Green Light Trust

18/06/2026

🌿 Introducing Step Up at Green Light Trust 🌿

We’re pleased to share more about our Step Up programme – a supportive, engaging day service designed for young people and adults (16+) who are ready to take the next step towards greater independence 💚

Step Up is perfect for individuals who:
✅ Want to build confidence and life skills
✅ Are ready to engage more independently
✅ Enjoy being active, outdoors and part of their community.

Our participants take part in a wide range of meaningful activities, including:

🌱 Nature-based sessions in our woodlands and gardens
🛠️ Social enterprise projects (crafts, woodworking, seasonal products)
🤝 Work experience and volunteering opportunities
🎯 Personal goal-setting with dedicated key worker support

There are no set timeframes – everyone progresses at their own pace, building skills, confidence and real-life experience in a supportive environment.

✨ Step Up is all about empowering individuals to move forward, make choices, and feel part of their community.

📩 Get in touch to find out more or book a taster session

🌐 https://www.greenlighttrust.org/support-for-people-with-additional-needs/

17/06/2026

We are so excited, our new polytunnel has arrived! What a difference it will make to our horticultural activities with our participants. A huge thank you to Jackson Civil Engineering for making this happen and we look forward to showing you our first crop….

28/05/2026

Step by Step have been helping tidy the courtyard at West Suffolk Hospital 🌼🌸🌼

"They really enjoy doing something for others."

A big well done to volunteers from Green Light Trust who have been helping out in a courtyard garden at West Suffolk Hospital. 😍👏

18/05/2026

Supporting wellbeing through partnership in our G8 courtyard 🌿💚

Regular wellbeing sessions are taking place for adults with additional needs in the G8 courtyard at West Suffolk Hospital, delivered in collaboration with Green Light Trust.

During the sessions, participants spend time outdoors carrying out light gardening activities such as weeding and trimming.

This helps to build confidence, enhance independence and support overall wellbeing.

The group attends as part of Green Light Trust’s Step by Step day provision, supporting adults with learning disabilities through meaningful, person-centred activities.

👋 You may spot the group in the courtyard during their sessions.

17/05/2026

May is National Walking Month!

If you're out for a walk this weekend, there's lots to observe in nature around this time of year as spring moves towards summer.

You might see hawthorn blossom in the hedgerows, cow parsley along the verges, and plenty of bird activity as nesting season is in full swing.

Keep your eyes peeled for bees and butterflies too as the warmer weather brings them out 🐝🦋

What have you spotted on your walks lately? Let us know 👇

15/05/2026

There’s still time to vote for us in the Waitrose Community Matters green token scheme 💚

If you’re shopping at Waitrose in Bury St Edmunds or Ipswich before the end of June, please consider placing your green token in our box before you leave the store.

Every vote counts and helps support the work we do in our local community. Thank you so much to everyone who has supported us so far - please keep voting whenever you shop!

12/05/2026

A huge thank you to Thomas and Young Wealth Management Ltd for hosting a quiz night for us on Friday.

We are incredibly grateful for their support and would like to thank Elena and the team for their brilliant effort in putting this together. Thank you! 💚

12/05/2026

It’s Mental Health Awareness Week, and this year’s theme is 'action'.

One simple form of action that can support mental health is spending time in nature. Research shows that around 120 minutes a week outdoors is linked with better health and wellbeing.

Here are a few simple ways to take action this week:

💚 Spend time outside each day, even just a short walk or sitting in a green space
💚 Notice what is around you using your senses
💚 Take a break from screens and step outside for fresh air
💚 Do one small thing that helps you feel calmer or more grounded

How will you take action this week? Let us know in the comments 👇

11/05/2026

We were pleased to welcome British Sugar to The Foundry last week 🌱

A big thank you to them for kindly supporting our horticulture project by supplying soil to fill our beds and planters.

Our Step by Step participants gave them a tour of the site and learnt more about how sugar beet is processed.

We also discovered that the soil comes from the beet washing process and is refined into a reusable growing medium, with around 100,000 tonnes produced each year.

We’re very grateful for their generous support and look forward to welcoming them back again soon 🌿💚

10/05/2026

Today is National Children's Day 💚

It's a day to celebrate childhood, children's rights, and recognise the importance of making every child feel safe, happy and valued.

At Green Light Trust, we work with children aged 7+ who may be struggling in mainstream education, helping them build resilience, learn new skills and improve their confidence.

Through woodland-based activities and connecting with nature, our programmes help children and young people to feel supported, empowered, and able to thrive. 🌱

To find out more, visit our website: https://www.greenlighttrust.org/children-and-young-people/