Hello to all! We hope everyone is enjoying the Spring, the sunshine and the glory of our countryside, gardens and parks. ‘Tis a colourful and inspiring time of the year, especially in this beautiful area where we are blessed to be sandwiched between the sea and the South Downs! Enjoy all that nature offers us!
Life at the Centre for Ecotherapy has been moving on apace through the late winter and early spring!
Life at the Centre for Ecotherapy has been moving on apace through the late winter and early spring!
| The Monday drop-in group has beentickling away at the wilderness site, trying to hold back the army of nettles, clearing brambles and dead wood from the resident trees and shrubs and keeping the central green space clear of teasels and thistles. The flora and fauna is fantastic and we are ever stopped in our tracks by the clarity and quality of birdsong, the bustle and busyness of mice and shrews and the stunning delicacy of blossom and leaf. |  |
The Friday allotment group is incredibly industrious with a greenhouse constantly overflowing with seedlings, the hardening-off area housing hoards of plantlets waiting to be planted and the allotment plot quickly filling with potatoes, broadbeans, peas, onions, beetroot, cabbage, purple sprouting, courgettes, pumpkins and squash, asparagus and globe artichokes! We even have a tub of watercress emerging, avidly awaited by several members of the group!
We aim to cook/prepare and eat any produce that is available so were delighted to cook rhubarb crumble and custard on the fire a few weeks ago! The crumble was prepared separately and toasted in foil and added to the rhubarb and custard – the result was deeee-liscious!
We aim to cook/prepare and eat any produce that is available so were delighted to cook rhubarb crumble and custard on the fire a few weeks ago! The crumble was prepared separately and toasted in foil and added to the rhubarb and custard – the result was deeee-liscious!
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Both drop-ins are open, Mondays 10am-1pm and Friday 10am-2pm. New volunteer gardeners are always very welcome to attend. A friendly welcome, fire (through the winter months), hot drink and activities to suit all comers are on offer. Please bring snack/pack lunch/waterproofs as necessary.
Ring Jess on 07517 090915 for more details or email info@centreforecotherapy.org.uk
Local links
Wild Nature bushcraft training day
In March the Centre hosted Wild Nature’s Club in the Woods bushcraft training day with James Linwood, renowned bushcraft expert. Wild Nature, founded by Robert Fallon, is a local group working to connect children and young people with Nature. Members of the team honed their fire-making, camp-cooking and knife wielding skills in the wintry beauty of the wilderness site.
For more details of Wild Nature’s activities check out their website http://www.wildnature.org.uk/
Welcome to Mark!
The Centre is delighted to welcome Mark Smith to the Team as our Website Manager! Mark will be helping to raise the profile of the Centre’s activities by keeping the website updated with news, information, activities, courses and training opportunities (see below) and developing the Facebook and Twitter accounts. Thank you, Mark!
Seeking Volunteer Fundraiser
The Centre for Ecotherapy is seeking a volunteer able to help seek out, identify and apply for funding opportunities of benefit to the project. Experience would be desirable but is not essential, rather an interest in well-being and nature, a curiosity to research and identify relevant opportunities and how to best access them. Skills will include ability to use the internet, email and an enjoyment of writing.
Please email info@centreforecotherapy.org.uk for more information or to apply for position.
Training courses
Introduction to Horticultural Therapy
What is Horticultural Therapy and how can we practice it? Who can it benefit?*
This half day workshop will look at how gardening can have therapeutic results. It will be of benefit to those interested personally in the use of horticulture as a therapy as well as professionals working with clients in a horticultural environment.
Date TBA
Cost: £40 (£35 per workshop if booked together with Introduction to Ecotherapy)
Drinks provided, please being a snack to share.
*Please indicate if there is a specific client group you are working with or interested in.
10 places available, places will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis. Please send an email to info@centreforecotherapy.org.uk to book, and pay within 2 working days to guarantee your place once you have received your confirmation acknowledgement.
How to pay:
Ref. IHT-001
BACS transfer or counter payment to:
Sort code 08-92-99 Acct. No. 65727849
Please send cheques made payable to ‘The Centre for Ecotherapy’ with name/address/ref to:
The Centre for Ecotherapy, 49 Sandown Rd, Brighton, BN23EH
Introduction to Ecotherapy
What is Ecotherapy? How can we bring it into our lives and work? *
This workshop will be of benefit to those interested personally in the use of ecotherapy as well as professionals interested in using eco-therapeutic practices with their clients.
Monday 27th July 10.30am -1.30pm
Cost: £40 (£35 per workshop if booked together with Introduction to Horticultural Therapy)
Drinks provided, please being a snack to share.
*Please indicate if there is a specific client group you are working with or interested in.
10 places available. Places will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis. Please send an email to info@centreforecotherapy.org.uk to book, and pay within 2 working days to guarantee your place once you have received your confirmation acknowledgement.
If there is high demand a second date will be announced.
How to pay:
Ref. IE-001
BACS transfer or counter payment to:
Sort code 08-92-99 Acct. No. 65727849
OR
Please send cheques made payable to ‘The Centre for Ecotherapy’ with name/address/ref to:
The Centre for Ecotherapy, 49 Sandown Rd, Brighton, BN23EH
About the Centre for Ecotherapy
The Centre was set up as a not for profit business in 2014 to provide support, training and research into the use of nature and ecotherapy for mental, emotional and physical health and wellbeing.
We welcome people from all backgrounds irrespective of age, gender and sexuality to participate in our activities.
That's it for our latest update. Please forward this newsletter to anyone you feel would benefit from it. Thank you!
With our best wishes till next time,
Jess and Matt
The Centre for Ecotherapy
www.centreforecotherapy.org.uk
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The Centre for Ecotherapy
Stanmer Organics
Stanmer Park
Brighton, East Sussex BN1 9PZ
United Kingdom
The Centre was set up as a not for profit business in 2014 to provide support, training and research into the use of nature and ecotherapy for mental, emotional and physical health and wellbeing.
We welcome people from all backgrounds irrespective of age, gender and sexuality to participate in our activities.
That's it for our latest update. Please forward this newsletter to anyone you feel would benefit from it. Thank you!
With our best wishes till next time,
Jess and Matt
The Centre for Ecotherapy
www.centreforecotherapy.org.uk
Copyright © 2015 The Centre for Ecotherapy, All rights reserved.
You are receiving this email because you sent an enquiry via the Centre for Ecotherapy website or your subscribed to our mailing list.
Our mailing address is:
The Centre for Ecotherapy
Stanmer Organics
Stanmer Park
Brighton, East Sussex BN1 9PZ
United Kingdom
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