Join us to change people's lives through a new creative health programme

Next year, we reach a significant milestone – The Roses is 50!

And we want to do something big for the whole community to celebrate and give back to the people who have supported The Roses for the last 50 years.

Our upcoming Big Give challenge aims to raise £50,000 to fund a new creative wellbeing programme for our 50th in 2025.

The programme will help towards closing the gap in underfunded government mental health services, providing alternative ways to tackle the mental health crisis in North Gloucestershire and South Worcestershire.

The creative programme will:

• Work with the NHS, education and arts partners to provide alternative mental and physical health services
• Raise awareness of arts and creativity as a method of improving mental wellbeing
• Partner with local SEN schools to launch a theatre-making programme
• Increase access to creative activities at home for people over 65, especially those with dementia
• Create an inclusive dance program to highlight the positive impact of dance on depression

In recent studies, those with depression doing regular creative activities saw a 73% decreasein symptoms. In another study, dance was proven to be more effective than drugs at tackling depression.

Big Give Will Double Your Donation

Big Give thinks our creative programme is important for our community too! They've selected the programme to be match funded, championed by The Julia and Hans Rausing Trust.

Raising £50,000 is no small task, and we need your help to get there. We’ve already secured £25,000 in matched funds, but to unlock these, we need to raise an additional £25,000 through donations — and we have just one week to do it.

From Tue 3 Dec to Tue 10 Dec Big Give will double any donation up to £25,000 by releasing these matched funds. This means one donation and twice the impact with Big Give.

Join Us to Close the Gap in Underfunded Mental Health Services

Clinical and mental health services are severely stretched, in Gloucestershire there are over:

• 70,000 people with a diagnosed mental health condition
• 13,000 over 65s have depression
• A quarter of young people report low mental wellbeing – above the national average
• 600 young people are on the waiting list for mental health services

Creative hubs like The Roses can play a huge role in relieving capacity on clinical services, providing alternative support for those in need.

Make Your Donation Promise Today

Help us to get the whole community singing, dancing and being creative in 2025 to improve their health and wellbeing.

Make your donation promise to your community today by completing the form below and we’ll email you once Big Give donations open.