Partnerships for Wellbeing

19/08/2025

Breaking news: We're taking part in next month's Highlands & Islands Climate Festival. Our 'Voices Behind the Bike Shed' podcasts/videocasts will feature guests who are taking part in this year's event. PFW's Jeff and Marie will be talking about all things active travel; walking, wheeling, cycling and more. Join us in our back garden here at PFW H.Q. on the 16th and 25th of September.

14/08/2025

Happy walkers this morning at Achnagairn & Reelig Glen. The 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 are a busy and energetic bunch. We walked from Kirkhill to Achnagairn, around the Reelig Glen paths and back.
Coffee and chat at the Lovat Bothy and farm shop. 😋

The walking group meets every Wednesday to start walking at 10am. The meeting point is the Braeview Carpark in Beauly.

If you'd like to walk but shorter, less challenging routes; then the 'Beauly Short Wander' group might be for you. They meet on Mondays at 2pm (apart from the 1st Monday in the month)

If you'd like more information about either of these walks or our other Health Walks
contact Jayne Preece 𝗝𝗮𝘆𝗻𝗲@𝗽𝟰𝘄.𝗼𝗿𝗴.𝘂𝗸

13/08/2025

Recently moved to the area and looking for ways to connect with others?
Approaching retirement, or recently retired and looking for a new interest?
Work part-time and looking for ways to get involved in your local community?

We have a number of health walks in & around Inverness that would benefit from additional volunteers.

Free training (including first aid), volunteer get togethers, support from the Health Walk team, health walk volunteer fleece, quarterly newsletter.

Get in touch for more information
Jayne@p4w.org.uk

04/08/2025

It's a bit blowy up our way, but our community transport drivers are out and about making sure our passengers get safely back home from their medical appointments.

31/07/2025

Hello folks
N4H are leading a 12 week Branching Out programme which started in Nairn yesterday.

The programme is free to all participants and has made a huge difference to people's lives over the years 😊👍 Very easy access this year - literally around the corner from the bus station in Viewfield Park, Nairn.

Referral inclusion criteria. You must fall into at least one of the following categories and be over 18 yrs of age.
* Are receiving support from mental health services and organisations
* Are recovery ready from problem substance use
* Have one or more health conditions
* Feel socially isolated
Get in touch with stephen@n4h.co.uk for more details and a referral form.

31/07/2025

A super day for catching up with our Tain Health Walk on the beach at Inver yesterday. It was great to meet some new folk and catch up with the walk leaders Shirley, and Liz.

Anyone living in and around Tain who would like to join the walk on Wednesdays at 11am get in touch for more details - Jayne@p4w.org.uk

30/07/2025

Our thanks to everyone who continues to take part in the Highland Community Lottery. If you take part through the link below then PFW gets a share of the proceeds and its enough to keep one of our community transport cars fuelled every month. Just click on the picture below and you'll get more information on how to buy tickets.

Play our Super Draw this July and you could win a £1,000 Sainsbury's eGift Card (or £1,000 cash)! Get your tickets before Saturday 26th July

29/07/2025

Another day and another visitor to our sunny H.Q. at Cradlehall. Today we welcomed Kessia Gill the newly appointed Development and Governance Officer at HTSI - that's the umbrella body that, among many other things, represents Highland charities in discussions with government agencies. Kessia told us that she's originally from Cornwall but came north a couple of years ago as part of her research for her student dissertation. Like so many people, she fell in love with the Highlands and is now looking for a place to live. Given the current dearth of places to rent in Inverness we suggested a camper van in our back car park. But if you know of anything better, message us and we'll pass the word.

23/07/2025

We're looking for new members to join our Board of Trustees/Directors. Get in touch if you want to know more.

03/07/2025

It's not every day we see so many vehicles in our fleet leaving base at the one time, but when it happens, we feel dramatic music is called for.

01/07/2025

Highland MSP Emma Roddick dropped into to PFW H.Q this afternoon for a chat with our Community Transport and Health Walks teams. Our manager Jeff (pictured) also told her about our Friendship Bus outings and how the bus had been gifted to us by the Merkinch Community Centre. We also met politics student, Anastasia, who hails from Ukraine, and who is shadowing Emma during the summer break from Edinburgh University.

01/07/2025

Our summer barbecue is a chance for our community transport drivers and passenger assistants to get together and have a good blether. We have around 60 volunteers helping older and disabled adults get to medical and day-care appointments. Many of our volunteers don't actually know each other that well unless their shifts happen to overlap to these kind of get togethers are important as well as fun. Our thanks to the staff at the Innes Bar for laying on a tasty spread and the weather in the beer garden was just right.