‘Where I am at’ Competition: cast your votes!

IT’S TIME TO CAST YOUR VOTES IN OUR PHOTO COMPETITION! On January 15th 2018 we’re officially launching the new Sheffield Mental Health Guide website, we’re hoping to add some cheer to what is known as ‘Blue Monday’ – the saddest day of the year. The new Sheffield Mental Health Guide will make it easier to find … Continued

Competition: ‘Where I am at’

TO CELEBRATE THE LAUNCH OF THE BRAND NEW SHEFFIELD MENTAL HEALTH GUIDE, WE’RE HOLDING A COMPETITION. On January 15th we’re launching the new Sheffield Mental Health Guide. January 15th is known as ‘Blue Monday’ – the saddest day of the year. We hope our website will make it that little bit easier to navigate the … Continued

CAST annual exhibition – call out for submissions

CAST Mental Health Week Exhibition will be from 10-21 October this year, at 35 Chapel Walk Gallery in Sheffield centre. The theme this year is CAST A LIGHT – and we are hoping that we’ll have many responses from artists this year. As the gallery space isn’t huge entries will be limited to 1 or … Continued

Our community: Milestones

AS WE CELEBRATE BEING AROUND FOR A YEAR, WE ASKED OUR COMMUNITY TO SHARE THEIR MILESTONES. THE RESPONSE WAS LOVELY, FROM A WEEK BACK AT WORK TO A NEW BABY 🙂 We got quite excited when we reached our first birthday, and it got us thinking about all the milestones our community will have been … Continued

Growth Through Growing

FANCY GROWING YOUR OWN VEGETABLES? AT GARDENING FOR RECOVERY YOU CAN LEARN AND SHARE GARDENING SKILLS IN LOVELY SURROUNDINGS, MEET NEW PEOPLE AND GROW YOUR OWN DELICIOUS VEGETABLES. FREE OF CHARGE AND ALL SKILL LEVELS ARE WELCOME. WE ARE MENTAL HEALTH FRIENDLY AND ALWAYS DELIGHTED TO HEAR FROM NEW VOLUNTEERS. Come garden on a Friday … Continued

The Big Community Survey!

WE REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE THE WORK WE DO IS REACHING THE RIGHT PEOPLE, IN THE RIGHT WAY. TO FIND THIS OUT, WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT YOU THINK. We’re looking for people to tell us how being involved with Sheffield Flourish (from using the website to attending an event) has affected them. Anyone … Continued

Mini-zine making session

ON APRIL 25TH WE CO-HOSTED AN EVENT WITH THE FANTASTIC FREE HAND CREATIVE. WE ASKED PEOPLE TO DESCRIBE WHAT MAKES THEM FEEL BETTER (OR THEIR ‘MEDICATION’) THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF TINY MAGAZINES. WE’D LIKE TO SHARE HOW THE EVENT WENT! Free Hand’s sessions always involve something strange, exciting or different – from making glittery slime … Continued

Sheffield Flourish competition shortlist

“We are living in challenging and uncertain times but we firmly believe that from adversity can come creativity. Our city is full of talented people and groups who care about building a better future.” We launched our first ever competition in February, with the aim of finding shared ideas, values and projects to inspire change. … Continued

COMPETITION: ‘How do we build a more mental health friendly Sheffield?’

SHEFFIELD FLOURISH LAUNCH THEIR FIRST EVER COMPETITION, ASKING PEOPLE HOW THEY WOULD BUILD A MORE ‘MENTAL HEALTH FRIENDLY’ CITY We are living in challenging and uncertain times but we firmly believe that from adversity can come creativity. Our city is full of talented people and groups who care about building a better future. Many people … Continued

Sheffield Flourish: Community cultures

For our monthly event we met up at Ship Shape Sharrow, and over some tasty grub (saffron flapjacks, soup and Spanish tortillas) we talked about the places that are special to us. Some of us had lived in different countries, others chose to talk about special places they’d visited, or where their friends or families … Continued

Sheffield Flourish: Our first year

SHEFFIELD FLOURISH TALKS ABOUT THEIR FIRST YEAR. We took our first, slightly wobbly, steps into life in 2016. Much like a newborn, we were dependent on the support, enthusiasm, skills and ideas of our community. The community is who we are, and we wanted to take a moment to say thank you to everyone who’s … Continued

Recovery Enterprises 2016

It’s a predictable thing for us to say – but it genuinely has been a brilliant year for this charity. Our enterprises have gone from strength to strength, welcoming new members and staff, building resilience and connections across Sheffield. And the charity has grown, introducing our flagship digital and real life project Sheffield Flourish. It’s … Continued