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LMS Proudly Sponsors Home-Start Butser’s 25th Anniversary Charity Gala
We are delighted to announce that LMS Security, a leading consulting services provider in the security industry, is the headline sponsor of Home-Start Butser’s 25th Anniversary Charity Gala. LMS has been a supporter of Home-Start Butser for the last two years,...
25th Anniversary Gala Event at Bedales
We are really excited to announce our special 25th Anniversary Gala Event taking place in October.
Annual General Meeting
Come along to our Annual General Meeting, celebrating 25 years supporting families and young children in the local community. This will be an opportunity to hear about the powerful work that Home-Start Butser does. We will be joined by the Deputy CEO of Home-Start UK...
Dusk-till-Dawn Walk
The Queen Elizabeth Country Park, in partnership with Churcher's College and The Sustainability Centre, is running a Summer Solstice Dusk-till-Dawn Walk, raising funds for Home-Start Butser. 20 June 2023 6:00pm to 21 June 2023 4:30am This moonlit trek covers 18.4km of...
Home-Start Butser Quiz Night
As part of our programme of events celebrating our 25th year, we are hosting a Quiz Night on Friday 3 February 2023, 7pm for 7.30pm, at Buriton Village Hall. A ploughman's supper is included in the ticket price of £15 per person. Table/teams of 6 (small...
Job Vacancy – Family Group Leader
A vacancy has arisen within the staff team at Home-Start Butser for a part time Family Group Leader. The successful applicant will be responsible for planning, resourcing, and leading group support for Home-Start families in Petersfield, Clanfield, and Horndean and...
Little Steps
Baby and Toddler Groups Our Little Steps baby and toddler groups will be running throughout the summer holidays, and school-age children are welcome to come along too. Join us from 9.30 - 11.30am at the following locations: Petersfield on Thursdays at the United...
The Half Moon Summer Entertainment Festival 2022
The Half Moon are putting on a month of outdoor music and theatre events to raise awareness and funds for Home-Start Butser. The festival will showcase a huge range of brilliant local talent from Wednesday 6 July to Sunday 31 July. The line up includes fantastic bands...
Daytime Volunteer Preparation Training Course
5 wonderful new volunteers and a trustee completed their training this week. The volunteers are ready to be matched with local families to provide vital support. Could you spare two hours a week to help a vulnerable family? Our next Volunteer Preparation Training will...
Mooeys
Marvellous Mooeys works its magic with Home-Start Butser parents and children.Last week throughout half-term Mooeys the gorgeous new nail and beauty salon on Petersfield High Street promoted the local family support charity Home-Start Butser. Owner Vanessa Moss said...
Little Steps in Petersfield – New time and venue
Our Family group in Petersfield is changing times and moving to a new venue! It will still run on Thursdays, but as of 3 March it will be a new time of 9.30am - 11.30am at the United Reformed Church in Petersfield. We hope to see lots of families there!
Volunteering Opportunity
We are currently recruiting new volunteers to provide practical and emotional support to local families with young children. Our next Volunteer Preparation Training Course begins in March. Please get in touch if you are interested, and we would be very grateful if...
The Big Give Christmas Challenge 2021
WE DID IT! Thanks to the wonderful generosity of the community, we exceeded our target and raised £34,295 in the Big Give Christmas Challenge 2021. Your kindness means we can support more local families going through challenging times, and this is what your help...
Little Steps
The Return of Home-Start Family Groups We are very excited to be opening our Family Groups again, including a new group in East Meon. The Clanfield Family Group starts on August 20, Fridays 9.30-11.30am at Clanfield Memorial Hall. The East Meon Family...
Home-Start Festival
Music and Drama Festival at the Half Moon The annual Home-Start music festival at the Half Moon went up several gears this year to become a 3-week festival of drama and music enjoyed by over 1300 people and raising £10,000! Drama was in the form of Emma, by Jane...
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