There is an ever-increasing body of scientific research demonstrating the many benefits of nature – stress alleviation, relaxation and the reduction in symptoms of depression are just a few. It also helps social interaction, so young people make friends more easily and feel less isolated.
We are offering a free four-week programme, each session lasting 2-hours. Typical activities include walks, some light conservation work or gardening. This is combined with a range of creative activities such as painting, weaving, lino cutting, felting, tie-dye or whittling. There will be time to talk and share collective struggles, and importantly the group form a network of new supportive friends that last beyond the programme.
“The programme has helped me see more of me and less of my disorder. It brought back my identity, as I remembered I have interests that I thought I lost due to my disorder. It helped me refocus on a task, activity or learning process and had a really positive impact on my wellbeing”, a young person who attended our programme.
Sun 3rd April to Sun 1st May (excluding the Easter weekend) from 11am to 1pm at Chiswick House & Gardens, London, W4 2RP
For further information please visit our website, contact us by email or phone 01273 230102.
Young people can book a place on the programme by completing our online Booking Form or there is a Referral Form available.
What are we looking for?
A Chair to join the Board of Trustees at an exciting point in the Charity’s development. Having continued to provide services successfully in the face of COVID, it has recently moved to new premises. We are looking for somebody with the energy and experience to oversee governance and work closely with the Chief Executive to take HF Mencap through the next phase of development, which will include building up reserves further and diversifying the current service provision.
Experience of working in the third sector and being a trustee would be advantageous but not essential, whereas experience of strategic leadership and chairing meetings and/or events is. The role requires the ability to connect and communicate with people with a range of learning disabilities and/or autism to ensure that the charity is meeting their needs. Personal connection to people living with these challenges either by means of a family relationship or work is desirable, but if not present a strong affinity with HF Mencap’s cause is needed.
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Photo by Global Citizen @glblctznAllocation of £10 tickets by the Kiln Theatre for their new production Black Love:
Meet Aurora and Orion. Sister and brother. Constellations in time. More than blood. More than just fam.
Inside their small London flat, memories of their parents’ Black love surrounds them. When that love is threatened, they must first find understanding and connection before they can begin to find a way back to one another.
An explosion of form-busting storytelling, with music by Ben and Max Ringham, Black Love celebrates and investigates the Black experience through music, real-life stories and imagined worlds.
The £10 tickets (usually £32) are for performances from: Mon 28th Mar to Sat 9th April at 7.30pm and 2.30pm.
To book please call the Box Office on 020 7328 1000 or online and use promocode BID
The Blue Prescribing Project is a wetland health programme specifically co-designed and delivered by the Mental Health Foundation and Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust to promote a
range of mental and physical health benefits through facilitated wetland nature engagement at the London Wetlands Centre and a self-management course.
The overall aim is to improve health by harnessing the link between people and nature.
Free weekly talking group and exercise classes for women. Flyer
When thinking about taking climate action, it can be hard to know where to start. What can you do to have the most impact?
That’s why H&F Council are offering organisations free use of a carbon tracking app. This has been designed to measure, track and report on the carbon emissions across your organisation. The app will help to clearly identify actions that need to be taken to lower carbon emissions.
Interested in the carbon tracking app? Join the H&F Climate Alliance here
I’d like to invite you and your community to this tiny forest planting day in Normand Park . It is free and suitable for all ages. It’s a great way to get involved in your local area and also a fab way to boost wellbeing. You can sign up by clicking here but you are also welcome to turn up at any point during the day.
Get free essential goods for your beneficiaries at www.givingworld.org.uk
Following the challenges of the past few years and the further impending increase to the cost of living, the need in our communities will continue to grow. Giving World can help you to meet that need by providing business surplus stock free of charge, such as clothing, food items, toiletries, cleaning and household products as well as other useful items.
Goods can be collected directly from us, or we can arrange delivery at cost – you will only ever pay for transport.
To access these goods when you need them, simply register your organisation here: https://www.givingworld.org.uk/register/user
If you would like more information, please call us on 0116 251 6205 between 9.30am-4pm Monday-Thursday and 9.30am-12.30pm Friday.
You can also send an email with any queries to admin@givingworld.org.uk.
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