Celebrating Trustees’ Week: Acknowledging the Heart of Charitable Endeavours Trustees’ Week, running from 6-10 November 2023, marks a time of heartfelt gratitude and celebration for the incredible contributions of nearly one million trustees across the UK. These dedicated individuals bring their time, commitment, and efforts to charitable organisations, helping them thrive and make a positive […]

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. […]

Catalyst and Outline are currently working hard on merging the two charities. We are currently reviewing the service to ensure it runs smoothly and effectively moving forward. Please bear with us during this period. Catalyst and Outline are currently focusing on merger priorities and service design, with this mind the Outcrowd service which offered social […]

Catalyst have teamed up with Surrey County Council (SCC) to help spread HOPE and awareness across the county. Hope can mean something different for everyone, whether it be going for walks, shopping trips, or crocheting – these are all activities that Catalyst have offered to people in Surrey over the past few months. Their latest […]

March is Women’s History Month and on 8 March we celebrate International Women’s Day – Catalyst is a growing charity, with a wide and diverse workforce.  We are committed to the principle of equal opportunity of employment.  We value our people, and are taking the opportunity this March to shout about just some of the […]

We are pleased to announce that David Rose, local historian will be facilitating a further series of walks in Guildford in late February. Join us every Friday, starting from the 24 February for 5 weeks at The Hive, Guildford.  Each easy and accessible walk will last approx 60 minutes, starting at 11am, you can even […]

On Thursday 2 February 2023 it is Time to Talk Day, End Stigma Surrey are holding drop in ‘Tea & Talk’ sessions at three locations across Surrey.  Time to Talk Day is the nation’s biggest mental health conversation.  Happening every year, it’s a day for friends, families, communities and workplaces to come together to talk, […]

Are you looking for a new thrilling challenge? Something that will get your pulse going, and raise funds for a local charity? Join Catalyst and Charity Abseil Events and abseil Guildford Cathedral! Catalyst helps people with their mental health, wellbeing and drug and alcohol use.  To help raise funds to support our projects in Surrey, join […]

Our offices are closed on 26th, 27th December 2022 and 2nd January 2023 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 operating throughout including Bank Holidays and weekends. […]

We are delighted to announce the Young Adult Safe Haven pilot in Guildford has been extended for a further six months. The Young Adult Safe Haven is a service provided by Catalyst and Oakleaf that supports 18-25 year olds with their mental health and wellbeing. It is open from 5pm – 9pm, 7 days a […]

We are pleased to announce that our CornerHouse site in Woking has now re-opened.  All groups and activities are back up and running as of Monday 17 October.

Make a Difference with Records started in November 2021, selling second hand vinyl alongside books in our charity bookshop ‘A Novel Idea’ in Godalming. To help to continue to raise awareness of the shop and Catalyst, the Communications team have been working with Anthony from Make a Difference with Records team to produce and release their first podcast […]

From 1 October 2022, Westminster Drug Project (WDP) will deliver the CHI (Catalyst High Impact) contract which is funded by Surrey County Council (SCC) and Office of Police and Crime Commissioning (OPCC). Catalyst High Impact team was commissioned as a pilot in 2017 by PHE (Public Health England) to work with Blue Light Clients who […]