'Bring Your Bear for Foster Care' day raises over £600 for Southampton Foster Carers' Association

Southampton Foster Carers' Association were presented with donations totaling £617.17 this week following a fundraising effort from staff at Southampton City Council.

We hosted a ‘Bring Your Bear for Foster Care’ day where staff brought their childhood teddy bears in to work and donated to the Foster Carers' Association.

We also produced a short video to help raise awareness of the need to recruit more foster carers for Southampton children. The fun video has been viewed more than 20,000 times on social media. It features teams from waste and recycling, housing, adult social care, parks, highways and others taking a minute out of their day to sing the ‘Bare Necessities’ song in support of foster carers and looked after children.

Southampton Thai Festival

Sat 7 July 11am-7pm and Sun 8 July 11am-6pm / Hoglands Park / Adults £4 / Children 5 - 15yrs  £2 / under 5's go free

Come and experience Thai culture at this great event, suitable for all ages. Taste authentic Thai cuisine, watch cooking demonstrations and food carving, watch traditional dancing while listening to live Thai music. There's a costume show and a Thai Boxing display, plus children's activities.

Could you get £140 off your energy bill with the Warm Home Discount Scheme?

CitizEn Energy, Southampton City Council's not-for-profit energy brand, are proud to be voluntarily supporting the Warm Home Discount Scheme. This is in place to help those of you who may be struggling to keep up with your energy payments. 

If you’re a customer who is getting Pension Credit, or are a low-income household, you could qualify for this one-off discount of £140 on your electricity bill. 

If you haven’t already, you can also get a quote from CitizEn Energy at their website.

Fuller Working Lives Careers Event

Grand Harbour Hotel | July 16 | 10am - 3pm

Southampton City Council’s Employment Support Team, the Education Development Trust and the DWP are hosting this free Fuller Working Lives Careers Event aimed at people over 45 years.

The event is ideal for people who would like help from advisors to retrain, regain or remain in employment to achieve a more financially secure future.