Peace of Green CIC

'Wellness in Nature' brings you nature connectedness, a sense of community, friendship, creativity, space to relax and campfire cooking! These sessions are for anyone over 18 who is feeling isolated or with low mood or mild/moderate depression. This project is fully funded by The National Lottery and Peace of Green CIC. So it's totally free for you.

Discover how to create a beautiful, wildlife friendly garden that supports birds, pollinators, and other creatures in this community co-created course with Sally Pearce from the Leicestershire Rutland Wildlife Trust. Come and have your say on what matters to you and help shape this course. You can book on for all 6 weeks or individual sessions. Each week will include an hour gardening workshop and and hour of chat and reflect with free refreshments! August: Tuesday 12, 19th, 26th 9.30am September: Tuesdays 2nd, 9, 16th 9.30am. -Learn basic gardening skills such as sowing seeds, taking cuttings -How to plant for wildlife -Learn about features like ponds, log piles and nesting areas -Composting, water conversation, and soil health -Learn how to minimise your gardens carbon footprint Join us at the Neighbourhood Nook plot at Queens Road Allotment Sites, green gate opposite Gainsborough Road LE2 1TT, you will need to read the signs and ring for entrance.

Wellness in Nature brings you nature connectedness, a sense of community, friendship, creativity, space to relax and campfire cooking! These sessions are for anyone over 18 who is feeling isolated or with low mood, or feels they would benefit from spending some time connecting with nature for their wellbeing. This project is funded by the Postcode Lottery and Peace of Green CIC so is free for you to access.

A small run of fortnightly creative and holistic workshops with social and environmental justice at their core. Ease yourself into the weekend with this Friday night gathering of like minded folk looking for ways to show up kindly in their actions, build community and be a part of safe spaces whilst exploring different forms of activism. August 29th - -Rituals of Joy holds a mindful hand sewing workshop where you can sew a Palestinian badge & add to a larger communal piece of work that thinks about slowing down to make time to grieve for genocide and oppression. Lets explore together what care & community look like and how we want to show up for each other. September 12th - Safiyyah will hold a zine making workshop exploring media narratives around activism & morality. September 26th - The Graphite Botanist will host a hands on botanical art workshop for mindfulness and connecting with nature, exploring plants, biodiversity and well-being through sketching.

A free Thursday evening group for men to come together around the campfire, with cooking, creativity, downtime and new connections, mindfulness and rest from the everyday. Your time is your own, and there is no pressure to join in. Drop-in welcome, as is any donations. Thank you