Autumn Courses 2023

Autumn Courses 2023

by | Aug 8, 2023 | Programme

WELLIES has now confirmed our Autumn 2023 courses.

Our courses include a variety of activities with animals, plants, creativity, and the countryside and are specifically aimed at people recovering from mental ill health such as anxiety and depression.

Autumn activities will include cookery, keeping chickens, seasonal crafts, floristry, fishing, countryside skills, woodwork, walks, growing and harvesting fruit and vegetables.

Participants will take part in a variety of short ‘Positive Lifestyles’ workshops such as budgeting, confidence, motivation, Five Ways
to Wellbeing, healthy eating, energy efficiency, volunteering, employability skills, managing stress and positive thinking.

People benefit from being with like-minded people with the aim of developing friendships and support networks.

Courses are Free of Charge and include lunch & transport. To apply, visit our Get Involved page to find out how.

 

Spring Courses 2023

Spring Courses 2023

by | Jan 17, 2023 | Programme

WELLIES has now confirmed our Spring 2023 courses.

Our courses include a variety of activities with animals, plants, creativity, and the countryside and are specifically aimed at people recovering from mental ill health such as anxiety and depression.

Spring activities will involve learning about forgotten rural crafts such as patchwork, weaving, willow work, working in the woods, cookery, sustainable living, personal survival budgets, crafts, woodwork recycling/upcycling, floristry and gardening.

To apply, visit our Get Involved page to find out how.

 

WELLIES Project Autumn Courses 2022

Autumn 2022 Courses

Autumn 2022 Courses

by | Jul 21, 2022 | Programme

WELLIES has now confirmed our Autumn 2022 courses.

Our courses include a variety of activities with animals, plants, creativity, and the countryside and are specifically aimed at people recovering from mental ill health such as anxiety and depression.

Autumn activities will involve learning about forgotten rural crafts such as patchwork, weaving, willow work, working in the woods, cooking on an open fire, countryside walks, picking and juicing apples, looking after chickens, dog walking, crafts, and floristry including Christmas designs.

To apply, visit our Get Involved page to find out how.

 

WELLIES Project Autumn Courses 2022

Summer 2022 Courses

Summer 2022 Courses

by | Apr 5, 2022 | Programme

WELLIES has a variety of courses available for Summer 2022.

Our courses include a variety of activities with animals, plants, creativity and the countryside and are specifically aimed at people recovering from mental ill health such as anxiety and depression.

Summer activities will involve learning about forgotten rural skills such as growing and cooking with vegetables and fruit, patchwork, woodcarving, recycling and upcycling, countryside walks, outdoor cooking, looking after chickens, dog walking, woodwork and floristry.

See what’s on offer below and check out our Get Involved page to see how to apply.

WELLIES Spring 2022 Courses
Help us Build a Therapeutic Garden

Help us Build a Therapeutic Garden

by | Jun 3, 2019 | Help Needed, News

We have just launched a CrowdFunder campaign to improve the outdoor space at WELLIES and need your help!

WELLIES is crowdfunding for a therapeutic garden

The Project plan is to approach a landscape/garden designer and task them with creating a tranquil yet useable area that will be suitable for practical activities and reflective purposes. The garden will include a covered decking/veranda area for potting, pricking out, planting and craft activities; an outdoor cooking area; a large communal table with benches for sharing food or working at; a pond/water feature; a tree sculpture; an edible hedge; secluded seating and continued use of the raised beds.

There is a need to increase the useable space as participant numbers are constantly increasing and indoor space is finite. There are c.100 people attending on a weekly basis and there is always a waiting list. The demand for mental health provision in the region is rapidly rising. Work on the project would be scheduled to start September 2019, carried out by the WELLIES participants, volunteers and an experienced PM from within the organisation. January 2020 decide what seeds to buy and crops to plant, the tree sculpture will be ongoing and the pond ready for filling with fish in the Spring. Summer 2020 will see a beautiful outdoor space used for cooking, crafting on the decking, lunches outside, bountiful crops and areas available for reflection and peaceful contemplation.

To pledge your support, simply head to our CrowdFunder page before 29th July 2019 and give what you can. No amount is too small and you will be helping us continue to make a real difference to adults recovering from poor mental health.

CrowdFunder