Our Story
ACE has been running as a voluntary organisation for over two years.
We became a registered charity, number 1200890, in 2022.
We’re based in Andover Town centre, Hampshire
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Mary Jefferies
INSPIRATION AND IN HONOR
“Never let anyone go without”
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Tania Hall
FOUNDER
Andover Community Engage was started by its founder Tania Hall
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Eileen Forder (was Hall)
INSPIRATION AND IN HONOR
Ran the youth centre on Floral way in the 70’s
Andover Community Engage was started by its founder Tania Hall
Her Maternal Grandmother Mary Jefferies installed in her the desire to help others and never let anyone go without. Her paternal Grandmother ran the youth centre on Floral way in the 70’s.
Some would say she was destined to form ACE from the very beginning.
Tania initially started answering pleas for support from local
people needing items in an emergency, she kept an eye out for clothing items going
free on Facebook Marketplace to meet the need.
This slowly evolved over the years until she was asking friends to help volunteer and having to source alternative storage when they had both filled up their sheds and garages
Tania opened the first ACE building in early 2021, Tania and Jenna together with what has now become the ACE family of volunteers started to run the Andover Clothing exchange and Baby Bank events.
Siobhan quickly joined the group to run the Nappy and Sling Library which then birthed the Little Poppets group.
The Community Fridge and Youth drop-in then started in July 2022.
