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A New Chapter: Outline Listening Service Relaunches Today to Empower LGBTQ+ Journeys in Catalyst In an effort to champion the LGBTQ+ community’s resilience and courage, the Outline in Catalyst Listening Service is thrilled to announce its re-launch today, Tuesday 31 October. Understanding the critical need for support in personal journeys of sexuality and gender identity, […]

Financial and Wellbeing Support Service Launches for Surrey Heath Residents In a bid to address the profound impact of financial worries on mental health, Surrey Heath residents can now access a new support service. The Financial and Wellbeing Support Service (FWSS), initiated on 2nd October 2023.  It is a collaborative effort by Citizens Advice Surrey

This September sees the return of Guildford Walkfest, the annual celebration of walking in and around our beautiful area. Walkfest is now in its 16th year and takes place throughout the month of September.  To celebrate, our guided wellbeing walk facilitator and local historian David Rose is hosting a open session for all to get

Remembering those that go unseen Today is International Overdose Awareness Day, a global event that we proudly support by working towards preventing overdose, reducing stigma, raising awareness and providing support. The message? Being overdose aware is more important than ever in the current climate.  Remembering those that go unseen. What is an Overdose? An overdose means

Each year, students on the Wisley based RHS Diploma in Horticultural Practice gain valuable hands-on experience of a project on the ground by designing and building a garden in the local community. This year’s project was to transform a space identified by Woking Borough Council at the Arch Community Centre in Maybury. READ FULL PRESS

Public Health approached Catalyst along with other Surrey charities on a modest initiative around HOPE (Honouring Opportunity and Possibility for Everyone). Catalyst is a non-profit organisation working with people to support their physical and mental wellbeing, promoting collective wellness for Surrey residents, including its employees. With a particular focus on the broader determinants of health (things like

Volunteers Week is from the 1 – 7 June 2023. At Catalyst we are so grateful for the support of our volunteers! This years Volunteers Week gives us a chance to celebrate their contribution and inspire others to join our amazing team of volunteers. Working with Mark Burton, Volunteer Development Manager we’ll be sharing quotes

Over the past few months, The HOPE Project, funded by Surrey County Council has provided a variety of workshops and activities, these include creating crocheted butterflies to share messages of HOPE across the county and online.  We also facilitated guided walks around Surrey by a local historian and Shifa’s Asian women’s group visited Southall. All

Catalyst and Woking Borough Council announce good news for the continuation of services delivered by the Women’s Support Centre (Surrey). Woking Borough Council and Catalyst have reached agreement to support the Women’s Support Centre in providing its service offer for women in Surrey. The Women’s Support Centre team will transfer to Catalyst to ensure continuation

Our offices are closed on Friday 7 April through to Monday 10 April  2023 for the Easter Bank Holiday Weekend We will be open and available on all other days (except weekends and Bank Holidays) Our usual opening hours are Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm Our outreach and out of hours services are still

From Saturday April 1, Woking Safe Haven’s new weekend opening times will be 6pm-11pm. This follows a year-long pilot which tested the feasibility of extending the daytime operating hours at the weekends. The service will continue to operate 6pm-11pm on weekdays, Monday-Friday, including bank holidays. Virtual support will continue to be available from 6pm-11pm, 7

Unfortunately our CornerHouse site in Woking has recently flooded and is currently out of use. Groups and activities will be at alternative venues in Woking. If you are due to attend a group or activity this Thursday 16 or Friday 17 March, please contact your group provider if you have not heard from them already.