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The Grow Project's Instagram account has 898 followers as of the reporting period.
Our Instagram account @growing_wellbeing continues to attract traffic and so far our number of followers is 898
Operational · Observational claim · From The Grow Project — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2024, page 10
The Grow Project's Facebook page has 1,000 followers.
Our Facebook presence is at www.facebook.com/growingwellbeing and to date we have 1000 followers.
Operational · Observational claim · From The Grow Project — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2024, page 10
The Grow Project has a social media presence on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.
We also have social media presence on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube as well as our website.
Operational · Procedural statement · From The Grow Project — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2024, page 10
The Grow Project seeks to secure more unrestricted funding for organisational resilience.
To secure more unrestricted funding to make us more resilient as an organisation
Financial · Commitment statement · From The Grow Project — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2024, page 10
The Grow Project aims to continue offering diverse activities for mental health improvement and expand its geographical reach.
To continue to offer opportunities for people to connect with nature and improve wellbeing through a varied programme of activities and across a spectrum of mental health and a wider geographical spread
Strategic · Commitment statement · From The Grow Project — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2024, page 10
The Grow Project gathered wellbeing data from participants using a Wellbeing Flower tool.
We gathered wellbeing information from participants at the beginning and end of their time on the both programmes in the form of a Wellbeing Flower which asks them to rate on a scale of 1 -6 how they are feeling at the beginning of the course on 10 different themes and again at the end.
Service · Procedural statement · From The Grow Project — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2024, page 8
The Grow Project reached a total of 323 people in the year ending March 2024.
Total number of people reached this year: 323
Service · Observational claim · From The Grow Project — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2024, page 8
Participants in Grow programmes reported an average increase of 16.3 points in their wellbeing score.
Average Wellbeing Score before Grow = 33.6 Average Wellbeing Score after Grow = 49.9 Average Difference = 16.3
Service · Observational claim · From The Grow Project — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2024, page 8
The Grow Project aims to improve and maintain mental health through connection with nature.
To support such people to access, enjoy and connect with their local countryside around Brighton, offering a wide variety of interesting activities in a safe, supportive and positive atmosphere to enhance the health and wellbeing of participants through their connection with nature
Strategic · Policy statement · From The Grow Project — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2024, page 4
The Grow Project used its reserve funds to cover the shortfall of expenditure over income.
However our outgoings also increased considerably and this year has seen us using our reserves to make up for the shortfall of expenditure over income
Financial · Observational claim · From The Grow Project — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2024, page 7
The Grow Project received grants from multiple sources, including BHCC and Changing Chalk.
We were fortunate to receive grants from a number of sources this year (listed below). In addition, our earned income increased considerably due to the development of our Workplace Wellbeing programme
Financial · Observational claim · From The Grow Project — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2024, page 7
The Grow Project delivered three training sessions for Green Wellbeing Alliance volunteers and staff.
This year we delivered 3 training sessions for 25 volunteers and staff of the GWA on Boundaries and Keeping People Safe on outdoor wellbeing projects
Service · Observational claim · From The Grow Project — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2024, page 6
The Grow Project delivered nine Workplace Wellbeing Days for various staff teams.
In total we have worked with 8 different staff teams and groups. These one-off days provide a range of outdoor experiences designed to give staff a break from the stresses and strains of their jobs
Service · Observational claim · From The Grow Project — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2024, page 6
The Grow Project delivered five Natural Wellbeing Days for different audiences.
we run regular Natural Wellbeing sessions usually at weekends and evenings for people who may not have the time to commit to an 8-week course
Service · Observational claim · From The Grow Project — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2024, page 5
The Grow Project delivered six Natural Retreat Days for carers.
We delivered 6 of these sessions for a total of 64 carers, taking in the delights of Arlington Bluebells, Wakehurst Place, Woods Mill Nature Reserve and Sheffield Park and Gardens amongst other activities
Service · Observational claim · From The Grow Project — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2024, page 5
The Grow Project delivered three Growing New Roots courses in partnership with Brighton and Hove Food Partnership.
We also co-delivered 3 Growing New Roots courses at Truleigh Hill in West Sussex and Seven Sisters Country Park in East Sussex with BHFP
Service · Observational claim · From The Grow Project — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2024, page 5
The Grow Project delivered two new programmes at Amberley Museum and Truleigh Hill.
In addition to the Season we have also developed 2 new programmes in other locations: Growing Together at Amberley Museum and Truleigh Wild at Truleigh Hill
Service · Observational claim · From The Grow Project — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2024, page 5
The Grow Project has developed new partnerships and delivered in new locations.
Continued our expansion across Sussex developing new partnerships and delivering in new locations
Commissioning · Observational claim · From The Grow Project — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2024, page 3
The Grow Project took on more sessional workers who graduated from their programmes.
In order to do this, we took on more sessional workers – all of whom graduated from Grow programmes
Operational · Observational claim · From The Grow Project — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2024, page 3
The Grow Project ended the year with financial fragility due to a challenging climate.
we ended the year in a state of some financial fragility. The challenging financial climate has required us to use our reserve funds
Financial · Observational claim · From The Grow Project — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2024, page 3