Imagine This is the only UK charity solely dedicated to supporting the mental wellbeing of seriously ill children and their families. Through imaginative, creative and empowering projects delivered in hospitals, hospices and community settings, Imagine This helps children and families build resilience, connection and hope at the most challenging times. Initially founded in 2014 by Sarah Parish MBE and Jim Murray MBE in memory of their daughter Ella-Jayne, the charity was born from personal experience of life inside paediatric intensive care. What began with transformational projects at Southampton Childrenโs Hospital has now evolved into a nationwide mission to tackle the hidden mental health crisis facing seriously ill children. As property professionals, we understand the importance of building strong foundations. Thriving communities depend not only on the places and spaces we create, but on the wellbeing of the people within them. Supporting Imagine This in 2026 is our way of investing in something far more important than property – the emotional foundations of families facing the unimaginable. “๐๐ฆ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ค๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฃ๐ญ๐บ ๐จ๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ง๐ถ๐ญ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ต๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ต๐บ ๐๐ด๐ด๐ฐ๐ค๐ช๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ด๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐จ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ข๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ช๐ณ ๐ค๐ฉ๐ข๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐บ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ. ๐๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ช๐ณ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฑ, ๐ธ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฆ๐น๐ฑ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ข๐ค๐ต ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฐ ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ต ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ด๐ต. ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ด๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด๐ฆ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ค๐ฉ๐ข๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฆ๐ด ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฌ ๐ต๐ฐ๐จ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ, ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ ๐ค๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ด. ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ฑ๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ฉ๐ช๐ฑ ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ด ๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฏ ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ข๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ”. ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ข๐ฉ ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ช๐ด๐ฉ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ช๐ฎ ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ณ๐ข๐บ We look forward to rallying the Southampton property community behind this incredible cause.
Thank you to our Friday Frolics Sponsors!
Weโd like to take a moment to say a huge thank you to the sponsors who supported our Friday Frolics events last year: Connect IT, Nested, Savills, Vail Williams, Ashville, Clockwise, Foot Anstey, Black Cat Building Consultancy and Harrison Clarke. Your generosity helped continue the momentum our monthly high-quality networking events are renowned for, and that our members genuinely value – weโre incredibly grateful. Weโre also delighted to recognise and thank the following sponsors who have already signed up to support this yearโs Friday Frolics calendar: Nested, Ashville, Edgingtons, Savills, Eddisons, Pegasus Group, The Mortgage Hut, Tor&co and Lets Rent. Your early support sets the tone for another fantastic programme of events, and we canโt wait to get started. If youโd like the opportunity to showcase your business to the SPA community, please get in touch with one of our brilliant committee members who would be happy to discuss your ideas further. Hereโs to another great year of networking, collaboration, and Friday Frolic fun โ we look forward to seeing you soon!
Southampton Property Association Raises ยฃ14,000 for Parkinsonโs UK
We are incredibly proud to share that the Southampton Property Association has raised an amazing ยฃ14,000 for our nominated 2025 charity, Parkinsonโs UK. Parkinsonโs UK carries out vital work supporting those living with Parkinsonโs, funding research, and campaigning for better services and care. Knowing that our collective efforts will help support this important cause makes this milestone even more special. On behalf of the Association, thank you to every member who contributed. Your commitment and enthusiasm to coming together as a property community to make a positive impact beyond our industry is something we are truly proud of. Hereโs to continuing to make a difference together in 2026 – weโll be announcing our latest charity partner soon.
2026 Southampton Property Association Committee
Dear Member Applications are invited to serve on the 2026 Southampton Property Association Committee. Committee members assist one another in organising events throughout the year and a committee meeting is held in Southampton on the first Wednesday of each month at 12.30pm, usually lasting for about one hour. Committee members are not paid for their time, but there is an annual committee lunch by way of thanks. In the event of more applications being received for the committee places than are available, a secret ballot will be held of those SPA members present at the Annual General Meeting, which is to be held on the evening of Monday, 19th January 2026 at The Southampton University Officerโs Training Corps, 32 Carlton Place, Southampton SO15 2DX, full details of which will follow. The window for applications to the join the committee will remain open until 5.00pm on Wednesday, 31st December 2025. Please email applications to me, chrisclark@elgsurveyors.co.uk Yours sincerely Chris Clark SPA Honorary Secretary
Odyssey Consult Scramble to the Top
18 teams competed last Friday 17th October at a hotly contested Texas Scramble held at Meon Valley Golf & Country Club. The weather was set fair for the afternoon with some excellent golf being played on the tough Meon Valley Course. The eventual winners were the team from Odyessey Consult of Brian Chamberlain, Harvey Beveridge, Nigel Jarvis and Martin Hawthorne with a net score of 51.5. Runners Up were the team from Vail Williams of Simon Tubbs, Ben Duly, Tom George and Nick Roberts with a score of net 54. Longest Drive on the 10th was won by Will George from Eddisons and Nearest the Pin was won by Brian Chamberlain from Odyssey Consult.
Sponsorship Opportinities for the SPA Annual Charity Ball
On behalf of the Southampton Property Association (SPA), I am delighted to invite you to become a sponsor of our Annual Charity Ball, taking place on 6th November 2025 at Winchester Guildhall, in support of Parkinsons UK. We are very lucky to be able to enjoy the evening in the newly refurbish Bapsy Hall! The SPA Annual Charity Ball is a highlight in the regionโs property and business calendar. It brings together key professionals from across the property sector, including developers, surveyors, architects, planners, investors, and legal professionals. This prestigious evening of networking, fine dining, entertainment, and philanthropy offers an excellent platform for your brand to gain exposure among industry leaders while making a meaningful impact. Sponsorship Benefits Include: We are currently offering a range of sponsorship packages to suit different budgets and promotional goals, and weโd be happy to tailor a package that aligns with your brand values and business objectives. Your support would not only enhance the success of this important event but also contribute directly to Parkinsons UK, making a real difference in our local community. I would be pleased to discuss this opportunity further and answer any questions you may have. Thank you for considering this request, and we hope to welcome you as one of our valued sponsors. Rupi Basi, Chair of the SPA rupi@rbprivatefinance.co.uk Table price of ยฃ850 (table of 10), individual ticket prices ยฃ85.
A New Milestone for the SPA
The Southampton Property Association has reached a new milestone with a record membership of 400 professionals from the property industry. Your committee organises various events across the year including a quiz, golf, shooting, wine tastings culminating in the annual charity ball in November and of course not forgetting the popular monthly Friday Frolics. To keep up to date with events visit the website at www.southamptonproepertyassociation.co.uk
A Thank You from Our Sponsor
Last Friday (27th June) saw a very good turn out for our monthly Friday Frolics event sponsored by the Ashville Group. Andy Oliver from Ashville commented “what a great turnout for our first sponsored event and I would like to thank the SPA members for their support to this event. Next Friday Frolics will be Friday 25th July 2025.
Exceptional Golf played at the Annual SPA Golf Day
Over 72 golfers battled it out at Skylark Golf and Country Club for the SPA Golf Trophy. The course running well in these dry conditions produced some excellent scoring from some teams and not so good for others, with the team from Odyssey Consult coming out on top with an exceptional score of 100 stableford points. A delicious barbecue followed the golf with our sponsor David Pratt from Vision Architects handing out the prizes.. Full Results: Winners – Odyssey Consult – Brian Chamberlain, Simon Blinkhorne, Nigel Jarvis & Guy Goodman Runners Up Ascia Construction – Rob Emery, Richard Hemming, David Hawkins & Richard Deacon 3rd Place MSP Capital – Arian Manoucheri, Martin Lee, Jamie Chamberlain & John Dimbleby Longest Drive – David Hawkins Nearest the Pin 7th – Gillan Newby Nearest the Pin 17th – Mark Kent
Over 80 Property Professionals attend our first CPD Event for 2025
Over 80 property professionals attended the first CPD event for 2025 at The Grand on Friday 28th February. Attendees learnt about three critical issues affecting housebuilders and property professionals: navigating nitrate neutrality challenges, staying up to date with the latest planning updates, and understanding key asbestos awareness considerations expertly delivered by our speakers Sam Knight, Simon Kennedy, Joshua Gittens and Andy Strugnell. Future events are being planned for the year, check out the website for further announcements.