Open Minds Active

Open Minds Active A social enterprise that promotes positive mental health, wellbeing and togetherness in nature

Our new wild swim for wellbeing social prescribing group started today. Everyone was amazing and looked so relaxed bobbi...
10/09/2026

Our new wild swim for wellbeing social prescribing group started today. Everyone was amazing and looked so relaxed bobbing about in the water. For some it was their very first time in open water. Water was 17 degrees today, very manageable but temps are starting to drop.
This programme is about learning the mental and physical health benefits of outdoor swimming and to build confidence, community and connection. It’s our last one of the year and wow what a year it has been! But our social drop in will run all winter West Country Water Park on a Thursday morning. (Book directly with the lake)
Remember to always swim your own swim or dip your own dip and get out wanting more! 💙🩵

06/09/2026

The winter water logs & badges are heading out and more of you are joining us every day 🥹💙

We’re getting so excited for 21 September!

Tag your swim bestie’s and inspire others to take up the challenge too - this is going to be one amazing winter together 🫶

Fancy joining us?

https://mouse-pomegranate-nb4e.squarespace.com/events-workshops/equinox

04/09/2026

Fancy joining Maggy (and the rest of us!) for a winter of dipping? 💧

Our Equinox Dip Challenge is officially underway, and we’d love you to be part of it.

One dip a week, from the autumn equinox right through to spring. How far you swim or how long you stay in is completely up to you.

Your £20 sign-up includes our lovely Winter Waterlog and sew-on badge, and you’ll also be helping us raise money for Open Minds Active’s community programmes. 💙

The first week starts 21st September, so there’s still plenty of time to join us.

And a HUGE thank you to everyone who’s signed up already! It’s been so lovely seeing the orders coming in and knowing we’ll have so many of you joining us this winter. 💙

Who’s in? 👀

Sign up here https://mouse-pomegranate-nb4e.squarespace.com/events-workshops/equinox

01/09/2026

IT’S HERE! 💧🍂

Our 2026–27 Equinox Dip Challenge is officially live!

From the autumn equinox to the spring equinox, we’re inviting you to join us for one dip a week and see where the changing seasons take you.

There’s no set distance and it doesn’t matter how long you stay in. It’s simply about making time for a dip each week and enjoying being outside as the seasons change.

Dip. Notice. Reflect. Connect.

Your £20 sign-up includes your own printed Winter Waterlog, with space to record your weekly dips, notice what’s happening in nature and reflect on how you’re feeling along the way. You’ll also get an exclusive Equinox sew-on badge to mark the challenge.

And there’s an even bigger reason to join us. 💙

The Equinox Dip Challenge is our big winter fundraiser, with money raised helping Open Minds Active continue our community programmes and support more people to get into the water, connect with nature and enjoy blue spaces.

📅 First week starts 21st September
💧 One dip a week until the spring equinox
📖 Winter Waterlog included
🏅 Exclusive sew-on badge
💙 £20 to take part

Fancy spending winter with us?

Sign up here: https://mouse-pomegranate-nb4e.squarespace.com/events-workshops/equinox

And tag the person you’d like beside you for those chilly winter dips 👇



Flask ✔️ Swimsuit ✔️ Towel ✔️ Bobble hat ✔️Looks like we’re getting ready for cold water season… 👀But there’s something ...
30/08/2026

Flask ✔️
Swimsuit ✔️
Towel ✔️
Bobble hat ✔️

Looks like we’re getting ready for cold water season… 👀

But there’s something else you might want to add to your winter swim kit this year.

We’ll tell you all about it on 1st September 💧

Who’s planning to keep dipping this winter? 👇

27/08/2026

Summer might be on its way out… but we all know what that means 👀

Cold water season is just getting started!

And this year, we’ve got something new planned to make it even more fun...

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More to come 01.09.26

Any guesses? 😬

A little sneak peek... 👀We're busy planning something we're really excited about, and we think you're going to love it.O...
28/07/2026

A little sneak peek... 👀

We're busy planning something we're really excited about, and we think you're going to love it.

Our newsletter subscribers will be the first to hear all about it, so if you'd like early access to new events, workshops and everything happening at Open Minds Active, now's the perfect time to sign up.

We'd love to have you with us 🥰

https://www.openmindsactive.org/

Yesterday we held our first ever OMA Summer Swim Challenge with our friends at West Country Water Park 🌊It wasn’t about ...
10/07/2026

Yesterday we held our first ever OMA Summer Swim Challenge with our friends at West Country Water Park 🌊

It wasn’t about racing or finishing first.

It was about setting a personal goal, spending time in nature, and sharing the experience with others.

Some people swam 1km. Others took on 2km.

Every swimmer was met with encouragement, applause and plenty of smiles at the finish.

Days like this remind us what blue spaces can offer. They give us room to challenge ourselves, connect with others and leave feeling a little lighter than when we arrived.

A huge thank you to everyone who swam, volunteered, supported from the shore, and to the brilliant team at West Country Water Park for hosting us.

We couldn’t have asked for a better first Summer Swim Challenge.

Here’s to many more 💙

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