Big Sis CIC

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BIG SIS is a South-West UK based social enterprise supporting young girl's and non-binary children’s mental health through impactful programmes in schools and the community.

24/10/2025

Confidence needs a lot of encouragement and doesn't come 'just like this'.

☀️Here are our 5 top reasons to support Confidence building in girls: Swipe ⬅️ to read why it's so important to support girls especially.

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20/10/2025

📣📣📣3 last spaces available for our Health Relationships Programme for girls* 11-13 in Exactly 2 weeks. SIGN UP NOW!

About:
This free 13-week programme is designed for girls and gender-diverse young people aged 11-13, particularly those who may be vulnerable or facing additional challenges.

Through fun, interactive workshops, we support young people with:

- Confidence and self-esteem
- Body image and puberty changes
- Healthy friendships, boundaries, and consent
- Media awareness and safety
- Self-defence and community-building

📍Location:

Devonport Live Cafe, George Street, Devonport

🕑Times: Mondays, 5-6.45pm

📅All Programme Dates:

3rd November, 10th November , 17th November, 24th November , 1st December , 8th December, 15th December ,
22nd December
Winterbreak
5th January, 12th January, 19th January, 26th January, 2nd February

❗️Booking is essential via LINK IN BIO/👆 Healthy Relationships Programme
or here: https://www.explore.thejoyapp.com/listings/30573

Parents & professionals can refer young people in their care

💁‍♀️About the facilitators:

Our sessions are inclusive, creative, and delivered by trained Big Sis mentors alongside trusted partners. The programme is funded through the Devon Community Foundation’s Violence Against Women and Girls Fund and is free of charge for families.

18/10/2025

Here are some snapshots from our last Confidence Club session with the theme "OVERCOMING FEAR."

Young people carved pumpkins (check out our pumpkin army by scrolling ⬅️ left), we had a lovely discussion around fear and young people enjoyed the carving and got really involved. As usual there is plenty of time to chat about hobbies, music, school and any worries which enables young people to get to know each other better.

Younger children enjoyed the experience sharing of the older ones- something we call the 'Big Sis effect'.

Our next Confidence Club on 📅 10th of November with the theme of "STORIES OF COURAGE AND BRAVERY". This is a special storytelling session around the fire involving sticks, marshmallows and the amazing storyteller Hannah Sneyd

You are in for a treat!

All info and booking via LINKTREE IN BIO👆

17/10/2025

📣November Confidence Club with special guest storyteller Hannah Sneyd

THEME: Stories of bravery and courage

This month young people are in for a treat!
On popular request of our regulars we'll be roasting marshmallows over the fire and invited incredible storyteller Hannah Sneyd to tell takes of courage and bravery centering girl characters.

Here’s what’s happening in the session:

🌀Stories around the fire

💪 Discussing young people's strengths and practical tools sharing on how to be brav(er)

❓ Anonymous Q&A – young people can ask anything they want.

🗳️ Suggestion box – they’ll help choose the theme for our December session.

Date 📅 & time: 10th November 2025, 5-6.30pm

📍Location: Snapdragons CIC, Victoria Park/Plymouth

📩Booking ➡ We expect high demand for this session

💷FREE & paid for spaces are limited: Book a space here: https://big-sis.co/plymouth-confidence-club👆or via link in bio

We are hosting the club every 2nd Monday of the month at Snapdragons Plymouth

❤️ About Confidence Club:

Confidence Club supports girls and non-binary folks 10-14 to playfully learn about important topics related to growing up.

It sets them up for an ongoing healthy relationship with their bodies and minds and they make friends whilst having fun (games, arts, craft, activities).

🌺 Previous club topics examples:

- body image and self-esteem

- puberty changes, emotions and feelings

- friendships and healthy relationships

- boundaries and consent

- mental health

- social media

- identity

- bullying and self care

✉ Message us with any questions!

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14/10/2025

This week🎨Next art club: Thursday, 23rd October
For all genders age 10-14.

We meet to create in a relaxed environment and hop you can join us.

📣We are proud to be able to offer a mix of free spaces and affordable spaces for young people.

Head to our website to learn more.👆link in bio or here: https://big-sis.co/creative-confidence-club

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06/10/2025

🌟 Time to Sign Up for Confidence Club next week!

Next week’s theme: Overcoming Fear

It’s that time of year for spooky stuff! Fear can sometimes stop us from trying things we might actually enjoy—but it also has a job to do: keeping us safe. Next week, we’ll be exploring what fear is, what it stops us from doing, and how we can manage and move past it.

Here’s what’s happening in the session:

🎃 Pumpkin carving fun! Everyone will get to carve their own pumpkin and take it home (with a light too!).
💪 Practical tools & tips for handling fear in everyday
❓ Anonymous Q&A – young people can ask anything they want.
🗳️ Suggestion box – they’ll help choose the theme for our November session.
🚌 Trip planning! We’ll be deciding together where our next Confidence Club outing will be.

Date 📅 & time
13th October 2025, 5-6.30pm
📍Location: Snapdragons CIC, Victoria Park/Plymouth

Booking ➡ Spaces are limited, so be sure to book your spot and come join us: https://big-sis.co/shop👆 or via link in bio

We are hosting the club every 2nd Monday of the month at Snapdragons Plymouth snapdragons

❤️ About Confidence Club:

Confidence Club supports girls and non-binary folks 10-14 to playfully learn about important topics related to growing up.

It sets them up for an ongoing healthy relationship with their bodies and minds and they make friends whilst having fun (games, arts, craft, activities).

🌺 Previous club topics examples:

- body image and self-esteem
- puberty changes, emotions and feelings
- friendships and healthy relationships
- boundaries and consent
- mental health
- social media
- identity
- bullying and self care

✉ Message us with any questions!

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02/10/2025

Hi parents, our Healthy Relationships Programme for girls age 11-13 in Devonport is NOW OPEN FOR REGISTRATIONS.

We want to help make Plymouth a safer place for women and girls.This important programme has been long in the making.

We run a Taster Session 7th October, 5.30-6.30pm for young people to experience a session. Both Taster & the Programme have limited spaces & need to be booked.

Book Taster Session (1minute): https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1D7fghDDhhIPJ_b6JFJe2fMlrsX5RvILQrO5ABZDh8Gw/edit

Register for Programme (3-5 minutes):
https://services.thejoyapp.com/en/listings/30573-healthy-relationships-programme-devonport-for-girls-age-11-13

We hope to see you there,
Your Big Sis Team

18/09/2025

Did you know you can donate to our work?

Whether you’re giving a fiver, supporting us as a business, or funding us as a philanthropist or sponsor— every donation helps us keep vulnerable young people safe and supported.

Support our work now: https://opencollective.com/big-sis-cic1

16/09/2025

We want to help make Plymouth a safer place for women and girls.This important programme has been long in the making and we are pleased to let you know that our

Healthy Relationships Programme for girls 11-13 is NOW OPEN FOR REGISTRATIONS.

We run a Taster Session 7th October, 5.30-6.30pm for young people to experience a session. Both Taster & the Programme have limited spaces & need to be booked.

Book Taster Session (1minute): https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1D7fghDDhhIPJ_b6JFJe2fMlrsX5RvILQrO5ABZDh8Gw/edit

Register for Programme (3-5 minutes):
https://services.thejoyapp.com/en/listings/30573-healthy-relationships-programme-devonport-for-girls-age-11-13

We hope to see you there,
Your Big Sis Team

13/09/2025

Team time 🎃❤️

We had a fun and productive day with our team today, gathering resources and topics for our upcoming Healthy Relationships Programme for girls, starting in November in Devonport.

We celebrated the season by eating creamy pumpkin soup, had great conversations about self love, friendships and all the important programme topics included in this programme, such as:

Digital literacy and image sharing
Healthy friendships
Boundaries
How to identify signs of healthy and unhealthy relationships
Etc...

Sign ups forthis programme are open on our website👆

We can't wait to get started.

09/09/2025

🎨Next art club: Thursday, 25th September
For all genders age 10-14.

We meet every 4th Thursday of the month tk create jn a relaxed environment.

📣We are proud to be able to offer a mix of free spaces and affordable spaces for young people.

Head to our website to learn more.👆https://big-sis.co/creative-confidence-club

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02/09/2025

🚨 Time to Register! 🚨 Healthy Relationships Programme for girls aged 11–13 💜 at Devonport Live.
Parents & carers – registration is now open for our new programme.

✨ In November we'll start a new supportive space for girls to build confidence, self-esteem and healthy friendships and other relationships at the much loved Devonport Live Cafe.

📅 When: Tuesdays, 5–6.45pm
🗓 Dates: 4th Nov 2025 – 11th Feb 2026 (term-time only), preference to attend most sessions (12 workshops)
📍 Where: Devonport Life Café, George Street, Devonport/Plymouth

💡 What’s included:
✅ Creative & fun activities
✅ Workshops that build confidence and self-esteem
✅ Friendships, boundaries & consent
✅ Self-defence training + more!

✅Media literacy/ safe interaction on phones

🌟 FREE to attend – thanks to funding from Devon Community Foundation and the Violence Against Women and Girls Fund.

👉 Register your daughter’s interest today:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf20RL2poZIZB3URQGxAzMbcxnJ06r8FGNrpIV9bBB69yeFig/viewform?usp=header

We will offer a taster session for your daughters prior to the programme.

Address

Plymouth
PL

Website

https://big-sis.co/

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Supporting pre-puberty

Working with young girls on the areas of emotional literacy and menstrual education we have witnessed the positive effects of this work in the girls self-confidence, emotional awareness, body knowledge and healthy body image, which have proven to ease the puberty transition period. In our community work we've noticed that the biggest crisis of confidence occurs between year 5-7 as the transition from primary into secondary school is huge.

We are a Devon based social enterprise supporting young girl's mental health through physical and emotional literacy campaigns and practical support programs. We are also equipping girls' immediate support networks: parents, carers, teachers and schools with resources and useful information around growing up through workshops and programs. We understand that pre-puberty is a crucial time in a young persons' life that needs to be supported.

'Big Sis' founder Friedel Fink (MA in Scenography and interactive concepts and communication, menstrual educator and holistic practitioner) is gathering a team of interdisciplinary experts from the fields of mental health, wellbeing, menstrual education and holistic therapies to support the journey of growing up.