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By Mirella Ferraz on 4th July 2022

New Reuse Project for Wellbeing of People and Planet

At the Network of Wellbeing (NOW), we’re proud to have set up the Share Shed – A Library of Things, offering useful items at low cost for people to borrow. As the project developed, we launched a mobile version of

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By Mirella Ferraz on 24th January 2022

UK Sharing Libraries Network: Strengthening a Movement

All over the world, sharing projects are providing people an opportunity to access things, rather than own them. This contributes to a much fairer and sustainable distribution of resources, while avoiding a lot of waste and creating potential for communities

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By Rochelle Buisson on 30th September 2021

World’s First Mobile Library of Things Shares Lessons Learned

Set up by the Network of Wellbeing (NOW) in 2017, the Share Shed – A Library of Things has pioneered a new way of offering useful items for people to borrow at a low cost, via a travelling library of

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By NOW on 8th April 2021

World’s First Mobile Library Of Things is Reopening!

Why buy when you can borrow – it’s better for you and for the planet too. That’s the idea behind our project the Share Shed, reopening soon and celebrating it’s 4th Birthday today! The Share Shed is a mobile library

By Mirella Ferraz on 10th April 2020

Supporting Small Changes That Make a Big Difference: The…

Set up by the Network of Wellbeing (NOW) in 2013, the Totnes Wellbeing Fund is supporting small changes, which make a big difference to wellbeing in and around Totnes, in Devon. Having supported over 30 projects throughout the years, the

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By Mirella Ferraz on 27th January 2020

Britain’s Biggest Repair Cafe Encourages Sharing and Repairing

On 15th February towns and cities across the country will take part in the Big Fix – Britain’s Biggest Day of Repair. In Totnes, Devon, where Network of Wellbeing (NOW) is based, we’ll co-host a local Big Fix to support

By Roger Higman on 28th March 2019

Let’s help the Share Shed go mobile!

The Share Shed, Totnes’ library of things, is calling on people in Totnes, Buckfastleigh, Ashburton, South Brent and around to support its campaign to win £48,599 of National Lottery Funding via the People’s Projects. The Share Shed is one of

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By NOW on 21st February 2019

ShareFest Brings People Together to Share, Repair, Swap and…

In partnership with Shareable and the Share Shed – A Library of Things, the Network of Wellbeing hosted the first ShareFest Totnes, in the south of England, which brought together over 800 people to celebrate sharing, repairing, swapping and making. To find out more, visit here.

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By Mirella Ferraz on 7th December 2018

ShareFest brings people together to share, repair, swap and…

In partnership with Shareable and the Share Shed – A Library of Things, the Network of Wellbeing hosted the first ShareFest Totnes, in the south of England, which brought together over 800 people to celebrate sharing, repairing, swapping and making. This

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By Mirella Ferraz on 8th October 2018

Buy Less, Share More: ShareFest Celebrates Collaboration and Creativity

We don’t need to own more stuff to make us happy; in fact, research shows that the more materialistic we become, the more miserable we get. Sharing, on the other hand… Sharing can help to meet some of our material

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