M&S Wheatley Hall Rd

We are a Peer Support Group established in 2010 to promote good mental health. We work across the borough of Doncaster and have a membership bas of over 700 Peer Supporters. Each person pledges to both give and receive support. We operate from The Wellness Centre which is open 6 days a week providing activities, learning opportunities and friendships. We also run The Safe Space which is 7 days a week crisis support. We are big on people having the opportunity to be a real part of their community and build meaningful connections. We have a food bank, mental health crisis support, many creative groups, fitness, music and so much more. Our philosophy is that everyone has skills and gifts to offer in their community and we are simply people helping people.

The Community Hub and Food Bank has approximately 25to 45 service users each week and also do emergencies for people who are suffering with food poverty due to the cost of living crisis. Our volunteers try to supply a good balanced diet with donations of foods from food donation partnerships and the general public. Food poverty can have a detrimental effect on mental health and health in general, sometimes a cup of tea and a biscuit together with a warm friendly environment is the beginning of finding out the problems that our service users are experiencing, we then can sign post to the relevant agencies. Our volunteers work tirelessly to help those in need including the homeless in our area, many successful outcomes have come about because we listen and help.

Flourish Enterprises is a CIC based in Balby, Doncaster. We work out of a stunning listed building that provides inviting office space, conference and function hire, community events and volunteering opportunities, historic walled garden & shop and cafés all surrounded by lots of beautiful green spaces. As a social enterprise we focus on providing care and support services throughout our local communities. We exist exclusively to promote social mobility, wellbeing, opportunities and work with our partners to deliver a positive and lasting social impact. We provide work and vocational opportunities to people with mental health needs, learning disabilities, neurological conditions and to those that have experienced other forms of set-back and who need support to get back into education and employment. Our range of activity includes Woodfield 24, our specialist end-of-life care service providing community-based palliative care support to patients and their families – ensuring that their remaining time can be spent together. As a not-for-profit organisation we ensure that every penny of surplus generated from our services is reinvested back into community led activity. We are fully owned by the RDaSH NHS Trust and together we share the same site at Woodfield Park. We are planning to run a programme of activity sessions throughout the summer, themed around health and happiness, for people to enjoy everything our free to access site has to offer. These sessions are designed to make sure that at Flourish there is something for everyone no matter their age, ability, background, circumstances or wallet. We are looking for donations of food and drink and that we will provide free of charge as part of the programme.