Mental Health Awareness Week 2017 - in Knighton

Yesterday Phil and I set up an information stand in Knighton Library to coincide with Mental Health Awareness Week 8 – 14 May. The annual aw...

Walk and Talk - a dementia initiative

This week’s guest author is Heather Wenban, the Project Development Officer – Dementia Care, at Powys Teaching Health Board. I first heard H...

The BAT Project in North Wales

Staff from the Ablett Unit in Rhyl with voluntary sector agencies including Vale of Clwyd Mind, Unllais, Therapy Dogs Nationwide and Twix th...

LGBTQ+ - setting up a new Powys group

This week's guest author introduces himself: My name is Shaun and I am a volunteer at Mid Powys Mind. I should start by saying tha...

When I grow up

by Suzanne Iuppa, Community Connector  —  Llanidloes (2nd from left)* I grow old … I grow old …  I shall wear the bottoms of my trousers rol...

Therapeutic gardening in Machynlleth

At the start of a new gardening year we talk to Kate Doubleday, Garden Volunteer Co-ordinator at Gerddi Bro Dyfi Gardens   in North Powys. K...

Horsing Around Project

A Horsing Around Project volunteer with a Lluest pony Previous posts on this blog have featured some of the innovative projects run by West ...