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Where Should NOW Go Next: Let Us Know What You Think!

By Roger Higman on 22nd August 2018

The Network of Wellbeing (NOW) is reviewing its strategy, and we’d love to hear and include your views! For the last three years, we’ve focused on building our network across the UK (and beyond), supporting wellbeing-related activities at the community

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Foraging as a Route to Wellbeing

By Larch Maxey on 9th August 2018

The links between nature and wellbeing are strong and clear, so it should be no surprise that foraging boosts wellbeing; after all, it prompts us to not only get out in nature, but to pick, smell and taste it! However,

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The Place of Kindness with Carnegie UK Trust

By Carnegie UK Trust on 6th August 2018

Kindness is not just about being nice. It matters, both for the wellbeing of individuals and communities and their empowerment. It also is a key factor in combatting the growing public health issue of loneliness and social isolation. The below

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Could you be a Trustee of the Network of Wellbeing?

By Roger Higman on 26th July 2018

The past year has been a big year for the Network of Wellbeing. We held our first big national event, the Building Wellbeing Together weekend at Hawkwood College; we’ve launched a new website and we’ve just been given Eden Rise

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Eden Rise: A Haven for Wellbeing

By Roger Higman on 7th July 2018

In an act of incredible generosity, the Network of Wellbeing has been gifted Eden Rise, a beautiful countryside haven just outside of Totnes, Devon.  A beautiful place… Imagine two Victorian barns in the Devon countryside converted to a holiday let

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Your Wellbeing, Your Community, Our World

By Florence Scialom on 27th June 2018

The Network of Wellbeing (NOW) has been running a free ‘Building Wellbeing Together’ webinar series for the past six months. In this webinar we did something a little different. NOW’s Director Roger Higman shares why we see wellbeing as such

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Community Planning: Overcoming Challenges, Supporting Each Other

By Carnegie UK Trust on 13th June 2018

The Carnegie UK Trust has announced the participants of our Embedding Wellbeing in Northern Ireland project. The Community Planning Partnerships working in the following local authority areas were selected to receive financial and in-kind support from the Trust for the

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