Estimated Price

£1,000

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Project Summary

Healing Hearts are a constituted Voluntary Peer Support group tackling Bereavement support, reducing social isolation and loneliness, improving mental health and wellbeing to its participants. The group have their meeting base at Kilwinning Sports Club North Ayrshire supported by local Authority North Ayrshire Council. The group support people who have experienced bereavement or loss of a loved one.

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Project Description

Our groups include individuals from (Kilwinning, Irvine, Largs, Dalry, Barrmill all within North Ayrshire) and participants who travel from Lugton, Kilmarnock (East Ayrshire) Wishaw (North Lanarkshire) Hamilton (South Lanarkshire) and Erskine. We now run four groups, Monday morning in Irvine Library 11am – 12:30, every Thursday 4pm – 5:30pm at Trindle Moss Irvine, also two groups every Friday from 10am – 12am and 12:30pm - 2:30pm both held in Kilwinning Sports Club. All groups are run by peer support. The groups aim is to tackle loneliness in Bereaved people which helps to improve their wellbeing and mental health in a safe environment. We provide a breakfast and lunch club in our groups as we were aware that some people on their own do not eat regularly and this has been a great success. We have trips and outings and sessions from relevant partner agencies and service providers.

Costings 

Christmas party - £420

January outing - £400 

Group lunch - £180