News & Events

If you would like to refer someone to WELLIES please complete this form and send to info@growingruralenterprise.co.uk

Have you liked our new WELLIES venture? https://www.facebook.com/welliesproject ‘Friends of the WELLIES Project’ has been set up as a social enterprise arm to The WELLIES Project to create opportunities for learners to make and sell some of the fantastic things the...

Are you, or someone you know, unemployed and aged 16-24?Are you looking to learn a new skill?Are you resident in Staffordshire, Derbyshire or Nottinghamshire? Our new traineeships could be for you!! We are looking to offer a 70-hour work placement over 6 weeks in...

Here are the details of the WELLIES courses on offer from the start of next year.

Tutors and WELLIES staff have been working hard behind the scenes for learning to carry on in a positive way. We have set up separate Facebook groups for each course. This will enable us to carry on with WELLIES in a new and innovative way. Each day in the separate...

A sample of the participant feedback following a 12 week Woodwork and a 6 week Floristry course, Autumn 2019: “Excellent course, learnt an array of new skills, met some fantastic people, improved my mental health and wellbeing tenfold. Loved every second I was here,...

Dates and details for your diary. Keep in Touch Days for people who no longer attend WELLIES but would like to keep in touch

The ever popular festive floristry workshops are back for that fab,fun, friendly event where Julie teaches us to make a door swag that will proudly adorn any house for the whole Christmas period. You will amaze yourself at what you can create whilst enjoying mulled...

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;...