charity work What we have accomplished together: A year in review In a year of lock downs, remote volunteering at Winchester Hub has thrived. Read how our committee found this year and all the wonderful things they accomplished.
charity work A Social Innovation Programme Reflection Last January, we launched the Social Innovation Programme (SIP) at Winchester Hub and over the past 17 months we have run four cohorts, supporting 14 community groups to tackle challenges they are currently
charity work A Week of Activity: Why we are doing it and how to get involved On the 26th of April, Winchester Hub will be partaking in the Innovate 8 Challenge to raise money for the Innovate Fund at Student Hubs. Read more about what that entails here.
charity work Why get into Volunteering? Are you considering getting into volunteering? Hear from our Communications committee member Kate about her volunteering journey and what volunteering means to her.
charity work Social Isolation and Loneliness Loneliness is a real problem many of us are facing during lockdown and this is true for lots of elderly people. Find out how this affects them and how you can help.
hedgehogs Hedgehogs Night Walk As part of our Give It a Go Campaign "Save the Hedgehogs", University of Winchester student Annie Zygmunt has written a story about Hedgehogs at night...
charity work How we’re helping with the crisis of capacity in light of COVID-19 COVID-19 has resulted in challenging times and has us all stretched for capacity in all aspects of our lives. Read how Winchester Hub is supporting communities and students to have the capacity to continue to flourish during difficult times.
hedgehogs How you can be a hedgehog hero on Bonfire Night As part of our Give It a Go Campaign "Save the Hedgehogs", University of Winchester alumni Jenna Lloyd has written a blog with some top tips for keeping hedgehogs safe on Bonfire Night...
hedgehogs The Dangers of Guy Fawkes Night to Hedgehogs In relation to our Give It a Go Campaign "Save the Hedgehogs", writer Lottie Pound created this poster about hedgehogs and what to be aware of on November 5th, Bonfire Night.
social action Hamish In relation to our Give It a Go Campaign "Save the Hedgehogs", here is a short story by Sophie Walters.
social action Bonfire Night - a Haiku In relation to our Give It a Go Campaign "Save the Hedgehogs", Melissa Beavis wrote a Haiku about November 5th, Bonfire Night.
male volunteers How We Are Doing Remote Volunteering It is our first week back at university after our long summer holiday! Some of you might be freshers, others starting second year and some delving deep into third year! However, no matter
youth theatre The Arts and Budget Cuts With the swinging cuts to the national education budget in recent years, children's arts education has been suffering. Often, schools have less and less funding available to provide a fully comprehensive programme of
volunteering 10 reasons to volunteer this semester According to YouGov, around one in four people in the UK regularly volunteer. We think everyone should volunteer, as there are endless benefits to volunteering, such as making new friends, building your confidence
linkages Elderly Isolation, and what we’re doing to tackle it The number of older people in the UK who regularly feel lonely is growing. With the dedication of our staff and student volunteers, our LinkAges project aims to change this.The problem of
highlights Semester One Update As this very busy semester has come to an end, we thought we'd take the opportunity to reflect on the highlights of the year so far. Here's our student committee's favourite moments from
