Arete Women CIC - Her Village Project Loughborough

06/09/2026

🌸 Introducing The Village Circle — donation based workshops for women in Loughborough, starting this autumn 🌸

We're so excited to launch our first ever series of community workshops, designed to give women in Loughborough and beyond practical tools for real life — no experience needed, just an open mind and a willingness to show up for yourself.

Here's what's coming up:

🧘‍♀️ Nervous System Regulation — Fri 25 Sept, 6pm
😰 Dealing With Anxiety — Fri 2 Oct, 5pm
🧭 Finding Your Purpose — Fri 9 Oct, 5pm
🌊 Stress Management — Fri 16 Oct, 5pm
🌿 Be More Present — Fri 23 Oct, 5pm

Each workshop runs for 1.5 hours in a warm, supportive small group of up to 15 women — because sometimes the most powerful thing is realising you're not alone.

All workshops will take place in community spaces which will be announced soon, as our permanent venue will only be ready for us to use in December.

We are actively fundraising to be able to renovate our own space, and every single £ we raise from selling workshop tickets will go towards the renovations.

We aim to keep all our services as low cost as possible, so the workshops you see above are donation based.

Come to one, come to all — whatever feels right for you.

When you buy a ticket, you build something for all the women in our community.

If you can't make any of our workshops, and you would like to support us by donating instead, below you can find donation links to your favourite platforms:

👉 Donate here, however works best for you:
💛 JustGiving: https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/hervillageproject...
💜 Crowdfunder: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/qr/jyVPNKDW...
☕ Buy Me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/her.village.project

🎟️ Book your spot to your preferred workshop here: : https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/arete-women-cic-121454376742?aff=ebdsshcopyurl

We can't wait to welcome you into the Circle. 💗

05/09/2026

⏰ 23 days left... ⏰ Buy us a coffee!

We're getting closer, but we're not there yet. We still need to raise £1,650 by 28th September to pay our deposit and lease fees for our very first home in Loughborough.

Every share, every donation, every kind word matters right now. If you've been meaning to give but haven't yet — this is your sign. 💗

👉 Donate here, however works best for you:
💛 JustGiving: https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/hervillageproject?utm_medium=CF&utm_source=CL
💜 Crowdfunder: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/qr/jyVPNKDW?utm_campaign=nbaShare&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=shortlink
☕ Buy Me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/her.village.project

23 days. Let's make this happen. 🌸

05/09/2026

Giveaway time!

🎁 GIVEAWAY TIME! 🎁

To say thank you for all the love and support as we build our first Her Village Project space, we're giving away a little self-care hamper to one lucky winner! 💗

A little about us: Her Village Project (Arete Women CIC) provides free and low-cost, trauma-informed therapy and wellbeing support to women and girls across Loughborough and the East Midlands. We're a brand new community organisation, built to make sure no woman is left without support just because she can't afford it — and this giveaway is our way of saying thank you to everyone helping us get there.

Inside the hamper:
🛍️ A £15 Amazon voucher
📓 The Mindfulness Journal
🕯️ A candle

How to enter:
1️⃣ Like this post
2️⃣ Follow our page
3️⃣ Tag a friend in the comments

Entries close 12/09/2026 at 23:59. We'll pick a winner at random and announce it right here — good luck! 🌸

This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Facebook. Your details will only be used to contact you if you win and won't be shared or used for anything else.

05/09/2026

🎁 GIVEAWAY TIME! 🎁

To say thank you for all the love and support as we build our first Her Village Project space, we're giving away a little self-care hamper to one lucky winner! 💗

A little about us: Her Village Project (Arete Women CIC) provides free and low-cost, trauma-informed therapy and wellbeing support to women and girls across Loughborough and the East Midlands. We're a brand new community organisation, built to make sure no woman is left without support just because she can't afford it — and this giveaway is our way of saying thank you to everyone helping us get there.

Inside the hamper:
🛍️ A £15 Amazon voucher
📓 The Mindfulness Journal
🕯️ A candle

How to enter:
1️⃣ Like this post
2️⃣ Follow our page
3️⃣ Tag a friend in the comments

Entries close 12/09/2026 at 23:59. We'll pick a winner at random and announce it right here — good luck! 🌸

This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Facebook. Your details will only be used to contact you if you win and won't be shared or used for anything else.

05/09/2026

🔨 Calling all local builders, carpenters & electricians in Loughborough! 🔨

Big news: Her Village Project has just signed the lease on our very first permanent home — a space at Jason Works, Clarence Street! 🏡🌸

Now comes the exciting part: turning it into a warm, welcoming place where women and girls across Loughborough and the East Midlands can access free and low-cost therapy and wellbeing support.

But first, we need some help getting it ready. We're looking for local tradespeople who could help us with:
🧱 Partition walls
🎨 Painting & decorating
💡 Electrics & lighting

If that's you, or you know someone brilliant who might be interested, we'd love to hear from you. And if you're a local business who believes in what we're building and might be able to offer us a bit of extra support along the way — even better. 💗

This project is entirely community-funded, built by local people, for local women. Every bit of help gets us closer to opening our doors this December.

📩 Drop us a message or email [email protected]

Tag a tradesperson you know, share this post, help us spread the word. Let's build something amazing together. 🌸

04/09/2026

🚨 URGENT: It's happening! The clock is ticking, and we need YOU. 🚨

We did it — Her Village Project has signed the lease on our very first home! 🏡🌸

We also want to take a moment to say a genuine thank you to our landlord. Without their belief in this project and their support in helping us secure this space, there simply wouldn't be a physical home for Her Village Project right now. They took a chance on a brand new CIC with big dreams and not much else to show for it yet — and that trust means everything. Thank you for helping make this real. 🙏💛

But here's the catch: we have until 28th September (that's just 24 days away ⏰) to raise £1,650, or we risk losing this space before we've even opened the door.

This is not a drill. This is not "someday." This is happening, right now, and we cannot do it without you.

Here's why it matters so much: right now, there are women in Loughborough sitting with anxiety, trauma, and isolation who have nowhere affordable to turn — NHS waiting lists stretch past a year, and private therapy is simply out of reach for so many. New mums are struggling alone with no one to hold their baby while they get five minutes to breathe. This space means we can finally say yes to them, not "join the waiting list." Every day we're not open is another day someone goes without support they desperately need.

So here's the deal: 💗

Got a fiver spare? Send it. Seriously, right now, before you scroll past this.
Got £20? You're basically a founding member of the Village at this point.
Can't donate? SHARE this post. Tag a friend. Guilt-trip your auntie. We're not proud, we need eyes on this.

Every single pound gets us closer to opening our doors on 1st December and finally being able to say yes to the women and mothers who've been waiting for a space like this.

For the next weeks you will see many posts from us. We want the community to get involved and we have something for everyone! Keep and eye out for us! 😉

👉 Donate here, however works best for you:

💛 JustGiving: https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/hervillageproject?utm_medium=CF&utm_source=CL

💜 Crowdfunder: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/qr/jyVPNKDW?utm_campaign=nbaShare&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=shortlink

☕ Buy Me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/her.village.project

We believe in this. We hope you do too.

16/08/2026

Mums of Leicestershire, I need your help! ❤️

Some of you might know me from the baby groups, my name is Ana Haynes!

I have launched Her Village Project offering free mental health support for women in the area, free and low cost therapy, workshops and coaching.

Mothers with kids of any age can fill in the survey, as we want to understand what would have supported you during the first 2 years of your baby's life!

On our website Www.aretewomen.org.uk you can find more details about what we do, sign up to our newsletter and get involved!
We're building a new support programme for mothers with babies aged 0–2 — and we want it shaped by you.

Our short survey (5 mins, confidential, baby welcome!) helps us understand what real support looks like.

💗 Take the survey here: https://us2.list-manage.com/survey...
Come and join our Village. 🌸