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By Mirella Ferraz on 24th March 2024

Unlocking Community Wellbeing – Learning from the Active Wellbeing…

Have you ever wondered what it takes to truly empower and engage communities for positive change? Two weeks ago, NOW’s Mirella Ferraz went to Birmingham to learn more about the Active Communities Learning Festival, and the innovative ways the Active

Guest post by Leticia Usanovich

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By Leticia Usanovich on 24th October 2023

Discover the Power of Collective Hope

Hope: the group project is a Huddle (read on to discover what they are) hosted by Letícia Usanovich. A group of 12 people comes together to explore how our capacity for hope is intertwined with our connection to ourselves, others,

Guest post by Active Communities - the Birmingham and Solihull LDP

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By Active Communities - the Birmingham and Solihull LDP on 28th September 2023

Active Communities Learning Festival

STOP PRESS: A new round of free courses has been announced as part of Active Communities Learning Festival, starting on 22nd January 2024. Click here for further details. The Active Communities Programme is funded by Sports England in six

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By Roger Higman on 25th July 2023

Fun in the Sun at the Woolfest

There was fun in the sun at the Woolfest last month as 250 people came together to celebrate of all things woollen in Buckfastleigh, South Devon. Woolfest was co-organised by the Network of Wellbeing, the Share Shed and the Woolly

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By Mirella Ferraz on 21st March 2023

The Power of Community Fridges in Tackling Waste and…

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

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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

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By Mirella Ferraz on 4th July 2022

New Reuse Project for Wellbeing of People and Planet

At the Network of Wellbeing (NOW), we’re proud to have set up the Share Shed – A Library of Things, offering useful items at low cost for people to borrow. As the project developed, we launched a mobile version of

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By Rochelle Buisson on 28th June 2022

Communities Addressing Loneliness and Building Wellbeing

Earlier this month, together with Eden Project Communities, we marked Loneliness Awareness Week and Month of Community by co-hosting ‘Communities Addressing Loneliness and Building Wellbeing’. During this online event we were joined by Kim Leadbeater MP, Linzi Cason from Empowerment

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By Mirella Ferraz on 24th January 2022

UK Sharing Libraries Network: Strengthening a Movement

All over the world, sharing projects are providing people an opportunity to access things, rather than own them. This contributes to a much fairer and sustainable distribution of resources, while avoiding a lot of waste and creating potential for communities

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By Rochelle Buisson on 30th September 2021

World’s First Mobile Library of Things Shares Lessons Learned

Set up by the Network of Wellbeing (NOW) in 2017, the Share Shed – A Library of Things has pioneered a new way of offering useful items for people to borrow at a low cost, via a travelling library of

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Supporting Greater Wellbeing for All: A City Wide Approach

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

The Importance of Pointless Joy

Unlocking Community Wellbeing – Learning from the Active Wellbeing…

Discover the Power of Collective Hope

Active Communities Learning Festival

Fun in the Sun at the Woolfest

The Power of Community Fridges in Tackling Waste and…

Buy Less, Share More: The Share Shed Is Expanding

New Reuse Project for Wellbeing of People and Planet

Communities Addressing Loneliness and Building Wellbeing

UK Sharing Libraries Network: Strengthening a Movement

World’s First Mobile Library of Things Shares Lessons Learned

Our community - Projects

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