Catch 23

Catch 23 Western Isles Association for Mental Health, deliver Catch 23 Mental Health Support Services

Another busy afternoon along at Catch 23 yesterday...Hilary & Steven made everyone sausage and fried onions in a roll-se...
29/05/2026

Another busy afternoon along at Catch 23 yesterday...

Hilary & Steven made everyone sausage and fried onions in a roll-seriously yum!😋🌭

& After lunch Steven led Gather & Game session in absence of our resident Games Maestro Matthew! Hoping Matthew will be feeling better and back with us for next week's session.

& Outback in the Taigh Ceilidh Linda led another great Sketch & Chat session. Check out group the AWESOME pen & ink portraits and self-portraits that group members made during the session below!
😍👍

28/05/2026

☀️ Some things are within our control. Some things aren’t.

Mindfulness isn’t about controlling everything that happens around us—it’s about bringing our attention back to what we can influence.

We can’t control the weather, other people’s opinions, or the passage of time. But we can choose how we respond, how we care for ourselves, where we invest our energy, and how we treat others.

When life feels overwhelming, try asking yourself:

💛 What is within my control right now?
💛 What can I let go of?
💛 What small step can I take today?

Shifting your focus from what you can’t control to what you can is a powerful way to reduce stress, build resilience, and create more space for intentional action.

✨ Where is your attention today—in your circle of control or outside of it?

Delighted to have Joe, Head of Education & Outreach team with An Lanntair join us @ yesterday's Catch 23 Art Group yeste...
28/05/2026

Delighted to have Joe, Head of Education & Outreach team with An Lanntair join us @ yesterday's Catch 23 Art Group yesterday.

Joe led a great session downstairs, with able assistance from Josie M-Townsend. Joe was teaching folk Sienna type printing techniques to make fabric lampshades. Check out some of the AWESOME outcomes below🥰👇

& Upstairs lots more great art going on led by our lovely Linda.🎨🖼💖

Mòran taing to Community Learning Hebrides & Coinneach MacLeod Hebridean Baker for inviting us to join them for last wee...
27/05/2026

Mòran taing to Community Learning Hebrides & Coinneach MacLeod Hebridean Baker for inviting us to join them for last week's FANTASTIC online grow & bake session.

Peter taughts us how to grow carrots in containers and Coinneach showed us how to make a DELICOUS looking Carrot & Cardamon Cake.

Catch 23 members enjoyed a baking session today using Coinneach's FANTASTIC recipe. We made a gluten free version & substituted strawberry fizzy laces pieces instead of nuts so everyone along at Catch 23 could enjoy it...& we have bought seeds ready to have a go at growing carrots in containers.

Thank you to everyone who helped out making it & I'm sure there will be plenty of people who will be happy to test eating it!Xx💖🥰👌

Tuesday Tunes...Josie M-Townsend was our Catch 23 Tuesday Tune DJ this week & here she is in her own words to tell us a ...
26/05/2026

Tuesday Tunes...

Josie M-Townsend was our Catch 23 Tuesday Tune DJ this week & here she is in her own words to tell us a bit more about inspiration for this week's playlist...

"Today's theme was "Music Artists beginning with A" the tricky task of filling a whole playlist with unique artists meant we delved into songs we'd forgotten and some we'd never heard before!
Some favourite ones include: 'Cure For Me - Aurora, This is the Life - Amy MacDonald, You Know I'm No Good - Amy Winehouse, House of the Rising Sun - The Animals, Moon River - Andy Williams'

Pictured below is the man with the never-ending supply of top playlist suggestions!"🥰👇

Whilst not experiencing the heatwave the rest of the UK have been getting it's been very pleasant temperature for our wa...
26/05/2026

Whilst not experiencing the heatwave the rest of the UK have been getting it's been very pleasant temperature for our walkers round Lews Castle Grounds - Stornoway Trust this week!😆👌

Catch 23 group walks are delivered in partnership with Penumbra Western Isles & Paths for All.

Our easy group walk takes place on a Monday (30
minutes on flat terrain @ a gentle pace) & our Tuesday Group Walk (60 minutes at a bit of a faster pace with more ups & downs but still plenty of opportunity for walking & talking & stopping to admire the views!).

Many thanks to Steven & Linda for these great photo shares!

If you have lived experience of mental health issues & are interested in joining us for walks or any if our other weekly activities please get in touch to make an initial appointment via;
☎️01851 704964
🖥info@wiamh.org

25/05/2026

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What's on at Catch 23 w/c 25th May 2026🚶‍♀️🧘‍♀️🎶🎨🖼✍️📖🌟❤Monday 25th May12.30-15.30 Drop-in Session14.00-14.30 Easy Group ...
25/05/2026

What's on at Catch 23 w/c 25th May 2026🚶‍♀️🧘‍♀️🎶🎨🖼✍️📖🌟❤

Monday 25th May
12.30-15.30 Drop-in Session
14.00-14.30 Easy Group Walk round Castle Grounds
Tuesday 26th May
12.30-15.30 Drop-in Session
12.00-15.00 Yoga - Booking essential
14.00-15.00 Group Walk round Castle Grounds
14.00-15.30 Choose a Tune
Wednesday 27th May
12.30-15.30 Art Group @ Bridge Community Centre
Thursday 28th May
12.30-15.30 Drop-in Session
13.30 -15.30 Gather & Game-board game session
14.00-15.30 Sketch & Chat
Friday 29th May
12.30-15.30 Writers Group-with special guest facilitator Louise Welsh.

Photos below showing our now complete Butterfly Puzzle Picture!It's looking FANTASTIC & BIG thank you to everyone who contributed to it. It's going to take pride of place displayed in our front room at Catch 23 🦋👌💖

Wishing everyone peace and positive mental health for the week ahead ✨🌻Xx

24/05/2026

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Delighted to be sharing this GREAT NEWS about Jordan Montgomery progress."Dear everyone, We have a very positive update...
23/05/2026

Delighted to be sharing this GREAT NEWS about Jordan Montgomery progress.

"Dear everyone,

We have a very positive update for you all, on Friday afternoon Jordan got to escape the Hospital! And Lexi-May cried her heart seeing her boy back again.

We aren't allowed to go home just yet, we're here for another week as his treatment is to continue daily but as a Hospital at home. This is very good and positive news, and though he still has quite a way to go yet he's definitely turned the corner and is now mobile on crutches.

Today we received the most beautiful cards with such uplifting, positive messages and a whole heap of love, thank you all, your kindness and thoughtfulness coming from back home has cheered us up today 💚

Can I, on behalf of myself and Jordan, thank you all for the messages on the catch23 page and privately, I was reading them to Jordan in Hospital and each one was helping us getting through very difficult days and hours, thank you all from the bottom of our hearts, and when I get home I'll reply you all.

Much love from us all at A16 on the campsite x."

I'm sure everyone will want join me in wishing Jordan well in his ongoing recovery. 🥰👍Xx

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23 Bayhead Street
Stornoway
HS12DU

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Tuesday 12:30pm - 3:30pm
Wednesday 12:30pm - 3:30pm
Thursday 12:30pm - 3:30pm
Friday 12:30pm - 3:30pm

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