At Brighterway, everything we do is driven by one belief: everyone deserves moments of joy, comfort and connection no matter what they’re going through. Donations help us go beyond what the NHS can fund, so we can create experiences and environments that genuinely lift people’s spirits.
Every day, across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, the people using our services face challenges that can feel overwhelming. But with the help of our supporters, we’re able to bring a bit of light into those moments - whether that’s through a calming garden space, a creative activity, a comforting item, or a therapeutic experience that makes someone feel seen and supported.
Your generosity helps us fund projects that make a real, human difference. These aren’t 'extras', they’re the things that help people feel more at home, more hopeful, and more connected. They brighten days, boost wellbeing, and remind people they’re not facing things alone.
Below are some of our current campaigns. If any of them speak to you, we would be incredibly grateful for your support. Every donation - big or small - truly helps us make a difference.
At Hampshire Community Eating Disorder Service, based at April House, we support people from across the county who are living with eating disorders — as well as the families and carers who walk alongside them.
The lived experience of an eating disorder can be frightening, overwhelming, and deeply isolating. For many, coming to April House is a big and emotional step — sometimes the first time a family seeks help together.
We want to make that experience as supportive and welcoming as possible.
💚 Our Vision
We are lucky to have a garden space at April House — but right now, it is neglected and underused.
With your help, we want to transform it into a peaceful, restorative outdoor space where:
- Service users can take time out in a calm and safe environment
- Families and carers can find a moment to breathe during difficult visits
- Therapeutic group work can take place outdoors, supporting recovery in new and meaningful ways
A welcoming garden can offer something simple but powerful: space to pause, reflect, and feel a little less alone.
🌱 Why This Matters
Recovery from an eating disorder is not just about treatment — it’s about creating environments that feel safe, calming, and hopeful.
For many people coming to April House, this garden could be:
- A quiet place to gather strength
- A supportive space to connect with others
- A gentle introduction to therapeutic activities outdoors
🛠️ How Your Donation Will Help
We are incredibly grateful that a carer has volunteered their time and expertise to help bring this project to life.
However, we need funding to cover the materials needed, including:
- Plants, soil, and landscaping materials
- Seating and safe, accessible pathways
- Garden features to create a therapeutic and calming space
🌼 Every Contribution Makes a Difference
No donation is too small. Every pound brings us closer to creating a garden that can support recovery, connection, and wellbeing.
By donating, you will be helping to create a space that offers comfort and calm during what can be one of the most challenging times in someone’s life.
🙏 Thank You
From all of us at Hampshire Community Eating Disorder Service — and from the service users and families we support — thank you for helping us bring this garden back to life.
Mental Health can impact anyone at any time. Our HIOWH Colleagues provide mental health services across Hampshire both in the community and within inpatient services. Irrespective of whether someone is of working age or an older person, we treat people within a single service, designed around the individual need of each person.
There are a number of care pathways, based on different conditions (such as psychosis or borderline personality disorder) which are used to provide tailored treatment for patients.
In addition HIOW Healthcare have a range of specialist mental health services for people over the age of 18, including an inpatient service for young people aged 12-18.
Help us raise vital funds to support our colleagues in being creative in the care they give, which can be over and above what is funded by the NHS.
Each and every day our colleagues at Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust are looking at innovative ways to meet the needs of patients. Many of these ideas and solutions are over and above NHS funded services.
Whether that is a new Hospital scanner, new equipment and games for waiting rooms, specialist equipment out in the community, reinvigorating hospital estates for well being walks, or places to sit, support sessions for discharged patients, or books and equipment for our Mental Health wards.
NHS funding doesnt support this element of the service we deliver. Your support is vital in allowing staff to meet the holistic needs of patients.
Cherry Ward is an 18‑bed acute mental health ward for women who are often admitted during times of distress, crisis, and overwhelming emotion. Many of the women we support have experienced trauma, anxiety, and sensory overload, which can make it difficult to communicate their needs when things feel too much.
Although we have a sensory room space, it isn’t currently equipped to offer the calming, therapeutic support our patients need. This means we rely heavily on verbal de-escalation and PRN medication, with limited options for early, non‑medication‑based intervention.
We want to change that.
By creating a fully equipped, trauma‑sensitive sensory room, we can offer a safe and soothing environment that helps patients regulate their emotions, reduce distress, and regain a sense of control. This space will promote dignity, choice, and comfort at some of the most vulnerable moments in a person’s life.
A well‑designed sensory room will not only benefit patients—it will also support staff to use gentler, non‑restrictive approaches, strengthen therapeutic relationships, and help create a calmer, safer ward environment for everyone.
Your support can help us bring this vision to life and make a meaningful difference to women in crisis, the staff who care for them, and the wider community.
Our outdoor spaces make a huge difference to the people we support — providing calm, sensory-friendly places to relax, connect with nature, and take a breather from busy or overwhelming environments.
Right now, we’re raising funds to transform our garden areas into welcoming, accessible, and neurodivergent‑friendly spaces. With your help, we can create:
🌿 Sensory planting (textures, scents, safe spaces to self‑regulate)
🌼 Low-maintenance flower beds and raised planters
🌳 Quiet corners for reflection and wellbeing
🪑 Comfortable seating for patients, families, staff, and volunteers
🦋 Biodiversity areas to support wildlife and nature
Every donation — big or small — helps us bring these spaces to life.
Your support plants more than flowers… it plants belonging, calm, and connection.
👉 Please donate today and help our garden projects bloom.
Thank you for being part of something genuinely uplifting.
Bluebird House is a hospital for young people aged 12–18 with complex mental health needs. We provide 24/7 care in a safe and secure environment, focused on recovery and wellbeing.
Outdoor space is vital for mental and physical health. This project will improve three courtyards so they can be used safely all year round. Two courtyards will support active play and relaxation, while the third will become a calming sensory garden designed with the Occupational Therapy team.
The team at Bluebird House will fundraise and share progress through a project blog.
This project is led by the team at Bluebird House, part of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare believe that communities can generate good health for its members. We also know that local organisations and associations know a lot when it comes to community engagement. In partnership we find ways to keep people connected and engaged in promoting healthy living.
Working together with the community innovative solutions can be developed to keep people connected and well thus reducing the need for medical services.
It is our mission at Brighterway to support this innovation, keeping people active and engaged and together increasing health and wellbeing.