Wellbeing Festival

We are getting ready for our Wellbeing Festival this weekend in partnership with Cramlington Town Council and Open Minds Northumberland.

We are busy planning a jam packed weekend of wellbeing activities at Seven Oaks Park from 10-6 on Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th August including FREE workshops from Amanda Dragon of Green Croft On The Wall, Shelley Farnham of complex connexions, Rachael Beattie, Boxing Well, Lizzy Hodcroft, Headway Arts, Women’s Workshop, Fiona Cox, The Healing Space, Wooler, Creative Remakery and Tribe Zuza. We will also be taking bookings on both days for the FREE glass walk and fire walk with John Young of Logi Firewalking

We are also welcoming The Cramlington Forager, SMILE Through Sport, Control & Move Fitness CIC, Northern Butterflies, Empire School of Boxing, Newcastle Building Society, Northumberland Wildlife Trust, I hypnotise ,The wellness centre , Voices In Tune, LoudARTS, Bright Red Charity and many more!

Please share far and wide, we are hoping for great weather, good food and chilled music. Bring friends and families – we can’t wait to see you there!

 

*Timetable is subject to change

Northumberland Recovery College provides adults with access to a range of in-person and online activities across Northumberland, encouraging learning experiences to build mutual support and improve wellbeing.

Let’s hear from Claire, Coordinator of Northumberland Recovery College, about what she hopes the festival will achieve:

“We’re excited to be launching the first Northumberland Wellbeing Festival and welcoming people from across the county to sample the variety of services we have on offer.

“Maintaining your wellbeing is so personal, everyone does this so differently. That’s why Northumberland Recovery College offers a varied programme of activities from an array of organisations; whether it’s dancing or fire walking, we recognise that it’s about giving people the right tools to know how to cope when life gets tough.”

The college has seen significant improvements in the wellbeing of the people we support, with 71% of students telling us (in October – December 2022) that they feel more able to deal with their problems in a more manageable way.

Cramlington Town Mayor, Councillor Helen Morris shares her thoughts on the Northumberland Wellbeing Festival:

“Cramlington Town Council are delighted to welcome Northumberland Recovery College to Cramlington. With its central location and good access, Seven Oaks Park is an ideal venue for the Wellbeing Festival.

“The event is a great way to find out about the organisations that support mental health and wellbeing and the valuable work that they do. It also sounds like it’s going to be a lot of fun – I’m looking forward to it already!”

We’re really looking forward to all the brilliant activities that will take place over the two days at the festival, we hope to see you there!