A collection of footage from coverage of Growing well in the media
Portrait of Growing Well
October 2019
This 8-minute film from the BBC North East and Cumbria ‘Inside Out’ regional documentary series, now sadly no more, was made by reporter/filmmaker Ed Hanson, who spent several days with us 2019, getting to know our Volunteers and staff, and gaining the trust to make an intimate and uplifting film that remains one of the best introductions to Growing Well – what we do, how we do it, and how we can change people’s lives.
Growing Well at Tebay Services – official opening
ITV Border, May 2023
Reporter Kate Walby from ITV Border produced this fantastic report on the official launch of our Tebay Services site during Mental Health Awareness Week in May.
Three of our new Volunteers spoke about how coming to Growing Well was already making a difference to their lives.
BBC North East and Cumbria
May 2023
BBC North reporter Megan Paterson also visited is for Mental Health Awareness Week for this wonderful report, which was also repeated a couple of days later to an audience of millions on BBC Breakfast. We don’t have a link to the BBC report, so apologies for the wobbly video – filmed from the telly on a staff member’s phone!
Plan for Growing Well at Tebay Services revealed
June 2022
ITV Border’s Lake District reporter Fiona Marley-Paterson has visited Growing Well a number of times and always produces wonderful reports on our work and beautiful images of our site and produce. It’s a big deal for a Volunteer to feel able to be interviewed on camera and speak about their mental health, but Fiona always puts our Volunteers at ease and shows great understanding and empathy. Thank you to former Growing Well Kendal Volunteer Mandy for speaking so well about how Growing Well helped her.
‘Growing Well was the turning point in my mental health recovery’
April 2022
Former Growing Well Volunteer Lucy was filmed at Growing Well – talking about how coming to us had helped her recovery, and the 24-hour fundraising ‘Live Stream’ challenge she was undertaking to raise money for MIND and to raise awareness. Lucy has been a wonderful advocate for Growing Well and also appeared in our big Cumbria Life feature in 2022.
Covid funding crisis for charities
October 2020
ITV Border reports on the funding challenges faced by Growing Well and other through the Covid crisis.
Growing Well launches fundraising appeal
August 2019
ITV Border reports on our Crowdfunder appeal launched earlier that summer – and the effect of the closure of local MIND charities in West Cumbria and South Lakeland.
2020 Re-opening after lockdown
ITV Border’s Lake District reporter Fiona Marley-Paterson has visited Growing Well a number of times and always produces wonderful reports on our work and beautiful images of our site and produce. It’s a big deal for a Volunteer to feel able to be interviewed on camera and speak about their mental health, but Fiona always puts our Volunteers at ease and shows great understanding and empathy. This news report was about Growing Well re-opening to our Volunteers in July 2020 after the first Covid national lockdown.
2019 Crowdfunder campaign video
In 2019 we faced a budget shortfall and launched our first Crowdfunder appeal with this campaign video. The appeal was a great success – we smashed our £25,000 target and our £35,000 stretch target and gained a lot of substantial additional and long-term support from local businesses. Lots of the faces have changed now – but the magic formula of Growing Well remains the same.