01/08/2025
๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ ๐
What a month! Hereโs a look at some of what weโve been up to in Julyโฆ
๐ซถ๐ป ๐๐ ๐จ๐๐๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐!
Grow and Glow is now a registered Community Interest Company. This is such an exciting step that opens new doors for funding, growth, and sustainability โ all while keeping our purpose at the heart of everything we do. Weโve come so far in just over a year, and weโre only just getting started.
๐ซถ๐ป ๐๐ ๐ก๐๐ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ซ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ช๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐
๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฅ, where Charley hosted a talk about Grow and Glow and the power of peer support. She was joined by Kate, one of our Guildford group attendees, who bravely shared her experience of coming to sessions and the difference itโs made in her life. We were so proud of her, and the room was full of love.
๐ซถ๐ป ๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐งโ๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ โ we always have such a laugh with those guys, and itโs powerful to stand side-by-side showing how important mental health support is for both men and women in our communities.
๐ซถ๐ป ๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐จ๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐๐ค ๐
๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฅ, spreading the word about Grow and Glow to a brand-new audience. We chatted to festival-goers, made new connections, and enjoyed the sunshine while talking all things wellbeing.
๐ซถ๐ป ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ฅ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ค ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐, where she spoke at the Athena Forum, a group supporting female service personnel. She shared how Grow and Glow started, the impact of peer support, and how weโre creating safe spaces for women across Surrey.
๐ซถ๐ป ๐๐ ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ซ๐ค๐๐ญ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐๐ญ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐, ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐, hosted by Guildford Borough Council. It was a great opportunity to connect with other local groups, share what we do, and build meaningful new partnerships.
๐ซถ๐ป ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฐ๐๐ฅ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ค๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ โ a long-standing champion of womenโs health and wellbeing, and former Mayor of Guildford. It was an honour to have her join us in the circle and experience first-hand what Grow and Glow is all about.
๐ซถ๐ป ๐๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ ๐ ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐ญ โ ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ฅ๐๐ฒโ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ (Bonnie)! Her calm, comforting presence brought a smile to everyoneโs face and reminded us just how comforting animal companionship can be when weโre opening up and supporting one another.
๐ซถ๐ป ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐จ-๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ, chatting about how we can work together to support women locally and raise awareness of what Grow and Glow offers. Thanks to the lovely Claire for making it happen. Exciting things to come!
๐ซถ๐ป ๐๐ง๐โฆ ๐๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฌ, ๐ฐ๐โ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ง๐๐ฑ๐ญ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐ฅ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ก โ with full backing from a local council who share our values. Itโs been nearly 8 months of planning, but we believe in doing things properly, not quickly. Every group we launch deserves strong foundations and real care. We are expecting to launch late September! ๐คฉ Any guesses on our new location? ๐คญ๐คซ
Thank you to everyone who joined us, shared kind words, collaborated, or simply showed up in the circle this month. Youโre part of what makes Grow and Glow what it is.
