Welcome to the
WELLIES Project
Therapeutic learning activities with animals, plants, creativity and the countryside for people recovering from mental ill health.
WELLIES stands for:
Wellness
Education
Learning
Laughter
Inspiration
Environment
Skills
WELLIES is run by Julie White and Nick Platt, founders of the WELLIES Project and Staffordshire Care Farming Development CIC, a not for profit company.
WELLIES has been running for ten years and as rural business advisors Julie and Nick often help other people to develop care farming enterprises.
“I am so passionate about Wellies, the project has helped me to progress and grow as a person, I no longer sit at home unable to leave the house feeling depressed and anxious. I have learned to socialise with others, learnt new skills. I am the old me that I used to be. I do not know where I would be without this project “
Our latest news…
Autumn 2019 Programme
A great selection of courses and activities planned at WELLIES for the coming months. See this latest poster for all the information
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What does WELLIES mean to me?
As we come to the end of another term at WELLIES we asked this question to our participants and the answers we got were amazing. As Julie White says "It makes it all worthwhile". Below are just a few of the ways people described WELLIES: A place of comfort and safety;...
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OPEN AFTERNOON
At WELLIES HQ, Chapel on the Hill, on 19th July 2019 from 1pm to 4pm. All welcome to come and see what we do and the beautiful setting we do it in. Light refreshments and stalls selling WELLIES' wares available
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