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A place to meet, walk & talk without fear or judgement. Monthly meet ups in Stroud (Gloucestershire)

25/01/2024

Join us for our first walk of 2024! On Sunday 11 February we'll meet at 11 am in the car park of The Bear of Rodborough pub and take a walk around Rodborough Common.... feel our feet on the ground... gaze at the views... and have some lovely conversations... taking our gentle time to connect with nature, with others, and with ourselves.

Hope to see you there! We're an inclusive and friendly group so if you're thinking of coming along for your first walk you'd be very welcome :)

07/12/2023

Come wind, rain or snow, we'll be heading out on a walk on Saturday 16th December.

We'll meet at 11am outside the Old Lodge on Minchinhampton Common, and walk over to Amberley — we can stop in at the cafe if anyone would like a tea. Then let's meander our way across the common, in a circular route and after an hour or so we'll end up back at The Old Lodge :)

Mental Health Mates is a friendly peer-support group so if you're thinking about coming along for the first time you'd be most welcome. Hope to see you there!

19/06/2023

This Sunday looks like it's going to have pretty warm weather, so this month's walk will involve ice cream 🍦🍦🍦

Let's meet at 11am (on Sunday 25 June) in the car park of The Bear of Rodborough pub. From there it's a short walk to Winston's ice cream — personally I can vouch for their vegan chocolate flavour 😋 Then we'll walk around Rodborough Common, and stop to enjoy the views.

Everyone is welcome on our Mental Health Mates walks — and it's free to join our walks. We are a peer-support group, and whether you want to chat or just walk silently amongst others, you are more than welcome. We always walk at a gentle pace, and take breaks whenever anyone needs one.

Any questions, drop me a DM or email mentalhealthmates.stroud@gmail.com

Hope to see you on Sunday! Cheers, Zoë

22/05/2023

Yesterday's walk was so lovely, and we had such beautiful weather as we meandered our way up and around Painswick Beacon :) Thanks to everyone who came, it was great to see you!

15/05/2023

This coming Sunday — the 21st of May — come join the Stroud Mental Health Mates on a walk to the Painswick Beacon.

We'll meet at 11 am in the Painswick Gold Club car park, and then head off on a route up to the beacon. The route does involve going up a hill, and we'll take breaks when anyone needs one. The views up at the top are pretty wonderful, and after about an hour's walk, we'll be back at the golf club for a sit-down and a refreshing drink.

Hope to see you there — everyone is welcome including your friendly doggos!

P.S. If you'd like to offer/receive a lift to the walk location, please email mentalhealthmates.stroud@gmail.com

07/04/2023

Mental Health Mates is a network of peer support groups, run by people who experience their own mental health issues. The Stroud group meets once a month to walk, connect and share without fear or judgement. It's also totally okay if you don't feel like talking — sometimes it's just nice to be amongst a supportive group of people, even if no words are spoken.

For the April walk, we'll meet at 11am in the carpark of the Stroud Brewery, and then head off for a gentle walk along the canal path. We'll walk for around an hour, ending up back at the brewery where anyone who'd like to can pop inside for a drink. The walk is free of charge and everyone is welcome!

02/03/2023

I know that joining a walk for the first time — and meeting new people — can often feel a little daunting... but we're a friendly, inclusive, and open-minded bunch. Whether you feel like having a deep talk, or not talk very much at all, you're more than welcome.

Our next walk will be a lovely circular walk along the canal starting at the Lavender Bakehouse. We'll walk for an hour or so, and end up back at the bakehouse (who have very tasty cakes!) :)

Meeting point: Sunday 12th March, 11am, in the carpark outside the Lavender Bakehouse, 20 London Rd, Chalford, Stroud GL6 8NW.

Hope to see you there!

19/02/2023

The sky was beautifully blue, and the conversations were beautiful too... thank you for a lovely walk today!

17/02/2023

This coming Sunday... we'll be doing circular walk, which will last around an hour — starting and ending at The Old Lodge on Minchinhampton Common. Everyone is welcome, and it's a very friendly group of people :) We'll be setting off at 11am (Look out for Zoe, who'll be outside the pub, wearing a yellow lanyard, and who'll have a sweet doggo on the lead!) 🦮

28/01/2023

A date for your diary! Sunday 19th Feb — let's hope for a sky as blue as in this photo (but the walk will go ahead whatever the weather!)

We'll meet at 11am outside the , go for an hours gentle walk and talk, and end up back at the Old Lodge for a sit down and a cuppa!

Hope to see you there. If you'd like to offer/receive a lift to the common to drop me a DM :)

08/01/2023

Thank you to everyone who came along to our walk on Selsley Common this morning! The winds may have been chilly, but the conversations and connections were warm and lovely 💕

05/01/2023

Come along this Sunday (8th Jan) for our first walk of 2023 ... we'll meet at the Selsley common carpark at 11am. We will then walk for an hour across relatively flat ground — going at a nice easy pace and taking breaks whenever anyone would like one.

To offer/request a lift to the meeting-point, send a DM or email Zoe on mentalhealthmates.stroud@gmail.com

Look forward to seeing you there!

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