Health and well-being finds a niche in Whitby as people create their own solutions

Whitby Wild Swimmers enjoying a dusk swim at Sandsend. Picture: Ceri Oakes

Welcome to The Anchor’s well-being page.

Whitby has a thriving and varied offering of groups, activities and organisations which care for mental health and well-being.

As a rural and isolated town, Whitby doesn’t always have the same opportunities and access to services, so over the last few years, there has been a concerted movement of local people creating and finding their own ways to take care of well-being – from sea-swimming, to football, to group sessions or saunas.

Nowadays, people are navigating busy lifestyles, a constant digital world and growing pressures from work, family, money and society meaning it has become harder to switch off.

Our well-being page will pull together the wide range of opportunities in Whitby which contribute to health and well-being and we hope here you will find something for you.

Take care,
Emma & Ceri

Samaritans – 116 123
Farming Community Network (FCN) – 03000 111 999
RABI (Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution) – 0800 188 4444
Gamekeepers Welfare Trust – 0300 1233088
Scarborough MIND – 0300 102 1234
Papyrus – 0800 068 4141 or Text – 88247

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