As the Network of Wellbeing (NOW) celebrates its 10th anniversary with an inspiring series of online events, one of our projects, the Share Shed – A Library of Things, is getting ready to expand its services in south Devon. The
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
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
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
With Brexit looming and many small towns suffering job losses, high street decline and low community motivation, Carnegie UK Trust stepped in to establish the UK’s first domestic town twinning programme. In this webinar, Jennifer Wallace shares stories of how
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
NOW’s Josh Malkin was one of the team behind Exploring Common Ground, an event promoting a city-wide Festival of Compassion & Wellbeing in Leeds. He explains here how the group started and its progress towards The Leeds Festival of Compassion
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.
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
Be a kindness rebel: In this post Ben Thurman, Policy and Development Officer at Carnegie UK Trust, explores kindness as a disruptive and transformative concept. A month ago, at a meeting of our Kindness in North Ayrshire network, an anonymous post-it encouraged
“Values are like fingerprints… you leave them over everything you do” Elvis Presley Values are the things that are important to us. They are our motivators, our drivers, the passion in our hearts and the reason we do the things
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