Growing Me News

Fabulous Funding News!  Incredibly excited to share that Growing Me has been awarded funding from The National Lottery Community Fund Reaching Communities Fund! This means Growing Me can grow, making Therapeutic Life Story Work accessible to more care-experienced families A … Continued

Presenting to your groups… Did you know, Growing Me can present to your community group or organisation? We love to chat about the amazing care-experienced community and spread the word about the work we do. We also like to get … Continued

Holding On I get a weird feeling at this time of year… Winter has come to an end and we are on our way to a glorious Springtime.  Yet a part of me is holding on, terrified of losing it again. … Continued

NEW WEBSITE URL: growingme.org.uk It came to our attention that some high security servers were not able to access the Growing Me website… it turns out our IP address had been wrongly blacklisted, and it’s been a bit of a … Continued

Upcoming Making Day On Friday 21st March from 10am until 2pm (note we’ve moved away from Wednesday’s to accommodate more people), at Lunar Mind (2 Vernon Street Derby), we will be holding another Making Day, where we will be putting … Continued

Wonderful Feedback!   We are over the moon to know what a difference Growing Me is making to young lives… 🌱 Introducing the @growingmecic Life Story Work Toolkit🌱 I’m so excited to share a truly transformative tool I’ve recently started … Continued

2025 Making Day Dates Calling all those who are missing the folding and wrapping of pre-Christmas!! We have some Making Days coming up in Derby: Wednesday 15th January 10am-2pmWednesday 12th February 10am-2pmWednesday 19th March 10am-2pm Making Days are an opportunity to learn more … Continued

Hulk – why he’s important as well as incredible! Anger can be such a hot topic… especially at this festive time of year And here, as a fantastic epitome of anger, is The Incredible Hulk, expertly drawn by Nicky’s talented … Continued

Harvest time 16/09/2024 Lots of juicy berries and apples helping creatures great and small, fatten up for winter. The animals help the trees too, by spreading the seeds far and wide, with a nice nutritious pile of poo to help … Continued

A Different Path? 9th September 2024: Despite what our social media feeds might lead us to believe, we can assure you that not every child is smartly dressed and beaming at the camera, excited for a new term! Many children … Continued