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Making sushi together

Caring during Covid

11 June 2020

To mark this year’s Carers Week, our former Involvement Officer, Bev Woolmer, shares her thoughts about being a carer for…

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Dear Friend…

9 June 2020

We continue with our blog series, ‘Dear Friend…’ where volunteer and blogger Kara will be answering some of the mental health and wellbeing questions we have during this challenging time. This week we cover the issue of lack of sleep.

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Pond with a swan

Mindfulness and Nature

27 May 2020

As the pandemic continues to loom over our day-to-day existence we see ourselves adjusting to its challenges and perhaps even…

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Front side of Brunswick Square

An open letter from our Deputy Chief Executive to our staff

26 May 2020

As we move into another week of lockdown, our Deputy Chief Executive Andy Warren writes from the heart in an…

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Street of houses

No Going Back

25 May 2020

Today the online housing magazine Inside Housing publishes a comment piece from our Chief Executive Aileen Edwards. With a readership…

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Bristol harbour

The ultimate act of kindness

20 May 2020

With this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week focusing on kindness, we’d like to share this story from one of our…

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