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Amidst the wettest six weeks on record, the sun shone for the inaugural BDO/ Rainbow Centre Dragon Boat event on Saturday 12th May in Mayflower Park…

We are delighted to announce that Coffin Mew Solicitors are offering a 10% discount to write or amend a will for supporters of the Rainbow Centre,…

Congratulations to Jodie O’Brien and fellow students at Leeds Metropolitan University who raised a magnificent £100 from their ‘Rainbow Cupcake Sale’ on 2^nd May.  Jodie and…

Congratulations and a huge thank you to Paul Curtis and Stephen Powell whose desert treks raised an incredible £5609 for the centre.

Thank you to the  Eaton Aerospace Ltd gardeners and ground clearers  who recently visited the Centre to renovate a neglected part of the garden.  The group…

Huge congratulations to our five gallant London Marathon runners: Tori Sturgess, David Cawdeary, Gary Head, Jon Pender and Ben Macnaghten. All five came safely home and…

We are delighted to tell you that Graham Bristowe of Premier Marinas (manager of Chichester Marina) has completed his epic Marathon des Sables challenge – six…

A big thank you to the Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence team at Coffin Mew Solicitors who organised a chocolate Easter egg drive for our lucky…

Fareham Rotary Club have raised £1200 for The Rainbow Centre. They presented a cheque to Clare Acklam, Fundraising Manager on Thursday 12^th April. A huge…

On Maundy Thursday, 5th April, an energetic and expert team from Goodwood arrived at the Centre and completely redecorated the entrance hall and foyer. The team…

Are you looking for a challenge with a difference?

How about taking part in the Wightlink Wight Challenge!

Cycle 20 miles – Run 8 miles –…

Weren’t we lucky with the weather! Over 100 walkers took part in the 123 Decathlon sponsored walk on Sunday 25th March. Families could choose between a…

Langstone Harbour Charity Walk on May 20th – Walk for The Rainbow Centre

The Lions Clubs of Hayling and Portsmouth are organising this charity…

Havant Rugby Club was the venue chosen by TMCS (Taylor Made Computer Solutions) to host their inaugural Sportsmen’s dinner on Friday 9th March. TMCS is a…

Rainbow welcomed home its desert trekkers this week! Pauls Curtis and Stephen Powell have already raised over £4,000 for the children and adults of the Rainbow…

The 123 Decathlon Challenge 2012 was launched on Tuesday 21st February with the first event taking place.

70 players dusted down their racquets and descended on…

We currently have a number of volunteering opportunities within The Rainbow Centre, including the exciting new role of  ’Community Ambassador Volunteer’. To find out more about…

Messing about in boats…. Are you Ratty, Mole or Toad?
Find out which one you are at our fantastic day of Dragon Boat…

Join us at Manor Farm Country Park for a fun day and raise money for three local charities including The Rainbow Centre.

Event Sponsor: R &…

The Ladies Committee of the Royal Southern Yacht Club in Hamble, Southampton held a charity Christmas Fair on November 5th 2011 and raised £2680 for The…

Mark James took a New Years Day plunge into the Solent to raise a magnificent £350 for the centre.

Mark thinks he was in the water…

Everyone at Rainbow is celebrating after being given a total of £17,610 by CooperVision Incat the end of January.

The specialist contact lens manufacturer, based at…

The Rainbow Centre is joining with Kidney Research UK to hold a Charity Abseil Event in Portsmouth this Autumn. £20 entry and £150 minimum sponsorship is…

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Swing into Spring!

A gala dinner with guest appearance by Jack Sinatra and his Band in aid of The Rainbow Centre and Rotary Charities including EndPolioNow…

Register now and run for Rainbow. Registration costs just £30 and includes a Fundraising pack, Rainbow T-shirt, support on the day from the fundraising team and…

Last Saturday evening 170 guests entered into the festive spirit at the , held at The Botleigh Grange Hotel in Hedge End. The Ball, which raised…

Fareham Art Group recently completed a project to reproduce a watercolour by local artist Helen Brown. The result was framed and presented to The Rainbow Centre…

Thank you to The Solent Web who have chosen us as their Charity of the Week.

Visit their website www.thesolent.co.uk which is a community…

In the dark of the early morning on Fiday 2nd December a Christmas cabin was decorated with all sorts of Christmas goodies and stocking fillers to…

The local area Rainbows (the first stage of Guiding) have chosen to support The Rainbow Centre through a series of Christmas singing in Fareham Shopping Centre….

Thank you to every member of the Hampshire Hackers who raised a fantastic £5,600  for the Centre at their Autumn Charity Golf Day.  The picture shows…

Everyone is incredibly grateful to L & S Waste Management for sponsoring our Christmas cards for the second year running!  The cards were designed by 9-year-old…

It is always a privilege to be invited to attend the very moving Remembrance Service at HMS Collingwood on November 11th when the Base remembers particularly…

Fantastic news – we won the Nat West Community Force £6,000! The result was incredibly close so THANK YOU to everyone who took the time to…

Sponsor: Taylor Made Computer Solutions

Approx Start Time: 4pm

The swim is 1500m (60 lengths) and you can enter individually or as a mixed team…

Sponsor: Snows Group

Approx Start Time: 5pm

Open to all abilities and to keep the event interesting there will be a draw to pair you…

Sponsor: Graham High Group Ltd (GHG)

The road cycle will be approximately 100k around the New Forest with food and drink stops provided. We also…

Athletics

Sponsor: Peter Cooper Volkswagon Group

Approx Start Time: 1pm

The athletics event will consist or four events. These will be: 200m and 800m…

Sponsor: Questmap Ltd

Approx Start Time: 8am

Swim / cycle / run – You can enter  the triathlon individually or as a mixed team and…

Sponsor: Hughes Ellard

Approx Start Time: From 1pm

Open to all abilities and to keep the event interesting there will be a draw to pair…

Sponsor: CW Fellowes

Approx Start Time: from 9:30am (3 slots throughout the day)

The track cycle at Calshot Velodrome requires a committment to 2 training…

Sponsor: R & M Electrical

WALK

Distances – 5k, 10k and 20k The 5k and 10k walks take place in Manor Farm Country…

 
Sponsor: CCV Southampton 

Approx Start Time: 4pm

Open to all abilities and to keep the event interesting there will…

The 2 Fellows: Bruce Elkins, Director, CW Fellowes Ltd and Peter Harding, Director, Questmap Ltd launched their 123 Decathlon Challenge on 20th October. This fantastic sporting…

Fareham Shopping Centre hosted a colourful event over the weekend of Sat 22nd October and Sunday 23rd October that raised £225 for The Rainbow Centre.

The…

A total of 24 fit and hearty Rainbow supporters took part in the Great South Run on Sunday raising thousands of pounds for the Centre. Despite…

On late night shopping evenings in Fareham Shopping Centre, Rainbows ( very young girl guides) will be raising money for Rainbow. Starting their activities on November…

On late night shopping evenings in Fareham Shopping Centre, Rainbows ( very young girl guides) will be raising money for Rainbow. Starting their activities on November…

We have been lucky enough to secure a chalet at the Winchester Cathedral Christmas Market on Friday December 2nd. We will be selling all sorts of…

The Great South Run is one of Rainbow’s most important events and needs your support. We will have our runners post at The Royal Beach Hotel…

Thank you to all our wonderful supporters who took part in this year’s Test Way Walk! Record breaking walker Anthony Basnett,who completed the full 25.5 miles…

Huge congratulations to our wonderful supporters at Coopervision Delta Park who’s Rainbow Day on 30th September raised a magnificent £2,276 for The Centre!

The Day was…

The Rainbow Centre has been shortlisted for the NatWest CommunityForce, a scheme which allows charities a chance to win up to £6,000 ! All we need…

The Rainbow Centre wishes Matt Hunt all the best as he runs five marathons in five days to raise £5,000 for The Rainbow Centre and the…

What a day – 1,300 runners completed a difficult, hilly course around Basingstoke’s beautiful countryside in near ‘heat wave’ conditions on October 2nd for Basingstoke’s first…

We held a presentation evening for this years Marathon in Installments at “V” Fareham Town Football Club on Sunday 18th September. The Marathon in Installments ran…

Thank you to Nicola Ockendon and her colleagues in the accounts department at Johnson Controls in Waterlooville who, since June, have raised the wonderful sum of…

The Rainbow Centre Pantomime Christmas Ball, Botleigh Grange Hotel, Botley, Saturday 10th December, 7pm until late.

This years Christmas Party is going to be a great…

It was an early start for us all; the bouncy castle guy needed access at 8am to begin setting up and there were still the sausages…

The Hampshire Hackers Golf Society 8th Annual Charity Golf Event takes place on September 13th. Rowlands Castle Golf Club is hosting this year’s event and the…

Thanks to Vodafone you can now donate to The Rainbow Centre via your mobile phone for free!

• 100% of every donation goes to The Rainbow

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If you are interested in doing a tandem skydive and help raise funds for The Rainbow Centre please contact Julie or Beth in the fundraising…

On Sunday 26th June 7 people bravely gathered at Neatheravon the Army Parachute Centre waiting for their turn to do a tandem parachute jump in order…

It was as if he had been opening department stores all his life! We were delighted when four-year-old Oliver Taplin was invited to help in the…

Linvoy Primus visited The Rainbow Centre on Thursday 16th June and spent several hours meeting the children in both our Parent and Child and Nursery groups….

The Grand 21st Anniversary Raffle took place on June 17th at The Rainbow Centre.

1st Prize, won by Peter Cobbett, was a 32″ LCD Television…

The 21st Anniversary Ball, held at Steeple Court Manor on 11th June 2011 was a wonderful evening. There were some fantastic tiaras and some very imaginative…

Sunday 1st April.

Join 16,500 runners in a race around Reading!

The half marathon is the fastest UK course and open to everyone from fun…

The 2012 London Marathon will take place on 22nd April.

The Hampshire Hackers Golf Society
Charity Golf Day in aid of The Rainbow Centre
Tuesday 13th September
Rowlands Castle Golf Club
Teams…

The Hampshire Hackers Golf Society
Charity Golf Day in aid of The Rainbow Centre
Tuesday 13th September
Rowlands Castle Golf Club
Teams…

The Rainbow Centre hosted their second charity golf day at South Winchester Golf Club on Thursday 2nd June.

The weather was fantastic and all our…

Pompey star Linvoy Primus is making a visit to the children at the Rainbow Centre on 16th June. Watch this space for photos of the visit.

Pompey legends turned out in force to raise money for The Rainbow Centre on Sunday May 29th. The Rainbow Centre held a football tournament with former…

The Rainbow Centre Pantomime Christmas Ball
Saturday 10th December
7pm until late
Botleigh Grange Hotel, Botley

This years Christmas Party is going to be…

Sunday 30th October
A 10 mile run around the streets of Portsmouth and Southsea

Registrations are now closed for this year’s BUPA Great South Run.

Magdi was invited to speak at the Baby Lifeline Conference on 3 and 4 May in London; a multidisciplinary international conference presenting the very latest clinical…

Founded and run by the Romsey Test Rotary Club, Walk the Test Way is one of the most celebrated and eagerly anticipated highlights of Hampshire’s charity…

Do you want to take part in the first ever Basingstoke Half Marathon?

This event is taking place on Sunday 2nd October in the centre of…

For everyone that has taken part or plans to take part in our Marathon in Instalments event which is running from Saturday 30th April until Saturday…

Tickets are now available to purchase at £1 each or £5 per book.  The Grand Draw will take place on Friday 17th June at The Rainbow…

The Worshipful Mayor of Fareham Brian Bayford and his wife Susan visited The Rainbow Centre this week to present a cheque for £20,000 which was raised…

Join us next May for this incredible opportunity to be part of a unique adventure which will take you across some of the most breathtaking forests,…

Join us next May for this incredible opportunity to be part of a unique adventure which will take you across some of the most breathtaking forests,…

Congratulations to all our runners who took part in this year’s London Marathon.  We managed to shout words of encouragement to those of you we…

Four Rainbow Centre Volunteers attended an awards ceremony on Tuesday 15th March and were presented with Certificates in thanks of all their hard work. Tommy Frampton,…

Eighteen runners took part in the Reading half marathon on Sunday 20th March to raise funds for The Rainbow Centre. Three runners were using this event…

The Rainbow Centre was delighted to be asked to host the sixth annual CEPEG conference. This conference of professionals from the world of conductive…

The 21st birthday celebrations of a Centre for children with cerebral palsy have started in style. Staff from the Rainbow Centre in Fareham were treated to…

B Matthews Funeral Directors and Memorial Masons held an Open Day on Tuesday 22^nd February to celebrate their move into new and bigger premises in Middle…

Rainbow Centre Charity Golf Day – Thursday 2nd June – South Winchester Golf Club

We are hosting our second charity golf day at South Winchester Golf…

Sunday 5th June – All Day event – Netheravon Army Parachute Centre, Wiltshire.

Come to our Summer Skydive Party and be one of 21 people celebrating…

Saturday 11th June at Steeple Court Manor, Botley

Don’t miss our 21st Anniversary Ball in the beautiful marquee at Steeple Court Manor. Set in the idyllic…

Peter Hull MBE, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Disability Sport Development Officer and Triple Paralympic Gold Medalist and Ritchie De Laet, current Defender for Pompey FC…

Sunday 29th May – All Day Event. Fareham Town Football Club, Cams Alders with Express FM’s Grass Roots Team

Blue is the colour….and so is…

The Rainbow Centre has 5 guaranteed places in the London Marathon and one of these can be yours for a minimum sponsorship of £2,000.

The Marathon…

Saturday 30th April – Saturday 9th July. Sessions Sat: 10am-Noon and Weds: 6.30pm – 8.30pm (or dusk).

Sports personalities Ritchie De Laet – Portsmouth Football Club…

Sunday 20th March. Starts and Finishes at the amazing Madejski Stadium (Reading’s football ground).

Fastest Half Marathon course in the UK – 13.1 miles

Whether you…