St Sidwell’s Community Centre

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We provide a socially inclusive service available to all, with work placement and volunteering opportunities which includes cafe work, gardening and caretaking roles. We run a cafe and room hire service, with a bakery.

Sector Health and wellbeing

Company structure
Charity

ESSENCE member since
14/07/2021

How does being a member of ESSENCE benefit your organisation?
To gain networking opportunities so that we can better promote our services and charitable aims.

What does your organisation have to offer to other ESSENCE members?
We are able to offer members the use of our community space and our volunteers.

Website www.stsidwells.org.uk

Email admin@stsidwells.org.uk

The Songwriting Project

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We deliver fun songwriting and singing projects online or in the community, building confidence, creativity and social connection, and supporting participants’ overall health and wellbeing.

Sector Arts and Culture

Company structure
Sole Trader

ESSENCE member since
29/06/2021

How does being a member of ESSENCE benefit your organisation?
To network,  meet like minded people and collaborate on projects. I only recently moved to Exeter, so I have lots to learn about the area and lots of new people and organisations to meet!

What does your organisation have to offer to other ESSENCE members?
Enthusiasm and engagement with their projects; opportunities to collaborate; live music for events (aside from The Songwriting Project I am a published singer/songwriter and musician).

Website https://amyhopwood.co.uk/thesongwritingproject

Email TheSongwritingProject@AmyHopwood.co.uk

Well Image

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We enhance the wellbeing of our community through providing online photography workshops to  that connect people socially, with nature and empower them with a new digital skill. 

Sector Health and wellbeing

Company structure
CIC

ESSENCE member since
17/05/2021

How does being a member of ESSENCE benefit your organisation?
It expands our reach so that we can connect with and benefit more people with our services. It also offers our organisation a range of support to help us thrive.

What does your organisation have to offer to other ESSENCE members?
Connecting with members and offering our services for their benefit.

Website www.wellimage.co.uk

Email info@wellimage.co.uk

Comedy Matters

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Delivering comedy workshops and facilitating performance opportunities.

We use play and story telling techniques to highlight and promote personal growth, boost communications skills and improve mental health.

Sector Arts and culture

Company structure
Sole trader

ESSENCE member since
10/03/2021

How does being a member of ESSENCE benefit your organisation?
I really appreciate the opportunity to collaborate, support and network with others who share the same values.

What does your organisation have to offer to other ESSENCE members?
Opportunities to collaborate; support the people and projects of ESSENCE members and bring humour and creative thinking to meet ups.

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/drmaggieirving/

Email magsirving@gmail.com

Work Clockwise

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Clockwise Exeter’s purpose is to create personal, purposeful and productive work environments and experiences that enable individuals, companies and communities in Exeter to flourish.

Our vision is a future in which every work environment and experience has a positive impact on people, places and the planet. 

Sector Business services

Company structure
Limited Company

ESSENCE member since
05/02/2021

How does being a member of ESSENCE benefit your organisation?
We would love to meet all the ESSENCE network members and collaborate with them wherever possible.

What does your organisation have to offer to other ESSENCE members?
As a new flexible office provider opening in Exeter, we will be able to offer a discount to all members for our memberships, be that for co-working spaces or private offices.

Website https://workclockwise.co.uk/

Email elaine.sheahan@workclockwise.co.uk

Elaine Sheahan - Work Clockwise Exeter General Manager

Jim Masters

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We provide  strategic and creative solutions to support positive change toward sustainable lives and communities. Challenging structures, ideating, innovating and collaborating.

Sector Business services

Company structure
Sole trader

ESSENCE member since
07/01/2021

How does being a member of ESSENCE benefit your organisation?
Connections to creative and motivated people and organisations in Exeter; a sense of connection to the wide communities of the City; potential client leads; interesting projects and opportunities to contribute meaningfully to positive change.

What does your organisation have to offer to other ESSENCE members?
Strategic and systems thinking, process design and facilitation, creative approaches and communication, insight into environmental issues, networking and partnership building, funding applications and processes, project development, management and delivery.

Website www.scail.co.uk

Email jim.masters@scail.co.uk

It’s All About You Wellbeing

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We aim to provide affirmative wellbeing services to LGBTQ+ people and their families, to provide professionals with bespoke quality training led by people with lived experience and to encourage people to live their best lives.

Sector Health and wellbeing

Company structure
CIC

ESSENCE member since
04/01/2021

How does being a member of ESSENCE benefit your organisation?
Links with other social enterprises in the Exeter area alongside accessing shared training and resources. We can also benefit from any help with running a new CIC and with how we can best support our volunteers.

What does your organisation have to offer to other ESSENCE members?
We can offer LGBTQ+ awareness raising and support with best practice in these areas

Facebook https://www.itsallaboutyouwellbeing.com/

Email admin@itsallaboutyouwellbeing.com

Wool on the Exe

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We aim to support people to learn new skills, make new friends, and connect with their community through wool-based crafts and, in turn, improve their overall wellbeing. 

We run ‘The Knit-Stop’, our social knitting programme, as well as a retail shop that sells yarn, gifts, accessories and runs groups and workshops

Sector Retail

Company structure
Community Interest Company

ESSENCE member since
26/11/2020

How does being a member of ESSENCE benefit your organisation?
By allowing us to discover new ideas and projects as well as offering a space to collaborate with similar organisations.

What does your organisation have to offer to other ESSENCE members?
To share our own ideas with members alongside working with other local organisations in collaborative projects and events.

Website http://www.woolontheexe.com

Email debbie.judd@woolontheexe.com

SOS Global

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We proactively educate young people on all social issues through workshops and interactive learning experiences in order to eradicate knife crime, ASB, misuse of alcohol and drugs and cyberbullying.

Sector Health and wellbeing

Company structure
Limited Company

ESSENCE member since
18/11/2020

How does being a member of ESSENCE benefit your organisation?
It gives us the chance to network with other like-minded organisations and explore new ways to get funding.

What does your organisation have to offer to other ESSENCE members?
Opportunities to work collaboratively with other ESSENCE members.  

Website https://www.sosglobal.org/

Email dawn@sosglobal.org

Exeter Phoenix

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Exeter Phoenix is a vibrant, world-class multi-artform venue in the heart of Exeter’s city centre, hosting hundreds of events and artistic activity every year.

Not only are they an outstanding venue, but Exeter Phoenix’s Creative Hub nurtures a thriving arts scene, supporting artists, musicians, theatre companies, filmmakers and creatives at every stage of their career and practice.

Sector Arts & culture

Company structure
Charity

ESSENCE member since
07/10/2020

How does being a member of ESSENCE benefit your organisation?
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What does your organisation have to offer to other ESSENCE members?
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Website www.exeterphoenix.org.uk

Contact https://exeterphoenix.org.uk/about-us/contact/