Prestonpans Labyrinth needs your votes!!!!

Please watch our video and read more about our application to create a labyrinth in Cuthill Park.

Then, we really need as many votes as possible to support our application for funding to the Aviva Community Fund.

Please vote here (you will need to register but it is really quick and easy, honest!).

You can support as many projects as you like with your votes (up to 10). Spread them around or use them all to support one project- we really hope you will support the creation of a labyrinth in Cuthill Park, Prestonpans.

Here's what CHANGES Community Health Project, an East Lothian charity which was established in 1996 to promote positive wellbeing and provide opportunities for people to find ways towards healthier and less stressful living had to say:

CHANGES through its Healthy Living Project runs Wellbeing Walks in Prestonpans, which were established through a request from the local GP Practice.  CHANGES also runs  regular mindfulness courses which have been beneficial for people coming to the project due to their stress, anxiety and depression.  Having a labyrinth in Cuthill Park in Prestonpans would be an excellent asset to the community and would provide a quiet contemplative space in which to walk or to practice mindfulness techniques.

The labyrinth  would be well used by CHANGES and the local community, as being outdoors in nature either to walk or being mindful can provide wide ranging benefits for mental health and wellbeing. 

Please vote here: https://www.avivacommunityfund.co.uk/voting/project/view/16-2735#5

We've teamed up with SNBTS for World Book Night!

This year's World Book Night on Wednesday, 23 April, coincides with a Blood Donor Session in Prestonpans Community Centre (Preston Road, EH32 9QS).  There are two sessions: 14:00 - 16:00 and 17:30 - 19:30.

 

At the evening session, there will be free copies of Professor Richard Wiseman's 59 Seconds.

59 Seconds debunks myths and creates simple but effective solutions to every day problems from happiness and stress to relationships and parenting. 

• Discover why even thinking about going to the gym can help you keep in shape

• Learn how pot plants make you more creative

• Find out why putting a pencil between your teeth instantly makes you feel happier

We will put some information about The Friends of Cuthill Park inside each book at page 129.  Why this page? Well, this is the chapter called Nature Calls which summaries research which has examined the effects of the natural environment on people's thinking and behaviour - even a small amount of shrubbery can have a surprisingly large impact on making the world a better place.

More info about World Book Night here.

More info about giving blood here.