News and events

Summer Skydive Success for Rose Road

This Saturday 9 brave adrenalin junkies were greeted by clear blue skies and blazing sunshine, as they made their way to Netheravon Airfield near Salisbury to take part in the Summer Skydive for The Rose Road Association.

Siobhan delighted to become Patron of new Children's Appeal

We are very pleased that Siobhan Pyburn has become a Patron of the new Rose Road Children’s Appeal.

Rose Road charity garden party – Lauren and Lynn to join us for lunch and jazz!

The Rose Road Association is holding a very special garden party event on Sunday 19th September in aid of the Rose Road Children’s Appeal, supporting local children with profound and complex disabilities.

Clarke Mews make the right move for Rose Road

We are delighted to announce that Clarke Mews, Independent Property Agent, have now chosen Rose Road as their official charity to support! On behalf of the children and young people here at Rose Road we would like to say a big thank you to both Graham Clarke and the retail teams. We look forward to working with you!

To find out how your business can get involved please contact me, Naomi Lush (Corporate Partnerships Manager) on 023 8072 1202 or email naomilush@roseroad.org.uk

Fundraising Award

The Fundraising Team at Rose Road has been short-listed for the prestigious Wessex Charity Awards.

Scene set for Crystal Ball 2010!

We are delighted to announce the much anticipated details regarding the Rose Road Crystal Ball 2010.

Rose Road charity garden party – tickets selling like hot (cream tea) cakes!

The Rose Road Association will be holding a very special garden party event on Sunday 19th September in aid of the Rose Road Children’s Appeal, supporting local children with profound and complex disabilities.

Rose Road’s Summer Splash!

Why not treat your family to an hour of private swimming in our hydro pool at The Bradbury Centre this summer? For just £30 you, your family and children can enjoy an hour of private swimming in our state of the art hydro pool. The pool is ideally situated at The Bradbury Centre and is fully heated.

Corporate Triathlon Challenge raises £8,000

More than 100 people turned out at Hounsdown School at the weekend to be a part of the first ever Rose Road Corporate Triathlon.

Budge aims to ‘try-umph’ with Rose Road skydive!

Join former Scotland Rugby Union Captain Budge Pountney as he takes to the skies on Saturday 4th September for the Rose Road Summer Skydive. With a rugby career that has spanned over 15 years Budge Pountney is far more used to captaining a team than free falling at 120 miles an hour, but that is exactly what he will be doing this September to raise money for The Rose Road Association’s new Children’s Appeal – What a Difference a Day Makes.

Wine Tasting at Wolvesey is a midsummer dream!

On a perfect summer's evening in June, The Rose Road Association held a unique event under the cover of the marquee in the delightful gardens of Wolvesey in Winchester. Adjoining the Cathedral, Wolvesey is the beautiful home of the Bishop of Winchester and his wife Lou Scott-Joynt.

A Toast to Rose Road

We are delighted to announce that The Solent Wine Experience is now Rose Road's official wine partner. The Solent Wine Experience offers a variety of wine courses for both corporate and personal occasions.

Fairways and Fundraising!

A combination of fabulous prizes, a round of golf and generous guests eager to help good causes managed to raise an astounding £9,000 at the Allied Irish Bank (GB) Southampton Charity Golf Day, in aid of Rose Road! The Charity Golf Day took place on Thursday, 10 June at East Horton Golf Club. Nearly 70 members of the Hampshire business community gathered for a day of fundraising on the fairway for our new Children’s Appeal - What A Difference a Day Makes

Rose Road on the crest of a wave with Geoff Holt

More than 50 people from businesses across Hampshire joined Rose Road Patron and renowned sailor Geoff Holt at The Royal Southampton Yacht Club for a very special breakfast, supported by HJS Solutions Southampton.

Sunday Jazz and Charity Garden Party

Join us on Sunday 19th September from 12pm to 5pm at the poolside of the stunning Hockley House, a Georgian Country estate set in beautiful grounds at Cheriton near Winchester, for a BBQ lunch and relax to music from the Dave Lewin Jazz quartet.

HJS provides the right solution in sponsoring Rose Road's business event!

Thank you to HJS Solutions Southampton who kindly sponsored our very special business event -Breakfast with Geoff Holt on Tuesday 25th May at The Royal Southampton Yacht Club.

Thank you to our Marathon runners!

The Rose Road Association would like to say a massive thank you to our Virgin London Marathon runners. Frazer Gillies, Helen Middle and Marc Cole all completed the 26 mile race last Sunday and have raised a fantastic £6,000 for the Association’s What a Difference a Day Makes Appeal. To show your support to the team please visit justgiving.com

A New Day Dawns for Rose Road

The Rose Road Association is delighted to announce the launch of it’s new Children’s Appeal, What A Difference A Day Makes.

Free Gym is Tonic for Rose Road

We are excited to announce that all teams entering the Rose Road Corporate Triathlon 3rd July will now receive 2 weeks of free gym membership at David Lloyd in Southampton to help with training!

Here come the girls!

Rose Road are inviting you to don your running shoes and join Emma and Naomi from the fundraising team as they take on the Great South Run in Portsmouth. To celebrate the 30th birthday of the Run we are looking for 30 ladies who are prepared to take on the 10 mile course to help us reach our target to raise £3,000

Calling all walkers...

Rose Road are delighted to be taking part in Just Walk for the first time this year. This fantastic event takes place on Saturday 15th May and offers you, your children or whole family the chance to raise money for the Change My Life Appeal with an option to suit just about everyone! Choose from 10k, 20k, 40k or the extreme 60k walk, sign up and then start raising money…it really is that simple.

Tri(athlon) your best for Rose Road!

Places are already going fast for the first ever Rose Road Corporate Triathlon – 3rd July 2010 at Hounsdown school - to help raise £25,000 for our Change My Life Appeal

£1,000, a great New Year’s present from Savills!

Savills Southampton office very pleasantly surprised Rose Road with a new year’s treat of a £1,000! Martin Hastelow and Colin Wilkins both Directors of one of the leading global real estate providers popped in to Rose Road to hand deliver the much appreciated cheque.

Charity Quiz Night... fantastic fun for all!

Staff from Sainsbury's Lordshill joined forces at the weekend in an ultimate battle of the brains to raise more than £300 for Rose Road's Change My Life Appeal!

Hair-raising success for Rose Road!

Local shoppers at Sainsbury’s Lordshill were able to take a few minutes out of trolley dashing to get a haircut at the weekend, all in the aid of raising money for Rose Road!

Unwanted Christmas Presents - Wanted!

Why not visit our shops in Woolston, Gosport or Portswood for some great January bargains – the perfect way to banish those winter blues!

Celebrating Active Kids at Rose Road!

Sainsburys and Rose Road staff with a trolly of sporting and cooking equipment

The Rose Road fundraising team were delighted to collect a fantastic range of sports equipment from Sainsburys at Lordshill as part of the Active Kids campaign.Active Kids allows local schools and organisations to collect vouchers and exchange them for sports and cooking equipment. The Lordshill store has had £300 of sports equipment on display in store to showcase the range of products available.

Changing Lives at Christmas

Rose Road is delighted to announce a new way of supporting us this festive season. Avoid the crowds and the rush for last minute presents by making a donation to the Change My Life Appeal, helping support severely disabled children in the local community.

Rose Road roars to success

lady cheering

The Rose Road Association welcomed Southampton businesses and friends to the De Vere Grand Harbour Hotel on Saturday (November 14) for a glitzy evening of fine dining, dancing and celebration, all in aid of the Change My Life Appeal. The glittering event was attended by more than 380 guests in their roaring 1920s finery and raised an incredible £25,000.

Geoff truly is a Great Briton!

We are delighted that Change My Life Patron, Geoff Holt, has been voted a British Airways Great Briton.

Register on the day to help us break the 200 barrier!

Rose Road Charity Walk, Sunday 4th of October 2009, start 10am

With over 100 people now registered, plans are well underway for The Rose Road Association's first ever charity walk. If you would like to take part and haven’t had the chance to return your form do not worry…we will be there to register people and welcome you from 8.30. Our aim is to double our pre-registered number and we would love you to help us achieve our target! The event will take place on Sunday 4th October at the stunning Lymington and Keyhaven Nature Reserve and offers supporters a choice of 4 or 6 miles.

Back to nature for charity walk in Lymington!

Tim Blackmore will be taking part in the walk

With many already taking part in the Rose Road Charity walk, now is the perfect opportunity for you to join them. Tim Blackmore, who attends Rose Road, is really looking forward to the event which takes place on Sunday 4th October.

Rose Road Launches Charity Walk

Join us for a fun family walk around the beautiful Lymington & Keyhaven Nature Reserve on Sunday 4th October. Choose from 4 or 6 miles along this stunning area of coastline and enjoy the glorious views and wildlife from the sea wall as you pass a rare and special habitat of lagoons and marshes.

Rose Road celebrates the American Dream!

The Bradbury Centre was alive and kicking on Independence Day as we celebrated our annual family fun day. Although there was early rain the skies cleared to brilliant sunshine as our visitors arrived. The fun kicked off with a fanfare from the band, whilst the opening ceremony was performed by our Change My Life ambassador, Chris McBeth and Roger Johnson, Rose Road Patron.

On your marks...get set...go...!

This October a brave team from Rose Road will be stepping up to the starting blocks and running 10 miles around Portsmouth as part of The Bupa Great South Run. The team includes Neil McBeth, who is the father of our Change My Life Ambassador Chris, alongside Fundraising's Neil Wilson and Emma Deabill and Lucy Fripp and Hannah Moss from our Admin Team.

Fairways and Fundraising

A combination of fabulous prizes, a round of golf and generous guests eager to help good causes managed to raise an astounding £9,000 at the Allied Irish Bank (GB) Charity Golf Day. The Allied Irish Bank (GB) Charity Golf Day, hosted by Southampton Branch, took place on Thursday, 11 June at East Horton Golf Club.

Summer Skydive... LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER!

Anyone can skydive... and I do mean anyone! As long as you are fit and well then you can take part in our Summer Skydive on Saturday 5th September 2009 at Netheravon Airfield, near Salisbury, so register now for the most amazing experience you will ever have.

Concorde's Got Talent

The Concorde Club, Eastleigh, Southampton is looking to find THE new entertainmnet talent in Hampshire whilst raising funds for our Change My Life Appeal. We are looking for any new talent from across the county to brave the panel of judges & Concorde Club audience to win Concorde's Got Talent 2009

America comes to Play PM

It’s not every day American Footballers and cheerleaders turn up at your after school club. But that’s what happened when Southampton Stags made a surprise visit to Play PM at The Rose Road Association.

Rose Road celebrates Independence Day

The Rose Road Association invites you to take part in an exciting fundraising weekend packed full of stars, stripes and all things American!

The fun starts on Friday 3rd July with your chance to pledge allegiance by donating £1 and wearing stars and stripes to work or school for the day. Perhaps rekindle the spirit of Elvis or recreate the Wild Wild West!

On the 4th July from 1pm-4pm, we are holding our annual charity event and you, your friends and family are very welcome to join us to take part in cheerleading, have fun on our bouncy castle, buy some great produce from local suppliers or eat some delicious refreshments plus much, much more.

Lands End to John O'Groats...it’s all in a days work!

This summer a team of motorbike enthusiasts will be attempting the famous Lands End to John O’Groats route in a bid to raise funds for the Change My Life Appeal.

Land's End to John o' Groats is the traversal of the whole length of Great Britain between the South West and North East. The distance by road is 837 miles and takes most cyclists ten to fourteen days. The New Career Skills Team will be covering this distance in just one day, having ridden from Southampton to Lands End the day before.

St George comes to the aid of Rose Road!

Dockgate 4 Restaurant in Southampton was the prestigious venue picked to greet the Arrival of St George to a charity lunch held on behalf of The Rose Road Associations Change My Life Appeal.

John Melody, Southampton’s very own Town Crier opened the ceremony by ringing his bell and spouting the history of St George, who following the St Georges rallying Cry asked us to cheer the welcome of St George on his mount with Knights, Merlin and Jesters in tow!

Marathon runners raise £10,000 for Change My Life

Congratulations to our seven runners who took on the mighty Flora London Marathon this weekend and raised a fantastic £10,000 for The Change My Life Appeal.

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