Winter Wellness 2024
For the 2nd year running we are thrilled to be offering free spaces for our Winter Wellness program!
Running every Friday throughout January and February these actiivites are designed to be accessible for everyone.
The start of a new year can be a challenging time for everyone. Long nights, questionable weather and the buzz of Christmas and Hogmanay have disappeared. This often leaves a void in our lives allowing the winter blues to take hold.
This is where we can help.
Spending time in the outdoors has huge benefits for our well being. By remaining active we can improve our physical wellbeing and give our mental health a massive boost.
This year we are being funded by Smarter Choices, Smarter Places, a fantastic initiative that promotes sustainable travel. By introducing and cycling and walking to the community we hope that it is seen a viable option for shorter journeys locally.
To get to our base we offer a pick up service locally and it is our hope that as the program goes on that participants will be able to car share to get to the start of the activities.
Every Friday we will be heading out from our base in Aberfeldy, no matter what the weather throws at us. Our activities will range from a walk in the woods to getting on the water in canoes. The days are not about adreneline or scaring ourselves in white water, they are about spending time in nature with good people.
These sessions are open to everyone. There is no charge to come along and there is no obligation to come to more than one if it turns out it is not for you.
We are working alongside Healthiest Town to get in touch with those who may need this provision the most. You can get in touch with us directly or be referred to these sessions. If you think you know of someone who would benefit from coming along, please spread the word.
See you outside!
More Details
The Winter Wellness sessions are designed to help those that would benefit from more active time spent outdoors in the winter. This may be due to -
- Feeling isolated
- Mental health
- Lack of confidence to go outside yourself
- Not knowing what to do in the winter
- Wanting to explore the local area and find out new ways to keep active
If you feel you would benefit from these sessions please get in touch!
Our staff at Beyond Adventure are not councellors or therapists. Anything that you say on session will be held in strict confidentiality unless -
- We think that you are at risk from harming yourself.
- We think that you are at risk from harming others.
In either of these cases we will be duty bound to tell a health care professional.
We have a large selection of activities that we can choose from every Friday -
- walking
- bushcraft
- canoeing
- cyclingThe weather may dictate what activities we do so please come along ready for anything. There will never be any pressure to take part in an activity that you are not comfortable with.
Please bring with you -
- Warm Layers (it might get cold)
- Waterproofs (sometimes it rains in Scotland)
- Hat and gloves
- A change of clothes
- A water bottle
- Packed lunch/ snacks
- A towel
- Any personal medication you may need
If you don't have any of the items above, please get in touch - we will be able to help you!
Each Session runs on a Friday 10am - 1pm
12th January
19th January
26th January
2nd February
9th February
16th February
23rd February
1st March
Some useful numbers of great organisations -
- Samaritans - 116 123 - open 24/ 7 and able to talk to you whenever you may be struggling.
- The Neuk - 01738 718070 - open 8am til 10pm, based in Perth they can talk to you over the phone or meet face to face.
- PKAVS- 01738 631777 - based in Perth and Blairgowrie with drop-in mental health workshops.
- Aberfeldy Medical Practice- 01887 820 366 - our local GP practice who will be able to refer you to a health worker.
