Rooted in nature. Growing together.

Nurturing wellbeing, and creative community-led change since 2006.

What We Do…

Community Wellbeing Projects

Our community and wellbeing projects bring people together through creativity, nature and shared experience. From small supportive groups to community events, we co-design projects that strengthen connection to self, each other and our surroundings.

Creative Learning Projects

We co-design bespoke, creative learning experiences shaped around each school’s needs. From woodland wellbeing sessions to heritage projects, and cross-curricular creative delivery, we bring subjects to life in ways that build confidence, curiosity and pride of place.

Community Voice & System Change

We work alongside communities to ensure their lived experience informs local decisions. Through deep listening, participatory action research, co-design, and advocacy, we help translate local knowledge into action to address health inequalities and strengthen place-based solutions.

Events & Workshops

Creative Revolution Pop Up Events

We’re proud to be part of the Chesterfield Cultural Revolution partnership, supported by Arts Council England. Together, we’re bringing a series of pop‑up community arts events to Barrow Hill and Staveley - celebrating local creativity, talent, and community voice.

Everybody Welcome!
If you’re a local artist or performer and would like to exhibit your work or share your music, please get in touch.

We’d love to showcase your creativity.

Stained Glass Project Open Day

We’re delighted to support East Peak CIC and Dronfield St John the Baptist Church in celebrating the restoration of their historic stained glass windows — a Heritage Lottery funded project.
Seven local schools have helped celebrate the project by creating their own artwork.

We held an open day exhibition on 20th & 21st March 2026.

Explore to see the beautifully restored windows and the children’s creative responses inspired by the heritage of the church.

Upcoming Workshops

We’re planning a series of bookable workshops and seasonal events for 2026 — including Women’s Woodland Wellbeing Days, Family Bushcraft, Forest Bathing, Primitive Felt Slipper Making, and other nature‑based creative experiences.


Join our mailing list or check back soon for dates and booking details.

  • Barrow Hill Community Reclaim Their Memorial Hall

    Barrow Hill Community Trust get the keys back to the Memorial Hall — soon to become a community‑designed health hub and shared space. Read more…

  • Derbyshire MIND Funding: Flourishing Females Guide to Wellness

    We’ve received funding from Derbyshire Mind to co‑create the Flourishing Females Guide to Wellness. Read more…

  • DVA Funding: Wellbeing Day

    Barrow Hill Community Trust has been awarded DVA funding to host a wellbeing day for partners of the Cultural Revolution. A day to honour those who hold space for others. Read more…

About Us

We’re two friends of 30 years who have been working together since 2006, supporting people and communities through creativity, nature, and care. After years of building community inside secure mental health units, we founded Community Growth CIC in 2016 to bring this work into our own community — heart‑led, equality‑driven, and rooted in lived experience.


Learn more about our story…

Collaboration is at the heart of what we do

We’re deeply grateful to the funders, past and present, who have helped make our work possible over the years…

Contact Us

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