Winchester Hub 2019-20 Impact Report

Impact
Report
2019/20

Welcome
Welcome to the Winchester Hub
2019-20 Impact Report, an
opportunity to showcase and
celebrate our students and their
fantastic work within our local
community, while providing a
space to reflect on the future
direction of Winchester Hub.
This year, Winchester Hub has
seen change and growth at an
unprecedented pace. We have
been able to pilot our successful
Social Innovation Programme
(SIP) which saw students come
together to help local
organisations find innovative
solutions to complex problems. A
programme that came into its own
during the COVID-19 pandemic.
We also saw our long-term
volunteering projects LinkAges,
Schools Plus, and Woolly Matters
partner with new members in our
community and Youth Theatre
reach even more young people.
Further, we saw the funding and
generation of 3 new social
enterprise ideas from Winchester
University students.
Our student committee continued
to show their passion and hard
work, running training sessions
and adapting events to new online
formats in light of lockdown.
Importantly, they carried out their
roles with wellbeing at the
forefront, making conscious
efforts to check in with each other
and create a supportive
environment where all volunteers
can thrive.
Now, more than ever, the support
that our volunteers and staff have
extended to our community, and
the extent to which we have all
adapted to change, has shown
the importance of social action
and compassion in flourishing
together.
Why is this important?
At Winchester Hub, we believe
that students have the power and
potential to shape a better world.
Through connecting them to
social action opportunities while at
University, they have the
opportunity to foster a passion for
social action that will lead to them
being active citizens for life.
We provide long-term
volunteering, skilled placements,
and incubation work for students
to get involved in. Not only does
this help the students but also our
local communities, creating a
double benefit where both can
generate positive change.
Winchester Hub is a branch of Student Hubs, a registered charity in England and Wales, number 1122328.

Our Achievements
This year we had
346
Students who engaged in social action
Reaching
614
Beneficiaries across
Winchester, Eastleigh, Fair
Oak and Basingstoke
602
Students attended events or training
with Winchester Hub to learn about
social and/or environmental issues
1,500
Total hours volunteered through our
projects
89%
Would agree that being involved in
Winchester Hub improved their
University experience
Winchester Hub is a branch of Student Hubs, a registered charity in England and Wales, number 1122328.

Schools Plus is our tutoring programme
that is designed to tackle educational
disadvantage. We currently run out of
Winchester, Eastleigh and Basingstoke.
This year we developed new relationships
with Stanmore Primary School, as well as
starting projects such as an after school
football club.
"Seeing how much children
increased in confidence and
ability from my support was
encouraging."
- Cait, Schools+ Volunteer
As we face a future where visitation to
schools will be limited, we have put plans
in place to adapt this programme. At least
for the first part of the year, we will now be
producing workbooks for children to do at
home as well as offering online mentoring
and recorded lesson content.
The Impact
45 volunteers
10 community projects
Over 500 children benefited
81% agreed that had learnt more about a social issue
"I feel happy that by doing this I am now really
confident that teaching is the right career for
me. This has therefore been invaluable for me."
- Ben, Schools+ Volunteer
Winchester Hub is a branch of Student Hubs, a registered charity in England and Wales, number 1122328.

LinkAges is our project that helps combat
elderly isolation through intergenerational
work.
This year saw even more projects be set up,
including a gym buddy scheme at River Park
Leisure. This is alongside our continuing
activities such as our annual Tea Party.
"The support and friendship
the volunteers have given to
the Residents at General
Johnson Court has been a
pleasure to observe."
- Amber, General Johnson
During lockdown, we ensured that the elderly were
not forgotten. We set up pen pal schemes where
students could write to the elderly having to shield
in care homes.
The Impact
"For people with high
levels of care needed,
community support is
invaluable. I can see in
their face they are
happy when I talk to
them."
36 Volunteers
9 Projects
Over 200 elderly
residents benefited
- Taqwa, LinkAges
Volunteer
93% agreed LinkAges
increased their confidence
when facing challenges
Winchester Hub is a branch of Student Hubs, a registered charity in England and Wales, number 1122328.

Youth Theatre provides free theatre
workshops for children aged 7-14.
This year saw them get even more
creative!
In semester one, the children were
tasked to create their own
characters for their own very own
play.
The volunteers and children also
worked towards a performance of
Peter Pan in semester two. Although
cancelled due to lockdown, the
children managed to do a dress
rehearsal and hope to resume soon
to put on a great performance.
"I enjoy working with the
children and seeing the
progress that they have
made... Although I am
supervising the sessions I
think I have more fun!"
- Youth Theatre Volunteer
The Impact
7 Volunteers
7-16 children at each session
80% agreed they are more
likely to tackle social issues
in future
Winchester Hub is a branch of Student Hubs, a registered charity in England and Wales, number 1122328.

Woolly Matters knits for social change,
creating various items to help challenge a
social issue.
"It was relaxing and
therapeutic, and it makes
you feel good as in a
way you are both doing
something positive for
yourself and others."
- Thea, Woolly Matters
Knitter
This year saw Woolly Matters go
out into the community! Running
knitting workshops with elderly
residents at Brendoncare care
home.
They also got together to knit
clothes for the homeless at Trinity
Homeless Shelter at Christmas,
'Bobby buddies' to help with
children at police stations, and
socks and toys for the children's
unit at the County Hospital.
The Impact
15 Volunteers
3 Projects
100% agreed Woolly Matters
enahnced their wellbeing
Winchester Hub is a branch of Student Hubs, a registered charity in England and Wales, number 1122328.

This year we launched the Social
Innovation Programme (SIP), a sixweek
student consultancy course
where students work with social
impact organisations and mentors
from IBM to come up with innovative
solutions to problems they are
experiencing. They conduct both
primary and secondary research,
alongside training sessions to
develop their professional skills.
Thanks to extra funding from the
University of Winchester, we were
able to run a summer cohort of SIP
specifically to help social
organisations with COVID-19 related
issues. This included how to make
online spaces accessible to those
with learning needs and how to use
a space alongside COVID-19
government regulations.
This year we worked with:
Winnall Rock School
WinAcc
Age Concern Hampshire
Child Health International
St. Johns Winchester
Winchester GoLD
Wickham Community Centre
Wessex Green Hub
Compassionate Cuppa
"It gave me a chance to
look at my own ways of
working and change... it
also help[ed] me share
the skills I have."
- Michael, SIP participant
The Impact
48 SIP participants
9 partner social impact
organisations
7 IBM mentors
Winchester Hub is a branch of Student Hubs, a registered charity in England and Wales, number 1122328.

Incubation - Social Enterprise
"I enjoyed going on the tour,
seeing various social
enterprises to see what
exactly they do and how
they advocate themselves
to the community."
- Melissa, Pioneer student
Through our incubation work, we
support students who have new ideas
for projects or social enterprises that
tackle social and/or environmental
issues.
In first semester we saw 10 students
join our Pioneer programme, learning
about social enterprises and visiting
local social enterprises in Winchester
to meet entrepreneurs.
As part of this course, students also
had the chance to go to the University
of Portsmouth to compete in the
annual Dynamo challenge, working in
teams with students across the South
Coast and Portsmouth FC on issues
such as plastic pollution at matches
and attendance to women's football
games.
Finally, we saw three students
awarded up to £500 for new social
enterprise ideas including: a
vegetarian bakery; that benefits
rescued animals; a production
company that hires people with mental
health needs; and a clothes company
that provides activities to improve
mental health.
The Impact
7 students competing at
Dynamo
10 Pioneer participants
3 Try it Award recipients
Winchester Hub is a branch of Student Hubs, a registered charity in England and Wales, number 1122328.

Give it a Go
Give it a Go (GIAG) is our one
off volunteering intiative,
designed for those who want to
volunteer but do not have the
time for our more regular
projects.
This year saw volunteers get
stuck in to a range of
opportunities including: litter
picking, river cleaning,
hedgehog house building, tree
planting and serving lunches to
the elderly.
During lockdown we also saw
individuals get creative, knitting
baby boots for premature
babies at the County Hospital
and hearts for elderly residents
in isolation.
"I've helped to make
a difference (no
matter how small)
within the
community."
- Bethany, GIAG
volunteer
The Impact
72 One-off volunteers
Over 5 partners for
one off events
Winchester Hub is a branch of Student Hubs, a registered charity in England and Wales, number 1122328.

Student Committee
Our student committee is responsible for helping with our
recruitment, daily runnings, and development of our various
volunteering projects. This year saw 15 passionate students
flex their leadership skills and help make our projects a
success.
"Winchester Hub is a great
way for students to get
involved in the local
community while doing
something fun, I love how
we are able to bring
students together to help
the wider community."
-
Lydia, Woolly Matters
Coordinator
As well as helping us reach such high
volunteer numbers, our committee ran
various training and events for students
throughout the year. This included
trainings on Autism Awareness and
Single Use Plastics. Furthermore, they
ran fun events such as halloween face
painting, Christmas card making, and a
Christmas fayre. Once lockdown
happened, they remained enthusiastic
and passionate - moving planned events
such as a dance-a-thon onto an online
platform where they managed to raise
over £400!
"Being on the Hub committee
has given me a chance to
explore and hone in those
transferable skills that
employers will be looking for. I
have been given the space to
receive coaching, training
and advice in areas
comfortable to my own
interests while advancing in
my knowledge of professional
skills and situations."
- Aaron, Committee Co-President
A massive thank you to our wonderful committee!
Winchester Hub is a branch of Student Hubs, a registered charity in England and Wales, number 1122328.

And the rest!
Alongside our established projects,
Winchester Hub continues to be involved in
local activities and events that celebrates
volunteers and supports the community.
We ran Project SOUP twice this year,
gathering local surplus food from
supermarkets to make soup to sell,
fundraising while educating on food waste.
Students worked alongside the wonderful
University of Winchester catering team to
cook soup from scratch. We engaged over
100 people across our two events. We also
donated soup to Trinity Homeless Shelter,
adding even more community benefit.
What's Next?
As we enter the new academic year the
landscape in which we operate has never
been so challenging or uncertain. However,
we aim to face these challenges head on,
creating online opportunities for students to
continue to generate change in their local
communities, tackling social and
environmental issues.
We were also fortunate enough to work
with Sam Jenkins, the University, and
Students' Union to run the Champions
Awards for the second year in a row.
The event saw Winchester Hub volunteers
take home
Student Change-Agent Champion,
Creative Volunteering Champion,
Environmental Volunteering Champion
Awareness Raising Champion.
The current situation, though at times
daunting, has shown the compassion and
speed at which people respond to
communities in need. We have no doubt that
we will see another year full of student
leaders who are passionate and innovative
in generating a better future.
Winchester Hub is a branch of Student Hubs, a registered charity in England and Wales, number 1122328.

Acknowledgements
Strategic Partners
University of Winchester Senior Management
Team
University of Winchester Student Engagement
and Employability Department
Winchester Students' Union
Advisory Board
Liz Stuart
Tom Lowe
Nina Lazarski
Naomi Irving
Kate Adams
Mark Baker
Savannah King
Lauren Smith-Birch
Megan Ball
Sarah Louise Collins
Phil Dent
Barry Harwood
Special thanks to
University of Winchester Catering Team
Bruce White, Community First
Chloe Davanna, Winchester City Council
Cllr Jamie Scott
Bespoke Biking
Community Partners
Jonathan Mutton, Weeke Community Centre
Jo Clements, Harestock Primary School
Katy Layley, Fair Oak Junior School
Sharon Taylor. Stanmore Primary School
Kim Hawker, Basingstoke Library
Victoria Duffell, Eastleigh Library
Flavia Baretto, Brendoncare
Monica Gill, Hyde Gate
Louise Murkin, Sunrise Care Home
Amber Davies, General Johnson Court
Ashley Miles, Riverside Leisure Centre
Michelle Leverdier, Matilda Place
Frankie & Nikki, Action Hampshire
Tina Willoughby and our mentors at IBM
Michelle Savoy, Winnall Community Centre
Neal Allison, Osborne
Student Committee
Aaron Lee
Alice Jarvis
Kieran Morris
Charlotte Williams
Lydia Furgeson
Sam Jenkins
Rosanna Foster
Alexa Luga
Summer Bramall
Carmen McKenna Sandin
Hannah Wright
Bethany Hocking
Feyi Ogungbayi
Lucy Taylor
Steve Hallet
Winchester Hub is a branch of Student Hubs, a registered charity in England and Wales, number 1122328.

Want to be involved with us this year?
We are always looking for new partners!
Please contact Hub Manager, Liz Alcock at
manager@winchesterhub.org
Winchester Hub is a branch of Student Hubs, a registered charity in England and Wales, number 1122328.