Esteem Multi-Academy Trust receive first Wellbeing Library
Another Wellbeing Library in place – report from Lindsey Fox On Wednesday, Esteem Valley Academy received their first Wellness Library delivery from Why Talking Fixes Will Garvey Trust Foundation. EVA staff member Lindsey has gone above and beyond for this project and shares her story below. “I am thrilled to announce that we have had […]
Nottingham Trent University, Service Learning module helps and supports WTF plans to prepare students for university
Thank you to the team, great work ! By Jo Garvey: Undergraduates have recently been taking part in their ‘Service Learning ‘ module at Nottingham Trent University working with local organisations and business to solve ‘real world’ problems within the organisation. Our brief for them was to explore the transition from sixth form or college […]
WTF’s Hadley Trueman recognised with an Erewash Civic Voluntary Award – well done Hadley!
Our own Hadley Trueman was recognised at the Erewash Civic Voluntary Awards held by Erewash Borough Council with a richly deserved award for his fantastic contribution to our community! As Hadley reflected….. “On March 20th, I attended the 2026 Erewash Civic Voluntary Awards, which had been absent for many years. I feel honoured to have been […]
Nottingham Trent University students report back on collaboration with WTF reviewing the economic and social impact of suicide on our communities
Nottingham Business School students report – a catalyst for moving forward Thank you to Angela and the team from Nottingham Business School at Nottingham Trent University. Here’s what Angela said about the project. “Over the years, I’ve organised hundreds of student projects and watched dozens of team presentations, but – somehow – one I watched […]
CALM ‘Missed birthdays’ campaign – a real success
Powerful and emotional, let’s get behind this campaign By Jo Garvey In September Kev and I went down to London for the launch of the CALM Missed Birthdays campaign which Will is a part of. Its aim is to prevent young suicide and highlights the huge and preventable number of deaths by suicide of young […]
1000 followers on Instagram and growing……
WTF’s Instagram presence is increasing… By Hadley Trueman At the AGM in April of 2023, the first WTF meeting that I have attended, it was announced that the social media channels were slowly growing and the Instagram page had just reached 200 followers! After countless hours of effort and dedication inputted into creative and informative posts by […]
Where giants, enchanted pathways and ancient wooden thrones reside
WTF attend Scargill Junior School’s Summer Fete in West Hallam By Kevan Garvey WTF recently attended Scargill Junior School’s Summer Fete in West Hallam. The school’s PTA had arranged the event to mark the opening of “Michael’s Way” sensory garden. A labour of vision, compassion and love. Sadly, Michael’s Way, was sewn and nurtured out […]
Bennerley Fields School Summer Fair welcomes WTF
WTF join in at Bennerley School Summer Fair By Jodie Cook On Saturday 6th July, I accompanied Jo to Bennerley Fields School Summer Fair. We support the school as part of our Wellbeing Libraries Project, with books and resources tailored to young people with additional needs. We were given an incredibly warm welcome and it was […]
45 Club’s first morning walk. Fresh air and good company, beautiful!
Our morning walk on June 8th at 7am at Bennerley Viaduct. Well worth it! From: Hadley Truman After the success of our night hike at the end of winter, the locals who came along were left wanting more active events and so we decided to set up 45 club. So what is the 45 Club? […]
Chesterfield’s Thinkfest ’24: “The songs that saved your life”
Lots of talking and listening and music that meant something From: Chloe Jackson On Saturday 25th May 2024, Jo, Hadley, and I headed to Chesterfield for our second experience of ThinkFest, having had such a successful time last year. We were blessed with the weather; arriving on Vicar Lane high street to the sun shining […]
