The online community is currently open and offers flexible, low-pressure ways to connect from home.

Low-pressure, in-person meet-ups are being introduced gently and thoughtfully.

Plans for any future physical space or regular in-person provision will move forward only once:

• funding is secure
• safeguarding structures are in place
• accessibility planning is complete
• capacity feels safe and sustainable

Some people may only ever engage online — and that is completely valid.

Community Pathways are different ways to connect with Dreamscape, depending on your energy, capacity, and what feels manageable at the time.

Pathways may include:

• free, exploratory online spaces
• low-pressure, in-person meet-ups
• optional membership spaces for ongoing connection
• a blend of online and in-person participation

Pathways are flexible, not fixed.

You can move between them, pause, step back, or change how you engage over time.

They exist to make access clearer — not to box anyone in.

No. Participation is always optional.

Whether online or in person, you’re welcome to:

• read quietly
• observe without posting
• attend a meet-up without speaking
• join and step back
• engage only when it feels safe or manageable

There is no expectation to explain yourself, contribute regularly, or perform connection.

Quiet presence is respected and valued.

Low-pressure meet-ups are gentle, informal, in-person gatherings designed to offer calm connection without expectation.

They are not classes, sessions, or services.

They may include:

• quiet conversation (optional)
• shared walks
• sitting together in a café or outdoor space
• gentle creative or grounding activities
• simply being alongside others

You are always welcome to:

• arrive late or leave early
• attend once or occasionally
• sit quietly without speaking
• take part as much — or as little — as feels right

There is no pressure to engage.

The physical Dreamscape Community Hub is being developed as a calm, accessible, low-pressure space.

Accessibility is considered from the outset and includes:

• sensory awareness
• flexible layouts and pacing
• quiet and rest areas
• clear communication
• optional activities

Not all needs can be met immediately, but accessibility will be reviewed continuously as the project develops.

The hub is not a clinical setting.

It is a community space focused on comfort, choice, and belonging.

Yes — gently, and only where it feels right.

For some people, Dreamscape may act as a bridge into wider community life.

This can include:

• attending other sessions, groups, or places together
• going along with others so you’re not alone
• building confidence before stepping into new spaces

This is done collaboratively, with consent, and without pressure.

Dreamscape does not replace other services — but it can help make accessing them feel less overwhelming.

You are still welcome.

You do not need a label, paperwork, or certainty to belong here.

Dreamscape respects lived experience, self-understanding, and changing identity.

The long-term aim is to create calm, accessible community spaces where people can connect without pressure, judgement, or expectation.

This may include:

• ongoing online community spaces
• regular low-pressure meet-ups
• collaborative sessions with other organisations
• a future physical space, developed carefully and responsibly

Growth is intentional and paced.
Care comes before scale.

The Community Journal is a gentle space for reflections, lived experience, and updates as Dreamscape grows.

It hasn’t fully begun yet and will start slowly, alongside the community it’s being created for.

Some entries may reflect:

• how the project is developing
• accessibility and energy
• real life, without needing to be “fixed”

There is no expectation to keep up — you’re welcome to dip in when it feels right.

No. Dreamscape Community Connections is not a clinical, therapeutic, or statutory service.

However, for some people it may act as a gentle bridge into wider community life.

This can include:

• attending other groups, sessions, or activities together
• arriving alongside someone so they’re not alone
• building confidence before accessing other services
• developing familiarity with new spaces at a manageable pace

Any bridging happens with consent, care, and no pressure — and always respects individual boundaries and readiness.

Dreamscape Community Connections is intentionally not a mental wellbeing hub, crisis space, or assessment-led service.

It isn’t designed for people who are in crisis — and it isn’t another “one-stop shop” offering multiple options or pathways. When someone is overwhelmed, that level of choice can add confusion rather than help.

Dreamscape exists for a different reason.

Its role is to offer a calm, non-clinical starting point for people who struggle to engage with existing services — particularly those who:

• disengage long-term
• find formal settings overwhelming
• struggle to attend alone
• fall between services rather than within them

Key differences include:

• no referrals, thresholds, or assessments
• no clinical framing or crisis response
• no pressure to attend regularly or “progress”
• no expectation to explain, disclose, or justify

Dreamscape focuses on connection before intervention, and familiarity before access.

It is designed to sit alongside existing services — not compete with or duplicate them.

No.

Dreamscape is deliberately positioned outside the model of traditional hubs and wellbeing centres.

Rather than creating another destination, programme, or offer, Dreamscape focuses on supporting people into what already exists — in ways that feel manageable.

The difference isn’t what Dreamscape provides, but how it supports people to access what’s already there.

For some people, walking straight into an established hub or service feels like too much.
Having a calm, home-from-home space — or going alongside someone they trust — can be enough to build confidence to take that step.

Dreamscape is:

• paced slowly and shaped by lived experience
• not attached to running sessions for the sake of it
• flexible and responsive rather than programme-led

The intention is to reduce confusion, not add another layer.

No.

Dreamscape Community Connections is not a clinical, therapeutic, or statutory service, and it does not replace existing provision.

Its role is to direct people into the right services, or to work alongside those services so people can access them through a more familiar and trusted starting point.

For some people, this may look like:

• going to another group or service together
• attending once alongside others to reduce overwhelm
• building familiarity before engaging independently

Any bridging or going-together happens:

• with consent
• at the individual’s pace
• without pressure or expectation

Dreamscape exists to support continuity and confidence — not to become another endpoint.