My Sisters' House CIO, Bognor Regis Videos

#FF Thank you 01.12.23.mp4
#FridayFundraisers 💜 Our wonderful supporters Lucy Daines and Jo Morgan held a coffee morning. They collected a whopping £850 to donate to us. 💜 A sparkling night was had by all at Rush Hairdressers in Chichester for the big light switch-on last Saturday. They provided glittering fairy hair and collected donations for MSH. 💜 A huge thank you to the customers of Winter's Moon for donating £76.37 into the My Sisters' House collection pot. We've had deliveries from some Christmas elves! 🎄 Lucas and Hugo collected 350 advent calendars in total, to be distributed to a number of charities along the South Coast. Amazing work! 🎄 Lisa and Hollie Wride, along with friends and staff at The Steakist in Arundel, also donated advent calendars and selection boxes for our clients. #LocalCharity #Community #Bognor #Chichester #LocalBusiness

#FF Thank you 24.11.23.mp4
It's #FridayFundraisers thank you time! We've got a couple of lovely ones today, showcasing the skills and thoughtfulness of our supporters! 💜 The ladies of the Inner Wheel Chichester have been busy with their needles creating colourful toiletry bags, which they've filled with toiletries for women in need. 💜 The awesome Falcons Class from Fordwater School have created activity bags for our client's children. They kindly filled these bags with bubbles, stickers, colouring pages and more. These can be given out to client’s children during their appts to keep them occupied, or they can be given to our mums to give to their children at home. The effort you all put in is amazing. Thank you so much 💜 #LocalCharity #community

WOMEN'S POP UP CLOTHING BANK.mp4
📢 Reminder: Women's Clothing Bank - last pop-up of 2023 1pm - 3pm, Saturday 25 November 44 Bognor Road, Chichester PO19 7TG All women and girls welcome. ⭐️Stocking sizes 6-28 👠 Clothes, shoes and accessories 🛍️ Please bring a bag (or two!) Due to high numbers using the service, and to ensure fair access for everyone, you will now only be admitted to the clothing bank IF YOU HAVE REGISTERED. ➡️ Register now: 01243 697800 or [email protected] and add your name to the list. If you haven't registered, we will help you to complete a short form on the day.

#FF Thank you 17.11.23.mp4
#FridayFundraisers It's time to celebrate another amazing bunch of supporters. We love you 💜 💜 The David Hunt Trust have awarded us £4205 for our work with local women. 💜 Karen and Laura from Rotary Club of Bognor Hotham went wild in the aisles with their generous toiletries purchases to stock up on emergency packs for women. 💜 A huge thank you to the unnamed member or colleague from Yorkshire Building Society who nominated My Sisters' House for a grant from their charitable foundation. An amazing and unexpected gift! 💜 Piglet in Bed team members (for the second week running!) who generously donated the equivalent of their staff Christmas gifts. A wonderful reminder that even when things are hard, the communities we support are so very good at supporting us back!

WOMEN'S POP UP CLOTHING BANK - new venue .mp4
Women's Clothing Bank - last pop-up of 2023 1pm - 3pm, Saturday 25 November 44 Bognor Road, Chichester PO19 7TG All women and girls welcome. ⭐️Stocking sizes 6-28 👠 Clothes, shoes and accessories 🛍️ Please bring a bag (or two!) Due to high numbers using the service, and to ensure fair access for everyone, you will now only be admitted to the clothing bank IF YOU HAVE REGISTERED. ➡️ Register now: 01243 697800 or [email protected] and add your name to the list. If you haven't registered, we will help you to complete a short form on the day. 💜 A huge thank you to Forum House, who generously took in and stored donations for the clothing bank from its inception. We really couldn't have run this much-needed community resource if you hadn't been there for us. 💜

#FF Thank you 10.11.23.mp4
It's #FridayFundraisers time! Thank you to everyone collecting much-needed toiletries, you are amazing! 💻 Sarah, Holly and Natalie used our Amazon wishlist to send us supplies. 🛒 Customers at Littlehampton Morrisons have donated a trolley load! Morrisons littlehampton community champion Some local companies have been fundraising for us over the past few weeks 👻 🍰 Nature's Way Foods Natures Way Foods understand the way to someone's heart - they held a bacon roll breakfast and a creepy cake competition. 🎃 Staff at Wiley held a pumpkin carving competition 🛏️ Piglet in Bed raised over £1000 at a staff sample sale Thank you to everyone for your support. We really are thankful to have the hearts of such a generous community 💜 #LocalCharity #LocalBusiness #Community #Bognor #Chichester

#FF Thank you 03.11.23.mp4
#FridayFundraisers 💜 Maryann Gillett held a clothing swap evening raising £110 for MSH. Thank you - this will help us continue our life-changing work supporting local women. 💜 4imprint UK One by One charitable programme for donating 50 notebooks. So much more than just paper, these are for women on our courses to write notes, share their thoughts and plan their futures. 💜 We've had lots of support getting our Chichester hub up to scratch so we can make the best use of the new space and see more clients: - Home-Start Chichester & District passed on some of their desks, and thanks to Ruth and Bob from Rotary Club of Chichester Harbour for helping us collect them. - Thanks to Si from Helping Hands Services and Liam for fitting a door to the 1 to 1 room, giving us a confidential space. 💜 And a huge thank you to the members of Craft for Charity Group of the Arun West U3A for bags of scarves, hats and gloves handmade with love. We know clients will really appreciate the care and time that has gone in to every item. #LocalCharity #Community #LocalBusiness #SupportingWomen #Bognor #Chichester

#FF Thank you 27.10.23.mp4
#FridayFundraisers Yet again, our community have shown us their support this week. We can never thank you enough, but here's a little token of appreciation for: 💜 Eco Contractors, especially Harry and Josh, for giving up their own time to fit a Ring doorbell at our Bognor hub, and lighting at the Chichester hub. 💜 4imprint UK who donated 100 printed canvas tote bags through their One by one Charitable programme. These bags will be used for toiletries for clients, and help raise awareness of our services when they are reused out and about! 💜 Taylor Wimpey Southern Counties for their donation of £250 towards our services for local women. Thank you so much!

#FF Thank you 20.10.23.mp4
#FridayFundraisers A huge Friday thank you to: 💜 Rusti Belles WI who handmade some beautiful blankets and toiletry bags. Clients will love the personal touch and love that has gone into making these. 💜 The amazing Sarah, founder of Brave Bird Club, for all her support and inspiration. 💜 The team at Winter's Moon and customers, who have made an amazing donation from the sales of Sisterhood candles - made even bigger through the Big Give match funding. And they're making the world a sweeter-smelling place, one candle at a time! #LocalCharity #LocalBusiness #Community #WomenSupportingWomen

Total Big GIve Oct 2023.mp4
Thanks to you we unlocked 75% of our potential match funding during the Big Give Women & Girls Match Fund event. With gift aid added, you helped us reach a total of 🌟 £15, 576.31! 🌟 (and yes, that 31p WILL make a difference!) We are so, so grateful for this support - especially so soon after the amazing response to our crowdfunding campaign. This money will help us meet our running costs and continue our life changing, life saving work for the women in our local communities. 💜 We really couldn't continue without you. 💜

#FF Thank you 13.10.23.mp4
#FridayFundraisers A huge shout out to a couple of supporters this week: 💜 Elmer Sands Estate Community Group for a generous donation of toiletries.🧼 🧴 💜 Photographer Charlie Waring for donating the cost of the stunning images that grace the front of this year's @arundelpostoffice Christmas cards.🎄 💌 Thank you! #LocalCharity #LocalBusiness #Community

#FF Thank you 06.10.23.mp4
#FridayFundraisers A huge thank you this week to: 💜 Christopher Merrien who donated his old iPhones and iPad for the use of clients 💜 Arundel WI who invited us to receive a giant cheque for the £1000 raised by their recent vintage fashion show. Amazing, thank you for supporting local women 💜 #LocalCharity #Community #Fundraisers #SupportingWomen

#FF Thank you 22.09.23.mp4
#FridayFundraisers Singleton C.E. Primary School held a Harvest Festival celebration this morning, with children and parents collecting to support local charities. We are delighted that the school chose to donate toiletries for My Sisters' House and food for Stonepillow - and that they took the time to arrange them for the photo! Thank you!💜 #Community #Local #LocalCharity #LocalSchool #HarvestFestival #ThankYou

Affirmation flower 2(Facebook Video).mp4
🌸 Carry a cheerleader in your pocket! This simple pocket affirmation flower means you have encouraging words with you to help with negative thoughts and difficult situations. When you need a bit of self-confidence, unfold a petal and focus on one message to give you a boost. How to make the Affirmation Flower: 1. Draw or print out a flower shape (Google "flower template" or "flower outline") 2. On each petal, write strong, positive statements and things you are grateful for 3. Fold the points of the petals in to the middle of the flower 4. Fold into a triangle - it's helpful to use a paperclip to keep the flower together 5. Slip into your pocket, bag or purse, ready to use when you feel a bit wobbly 💜 #WellbeingWednesday #affirmations #empoweringwomen

#FF Thank you 15.09.23.mp4
#FridayFundraisers A huge thank you today to: 🏏 Bognor Regis Cricket Club for donating £250 from their recent charity cricket match, plus a toiletries collection. 👗 Fittleworth who are currently running a clothing drive for autumn and winter clothes to stock our Pop-up Women's Clothing Bank. 💜 Amazing community support, thank you!

“In the woods, I can switch off” (Facebook).mp4
#WellbeingWednesday 🌳 Women's Wellbeing Woodland Group - Back for Autumn! Fridays 15 September - 20 October 10:30am - 2pm (meeting at Kingley Vale Nature Reserve) OR 10:00am - 2:30pm (free transport both ways from MSH Bognor hub) The Women’s wellbeing woodland group returns for 6 amazing weekly sessions of wellbeing-boosting activities in stunning nature. Being in nature and trees helps wellbeing, mental health, sleep and reduces stress. Run for My Sisters' House by the expert Chichester Forest Schools CIC, West Sussex this friendly welcoming group creates a safe female space to be together to enjoy the relaxing nature and wildlife on the reserve, to make friends and to just be yourself. You'll enjoy a range of activities that change week to week that include wellbeing and forest bathing walks, woodland arts and crafts, woodwork, bushcraft skills and foraging. Enjoy tea, coffee and cake and each week light a campfire together and cook a hot lunch (most diets catered for e.g. veggie, vegan, gluten free just let us know) ➡️ Book your place: Contact My Sisters House: [email protected] or 01243 697800 🚗 Transport We have a free taxi from Bognor via Chichester that can give transport to and from the session. Let us know if you need this when you book. ❓ What will I need to bring? Sensible footwear suitable for walking in woodland Dress for the weather – bring a waterproof and an extra layer as it is often cooler in the woods ❓ What happens if it rains? We put up a large shelter in the woods and have fun! If there is a risk of thunder and lightning or high winds the session will be cancelled ❓ What if I have limited mobility? We can give a lift from the car park to the edge of the woods but you would need to be able to come with uneven ground safely.

#FF Thank you 08.09.23.mp4
#FridayFundraisers There's been some exciting fundraising going on! 🛩️ The brave Megan strapped herself to a bi-plane in glorious weather for her re-scheduled wing walk, raising £649 for My Sisters' House. 👗 The Arundel WI staged a fantastic vintage fashion show and sale, donating £1000 of the money raised to My Sisters' House. 🛒 Andrew from UKHarvest delivered food from the Tonnes of Tins appeal with V2 Radio. Amazing! 💜 Thank you so much!

“In the woods, I can switch off”.mp4
🌳 Women's Wellbeing Woodland Group - Back for Autumn! Fridays 15 September - 20 October 10:30am - 2pm (meeting at Kingley Vale Nature Reserve) 10:00am - 2:30pm (free transport both ways from MSH Bognor hub) The Women’s wellbeing woodland group returns for 6 amazing weekly sessions of wellbeing-boosting activities in stunning nature. Being in nature and trees helps wellbeing, mental health, sleep and reduces stress. Run for My Sisters' House by the expert Chichester Forest Schools CIC, West Sussex, this friendly welcoming group creates a safe female space to be together to enjoy the relaxing nature and wildlife on the reserve, to make friends and to just be yourself. You'll enjoy a range of activities that change week to week that include wellbeing and forest bathing walks, woodland arts and crafts, woodwork, bushcraft skills and foraging. Enjoy tea, coffee and cake and each week light a campfire together and cook a hot lunch (most diets catered for e.g. veggie, vegan, gluten free just let us know) Book your place: Contact My Sisters House: [email protected] or 01243 697800 🚗 Transport We have a free taxi from Bognor via Chichester that can give transport to and from the session. Let us know if you need this when you book. ❓ What will I need to bring? Sensible footwear suitable for walking in woodland Dress for the weather – bring a waterproof and an extra layer as it is often cooler in the woods ❓ What happens if it rains? We put up a large shelter in the woods and have fun! If there is a risk of thunder and lightning or high winds the session will be cancelled ❓ What if I have limited mobility? We can give a lift from the car park to the edge of the woods but you would need to be able to come with uneven ground safely.

Thank you Crowdfunder total.mp4
😮 Wow! You are AMAZING!🎉 Our Vital Running Costs crowdfunding page closed this morning. 124 individuals and organisations answered our plea and donated money. Many more of you spread the word and shared our posts. Between you all, we raised a whopping £15,296! Thanks to Gift Aid, we should see an estimated £1572.50 added to that total. We've also received over £2000 towards this campaign from supporters who didn't use the crowdfunder website. So that's around £19,000 raised altogether. Did we say you were amazing? Well, you are. Thank you so much💜

#FF Thank you 25.08.23.mp4
#FridayFundraisers We love our local community! Without you we really wouldn't be able to provide the support for women that we do. 💜 Thank you to the customers of Everyone Active Westgate Leisure Centre and Tesco Bognor Regis for their generosity helping to fill our toiletries donation stations. Together they've collected around £1360-worth of toiletries this year! 💜 Laura, Sarah and Annie took on the challenge of climbing Mount Snowdon (in some very thick fog!) to raise money for My Sisters' House. They raised an amazing £865 so far! 💜 Charity Business2Schools sourced and donated some office furniture and seats to our new Chichester hub. Danny from Grandads Front Room CIC , ably assisted by Czarli and Mishoo, delivered it all to us. #Community #LocalCharity #LocalBusiness #ThankYou

Keep dancing with our comfy flip-flops!.mp4
If you're heading to Fontwell Park Racecourse this evening, don't forget to drop by our stall. 🎪 We've got a tombola with a range of great prizes, you can get your hair dry-styled by the Creations team and you can find out about our work. 👠 We've also got the solution to painful shoes if you want to keep dancing at the V2 Radio Sussex afterparty. Thanks to Southernbrook Lettings we've got some comfy flip-flops available for a small donation, complete with a reusable bag to keep your fancy heels safe! 👣 💃

#InternationalCatDay (Instagram Reel).mp4
🐱 As you can tell from the video, we 💜 cats here at My Sisters' House! They really are beloved members of our families. For women in an abusive relationship, pets can be another reason why they may feel they have to stay, and are often used as part of coersive control. Cats Protection run a free temporary cat-fostering service for people fleeing domestic abuse, keeping much-loved cats safe until the owner and their family are in a place of safety. We've helped several clients use the service - their cats were fostered while the women fled domestic abuse. 🐈 #InternationalCatDay

Woodland Wellbeing
🌳 Women's Woodland Group 🌳 Fridays 10am until 2:30pm, Kingley Vale - Transport from Bognor provided. More than just a walk, our weekly Women's Woodland Group gives you the opportunity to find peace, learn new skills and to be inspired to create surrounded by nature. Organised by @chichesterforestschools, you'll learn new skills, try woodcraft and activities to help you connect with nature. The warm, friendly and supportive group also cook over a camp fire, and share their reflections on the session. Why not join us on this Friday? It's a wonderful way to boost your mood, connecting with people and nature at the same time. 📍Kingly Vale 10:30am until 2pm 🚗Transport from MSH Bognor Hub: 10am, returning at 2.30pm Alternatively, meet us there for a 10:30 start, the walk finishes at 2.00. To register and for more information email: [email protected] Or call: 01243 697800 #wellbeingwednesday #wellbeing #womensupportingwomen #nature #woodcraft #create #WellbeingWednesday