A new local campaign has been brought to the city via a network which has been set up to bring inspiration to people across the country.
Team V is a network which aims to inspire and empower young people, aged 18-25, to be a positive force in their communities. The Team V programme is administered by VInspired, in partnership with; Charities Aid Foundation (CAF), the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (NIACE), and the Rank Foundation designed to activate a network of young people leading social action campaigns across England.
The ‘Make Time for Your Mind’ campaign has set out to promote healthy minds and happier lives. The campaign aims to encourage people to take care of their minds as they would their bodies following 5 simple steps to happier living – Give, Relate, Exercise, Appreciate and Try Out.
‘Make Time for Your Mind’ encourages people to think about what they already do to keep their minds healthy and stimulated, as well as encouraging people to do more to look after their minds.
The campaign will be focusing on students, particularly local colleges and Universities in Bath, in doing so, people will be encouraged to write down 5 things which they do regularly to keep their minds healthy. These activities will be placed on a makeshift tree enabling Team V to put together numerous activities and events they will be organising around Bath for the community. They will be asking any participants to offer up suggestions of what activities they will be interested in joining; these results will helps the Team V put together and organise workshops for people to actively get involved in.
The Team Leader for ‘Make Time for Your Mind’ is 25-year-old Helen Gibb, who’s looking for young and enthusiastic people to help her run exciting and innovative campaigns to create real social change. If you are also interested in participating in the campaign please feel free to let her know, volunteers will have the opportunity to learn new skills and meet new people while bringing change in their local area.
Team V will be speaking with students from City of Bath College on the 5th and 7th February 2013.
To get involved in Team V Bath please email [email protected] or follow their campaigns on Twitter @TeamVBath and Facebook – Team V Bath.
