Gloucester Community Networking
Better Together
Better Together
Gloucester Community Networking (GCN), is a small ‘Not for Profit Organisation’, that facilitates the networking between individuals and organisations for the betterment of all!
To 'strengthen' and 'build NETWORKS' between people in NEED and potential RESOURCES to meet those needs within the diverse communities in Gloucestershire.
Need: There has been an increased 'need' of people with Mental Ill Health due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Meeting this Need: GCN has built 'networks' of 'resources' by providing FREE First Aid 4 Mental Health training in our communities.
GCN now runs a monthly group called Forces Hub (FHUB) for Veterans, serving military personnel and their families, for all nationalities, where useful information can be shared regarding Gloucestershire's Armed Forces Covenant as well as training and employment opportunities. It is also a place to meet others in a relaxed and sociable atmosphere.
GCN also runs a monthly Wellbeing session, which is open to all members of the public and focuses on general wellbeing and mental health. The sessions offer resource and signposting services to promote wellbeing in the community.
GCN Marshalled the scaled-down event this year (due to Covid-19) and recorded the live broadcast of this event to enable those who couldn't come in person, to watch it .
GCN were contacted by the school to ask if we could supply a month long WW1 Display to assit them with the GCSE History syllabus, for example, WW1 Medicine and the centenary of the Royal British Legion & Poppy Appeal (Poppy100).
Below are the presentation slides (in video format) created by GCN that is showing at the Churchdown Community Centre during the Covid-19 Vaccincation Programme. The aim of this presentation is to provide people with useful information regarding Mental Health and details of Organisations that can be of help.
Based in Worcester, founder of Plantamamita, Liuva, originally from Peru, creates and sells unique plant arrangements and has a stall in the Gloucester Quays Market, which takes place on the first Saturday of each month in the old car park opposite TGI Fridays & Bills.
Rather than simply sell plants in pots, Liuva creates some truly beautiful creations by mounting all manner of interesting plants in various ways! Liuva's methods are so wonderful and inspriring in the way she manages to bring the beauty of the outdoors into your home for you to enjoy. Each creation is sure to be a real talking point with friends and family!
Take a look at their website by clicking on the link below or pop down and take a look at the beginning of each month. Liuva and her daughter will be only too happy to help you choose something you'll love!
Our three main projects for 2022 are shown below. Click anywhere inside each Project Box for more information.
FA4A aims to provide General First Aid & Mental Health courses for a minimum suggested donation:
First Aid At Work Qualifications »
First Aid for Mental Health Qualifications »
Tailor made Awareness Courses for:
Mental Health Sessions
Monthly Wellbeing Group »
WORS aims to provide resources for Schools, Colleges, Youth & Elderly Groups and Public Events covering:
GIVS aims to strengthen and build on the networking of support for Veterans, Military Service personnel and their families in Gloucestershire in partnership with the following organisations :
Suicide Prevention Partnership »
Veterans' Forces Hub (FHUB) » in Churchdown (Location: GL3 Community Hub »)
Businesses that have helped GCN
The Big Yellow Storage Company, on Eastern Avenue Gloucester, has very generously provided GCN with two storage rooms (1 x 15foot sq & 1 x 25foot sq) for 24 months for FREE.
GCN has a collection of WW1 and WW2 uniforms and the Books from the ‘Geoff North -‘War’ & ‘Conflict’ Research Library and these items need to be kept in an environment that needs to be both secure and easily accessible.
The friendly staff at the Gloucester Store have been extremely generous and have been very helpful in ensuring we can access these storage containers whenever we need to using their Security Codes and Padlocks.
Click HERE for information on other Organisations that have helped GCN.
One of the main projects GCN has been concentrating on since 2018 is named "Glos100" and ran throughout 2018 to mark the centenary of the end of the First World War. We are thrilled to announce that we helped raise over £5,000 for various charities, such as:
You can find a complete list of WW1 related events that have taken place by visting our Glos 100 Press Release page »
