We are offering a series of workshops to support your wellbeing, so keep checking back to ensure you keep up to date with new ones as they’re added. Self-care is so important and we very much hope you are able to join us.
These sessions are open to all our service users and not restricted to FRS employees. Please see below for further details and to make a booking.
If you have any questions about these workshops, please contact the Wellness & Behaviour Change team at [email protected].
Pre-retirement wellbeing workshop
Are you retiring from your job in the fire and rescue service in the next few years?
Whether you’re excited or anxious about the prospect of retiring, this significant period of change brings with it its own challenges.
This 2-hour online workshop is designed to support you in making the most of your retirement by managing common feelings of changes to identity after retirement and planning for health and wellbeing.
- Delivered online to a small group
- Course workbook provided
- A supportive, relaxed, and interactive environment
- Appropriate for staff of all job roles within the fire service
- For anyone approaching retirement in the next few years
Managing Stress workshop
Stress and feeling overwhelmed are common problems that we don’t always recognise in ourselves.
This one hour interactive wellbeing workshop will:
- Help identify the causes and symptoms of stress
- Look at how stress might impact on day-to-day living
- Discuss coping strategies, giving practical solutions to try at home and at work
- Provide information on further support from Fire Fighters Charity
Wednesday 19 November: 10-11am
Improving Sleep workshop
Sleep is vital to our wellbeing and yet many of us experience disrupted or unsatisfying sleep.
This one hour interactive wellbeing workshop will:
- Explore the biology and importance of sleep for health, wellbeing and performance
- Identify many of the causes of sleep issues and look at the impact of poor sleep
- Discuss strategies to improve sleep, including practical solutions to try at home
- Provide information on further support from Fire Fighters Charity
Nutrition and Healthy Eating workshop
Nutrition and healthy eating can be challenging to maintain, with lots of aspects of life getting in the way. As well as discussing some general principles of nutrition and healthy eating, this workshop will address some of these common barriers.
This one hour interactive wellbeing workshop will:
- Enhance your understanding of the health and wellbeing benefits of a balanced diet and proper hydration
- Clarify the potential effects of certain foods on health and disease risk
- Look at practical options and strategies for healthy meals and snacks in a variety of situations, at work and at home
- Provide information on further support from Fire Fighters Charity
Friday 16 January 2026: 10-11am
What’s Strong with You workshop
We so often overly focus on things that are wrong or our weaknesses. This workshop is about flipping that around to focus on your strengths as a means to improve our personal and professional wellbeing.
This one hour interactive wellbeing workshop will:
- Explore the benefits of a strengths-based positive approach to performance and wellbeing
- Allow you to discover your own personal character strengths using a scientifically validated tool
- Look at ways in which your strengths can be applied to enable you to thrive
- Provide information on further support from Fire Fighters Charity
Friday 13 February 2026: 10-11am
Developing Resilience workshop (for new starters in the fire service)
Fire Fighters Charity is not just for when you have hurt yourself physically or are struggling with mental health – a big focus for us is about keeping healthy people healthy, and creating a more resilient workforce.
The session will provide you with the most up-to-date knowledge and information on charity services and how to access them, and a taster of our Developing Resilience workshop.
These sessions are suitable for any role working in the Fire and Rescue Service, especially those who have begun their careers in the last 12 months, as well as for those in support roles who are looking to signpost colleagues to the charity.
This one hour interactive wellbeing workshop will:
- Provide an overview of all Fire Fighter Charity services available for you and your family
- Explore what resilience is and discuss strategies on how to build resilience
Wednesday 26 November: 10-11am
Tuesday 27 January 2026: 10-11am
Workshop booked up or can’t make the date?
Spaces will be filled on a first come, first served basis. If there’s a workshop you’d like to have joined which is already full, please complete the form below and we can let you know about any future opportunities.