Inspiring Projects Archives - Network of Wellbeing

By Carnegie UK Trust on 13th June 2018

Community Planning: Overcoming Challenges, Supporting Each Other

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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By Larch Maxey on 30th April 2018

Building Community Wellbeing: Easy as One, Two, Three!

The strength and vitality of our communities: our relationships with neighbours, friends, family and colleagues are the very foundations on which our wellbeing is built. The stress of modern life is a familiar refrain. Juggling work, family, the rising cost

Guest post by The Alzeimers Society

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By The Alzeimers Society on 28th March 2018

Health as a Social Movement: Creatively Overcoming Loneliness in…

The Alzeimer’s Society is exploring ways to reduce the isolation felt by many in care homes, through the Airedale Social Movement Programme. The Alzheimer’s Society has been running the Airedale Social Movement Programme in Airedale, Wharfedale, Craven and Leeds since August

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By NOW on 29th March 2017

Share Shed Launch!

We’re happy to announce that the Share Shed Totnes (in Devon, UK), will be opening its doors on Saturday 8th April! Come to join local MP Sarah Wollaston, Totnes Deputy Mayor Rosie Adam, wonderful poet Matt Harvey, and the Network of Wellbeing (NOW) team at

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By Florence Scialom on 14th February 2017

Announcing Latest Totnes Wellbeing Fund Recipients

The Totnes Wellbeing Fund aims to support individuals and community groups in and around Totnes (Devon, UK), offering small seed grants to help turn great ideas to boost wellbeing into reality. NOW is delighted to announce two of the latest

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By NOW on 31st January 2017

The Living Projects

NOW is also delighted to launch a video of one of 2016’s recipients of the Totnes Wellbeing Fund, The Living Projects. This shows the difference that grant funding can make to a brilliant project run by a group of 18-25

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By Kate Reed on 3rd January 2017

Creating a New ‘Library of Things’: the Share Shed…

Inspired by the Frome Share Shop, last year we seeded the idea of having a version here in Totnes: the Share Shed. Things soon began to take shape when Totnes Town Council granted us a space to pilot the Share Shed

Guest post by Liberators International

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By Liberators International on 14th September 2016

World’s Biggest Sing-Along Brings a Smile to Many Faces

There’s nothing like a Bob Marley song to brighten up your day, but would you be game enough to sing it with total strangers on public transport? Well, commuters around the world did just that on a Monday morning commute

Guest post by Sam Wernham

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By Sam Wernham on 2nd September 2016

Learning to Be

This guest post by Rev. Sam Wernham explores the pressures and joys of learning outside of the formal education system. This post forms part of our education and wellbeing series. Guest post by Rev. Sam Wernham I wake in the

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By NOW on 18th August 2016

Totnes Wellbeing Fund Videos Show How Small Changes Make…

The Network of Wellbeing is delighted to launch some new videos showing the wonderful work of some of our recent Totnes Wellbeing Fund grant recipients: Zest Physiotherapy for Life, Foxhole Community Garden and Magic Dye House. The Totnes Wellbeing Fund aims

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Supporting Greater Wellbeing for All: A City Wide Approach

Share Shed Totnes: Sharing Uni-Cycles, Guitars & Conversations!

Frome’s Economy: From Blind Growth to Wellbeing

Community Planning: Overcoming Challenges, Supporting Each Other

Building Community Wellbeing: Easy as One, Two, Three!

Health as a Social Movement: Creatively Overcoming Loneliness in…

Share Shed Launch!

Announcing Latest Totnes Wellbeing Fund Recipients

The Living Projects

Creating a New ‘Library of Things’: the Share Shed…

World’s Biggest Sing-Along Brings a Smile to Many Faces

Learning to Be

Totnes Wellbeing Fund Videos Show How Small Changes Make…

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