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New sensory garden built for Mendip primary schoolers

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Volunteers from local housing group, Aster Group joined forces with charity Aster Foundation, to build a brand-new sensory garden for children at the Fosse Way Primary School in Radstock, Somerset.
The eleven-strong group from Aster’s repair and response team worked directly with teachers to design a new and exciting feature for the school playground, completing the entire project in just three days.

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Storytelling workshop for over 55’s in Wells tackles loneliness

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Foundation

A group of local social housing customers from Wells, Somerset were recently invited to take part in storytelling workshop aimed at tackling loneliness among the over 55s.

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Local charity pledges over 1,000 hours of volunteering support to local communities

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Foundation

Local charity, Aster Foundation will be making a difference to local communities with over 1,000 hours of volunteering pledged by its supporters and beneficiaries.

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Southampton entrepreneur hopes to share the voice of people living in social housing – one story at a time

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Foundation

A Southampton entrepreneur is hoping her work to tackle negative stereotypes and shine a spotlight on the real stories of black and marginalised communities in the south, will reach more people after successfully becoming part of the Aster Group social incubator, inc.

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Aster Foundation appoints independent chairperson after receiving official charity status

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Foundation

The Aster Foundation, the arm of housing association Aster Group that focuses on enabling better lives beyond bricks and mortar, has been granted official charity status by the Charity Commission.

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Weston entrepreneur connects local community through creativity

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Foundation

A Weston-Super-Mare entrepreneur is hoping her dream of providing more opportunities for communities through creativity will become a reality after successfully becoming part of the our social incubator, inc.

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Local entrepreneur who teaches filmmaking to ex-addicts hopes to take social business to the next level

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Foundation

A Portsmouth entrepreneurs’ dream of helping former addicts and those struggling with their mental health through the power of film, has taken a step closer after successfully becoming part of the Aster Group social incubator, inc.

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Wiltshire woman has entrepreneurial dreams to tackle mental health

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Foundation

A Wiltshire entrepreneur is hoping her dreams of bringing mental wellbeing and nature together will become a reality after successfully becoming part of the Aster Group social incubator inc.

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