We have some great courses that can especially help you to improve your health and wellbeing, including mental health and/or physical health
Move more
Physical activity has lots of benefits, it can:
- improve your balance
- reduce stress
- strengthen your bones and muscles
- reduce your health risks
Our activities include:
Find out about our movement courses and book a place
Eat well
Eating food that is good for you can be tasty and it doesn’t need to be expensive. Eating well can help:
- improve your mood
- reduce your health risks
- make you feel better
- save you money
Our courses include:
- cooking on a budget
- Asian cookery
- easy air fryer meals
- soups and smoothies
- grow your own veg
Find out about our healthy eating courses and book a place
Feel better
Activities can help improve our mental wellbeing. We can start to feel more positive by learning new skills and meeting new people. Our courses can help you to:
- improve your mood
- make you feel better
- feel less isolated
Our courses include:
- Brightside self-care and wellbeing
- gardening for wellbeing
- Brightside - introduction to meditation
- Brightside - crafting for mindfulness
Find out about our mental wellness courses and book a place
Brightside: free friendly courses
Come along and take those first steps towards feeling positive through learning new skills. Develop your confidence in a friendly environment.
Brightside courses are normally 12 hours long, spread over a few weeks. They deliver a rich variety of practical and hands on skills, such as outdoor and creative activities, cooking and relaxation all in a friendly setting.
These free courses are available for anyone experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties, or emotional distress. One in 4 of us go through this at some time in our lives. People can join Brightside as an individual or through a support group.
Some of the types of courses that we offer are:
- healthy eating and cooking on a budget
- creative journaling
- Tai Chi
- willow weaving
If you want to gain confidence and improve your self-esteem then let us know what else we could offer you.
Find out more about Brightside
If you are interested in the Brightside programme for yourself, a friend or someone you work with, you can: