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Museum Mischief Makers
Museum Partnership We have been working in partnership with the fantastic new Petersfield Museum. Since June they have run a closed group for Home-Start families, Museum Mischief Makers. This has allowed families to meet on Mondays when the Museum is closed. ...
Interview with Petersfield’s Shine Radio
Petersfield's Shine Radio To celebrate International Women's Day, Petersfield's Shine Radio featured talks with positive role models in the area. Our Scheme Manager, Nicola, was suggested as an inspirational role model and talked with Dave from Shine Radio about Home...
Mental Health First Aid Training
As more and more of the families that we support are struggling with issues around mental health, exacerbated by the challenging pandemic environment we believe it is vital to be able to upskill our staff and volunteers to support our local families with young...
Virtual Events
During lockdown, Robert Ingram - Home-Start Butser Events, and The Half Moon pub in Sheet have been running an amazing Virtual Events programme. These events enable you to enjoy delicious meals and professional entertainment from your own home! On the day of the...
Thank you!
WE DID IT, not only did we do it, but thanks to the wonderful generosity of the community, we exceeded our target and raised just over £30,000 in the Big Give Christmas Challenge 2020. Your kindness and help means we can support more local families during these...
Big Give Christmas Challenge
The Big Give Christmas Challenge Because Childhood Matters. A child’s earliest years are irreplaceable. Without a stable, loving, and nurturing environment, a very young child will not develop the vital foundations they need. Home-Start Butser is there for parents...
Thank you!
Staff member Tory and local Councillor Matthew Gass both harnessed fear during an adrenaline fuelled Sunday! Tory took part in a 15,000ft tandem skydive, and Matthew took part in a 160ft bungee jump. Thank you so much to both for taking on these challenges, and a huge...
Jump-Start!
Yet another brave person going to great heights to raise money for Home-Start Butser... We are thrilled that local Councillor Matthew Gass is taking on the challenge of a bungee jump on 25th October. Visit Matt's fundraising page to find out why he is jumping off a...
Musical Theatre Sunday Lunch
Enjoy a Sunday lunch with the incredible vocal talents of West End and Edinburgh Fringe star Sooz Kempner on 15 November at the Half Moon in Sheet. Arrival times between 2.45pm and 3.15pm for lunch interspersed with a 2 act show ending at around 6.00pm. Tickets and...
Music, Comedy and Drag Night
Tiffany Wells is back in Petersfield on Friday 23 October, this time supported by the fabulous Barbra Streisand tribute act Karen Bizzell! The show runs from 7.00pm to 9.45pm at the Half Moon in Sheet. Tickets and details are available online at Events. Tickets are...
Superstar Sophie!
Virtual London Marathon We are in absolute awe of our volunteer, Sophie, who took part in the virtual London Marathon at the weekend! Sophie powered through the pouring rain and managed to complete the run in 4 hours and 50 minutes - What an achievement! Thank you to...
Virtual Marathon!
You may remember that our wonderful volunteer, Sophie, had signed up to the London Marathon 2020. This wasn't able to go ahead in April, however Sophie is taking part in the virtual London Marathon on 4th October! Sophie has worked so hard to train for the event,...
Music in the Garden
After careful consideration it was decided the annual music Summer Festival event was unable to go ahead this year. Instead, we are delighted that Robert Ingram and his team have created a small, safe and socially distanced weekend of 'Music in the Garden’ at the Half...
Those who don’t jump will never fly!
At the beginning of the year, our team member Tory bravely signed up to do a sky dive in July, to raise money for Home-Start Butser. Due to the Coronavirus outbreak it had to be delayed. Tory finally had a date of 27th September, but frustratingly the weather wasn't...
100 Club
Home-Start Butser 100 Club Congratulations to the following 100 Club Prize Draw winning numbers over the last 3 months: April 2020: 87 May 2020: 93 June 2020: 102 This lottery supports our work with regular income, and gives members the chance to win 20% in a prize...
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