RHS Bridgewater, a champion garden for health and collaboration
The Royal Horticultural Society are teaming up with award-winning Landscape Architect Tom Stuart-Smith to create a huge public green space for 2020.
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Interview with Kar Man Chung, a pioneering Community Pharmacist
What if we could go to pharmacies to do more than provide medicine? We spoke to Kar Man Chung, a community pharmacist finding new ways of working in the community.
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Mind the Gap: affecting social change through learning disability theatre
We spoke to Julia Skelton, Executive Director of the visionary theatre company Mind the Gap about inspiration, collaboration and their new production ZARA.
Arts, Case Study, Children and Young People, Co-production, Collaboration, Community Engagement, Interview, Learning Disabilities, Mental Health, Theatre
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GoodGym
GoodGym helps people get fit by doing good. They are a group of runners that combines regular exercise with helping local communities.
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Youcan Recycling
Youcan is a recycling initiative in Tayside creating employment for workers with additional needs as well as a great reinvestment in their local economy.
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Lambeth Portuguese Wellbeing Partnership
South London GP Dr Vikesh Sharma reflects on bringing together local people, community organisations and health care staff to tackle health inequalities.
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Centrepoint Sport, using sport to heal and connect
Read all about the great work they are doing to bring young people experiencing homelessness together through the beautiful game.
Case Study, Children and Young People, Community Engagement, Homelessness, Loneliness, Mental Health
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Selective Mutism and the power of peer support
We meet Jane Salazar, a pioneer who overcame the numerous challenges of developing a peer support group for people who could not talk.
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Human Hospitals Project – Camerados
Camerados are changing our hospital experience by using warm and welcoming teepees to give patients, visitors, and staff a chance to connect to each other.
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Event: Unleashing Healthy Communities
We spent a warm summer's evening celebrating and learning about Bromley by Bow's latest report on the centre's community based approach to health and wellbeing.
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Interview with Andreas Rosenboom, Music Therapist
Andreas shared some stories and bits of advice that come from working as a music therapist.
Autism, Children and Young People, Education, Interview, Learning Disabilities, Mental Health, Music
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Interview: Dr. Margaret Lobo, Otakar Kraus Music Trust
We sat down with Dr. Margaret Lobo, founder of the Otakar Kraus Music Trust to find out how she was inspired to work with others to find their voice.
Arts, Autism, Best Mistake, Children and Young People, Citizen-led Action, Community Development, Community Engagement, Education, Leadership, Mental Health, Music
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