AVANTI CONNECT continues for another year, thanks to National Lottery players
We are very pleased to share that Avanti Mental Wellbeing CIC has been awarded funding from The National Lottery Community Fund for AVANTI CONNECT. Thanks to National Lottery players, our Monday sessions will continue for another year, from October 2026 to September 2027.
About Avanti
Avanti has been supporting people in Merton and neighbouring boroughs since January 2018. We welcome people living with mental health difficulties, carers and neurodivergent people, and we offer a safe, friendly space to connect, create and feel supported. Alongside our weekly activities, we offer ADHD screening and coaching, therapeutic support, and tailored training and workshops, face to face and online.
What AVANTI CONNECT offers
In addition to our other activities and services, every Monday evening, we meet for creative art sessions and group activities in a relaxed, welcoming setting. Creating side by side helps people open up, build confidence and make friends. Regular contact reduces isolation and gives everyone somewhere they feel understood.
Our first weeks
Our new year of sessions began on Monday 5 October, and it has been a wonderful start. Through our collaborative felt art project, Many Pieces, One Landscape, members have been building a shared woodland together, piece by piece, complete with its own creatures.
In October, we marked Black History Month with an evening of culture and community, with mask making, food, poetry, singing and a talk. It was a joyful celebration of heritage, creativity and togetherness.
We have also held a mindful winter wellbeing session on keeping well through the dark season, and an Avanti Connect planning and updates evening, where members could hear our news and have their say.
Thank you
A heartfelt thank you to The National Lottery Community Fund and to everyone who plays The National Lottery for making this possible. Thank you also to our members, volunteers and partners for your continued support. You are what makes AVANTI CONNECT a real community.
Come along
AVANTI CONNECT runs every Monday, 17:00 to 19:00. All sessions are free once registered.
Avanti Activity Space, Vestry Hall, 336 London Road, Mitcham CR4 3UD
Register: https://rb.gy/ut2u0a
Contact: contact@avanticic.co.uk | 0300 365 4546