressed up as Queen Victoria for the Museum, I have taken down gazebos in the pouring rain at events, I had tea with numerous clients and quietly cried when we have lost lovely volunteers and service users. It is an extraordinary role and I love every minute of it…. well almost every minute!
Senior Opera ons Manager 1991-
Joanne Miles
Family Services Manager 2008 The young carers project has gone from strength to strength since my me at One Community. A huge turning point was the award of 3 years funding from the Big Lo ery in 2010. This enabled us to put more resources into the support we offered and begin to work within the schools. The numbers of young carers grew from 12 – 100 in a short space of me. Partnerships began to form with the local secondary schools. which s ll exist today. The popularity of the project highlighted addi onal areas of need and this was around suppor ng a younger age range from 8 – 11 years old. We applied and were successful in a 3 year grant from Children in Need to extend our already popular service. A big highlight was a ending my first young carers residen al. It was such a fantas c weekend to see the young carers come out of their shells, build new friendships and make las ng memories. In 2016 our Emo onal Support Worker won the Wave 105 Award for Mental Health Worker Of The Year and a young carer won Carer Of The Year at the same awards ceremony. Also in 2016 a young carer won the Diana Award. These fantas c achievements really do make all of the hard work worthwhile.
The first 40 years