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By Mirella Ferraz on 11th July 2024

Embracing a Repair Culture: Spotlight on the United Repair…

At the Network of Wellbeing (NOW) and the Share Shed, our library of things in Devon, we’re keen to foster stronger, more sustainable communities through sharing, repairing, and skill-building. We’re always excited to connect with like-minded initiatives that align with

Our community - Projects

By Mirella Ferraz on 4th June 2024

WoolFest in Buckfastleigh: A Celebration of Wool and Community

One Sunday in May, the Orchard Millenium Green in Buckfastleigh in Devon was abuzz with excitement as the Network of Wellbeing, the Share Shed and the Woolly Nanas hosted a second highly popular WoolFest to celebrate the wonders of wool.

Guest post by Alan Heeks

Your wellbeing - Nature

By Alan Heeks on 11th April 2024

The Roots of Happiness with Alan Heeks

Alan Heeks is the author of Natural Happiness: use organic gardening skills to cultivate yourself, which explores lessons from his twenty years’ experience of helping people learn from nature, and from creating gardens and an organic farm. On Tuesday, 4th

Guest post by India Miles

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By India Miles on 3rd April 2024

The Importance of Pointless Joy

India Miles is the Marketing and Communications Officer at the Reslience Project – a youth-led community which is empowering a new generation of climate leaders. Here, she writes about how pointless joy can enable and sustain activism to address big

Our community - Projects

By Mirella Ferraz on 24th March 2024

Unlocking Community Wellbeing – Learning from the Active Wellbeing…

Have you ever wondered what it takes to truly empower and engage communities for positive change? Two weeks ago, NOW’s Mirella Ferraz went to Birmingham to learn more about the Active Communities Learning Festival, and the innovative ways the Active

Guest post by Kim Polman

Our world - Kindness

By Kim Polman on 12th February 2024

Reboot the Future – live life by the ‘golden…

Kim Polman is the co-founder and Chair of Reboot the Future, a foundation whose mission is to foster a new world where we treat others and the planet as we would wish to be treated. Here she reflects on this

Our community - Wellbeing Together

By Roger Higman on 23rd January 2024

What NOW 2024? – Our Survey

The Network of Wellbeing connects people, supports projects and inspires action for the wellbeing of people and the planet. You, our readers, followers and contributors, are very important to us. That’s why, in last November, we asked you what you’d like

Our community - People

By Roger Higman on 9th January 2024

Melissa Noble

Melissa Noble (above) is the founder of the Academy of Wide-Hearted Living. The Academy helps people to connect with their creativity so they can use it to make their lives better. She designed and hosted NOW’s recent Wellbeing for Changemakers

Our community - Wellbeing Together

By Roger Higman on 9th January 2024

Building Wellbeing for People and Planet – Our 2023…

The Network of Wellbeing (NOW)’s vision is of people and the planet thriving together. We connect people, support projects and inspire action for the wellbeing of people and the planet. We do this through events, network-building, our retreat venue Eden

Our community - Wellbeing Together

By Roger Higman on 19th December 2023

European Wellbeing Summit Inspires Welldoing

On 16-17th November, over 300 wellbeing professionals and enthusiasts gathered at the sumptious Merode Club in Brussels for Europe’s first Wellbeing Summit. NOW’s Patron, Satish Kumar, was a keynote speaker and our Director, Roger Higman, contributed to a workshop on

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