08/09/2026
🎉 Solid Ground is ONE today!
A year ago today, we held our very first Solid Ground meeting.
Solid Ground didn’t start in a community centre, with funding behind us or everything neatly in place. It started in somebody’s living room.
We knew there needed to be somewhere people could come together with others who understood, talk honestly about the things that had shaped them and feel a wee bit less alone in it. So we started with what we had.
For those first couple of months, that living room was Solid Ground. We couldn’t afford to hire a venue, so we met there for free while we worked on getting our first funding in place. At the end of October, that funding finally came through and we were able to move into a community space.
And here we are, a whole year later! 🎂
There have been busy weeks and quiet weeks, new faces and familiar ones, serious conversations, tears, plenty of laughter and an astonishing amount of tea. We’ve learned as we’ve gone, listened to the people who come through the door and gradually worked out what Solid Ground needs to be.
We’ve also spent a lot of this first year working away behind the scenes, training, learning and putting things in place for where we want to take Solid Ground next.
There’s a lot coming in year two, and we’re really excited about where it’s heading. But today, we’re taking a minute to look back at where it started.
Somebody’s living room, no funding and just an idea that we believed was worth trying.
One year later, Solid Ground is still here, and we’re rather proud of that.
Happy first birthday to us. 🎂🥳
Thank you to everyone who has been part of our first year. 💜
