Tags: south west

Birch Collective - Improving mental health through nature

Birch Collective's project in Bristol works with young people experiencing mental health problems and social isolation. Staff member James Broadley discusses how accessing nature can improve young people’s confidence and…

Half a million investment for 16 projects to improve mental health through access to nature

Our investment of half a million pounds, is funding 16 projects across England and Scotland, supporting people who have mental health problems and who experience socio-economic disadvantage, discrimination and marginalisation.

Street Factory - Hip Hop Into the Lights

Tyler talks about his experience with mental health problems and addiction and how finding Street Factory changed his life.

Disabled Women Take Action: supporting change for disabled women

Disabled Women Take Action supports its members to campaign for a more accessible Bristol. For International Women’s Day, Shruthi Venkatachalam talks about how project members have improved counselling services for…

Bristol Active Women Walk and Talk: Welcoming Walks

Bristol Active Women Walk and Talk brings women together for walking, swimming or other outdoor activities. Community Activity Manager Wafa Suliman talks about how the group has helped women build…

Street Factory: Everyone needs support

During Covid-19, Toby Gorniak, Creative Director at Street Factory, shifted the group's activities to help its Plymouth community through the rise in mental health needs. He discusses the strain he…

Bristol Active Women – Walk and Talk

The outdoor activities are designed to support mental health and wellbeing, reduce social isolation, and build confidence, especially following the Covid-19 lockdowns when many people have been isolated. The sessions…

IgniteYou Dance INC

IgniteYou Dance INC was started by two dance teachers who recognised a need for accessible dance classes and workshops in the local area. During the first Covid-19 pandemic they project…

New funding available for local groups in parts of South West England

Derby Refugee Befriending Project

Migrating to Great Britain as a refugee or asylum seeker can be an incredibly isolating experience. We know that creating opportunities to reduce isolation can have a big impact on…

Proud2Be Rural Outreach Project

LGBTQ+ people remain at increased risk of mental ill health due to a range of factors including discrimination and isolation. When people feel unfair shame or stigma, they become more…

Exploring Senses CIC

Exploring Senses CIC and their ‘MakerLab’ project delivered weekly MakerLab sessions for young people aged 8 to 19 on Thursday afternoons in Brighton, at the youth club of the l

Borderlands: Drop in project

Borderlands is a charity working with refugees, asylum seekers, and other people with immigration issues in inner city Bristol.

Totnes pride online

At the Trust, our overarching aim is addressing health inequalities and creating a fairer society for all. A vital part of this is supporting LGBTQ+ people. So far, the Trust…

Volunteers Week 2020

It’s National Volunteers Week from 1 – 7 June and to celebrate the Trust is taking a look at the vital contribution volunteers make to their local communities, giving their…

Music at the Edge

The Youth Enquiry Service is a charitable organisation which holds twice-weekly free music workshops for residents of all ages, through their project, The Edge Acoustic Band, giving them an opportunity…

Crafty Fox Café and Hub

Crafty Fox Café and Hub in Foxhole in Paignton, Devon provides a safe space for residents to build connections in their community. The project developed from a previous community hub…

Dance for change

Street Factory uses hip hop culture and dance as a vehicle to help positively change the lives of local people in Plymouth.

Ethical Lettings Campaign

ACORN (Association of Community Organisations for Reform Now), supports members to deliver campaigns to address local housing issues.

Women Sharing Cornwall

Women Sharing Cornwall is a self-help group for women in St Austell who are experiencing mental health issues.

Working skills and rural crafts

“The Greenwood Club is for people living with dementia and their carers, and people who are socially isolated or have some cognitive impairment of different scales. They may have had…