Natural Life

Life is busy, life is stressful, life changes - sometimes it feels for better, sometimes it feels for worse.

Has life changed for you to mean you can't do the things you used to? Change in friends and family, change in work, moving home, bereavement, physical challenges, mental challenges can all lead to an altered sense of wellbeing.

Do you want to get back to feeling more like the person you used to be, get back to the things you used to enjoy?

Do you need some ideas to help navigate your new changed world, your new life, or to just to mix things up a bit?

This page is for anyone in our community looking to find some local things to do whether you want to:

Meet new people
Help you get through a period of uncertainty
Improve your physical health and mental wellbeing
Find a new club
Learn a new skill
Reconnect with your community
Get back to natural life!

This is YOUR PAGE - please share with us your local resources, clubs and ideas so we can share with our community!

Please check out our other pages

for some specific support

COMMUNITY

CHECK OUT YOUR COMMUNITY CENTRES

Feeling a little lost, not sure what to do. The New Forest is filled with community spirit

CLICK ON THE COMMUNITY CENTRE IN YOUR AREA FOR MORE INFO ON...

Music
Dementia Groups
Stroke Groups
Talks

Films
Arts and crafts
Volunterring

Fitness Clases

SINGING AND CHOIR

TOTAL VOICE CHOIR, MILFORD ON SEA

"Love it, love it, love it! It's my own personal therapy session!

GET OUTSIDE - GET BACK TO NATURE!

The Indoor Generation - Let Nature Back Into Your Home:

We spend 90% of our life indoors, without enough natural daylight or fresh air. It's time to let nature back into our homes.

SWIMMING AND COLD WATER IMMERSION

Swimming Page

Tonic of the Sea: "I was desperate to find my way back to me... depression, the anxiety, all of it... the panic, the sleep loss, it took away my confidence in life. And the sea brought it back..."

Want to learn to sing or join a choir, but not sure how to start? Contact the social prescribing team - they may be able to support you

NEW PARK FARM

Reconnecting people with nature

The New Park Farm education project will connect visitors to New Park with nature through the formation of an education hub. There is something for everyone, no matter your age or background

Community Shed
Nature Trails
Forest Activities
New Forest Courses
Agricultural Weekends
Beekeeper courses
Photography for Beginners
Little Ranger Courses

Contact New Park Farm or the Social Prescribing Team for more details

VOLUNTEERING

Want to get back into the community, share/learn skills or meet some people? Volunteering can be a wonderful social activity and hugely benefit our mental wellbeing, while others get to benefit from you! There are a number of groups that would benefit from volunteer support within your area. Contact the social prescribing team - they may be able to support you.

Updated by Dr Nichola Osborne April 2023