Shine in Swindon
Child-free time for creativity and sharing your experiences in a safe environment…
Swindon Shine
Creative Therapy Sessions
Mondays 12-2 Abbeymead Church (North Swindon)
Thursdays 12:30 -2:30pm Christchurch Community College, (Old Town)
Creativity, support and advice in a safe, child-free space (we provide a loving creche for your little ones) for you to work through worries and concerns, while gently creating a piece of art that you can be proud of. The course also covers a wide range of arts and coping strategies, giving you a mindfulness toolbox to help and support you with anxiety and depression. ((12-week courses, running throughout the year, starting April 2025, September 2025, January 2026, please email rachael@shine-support.org)
Christchurch Community Centre, Cricklade St, SN1 3HB (Free limited on-site parking; bus links nearby)
Abbeymeads Church, 4 Elstree Way, SN25 4YX (Free parking; bus links close by)
Drop-Ins
Mondays 10-11, Abbeymead Church (North Swindon)
Tuesdays 12:30 - 1:30pm Christchurch Community Centre (Old Town)
We offer hot drinks, toys, games and activities, in a gentle, safe and relaxed space for your children to play and for you to talk to other mums. We have a no-pressure environment, and here you will find supportive and meaningful connections and an understanding support network. The space is here for what you need - whether you want to come and play with your little ones, sit with a hot drink, partake in some mindfulness crafting such as adult colouring, or talk about your mental health in a secure group: we are here for you.
Abbeymead Church - a cosy and quiet environment in central north Swindon with plenty of free parking outside and bus links close by.
Christchurch Community Centre - a beautiful venue in Old Town, with free on-site parking and bus links nearby. Follow the path alongside the church through the iron gate to the tranquil courtyard and into our private room. Please leave buggys in our courtyard garden or by the main office if buggies are required.
Rachael, Swindon Project Lead
Rachel runs our Swindon courses and Swindon drop-ins. She is Mummy to Lily (4) and Archer (1). Rachael has lived experiences of psychosis and depression, which she says threatened to cripple her. But, when she reached out to Shine, everything changed. “Shine has been invaluable. Not just for the therapeutic opportunities and time with other adults without the children, but also the friends I have made, and the advice and support they are able to give.”
“Our wounds are often the openings into the best and most beautiful part of us.”