Spring has arrived!
The days are longer, the temperatures are rising, and we are starting to see the vibrant colours of blooming flowers. There’s plenty to smile about this Spring with Green Light Trust…
With the days getting longer and temperatures starting to creep up, we are beginning to see signs of Spring all around us.
Our woodlands are looking especially green after the chilly winter months and our participants have certainly been making the most of the sunnier days.
Since the beginning of the year, Green Light Trust has embraced change and new opportunities.
The charitable sector continues to evolve, and while there are challenges, we remain focused on what truly matters—supporting our participants and delivering our wonderful services. With positivity and purpose, we look forward to the months ahead. But first, let’s take a look at what we have been up to this year so far…
In March we co-hosted an exciting networking event with Natural England at the Food Museum in Stowmarket.
It was a brilliant day where individuals and organisations were able to share experiences in green social prescribing. The success of the day made it clear how much people benefit from utilising our green spaces to improve health and wellbeing.
Delegates were able to participate in a nature connection activity, like meditation, forest bathing, dreamcatcher making and a walled garden tour. It was a truly unique way to approach a networking event, and the discussions in the afternoon workshops highlighted the challenges we face in the social prescribing sector.
We are now in the next stages, talking with Natural England about how we can practically encourage the expansion of this much needed network in the East of England.
Participants get creative
Since January, we have seen some wonderful work from our participants who have been flexing their creative, practical and academic skills. These include the creation of some thought-provoking poetry, handmade wooden benches and planting beds, and progression in numeracy and literacy. Keep up the excellent work!
Our partners Barenburg came to visit
In March we were very pleased to welcome the Barenbrug and National Trust Oxburgh team to our woodlands for a wellbeing day. They were able to spend a full day in the outdoors, learning skills like den-building, coppicing and whitling. We hope they had a great experience and would love to see them in our camp again soon.
Looking ahead, we have some very exciting news coming your way in May…
We will be launching our new brand and website!
As times move on, it’s important we keep up too, which is why we have been working on this project for a while to have a new website and brand that shows Green Light Trust in all its glory.
But that’s not all…
We will also be launching our 2025 fundraising appeal which will have lots of fun and creative ideas to help raise money for the delivery of our programmes.
So make sure to keep an eye out!
