Project Description

Growing Lives provides a combination of skill-building and learning activities with personalised support to help people in recovery develop their social networks, improve their wellbeing and move closer to education, training and employment.

Activities include:

• Workshop: wood-working and upcycling furniture
• Bike club: restoring bicycles and group bike rides
• Gardening: growing fruit, vegetables, herbs and plants, tending to the pond and learning about wildlife
• Cooking: building cooking, nutrition and budgeting skills by preparing breakfasts and lunches, often made using produce grown in the garden
• Arts & crafts: including mosaic making, sewing, crochet and paper crafts
• IT skills: a chance to develop digital skills and connect with people and services online
• Walks and visits to local parks and sights of interest

There is also a strong element of employability support. Tutors give help and guidance around job search, interview skills and overcoming barriers to accessing education, training or employment.

Growing Lives Timetable

Monday:
• 9.30am – Breakfast
• 10am-12.30pm – Choice of healthy eating, crafts, workshop, and gardening
• 12.30-1.30pm – Lunch
• 1.30-3.00pm – Choice of crafts, workshop and gardening
• 1.30-3.00pm – Employability activities (must be pre-booked)
• 3.00-3.30pm – Clean up

Tuesday:
• 9.30am – Breakfast
• 10am-12.30pm – Choice of healthy eating, crafts, workshop, and gardening
• 12.30-1.30pm – Lunch
• 1.30-3.00pm – Choice of crafts, workshop and gardening
• 1.30-3.00pm – Employability activities (must be pre-booked)
• 3.00-3.30pm – Clean up

Wednesday:
• 9.30am – Breakfast
• 10am-12.30pm – Choice of healthy eating, crafts, workshop, gardening, and walking
• 12.30-1.30pm – Lunch
• 1.30-3.00pm – Activities / games afternoon
• 1.30-3.00pm – Employability activities (must be pre-booked)
• 3.00-3.30pm – Clean up

Thursday:
• 9.30am – Breakfast
• 10am-12.30pm – Choice of healthy eating, crafts, workshop, gardening, and bike club
• 12.30-1.30pm – Lunch
• 1.30-3.00pm – Choice of crafts, workshop, gardening, and bike club
• 1.30-3.00pm – Employability activities (must be pre-booked)
• 3.00-3.30pm – Clean up

Friday:
• 9.30am – Breakfast
• 10am-12.30pm – Pre-booked activities, Employability activities (must be pre-booked)
• 12.30-1.30pm – Lunch
• 1.30-3.00pm – Activities / games afternoon
• 1.30-3.00pm – Employability activities (must be pre-booked)
• 3.00-3.30pm – Clean up

We are closed Saturday and Sunday.