Total Steps Walked by Inverclyde Globetrotters 203,461,126 Total Miles Walked by Inverclyde Globetrotters 85,814 Miles to Go Till We Reach our 100,000 Mile Target 14,186 Miles to Go Till We’re Home from the Moon 66,455 Number of Likes on Facebook 91 A massive “Well Done” on reaching the unbelievable milestone of walking 200 million […]
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A strange and puzzling train encounter
Engaging with people is good for our mental wellbeing. But sometimes it can be a bit strange. Night-time, I board an empty train carriage for home with a newspaper to read. Following behind is a lone woman who rather oddly sits in front of me. A surprise, but, I accepted she may have her own […]
Inspiration and connections – Reflections on the Scottish Recovery Network Event
One of the many good things about the event run by Scottish Recovery Network was meeting people and hearing what they thought. We asked some people to send us their reflections to add to what we heard on the day. So this is a joint piece from the Mind Waves team and from New Horizons […]
Heart of Scotstoun Health Walk – What We’ve Accomplished
We started out on a beautiful sunny day, from the very new Heart of Scotstoun Community Centre, at 11 am on Friday 5th August 2011 and come rain, shine, sleet, snow but not ice, we have been walking ever since. There were seven of us including Heather Macleod, Glasgow Walks Coordinator. Over the year and […]
Takin’ over the asylum
Open your mind to a story depicting the harsh reality of life on a psychiatric ward. Join the patients, and prepare to enjoy both highs and lows throughout this emotional roller-coaster. Taking over the Asylum proved to be a hit in Glasgow at the Citizens Theatre before moving on to the Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh. […]
Recovery, Social Media and Participation in our own destiny
Geoff Huggins spoke for Government at the SRN Conference to address the needs of Scotland’s mental health and wellbeing. He is the Head of the Mental Health team. He talked about how he believes in promoting well-being and preventing mental illness in the first place. The National Programme for Improving Mental Health and Well-being aims […]
On becoming an informed Rainbow
Like other Mind Waves reporters, I went along to this year’s Scottish Recovery Network Gathering at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh. Now, I’m new to all this. I had no idea what to expect, who I would see, or what would be going on, despite having a programme brochure for the event. I went in green and […]
Dreams come true in Paisley
At times when you’re feeling low it seems that you’re headed straight to rock bottom and it’s going to take something special to knock you off course. I’ve felt extremely low for months and I say that I can’t really remember feeling happy in over a year. However, there have been lucid moments when utter […]
SRN National Gathering
The last time I had been at Murrayfield Stadium, was back in September and I was on my bike. Murrayfield had been the finish point for “Pedal for Scotland” a public cycle event from Glasgow to Edinburgh. This time around, my legs didn’t ache and there was no lycra in sight. Instead, I was there, […]
Do you know a charity that has just moved its Head Quarters from Birmingham to Paisley to recruit more volunteers?
It is Fibromyalgia Association UK; www.fmauk.org Involving yourself and contributing to Community Groups has benefits for mental wellbeing. A condition like this gets you down sometimes; being part of an association where you get peer support or can contribute as a member or volunteer makes a difference for the good for everyone involved. Interview I […]