Bloom 2024

This art and poetry exhibition is a collaboration between the Devon Mental Health Alliance and the Devon Partnership Trust’s Eastern Rehabilitation and Recovery Community Mental Health Team.

A day of free activities for the community, in partnership with a wide range of local groups and organisations, to promote good mental health and wellbeing.

This session is about sharing anecdotes and experiences in an effort to nail down exactly the kinds of people and their qualities who make an effective and crucially “epic” support network.

Join us for the annual Spork! Open Mic at Bloom Festival. A relaxed and vibrant space to showcase local poets, storytellers and songwriters.

A peer support conversation workshop about how it feels to be anxious, what makes us anxious and what we can do to alleviate it.

We will also introduce ‘Yopo’ practice (this is intuitive movement inspired by a fusion of Paul’s Hatha Yoga teaching and Chris’s Kenpo Karate teaching, all slowed down and non-contact with the breath; it often looks more like Qi Gong or Tai Chi).

Poco Drom’s Punk Rock Family […]

This 1.5-hour interactive talk will explore how engaging with literature can support us all with resilience and emotional wellbeing.

Like singing a tune? Always wanted to try singing, but not sure you can? This is your workshop! Discover your singing voice through simple songs from around the world, taught by ear and in harmony.

In this workshop, we will have an introduction to mindfulness practice and then compare sitting, standing and walking meditation, exploring mindful movement and expanding sensory awareness and mindful movement with music.

In this fascinating journey, you are invited to explore the rich tapestry of abundance in your daily existence. Through the transformative power of movement, music, and mindfulness, you will embark on a profound exploration of gratitude, abundance, and inner richness.

These beautiful short films have been co created by the Rite to Freedom community and funded by the National Lottery Reaching Communities fund. They include live action, original artwork and animation exploring the process of recovery from addiction, self harm, mental health challenges and trauma.

This will be a feral mix of spoken word, music and sound with performances from Richard Greene, James Turner, Caspar Walsh, Steve (Clucatronic) Clucas and launching our new single ‘You Waited’ sung by the incredible Eve Goodman.

A Ukelele workshop with local teacher Dickon Fell, open to all!

Bargello is a needlepoint tapestry method that dates back hundreds of years. The simple, methodical technique is extremely soothing. Come and get to know us whilst learning how to create a bookmark to take home with you. Suitable for all!

Open to all and Suitable for all ages – includes child friendly cross stitch crafts.

A disarmingly honest self-portrait of aspiring actor Isobel Jeffery: the heroic, poignant tale of how she has worked to overcome learning disabilities and health problems, and fought to overcome other people’s limiting preconceptions of what she might be capable of.

Join Dolly for a 25th Anniversary screening of the 1999 classic black comedy Election! Don’t Pick Flick, alway Pick Dolly!