Pan Together

19/06/2025

Please be aware that we now have a new page from June 2025 - same name. We will keep an eye on messages to this one for a while, but better to use the other one. Changing administrators etc.after Pan Together managerial changes has been a nightmare :-(

30/05/2025

GET YOURSELF CHECKED OVER.......

30/05/2025

"JUST WONDERFUL, WENDY!"

That was the compliment for our Cafe supervisor, Wendy, about the meals she proved for our popular Over 50s Lunch Club today.

Next Lunch Club is Friday 27th JUNE, 12 noon onwards. Don't miss out. Just £3 for a 2-course meal.

28/05/2025

PAN'S 'MEN IN SHEDS' GROUP

Pan Together has hosted the Newport 'Men in Sheds' group for the last few months now, after they lost their garden location when Age UK Isle of Wight moved offices. They now have their own shed in the Community Centre's garden and are renamed the 'Pan Old Boys' - though you don't have to be 'old' to join. :-) :-)

'Pan Old Boys' provide a space to meet with others and the opportunity for men of all ages to use their skills in a positive way. The UK has them all over the country, with several located on the Island.

The group's new shed and our garden is the ideal place to keep those gardening skills working. You may even want to learn about gardening and vegetable growing in our garden as well as woodworking. Or perhaps teaching others.

Men can do as much or as little work as you want to. The most important thing is that you are here, being part of the shed group and enjoying each other's company.

The Pan Old Boys Shed is open for new members every Wednesday 9.30-2.30. For more information call Pan Together on 01983 248170

24/05/2025

AND MORE DONATIONS FROM LOCAL PEOPLE..........thank you so much

23/05/2025

OVER-50s LUNCH CLUB

Is next Friday 30 May from 12 noon in our cafe. Menu below.

22/05/2025

WANT TO STOP SMOKING? KNOW THAT YOU SHOULD?

Ready to quit? Sign up today!
👉 www.smokefreeisland.co.uk/sign-up/
☎️ 01983 642369 or 0800 999 1396

Wednesdays at Downside Community Centre - 10am to 12pm

One-to-one appointments with our stop smoking advisors.

Sign up You’re one step closer to becoming smokefree! We need a few details from you to get started, please complete the form below.

22/05/2025

Mmmmmmm.......

Lemon Meringue pie? You know you love it. Just £2 a slice in our community centre cafe.

20/05/2025

THE BIG CONVERSATION...

The Isle of Wight Council is seeking the views of Islanders on what does and what would help them be happy and healthy. They have commissioned with an independent organisation called 'Help & Care' to do this Big Conversation over the coming months.

A date for your diary - The Big Conversation will be at Downside Community Centre on Wednesday 25 June from 10am-2pm. They would like to talk informally with cafe users, visitors to our Wednesday drop-in sessions and other centre users that day.

16/05/2025

PAN TOGETHER'S COMMUNITY LARDER

For anyone that does not know and as a reminder, we have operated a community larder at Downside Community Centre on Furrlongs - next door to Barton Primary School - since November 2022.

It is open Tuesday and Fridays, 12 noon until 2pm and you will be welcomed by the ever friendly Kim and the team.

Residents from East Newport (Pan, Barton, Pan Meadows and Fairlee) are able to visit once a week and in return for a £5 contribution -and joining Pan Together on your first visit, which is free - you will be able to fill two shopping bags with food. If you choose wisely you will get about £25-£30 worth of shopping on each visit.

With the funding of other community pantries (and our larder) under attack from County Hall recently, we want to reassure everyone that our larder is sustainable due to it's geographical restrictions and thanks to the generosity of so many people and organisations.

No one should face going hungry. No one should have to choose between food, fuel and children's clothes. The Pan Community Larder will provide direct and vital support to local families and households in these difficult times, when the cost of living crisis is still biting so hard for so many.