Connecting with nature, creating community, supporting wellbeing”
We operate entirely outdoors in various wooded sites in north Leicestershire and our mental health support services include:
6-week Wellbeing in the Woods courses, combining mindfulness and self care strategies with crafting and peer support
Forest Therapy (also known as Forest Bathing) walks
Regular drop-in sessions around the campfire for food, connection, chat and a variety of nature based crafts and skills
Regular Social Wellbeing rambles
In 2022 we supported service users with long term conditions such as MS, ME, Fybromyalgia, Mild to Moderate Mental Illness, PTSD, Loneliness, Anxiety and Depression.
b inspired is a multi-purpose Community Anchor organisation in Braunstone, Leicester. Working to improve the lives of people in Braunstone through a range of services, including: Foodbank, Food Pantry, Be-friending for over 55's, Men's Groups, Mental Health projects, volunteer opportunities and training, community activities, health promotion, a Community Hub with a Community Café and a wide range of children and Young Peoples activities.
Bright Hope in North West Leicestershire works within the area to support individuals who have a condition that leads to a reduction in quality of life or who have been diagnosed with a life limiting condition as well as offering support to their partner or carer.
We make and share resources and training to help asylum seekers, refugees and other disadvantage second language speakers with cultural integration, English language and literacy learning, wellbeing and women's and men's health. We work those supporting both adults and children / young people in a wide range of settings across the UK. We do some direct workshop delivery both online and to support the work of community organisations in Leicester, Loughborough and surrounding areas.
We care for a 2,000-mile-long, 200-year-old, network of canals, rivers, reservoirs, and docks. We believe that life is better by water.
Our research shows that spending time by water, whether it be your lunchbreak, daily commute or just a weekend stroll, can make us feel happier and healthier.
With ever-increasing rates of obesity, stress, and declining mental health, our Waterways & Wellbeing social prescribing project supports people where they live. Our canals and rivers run through some of the most heavily populated communities in England and Wales, providing accessible green and blue space where it’s needed the most.
Through Changing Connections we are helping people across Rutland and the Melton Borough of Leicestershire to build stronger connections and support networks within their local community. By doing this we hope to help relieve pressure on health and other emergency services by reducing the number of people relying on them for things that the community is better placed to support.
Charity Link finds funding for local people in need who are experiencing financial hardship to provide essential items such as cookers, fridges, washing machines, beds, clothing, mobility/disability aids and in emergencies, support with food and utilities. These items improve wellbeing, dignity and standard of living and ensure that local people are independent, warm, clean, safe and fed. We work with 250 charities and community organisations to get the help to those who need it, when they need.
We collect brand new pairs of pyjamas for children and young people, aged between new-born and 18 years old. The pyjamas are distributed to hospitals, hospices, hospital at home teams and women's refuges throughout the UK. They are then given to children who are poorly or disadvantaged.
Chiltern Music Therapy have a desire to change how music therapy is offered in the UK. With inclusivity at our heart, we work with all ages and levels of disability, with individuals and groups, across health, education, social care and community settings. Proud to be a self-managed and employee-owned social enterprise, we strive to create a world where music therapy is the transformative thread in the lives of everyone we support. We promise to bring their stories and voices to light, welcoming you on our journey as we share the evolving and fascinating science behind the power of music.
Circulus for Men is a community focused men’s wellbeing initiative built around conversation, connection, and support. Through regular groups known as The Circle, men come together in a safe, confidential, and non judgemental space to talk openly about life, mental health, relationships, stress, work, and personal growth. Some men speak, others simply listen, but all men are welcome. The combines peer support, education, and research informed approaches to promote long term wellbeing and reduce isolation. With sessions across multiple locations, Circulus for Men continues to grow, helping men realise they do not have to face life alone today.