We had a great time with Women's Interfaith Network celebrating Courage through our journey of being Rooted and Rising 🌱 📽️ Very proud to showcase Our World Heritage film, and share our stories, cultures, and lived experiences. Connection, laughter, and new friendships 💛

Our 10th anniversary reminded us of something powerful. When we come together, we can create extraordinary things💫 Together, we're building spaces where individuals, communities & Creating Ground can belong, co-create and flourish together. ✨🌿 Thanks to @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk Images@Sossyfez

🎨✨ Our creative session was overflowing with imagination and creativity! We started with clay and shape cutters, and before long, the room was filled with vibrant colours and plenty of smiles. Every piece was completely unique. 🌈💛 Thanks to @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk

🌟 What a wonderful Refugee Week event at @woolwichworks.bsky.social organised by Protein Dance in partnership with @royalgreenwich.bsky.social 🌟 We were delighted to be dancing as part of this celebration bringing people together to strengthen communities. 💕 Photography: David Madden

💫 We were proud to be part of this year's Refugee Week celebration with @lrmn.bsky.social 💙 It was inspiring to see so many people come together to celebrate this year's theme, Courage, and to recognise the positive contributions of refugee and migrant communities. 💙

💫 What an inspiring storytelling session yesterday at Creative Skills Online! ✨ So many imaginative ideas, perspectives, and plot twists came together. We can't wait to share the finished story - coming soon! 🚀🌍📖 Thanks to @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk for supporting this project!

Last week in Together for Wellbeing we explored the Five Ways to Wellbeing: ⛹️‍♀️ Be Active 💬 Stay Connected 📚 Keep Learning 🎁 Give 👓 Mindfulness/ Paying Attention. Thanks to Greenwich Mental Health Hub @selmindcharity.bsky.social for making it possible! 😊 #CommunityWellbeing 🌱💙

🎙️ At our 10year exhibition, visitors listened to excerpts from selected interviews conducted by and with our members, then edited and produced by lydiapowell.bsky.social as part of the Archive Project. 🙏🏽 Thank you Lydia you for your incredibly dedicated work of archiving Creating Ground's history 🙏🏽

🌟 Our Heritage Project has inspired meaningful connections through storytelling, local history walks, museum visits. Members gained a deeper understanding of heritage, pride in their identities & greater confidence. Thank you Rich for your incredible knowledge, experience, & passion for the project.

💜 United For Dignity meeting on Tuesday! Meaningful discussions about the issues affecting migrants, particularly those facing the challenges of No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF), and planning a special dance with Protein Dance, that will raise awareness of the realities and experiences.

We had a very sunny and joyful storywalk joined by the DMCS Deaf community last week! Thank you to our women for so beautifully weaving personal journeys and diverse cultures into the local history of Greenwich, showing us all how our roots connect us. Thanks to The National Lottery Heritage Fund

Reading through your messages from our 10th anniversary event and feeling incredibly grateful. Thank you for all the love and kind words and for being a part of this journey💚🧡💛 Huge thank you to the @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk for funding our special event ✨💚💚

Last week we had a very informative and supportive session with Greenwich Time to Talk on preparing for menopause. 🌸 We learned a lot and hearing experiences shared within the group helped others know what to expect and reassured them that they're not alone. 🫂 Thanks to Greenwich Mental Health Hub 💜

"It all started with a seed in my mind many years ago. 🌱At the time, I did not know exactly what Creating Ground would become. But I knew I wanted us migrant women to feel seen, valued, and powerful.✨What we are achieving together has been, and continues to be, truly amazing." Laura Marziale, 18 May

On Monday, we celebrated 10 years of creativity, connection, campaigning and community with wonderful art displays, performances, storytelling, and reflection 💫💛 Thank you to every member, facilitator, partner, supporter, friends & family who have been part of this journey over the last decade 🙏

✨ Our Dance group will share a very special & energetic routine on our anniversary theme: 'Rooted and Rising'🌿 Filled with joy, energy, connection, positivity&love! 💃🎉 Thanks to Protein Dance's Rachele Rapisardi & Yuyu Rau Huge thanks to @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk for supporting this project 💞💞

✨ Yesterday’s candle-making session was absolutely amazing! 🕯️ There’s something truly satisfying about creating your own candle and imagining it filling a room with warmth, peace, and positive energy. 💛 Thanks to our wonderful facilitator Luna and to Greenwich Mental Health Hub 🌸

🎉 5 days to our 10-year celebration!🎭Our Stronger Together Leaders & Theatre in Action members are co-creating a powerful performance celebrating past social action projects. 🎬 Here some screenshots from their rehearsals! Thank you @lydiapowell.bsky.social for the sound & University of Greenwich💚

Thank you to our wonderful women for so beautifully weaving your personal stories with local history on a Storywalk last week, sharing the links you found between British and your own heritage. 🧵✨ Huge thanks to The National Lottery Heritage Fund 💜

Another amazing Walk for Wellbeing, this time exploring Lesnes Abbey Wood! We reflected on what happens when we look at familiar things for a second time. To join our next walk, email 📧 projects@theground.org.uk Thank you to our funders TFL & @groundworklondon.bsky.social 🤗

This week’s chair-based Gentle Stretching session showed how simple movements can make a big difference - helping improve mobility, flexibility, and strength while also supporting relaxation and wellbeing. 🧘‍♀️💆‍♂️🪑 Huge thanks to Sylwia and @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk 💗💙

The energy is building behind the scenes for our 10th Anniversary celebration 🌿🌲! Our incredible team of directors, facilitators, project managers, and members has come together with passion and purpose sharing ideas, creativity, resources and care to make this milestone truly special 🎉 Join us!!

We are excited to invite you to 'Our World Heritage' Storywalk! Join us for a gentle-paced, 2-hour stroll along the river as we share short stories. We'll start at the Cutty Sark and finish up at the Maritime Museum. ⛵️✨ Please reserve a place by emailing Rose at projects@theground.org.uk. 💛

What a joy to start Together for Wellbeing sessions this week, funded by Greenwich Mental Health Hub @selmindcharity.bsky.social 🌟 Playfulness, creativity, and art to help us all feel lighter, connected, and uplifted. Also, it was lovely to welcome our new members - we can’t wait for next week ✨🎨

We kicked off our heritage session 🥁🪘 with an uplifting drumming experience, where the rhythms echoed like a heartbeat, helping us connect in a meaningful and memorable way 🧩 We’re now back at work, shaping our stories for our Storywalk performances, reflecting on our heritage, history, and culture!

"Every step and gesture brought a new wave of energy, allowing us to express ourselves without words. It was a moment where we could let go, feel connected and simply enjoy being present, filling the experience with warmth and positivity." We are back dancing together again! Rooted and Rising 🌱

🌱 Spring has officially arrived, and so has our April Newsletter! In our latest update, you'll find: 🎭 Highlights from our projects 🌿 Dates and details to join our Wellbeing projects 🎟️ Link to FREE tickets to our 10th Anniversary event Read here: www.theground.org.uk/so/59Pr9UwYn...

We enjoyed our second Walk for Wellbeing, exploring Oxleas Woods and themes of spring & renewal.🪻 🌿"Sometimes, beauty isn’t in what is blooming, but in how we notice and hold what has already passed."🌿 Message to join next time 🤗 Grateful to our funders Transport For London and Groundwork London.

"When we reach higher, we can hold and grab others with us. It's not only for ourselves." ✨ For our final session of Creativity for Wellbeing we reflected on what rising means to us through creating and painting a tree - understanding that we must be grounded to reach high. 🌿

In our Heritage we had the chance to connect with nature 🍃 at Plot 9 Maze Hill while enjoying the unique experience of cooking over an open fire and sharing our stories. 🫕 Conjuring and creating memories but also connecting with each other 🏕️ Thanks to The National Lottery Heritage Fund