Touch CIC

Touch CIC We share and celebrate everyday stories of resilience. By doing so, we prevent struggles with mental wellbeing beginning, or getting worse. Take ownership of it.

We’re big picture thinkers. We want storytelling to become the beating heart of our city. Our vision is to enable storytelling events to take place in every neighbourhood across our city, to bring people together both in person and through an online community, sharing stories, creating connection and inspiring hope. We want to empower our community to articulate their own story. See the positives

and recognise their courage. Together, we want to create memories. Social events where people are encouraged to believe in themselves and given the confidence to deal with tomorrow and the next day, and whatever life throws at them. We do life, together.

Thank you to our amazing speakers and our host at our final Storytelling Event last week, and to Coffee #1 for hosting ...
05/03/2026

Thank you to our amazing speakers and our host at our final Storytelling Event last week, and to Coffee #1 for hosting us!

Tickets are available now for our Celebration Event on Wed 25 March at 7.30pm at Coffee #1, Portswood Road, Southampton...
02/03/2026

Tickets are available now for our Celebration Event on Wed 25 March at 7.30pm at Coffee #1, Portswood Road, Southampton. Book your place: https://www.universe.com/events/celebration-event-coffee-1-portswood-wednesday-25-march-tickets-1RSKC8?ref=universe-discover

If you’d like to share a few words on the night, let us know:
Whether it’s what Touch means to you, how you’ve been involved, the impact it’s had on your life, or even a poem, song or piece of art that captures your feelings.

23/02/2026
We are sad to let you know that Touch will be closing in the coming months. We've tried hard to make it work, but our c...
12/02/2026

We are sad to let you know that Touch will be closing in the coming months.

We've tried hard to make it work, but our current income levels and confirmed projects are not enough to keep us going into the future. We've thought long and hard about this, and as a team, feel that closing is the most responsible course of action for everyone involved.

We love what we have created at Touch Network and are proud of what we've achieved over the last 10 years. We couldn't have done it without the brilliant community that has grown around our work.

Finishing well feels important to us, and we want to celebrate the legacy of what we have all built together.

We will be holding our next Storytelling Event on Thursday 26 February at Coffee #1, and our final event on Wednesday 25 March (Venue TBC) — a special evening to celebrate the stories, people, and moments that have shaped the work of Touch. We hope you will join us as we reflect and celebrate the brilliant impact of Touch Network and thank everyone for making it happen.

https://touch.network/what-we-do/neighbourhood-storytelling-events/

We are looking for storytellers for our next Southampton event! Pop Kate an email to chat it through with no commitment ...
17/01/2026

We are looking for storytellers for our next Southampton event!

Pop Kate an email to chat it through with no commitment [email protected].

Come and join us at the Southampton Mental Health Network fundraising quiz! Pop hannah@touch.network a message if you b...
14/01/2026

Come and join us at the Southampton Mental Health Network fundraising quiz!

Pop [email protected] a message if you book a ticket and want to sit with us - we would love to have you on our table!

18/11/2025

We had an amazing event last night! Thanks so much to everyone who came along, our amazing speakers and the always lovely staff at @nestcoffeehouseuk.

If anyone was inspired by Tom's story here are details of the bone marrow transplant register that were shared...

To become a potential blood stem cell donor, just check your eligibility and request a swab kit.

Find out about the latest co-produced research into the impact of storytelling on those who share their stories by the a...
01/11/2025

Find out about the latest co-produced research into the impact of storytelling on those who share their stories by the amazing Chris Thorpe, who presented at the Storytelling conference.

You can read the summary poster, or the full research here...
https://touch.network/research-into-the-benefits-of-storytelling/

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