Abberton Rural Training

🎨 Unwind, Create & Connect: Join Our Tuesday Art & Watercolour Group in Wormingford! 🖌️

​Looking for a peaceful, creative way to spend your Tuesday mornings?😌

Come and join our welcoming art group set against the backdrop of the stunning, picturesque views at our Wormingford site!🌳🌾🦋

✨ Whether you're picking up a paintbrush for the very first time or you already love to create, this group is all about relaxation, good company, and enjoying the process

⭐Group Details⭐

🕙​When: Every Tuesday morning
​Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM (Midday)

📍​Where: Our stunning site in Wormingford

👥​Who: Suitable for absolute beginners, hobbyists, and anyone who wants a gentle, creative outlet.

⭐Meet Your Guide, Peter:⭐
You’ll be in the wonderful, patient, and kind hands of our expert artist, Peter 👨🏼‍🎨
He is fantastic at guiding beginners at their own pace, offering gentle tips, and making sure everyone feels right at home—no pressure, just pure enjoyment!

*​What to Expect:*
​🌿 Inspiring Views: Soak in the beautiful scenery on our stunning site as you paint.
​☕ Great Company: A laid-back, friendly group with plenty of time for a nice chat and a cuppa.
​🎨 Watercolour & More: Explore the relaxing art of watercolours in a supportive environment.
​Come along to try something new, share your love of art, or simply enjoy a lovely, relaxed morning surrounded by nature and friendly faces.

​💬 Want to come along or have questions? Send us a direct message here on Facebook or get in touch at
📧[email protected]

We can't wait to welcome you!😃

🌱 Calling All Local Wellbeing Practitioners, Instructors & Therapists!🌿

​Are you available on a Tuesday morning and are passionate about making a real difference in people's lives through holistic health and wellbeing? 💜
We want to hear from you!

​Starting this September, we are launching our brand-new Tuesday Wellbeing Days, designed specifically for individuals in our community who may be feeling isolated, managing health conditions, or currently stuck on hospital waiting lists.

​Our goal is simple: to introduce them to transformative health benefits, help them live a more vibrant, healthy life, and let them experience incredible therapeutic practices first-hand.
​
​We are looking to book local practitioners, organisations and instructors to run sessions for our participants. We are currently inviting quotes and expressions of interest from those offering services such as:

​🧘 Yoga & Gentle Movement
​🎶 Sound Baths
​🌬️ Breathwork & Mindfulness
​💆 Holistic Therapies
​🌱 Nutritional & Lifestyle Coaching
​...and other wellbeing-based services!

⭐​(Please note: These are paid opportunities as part of our funded program—we deeply value your expertise and professional time!)

​Get in Touch Today!

⭐​If you are a practitioner or organisation interested in running a session this autumn (Tuesday morning/afternoon), we would love to hear from you to discuss rates, availability, and how we can work together.

​💬 Drop us a message on Facebook or send your details/rates to [email protected]
to start the conversation.

​Together, let’s bring healing, connection, and wellbeing to those who need it most 💚

​

💚As well as numerous mental Health benefits gardening is great for your physical health too! 💪🏾😊👩🏾‍🌾👨🏼‍🌾

Just 30 minutes of gardening is equivalent to a round of badminton🏸 and 1 hour of light gardening burns 330cal on average!

🌞Being exposed to sunshine boosts your vitamin D intake and helps you to absorb more calcium to strengthens your bones🌞

🌱🪏Gardening helps keep your body flexible 🤸🏼‍♀️😊and is an excellent way to gradually build up your body’s strength and endurance.

It also reduces the risk of high blood pressure and heart disease 🤗💗

⭐The NHS has recognised the importance of gardening and how it can positively impact both your physical and mental health 💜 🪻🪻🪻🪻🪻🪻🪻🪻🪻🪻🪻🪻🪻🪻🪻🪻🪻🪻🪻

🌳🌳Engage with others in a beautiful rural environment, build confidence through social interaction🌳🌳

⭐To join our free UKRS Introduction to Horticulture Course please email
📧[email protected]

🔨 Veterans: Learn New Skills for Free 🔨

Abberton Rural Training is offering free one-day practical skills courses for veterans across Mid and North Essex.

From carpentry and tiling to horticulture and painting & decorating, participants can try different trades, build confidence and explore future employment opportunities.

📍 Training sites across Mid & North Essex
📧 [email protected]
📞 01206 584162

Please see the flyer below for more information and feel free to share with anyone who may benefit. Greenpath Ventures Phoenix Futures Essex Healthwatch Essex Mid and North East Essex Mind LWFitness4All Fitness and Gym Centre BFBS Colchester

Do you feel isolated, would you like to be part of a supportive community, make new friends, improve social skills or improve your mental or physical well-being? 🤗💜

Maybe you're interested learning a new skill? 🤩
⭐Gaining a qualification, improving your work options or just need fun and a reason get out and about!

We got you covered 😊

⭐Our new term starts in September and we are accepting registrations for our Together Tuesday Well-being day and our UKRuralSkills Introduction to Basic Horticulture Course 🌱 this course now includes elements of countryside & environment.

Both our held at our beautiful rural site Wormingford, Colchester 🌳🌳🌻🌼

You can also volunteer at our Community Garden 👩🏼‍🌾👨🏾‍🌾🫛🥕in Harwich where you can also access the UKRS certification if you wish.

⭐These sessions are free and open all 18+

⭐Please see the flyers attached for details and contact us at [email protected] to register or for more information.

⭐We would like to say a huge thank you 👏🏼 to all at Guy Carpenter-Marsh risk, reinsurance & management consultancy for taking a day out of the office to volunteer and work extremely hard in the current heatwave sprucing up our Wormingford site in advance of our Celebration Day last week.

It was all hands on deck as they painted the outside of our office building and weeded and tidied up the whole site, no mean feat especially in the current weather 💪🏼🌞🌞🥵

⭐They have visited us for a few years now and always make a real difference with their volunteer contribution😊

As a small charity we really appreciate the help we receive and the pizza lunch Guy Carpenter provided was a lovely treat for too for all our participants! 🍕 🤩

What a wonderful day we had Wednesday 😊🎉💚
A day full of smiles celebrating our participants achievements 📜⭐
And showing appreciation for our volunteers, trustees and supporters of ART💚💚

We were joined by Colne Radio who provided music and were there to give certificates to our SEND group for completing their Colne Radio - Finding Your Voice radio skills course, their podcast will be available to listen to on Colne radio 📻 soon! 🤩

Also the day marked a sad farewell to our Carpentry tutor Tim, we wish him well in his retirement but sure we'll be seeing him again from time to time ⚒️📐🪛😃

⭐Our courses now take a break for the Summer and return in September if you would like to find out more about the courses we offer keep an eye on our FB page over the next few weeks or email [email protected]

It was all hands on deck today at ART 💚💪🏼

Tomorrow is our end of term Celebration Day🎉 where we acknowledge the achievements of our participants and volunteers over the past year

Another kind donation of wood chip from Brookfarm Plant & Grounds Maintenance 🙏🏼😊💚 helped us complete our pathway

The 🌞🌞🌞 sun is going to be shining for us again tomorrow! There is no shade outside at Wormingford so considering bringing an umbrella ☂️ for shade 🤗