Inspiring Projects Archives - Network of Wellbeing

By Mirella Ferraz on 21st March 2023

The Power of Community Fridges in Tackling Waste and…

At the Network of Wellbeing, our vision is of people and the planet thriving together. We achieve that by connecting people, supporting projects, and inspiring action. While researching further projects for us to support, our project manager, Mirella Ferraz, looked

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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 Florence Scialom on 19th August 2021

On the Road to Compassion + Mindfulness: The Heart…

The Heart Movement Bus is a free, accessible and mobile community space creating opportunities for people to experience the benefits of mindfulness and compassion practices. The Bus was launched earlier this year and has spent the summer travelling across the

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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

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By Mirella Ferraz on 25th June 2020

World’s First Mobile Library of Things To Be Launched…

On average, an electric drill is used for up to 13 minutes in its whole lifetime. How many electric drills might your community, or even the street where you live, have? What if rather than owning a drill, we were

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By Florence Scialom on 25th June 2020

Webinar on Community Action for Health and Wellbeing

In these unprecedented times we need to find effective ways to support each other. Here at NOW, we’ve relaunched our Wellbeing Together webinar series, and this post shares a summary of a webinar on Community Action for Health and Wellbeing.

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By NOW on 27th February 2020

Record-Breaking Day of Repairs Proves Good for Wellbeing

The Big Fix 2020, which happened on 15th February 2020, brought reuse and repair to the attention of the wider public across the UK, and helped increase awareness of a more sustainable and collaborative lifestyle. The initiative was a national

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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

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By Roger Higman on 30th October 2019

How Do We Build Community Resilience in Austere Times?

What can we do to help communities become resilient in the face of austerity? NOW’s Director, Roger Higman reports from a recent study tour of Gloucester. How can communities build resilience in austere times? This may seem an odd question

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Supporting Greater Wellbeing for All: A City Wide Approach

Communities Addressing Loneliness and Building Wellbeing

New Reuse Project for Wellbeing of People and Planet

The Power of Community Fridges in Tackling Waste and…

UK Sharing Libraries Network: Strengthening a Movement

World’s First Mobile Library of Things Shares Lessons Learned

On the Road to Compassion + Mindfulness: The Heart…

World’s First Mobile Library Of Things is Reopening!

World’s First Mobile Library of Things To Be Launched…

Webinar on Community Action for Health and Wellbeing

Record-Breaking Day of Repairs Proves Good for Wellbeing

Britain’s Biggest Repair Cafe Encourages Sharing and Repairing

How Do We Build Community Resilience in Austere Times?

Your community - Inspiring Projects

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