Current Calendar of Events
Here’s a look ahead to what’s up and coming in 2023.
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Quarterly Meetups
April
Spring Amble-Ramble
Amblers can explore the town and mooch around the shops; ramblers will go off on a short ramble (~4 miles). All meet for a post-amble/ramble cream tea!
LOCATION: EVESHAM
JUNE
Summer Get-together
Bring and share picnic lunch!
LOCATION: BOURTON-ON-THE-WATER (TBC)
SEPTEMBER
Autumn Amble-Ramble
Amblers can explore the town and mooch around the shops; ramblers will go off on a short ramble (~4 miles). All meet for a post-amble/ramble cream tea!
LOCATION: NEWANT (TBC)
DECEMBER
Pre-Christmas Get-together
Craft and chat – upcycle assorted materials to construct some festive decorations or gifts. With buffet lunch.
LOCATION: CHELTENHAM
Residential Weekend?
IN PLANNING…
In addition to our quarterly meetups, we hope to arrange a residential weekend, potentially later this year or early next year. A number of possible venues are being considered. In our past experience in organizing and/or attending Retreat Weekends, people have attended from all over the UK and made supportive contacts that would not otherwise have happened. You may like to read a write-up on the experience of attending a retreat, written by Jola, one of our community members.
We intend to develop an additional (weekend) activity in beautiful countryside to add to our Quarterly Meetups calendar. We would also like to offer something for those who do not live near enough to Gloucestershire to come to the quarterly events in the county.
LOCATION: TBC
Are you interested in a weekend retreat?
Do you have any location suggestions?
What type of activities would interest you as part of a retreat weekend?
Let us know your thoughts!
Community Matters!
What would you like to do?
Whether you want to run something local to you or just have an idea you’d like us to organise, please get in touch if you’d like to propose an activity!
at the heart of sbc is community
At the heart of SBC is community, so would you like to get involved?
Have an idea for an additional get-together you’d like to organise?
Just looking for company to attend an event?
Please feel free to get in touch and we can coordinate!
Training & conferences
POLICE RECRUITS TRAINING
SBC Coordinator Trish has been providing support and guidance to the Police for over 20 years, including developing early protocols and speaking at Police Recruits Training Conferences to offer support and guidance on dealing with the aftermath of death by suicide. From delivering the news to signposting those grieving to information, this training can support officers in what is often regarded as ‘the worst part of the job’.
Work in this area was temporarily suspended during 2021 due to the pandemic.
Discussions are underway both to resume regular sessions and arrange catch-up events for the groups missed 2020-2021.