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OTR Book Club Blog post: Heartstopper

Hello everyone and welcome back to OTR’s Book Club blog, where Bryony from the group writes up the verdict on the latest book we’ve delved into… This week was a bit of a strange one – we couldn’t get hold of a physical copy of our chosen book in time, soooo we improvised and read […]

OTR online activity w/c 4th May

🗓️ Here’s our weekly schedule – digital sessions you can join with OTR. We’re covering a lot of ground, from fitness to comics, mindfulness to body image groups!  Here’s the link to sign up to sessions such as Resilience Lab, Yoga, Book Club and Nature Works. [Our live broadcasts and social media content of course remain […]

OTR online activity w/c 27th April

👋 Hi everyone! Here’s what OTR has available this week. We hope you can join us for some of these sessions and broadcasts – they are all designed to support your mental health and wellbeing at this weird time. We’re now asking you to sign-up for some of our groups, meaning you get the same […]

OTR online activity w/c 20th April

👋 Hi all! OK, a couple of reasons to be cheerful: ☀️ The sun is shining, so let that lovely brightness into your home 📱There’s LOADS of stuff on offer from OTR this week 👌 We’re now asking you to sign-up for some of our groups, meaning you get the same small, safe and familiar-feeling […]

Book Club Blog post: The Drowning of Arthur Braxton

Hello again fellow readers and welcome to the OTR Book Club blog! The OTR Book Club is for anyone aged 16-25. It is a relaxed, safe space that operates using OTR’s core approach. The OTR Book Club is an opportunity for people to get together once a month to connect with each other and discuss […]

OTR online activity w/c 13th April

Hiyaaa 👋 It’s a new week and we hope you’re doing OK. Here’s OTR’s online schedule for the next few days. We hope you can join us for these sessions and we hope you find them useful. We’re now asking you to sign-up for our closed groups, meaning you get the same small, safe and […]

How to support OTR throughout the pandemic

A blog post from our Community Champion, Sylwia, about how you can still support OTR through the Coronavirus disruption: I would like to say a huge thank you to those of you who decided to continue fundraising for us during these challenging times. Thank you so much for your kind calls, emails and messages on […]

Sign up for free grow your own starter kit – delivered to your door

Wow – we’ve had such an overwhelming response to this (we’ve received requests for 3-4 times the amount of kits that we actually have!) that we’re pausing sign-ups for now and will be delivering on a first-come, first-served basis. Thank you to everyone who has shown an interest! Fancy having a go at growing your […]

OTR online activity w/c 6th April

Hiyaaa 👋 It’s a new week and we hope you’re doing OK. Here’s OTR’s online schedule for the next few days. We hope you can join us for these sessions and we hope you find them useful. We’re now asking you to sign-up for our closed groups, meaning you get the same small, safe and […]

OTR online activity w/c 23rd March

Here’s our online plan for this coming week, we hope you can join us! Follow OTR on Twitter Like OTR on Facebook Follow OTR on Instagram

BLOG: Sylwia’s working from home tips

Tips on tackling the mental health challenges of remote work for our supporters As most of our supporters are staying home and moving to remote work, I have put together a few tips on how to take care of our mental health while working from home. At first, things can get a little bit overwhelming, […]

OTR online activity w/c 23rd March

As mentioned in our previous post about the Coronavirus disruption, OTR is adapting (just like everyone else!) and making lots more resources and activity available online. Here’s our plan for this coming week, we hope you can join us! Follow OTR on Twitter Like OTR on Facebook Follow OTR on Instagram