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Seagulls flying over water

This week’s guest contribution is from our student liaison co-coordinator, Ben Lilford. Under this long-winded title, Ben runs the College’s…

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Volunteering as a gateway

Volunteering celebration

Volunteering is often talked about as a gateway to paid work. This volunteers week we have Claire our Digital Communications Officer talking about how volunteering helped her into her job.

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Who cares?

Making sushi together

To mark Carers’ Week (10-16 June) our Involvement Officer Bev Woolmer blogs about being a carer for her son.

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On Identity: Self-Portrait as a Camera

Self portrait as a camera

When asked to write a self-portrait using an object as metaphor for the self, Wellbeing College attendee Mollie chose the camera as her object identity in her poem ‘We See Me A Little Different’.

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My Mother Makes Me

Woman sitting on a bed

by Ali McAllister “Mummy…” “Yes, darling?” “When I grow up, I want to be just like you. I’m going to…

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Letters, Numbers and Notes

Countdown goodies

Clea Knight writes for us about the power of music but also the power of games, one game in particular, a very famous words and numbers game which has helped her find her grounding through a very difficult period.

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New boots

Outside of one of our high support accommodation locations

Sylvia’s Fund was set up last October with a remit to issue small wellbeing grants to people who use Second Step services.

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