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By Roger Higman on 4th May 2023

ShareFest Brings Together People to Share, Repair, Swap and Make

The ShareFest 2023 brought together over 700 people, in Totnes, to celebrate and promote sharing, repairing, swapping and making. Organised by the Network of Wellbeing (NOW) and the Share Shed – A Library of Things, it offered a wide range

Your wellbeing - Happiness

By Roger Higman on 27th March 2023

Income and emotional wellbeing: a conflict resolved?

Can money buy you happiness? New research from Nobel Prize-winning economist, Daniel Kahneman and his critic, Matthew Killingsworth, suggests that it can – unless you have other underlying reasons to be unhappy. However, NOW’s Director, Roger Higman warns against drawing

Our community - Projects

By Mirella Ferraz on 21st March 2023

The Power of Community Fridges in Tackling Waste and Food Poverty

At the Network of Wellbeing, our vision is of people and the planet thriving together. We achieve that by connecting people, supporting projects, and inspiring action. While researching further projects for us to support, our project manager, Mirella Ferraz, looked

Our community - Wellbeing Together

By Roger Higman on 27th February 2023

New Beginnings – NOW’s New Strategy

The Network of Wellbeing has been reviewing its strategy and formulating new plans. Here, NOW’s Director, Roger Higman, sets the context for our discussions and introduces some of the ideas we have for the next three years. Later, as our

Your wellbeing - Health

By Miles Lowson on 27th February 2023

Walking in a Winter Wonderland!

Miles Lowson recently completed a Masters by research at Durham University. It aimed to understand the role winter weather has for older people walking in East Durham. Here, he shares his experiences and lists five tips for walk organisers catering

Our community - Wellbeing Together

By Roger Higman on 2nd February 2023

Building Wellbeing Together for People and Planet: NOW Annual Report 2022

The Network of Wellbeing (NOW)’s vision is of people and the planet thriving together. We connect people, support projects and inspire action for the wellbeing of people and the planet. We do this through events, network-building, our retreat venue Eden

Our community - Wellbeing Together

By Florence Scialom on 1st December 2022

Thank You and Goodbye from Flo…

Flo Scialom has been a key part of the Network of Wellbeing since its inception 10 years ago. As Communications and Events Manager she has overseen the development of our network, including our social media, our newsletter, our website and

Our community - Wellbeing Together

By NOW on 26th October 2022

Building Wellbeing Together: NOW is 10!

The Network of Wellbeing is ten years old, and we’ll be celebrating this throughout November across all areas of our work. It’s been an amazing journey that couldn’t have been achieved without the support of some incredible people, including all

Our community - Projects

By Mirella Ferraz on 20th October 2022

Buy Less, Share More: The Share Shed Is Expanding

As the Network of Wellbeing (NOW) celebrates its 10th anniversary with an inspiring series of online events, one of our projects, the Share Shed – A Library of Things, is getting ready to expand its services in south Devon. The

Our world - Beyond Growth

By Roger Higman on 13th October 2022

Why Do We Talk About Thriving?

The Network of Wellbeing’s new vision is of ‘people and the planet thriving together’. Here, as part of a series of blog posts that explore the thinking behind our new vision, mission and values, we’d like to explain why the

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