🌿 Weekly Wellness Wednesday: Peer Support, Pride and Community Updates

By Mark – Information Officer, MHM Wales

Welcome to this week’s Wellness Wednesday roundup – your go-to space for the latest updates, peer support news, community connections and training opportunities at MHM Wales.

Spotlight of the Month: SHARE Peer Support Group

If you or someone you know is looking for a safe, welcoming space to talk about self-harm recovery, the SHARE Peer Support Group is here for you.

🗓 Every Wednesday

⏰ 15:30–17:00

📍 Union Offices, Quarella Road, Bridgend CF31 1JW

📧 share@mhmwales.org

✅ Open to adults across Wales | No referral needed

Whether you're seeking support, community, or simply a non-judgemental space to connect with others who understand, SHARE is here to help.

📖 Read more about SHARE on our blog

🗞 MHM Wales Highlights

Ambassador Visit & Annual Survey Launch

We were delighted to welcome Andrew Jenkins, MHM Wales Ambassador, to our office this week. Andrew recorded a spontaneous video to help launch our first-ever Annual Survey, giving us vital feedback to improve what we do.

We’re currently in our soft launch phase – with a full promotion campaign starting soon.

📬 Take the Survey Here – It only takes 10 minutes! (Feel free to share it with your networks.)

🙌 Volunteers’ Week Wrap-Up

From heartfelt shout-outs to showcasing new roles, Volunteers' Week was a big success!📈 8 new volunteer enquiries came in this week – and we can’t wait to welcome new faces into the fold.

🧭 Mark’s Community Visits Last Week

I had the pleasure of connecting with local organisations to spread the word about our services, including advocacy, wellbeing hubs, and dementia support.

Stops included:

• Asda Bridgend

• Emmaus South Wales

• YMCA Porthcawl

• Special Families Maesteg

• Local GP clusters

• Maesteg Hospital

  
  

All have kindly agreed to share information and explore partnership opportunities with us – thank you all!

💬 Community and Carer Info

Here are just a few brilliant community groups and services available locally:

Organisation	Offer	Contact
Special Families Maesteg	Family support for additional needs	📧 sfmaesteg@outlook.com📞 07588 460 796
FND Support Group – HOPE WALES	Peer support for Functional Neurological Disorder	📍 1st Wed @ Bridgend Town Hall📍 1st Fri @ Art Space, Port Talbot🔎 Facebook: FND Support Group – Hope Wales
Bridgend Inclusive Network Group (BING)	Disability awareness, adapting environments	📧 bridgendinclusivenetworkgroup@outlook.com
Bridgend Carers Centre	Carer support, training, and directory	📧 enquiries@bridgendcarers.co.uk📞 01656 658 479🌐 www.bridgendcarers.co.uk
The Bridge Mentoring Plus Scheme	Accredited mentoring (Agored Cymru)	📧 enquiries@thebridgemps.org.uk
Coytrahen Community Craft Group	Monthly craft club	📍 2nd Sun @ Coytrahen Community Centre💷 £5 incl. refreshments
Emmaus South Wales	Support & housing for people facing homelessness	🌐 emmaus.org.uk/south-wales
YMCA Porthcawl	Youth programmes & housing support	🌐 YMCA Porthcawl

Spot lightlighting Upcoming Training & Learning Opportunities throughout Bridgend

Course	Date	Time	Register
Understanding Neurodiversity & Mental Health (Ajuda)	12 June	10:00–12:00	Register
Reset, Rebalance, Renew – Hormonal Health	12 June	13:00	Register
Understanding Asperger’s Syndrome	20 Aug	All Day	Register
CV Writing (Bridgend Carers)	24 June	10:00–12:00	📧 carerswellbeing@bridgendcarers.co.uk
Young Carers Awareness	3 June (10am) or 30 June (6pm)	–	📧 bridgendinclusivenetworkgroup@outlook.com
Adapting Environments	10 June (6–8pm) or 11 June (10–12)	@ Halo	📧 Same as above
Mentor Training – The Bridge	Flexible (June–July)	–	📧 enquiries@thebridgemps.org.uk

💡 Got something to share?

If you have community news, events, or training opportunities,

email: info@mhmwales.org – we’ll pop it in our next update!

📢 Let’s keep sharing, connecting, and supporting each other – one Wednesday at a time.Until next week,

Mark Information Officer, MHM Wales