Big Sis CIC

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BIG SIS is a South-West UK based social enterprise supporting young girl's and non-binary children’s mental health through impactful programmes in schools and the community.

28/01/2026

Our founder Friedel answers parent' s questions about our new Nature & Wellbeing Programme.

👋any questions unanswered? Drop us a line 📩

📅 Secure your child's spot now via LINK in bio (Tidewithin -Nature & Wellbeing Programme)

21/01/2026

Parents- have you got any questions about our TideWithin Nature & Wellbeing programme?

We have compiled some of your frequently asked questions.

Flip through the tiles or drop us a message if your question isn't answered.

Your Big Sis Team

📩Comment to ask a question

20/01/2026

📣Free programme: Signups are open for our nature, adventure and wellbeing programme supporting young people age 10-14.

This fully funded programme is open to all young people aged 10-14 taking place at Stonehouse Lawns Tennis Club Live Café between March – June 2026.

👆Please check out our website for full info

💁‍♀️Registration is open now! Follow the steps in the tiles
Or here: https://www.big-sis.org/tidewithinnature-wellbeing-programme

16/01/2026

📣📣📣Looking for kids-friendly veggie chef

For our TideWithin Nature & Wellbeing Programme we are looking for a freelance chef to deliver a healthy meal/snack as part of our programme running between: 2nd March-25th June on Thursdays (4.30pm) to our Stonehouse venue (term time only)

🥦You need to:

- be local to Plymouth
- focus on healthy, vegetarian & vegan food that suits kids (possibly sensory needs)
- have your own prep kitchen or cafe
- have all required Allergens & Food Hygiene Level 2 Qualifications
- commit to the whole duration of the programme
- be able to deliver the food to us weekly (Stonehouse)

📩if you meet the criteria Email Friedel Fink to hello@big-sis.org
(please DON'T message on IG or Facebook!) with your certificates, phone number & website and briefly tell us about your experience catering for children & young people (if you have).

We will go from there and discuss budgets, pay & needs :)

We are looking forward to hearing from you!

12/01/2026

🫣Did your Email bounce last week?

We made some important organisational changes which meant that our Email and website comms were disrupted over the last week. Apologies!

We have a new email: hello@big-sis.org
And a new domain: www.big-sis.org

Please use those when looking us up online.
The old domain and email will no longer be in use.

Your Big Sis Team

06/01/2026

New year, new workshop magic.❤️

We are so happy to be back co-creating magic with young people after a winter break.

Yesterday was our first day back, talking about how to be well in winter and making body scrubs. The young people absolutely loved creating these from simple ingredients we all have in our kitchen pantry.

For those young people who couldn't be there, we made some extra tubs to take home next week 😊

08/12/2025

BANDPHOTO 🫣

This is our Programme and Delivery Team for our new Nature & Wellbeing Programme TideWithin- for all young people 10-14. On Thursday we came together to celebrate with our funders and and the amazing cohort of funded projects.

It feels special to know that a community panel of local people voted for this project and supports it for the next 2 years to come. Big shoutout and thanks to all of our funders who help us to create the impact on young people's wellbeing.

TIDEWITHIN will run from March 2026 in Stonehouse, with 2 groups throughout 2026 weekly, and offering a blend of nature and wellbeing skills, creative workshops inspired by nature and exciting outings for young people. We'll start taking referrals for young people in the new year.

If you haven't yet, sign up for our Newsletter (see our linktree or bottom of our website) or stay tuned here.

Lizzie, Friedel & Laura🌼

03/12/2025

Next Confidence club: coming Monday
Theme: Winter wellbeing

What can young people do to stay well in winter?

Staying healthy in the colder months can be easier with a few good habits: In this session, we share practical, youth-friendly tips for keeping energy levels up and staying resilient all winter long.

We’ll “invite the sun in” by creating beautiful winter decorations using sunprinting (cyanotype), and we’ll chat about everything from exercise and socialising to media habits and nourishing foods.

Join us for a warm and creative space to explore what helps us feel our best when the days get darker.

📍Location: Snapdragons Plymouth/ Victoria Park,

🕑📅Dates & Times: Monday, 8th December 2025, 5-6.30pm, The Bowling Green, PL15NJ

Free &paid for spaces: all info on our linktree & website: https://big-sis.co/plymouth-confidence-club

27/11/2025

What's this chaos?😛

Young people trying to solve human knot at our Healthy Relationships Programme in Devonport. All whilst learning good verbal communication skills and consent 👌

24/10/2025

Confidence needs a lot of encouragement and doesn't come 'just like this'.

☀️Here are our 5 top reasons to support Confidence building in girls: Swipe ⬅️ to read why it's so important to support girls especially.

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20/10/2025

📣📣📣3 last spaces available for our Health Relationships Programme for girls* 11-13 in Exactly 2 weeks. SIGN UP NOW!

About:
This free 13-week programme is designed for girls and gender-diverse young people aged 11-13, particularly those who may be vulnerable or facing additional challenges.

Through fun, interactive workshops, we support young people with:

- Confidence and self-esteem
- Body image and puberty changes
- Healthy friendships, boundaries, and consent
- Media awareness and safety
- Self-defence and community-building

📍Location:

Devonport Live Cafe, George Street, Devonport

🕑Times: Mondays, 5-6.45pm

📅All Programme Dates:

3rd November, 10th November , 17th November, 24th November , 1st December , 8th December, 15th December ,
22nd December
Winterbreak
5th January, 12th January, 19th January, 26th January, 2nd February

❗️Booking is essential via LINK IN BIO/👆 Healthy Relationships Programme
or here: https://www.explore.thejoyapp.com/listings/30573

Parents & professionals can refer young people in their care

💁‍♀️About the facilitators:

Our sessions are inclusive, creative, and delivered by trained Big Sis mentors alongside trusted partners. The programme is funded through the Devon Community Foundation’s Violence Against Women and Girls Fund and is free of charge for families.

18/10/2025

Here are some snapshots from our last Confidence Club session with the theme "OVERCOMING FEAR."

Young people carved pumpkins (check out our pumpkin army by scrolling ⬅️ left), we had a lovely discussion around fear and young people enjoyed the carving and got really involved. As usual there is plenty of time to chat about hobbies, music, school and any worries which enables young people to get to know each other better.

Younger children enjoyed the experience sharing of the older ones- something we call the 'Big Sis effect'.

Our next Confidence Club on 📅 10th of November with the theme of "STORIES OF COURAGE AND BRAVERY". This is a special storytelling session around the fire involving sticks, marshmallows and the amazing storyteller Hannah Sneyd

You are in for a treat!

All info and booking via LINKTREE IN BIO👆

Address

Plymouth
PL

Website

https://big-sis.co/

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Supporting pre-puberty

Working with young girls on the areas of emotional literacy and menstrual education we have witnessed the positive effects of this work in the girls self-confidence, emotional awareness, body knowledge and healthy body image, which have proven to ease the puberty transition period. In our community work we've noticed that the biggest crisis of confidence occurs between year 5-7 as the transition from primary into secondary school is huge.

We are a Devon based social enterprise supporting young girl's mental health through physical and emotional literacy campaigns and practical support programs. We are also equipping girls' immediate support networks: parents, carers, teachers and schools with resources and useful information around growing up through workshops and programs. We understand that pre-puberty is a crucial time in a young persons' life that needs to be supported.

'Big Sis' founder Friedel Fink (MA in Scenography and interactive concepts and communication, menstrual educator and holistic practitioner) is gathering a team of interdisciplinary experts from the fields of mental health, wellbeing, menstrual education and holistic therapies to support the journey of growing up.