Thrive Together Community CIC

📍 OUR NEW HOME:

Church Warsop Memorial Club
Bishops Walk, Church Warsop, NG20 0SN

📅 Starting Tuesday 27 October 2026
⏰ 1pm–3pm EVERY TUESDAY

🚌 GOOD NEWS FOR BUS USERS!
The No. 12 Mansfield–Shirebrook bus service stops right outside the venue, making it much easier to visit us.​

☕ What can you expect at The Nook?​

❤️ A friendly community café with affordable refreshments.​
💻 Practical help with forms, letters, emails, online applications and everyday paperwork.​
🎲 Games, quizzes, crafts and activities as we develop our programme together.​
🤝 Information, support and signposting to local services.​
💚 A welcoming place to meet new people, make friends, have a chat or simply enjoy a cuppa.​

But most importantly, we want to hear from YOU!​
What activities would you enjoy? What would encourage you to come along? Is there something you'd love to see happening in your community?​

We're not here to decide everything for you. We want to create something WITH our community, not simply FOR our community.​

📢 PLEASE NOTE: We are no longer holding sessions at Wellington Close Community Centre.​

Our next session will be at Church Warsop Memorial Club on Tuesday 27 October.​

Everyone is welcome, whatever your age. No need to book — just come along and say hello!​
💚 THE NOOK – COME IN • CONNECT • BELONG
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🏡❤️ THE NOOK IS OFFICIALLY OPEN! ❤️🏡

Today we opened the doors to The Nook for the very first time.
It was lovely to sit down over a cuppa, chat, share ideas and begin conversations about what The Nook could become for our community.

A special thank you to Cllr Nadine McGuinness of Warsop Parish Council, who joined Matthew and me today to help run our first session, and to County Cllr Andy McCormack for coming along to support us.

Thank you as well to everyone who popped in, helped out and has supported us in getting The Nook to this point. ❤️
The most important thing about The Nook is that it will grow by listening to the people who use it. Today was simply the first step.
We'll be back next Tuesday, so if you didn't make it today, come along and say hello. There's nothing to join — just pop in for a cuppa, a chat and to find out what we're all about.

📅 Tuesday 13th October
⏰ 12.30pm–2.30pm
📍 Wellington Close Community Centre, Warsop

The Nook — Come In • Connect • Belong 🏡❤️

A community initiative from Thrive Together Community CIC

🏡❤️ TODAY’S THE DAY! ❤️🏡

This afternoon, the doors to The Nook open for the very first time.
What started as an idea, followed by months of planning, conversations and preparation, finally becomes a real community space today
We don't know exactly what The Nook will become yet — and that's the exciting part.
We want the people of Warsop to help shape it. Tell us what they'd enjoy, what might help, what would bring people together, and what could make a difference locally.
So today isn't about launching a finished programme. It's simply the beginning. ❤️

If you're passing, come in and say hello. We'd genuinely love to meet you.

The Nook — Come In • Connect • Belong 🏡

A community initiative from Thrive Together Community CIC

🏡 THE NOOK OPENS TOMORROW! 🏡

After lots of planning and preparation, we're finally ready to open the doors to The Nook — and we'd love you to come and say hello. ❤️

📅 Tuesday 6th October
⏰ 12.30pm–2.30pm
📍 Wellington Close Community Centre, Warsop, NG20 0JL

Pop in for a cuppa, cake, or biscuits, meet us, and chat about what you would like to see happening at The Nook.

There is nothing to join, no need to book and no pressure to stay for the whole session. Come for ten minutes or stay for the afternoon — it's entirely up to you.

💡 Got an idea for something you'd like to see locally?
Our Suggestion Box will be ready too, because we want The Nook to grow around the people who use it.

Come on your own. Bring a friend. Bring your ideas.
Everyone is welcome. ❤️

The Nook
Come In • Connect • Belong

A community initiative from Thrive Together Community CIC

🏡 Something new is beginning in Warsop… and we’d love you to be part of it!
On Tuesday 6th October, we’ll be opening the doors to The Nook for the first time. 💚
📍 Wellington Close Community Centre, Warsop
🕧 12.30pm–2.30pm
The first few weeks aren't about us telling you what The Nook is going to be — they're about listening to you.
Come along for a cuppa, cake or biscuits, meet other local people and have a chat with us about what you'd like to see happening at The Nook.
You might have an idea for an activity, need a little more connection in your week, have a skill you'd love to share, or simply fancy somewhere friendly to sit and have a cuppa. ☕🍰
You don't need to join anything and you don't need to book.
Come on your own.
Bring a friend.
Bring your ideas. ❤️
Everyone is welcome.
We want The Nook to grow with the people who use it — starting small, listening and creating something that genuinely works for our community.
Creating something WITH our community, not simply FOR our community.
🏡 The Nook – Come In • Connect • Belong
Brought to you by Thrive Together Community CIC
Please share this post with friends, family and neighbours in Warsop — especially someone who might appreciate a friendly place to come along and meet others. 💚

🌸 Amazing what can happen when you stop for a chat...

Today, Chris and I were watering the community planter outside the Parish Council offices when a lovely neighbour stopped to talk to us.

The first thing she said was how beautiful the flowers looked and how lovely it was to see the planter full of colour.

She went on to say that she'd often thought about doing something for the community herself but, like so many of us, life had got busy and she'd just never got round to it.

That conversation reminded me of something important...

People want to help.

They just need someone to take the first step.

Before long, we were chatting about ideas for the future – bringing people together for a community morning with tea, coffee and cake, painting benches, planting flowers, creating a watering rota and working together to keep our village looking beautiful.

It wasn't a planned meeting.

It wasn't on an agenda.

It was simply a conversation between neighbours.

Sometimes that's exactly where the best community ideas begin.

At Thrive Together Community CIC, we believe communities grow when people come together, share ideas and realise that everyone has something valuable to contribute.

Who knows where today's conversation might lead? 🌱

💚 Together we grow: empowering resilience, inspiring growth.

Have you ever thought, "I'd love to do something for the community"? We'd love to hear your ideas in the comments.

🎤✨ Calling all little Swifties! ✨🎤

Does your child know every Taylor Swift lyric? 💖🎶
Do they spend hours singing into a hairbrush, putting on mini concerts at home, or dreaming of being on stage one day?

Then this is the event they've been waiting for! 🌟

📅 Sunday 23rd August
📍 Black Market Live, Warsop
🚪 Doors open at 4.00pm

Bring the whole family along for an unforgettable afternoon and evening of Taylor Swift's biggest hits, performed live by the fantastic Taylor Swift by Rachel. 🎵💕

Whether your little one is a Fearless fan, loves Shake It Off, sings along to Cruel Summer, or knows every word to Love Story, this is the perfect chance to sing, dance and make magical family memories together.

💜 Family-friendly atmosphere
🎤 Live entertainment
🎶 Support acts included
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Great value family tickets available

🎟️ Advance Tickets:
👨 Adult – £8
🧒 Under 18 – £4
👨‍👩‍👧 Family – £22

So grab your friendship bracelets, put on your sparkliest outfit, warm up those singing voices and get ready to dance the afternoon away! 💃✨

Tag a fellow Swiftie family who needs to know about this! 💖

🎉 Looking for something fun to do this Friday evening? 🎉

Why not come along and join Thrive Together Community CIC at the Summer Party on the Green in Nether Langwith! 🌞🎶

📅 Friday 17th July
🕓 4.00pm – 9.00pm
📍 Nether Langwith Village Green

We'll be there with our stall, so please come and say hello! We'd love to meet local residents, chat about the work we're doing across the community, and share our plans for the months ahead.

There'll be something for everyone:
🎵 Music from the 60s right through to today's hits with DJ Phil
🛍️ Local stalls and businesses to browse
🍰 Refreshments available to purchase
🧺 Bring your own chairs and picnic and enjoy a relaxed summer evening with family and friends.

Events like these are a wonderful way to bring communities together, support local organisations and businesses, and simply enjoy spending time with one another.

If you're in the area, we'd love to see you there. Come and say hello, have a chat, and help us celebrate everything that's great about our local community. 💚

See you on Friday!

Thrive Together Community CIC
Together we grow: empowering resilience, inspiring growth. 🌳💚

with Kathy Grubb

This week marks Knife Crime Awareness Week — an important reminder that behind every statistic is a young person, a family, a friendship group, and a community affected by choices that can change lives forever.

At Thrive Together Community CIC, we believe prevention starts with conversation.

We mustn't simply tell young people what not to do, but also take the time to listen and understand why some feel that carrying a knife is acceptable, necessary, or linked to fear, pressure, protection, belonging, or influence.

Young people need safe spaces where they feel able to speak openly without judgment.

Through our conversation-led workshops, community engagement, and educational resources, Thrive Together Community CIC works with schools, colleges, universities, youth groups, and community organisations to encourage honest conversations around:
• peer pressure
• fear and safety
• emotional wellbeing
• resilience
• consequences
• confidence and belonging
• making safer choices

Our educational workbook, Knives Take Lives – Finding Safer Paths, is also available on Amazon as part of our wider preventive education resources. https://www.amazon.com/author/kathygrubb

Sometimes listening is the first step towards prevention.

Together we grow. Together we protect futures.