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Be Well Week Event Guide

Have a look at all the free activities and events running throughout Be Well Week 7-12 October. Why not try something new?

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Have a look at Be Well Week events

Monday 7 October

Terrarium making workshop (quiet session)

Bringing the outdoors in can be a great way to enjoy plants all the year around. Join in with our workshop to make your very own terrarium. We will even supply the materials you need to make your very own terrarium to take home.

Time: 11.15am - 12.05pm
Booking required: Book via MySkills

Terrarium making workshop

Bringing the outdoors in can be a great way to enjoy plants all the year around. Join in with our workshop to make your very own terrarium. We will even supply the materials you need to make your very own terrarium to take home.

Time: 12.30pm - 1.20pm, 1.30pm - 2.20pm and 2.30pm - 3.20pm
Booking required: Book via MySkills

Wellbeing walk to Sham Castle

Join our ambassadors for a short lunchtime walk around the campus boundary and to visit Sham Castle. A great way to get away from the busy campus and meet others.

Time: 1.15pm - 2.05pm
Booking required: Book via MySkills

Tuesday 8 October

Dog walking

Join Pets as Therapy for a walk around campus with their team of dogs including Ola, Fred, Flash, Mr Mole and Tarka

Time: 2.15pm - 3pm or 3.15pm - 4pm
Booking required: Book via MySkills

Feel good boxes

Come along to make your own personalised feel good box. Make your own stress-ball, decorate a glass tea-light holder and fill your box with some freebies specially selected to bring a smile to your face.

Time: 2.15pm - 3.30pm or 3.30pm - 4.45 pm
Booking required: Book via MySkills

Wednesday 9 October

#NeverOK Controversy with Civility workshop

Increase confidence in debating skills, discover the difference between free speech and hate speech and practice your debating skills in this interactive workshop.

Time: 2.15pm - 3.45pm
Booking required: Book via MySkills

The SU Arts - Take a break workshop

Get creative with your own canvas or contribute to a large communal artwork, express yourself on this year's Black history Month theme of 'Reclaiming Narratives'.

Time: 12pm - 3pm
Booking required: Book via the SU website

Garden club

Join us in our on-campus garden for this session to help us grow and maintain our garden. Depending on the weather you may be helping us to plant, working in the greenhouse or taking part in some garden crafts. You can also pick up a free plant for your room at the session.

Time: 2pm - 4pm
Booking required: Book via MySkills

Assistive technology workshop

Join the Assistive Technology Team to learn about free software and apps which can help you organise your time, prioritise your tasks and workload and save time

Time: 2.15pm
Booking required: Book via MySkills

Social Networking Group

A weekly group for students feeling lonely and isolated who want / need a supported environment to meet others and develop social connection.

Time: 4pm
Find out more: Social Networking Group

Thursday 10 October

Nordic Walking

A fun and friendly Nordic walking session showing how you can strengthen your body, improve your posture and walk faster with Nordic walking, led by PhD student and qualified instructor, Geors Richards.   

Time: 11am - 12.30pm
Booking required: Book via MySkills

Wellbeing walk to Sham Castle

Join our ambassadors for a short lunchtime walk around the campus boundary and to visit Sham Castle. A great way to get away from the busy campus and meet others.

Time: 1.15pm - 2.05pm
Booking required: Book via MySkills

Journaling workshop

In this hands on creative session learn the creative art of journaling and its benefits.

Time: 2.15pm or 3.15pm
Booking required: Book via MySkills

The SU Bath Active Running Club

Join our friendly run, suitable for all abilities

Time: 4pm For more details visit the Bath Active timetable

Friday 11 October

SU Arts: feel good Friday crafts

The African & Caribbean Society are taking over this Feel Good Friday session as part of Black History Month to teach you Ghanaian Adinkra symbol stamp making.

Time: 10am - 3pm
More details available on the SU website

Saturday 12 October

Garden Club

Join us in our on-campus garden for this session and take part in some garden crafts. This session plant pot painting with a free plant.

Time: 10am or 11.15am
Booking required: Book via MySkills

Wellbeing stands

There will be Wellbeing stands on the Parade during the week too. These include stands from various charities, services outside the library.

Six Ways to Be Well

Read our Six Ways to Be Well pages which are full of useful tips and advice to help manage your wellbeing at university.

Fitness and exercise

Check out the SU Bath Active timetable for a number of free exercise sessions that take place all year.

Self learning

SU activities, groups and volunteering

The SU are running a number of activities and groups. You can also find volunteering opportunities which are great for wellbeing. Check out everything on their webpages.

Be Well app

The Be Well app helps you build healthy habits. You can track your wellbeing, journal, explore the resources including podcasts, exercises and wellbeing tools or you can use it to keep up to date with the latest wellbeing activities on campus through the news feed. Download it for free and explore how it can support you.

Read Well

Read well is a collection of over 50 books covering several self-help topics from anxiety to change or body image to sleep. The books are available to borrow from the library with many available to read online. Visit the Read Well page for full details and the reading list.

Podcasts

Listen to our series of podcasts on the Be Well app where our Therapeutic Services and Mental Health team talk through and give tips on topics including exam stress, living with uncertainty, living with parents and procrastination.

Managing your mental health

Our Therapeutic Services Team have a number of resources and links on their managing your mental health page providing links and articles on dealing with common mental health problems.

More than just a week

Be Well is more than just a week. We run wellbeing activities and workshops all year round including many of those that are part of Be Well Week. To explore our wellbeing activities and workshops that run all year visit Be Well events.

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