Empowering Weston Hospicecare’s Men in Sheds: A Public Health Grant Success Story!
On Tuesday 29th September Men In Sheds were paid a visit from Debbie Howitt from North Somerset Council, who is responsible for administering public health grants.
The hospice was fortunate enough to secure a £4,000 public health grant for the Men In Sheds group, which earlier this year moved into new premises at the Old Cricket Pavilion, Clarence Park. The group supports bereaved men through:
- Opportunities for social engagement and contact to a wider community of beneficiaries.
- Help meet/make new friends.
- Providing a sense of purpose and structure which supports not only mental health but physical health also.
- Help alleviate anxiety and associated conditions.
- Improve mental health through talking therapies undertaken in conjunction with practical activities.
- Reduction of isolation and loneliness.
- Strengthen wellbeing through social interaction and learning/teaching new skills.
- Strengthen support groups as the men aid, help and provide friendship to each other outside of the sessions, forming strong and meaningful bonds.
- Increases confidence personally and socially.
- Increase “lifestyle” health positively impacting the beneficiary and community alike through such additional activities as volunteering and community work.
- Enhanced community reach and accessibility by being in a more central location with better facilities.
Their generous funding will support the groups overheads, energy costs and consumables while they transition into the new facility over the course of the first 12months.
To find out more about the Weston Hospicecare Men in Sheds support group click here.