Rural Rest Lanarkshire's outdoor relaxation and wellbeing community group

27/10/2025

Today Rural Rest had our application granted at committee and we have to thank everyone for their support over the past 18 months but a special thanks has to go to our local councillor….
Geraldine Woods.
Geraldine has been with us every step of the way.
She’s been there when we had to combat the trials and tribulations of dealing with local government and all that comes with it.
She is the embodiment of a public representative and always has been. She was there encouraging us and kept our spirits high even when we felt like it was a pointless quest.
Geraldine is a warrior but more than this she’s a warrior when no one is looking and she makes it count.
If Geraldine isn’t your local representative I’m afraid you’ll have to move house cause she’s Coatbridge South through and through.
Thanks Geraldine!

27/10/2025

Community asset transfer approved!
Well, well well!
People power eh?
It’s been a long road and one which will continue to be paved with the support and belief of those who see Rural Rest as a force for good in the battle to provide community driven action for better mental health and well-being facilities.
Today at committee it was reiterated by Councillor Roarty that Rural Rest will be the first of its kind and highlighted the need for more decent people operating community led initiatives backed by those who support them.
Councillor Roarty’s amendment seconded by councillor McBride helped secure a unanimous agreement from all councillors of all parties and independent councillors to agree Rural Rests application.
We are great full to all councillors who raised points of clarity and helped convince committee that Rural Rest is the only show in town!
We have loads of folk to thank who submitted a groundbreaking number of representations of support over the past few weeks you know who you are.
We would though however like to explicitly thank the communities team at North Lanarkshire Council for their contribution and wish Chief officer Pennman all the best in his new position as chief executive at Ayrshire Council, sure he’ll be missed at North Lanarkshire.
Today North Lanarkshire Council have helped begin a new way for communities to better help each other Rural Rest will help show the way, let’s do this! ..

27/10/2025

Yasss........

27/10/2025

Groundbreaking public support you have paved the way historical change historical movement now all we need is cross party agreement to approve of a much needed facility for our local community this outcome now sits with our local authorities to agree its need today 🙏

12/10/2025

12/10/2025

.

12/10/2025

.

11/10/2025

Tommy showing his solidarity to the pioneering new way of doing things when it comes to mental health and well-being showing up for the brothers and sisters ✊

11/10/2025

.

10/10/2025

Can you spare a minute out your day to help make a historical movement happen?...
Scotlands first purpose built facility within Coatbridge focusing on mental health can only happen with a collective effort everyone of you makes a difference & can help push for location approval simply by sending a support note stating you are behind RURAL REST would be greatly appreciated if you can simply interact on post stating sent let's do this Coatbridge only a few days left to get as much support behind us infont of the decision makers eyes father kane has submitted his now let's get this done together on world mental health day do something that will help 1000s of our local people.

14/05/2025

Father kane is backing a historical movement within our community! thank you so much Father for all your support & prayers soon our town will have Scotlands first purpose built facility within nature focusing on mental health no waiting times a walk in facility urgently needed .

Coatbridge will finally have something spectacular Rural Rest Lanarkshire's outdoor well-being facility...

24/04/2025

We did it people...... I hope Coatbridge is ready to experience something spectacular Rural Rest Lanarkshire's outdoor well-being focusing on mental health within nature....

We received such a critical response & so pleased to finally get the ball rolling I'm so proud of nlc supporting such a need our community will grow from strength to strength once built .....

Thank you all from bottom of my heart everyone who's been looking forward to knowing what the outcome is going to be .... Coatbridge location application all in place now it's just wait on few final bits.

Rural Rest will belong to the people of Coatbridge thanks for everyone's enthusiasm & supporting push this forward thanks everyone for all the prayers including father kane been working over time way his prayers for us lol

We did it folks... Coatbridge will be Scotlands first purpose built facility within nature focusing on mental health sparking joy back into people.

Soooo exciting .....
North Lanarkshire Council