The weekend began meeting in The Stables at Penpont House (
Penpont) where we were invited outside and led by Dr Kate Dufton in a walk in Penpont’s Labyrinth. We returned inside to hear from Alan Heeks, conservationist and author (
About – Natural Happiness) We were then offered a choice of two workshops: Tree of Life with Stuart D’Arch-Smith, or Poetry with Brian Nelis. Following some time for refreshments and reflectio n, we had a talk from consultant anaesthetist Dr Francis Subash on human factors and mental well-being. After a delicious lunch we spent an hour outdoors foraging with Adele Nozedar (
Brecon Beacons Foraging) as our guid, before coming back into the Stables for a World Café, facilitated by the University of South Wales, exploring healthcare and nature-based interventions. The following day, we were joined by a local Willow Weaver and assistant who taught us us to craft our own foraging baskets to take home.
For details of our discussion please follow this link: https://pure.southwales.ac.uk/en/publications/the-fathom-trust-world-caf%C3%A9-event-staff-and-service-user-reflecti/
