News and events

We are recruiting! We need Play Workers to support our Mums and Young Children group on Tuesday and Friday mornings and Befrienders to provide support and friendship to a child aged between five [...]

Friends of the Famly wishes to say a very big thank you to Winchester City Penguins Swimming Club for providing a term of free swimming lessons to seven children from our 5s to 13s Befriending [...]

We have received a generous £500 donation from Waitrose which will enable our 5s to 13s children to experience an activity day to remember this summer! The donation is part of the store’s [...]

We are looking for a Play Leader to join our friendly team and organise play sessions for our Mums and Young Children group on a Tuesday and Friday morning (term-time only). Click here for the [...]

We celebrated the contribution our volunteers make to Friends of the Family at our annual volunteer thank you lunch on 9th June. Over 30 volunteer befrienders, play workers, counsellors and [...]

Taking place from 1st to 7th June each year, Volunteers’ Week gives us a chance to recognise the fantastic contribution volunteers make to our communities and say thank you. Our volunteers [...]

Would you like to volunteer with young children? We have opportunities for play volunteers in our Mums and Young Children group which takes place in Winchester on Tuesday and Friday mornings. [...]

We had a wonderful evening at the Mayor of Winchester’s annual Charity Ball on 23rd April which had a Bollywood theme! Guests enjoyed a three course dinner, complimentary wine, classical [...]

Our thanks go to the staff at Winchester Leisure Centre who very kindly chose Friends of the Family to benefit from the proceeds of their Easter activity morning on Wednesday 13th April. Over a [...]

On Wednesday 13th April, Winchester Sport and Leisure Park are holding an Easter Charity Morning which will be supporting Friends of the Family! For just £4, Children can take part in lots of [...]