Match report: Sheffield FC’s Disability team v Brunsmeer Awareness FC
A historic match took place on 17 December 2018 at the home of football when Sheffield FC’s Disability team took on Brunsmeer Awareness FC under the bright lights at Dronfield. Playing 30 minute halves, the game was fast paced and a closely fought contest ensued. The passion, commitment, drive and energy from all players was phenomenal. Sheffield … Continued
Flourish merch for sale!
We are really pleased to announce we’ve now got a line of goodies for sale, all raising money for the work we do. Ideal if you’re looking for an ethical gift this year. Brunsmeer Awareness FC t-shirts First thing’s first, our Brunsmeer Awareness t-shirts, as featured on our Lord Mayor Magid Magid: You can now … Continued
Big Community Survey
Tell us what you think! Are we doing a good job, or is there more we can do to make the most of our networks and the skills in our community? Is there something you want to see more of, or less of? We’re running our Big Community Survey, and there’s a prize draw of … Continued
Feedback: mental health and the black community
In October we supported the fantastic ADIRA in a conference, Mental Health and Me: the unspoken taboo in the black community. We recognised how important it was to be part of this dialogue, and we felt really privileged to be involved. The conference covered some really difficult topics, and some key ideas for change. We’ve now … Continued
Opening our exhibition, ‘A Door to Somewhere’
Chrissie Hinde, who does an incredible job of leading our creative arts group CAST, talks about this year’s CAST exhibition. This year the exhibition was spearheaded by talented curator Charly Calpin, with support from Sheffield Flourish and our brilliant CAST volunteers. This October CAST celebrated Sheffield Mental Health Week with an exhibition themed ‘A Door … Continued
Suicide prevention: a big conversation
This year we’re really honoured to be one of the Lord Mayor’s charities of the year. Lord Mayor Magid Magid approached us at the end of August to see if we would like to be involved in some ideas he had for marking World Suicide Prevention Day. Although we know there is already plenty happening … Continued
Mental health and the black community
If you’ve been in or around the mental health scene for long you’ll have realised two things: Community support services, especially service user groups, are often made up of mostly white people On the flipside, when you get onto the wards, you’ll meet a lot more black people Why is this? What’s gone wrong? We … Continued
What’s this about an Education Exchange?
We’re surrounded by interesting people doing interesting things, which is a nice place to be. We speak to educators – hailing from the universities, colleges and schools, the evening classes, informal workshops and skills-based sessions. We talk to the learners – people young and old, some who quit school at 16 or before, some who … Continued
Job opportunity: Oasis Assistant Garden Manager
Oasis is a garden for wellbeing project. We provide opportunities for people who have experienced mental health issue to develop their gardening skills, grow food, enjoy being outdoors and connect with others. We are seeking someone with previous gardening experience to come and join the Oasis team. As Assistant Garden Manager you will lead on … Continued
Submissions open! CAST’s exhibition A Door to Somewhere
It’s on! We’re pleased to announce submissions are now open for CAST’s exhibition, A Door to Somewhere (which is the brilliant theme chosen by our community). So what happens next? If you’d like to take part, please read the submission guidelines, and let us know if you’d like to submit something by emailing us at … Continued