The Pink Place

Nina is such a fantastic volunteer at The Pink Place offering her Sansaar - Yoga & Ayurveda Wellness for guests. The feedback is always amazing and the benefits of calming a busy mind often mentioned.

Thank you Nina! 🫶🏼

Following our request for bakers, we have to say a huge thank you to Rachycake , who also provided a cake last week

She baked a delicious, super tall (and super light) Victoria Sponge filled with jam and buttercream and served with refreshments at our Cancer Wellbeing Support Groups.

Head over to her page to see some of her wonderful creations and watch out for more because she has offered to be a regular baker for us.

Thank you 🍰 🙏

Following our SOS for cake bakers, The Homemade Brownie Company stepped up with this box of Triple Chocolate Brownies, beautifully wrapped and presented to serve with refreshments at our Cancer Wellbein ups.

They have also agreed to make regular monthly cake donations, so a huge, huge thank you to Adam, Laura and the team.

Our heartfelt thanks to all our amazing volunteers who dedicated their time and energy to help with our fundraising bucket collection at the Tesco Store in Shopping Centre last Friday.

Also, thanks to the amazing generosity of Tesco customers on the day, we collected £654. Your contributions make a huge difference and help us to continue providing vital services within our community.

A big thanks to Jim Garner of Loddon Lodge 8223 - Basingstoke Freemasons, for their recent donation of £100. We also extend our congratulations to Jim, who has just begun his tenure as Worshipful Master for the year.

Last night’s sell-out Brush Party at Howard Park Bowls Club was an evening of painting combined with a splash of fun, music and laughter.

Thanks to everyone who came and supported the event, which raised £455!

A big thanks as well to the very talented Kharmen Edmondson for helping us produce 32 "Masterpieces"!

We would like to extend a huge thank you to the team at LAVAZZA Professional UK in Basingstoke following two important and generous displays of kindness.

Firstly, they have chosen to partner with us, and the team will undertake a range of activities to help raise vital funds throughout the year.

They have also installed one of their FLAVIA coffee machines in our Orchard office, which allows us to provide a range of freshly brewed premium drinks to those who attend our Cancer Well-Being Support Groups, Workshops, Complementary Therapies, and Counselling sessions.

Big thanks to Michelle Constantinou and Sam Bennett from Lavazza, who popped in to share the first cup!

Huge thanks to Lavazza Professional, who have just signed up a team for our charity golf day in September. We now only have two more team spaces!

If you fancy a great day out, you cam see which other local businesses will be joining us and book your team online.

https://thepinkplace.org.uk/fundraising/golf/

This week Basingstoke GC opened their new course in Dummer with the first ten holes now available for play.

On Sunday, Club Captain, Richard Carpenter (centre), Ladies Captain, Carrie O'Herlihy (left) and Veteran's Captain, Bob Jenner (right, arranged for some lucky members to play on the opening day, in return for a charity donation.

These were split between The Pink Place (& Blue Space), as part of Richard's Captain's Charity Of The Year fundraising, and also to the Ladies Captain's charity, the fantastic Victoria's Promise.

All three captains and their Vice Captains played three rounds of golf each with different members, raising around £1,500 on the day!

A big thank you from us all!

🆘 Appeal for Volunteer Home Bakers 👩‍🍳🍰

Homemade cakes are served with a cuppa at our Wellbeing Cancer Support sessions each week to help create a welcoming, friendly atmosphere for those attending.

We’re currently in need of volunteer home bakers to for sponges, traybakes or cupcakes once per month (drop off daytimes Wednesday / Thursday at The Orchard, White Hart Lane, Basingstoke, RG21 4AF (free parking).

If you can help, please contact Kay:
Tel: 07899 970841 / e: [email protected]

THANK YOU 💕

👩‍🎨 Buddy artists, fancy painting this? ** Open to all **

** 20/6 - Sorry, this event is now sold out **

We are having an evening of fun and fundraising - two weeks today!
Partnering with Brush Party, the UK’s ‘Paint and Sip’ experts

📍 Howard Park Bowl’s Club in Basingstoke
🗓️ Monday 1st July 2024

We provide everything for your painting session… including a fun environment for you and your friends to have a great night out being creative.

Tickets cost just £33.00 (last few remaining)

** 20/6 - Sorry, this event is now sold out **

https://thepinkplace.org.uk/product/brush-party/

A huge thanks to everyone who has donated - we have three full sacks on their way to Recycling for Good Causes.

This includes Gold & silver jewellery (broken & damaged) / Costume jewellery / Watches / Used stamps – UK & Foreign / First Day Covers / Foreign & UK coins & notes (out of date) / Mobile phones / Cameras / Electronic gaming devices / iPods / MP3 players / Tablet computers

Find out more how you can donate old unwanted and what we can take on our website: https://thepinkplace.org.uk/fundraising/recycling/

Recycle and help your local Cancer Support Charity.

A huge thank you this morning to Festival Place in Basingstoke for a very generous £400 donation. This is on top of the £71.24 they raised in their office reception by staff, visitors and contractors selling chocolate and biscuits close to their sell by date from the vending machines.

Here's Kim Leggett (Support Services Manager) & Roy Williams (Compliance Manager) of Festival Place handing over the cheque.

👩‍🎨 Open to all - an evening of fun and fundraising - three weeks today!

Partnering with Brush Party, the UK’s ‘Paint and Sip’ experts, we are having a fundraising event at Howard Park Bowl’s Club in Basingstoke on Monday 1st July 2024.

We provide everything for your painting session… including a fun environment for you and your friends to have a great night out being creative.

Tickets cost just £33.00 and are selling fast - perfect for groups!

https://thepinkplace.org.uk/product/brush-party/

Some of our wonderful Pink Place volunteers joined with other local charity volunteers, at Basingstoke Voluntary Action Tea Party in the gardens of The Orchard, to celebrate all their hard work and commitment in so many voluntary roles within our community. Dan Putty, Mayor of Basingstoke and Deane, joined the celebration, thanking them for everything they do to make a difference across the borough.

If you face uncertainty following a cancer diagnosis, we offer One-To-One Newcomer sessions on Mondays, where we can chat through where you're at and help you decided if any of our sessions would help.

With a range of wellbeing services, everybody has different needs, and we know that sometimes that first step is the hardest.

So, know that we are here, ready… for when you need us.

https://thepinkplace.org.uk/services/

Fundraising Brush Party 🧑🏽‍🎨🎨

Join Us for a Fun-Filled Evening!
Music, drinks and painting whilst supporting a great cause.

The Pink Place has partnered with Brush Party, the UK’s ‘Paint and Sip’ experts, for a fundraising event at Howard Park Bowl’s Club in Basingstoke on Monday 1st July 2024.

Tickets cost just £33 and spaces are limited.

This is a fun event, with music and drinks so if you’d like to find out more about this fantastic fundraising evening, perfect for groups of friends, see the website, where you can also buy your tickets.

https://thepinkplace.org.uk/product/brush-party/

Coming up at our next Wednesday morning Cancer Wellbeing Group, we will be welcoming Sarah Sharp from Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (HHFT) to give a talk on diet and nutrition, including the new HHFT online tool “Eating well with cancer”, dispelling myths, discussing side effects of treatment, and answering any questions you may have.

🗓️ Wednesday 5th June, 2024
📍Howard Park Bowls Club, Basingstoke

Visit our website to learn more about our range of services and Wellbeing Support Groups

https://thepinkplace.org.uk

This, is the amazing Carol Murphy, who took part in a skydive last week to raise money for the Pink Place.

"I made the decision to raise vital funds for The Pink Place because, following my cancer diagnosis, they have helped me face my fears and get back to living life again. I feel truly blessed to have experienced their support!"

Carol raised a whopping £2,010, while facing fears and living life to the max! 🪂

Our next organised skydive is in September, so if you fancy doing something amazing like Carol, pop to our website to find out more:

https://thepinkplace.org.uk/fundraising/skydive/

Delighted that Aaron Boyd, Specialist Cancer Rehab Personal Trainer, will be talking about rehabilitation, and the many benefits of movement and exercise when affected by cancer, plus the one-to-one cancer referral scheme he runs at the Aquadrome .

Get in touch for details of this & our full range of Wellbeing Services and Support.
website: www.thepinkplace.org.uk or WhatsApp/tel: 07899 970841 or
e: [email protected]

Thanks to the generosity of members of the public at Basingstoke Festival of Transport 2024 & to our wonderful team of volunteers; Chris G, Clotilde, Jane A, Karen L, Katrina V, Lita B, Nicki P, Sarah G, Sharon B, Stacy, Steph W & Tina P

Come and see us today at Stall 27 at Basingstoke Festival of Transport
Play our Human Fruit Machine Game

Huge thanks to A31 Primary Care Network /A31 Social Prescribers Team (Sylwia, Chrissy, Sarah, Annie & Emilia) who raised £405.85 for The Pink Place during Walk All Over Cancer month.
Thanks also to the generosity of patients at the following GP surgeries in Alton; The Wilson Practice, Chawton Park Surgery, Boundaries Surgery and Alton Community Centre who donated into the collections tins.

**Please share with anyone who might benefit from our services**
Week beginning 4th December
We hold a variety of weekly support sessions (In Person & on Zoom), & counselling & mindfulness sessions & yoga therapy classes to help combat the feelings of loneliness & anxiety for adults who have been diagnosed with cancer or going through treatment & beyond.
Don’t suffer in silence, please get in touch https://thepinkplace.org.uk