What
is The Natterbox?
The Natterbox is a Community and Advice Centre in the heart
of Thornhill. It is run by a team of volunteers, and
is here for you to use. We aim to:
- Include
everyone in the community
- Provide
a central place for people to meet each other
- Be
a source of advice and information, where people can feel
confident that what they say will be treated confidentially
- Offer
facilities that will be useful to the whole community
What
do we do?
The Natterbox is used for?
- Community
drop-in sessions on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday
mornings, when local residents can pop in for a cup of tea
or coffee, to look at our wide range of leaflets and
information, to browse through our second-hand books, to
use our photocopier or computers, to meet friends or to
ask questions about events and services available in the
community. If our volunteers don’t know the
answer to your question, they will know who to ask!
- Benefits
and debt advice, during community drop-in sessions
on Mondays 10.00am-12.00pm and Thursdays 9.30am-12.00pm.
- Local
community groups to hold their meetings and workshop
sessions.
- Agencies
to offer services to local people in a venue that is on
their doorstep.
- Thornhill
Plus You community meetings and consultation sessions.
- Local
residents to hire for private events.
Pop
into the Natterbox Community Centre at:
382
Hinkler Road
Thornhill
Southampton
or
call on: 023 8043 8100
Click
here
to find out whats on at
the Natterbox Community Centre.
Ten
ways YOU can make use of the Natterbox Community Centre:
- Come
in for some debt or benefit advice.
- Bring
your tots to Coffee Pots for some play time on Wednesdays.
- Arrange
to meet your friend for a cuppa during one of our community
drop-ins.
- Come
to our monthly table top sale and pick up a bargain –
or even have a clear out and hire your own table, make
a few pounds on some unwanted goods.
- Use
our photocopier and have a look at the good value second
hand boods and baby clothes we have on offer. Why
not donate books and baby clothes you don’t need
any more?
- Book
the Natterbox for your private party or function.
- Come
in and find out about what’s going on in your community.
- Make
new friends and get to know local people better.
- Your
community group could meet at the Natterbox.
- What
would YOU like on offer in your community centre?
Would
you like to join our team?
We
rely on volunteers to run our community drop-in sessions.
We are always on the look out for new people to join our team.
Here
is what some of our volunteers have said about the Natterbox:
“I
volunteer here because it’s a friendly place.
I’ve made new friends through working here.”
“We’re always on the look out for people with
different skills, from crochet to handling money. If
you’ve got a skill we can help you to use it!”
“I come into the Natterbox because I like the company
– there’s a good atmosphere in here.”
“I like to help people out when they need advice
and support – that’s why I started volunteering
here.”
“We try to offer something for everyone in the community,
so there are times when The Natterbox can be used by adults,
times when it’s here for young people, times when it’s
open for families with young children. We want everyone
in the community to have activities they could join in.”
“I come into the Natterbox for advice and information
– it’s really good for that.”
“We need more volunteers to help with our community
drop-ins, even if it’s only for an hour while the kids
are at playschool!”
“We would love to have your ideas about what you
would use the Natterbox for, what kind of groups you would
like to have here.”
Contact
us:
Please contact us if you want any more information about any
of our groups, or just pop in and ask!
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