The Community Allotment working parties are restarting after the winter break, and so we invite you to come along and enjoy spring at the allotment. It is a great way to shake off the winter blues!

Get outdoors, meet people, work as a team, share knowledge, cook, share allotment produce, and chat over tea and homemade cake.

All welcome - no experience necessary. Wednesday afternoons. 2:30pm – 4:30pm.

The benefits are very varied but all come within the umbrella of improving mental and physical wellbeing- these include; learning about healthy eating and growing food, learning about low cost cooking, improving self esteem, tackling social isolation, regular physical activity, sense of purpose and feeling part of a team, a chance for a weekly check in with the facilitator, working along-side others, shared learning, social interaction in a supportive environment, connecting with nature. Workshops provide opportunities for people to explore music and art within nature.

Art Raft provides weekly, 90-minute creative sessions for people (18+) to socialise, nurture their wellbeing, and explore their creativity in a supportive environment. 

Delivered in 10 - week blocks, the small sessions are client-led, giving each participant the space to socialise and explore their own creativity, at their own pace, in their own way. 

Sessions can include drawing, collage, painting, poetry, stories and a range of other creative activities.  We end each session with tea, coffee and biscuits.

Each session is facilitated by artist Melinda Schwakhofer who has a background in Counselling Psychology and a deep interest in the positive influence of creativity on mental health.

We ask a £10 donation, or sliding scale depending on what you can afford. All materials and refreshments provided. Sessions from 10:30am - 12:00pm

Our current dates are scheduled for:

23rd of April

30th of April

7th of May

14th of May

21st of May

28th of May

4th of June

11th of June

18th of June

25th of June

The Community Allotment working parties are restarting after the winter break, and so we invite you to come along and enjoy spring at the allotment. It is a great way to shake off the winter blues!

Get outdoors, meet people, work as a team, share knowledge, cook, share allotment produce, and chat over tea and homemade cake.

All welcome - no experience necessary. Wednesday afternoons. 2:30pm – 4:30pm.

The benefits are very varied but all come within the umbrella of improving mental and physical wellbeing- these include; learning about healthy eating and growing food, learning about low cost cooking, improving self esteem, tackling social isolation, regular physical activity, sense of purpose and feeling part of a team, a chance for a weekly check in with the facilitator, working along-side others, shared learning, social interaction in a supportive environment, connecting with nature. Workshops provide opportunities for people to explore music and art within nature.

Art Raft provides weekly, 90-minute creative sessions for people (18+) to socialise, nurture their wellbeing, and explore their creativity in a supportive environment. 

Delivered in 10 - week blocks, the small sessions are client-led, giving each participant the space to socialise and explore their own creativity, at their own pace, in their own way. 

Sessions can include drawing, collage, painting, poetry, stories and a range of other creative activities.  We end each session with tea, coffee and biscuits.

Each session is facilitated by artist Melinda Schwakhofer who has a background in Counselling Psychology and a deep interest in the positive influence of creativity on mental health.

We ask a £10 donation, or sliding scale depending on what you can afford. All materials and refreshments provided. Sessions from 10:30am - 12:00pm

Our current dates are scheduled for:

23rd of April

30th of April

7th of May

14th of May

21st of May

28th of May

4th of June

11th of June

18th of June

25th of June

The Community Allotment working parties are restarting after the winter break, and so we invite you to come along and enjoy spring at the allotment. It is a great way to shake off the winter blues!

Get outdoors, meet people, work as a team, share knowledge, cook, share allotment produce, and chat over tea and homemade cake.

All welcome - no experience necessary. Wednesday afternoons. 2:30pm – 4:30pm.

The benefits are very varied but all come within the umbrella of improving mental and physical wellbeing- these include; learning about healthy eating and growing food, learning about low cost cooking, improving self esteem, tackling social isolation, regular physical activity, sense of purpose and feeling part of a team, a chance for a weekly check in with the facilitator, working along-side others, shared learning, social interaction in a supportive environment, connecting with nature. Workshops provide opportunities for people to explore music and art within nature.

The Community Allotment working parties are restarting after the winter break, and so we invite you to come along and enjoy spring at the allotment. It is a great way to shake off the winter blues!

Get outdoors, meet people, work as a team, share knowledge, cook, share allotment produce, and chat over tea and homemade cake.

All welcome - no experience necessary. Wednesday afternoons. 2:30pm – 4:30pm.

The benefits are very varied but all come within the umbrella of improving mental and physical wellbeing- these include; learning about healthy eating and growing food, learning about low cost cooking, improving self esteem, tackling social isolation, regular physical activity, sense of purpose and feeling part of a team, a chance for a weekly check in with the facilitator, working along-side others, shared learning, social interaction in a supportive environment, connecting with nature. Workshops provide opportunities for people to explore music and art within nature.

The Community Allotment working parties are restarting after the winter break, and so we invite you to come along and enjoy spring at the allotment. It is a great way to shake off the winter blues!

Get outdoors, meet people, work as a team, share knowledge, cook, share allotment produce, and chat over tea and homemade cake.

All welcome - no experience necessary. Wednesday afternoons. 2:30pm – 4:30pm.

The benefits are very varied but all come within the umbrella of improving mental and physical wellbeing- these include; learning about healthy eating and growing food, learning about low cost cooking, improving self esteem, tackling social isolation, regular physical activity, sense of purpose and feeling part of a team, a chance for a weekly check in with the facilitator, working along-side others, shared learning, social interaction in a supportive environment, connecting with nature. Workshops provide opportunities for people to explore music and art within nature.

The Community Allotment working parties are restarting after the winter break, and so we invite you to come along and enjoy spring at the allotment. It is a great way to shake off the winter blues!

Get outdoors, meet people, work as a team, share knowledge, cook, share allotment produce, and chat over tea and homemade cake.

All welcome - no experience necessary. Wednesday afternoons. 2:30pm – 4:30pm.

The benefits are very varied but all come within the umbrella of improving mental and physical wellbeing- these include; learning about healthy eating and growing food, learning about low cost cooking, improving self esteem, tackling social isolation, regular physical activity, sense of purpose and feeling part of a team, a chance for a weekly check in with the facilitator, working along-side others, shared learning, social interaction in a supportive environment, connecting with nature. Workshops provide opportunities for people to explore music and art within nature.

FRIENDLY FRIDAYS IS BACK AND BUZZING! FRIENDLY FRIDAYS IS A WARM, WELCOMING PLACE TO MEET NEW PEOPLE, HOOK UP WITH OLD FRIENDS, AND RECEIVE WELLBEING SUPPORT. IT RUNS EVERY FRIDAY FROM 10-12 AT Moretonhampstead COMMUNITY CLUB, INCLUDING REFRESHMENTS BY DONATION AND WELLBEING ACTIVITIES. EVERYONE IS WELCOME.

Wednesday 20 March, 7.00pm

BSO Resound brings an evocative new programme of music about nature, night and dance to St Andrews’s Church on 20 March 2024. With glorious music by Saint-Saëns, Bartók, Vivaldi and Beethoven, and music specially crafted for the ensemble by composers Shirley J Thompson OBE and Lucy Hale, the unique sound of Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Cello, Marimba and the LinnStrument promises a hauntingly beautiful evening of music steeped in the reflective ritual of earthly landscapes and revelling in dark dances of the night.

BSO’s On Your Doorstep concerts bring Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra closer to live audiences through presented, accessible and informal concerts for everyone.

Price:

£10

Running time:

1 hour 40 minutes

The Community Allotment working parties are restarting after the winter break, and so we invite you to come along and enjoy spring at the allotment. It is a great way to shake off the winter blues!

Get outdoors, meet people, work as a team, share knowledge, cook, share allotment produce, and chat over tea and homemade cake.

All welcome - no experience necessary. Wednesday afternoons. 2:30pm – 4:30pm.

The benefits are very varied but all come within the umbrella of improving mental and physical wellbeing- these include; learning about healthy eating and growing food, learning about low cost cooking, improving self esteem, tackling social isolation, regular physical activity, sense of purpose and feeling part of a team, a chance for a weekly check in with the facilitator, working along-side others, shared learning, social interaction in a supportive environment, connecting with nature. Workshops provide opportunities for people to explore music and art within nature.

Art Raft provides weekly, 90-minute creative sessions for people (18+) to socialise, nurture their wellbeing, and explore their creativity in a supportive environment. 

Delivered in 6-week blocks, the small sessions are client-led, giving each participant the space to socialise and explore their own creativity, at their own pace, in their own way. 

Sessions can include drawing, collage, painting, poetry, stories and a range of other creative activities.  We end each session with tea, coffee and biscuits.

Each session is facilitated by artist Melinda Schwakhofer who has a background in Counselling Psychology and a deep interest in the positive influence of creativity on mental health.

We ask a £10 donation, or sliding scale depending on what you can afford. All materials and refreshments provided. Sessions from 10:30am - 12:00pm

Our current dates are scheduled for:

23rd of January

30th of January

6th of February

13th of February

20th of February

27th of February

Have you been through a storm? Want to talk to like minded men? Andy’s Man Club runs every Monday from 7pm at Newton Abbot Rugby Club. We would love to see you.

Andy’s Man Club is a national organisation that runs over 160 free weekly support groups across the country, providing a space for men where they can open up about the storms affecting their lives in a judgement-free and non-clinical environment. For more information contact torie@wellmoor.org.uk or call 01647 478378.

FRIENDLY FRIDAYS IS BACK AND BUZZING! FRIENDLY FRIDAYS IS A WARM, WELCOMING PLACE TO MEET NEW PEOPLE, HOOK UP WITH OLD FRIENDS, AND RECEIVE WELLBEING SUPPORT. IT RUNS EVERY FRIDAY FROM 10-12 AT Moretonhampstead COMMUNITY CLUB, INCLUDING REFRESHMENTS BY DONATION AND WELLBEING ACTIVITIES. EVERYONE IS WELCOME.

FRIENDLY FRIDAYS IS BACK AND BUZZING! FRIENDLY FRIDAYS IS A WARM, WELCOMING PLACE TO MEET NEW PEOPLE, HOOK UP WITH OLD FRIENDS, AND RECEIVE WELLBEING SUPPORT. IT RUNS EVERY FRIDAY FROM 10-12 AT Moretonhampstead COMMUNITY CLUB, INCLUDING REFRESHMENTS BY DONATION AND WELLBEING ACTIVITIES. EVERYONE IS WELCOME.

Saturday the 2nd of March 2024 - The Parish Hall in Moretonhampstead

More information coming soon!

Entry from 6:45pm

Performance starts at 7:30pm

FRIENDLY FRIDAYS IS BACK AND BUZZING! FRIENDLY FRIDAYS IS A WARM, WELCOMING PLACE TO MEET NEW PEOPLE, HOOK UP WITH OLD FRIENDS, AND RECEIVE WELLBEING SUPPORT. IT RUNS EVERY FRIDAY FROM 10-12 AT Moretonhampstead COMMUNITY CLUB, INCLUDING REFRESHMENTS BY DONATION AND WELLBEING ACTIVITIES. EVERYONE IS WELCOME.

6:30pm - 8:30pm

Cafe Castle Hams, Oke Hampton

If you are concerned or have personal experience in Men’s Mental Health please come along.

Wellmoor’s Check-Mate project and West Devon CVS are working together to set-up an Andy’s Man Club in Okehampton. The male suicide rate in the Okehampton and North Dartmoor area is worryingly high. Andy’s Man Club is a national organisation that runs over 160 free weekly support groups across the country, providing a space for men where they can open up about the storms affecting their lives in a judgement-free and non-clinical environment. For more information contact torie@wellmoor.org.uk or call 01647 478378.

Art Raft provides weekly, 90-minute creative sessions for people (18+) to socialise, nurture their wellbeing, and explore their creativity in a supportive environment. 

Delivered in 6-week blocks, the small sessions are client-led, giving each participant the space to socialise and explore their own creativity, at their own pace, in their own way. 

Sessions can include drawing, collage, painting, poetry, stories and a range of other creative activities.  We end each session with tea, coffee and biscuits.

Each session is facilitated by artist Melinda Schwakhofer who has a background in Counselling Psychology and a deep interest in the positive influence of creativity on mental health.

We ask a £10 donation, or sliding scale depending on what you can afford. All materials and refreshments provided. Sessions from 10:30am - 12:00pm

Our current dates are scheduled for:

23rd of January

30th of January

6th of February

13th of February

20th of February

27th of February

Art Raft provides weekly, 90-minute creative sessions for people (18+) to socialise, nurture their wellbeing, and explore their creativity in a supportive environment. 

Delivered in 6-week blocks, the small sessions are client-led, giving each participant the space to socialise and explore their own creativity, at their own pace, in their own way. 

Sessions can include drawing, collage, painting, poetry, stories and a range of other creative activities.  We end each session with tea, coffee and biscuits.

Each session is facilitated by artist Melinda Schwakhofer who has a background in Counselling Psychology and a deep interest in the positive influence of creativity on mental health.

We ask a £10 donation, or sliding scale depending on what you can afford. All materials and refreshments provided. Sessions from 10:30am - 12:00pm

Our current dates are scheduled for:

23rd of January

30th of January

6th of February

13th of February

20th of February

27th of February

Art Raft provides weekly, 90-minute creative sessions for people (18+) to socialise, nurture their wellbeing, and explore their creativity in a supportive environment. 

Delivered in 6-week blocks, the small sessions are client-led, giving each participant the space to socialise and explore their own creativity, at their own pace, in their own way. 

Sessions can include drawing, collage, painting, poetry, stories and a range of other creative activities.  We end each session with tea, coffee and biscuits.

Each session is facilitated by artist Melinda Schwakhofer who has a background in Counselling Psychology and a deep interest in the positive influence of creativity on mental health.

We ask a £10 donation, or sliding scale depending on what you can afford. All materials and refreshments provided. Sessions from 10:30am - 12:00pm

Our current dates are scheduled for:

23rd of January

30th of January

6th of February

13th of February

20th of February

27th of February

The classes will be led by Karen Edworthy an experienced personal trainer and qualified Postural Stability Instructor, and facilitated by a member of the Wellmoor team.

The programme is aimed primarily at those who are over 65, who are at risk or fearful of falling, and will be limited to small group sizes of around 10 people to allow individual attention for each participant.

The sessions will include exercises to improve balance and confidence, and demonstrate ways to safely get up again after a fall, with the aim of improving participant’s independence.

Booking essential.

FRIENDLY FRIDAYS IS BACK AND BUZZING! FRIENDLY FRIDAYS IS A WARM, WELCOMING PLACE TO MEET NEW PEOPLE, HOOK UP WITH OLD FRIENDS, AND RECEIVE WELLBEING SUPPORT. IT RUNS EVERY FRIDAY FROM 10-12 AT Moretonhampstead COMMUNITY CLUB, INCLUDING REFRESHMENTS BY DONATION AND WELLBEING ACTIVITIES. EVERYONE IS WELCOME.

The classes are aimed at members of the local community who are wishing to improve their mobility and confidence with movement. The classes will be taught by local dance practitioner Willa Faulkner, and will include a range of fun movements set to music, and time for a cup of tea and a chat afterwards.

The classes are aimed at people aged 60 and above, and no previous dance experience is required.

Places will be limited, so to find out more and book your place, please call 01647 478378 or email katie@wellmoor.org.uk

Come along to Moretonhampstead Club on Tuesday the 30th of January, 1:30pm - 3.30pm for our unpaid carers information event. Featuring the wonderful Hayley from Devon Carers among others, as well as teas, coffees and refreshments!

Art Raft provides weekly, 90-minute creative sessions for people (18+) to socialise, nurture their wellbeing, and explore their creativity in a supportive environment. 

Delivered in 6-week blocks, the small sessions are client-led, giving each participant the space to socialise and explore their own creativity, at their own pace, in their own way. 

Sessions can include drawing, collage, painting, poetry, stories and a range of other creative activities.  We end each session with tea, coffee and biscuits.

Each session is facilitated by artist Melinda Schwakhofer who has a background in Counselling Psychology and a deep interest in the positive influence of creativity on mental health.

We ask a £10 donation, or sliding scale depending on what you can afford. All materials and refreshments provided. Sessions from 10:30am - 12:00pm

Our current dates are scheduled for:

23rd of January

30th of January

6th of February

13th of February

20th of February

27th of February

Wellmoor have obtained funding to run 12 week programmes of in person strength & balance classes. The classes will be led by Karen Edworthy an experienced personal trainer and qualified Postural Stability Instructor, and facilitated by a member of the Wellmoor team.

The programme is aimed primarily at those who are over 65, who are at risk or fearful of falling, and will be limited to small group sizes of around 10 people to allow individual attention for each participant.

The sessions will include exercises to improve balance and confidence, and demonstrate ways to safely get up again after a fall, with the aim of improving participant’s independence.

 (Booking essential)

FRIENDLY FRIDAYS IS BACK AND BUZZING! FRIENDLY FRIDAYS IS A WARM, WELCOMING PLACE TO MEET NEW PEOPLE, HOOK UP WITH OLD FRIENDS, AND RECEIVE WELLBEING SUPPORT. IT RUNS EVERY FRIDAY FROM 10-12 AT Moretonhampstead COMMUNITY CLUB, INCLUDING REFRESHMENTS BY DONATION AND WELLBEING ACTIVITIES. EVERYONE IS WELCOME.

The classes are aimed at members of the local community who are wishing to improve their mobility and confidence with movement. The classes will be taught by local dance practitioner Willa Faulkner, and will include a range of fun movements set to music, and time for a cup of tea and a chat afterwards.

The classes are aimed at people aged 60 and above, and no previous dance experience is required.

Places will be limited, so to find out more and book your place, please call 01647 478378 or email katie@wellmoor.org.uk

Art Raft provides weekly, 90-minute creative sessions for people (18+) to socialise, nurture their wellbeing, and explore their creativity in a supportive environment. 

Delivered in 6-week blocks, the small sessions are client-led, giving each participant the space to socialise and explore their own creativity, at their own pace, in their own way. 

Sessions can include drawing, collage, painting, poetry, stories and a range of other creative activities.  We end each session with tea, coffee and biscuits.

Each session is facilitated by artist Melinda Schwakhofer who has a background in Counselling Psychology and a deep interest in the positive influence of creativity on mental health.

We ask a £10 donation, or sliding scale depending on what you can afford. All materials and refreshments provided. Sessions from 10:30am - 12:00pm

Our current dates are scheduled for:

23rd of January

30th of January

6th of February

13th of February

20th of February

27th of February