03/06/2026
After an autism diagnosis and the isolation of 2020, connecting felt impossible. But then, a surprising community emerged, filled with wonderful people and a powerful sense of belonging. It changed everything.
πποΈ CWS β CONVERSATIONS WITH SVEND | KINDLING HUMANITY: STORIES OF GROWTH πΏπ₯π
ππ WELSH π΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώ LEGACY IN MOTION ππ
π¬ PEMBROKESHIRE OUTDOOR HEALTH PROJECT | CYNEFIN GREEN HEALTH HUB ππΏ
The time is NOW π₯
Weβre reapplying for the Awards For All National Lottery Community Fund and continuing to build a living model of preventative, nature-based wellbeing in West Wales. π΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώ
An important meeting is forming with:
πΏ Ravi Vedi β Awards For All The National Lottery Community Fund
π³ Alison Moore β Small Woods Small Woods / Coed Lleol Coed Lleol
π Matt Lister β Pembrokeshire Coastal Forum Pembrokeshire Coastal Forum
π Professor Wendy Dearing β University of Wales Trinity Saint David
CWS = Caitlin with Svend
With further collaboration involving:
π€ Angie Darlington β West Wales π΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώ Action for Mental Health West Wales Action for Mental Health
π James Moore β UWTSD / Mor Tawel Consultancy
π₯ Filmmakers β’ πΏ Facilitators β’ π Providers
π€ Researchers β’ ποΈ Outdoor practitioners β’ π₯ Communities
FORMING β’ STORMING β’ NORMING β’ PERFORMING π₯
Together we are co-creating a paradigm shift in how Wales understands:
πΏ Prevention
π€ Community
π Nature connection
π₯ Storytelling
ποΈ Outdoor health
π Human wellbeing
π΄ Aligned with the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act:
π€ Collaboration β’ πΏ Involvement
π Integration β’ π Long-term thinking
π₯ Prevention in action
The field is ACTIVE ππ₯πΏ
Brimming with energy β the field is alive.
π¬ Film the raw emotion.
Capture the stories DURING the experience.
The breakthroughs. The vulnerability.
The humanity. The transformation.
We are amplifying stories of healing β€οΈβπ©Ή growth and community = Cymru π΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώ π
πΏ Nature is medicine
π€ Community is infrastructure
π₯ Storytelling creates cultural movement
FIELD PARTNERS ππΏ
π Celtic Deep
π Wild Swim Wales
π Find Blue Freedom
πΏ Cynefin Green Health Hub / Cynefin Cloud βοΈ
π Pembrokeshire Coastal Forum
π³ Small Woods / Coed Lleol
π University of Wales Trinity Saint David
π€ West Wales Action for Mental Health
π¬ TEAMS UNIFYING
π₯ Caitlin Longden β co-producer & co-director
π§ Gus Yeulet β sound & technical
πΈ Lucy Rose Davies β adventure filmmaker
π₯ Teamwork makes the dream work π₯
π€ Sponsorship β’ collaboration β’ aligned partnerships OPEN
ποΈ Carmarthenshire County Council
ποΈ Pembrokeshire County Council
ποΈ Welsh Government
π₯ Hywel Dda University Health Board
π₯ DJI β’ GoPro
ποΈ RΓDE β’ Sennheiser
π£ Vivobarefoot β’ Earth Runners
π Finisterre β’ Patagonia β’ Dryrobe
π₯ Marks & Spencer
β Bulletproof β’ π₯₯ Ketosource β’ π€Ώ Cressi 1946
π Be part of the shift
π₯ Support the work
π¬ Build what comes next
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π Building a Welsh π΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώ legacy for future generations ππ₯π
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