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12 Days of Giving is a festive final phase of Movement for Good 2024. In December, they will be giving 120 charities £1,000 each over 12 days. The first draw takes place on December 5th and the last on December 20th with 10 charities drawn every week day.
Nominations are open until 23:59 on December 19th 2024.
TLS would be grateful if you could nominate us. It is one nomination per charity per person.
Many thanks in advance.
Nominate a charity for £1,000. Terms and conditions apply
Naming of Dinghy in honour of Debbie Taylor
On 17th October 2024 TLS named one of our dinghy's in honour of Debbie Taylor. Debbie, who sadly passed away earlier this year, approached TLS in 2017 with the idea that TEALS could sail with TLS as customers and get involved with helping us at the same time. In the beginning TEALS were at the Lake on Thursday and would prepare lunch for the volunteers, help with launching and recovering the dinghies. The result has been a continuing mutually beneficial relationship between the two organisations, with two of the TEALS now being volunteers.
We were joined by Debbie's family members for the ceremony. Debbie's husband, Stuart, was taken out for a sale with skipper Sandra Barton. in the newly named dingy.
A copy of an article in the Herald can be found here
Riverside Park Railway visits
For the past few years Riverside Park Railway have kindly invited TLS to spend a day with them, situated in Riverside Park, Bittern, SO18 1PQ.
They allow TLS volunteers and sailors to have a day by the river, with a picnic and ride on the railway. The railway has a carriage that can accommodate a wheelchair together with family members so everyone can access the railway.
We will be visiting the Railway this year on Sunday 23rd June 2024. Please see photos from previous visits.
Photos of Sailors & Volunteers taken during 2023 Sailing Season
TLS helps Centenarian to fulfil her Bucket List
Joyce who is a resident in a care home in Winchester compiled a list of 10 adventures she wanted to have before her ‘big birthday’ in May 2023. She is a wheelchair user and unable to move by herself. One of the things on her list is to go sailing again. Testwood Lakes Sailability invited Joyce along to be sailed around the lake by an experienced skipper in a non-capsizable dingy. On 13 April 2023 Joyce came to TLS and ticked off ‘to go sailing again’ from her bucket list. Asked how she was enjoying the experience Joyce said: “This is wonderful. I feel so special. It’s like when I went sailing when I was younger. I can’t believe this was all for me. Thank you so much!”
After the sailing, Joyce was presented with a birthday cake by all the volunteers at TLS.
Laura from companionship team at St Catherines View Care Home: “The weather was amazing and Joyce really did have a day to remember. To see her smiling, laughing and having fun was exactly what we wanted – These wonderful people all made her special wish come true.”
Photos take at Testwood Lakes Sailability of Sailors & Volunteers during the 2022 Season