Sam Rowlands, Member of the Welsh Parliament for North Wales, welcomes an initiative which offers support to the local community in Bangor.
Mr Rowlands said:
I was delighted to recently have the opportunity to meet Rev John Thompson and visit Renew 57 at Penrallt Baptist Church in Bangor.
It was great to hear all about this initiative which is part of the Renew Wellbeing movement and invites everyone to a friendly safe haven to meet up with others and enjoy a cuppa and a chat.
I was very impressed with the idea of the sessions which are free and offer different activities aimed at helping people with their wellbeing.
Every Thursday from 10:30am to 12:30pm people are invited to Renew 57 at Penrallt Baptist Church, Bangor, a quiet shared space where it's ok not to be ok.
The church is open for a variety of hobbies and activities and anyone is welcome to bring and share a hobby or skill, join an activity, or just to drop-in for part of the time.
All the activities are free or you can call in just to relax, have a chat, or enjoy the peace in a quiet area. There are also free refreshments.
The activities are based around the '5 ways to wellbeing' which promote good mental and emotional health. To connect, give, be active, keep learning and take notice.
This drop-in is part of the Renew Wellbeing movement and helps churches open spaces of welcome and inclusion for over 18s in partnership with mental health teams to improve mental and emotional wellbeing.
Renew spaces are simple cafe style spaces run by local churches where hobbies and activities are shared or co-produced. Each cafe space is attached to a quiet room or prayer space where inner habits of wellbeing are shared.
Each church partners with a mental health professional from the local council or other suitable organisation to ensure good inclusive practices for safe spaces where it's OK not to be OK can be sustained.
Sam Rowlands AS yn cefnogi gofod tawel i’w rannu yn y Gogledd
Mae Sam Rowlands, yr Aelod o’r Senedd dros Ogledd Cymru, yn croesawu menter sy'n cynnig cefnogaeth i'r gymuned leol ym Mangor.
Meddai Mr Rowlands:
Roeddwn i’n falch iawn o gael y cyfle yn ddiweddar i gwrdd â'r Parch John Thompson ac ymweld â Renew 57 yn Eglwys y Bedyddwyr Penrallt ym Mangor.
Roedd hi’n wych clywed am y fenter hon sy'n rhan o'r mudiad Renew Wellbeing ac sy’n gwahodd pawb i hafan ddiogel, gyfeillgar i gwrdd ag eraill a mwynhau paned a sgwrs.
Fe wnaeth y sesiynau am ddim a’r gwahanol weithgareddau sydd wedi'u hanelu at helpu pobl gyda'u lles gryn argraff arna i.
Bob dydd Iau rhwng 10:30am a 12:30pm gwahoddir pobl i Renew 57 yn Eglwys y Bedyddwyr Penrallt, Bangor - hafan dawel lle mae'n iawn peidio â bod yn iawn.
Mae'r eglwys ar agor ar gyfer amrywiaeth o hobïau a gweithgareddau ac mae croeso i unrhyw un ddod â hobi neu sgil a rhannu, ymuno â gweithgaredd, neu bicio i mewn am gyfnod yn unig.
Mae'r holl weithgareddau yn rhad ac am ddim neu gallwch alw i mewn dim ond i ymlacio, cael sgwrs, neu fwynhau'r heddwch mewn ardal dawel. Mae lluniaeth am ddim hefyd.
Mae'r gweithgareddau yn seiliedig ar y '5 ffordd i lesiant' sy'n hyrwyddo iechyd meddwl ac emosiynol da: Cysylltu, rhoi, bod yn egnïol, parhau i ddysgu a chymryd sylw.
Mae'r gwasanaeth galw heibio hwn yn rhan o'r mudiad Renew Wellbeing ac yn helpu eglwysi i agor mannau croesawgar a chynhwysol i bobl dros 18 oed mewn partneriaeth â thimau iechyd meddwl i wella lles meddyliol ac emosiynol.
Mae mannau Renew yn fannau syml, arddull caffi, sy'n cael eu rhedeg gan eglwysi lleol lle mae hobïau a gweithgareddau yn cael eu rhannu neu eu cyd-gynhyrchu. Mae pob gofod caffi ynghlwm wrth ystafell dawel neu ofod gweddïo lle mae arferion lles mewnol yn cael eu rhannu.
Mae pob eglwys yn gweithio mewn partneriaeth gyda gweithiwr iechyd meddwl proffesiynol o'r cyngor lleol neu sefydliad addas arall i sicrhau bod arferion cynhwysol da ar waith a’u bod yn fannau diogel lle mae'n iawn peidio â bod yn iawn.
