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By Florence Scialom on 27th October 2020

Leeds Festival of Kindness Offers Inspiration in Challenging Times

Kinder Leeds launched its first Festival of Kindness, Compassion and Wellbeing in September 2020, and this event proved a powerful opportunity for people to come together and share inspiration for a kinder community, and a kinder world. The Festival was

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By Florence Scialom on 9th October 2020

Community Action for Wellbeing Series: Addressing Loneliness, Building Resilience,…

In a series of three online events the Network of Wellbeing (NOW) and Eden Project Communities worked in partnership to highlight important aspects of wellbeing at the community level. This post shares a summary and all event recordings. Events in the

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By NOW on 2nd September 2020

Community Action for Wellbeing: Join Our Online Series

Community action can help improve wellbeing for both those offering and receiving help, highlighting the relational nature of being well. In a series of three online events the Network of Wellbeing (NOW) and Eden Project Communities are working in partnership to

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By Florence Scialom on 19th May 2020

Mental Health Awareness Week: Kindness to Ourselves and Each…

“Kindness strengthens relationships, develops community and deepens solidarity.” Mark Rowland – Chief Executive of The Mental Health Foundation. This week it is Mental Health Awareness Week, and the chosen theme is kindness. We’d like to take this opportunity to reflect on

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By NOW on 14th May 2020

Learning from Lockdown: Community Wellbeing Responses to Covid-19

In these unprecedented times we need to find effective ways to support each other. The Network of Wellbeing (NOW) has relaunched our webinar series, focusing on how we can build Wellbeing Together in these times of rapid change. This post summarises

Guest post by Carnegie UK Trust

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By Carnegie UK Trust on 13th November 2018

The Meaning of Kindness

Be a kindness rebel: In this post Ben Thurman, Policy and Development Officer at Carnegie UK Trust, explores kindness as a disruptive and transformative concept. A month ago, at a meeting of our Kindness in North Ayrshire network, an anonymous post-it encouraged

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By Carnegie UK Trust on 6th August 2018

The Place of Kindness with Carnegie UK Trust

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

Guest post by Drink Wise Age Well

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By Drink Wise Age Well on 31st May 2018

Volunteering Valuable for Health and Wellbeing at All Ages

Volunteering is vital for tackling loneliness and improving health and wellbeing, and it’s never too late to start volunteering for a project you care about. According to a recent study by the Royal Voluntary Service and Prudential, almost half of

Guest post by Drink Wise Age Well

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By Drink Wise Age Well on 31st May 2018

Five Ways to Overcome Loneliness

Loneliness can be very damaging for our health and wellbeing. In this guest post Julie Breslin – Head of the Drink Wise, Age Well programme – shares five ways to overcome loneliness, inspired in-part by the Five Ways to Wellbeing.

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By Florence Scialom on 4th May 2018

Happier World? Reflections from Satish Kumar

Life can be beautiful, and it can be challenging, too. In either case, strong relationships and a sense of community can help to carry us through. Life’s joyful moments can be much sweeter if we have people around to share

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Moving Beyond Polarisation and Towards Hope

Reboot the Future – live life by the ‘golden…

World Happiness Report highlights Sharing and Caring

Leeds Festival of Kindness Offers Inspiration in Challenging Times

Community Action for Wellbeing Series: Addressing Loneliness, Building Resilience,…

Community Action for Wellbeing: Join Our Online Series

Mental Health Awareness Week: Kindness to Ourselves and Each…

Learning from Lockdown: Community Wellbeing Responses to Covid-19

The Meaning of Kindness

The Place of Kindness with Carnegie UK Trust

Volunteering Valuable for Health and Wellbeing at All Ages

Five Ways to Overcome Loneliness

Happier World? Reflections from Satish Kumar

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