🎃 Session 3 of our Weekend Wellbeing Allotment Hub!
7 people joined us for pumpkin carving, creativity & social connection. Three women carved pumpkins for the first time and took them home to display. 💚
A lovely weekend session bringing people together.
@LRCF #MindAidUK
🌱 Session 2 of our Weekend Wellbeing Hub!
Participants got hands-on clearing growing areas, harvesting produce and planting cabbage & garlic for future crops.
Outdoor activity, purpose and social connection at the heart of the project.
Thanks @LRCF for the support🌿
⚡🧵 Weekend wellbeing at the Mind Aid UK allotment!
With no mains electricity, we brought our own generator and sewing machines for a quilting session — plus shared fresh tomatoes, spinach & green beans with attendees. 💚
Proud to deliver weekend support with @llrfoundation 🌿
🧵 Exciting News! 💙
New creative wellbeing sessions are underway at Mind Aid UK! 🧵❤️
Thanks to the EMA Community Fund, our members are learning new sewing skills, building confidence and making new friendships.
Creativity, connection and wellbeing—all in one place. 💙
We had a fantastic wellbeing clay-making session today! 🎨 Everyone got creative, made and painted their clay creations, and had lots of fun together. Thank you @PostcodeLottery for supporting activities that bring people together and promote wellbeing. 💙 #Wellbeing #Community
Smiles, bingo cards, prizes, and great company at today’s Community Bingo Class tackling loneliness, and creating connections through laughter and friendly fun. @PostcodeLottery
Weekend Arts workshop delivered at Evington youth centre 🫶
#evingtonward
#wellbeing
Half term fun for kids involving arts in nature .
💗Boosts mental wellbeing and reduces stress
💙Encourages creativity and
imagination
💗Supports physical health and active play
💙Builds confidence and social skills
@PostcodeLottery
Case Study
Elaine joined our support sessions & over time, overcame feelings of isolation. By engaging with others she became part of a community, experiencing the powerful benefits of social inclusion on her mental health and overall wellbeing.
@TNLComFund
Mind Aid UK featured on BBC East Midlands Today 💚
Our allotment is bringing people together & improving wellbeing 🌱
Thanks to our funders @TNLComFund , @PostcodeLottery
#MindAidUK #CommunityWellbeing #MentalHealth #BBC #EastMidlands
Great session at John Lewis today creating beaded bag charms 💙✨
Supporting wellbeing through creativity and bringing people together in an inclusive community space.
Thanks to @PostcodeLottery 🌟
#Wellbeing #CommunityInclusion
🌿 Mindful Monday at Fearon Hall
Today we turned old CDs into colourful dream catchers through mindful crafting 💿✨sessions like this help reduce isolation and bring our community together.
Thank you @TNLComFund
#MindfulMonday #MindAidUK #CommunityWellbeing
Another busy & creative Holistic Lounge! 🎨
Members enjoyed relaxing collage and macramé workshops, connecting through creativity and conversation.
Thank you @CharnwoodBC for supporting community wellbeing. 💛
#MindAidUK #HolisticLounge #CommunityWellbeing
Today was about sports, arts, and friendly competition—watching them play, create, and celebrate wins 🏆🎨⚽️. But it also reminded us that children absorb more than we think. Adult mental health matters because it shapes the world they experience every day. 💛
@PostcodeLottery
Kicking off the year with new activities !🎉 We've added sewing, clay painting & mosaic tiles to our program. Perfect for winter wellbeing with tactile, at-home-friendly projects like hand warmers. Big thanks to @PostcodeLottery for making this possible💙 #Wellbeing #ArtTherapy
🎄 Christmas is a time for connection & wellbeing. During December, we’ve hosted wreath-making, tree decorating, Curryoake & more to remind everyone that no one is alone. Wellbeing is for ALL. 💫@charnwoodbc
#Wellbeing #ChristmasTogether #CommunityCare
Our Birstall-grown pumpkins 🎃 spent 3 months on the allotment before getting a colourful makeover by 65 members! One brightens up the library, and the others will be shared as food 🌱
Sustainability, art & community in one big pumpkin! Thanks @TNLComFund
#Halloween #Community
Walking football in the Holistic Lounge today! The ladies embraced the challenge and proved once again that ball sports do wonders for mental stimulation.
@sported ⚽✨
Thank you
@bbcleicester for having us yesterday at the BBC Make a Difference Awards 2025. Truly honoured to receive the Highly Commended recognition for The Green Award. Grateful for the support and encouragement! 🌱🙏 #BBCRadioLeicester #MakeADifference #GreenAward










































