by admin | Dec 12, 2020 | Lockdown Photo Competition, News, Ross Good Neighbours
We all know that getting outdoors has many health benefits but one of the biggest is the impact it has on our mental health and wellbeing. Commended in the ‘Art’ category of the Ross in Lockdown photo competition 2020 – Sharon Yorke’s landscape...
by admin | Dec 1, 2020 | Lockdown Photo Competition, Ross Good Neighbours
Earlier this year we held a Ross in Lockdown photographic competition and sadly, due to the pandemic, we still haven’t been able to hold a physical exhibition. Instead, each day in the run up to Christmas, we’re posting our shortlisted & winning...
by admin | Nov 13, 2020 | Ross Good Neighbours
Today, Friday 13 November, marks World Kindness Day 2020, an “attempt to make the world a better place by celebrating and promoting good deeds and pledging acts of kindness, either as individuals or as organisations” and Ross Good Neighbours (RGN) knows one or...
by admin | Oct 10, 2020 | News, Ross Good Neighbours
Today (10 October) marks World Mental Health Day and the message is clear – it is vital that we look after each other now more than ever, particularly with local lockdowns on the increase across the UK. Loneliness is one of the major contributors to mental...
by admin | Jun 17, 2020 | News
Loneliness in the UK is on the rise – Age UK reported that the number of over-50s experiencing loneliness is set to reach two million by 2025/6. This compares to around 1.4 million in 2016/7, a 49% increase in 10 years. Locally, the last UK Census in 2011, noted that...
