Basecamp Cooperative Chepstow

17/02/2026

07/02/2026

Bookings are now open for our February Wellbeing Workshops!
Those who’ve already registered interest have been emailed the booking links for each session. Check your inboxes.
To register your interest and to receive updates on workshops, including a booking link, please follow the link below.
Winter Wellbeing Workshops – Fill in form - https://forms.office.com/r/qkaTapAFNn

06/02/2026

✨ Upcoming Screening – But I’m a Cheerleader ✨

A brightly coloured, deadpan comedy about self-discovery, chosen family, and first love. When Megan is sent to a conversion-therapy camp, she meets others questioning who they are — and learns the only trick is being yourself.

This screening is part of LGBTQ+ History Month. With support from Monmouthshire County Council, this event is free for everyone to enjoy, with sweet and salted treats to make the evening even better.

📽 Film: But I’m a Cheerleader
📅 Date: Sunday, 8 February
🕖 Time: 7:00 PM
📍 Location: Green Room, M&S Thomas Street Arcade,
Unit 1, Chepstow, NP16 5DH
(First unit on the right at the top of the bus station)

You are who you are, the only trick is not getting caught.

BUT I'M A CHEERLEADER 🏳️‍🌈

When Megan's family suspects she might be gay, they send her to a conversion-therapy camp where she meets others questioning who they are.

A brightly coloured, deadpan comedy that skewers enforced normality while celebrating self-discovery, chosen family, and first love.

Certificate: BBFC 15 rating - Suitable for 15 and over

But I'm A Cheerleader (15)

With support from Basecamp Chepstow and Monmouthshire County Council.

11/01/2026

Work with people? Build skills that really matter

Whether you want to become a counsellor or simply develop stronger skills working with people, our Level 2–4 Counselling courses offer a supportive, accessible pathway.

Ideal for those in education, care, support, wellbeing roles — or anyone who wants to listen better, communicate with confidence, and understand others more deeply.

Start at Level 2 to build core skills, with the option to progress to Level 3 and 4 if you choose.

10/01/2026

Bookings are now open for our January Wellbeing Workshops!

Those who’ve already registered interest have been emailed the booking links for each session.

To receive the links, please register your interest and we’ll send them through.

This helps us support dietary requirements and individual wellbeing needs.

Winter Wellbeing Workshops – Fill in form - https://forms.office.com/r/qkaTapAFNn

09/01/2026

As we settle into 2026, we’ve been reflecting on what a big year 2025 was for Basecamp. With Comic Relief funding, we were able to commission a brand-new website, move to larger, more central premises, and continue delivering affordable counselling to our community.

We also expanded our Training Centre, continued our outdoor therapeutic and warm hub offers, and introduced new wellbeing workshops and community cinema screenings.

We’re deeply grateful to everyone who has supported Basecamp along the way. Our volunteers, participants, funders, partners, and staff.

Looking ahead to 2026, we’re excited to continue growing and to ensure that wellbeing, connection, and support remain accessible to our community.

22/12/2025

Film as an art form and a language of the soul helps widen our horizons and strengthens our sense of community.

Last night’s screening was more than just a film; it reminded us of the connections we build through story, art, and shared experiences, a language of the soul that unites us all.

It was a privilege to share this Czech classic with you.

There was laughter, a bit of nostalgia, and the joy of watching a film together, rough edges and old effects included. We chose 21 December to follow International Migrants Day because, in times like these, connection and understanding matter.

Thank you to everyone who joined us, and to MCC Small Grants & Electric Picture Hall for their support.

We look forward to welcoming you back in the months ahead as we continue this journey through cinema, marking important moments such as Ukrainian Unity Day in January, LGBTQ+ History Month in February, and themes around Muslim and refugee perspectives in March, with films that open windows into different lives and experiences.

21/12/2025

Women have gathered around a fire for thousands of years.
To sit together.
To speak.
To listen.
To witness one another.

So grateful to everyone who joined the first Hiraeth Women’s Circle @ Basecamp.
A huge thank you to Sadie for guiding us from lighting candles to meditation to gentle reflection. And for sharing a small piece of poetry, “To Know the Dark” by Wendell Berry. A beautiful little note for our gathering.

We look forward to sitting together again next month ❤️

20/12/2025

Thank you so much to everyone who came along to our very first Adult Handcrafted Gifts Guild workshop ❤️✨🎀

It was such a pleasure to spend time together making wreaths and centre table pieces from natural materials, chatting, creating, and sharing mulled apple juice and mince pies.

The pieces you made were wonderful – so much thought and creativity in every one. Thank you for turning up, getting stuck in, and helping make our first workshop such a positive experience.

Looking ahead to January…
Our next workshop will be all about making soap and shampoo bars, and spending time on how to present them beautifully for gifting – perhaps with handmade boxes, shells, or other natural materials.

✨Just a gentle note for the future: our workshops are small, and places are limited, so please only book if you know you’re able to come, or let us know as early as possible if plans change. It really helps us offer places fairly.✨

Thank you again to everyone who supported this first workshop – we’re really looking forward to what’s to come.

20/12/2025

We are open for our first wellbeing workshop. If you secured your space come up and join us crafting.