Friday Night is Music Night
Catalyst’s regular / irregular music group of staff, volunteers and past clients, The Banned, were recently invited to provide some musical entertainment for a couple of hours at the local NHS Rehab Centre, Windmill House in Chertsey. From their growing repertoire, they went for three great standards : “Unchain My Heart”, Stevie Wonder’s “Superstition” and “Sweet […]
Read MoreSurrey Domestic Abuse Awareness Week 10 – 16 October 2016
He tells her who to see and what to wear…… Research by the NSPCC in 2009 found that nearly 75% of girls and 50% of boys aged 13 to 17 had experienced some form of emotional abuse in their relationships. That abuse often starts with a boyfriend or girlfriend who just seems possessive – […]
Read MoreThe Welcome Wizards celebrate new season and new kit
As the football season gets into full swing, the Welcome Wizards football team based at The Welcome Project Camberley got together for a bbq lunch and social. The team has grown from a few clients and staff to regular attendance of up to 15 players and are rightly pleased with the new kit that the […]
Read MoreAnother Saturday, another community event
The sun shone all afternoon and Catalyst were delighted to be part of the Guildford Games, a community event in North Guildford on Saturday 24 September 2016. As the organisers said: ” amazing contributions – such creative, informative, action packed stalls, stands and sport zone activities! “ There was a health & wellbeing zone, a sports zone, a stand […]
Read MoreAlways The Sun (well sometimes)
We had a presence at the first Always the Sun Festival in Stoke Park, Guildford over the weekend of 10th and 11th September – and had a great time. Lots of great conversations with festival goers, despite the rain on Saturday. But the sun came out on the Sunday and it was glorious. Second outing for […]
Read MoreThe Ride of a lifetime – completing the Prudential 46
They did it! Sunday saw David and Jane complete their first RideLondon Prudential 46 mile cycle sportive through traffic-free London Roads and parts of Surrey. Perfect weather and a fast pace meant they both finished in good time, raising over £300 for Catalyst. Thanks for all the support and the donations – let’s see […]
Read MoreRiding to Glory – Catalyst at Prudential 46 miles on 31 July 2016
The Tour is over, the Surrey Hills are awash with wheels and lycra and the build up to the RideLondon Prudential is gathering pace. With just over 43 hours to go, Jane and David from Catalyst are prepping their bikes, stocking up on flapjacks and energy gel (and suntan lotion!) and looking forward to taking […]
Read MoreA First Birthday Celebration
Catalyst celebrated its first birthday on 1 June 2016 – and also the awarding of the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service! we can’t believe that a year can have gone so fast, and it seems as though we have always been called Catalyst. The quarterly full team Operations Meeting in Godalming was the place to […]
Read MoreIt’s Volunteer Week – and ours are wonderful!
We love our volunteers – and couldn’t do without them. From running activities at The Welcome Project in Surrey Heath, to offering one off the best second-hand book buying experiences around in Godalming, to providing professional and caring counselling support for people addressing substance use – they help make Catalyst what it is. We asked […]
Read MoreAn Inspiration for Mental Health Awareness Week 2016
The Welcome Project likes to do interesting things, and what they planned for this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week in Godalming was no exception. An attentive audience in the newly refurbished Wilfrid Noyce Centre got to hear Dan Eley speak about the challenges he has had to face early in his life, and how he […]
Read MoreWe’re supporting Mental Health Awareness Week 2016
It’s Mental Health Awareness Week! Good relationships are fundamental to our mental health and wellbeing #MHAW16 There will be lots happening all across the country (and county). Catch us on Eagle Radio Mental Health Awareness Week page, where Debbie will be talking about work of The Welcome Project in Godalming and there is lots of […]
Read MoreWe’re in the Garden (House)!
The Welcome Project are offering time and volunteers to a local project, The Garden House in Godalming. We will be taking part in various outdoor activities to help them get the get as much out of the plot as possible. The Vision is to develop The Garden House as a model environment through sustainable use […]
Read MoreA Weyside Wander
Beautiful early summer weather accompanied a group of 12 staff and clients as they explored the River Wey Navigation in Guildford – a chance to talk, explore and get some exercise. Highlight of the walk was finding a hidden lake, right next to the A3! And the enCOWnter with some very hungry animals – who […]
Read MoreBoost for The Welcome Project
Thrilled! The only word to describe Debbie and the team at the Welcome Project in Godalming recently when Eileen, a longstanding volunteer who supports the bookshop, A Novel Idea, presented them with a cheque for £726. In her role in with the Grand Charitable Trust of the Order of Women Freemasons, Eileen nominated the Welcome […]
Read MoreCharities Day at Guildford Guildhall
Want to find out more about lots of the different charities in Guildford and Surrey? Come along to the beautiful Guildhall in Guildford High Street on Saturday 16 April 2016 and meet us! We will be there with Surrey Drug and Alcohol Care, Catch-22 and CRi offering information around alcohol, drugs and wellbeing. Come along […]
Read MoreEggciting!
Thanks to Eagle Radio’s Easter Egg appeal, we have been able to distribute lots of yummy chocolate eggs and bunnies to our clients with children across the county.
Read MoreThese boots were made for walking…..
It seems like Catalyst staff and clients can’t get enough of walking in the Surrey countryside. Hot on the heels of a beautiful walk round Hampton Court, some keen walkers set off from Jenner Road in Guildford and headed out to Shalford Mill and Pewley Down in stunning sunshine and crisp temperatures. More walks to […]
Read MoreNorth Team February Ramble
On a bright frosty morning, service users and staff set off for a ramble exploring Hampton Court Palace. The walk was a good five miles and followed the River Thames down to Kingston Bridge, where we stopped for a warming cup of coffee and delicious cake. We returned through the centre of Hampton Court Park, […]
Read MoreSafe Haven features on BBC The One Show
Have a look at the feature on the Safe Haven in Aldershot from BBC Television The One Show. Great to see the work of the groundbreaking mental health crisis support which the Safe Haven provides in Aldershot (and soon to be available across Surrey). Open at The Wellbeing centre in Aldershot 7 days a week out […]
Read MoreWe are looking for some very special people for our SMART Recovery Groups across Surrey. Listen here: * Have you ever been in treatment for drug and alcohol issues * Do you have the capacity, stability and lifestyle to become a facilitator? * Would you like to increase your skill set, support others and give […]
Read MoreManaging Emotions Workshop – a great start to 2016
Catalyst have developed a specialist Managing Emotions series of Workshops which are being offered in partnership with the Surrey Homeless Alliance and LeatherHEAD START. The first series of 4 sessions ran in December at Vaughn House (supported housing for men and women experiencing homelessness) in Guildford, and yesterday saw the first session at The York […]
Read MoreA Christmas Walk – and Seasons Greetings from all at Catalyst
* CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR CONTACT* We will be closed on Friday December 25th, Monday December 28th 2015 and Friday January 1st 2016. Please leave a message on 01483 590 150 or call Surrey Drug and Alcohol Care – a 24 hour manned confidential help line giving support and information to drug and alcohol users […]
Read MoreGuildford preferred choice for Safe Haven
189 people took part in the survey 75% voted for Guildford Of the 189 people that voted, 142 (75%) voted for the Safe Haven to be located in Guildford. Reasons given to support Guildford included: Better public transport links from more areas Central Guildford has the most need for this support A natural […]
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