Project: Still Curious

With more than 30 years’ experience, Colten Care are a family-owned care home company based in Ringwood, who owns and operates high-quality care homes across Hampshire, Dorset, Wiltshire and West Sussex. Their services include residential, nursing and dementia care.

Project: Brighter Futures

Not only have the centuries of human habitation shaped the National Park but the landscape has and still does, dictate where people have chosen to live and work the land.

This is a landscape rich in folklore and legend that has inspired generations of writers, artists and storytellers who have flocked to witness the beauty of the rolling chalk downland and the wooded heaths of the National Park.

It’s been a place of worship for centuries, nurturing a spiritual and emotional connection in those who spend time here.

From Neolithic peoples, through to Roman occupation and beyond, it is a landscape steeped in the history of peoples who have called Britain their home.

Projects: Brighter Futures, The Resilience Garden, Veterans Hub

The Recovery College’s aim is improving people’s health and wellbeing, providing people with physical and mental health issues the skills to learn how to manage their symptoms and to live meaningful and fulfilled lives.

The college offers educational courses and workshops that are aimed at anyone over the age of 18, most of which are free of charge, and take place in supportive community locations such as libraries.

If you didn’t get on with the structure of learning at school, you will find the Recovery College a very different and positive experience. Many courses are written and taught by people with lived experience of physical and mental health difficulties alongside professionals. The Recovery College offers a caring approach where we can all learn together.

Projects: Brighter Futures, The Resilience Garden, Veterans Hub

Established in 1854, Aldershot is the home of the British Army. The garrison was established when the War Department bought a large area of land near the village of Aldershot, with the objective of establishing a permanent training camp for the Army. Over time, this camp grew into a military town and continues to be used by the Army to the present day. It is home to the headquarters of the Army's Regional Command, and it is also the administrative base for the 101st Logistic Brigade. The garrison plays host to around 70 military units and organisations.

Projects: Veterans Hub, Brighter Futures, Creative Wellbeing: Military Heritage

Combat Stress is the UK’s leading charity for veterans’ mental health. For over a century, they have helped former servicemen and women with mental health problems such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety and depression. 

Today they provide specialist treatment and support for veterans from every service and conflict, focusing on those with complex mental health issues.

Project: Industrious Minds

1 Community and Hampshire Young Carers Alliance formed Eastleigh Young Carers to improve the lives of young carers by providing safe, quality support to individuals and offering an holistic approach which considers the needs of the whole family minimising the physical and emotional impact of caring, and promoting wellbeing and resilience.

Project: Industrious Minds

The Energy Youth Centre opened in 2011 and is run by Groundwork.The Groundwork youth workers are on hand to offer advice and guidance on a range of topics like relationships, work experience, budgeting, stress, smoking, career advice and more.

The centre was purpose built to provide the younger residents of Eastleigh a place to socialise, take part in ongoing activities and gain support from the dedicated Groundwork team in a fun and welcoming environment.  

Projects: Creative Boxes, Create and Connect

Hampshire County Council Children’s Services provide a wide range of services for children and families which includes:

• childcare and early years education
• adoption and fostering
• family support
• safeguarding children
• special needs and disabilities
• support for young people

Children’s services are committed to improving the lives of children and young people in Hampshire, and to make Hampshire an even better place in which to enjoy a good childhood.

Project: On The Move!

Solent Mind are an independent registered charity which is part of a network of over 100 Local Minds who tailor trusted mental health services to our communities. They set their own strategies, partnerships and rely on the support of local fundraisers.

Solent Mind collaborate with Mind to make sure their pioneering campaigns, information and research makes a difference in Hampshire. Together, they make better mental health possible both locally and nationally.

Projects: Parkinson's Dance Class

Pavilion Dance South West is a centre of excellence for socially relevant Dance, working with great dance artists and commission and programme dance that connects with people, leaving a lasting impression on the people or place, a footprint in the sand.

Their programmes enhance the quality of life of local residents and visitors, bringing fantastic live performances and opportunities to dance, collaborating with other individuals and organisations to make significant projects and supporting a strong cultural profile for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and the surrounding area.

Project: Parkinson's Dance Class

Dorchester Arts engages people in a wide variety of arts events – from huge outdoor events to small-scale children’s theatre.

Dorchester Arts programme performances in a variety of venues across Dorchester, including St Mary’s Church and Maumbury Rings, and work with a wide range of community groups, delivering arts activities for all ages.

Project: Parkinson's Dance Class

ArtsLink Fizz! is a special wellbeing project which provides activities to enhance and enrich the lives of local people.

Funded by the National Lottery for 4 years (2017-2021) this project delivers the following free weekly sessions:

• Parkinson’s Dance – special dance and movement activity for people living with Parkinson’s
• Art for Memory – supportive groups for people with early stage Memory Loss, whatever the reason, which utilize creative activities to encourage engagement and sharing
• Art for Parents – social groups with a focus on creative activities which provide support and friendship.

Project: DIY Men's Shed

The New Milton Men’s Shed exists to provide a safe and friendly environment, for people to come together in order to promote the health and wellbeing of all its members.

The members share skills, knowledge and experience to enrich each other’s lives, by undertaking practical projects and using their shed as a social hub.

The activities of the shed are driven by the aims and interests of its membership, to benefit themselves and the wider community.

Project: Forest Arts Centre Veteran's Project 

Ringwood Library provides a number of services for the local community including reading groups, study spaces and dementia resources. 

Projects: Horizon 20:20, Create and Connect

The Ashwood Academy, based in Basingstoke, is a small, supportive alternative education centre for learners aged 11 to 16-years-old. The national curriculum is delivered within a flexible and nurturing environment that recognises individual needs.

The Ashwood Academy provides short-term placements for young people in the Basingstoke area who need additional behavioural, emotional or medical support.

Projects: Horizon 20:20, Create and Connect

Greenwood School is a Pupil Referral Unit based in Dibden, The New Forest. They work in close partnership with nine secondary schools in the New Forest.

The school provides an education for:

KS3-4 pupils who have been permanently excluded from their mainstream school, or who are at risk of permanent exclusion, and children with special educational needs awaiting a place at a special school.

KS3-KS4 pupils who are medically unwell or who are emotionally vulnerable with a diagnosis of mental health difficulties.

Projects: Horizon 20:20, Create and Connect 

The Key Education Centre, Gosport, offers education for children who are temporarily unable to attend school because of the following reasons:

• they have been permanently excluded from school
• they are at risk of being permanently excluded from school
• they are unable to access school because they are emotionally vulnerable
• they are unable to access school because they are facing an absence of 15+ continuous school days due to ill health.

Projects: Horizon 20:20, Create and Connect

Rowhill School is a Behaviour, Emotional & Social Development Needs school based in Aldershot.

Approximately two thirds of pupils are of secondary school age; all pupils have a statement of special educational needs that is primarily for their behavioural, social and emotional difficulties. However, a significant number of pupils also have additional needs associated with, for instance, their autism or speech and language difficulties.

Many pupils receive support from other agencies, such as social services, the youth offending service, and child and adolescent mental health services. More than a tenth of pupils are children who are looked after by the local authority.

Projects: Horizon 20:20, Create and Connect

Smannell Field School, formerly Andover Education Centre, is a small Pupil Referral Unit based in Andover. It provides alternative placements for students who are at risk of exclusion or who have been permanently excluded from their mainstream school.

Smannell Field School also caters for emotionally vulnerable and medical students who are finding it difficult to access their mainstream school by offering a more personalised timetable provision.

Projects: Horizon 20:20, Create and Connect

The Key Education Centre, Havant, offers education for children who are temporarily unable to attend school because of the following reasons: 

• they have been permanently excluded from school
• they are at risk of being permanently excluded from school
• they are unable to access school because they are emotionally vulnerable
• they are unable to access school because they are facing an absence of 15+ continuous school days due to ill health.

Projects: Horizon 20:20, Create and Connect

The Bridge Education Centre is a Pupil Referral Unit based in Eastleigh. It is a mainstream provision for students who are at risk of exclusion or who have been permanently excluded from their mainstream school.

The Bridge Education Centre also caters for emotionally vulnerable students who are finding it difficult to access their mainstream school.

Projects: Mandala Project, 120 Hopes

Project: Create and Connect

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) are an NHS service that aims to help young people up to the age of 18 who are finding it hard to manage their emotional and psychological health, and who are suffering with acute, chronic and severe mental health problems.

CAMHS have community teams of staff across the Hampshire area that have expertise in working with children/young people with complex mental health difficulties and their families/carers. Their staff also have expertise in working with children and young people from vulnerable groups and their networks. This includes children in care, young people involved with the criminal justice system, children with learning disabilities and those with eating disorders.

Project: Create and Connect

New Forest Young Carers work with young carers to create a tailored support package for them and their family. This could include:

• Trips and activities
• Signposting
• One-to-one work
• School support

Project: Create and Connect

Hampshire Youth Offending Team (HYOT) is a multi-agency team comprising staff from Children’s Services, probation, police, health and volunteers.

Hampshire Youth Offending Teams’s ambition is to see fewer children and young people involved in the criminal justice system. This will reduce the number of potential victims of crime and promote the confidence and safety of our local communities.

Projects: Creating Change, HMP Winchester

BearFace Theatre CIC design and deliver tailor made multi-arts based programmes using a range of creative methods as a tool to lift the voices of those who feel unheard.