Resources

Setting Up Friendship Groups

Published 2019. Friendship groups give people the opportunity to try new things, have a chat and most importantly, make new friends. Outside the Box has been involved in many friendship groups over the years. We have set up two groups for older people and we have seen lots of friendships develop through the project. We hope these hints & tips will enable you to set up your own.

Creating Inclusive Communities

Community Gardens – Peebles and Innerleithen

Published 2019. It is well researched and documented that gardening is very good for your physical and mental health and can aid recovery from illness. In a community garden you get the added bonus of belonging to a like minded group of people, giving something back to the community, and the opportunity to make friends, learn from, teach, support and be supported by other people. It’s also fun, very rewarding and there is a great feel-good factor after working in the garden.

Creating Inclusive Communities

Published 2017. A response, from a Rural Wisdom perspective, to a call for evidence from the House of Lords committee set up to explore the issues of citizenship and civic engagement in the twenty-first century.

Creating Inclusive Communities

Notes & Ideas from Galasheils Rural Wisdom Get-together, August 2017

Published 2017. Notes from the discussions which took place at the second Rural Wisdom get-together, held in Galasheils on 23rd August 2017 - keys topics covered: Transport, Communication, Positive Risk Taking

Creating Inclusive Communities

Tips for Womens Health

Published 2017. Looking after your health and wellbeing when you have a lot going on can be overwhelming. We spoke to women and came up with 6 simple tips- we hope they help.

People Having More Choice in their Lives

Tips for People Working with Vulnerable Women with Complex Needs

Published 2017. For women with chaotic lives, thinking about your health and wellbeing can be hard to do. We hope staff will use these notes to support and encourage the women they work with to look after their health and wellbeing.

People Having More Choice in their Lives