Root & Branch

Therapeutic gardening and rural crafts for people in Oxfordshire who experience mental health difficulties

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You can benefit from attending Root & Branch through

experiencing the therapeutic effects of gardening
being involved in interesting and stimulating activities
meeting new people
learning new skills
becoming more physically active
gaining work experience
recovering confidence and self esteem
spending time in the countryside

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Our totem pole was manhandled into position on Monday 19 October. The pole, which we have been working on for over a year, contains carvings of some of our activities mixed in with symbolic images. See more pictures.

Our 2009 Annual Review is now available. Click here to download as a pdf file (583 kb). Read all about our many achievements over the last extended year.

Our open day took place on a beautiful, if rather hot, day of Sunday 28 June 2009. This was a fun event involving music, craft activities for children, sales of craftwork and brick-a-brack, face painting and much more. Click here to find out more and for pictures.

The Trustees of R&B thank all those who contributed to making the day a great success.

We were commissioned to forge the lettering for the Lechlade road gateway into Faringdon. Find out more.

Meet our new Healthy-Eating Co-ordinator, Sarah Lay, who joined Root & Branch at the start of January. Although based at Root & Branch, she will also be working with other mental health charities around Oxfordshire. Her project is sponsored by the Big Lottery Fund chances4change programme.

Learn more about Sarah and her plans.

We are always on the lookout for new trustees. Please contact us if you think you have the skills and are looking for a rewarding and fun challenge in life. Find out more.

Help support the work of Root & Branch by becoming a Member. Find out more.

R&B launches new Corporate Membership scheme. This enables companies and other organisations to become active in our charity, and to gain some benefits. Find out more.

Forget the Da Vinci Code, discover the secrets of our Root & Branch logo. The designer tells us how she came up with the idea. Click here for the secrets!

Why not join us as a volunteer? You will find it to be fun and rewarding work. Find out more.

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