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The owners of the Chewton Glen Hotel and Spa in New Milton have risen up the Sunday Times Rich List THE owner of Bournemouth Airport and the founders of a leading retirement developer are among the local names on an annual list of the UK’s wealthiest people. The Sunday Times Rich List found that despite the pandemic, Britain had a record 171 billionaires – 24 more than in 2020. Ineos chief executive Sir Jim Ratcliffe Petrochemicals boss
Sir Jim Ratcliffe – whose Ineos group has its registered office in Lyndhurst – saw his fortune plunge by £5.8billion to £6.33bn. He dropped 20 places to number 25 in the list.
A “blue prescribing” scheme has been launched to help hundreds of people improve their mental health through spending time in wetlands.
The scheme to allow up to 300 people to take part in a six-week nature-based health programme in London comes as a poll for the Mental Health Foundation shows two-thirds of people think being near water improves their wellbeing.
The initiative at the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT) London Wetland Centre in Barnes has been set up in response to growing evidence that being in nature can reduce stress, fatigue, anxiety and depression.
A survey for the Mental Health Foundation (MHF) by YouGov of more than 4,000 adults backs that up, with 65% of people saying they found being near the coast, rivers, lakes and ponds had a positive impact on their mental health.
Thu 13 May 2021 01.00 EDT
Hundreds of people experiencing poor mental health will be introduced to the natural beauty of wetlands under a “blue prescribing” scheme.
There is increasing evidence of the benefits of nature for mental health and wellbeing. A recent pilot wetlands project showed that people diagnosed with anxiety or depression moved up a clinical mental health grade, from below average to average.
Now a scheme will start this summer at the WWT London Wetland Centre in the UK with six-week wetlands courses co-designed by the WWT, the Mental Health Foundation and participants themselves. Activities could include birdwatching, pond dipping, nature walks and habitat protection work. Participants’ travel costs are to be funded and their progress assessed using standard medical questionnaires.