We had an amazing time at the Student Volunteer Fair on Wednesday 15th February, organised by the Bournemouth University Students Union.
Hammersley Homes' 2024 goal: This year we aim to host more fundraising events and concentrate our funding on working towards building our first Hammersley Home. What's yours?
We celebrate our volunteers here at Hammersley Homes at every opportunity, but the importance of volunteers across the globe came into focus for Louise during her frightful experience of the earthquakes that took place in Morocco in September.
The practice of art can help to reduce anxiety and stress. It is an absorbing hobby that focuses the mind. I like nothing better than to be outdoors drawing or sketching. Becoming totally engrossed in capturing on paper what is in front of me.
It is a time to celebrate our four-legged friends and all the benefits that they bring to us.
Volunteer Bryan Woods give us some valuable tips about managing our Mental Wellbeing.
One of the worst aspects of mental ill-health is the loneliness it can bring. When I was severely depressed I simply withdrew from society. It was my instinct to isolate.
It was the end of a long journey for me. On the 21st January 2015, I was formally discharged from the care of my local Community Mental Health Team. It was a journey that had started back in 1996.
