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HopeFM – August 2020

Blair Crawford speaks with Colin Bennett, the Chair of the Water Lily Project

HopeFM & The Bizhear podcast – June 2019

Blair Crawford speaks with Sue Daly, a Trustee of the Water Lily Project to talk about their new intergenerational project, ‘Chatterbox’.

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Radio Solent Interview – March 2019

Radio Solent Interview – January 2019

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Talbot Village Trust Awards Water Lily Grant

by | October 17, 2025 | News | 0 Comments

We are excited and grateful to the Talbot Village Trust who have confirmed they will provide Water Lily with £5000 towards funding our ongoing Mental Health Support. Back in 2023 Water Lily was able to recruit a a dedicated Support Worker to deliver Mental Health...
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Water Lily Image Refresh

by | September 3, 2025 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Water Lily has had a bit of a refresh of our image over the last couple of months to reflect our focus of Supporting, Empowering and Changing Lives for the women we support.  Our service hasn't changed, our care and commitment hasn't changed, our passion to support...
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Summer Newsletter Out Now

by | July 31, 2025 | News | 0 Comments

Our summer news letter is out now.  If you want a copy you can download it HERE
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Thursday Craft Lino and Gelli Printing

by | July 10, 2025 | News | 0 Comments

Our Thursday Craft group have been learning Lino and Gelli Printing. We think the results are amazing.
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National Lottery Community Fund Grant Awarded

by | July 16, 2024 | General, News | 0 Comments

It makes such a difference to us when we are awarded funds by grant-making bodies like the National Lottery.  We are so proud to have been awarded funds from the National Lottery Community Fund.  These will enable us to continue to offer our services to women in their...
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Thank You Christchurch Lace Making Society

by | June 10, 2024 | News | 0 Comments

It means so much to Water Lily when groups raise money for us. It was a real pleasure to go and join the Christchurch Lace Making Group in Burton Green on Saturday morning. A massive thank you to them for raising £250 for our work supporting women in their times of...
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Mayor Presents Water Lily with a Cheque Following a Year of Fundraising

by | May 30, 2024 | News | 0 Comments

The outgoing Mayor of Christchurch, Cllr Viv Charrett, presented Water Lily with a cheque for £6401.20 yesterday following a year of fundraising for her two charities of the year, Water Lily and SSAFA. The year has seen the Mayor put on a charity concert at...
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Thursday Craft Group

by | April 19, 2024 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

We have been able to start a Thursday morning Craft Group following a grant Christchurch Trust. This enables a group of Women to build new community and friends over craft activities followed by a sandwich lunch. We are so grateful to Christchurch Trust.
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Happy New Year with our New Years Newsletter

by | January 2, 2024 | General, News | 0 Comments

As we move into 2024 we just want to wish you all a very Happy, blessed, and prosperous New Year.  It is good to look back over last year and reflect on some of the great things Water Lily has achieved and to do that we have written another Newsletter.  To read our...
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Water Lily Cafe Supports UN Women Orange the World Campaign

by | November 28, 2023 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Our cafe has orange bunting and balloons up in support of the UN Women Orange the World campaign.  We were approached by the Bournemouth Soroptimists to see if we would get behind the Orange the World campaign, The UNiTE campaign has proclaimed the 25th of each month...
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A WARM WELCOME TO OUR NEW CEO

A WARM WELCOME TO OUR NEW CEO

by | Sep 20, 2022 | ,

We are delighted to announce the appointment of our first CEO to head up our Christian charity supporting women in crisis back to independent living. Andy Gilbert takes up the new appointment, bringing with him significant management experience from church, charitable...

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