The Parachute Project

The Parachute Project •Young people & family counselling. •Bringing proven emotional resilience programs to schools. Governed and regulated by Social Work England.

-unique support programmes for young people struggling with a range of mental health issues
-consultation and support for families.
-counselling services for young people.
-Parenting advice and support when there are emerging mental health or behavioural concerns
-Child Bereavement support
-psychoeducation
-addressing self harming risk taking behaviours
-low self esteem
-social anxiety
-identity issues
-parent led CBT coaching for parents of anxious children
-strengthening families coordinator

Fully accredited support from a professional who has worked with children and families for 25 years in a variety of settings.

24/11/2025

🌟 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 🌟
We’re excited to share our new workshop: “𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝑴𝒚 𝑷𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒆”
Designed to help children explore feelings of 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆, 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 in their school environment, this workshop aligns perfectly with the theme of Children’s Mental Health Week 2026 (February).

About the Workshop
👧 Age group: KS1 & KS2 (primary pupils)
⏰ Duration: 1.5 hours

Outcomes for Schools
✨ Encourages pupil voice in shaping a positive school culture
✨ Provides therapeutic support in a group setting
✨ Strengthens whole‑school approaches to wellbeing and inclusion
✨ Equips children with practical coping strategies to feel secure

We’d love to bring This is My Place to your school this Spring term

For bookings or further information,
📞 Call Sarah: 07551 693 983 📧 Email: sarah.theparachuteproject@gmail.com

24/11/2025

🚨 Just a few days to go until our next Safe Space Youth Club session!

Join us this Friday 28th November for an afternoon of fun, friendship, and a focus on emotional wellbeing — open to all young people in Years 7–11.

🎯 Activities designed to help you connect, unwind, and build your emotional toolkit
📍 The Parachute Project Offices, 21 Oak Street, Fakenham
⏰ 4:30–6:00pm
🎟️ Book your free spot now: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/safe-space-youth-club-tickets-1952158421389?aff=oddtdtcreator

21/11/2025

🌟𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 – 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓🌟

"𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒔𝒐 𝒎𝒖𝒄𝒉 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒅𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒎𝒆, 𝒚𝒐𝒖’𝒗𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒆𝒅 𝒎𝒆 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆 𝒂 𝒍𝒐𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒂𝒔 𝒂 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒆𝒅 𝒎𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒆 𝒂 𝒍𝒐𝒕 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒕𝒐𝒐. 𝑰’𝒎 𝒔𝒐 𝒈𝒍𝒂𝒅 𝑰 𝒎𝒆𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖, 𝑰 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖."

This young person’s sessions were funded by Building Norfolk CIC through our Safe Landing Community Hub. They’re currently one of Tesco Fakenham’s chosen community projects — a vote for them is a vote for us, helping secure more funding for Safe Landing.

👉 Learn more - https://theparachuteproject.co.uk/safe-landing/

🛒 Drop your token in-store to vote for 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗸 𝗖𝗜𝗖—your support helps fund our 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗛𝘂𝗯.

20/11/2025

✨ 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐆𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐨𝐦 ✨

Our Glide Room is a spacious, purpose‑built zone within our new Education & Wellbeing Hub, designed especially for teenagers.

This dedicated space is used for:
🚀 Hosting our weekly lunchtime club, Launch Pad
📚 Supporting access to education
🤝 Individual and group sessions

We’re excited to see how this new environment helps young people connect, learn, and thrive. 🌟

20/11/2025

We are beyond thrilled to introduce the newest member of The Parachute Project team - Laura!

𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐚 - 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧'𝐬 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐫

With a strong background in education — from Early Years to primary school — Laura has supported children across Reception to Year 6, gaining expertise in autism awareness, critical thinking, and LEGO therapy. She also holds a Foundation Degree in Early Years.

Joining us from a corporate role, Laura brings her passion for children’s development alongside excellent organisational and communication skills.

A fun fact about Laura - she is currently teaching herself to play the guitar and to speak Spanish!

Read more about Laura and the rest of The Parachute Project team here: https://theparachuteproject.co.uk/about/

20/11/2025

🌍💜 𝓣𝓸𝓭𝓪𝔂 𝓲𝓼 𝓦𝓸𝓻𝓵𝓭 𝓒𝓱𝓲𝓵𝓭𝓻𝓮𝓷'𝓼 𝓓𝓪𝔂!
A day to celebrate 𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙣’𝙨 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 and call for action to improve 𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙙 𝙬𝙚𝙡𝙛𝙖𝙧𝙚 across the globe.

At The Parachute Project, we believe every child deserves to feel safe, supported, and empowered—because when children thrive, communities do too.

We’re proud to support children and families across Norfolk and beyond through our three dedicated office sites in the county.
https://theparachuteproject.co.uk/contact-us/

19/11/2025

Our Children In Need-themed youth club was a huge success last Friday!

Missed it? Don’t worry — the next meet-up is less than a fortnight away on Friday 28th November.

🎄✨ We’ll be heading to the Fakenham Christmas Tree Festival, then welcoming our young people into our new premises on 21 Oak Street for board games and hot chocolate! ☕🎲

🎟️Book on Eventbrite here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/safe-space-youth-club-tickets-1952158421389?aff=oddtdtcreator

Join other young people in Years 7-11 for fun, friendship and a focus on emotional wellbeing.
Safe Space Youth Club
Fridays fortnightly @4.30pm
The Parachute Project Offices, 21 Oak Street, Fakenham

19/11/2025

✨𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐭 𝐑𝐨𝐨𝐦✨

This is one of our three dedicated therapeutic spaces designed to support children and young people.

The Drift Room offers:
💜Counselling
💜 Psychoeducation
💜 Creative arts
💜 Play‑based work
💜 Sand and LEGO therapy
💜 Mindfulness
💜 Deep relaxation

Find out more about our therapeutic offer here: theparachuteproject.co.uk/counselling

18/11/2025

Autumn is well and truly here, with its shorter days and wetter weather, and it won’t be long before winter arrives. It is not uncommon for children to experience a touch of the ‘winter blues’ – a slump in mood that occurs during the winter months.

As it gets dark earlier and the days get shorter, the lower levels of daylight can affect the chemicals in the brain that impact mood and energy levels.
𝐕𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧 𝐃 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 - We receive less Vitamin D from the sun; children in particular are spending less time playing outdoors, and when they are outside, their skin is covered with layers of clothing to keep them warm, preventing the sunlight to reach their skin and generate Vitamin D.
𝐀𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 – During winter months, when the days are shorter, our bodies produce more melatonin, often known as the sleep hormone, resulting in us feeling sleepier and more lethargic.

Here are some strategies to counterbalance this and see you and your children through the season change:
🌳get closer to nature
💤encourage good quality sleep (relaxing bedtime routine, avoid screens, alcohol and caffeine before bedtime, consistent wake up and go to bed times)
🏃increase physical activity - walking, gardening, sport - doesn't matter what, as long as it is something you enjoy
🍎eat a balanced diet
🙂plan things to look forward to

𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝'𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐢𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐝𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐬, 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐝𝐨 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐬: 01328 838 847

18/11/2025

🌟𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 – 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐄𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 🌟

Established over 5 years ago, The Parachute Project now works across 3 sites in Norfolk as well as within schools.

Through relationship‑led counselling — using talking, play, and sensory strategies — we support children who need a softer landing.

With the opening of our latest site in Fakenham, we are excited to also offer alternative provision.

✨ Find out more about our offer:

💜One‑to‑one sessions

💜School programmes

💜Alternative provision

📩 Visit our website: https://theparachuteproject.co.uk/
📧 Email: abi.theparachuteproject@gmail.com

We look forward to working together to support your young person’s mental and emotional wellbeing.

17/11/2025

🎉𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐇𝐮𝐛 — 𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧!🎉

We’re turning one! 🥳

Join us as we celebrate a year of the Safe Landing Community Hub with a cosy end‑of‑term treat.

📅 Friday 19th December 2025
🕒 3:00pm – 5:00pm
📍 Safe Landing Community Hub, 57 Oak Street, Fakenham

𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕’𝒔 𝒘𝒂𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒚𝒐𝒖:
✨ Free hot chocolate (with all the sprinkles at our hot chocolate station!)
🎁 Children’s goody bag to take home
💜A chance to explore the Hub, meet our team, and celebrate a year of supporting young people’s wellbeing

We’d love to see you there! 💫

17/11/2025

🚀 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐏𝐚𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬! 🚀

Our young people have been busy at our Thursday lunchtime club — and we’ve got the pics to prove it! ✨

There are still spaces available, so if you have a young person who is home educated or accessing alternative provision, this could be the perfect place for them to connect, create, and have fun.

𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐨:
🍳 Cooking facilities for hands-on activities
🧘‍♀️ A sensory room for calm and regulation
🎮 A large, teen-friendly space with creative and social activities

These sessions are open to all, but are especially suited to young people who are anxious, neurodivergent, or find mainstream social settings challenging.

📩 𝚃𝚘 𝚋𝚘𝚘𝚔 𝚘𝚛 𝚏𝚒𝚗𝚍 𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚎, 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚌𝚝 𝚞𝚜 𝚝𝚘𝚍𝚊𝚢 𝚘𝚗 𝟶𝟽𝟾𝟸𝟺 𝟻𝟷𝟹 𝟻𝟶𝟶 𝚘𝚛 𝚜𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚑.𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚙𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚌𝚑𝚞𝚝𝚎𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚓𝚎𝚌𝚝@𝚐𝚖𝚊𝚒𝚕.𝚌𝚘𝚖

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THE PARACHUTE PROJECT, 21 Oak Street
West Raynham
NR219DX

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+441328838847

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