YourNorth

03/06/2026

🌿 Nature-Based Wellbeing Retreat: 06-08 July 💚

We are offering funded* spaces on this retreat for:

🔹 Military (serving/veteran/reservist)
🔹 Cadet force adult volunteer
🔹 Police (serving/retired)
🔹 Firefighter (serving/retired)
🔹 Ambulance Service (serving/retired)
🔹 Maritime/Mountain rescue
🔹 Other uniformed services
🔹 NHS
🔹 Supporting organisations
🔹 Family members (18+)

🗓️ 06-08 July
📍 Staylittle, SY19 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Activities on offer:
🗣️ Spoken Word Workshop
🛶 Canoeing (📣 NEW ACTIVITY! 😃)
🪓 Axe throwing
🪵 Whittling
🔥 Fire starting
👣 Forest walk (approx. 6km, uneven terrain, gentle inclines)

Register your interest here:
👉 https://forms.office.com/e/PZnPxYGpkq

⚠️ Registration form will close at midday on FRIDAY 12 JUNE and you be informed if you have/not secured a space by Monday 15 June ⚠️

We are also running 2 more retreats as part of this programme: 20-22 July (women only) & 28-30 September (men only).

If you have any questions, please send us a DM or email the team at:

📧 [email protected]

*Travel costs are not funded.

| | Blue Light Card Foundation

02/06/2026

📣 REGISTRATIONS ARE OPEN! 🎉

We are so excited to be accepting registrations of interest for our next three nature-based wellbeing retreats.

Our programme forms part of a coordinated national network of support for the Armed Forces & Emergency Services communities, in partnership with the amazing team at Blue Light Card Foundation 💙

Lots of info incoming - we will do separate posts for each retreat shortly, in the meantime here are the details…

10 funded* spaces available on each retreat for:

🔹 Military (serving/veteran/reservist)
🔹 Cadet force adult volunteer
🔹 Police (serving/retired)
🔹 Firefighter (serving/retired)
🔹 Ambulance Service (serving/retired)
🔹 Maritime/Mountain rescue
🔹 Other uniformed services
🔹 NHS
🔹 Supporting organisations
🔹 Family members (18+)

📍 Staylittle, SY19 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Activities on offer:

🗣️ Spoken Word Workshop
🛶 Canoeing (📣 NEW ACTIVITY! 😃)
🪓 Axe throwing
🪵 Whittling
🔥 Fire starting
👣 Forest walk (approx. 6km, uneven terrain, gentle inclines)

If you would like to come away with us, please register your interest below…

📅 06-08 Jul (Mixed)
Register your interest here:
👉 https://forms.office.com/e/PZnPxYGpkq

📅 20-22 Jul (Women only)
Register your interest here:
👉 https://forms.office.com/e/6PUwXnCLeP

📅 28-30 Sep (Men only)
Register your interest here:
👉 https://forms.office.com/e/7Zz7VPXJCN

You can register for both mixed and specific gender retreats - due to high demand, if you do secure a space then you will not be eligible to attend another retreat.

If you have any questions, please send us a DM or email the team at:

📧 [email protected]

*Travel costs are not funded.

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02/06/2026

Keep an eye on our socials later today…we will be dropping the registration links for our next 3 nature-based retreats for the Armed Forces & Emergency Services communities, funded by Blue Light Card Foundation 💙

06-08 Jul: Mixed gender
20-22 Jul: Women only
28-30 Sep: Men only

Who fancies coming away with us?

For some people, spending time outdoors, walking side by side or engaging in shared activity can feel more accessible and less formal than traditional environments alone.

That’s why our growing national network brings together a range of nature-based approaches to support frontline communities across the UK.
https://bluelightcardfoundation.org/national-nature-based-wbnetwork/

21/05/2026

Epic few days away with this bunch of beauts! ♥️💙🩵

Excited to do it all again in 25 sleeps…

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🌿🔥🪓👣🐶

18/05/2026

Arrived at the Lodge to host a retreat for Female Veterans Alliance and we have a very special guest with us this week…our little sausage, Nancy Noodles 😍

Waiting for all the girls to arrive and excited for an awesome few days 😃

17/05/2026

15/05/2026

🌿👣🔥🪓👥😃

Outdoor environments can create space for reflection and peer connection away from operational demands.
Through our partnership with structured retreats in woodland and mountain settings support wellbeing, confidence and connection across the blue light and veteran communities.

👉 https://bluelightcardfoundation.org/partnership-announcement-yournorth/

15/05/2026

📣 EXCITING FUNDING NEWS!

We are over the moon to have been awarded a grant from Blue Light Card Foundation, to deliver three wellbeing retreats.

Our programme forms part of a coordinated national network of nature-based wellbeing support for NHS staff, emergency responders, veterans and wider uniformed communities across the UK.

Together with specialist partner organisations, we are helping create opportunities for frontline workers to step away from pressure, reconnect with others and access wellbeing support in natural outdoor environments.

If you would like to get involved and come away with us, get these dates in your diary and keep an eye on our socials as booking details coming soon:

🔹 06-08 Jul - Mixed gender
🔹 20-22 Jul - Women only
🔹 28-30 Sep - Men only

To find out more about the wider portfolio and organisations involved, please visit:
🔗 https://bluelightcardfoundation.org/draft-portfolio-portal/

07/05/2026

📣 FREE TICKETS!

Thanks to the incredible generosity of the Womanifest team, I have some WEEKEND tickets available for their upcoming festival ♥️

This is such a brilliant event, focusing on wellbeing & empowerment for women and girls! 🙌

There’s so much going on, teens have their own zone…and for the first time, kids age 5-10 can go and they have their own club too 😃

These tickets are available for:

🌟 Veterans
🌟 Serving personnel
🌟 Reservists
🌟 Cadet force adult volunteers
🌟 Family members

Details:

📅 04-05 July
📍 Cherry Orchard Farm, Oakmere, Cheshire
💷 FREEEE! (parking & accom NOT included)

Teen tickets (age 10+) can be added for £30 and kids club is £40 (age 5-10)

For more information, take a look at their website:
👉 https://www.womanifest.co.uk/

Tickets are limited and will be allocated on a first-come first-serve basis.

I’m taking our girls (17 & 6)…who else am I gonna be dancing in a field with?

Let me know! 💃🏻🌼