Blackthorn Charity

Blackthorn Charity Rebuilding lives with specialist therapies and workshops. Onsite café, charity shop & plant nursery open to public. Anyone can be struck down with illness.

For some, however, it becomes a life long struggle, which can result in losing a job, friends and a love of life. The Blackthorn Trust through its Anthroposopical therapies and garden placements helps restore confidence and well being to face the world at large. Registered Charity 1117979

Health Fest is underway at Blackthorn (and on until 6pm today, Tuesday 23rd June).This is a free community event to enco...
23/06/2026

Health Fest is underway at Blackthorn (and on until 6pm today, Tuesday 23rd June).

This is a free community event to encourage a focus on health, self-care and wellbeing - join the team from Blackthorn Therapy Clinic for expert talks, stalls and workshops.

There are pedestrian entrances to our site in St Andrew's Road (ME16 9AN) and Saffron Close (ME16 0US).

Join us for the Blackthorn Health Fest event which is taking place at our site in Maidstone from 2pm-6pm on Tuesday 23rd...
17/06/2026

Join us for the Blackthorn Health Fest event which is taking place at our site in Maidstone from 2pm-6pm on Tuesday 23rd June.

Health Fest is a free community event to encourage a focus on health, self-care and wellbeing - join the team from Blackthorn Therapy Clinic for expert talks, stalls, workshops and healthy food.

We are also pleased to welcome representatives from One You Kent and Weleda who will have stalls at the event.

There are pedestrian entrances to our site in St Andrew's Road (ME16 9AN) and Saffron Close (ME16 0US) with limited on-street parking available in St Andrew's Road.

Massive congratulations to Sarah Hill for completing her Pilgrimage from Darkness to Light 🌟👣Sarah has walked from Stapl...
17/06/2026

Massive congratulations to Sarah Hill for completing her Pilgrimage from Darkness to Light 🌟👣

Sarah has walked from Staplehurst to Glastonbury Tor with her dogs, fundraising along the way for Blackthorn Charity and The CIP Project

If you would like to support Sarah and celebrate this amazing achievement you can make a donation online (and read more about her reasons for undertaking this pilgrimage) at https://gofund.me/f0d030fbc

Thanks to Maidstone Borough Council for their post about The Bread and Butter Thing hub at Blackthorn Charity (see below...
15/06/2026

Thanks to Maidstone Borough Council for their post about The Bread and Butter Thing hub at Blackthorn Charity (see below).

More information about how to sign up can be found on The Bread and Butter Thing website: https://www.breadandbutterthing.org/become-a-member

Unfortunately our neurodiversity speaker is no longer available next Tuesday (16th June) so the therapy talk will now be...
10/06/2026

Unfortunately our neurodiversity speaker is no longer available next Tuesday (16th June) so the therapy talk will now be ‘Inner impulse of self-healing’.

This will cover four topics:
- what is self-healing, what do we understand by vitality?
- positive signs of health and wellbeing.
- the body keeps the score: trauma and trauma response.
- sleep hygiene and improving sleep quality.

This talk will take at 2pm in Blackthorn Café. There is no need to book for either talk, just come along on the day. Free, on-street parking is available in St Andrew's Road (ME16 9AN).

As Volunteers’ Week comes to an end, we’d like to thank our volunteers again for all they do and will continue to recogn...
07/06/2026

As Volunteers’ Week comes to an end, we’d like to thank our volunteers again for all they do and will continue to recognise and celebrate their contribution throughout the year.

https://blackthorn.org.uk/volunteer/

A free talk, 'Understanding sensory processing difficulties: a talk for parents', is taking place on Tuesday afternoon (...
04/06/2026

A free talk, 'Understanding sensory processing difficulties: a talk for parents', is taking place on Tuesday afternoon (9th June) at 2pm in Blackthorn Café.

Come along at 2pm on Tuesday if you are interested in finding out more - there is no need to book in advance.

Next week's free talk from our therapy team is 'Understanding neurodiversity, ADHD and autism' which will be at 2pm on Tuesday 16th June in Blackthorn Café.

Information about all the therapies that we offer can be found on our website: https://blackthorn.org.uk/services/therapy-clinic/

Volunteers’ Week is back from Monday 1st to Sunday 7th June. It’s time to celebrate all things volunteering! If you’re i...
03/06/2026

Volunteers’ Week is back from Monday 1st to Sunday 7th June. It’s time to celebrate all things volunteering!

If you’re interested in finding out about volunteering opportunities at Blackthorn please visit our website: https://blackthorn.org.uk/volunteer/ or email [email protected]

Thank you to everyone who came to our Open Day and helped us raise an amazing £2,977.04!Despite the hot day over 250 peo...
03/06/2026

Thank you to everyone who came to our Open Day and helped us raise an amazing £2,977.04!

Despite the hot day over 250 people visited to buy plants, have a go at weaving, woodcraft and therapeutic activities. There was also the chance to buy freshly baked bread and tasty food prepared by our Café team or find a bargain in our Charity Shop.

If you would like to visit, our usual opening hours are 10am to 3pm, Monday to Friday.

Address

St Andrew's Road
Maidstone
ME169AN

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 3pm
Wednesday 10am - 3pm
Thursday 10am - 3pm

Telephone

+441622828374

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