renew169 Wellbeing Café

31/10/2026

What a great evening we had yesterday at the Dance, Jazz & Cocktail Night at the Tove Valley Centre. Fabulous music and singing, along with lots of fun and chatter. Paul & Anita gave a short talk about renew169 and it was good to be able share a little bit about what we do. Our thanks to Swing Steps Big Band and Songbirds Towcester for choosing us to be the recipient charity for the proceeds from this event.

31/10/2026

It’s Repair Café again today, so please bring along those items in need of repair and we’ll do our best to fix them. Open from 10am to 12pm at the Sawpits Centre, Towbury Lane, Towcester.

30/10/2026

We don’t like to waste anything at the community garden, so with a glut of end-of-season green tomatoes, it’s been a mammoth chutney making session this week. Fifty jars in total!

29/10/2026

28/10/2026

Just two weeks to go now and only a handful of tickets left, so make sure you get yours by visiting https://towcestermillbrewery.co.uk/collections/events/products/wed-12-nov-renew-169-charity-quiz-night-copy.

27/10/2026

Our ‘Mindful Eating: Making Peace with Food’ course, which was run in partnership with Health Works (Cooking Good), and started on Monday 21st September at the Riverside Resource Centre in Towcester, has just concluded.
Mindful Eating is about noticing your habits, thoughts and feelings about food. The course was aimed particularly towards women, especially emotional eaters or those who struggle with their relationship towards food; and the focus was learning to be able to enjoy food again without guilt or mindless over-indulgence. It consisted of six weekly workshops exploring what and why we eat; and how emotional eating and unhelpful habits can be tackled. It was non-judgemental and offered no fad diets, but rather just worked through the reasons and solutions to enable women to make friends with food again! Workshops included topics such as Understanding Emotional Eating; What Triggers Cravings; Foods that Cause Low Mood; and Ways to Support Mental Health.
Alongside the workshops, participants made a selection of healthy dishes, including Chorizo Jambalaya and the Shakshuka pictured below.

25/10/2026

Calling all quiz lovers - we’ve got an amazing evening planned for you! If you enjoy a bit of trivia, you won't want to miss the great night we have in store at our Quiz Night at Towcester Mill Brewery on Wednesday 11th November at 7.30pm. Just £5 per person, so get your team together (maximum 6 per team) and reserve your tickets by visiting https://towcestermillbrewery.co.uk/collections/events/products/wed-12-nov-renew-169-charity-quiz-night-copy.

23/10/2026

23/10/2026

Grief, Comfort & Coffee this morning in the Meeting Room at the Sawpits Centre from 10 to 11.30am. This is the last session before the half-term break next week. No need to book, just drop in.

21/10/2026

Tickets for the Dance & Cocktail Night are now sold out and there are just three weeks left until our Big Quiz Night at Towcester Mill Brewery, so don’t delay! This was a sellout last year and a really fun evening,so secure your tickets now for this popular event by visiting https://towcestermillbrewery.co.uk/collections/events/products/wed-12-nov-renew-169-charity-quiz-night-copy.