A 12-week nature-based wellbeing programme designed to help young people build confidence, resilience, and emotional awareness through structured outdoor experiences.

By offering free, accessible activities in local green spaces, the project helped reduce financial and social barriers to participation, ensuring that young women who might not otherwise access such opportunities could benefit from positive, preventative and health-promoting experiences.

“This has been the first place I’ve ever felt confident to talk about my anxiety.”

‘Our project tackled health inequalities by creating a safe, inclusive, and culturally relevant space where vulnerable young people — especially young women and individuals from the global majority — could access mental health support, social connection, and positive lifestyle alternatives. Through peer-led creative activity, fitness sessions, and lived-experience coaching, participants reduced their social isolation, improved their confidence, discovered healthier coping mechanisms, and built new friendships and support networks.’

‘We've received rounds of applause from passersby when out planting with our groups. People walking past have told us that our plants and our painting makes them smile and we have seen people stopping to smell flowers, take photos and having conversations. When we've handed out food we've grown and worry worms with our groups residents have told us it has made their day or that we're the first person they've spoken to that day.’

This particular programme was co-designed with Stockport East and South Primary Care Network (SESPCN) and their Clinical Director, Dr. Sam Wise, with whom BOOST liaised to identify how it could support mental health needs within the Marple neighbourhood.

“Initiatives like the boxing class are brilliant. It's not just the exercise, it's connecting with different people & trying something different. The class gave me a big boost & I've subsequently bought a boxing bag & gloves & make boxing workouts part of my weekly exercise regime.”

‘One woman realised the activity gave her space from her thoughts of addiction, which encouraged her to seek support.

Three participants chose to begin counselling after hearing another member share how it had helped him.

We were able to create a project that brought veterans, their family members, staff, and the wider community together through a series of engaging and inclusive activities.

The core of the programme was weekly gardening sessions, where participants planted beautiful flowers and created hanging baskets. These sessions were complemented by shared food and conversation, which encouraged bonding, peer support, and laughter in a relaxed environment.’

“Great conversations, talked train crashes, politics, shopping, biscuits, dogs, art, careers, retirement, life and death. The chap who sat down for 5 minutes, kept apologising for talking so much and launched into 'just one more story' about his life 5 times! Love listening.”

Part of the Live Well Spring Festival.

Be Here MCR held a pop-up support space for residents in the heart of Stockport at Stockroom, part of the Live Well Spring Festival.

An opportunity for Stockport residents to connect over mindful crafting activities. Part of the Live Well Spring Festival.

Community organisations came together in Edgeley’s Alexandra Park to raise awareness of support services available to local residents. Part of the Live Well Spring Festival.

A sharing of history of the rose fetes of Brinksway that used to take place locally. Residents gathered to remember, tell funny stories and reminisce the wonderful colourful lively traditions.

Part of the Live Well Spring Festival.

A chance to mingle over delicious cakes and sandwiches.

Part of the Live Well Spring Festival.