The annual Haven Wellbeing Festival is returning for its fifth year this month, bringing a mix of online and in-person events to Stonehaven. The Haven was set up in 2017 as a community wellbeing space in the Market Square and has a fully-equipped yoga studio, healing room and mindful room. Click here to read...
The Haven Community Larder in Stonehaven is bracing itself – it now has a competitor. After being impressed by the work going on at The Haven’s community larder, youngsters at Mill O’ Forest Nursery have set up their own “Mini Haven”. Attendees at the nursery in the town’s Woodview Place created their own larder which became...
There has seldom been so much upheaval for our children and young people, missed school, separation from friends and family and exam and employment worries. Nora McElhone spoke to Julia Morton of The Haven about how best to support our next generation through the pandemic and beyond. Julia Morton, yoga teacher and founder of...
A community leader says now is the time to “challenge and change” attitudes and stigma surrounding poverty to make the biggest difference as Scotland exits lockdown. The Haven Community Larder in Stonehaven has experienced a “massive increase” in demand over recent months and is now assisting hundreds of people every week. This has included people...
The youngsters of Orkney’s Papdale Nursery were certainly in for a big surprise as they were gifted 94 cuddly knitted teddy bears. And picnics will be on the agenda in the weeks to come according to nursery manager Caroline Easton, who orchestrated their arrival. Caroline said the children have found the most recent lockdown...
Volunteers at a north-east community larder have helped to feed around 300 households every month since the Covid-19 pandemic began. The Haven, based in Stonehaven’s Market Square, opened as a not-for-profit well being centre in January 2018. But when the coronavirus pandemic hit, founder Julia Morton transformed the yoga studio into a community larder...
The Haven saw 425 visitors in its first month as a larder, and a 50% increase in its second month, when volunteers saw 675 people come through its doors. However we’re looking to raise money to enable us to keep our doors open. There is funding for food and funding for PPE and volunteer...
Community larders in the north-east have struck up partnerships with the Co-op which will see their patrons enjoy fresh produce that would have otherwise been bound for the waste bin. The Haven in Stonehaven has joined forces with the stores in Market Square and David Street as part of the Co-op’s Food Share initiative....
The director of an Aberdeenshire community larder is to set up a crowdfunding campaign so volunteers can keep providing a vital service. The Haven, based in Stonehaven’s Market Square, opened as a not-for-profit wellbeing centre in January 2018. But when the coronavirus pandemic hit, founder Julia Morton transformed the yoga studio into a community...
The Haven in Stonehaven was founded by Julia Morton to provide a wellbeing space for everyone in the Stonehaven community. They focus on supporting and nurturing the community through providing a preventative and inclusive approach to community wellbeing, building support and resilience. Read more...