Countrymen UK Blog

Finalist for Care Innovator Award
Our success in being shortlisted as a finalist in the Care Innovator Award in the South West is due to the work we’ve been doing

Cultivating an exciting alternative to day centres
Day care centres weren’t the answer for John. They tended to favour indoor and relatively passive activities or talking groups, while John was really yearning to be involved in more physical outdoor activities, preferably alongside other men who also had a deep love of the outdoor life.

Outreach Initiative supports local countrymen, carers and organisations
Coronavirus has been affecting many, especially older people with underlying health conditions. This has meant that Countrymen haven’t been able to get onto farms and

Video Tour of Manor Farm in Dorset
This video has been created by Will Best, owner of Manor Farm in Godmanstone, Dorset. Will has produced this as an insight into his farm,

New Research Report on Care Farms and Dementia
An abstract from a recent report about care farm provision for those with dementia says, “There is growing recognition that traditional dementia care models fall

Health and Wellbeing Statistics (Slideshow)
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Why men only?
People sometimes ask why Countrymen Clubs are for men only. Here are some quotes from research that were part of a study carried out on

Experts wanted
Countrymen UK is looking for experts in a range of subjects who can act as Guest Bloggers for our website. Blog topics should be relevant

Social Prescribing Dilemma
It’s been listed as one of the top ten high-impact strategies and the Secretary of State said that social prescribing would become an indispensable part

Countrymen UK pick up two Awards
Countrymen UK pick up two Awards The Sustainable Health & Care Awards 2018 The Markel 3rd Sector Care Awards In our previous newsletter (Nov.2018), we proudly

Top Award for Countrymen UK
Can you believe it? Countrymen UK and Future Roots have just scooped a national award for our approach to health care.

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Would you like to join the Countrymen Conversation by writing for our website? What are we looking for? We’re looking for informative, engaging and highly