The Lighthouse is a drop-in, youth-club style service for children and young people aged 10-18 years, with a mental health and wellbeing focus.  It’s a free, fun, safe and supported environment facilitated by youth workers and mental health practitioners. No referral needed. 

Sessions are aimed at different age groups: 

Tuesdays:       4.30-6.30pm year groups 6,7, & 8 – The Hub, Leigh Park 

Wednesdays:  5.30-7.30pm, year groups 9, 10 & 11 (venue Leigh Park          Community Centre) 

Thursdays:      5.30-7.30pm, 6^th form & college age – The Hub, Leigh Park 

We have a range of activities including: 

·        Games 

·        Cooking 

·        Mindfulness – CBT skills 

·        Arts and Crafts 

·        Peer support sessions 

·        1 to 1 support available during the week with a well-being practitioner 

·        Mental health and well-being workshops regularly on topics like: exam stress, resilience, anger management, relaxation, low mood, self-esteem, body image, sexual health. 

What’s been going on at The Lighthouse in August?  

We have been open throughout August and have been:  

creating fruit smoothies, making wraps to eat, engineering collaged portraits of each other, games, making jewellery and giant loom bands. We’ve also had an Art Therapy group running every week focusing on self-expression and how to be ‘present’.  

Please find attached our leaflet. It would be greatly appreciated if you could share these with young people, parents/carers and colleagues.  Please feel free to contact us with any questions on:  cyp@easthantsmind.org 

Best wishes,  

Juliette Purdy 

Senior Wellbeing Practitioner 

The Lighthouse Team