Events

Every family faces a unique set of difficulties.

Every family that got through those hard times needed someone to help get them back on their own two feet.

For these parents, Home-Start was the crucial help that allowed them to give their children the best possible start in life:

Postcode lottery funding

Postcode Lottery funding

We're delighted to have been awarded £60,000 from Postcode Community Trust to enable us to keep supporting more families in Nottinghamshire.
Thank you so much to People's Postcode Lottery and Postcode Community Trust for this generous funding!
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Christmas fair

Christmas fair

Please come along to our Christmas Fair on Friday, 17th November 2023 - 6pm-8pm. There will be stalls, tombola and refreshments, together with the attached flyer if possible as the photo. All proceeds will got to Home-Start Nottingham.

Gail - Little John Challenge

Gail - Little John Challenge

Please support Gail, Co-ordinator from the office who, in September, is walking The Little John Challenge which is an amazing 28 miles through Sherwood Forest.
If you would like to sponsor Gail Click this link to donate

Miss Galaxy UK

Miss Galaxy UK

Chloe-Rose Adkin, Miss Galaxy UK had adopted Home-Start Nottingham as her charity of the year and will be helping us to raise funds and helping to promote our Charity.
Chloe has already started by organising birthday bags which include everything needed for children to enjoy birthdays including party bags, hats, balloons, cakes and lots of other things.
These will be given out to families to enable families and children to enjoy any upcoming birthdays.

Stuart charity Thailand to Singapore cycle ride

Thailand to Singapore

Stuart is cycling from Thailand to Singapore, approximately 2000km. His journey has started and will finish mid-March. He would like to make a difference to childrens’ lives in Nottingham so has chosen Home-Start Nottingham as his charity.
If you are able to help with a small donation, he will be absolutely thrilled.
Click this link to donate

Annual meeting with margaret and peter grigg

Annual Meeting

We would like to thank everyone who attended our Annual Meeting this year and thank you to Peter Grigg from Home-Start UK for coming and talking to our guests, also thank you to the family and volunteers who also shared their experiences.

3 peaks challenge - complete

Yorkshire Three Peaks

Jo and Sara from Home-Start Nottingham together with volunteers undertook the Yorkshire Three Peaks on 3rd September, we have made over £4,180 in sponsor money which is amazing.
Thank you to the staff and volunteers who completed the Challenge and, also everyone who donated in sponsorship.

3 peaks challenge

Yorkshire 3 Peaks Challenge

Eighteen people including Jo, Sara and Charlotte from the Home-Start Nottingham staff team, volunteers and Trustees have started to train to undertake the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge.
Please consider sponsoring the team to help us support more families in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire.

Funding from Henry Smith

Funding from Henry Smith

Home-Start Nottingham are pleased to announce that we have been awarded £90,000 towards three years' running costs providing volunteering support to families with young children in Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire.

Home_Start new offices Arnold

Office Move

After 20 years Home-Start Nottingham have moved offices, there have been lots of memories made with the current staff team, previous staff, volunteers and families at Sherwood Rise but we will make new memories at our new offices at Arnold.

John Lewis gifts at xmas

John Lewis - gifts at Xmas

John Lewis are aiming to raise £4m for two charities: Home-Start, which works with parents who need support and FareShare, which helps those facing food poverty.
Thank you to John Lewis in Nottingham for their kind gifts at Christmas.

Waitrose gifts at xmas

Waitrose - gifts at Xmas

Waitrose are aiming to raise £4m for two charities: Home-Start, which works with parents who need support and FareShare, which helps those facing food poverty.
Thank you to Waitrose in Nottingham for their kind gifts at Christmas.

Gem cash for Kids

Gem cash for Kids

Thank you to Gem Cash for Kids for the fantastic donation which enabled us to buy hampers for our families.

White Stuff partnership

White Stuff

We are very excited that Home-Start has launched a new partnership with White Stuff, White Stuff donates 1% of its profits to charity - and with its customers' support, the White Stuff Foundation has donated over £3.5 million to local charities around the UK since 2010.

Choir Concert

Choir Concert

Thank you went to the Sutton Inner Wheel ladies for the amazing donation of £1,000 which was raised through ticket sales, raffle, cakes and refreshments at their Major Oak Choir concert in April. Thank you for all your hard work.

Ladies Evening

Ladies Evening

Come and have fun and help support raising money for Home-Start Nottingham. Join us for our ladies evening on Thursday 28th March 7pm - 10-30pm. Tickets cost £7.00, and includes nibbles, music.

Golf Day

Golf Day

We are celebrating our 40th birthday this year and in September, Ramsdale Golf Club and Lowdhams Motors sponsored us by holding a charity golf day. This was a very successful event and raised over £2,000. We are so delighted with this and thank everyone that planned and supported the event.

Marathon Challenge

Marathon Challenge

Sarah and Karl helped to raise money for Home-Start Nottingham. They took part in several half marathons, full marathons and as many 10k races as they could - from difficult trail races throughout the country to fast paced flats.

Sheffield Marathon

Sheffield Marathon

Edward Slater ran his first marathon this year and raised money for Home-Start Nottingham. Thank you to Edward.

Afternoon Tea

Afternoon Tea

On Sunday 25th March we are holding an Afternoon Tea at The Country Cottage Hotel, Ruddington, to raise funds for Home-Start Nottingham. If you would like to buy any tickets it is £13.50 per adult and £6.75 per child.
Please contact the office on 0115 962 4262 for more information.