Wellbeing Groups, Activities & Events
Our calendar of upcoming events. Please Call or Email Us to Join.
Scroll down for information about the wellbeing groups on offer at the Acorn Centre.
June 2025
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May 26, 2025(1 event) Centre closed for Bank HolidayMay 26, 2025 Phone Support available 9am-5pm |
May 27, 2025(1 event) 11:00 am: Trekking Group - Walk to Ripley – A walk to Ripley from Harrogate Library, returning by bus |
May 28, 2025(2 events) 10:00 am: Arts and Crafts – Various craft activities with Sue - including paper craft, colouring, drawing Acorn Centre |
May 29, 2025(1 event) |
May 30, 2025(2 events) |
May 31, 2025
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June 1, 2025
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June 2, 2025(2 events) 3:00 pm: Creative Writing Group – |
June 3, 2025
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June 4, 2025(2 events) 10:00 am: Arts and Crafts – Acorn Centre |
June 5, 2025(1 event) |
June 6, 2025(3 events) 10:00 am: Pool Tournament – Acorn Centre 1:30 pm: Relaxation with Lisa – Acorn Centre 2:00 pm: Friday Feast: Fire Safety Talk with NY Fire and Rescue – |
June 7, 2025
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June 8, 2025
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June 9, 2025(1 event) |
June 10, 2025
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June 11, 2025(3 events) 10:00 am: Arts and Crafts – Acorn Centre |
June 12, 2025(1 event) |
June 13, 2025(2 events) 9:30 am: Trip to Whitby – 2:00 pm: Dance with Leah – Acorn Centre |
June 14, 2025
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June 15, 2025
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June 16, 2025(3 events) 2:00 pm: Neurodivergent Peer Support Group 1 – Acorn Centre 3:30 pm: Neurodivergent Peer Support Group 2 – Acorn Centre |
June 17, 2025
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June 18, 2025(2 events) 10:00 am: Arts and Crafts – Acorn Centre |
June 19, 2025(1 event) |
June 20, 2025(3 events) 10:00 am: Brunch at the centre – Acorn Centre 12:00 pm: Sound Bath with Janie – Acorn Centre 2:00 pm: Anxiety Peer Support Group – Acorn Centre |
June 21, 2025
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June 22, 2025
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June 23, 2025(2 events) 3:00 pm: Creative Writing Group – |
June 24, 2025(1 event) 11:00 am: Trekking Group - Walk to Knaresborough – Meet outside Harrogate Library |
June 25, 2025(2 events) 10:00 am: Arts and Crafts – Acorn Centre |
June 26, 2025(1 event) |
June 27, 2025(2 events) 2:00 pm: Music with Nige – Acorn Centre |
June 28, 2025
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June 29, 2025
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June 30, 2025(2 events) 3:00 pm: Creative Writing Group – |
July 1, 2025(1 event) 1:00 pm: Complex Emotional Needs Peer Support Group – Acorn Centre |
July 2, 2025(2 events) 10:00 am: Arts and Crafts – Acorn Centre |
July 3, 2025(1 event) |
July 4, 2025(3 events) 10:00 am: Pool Tournament – Acorn Centre 1:30 pm: Relaxation with Lisa – Acorn Centre |
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July 6, 2025
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Mind in Harrogate District offers a range of wellbeing, active, social and peer support groups:
Wellbeing:
Relaxation – a chance to winddown and relax, talking us through a mindful meditation.
Sound Bath– an hour long sound bath, involving listening to chanting, gongs and singing bowls to help us reach a relaxing meditative state.
Mindful Movement – enjoy a combination of breath work, yoga and meditation.
Active:
Strollers Group – a gentle pace walking session around Harrogate town centre, often with a coffee shop visit to finish!
Walking Group – a quicker paced group going slightly further afield, enjoying walks in Valley Gardens and The Stray and of course ending with a coffee shop
Trekking Group – for the more adventurous walkers, once a month a group heads out on a longer walk to Ripley or Knaresborough and hops back to Harrogate on the bus.
Dance – a chance to get groovy! We follow along with a video from Dame Darcy Russell’s Move-Assure Dance for Mental Wellbeing Programme which takes us through a warm up and cool down and teaches us a simple dance routine to encourage movement
Social:
Writing Group – a space to get together and share your creativity. A chance to learn new tips and techniques and test out your writing skills with a task each week that you are welcome to share with the group for some feedback and discussion.
Arts and Crafts – our Art Tutor and her therapy dog run a weekly arts and crafts session. No need to bring anything, all the materials for different projects are provided.
Allotment Group – back from spring time our Allotment Group runs from Forest Avenue in Starbeck. A chance to test out your green fingers and grow some flowers and vegetables, enjoying some time in nature.
Group Trips – on a Friday morning a couple times a month, take part in a trip by bus or train to explore a nearby town.
Friday Feast – our perfect group for socialising before the weekend! Come and have a chat in our comfy space while enjoying a tasty meal.
Board Games at Geek Retreat – meet at a local café in Harrogate town to chat and play board games
Pool Tournament – a chance to test out your pool playing skills in a (friendly!) competition with our very own pool table here at the Acorn Centre
Peer Support:
We run 3 monthly peer support groups: Anxiety, Neurodivergent and Complex Emotional Needs. For more information about these peer supported safe spaces, please go to our Peer Support webpage.
Get in Touch:
To register to Mind in Harrogate District, please call us on 01423 503335 or email [email protected] to arrange an assessment.
To book into one of the groups, please call us on 01423 503335 or email [email protected].