Welcome to Give Gain Grow - Gosport Community Group's Website
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Welcome to Give Gain Grow Gosport Community Group website. We are a local community group, mainly supporting adults with learning disabilities and mental health issues, based in the local South coast town of Gosport, Hampshire.
We exist with our main aim being to help reduce social isolation, to encourage community inclusion and promote general well-being. We do this by the facilitation of community-led projects in the local area for the benefit of everyone! We run Gosport Community Gardeners Group - further information about this group can be found below. N.B. - Currently, due to the on-going Coronavirus pandemic, our regular group sessions are still closed. We are however, looking for a small number of volunteers to help us safely (following strict social distancing and safety guidelines) in an outdoor environment to assist us with tidying up our allotment space over Summer 2020, please see Latest News & Updates section below for more information.
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Find out more about our regular community groups here:
Talking Heads Social Group (now closed)
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Gosport Community Gardeners Group
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Find other local Gosport-based Frienship groups (on Facebook) below:
Facebook - Gosport Friendship Groups search. |
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N.B. - Group sessions are temporarily closed due to Coronavirus.
Sessions meet Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1pm-3pm at our allotment plot in Rowner. |
Latest News & Updates...
- Wanted: Volunteer Help over Summer 2020 as we gradually and safely re-open our Allotment...
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Do you like gardening? - Lockdown got you feeling a bit low and needing a change of scene?
Get some exercise outdoors and maintain a sense of wellbeing in these unusual times! Following lockdown, Gosport Community Gardeners are looking to gradually re-open our allotment plot for our community groups to enjoy regular gardening sessions - and we need some help with tidying up! Over lockdown, some things have become overgrown and got a little out of hand and any time you could spare would really help us out. We will be observing and maintaining safe social distancing and we can only allow a maximum of up to 6 people on site at any one time. Stay safe with us - we take our responsibility to keeping everyone safe very seriously and there would be someone on site to oversee all volunteers, ensuring a positive and fun experience for all. As the allotment is a large open space, with various sections for volunteers to help with, social distancing is something we can easily implement on-site. If you are interested, please call us on 07837 841186 to arrange a date and time to volunteer during allotment opening hours (N.B. It is most likely an answerphone, so please leave a message and we will get back to you)! |
Volunteers Wanted to help with Allotment Tidy Up - Summer 2020
- >> New Allotment Summer 2020 photos added, click here to see them.
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Summer 2020 update on the Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak and how this affects us
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Since the end of March 2020, when the UK Government issued a country-wide lockdown, life across the country changed for everyone due to the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) virus - obviously our main priority as a community focused group is to ensure the safety and well-being of all our volunteers and also that we keep you up to date with any new developments as they change.
Since mid-June 2020, there has been a gradual and consistent easing of lockdown measures, including unlimited exercise, being able to meet, but limit contact with others from other households and for some schools to re-open for reception year classes. In July non-essential shops, cafés, pubs and other services also re-opened, with changes made to ensure the safety of their staff and customers, and putting social distancing measures in place too. In August Give Gain Grow Committee members have continued to meet safely by having regular meetings on the Zoom video platform. Current Government guidance is to Stay Alert, Control the Virus, Save Lives. Trust only official sources for information... We urge you to only trust information from the following official sources to avoid any misleading or incorrect information as there is a lot of mis-information going around. Official trusted websites are as follows:
- Other Coronavirus resources: - Specific Official UK Government advice: How to stay safe as a volunteer - www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-how-to-help-safely--2/coronavirus-how-to-help-safely |
Stay Alert > Control The Virus > Save Lives banner - UK Government. (C) Crown Copyright 2020
Above: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Support information for Gosport Residents - courtesy of Gosport Voluntary Action, Gosport Borough Council & Hampshire Country Council.
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Action For Happiness - Mindfulness Action Calendar: March 2020
Each month, we will be sharing a different Action Calendar for Mindfulness, courtesy of Action For Happiness.org - the calendars all contain an inspiring quote plus some simple everyday things we can do or think about that can give you that inspiration or motivational lift that we all sometimes need in everyday life...
(image and content below is courtesy of actionforhappiness.org/calendars)
- This month's theme is: Mindful March 2020 - daily actions for you to spread a bit of goodness across the world.
(image and content below is courtesy of actionforhappiness.org/calendars)
Action Calendar: March 2020 - content and image is courtesy of www.actionforhappiness.org/calendars
Gosport Community Gardeners: Allotment site being upgraded over Winter 2020...
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Gosport Community Gardeners Allotment site will be temporarily closed throughout the Winter 2019/2020 - due to the Coronavirus outbreak, the re-opening of the allotment has now been postponed until later in the year or possibly pushed back to early 2021.
Exciting new construction work has begun on site with the very generous help of volunteers from the National Grid which will be a complete overhaul of the allotment, introducing some fantastic new features including a new shelter building, new polytunnels, more accessibility for disabled users with a new wheelchair-friendly pathway and easier to reach planting beds for those with physical disabilities. We will re-open the allotment to all volunteers with a grand re-opening possibly sometime later this year or early 2021. If you want to join the Gosport Community Gardeners group as a new member or for other enquiries, please phone 07426 494118 or e-mail: givegaingrow@hotmail.com for more information. |
GcG Allotment site is being upgraded and will be closed over Winter 2019, but re-opening late 2020 or early 2021.
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How to Feel Your Feelings...
How to feel your feelings poster... image and content below is courtesy of the Everyday Mindfulness Twitter page, and Emily McDowell.
How To Feel Your Feelings - poster by Emily McDowell.
IMPORTANT: New Contact Phone Number for Give Gain Grow Community Group
From 19th September 2019, the new phone number for Give Gain Grow is: 07426 494118 - please take note of this new number as this is what will be using from now on.
Saturday 8th June 2019 - Gosport Community Gardeners Plants raise funds for the group
Gosport Community Gardeners group would like to thank members, Rachel and Laura who did a plant sale at St. Mary's Church, Rowner earlier today and were able to raise a fabulous £81.61 towards funding the group.. Well done indeed!
Monday 27th May 2019 - Our Spring Community Allotment Open Day was a blooming success...
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We had a great day for the Gosport Community Gardeners' Spring Community Allotment Open Day and we were so proud of how the allotment was looking today thanks to all the volunteers' continuous hard work - it just wouldn't happen without you!
Members of the group met with the general public and showed them our community allotment plot at Rowner Allotments on Monday 27th May 2019. We managed to raise £89 from generous donations which will help our fund to pay for shed repairs following a recent break-in at the allotments. |
Here are some photos from the Gosport Community Gardeners' Open Day...
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News Update: National Grid Ventures Supporting Give Gain Grow's Talking Heads Group: April 2019
The group have been very fortunate to have gained the support of The National Grid in the issue of combatting loneliness in Gosport.
For members attending our Talking Heads Social Group who are unable to access public transport either through limited mobility or disability issues and you would benefit from attending our Talking Heads group, then please contact us to arrange transport for you. Talking Heads meet at Caffé Lee and Gosport Discovery Centre - please check our website and Facebook page for times and dates each month.
It helps if we have as much notice as possible if you need a lift, so don’t delay and call about Talking Heads Group today on 07426 494118.
For further details and registered information on the UK operating companies within the National Grid group please visit :www.nationalgrid.com/group/about-us/corporate-registrations
For members attending our Talking Heads Social Group who are unable to access public transport either through limited mobility or disability issues and you would benefit from attending our Talking Heads group, then please contact us to arrange transport for you. Talking Heads meet at Caffé Lee and Gosport Discovery Centre - please check our website and Facebook page for times and dates each month.
It helps if we have as much notice as possible if you need a lift, so don’t delay and call about Talking Heads Group today on 07426 494118.
For further details and registered information on the UK operating companies within the National Grid group please visit :www.nationalgrid.com/group/about-us/corporate-registrations
Wear a Hat Day - Friday 29th March 2019 Fundraiser for Brain Tumour Research
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Give Gain Grow volunteers and the Gosportarians, along with Gosport Mayor - Diane Furlong were all out and about today helping to raise money for Brain Tumour Research charity, celebrating National Wear A Hat Day in Gosport High Street. The weather was fanastic and the people of Gosport were very generous in their donations and we are pleased to announce we raised over £100 for the charity.
#WearAHatDay #fundraising #gosport |
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Friday 29th March 2019 - A Fond Farewell to volunteer and Chair of Give Gain Grow, Chris Fernie...
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It would be fair to say that Chris Fernie, GGG Chair up until the end of March 2019, devoted a great deal of time and effort in her role with Give Gain Grow. We thank her for all her hard work over the past few years and all the volunteering hours she put in at the allotment with Gosport Community Gardeners Group. The group surprised her today with a photo cake, signed card and a present today at Gosport Discovery Centre to wish her well on her future adventures and hope she enjoys a well earned retirement - all of the team and members of Give Gain Grow will miss you - but you made such a positive impact on the group and this will always be so valued.
So here's to Chris and as she says in her own words: "Never be afraid to follow your dreams..." Thank you Chris for being an ispirational, enthusiastic and wonderful Chair for the group. Another member of the committee, volunteer Chris Seward has now taken up the role of Chair for the group. |
Give Gain Grow say a fond farewell to Chair, Chris Fernie - pictured at Gosport Discovery Centre.
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Ten Keys to Happier Living
The Great DREAM - we want to share this inspirational Ten Keys to Happier Living acronym poster below.
(image is courtesy of actionforhappiness.org)
(image is courtesy of actionforhappiness.org)
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