The Money Course is a simple, interactive budgeting and money education course. It is designed to equip guests with the tools they need to get to grips with their finances, and is suitable for everyone, but with a particular emphasis on those who might be struggling.

The Money Course is open to anyone, but we particularly encourage service users of the CARE Project to sign up to this course to assist them in moving on from receiving food parcels.

The Money Course will help you:

• Explore your emotional relationship with money
• Look practically at the basic building blocks for creating your own budget
• Learn some simple tips for controlling your spending and getting your budgets to balance
• Consider the importance of savings and the benefit of setting some simple saving goals
• Think through issues of debt and the wise use of credit
• Explore some principles around money that will contribute to improved mental well-being
• Discover practical tools to manage your money day-to-day

How does it work?

Courses are run as a series of interactive sessions in small groups. 

Each session includes space for practical exercises which help unpack the topics covered, and there is the opportunity to discuss these with the course leader and other guests if you would like to.

What do others say about the course?

“It made what I felt was very complicated, very simple. I have a clear idea of what I need to do to take control of my finances”

“A big big thank you – we were in such a bad place before the course but so much happier now”. 

“[The Course] has been really significant for me. It has made me face up to the anxiety I was feeling and given me practical tools. I loved the weekly accountability and having a place to talk.”

If you are visiting this page in response to a personal bereavement, we are truly sorry for your loss. Here at The Parish Trust, we hope and pray that you may find some help and comfort here during this difficult time. If you would like to join our next Bereavement Journey Course, the details are listed on this page.

Loss needs to be processed for our physical and mental health and wellbeing. Unresolved grief can also affect our attitudes, relationships and attainment. The Bereavement Journey® is a place to talk: 7 Sessions of films and discussion for anyone, whether grieving a death now, or wanting to explore a previous bereavement that may be unresolved. This course is for bereaved adults to do their own grief work. It is supported by a Guest Manual and facilitated by a trained professional.

Attendance is recommended for all the Sessions, although it is possible to join at Session 2. It is most beneficial to attend at least a few weeks after the death – ideally after the funeral, but this is not essential and The Bereavement Journey can benefit those in anticipatory grief, also pregnancy loss.

Topics include:

• Attachment, separation and loss
• The pain and responses of grief
• Anger and guilt
• Coping with others’ reactions
• Delayed and suppressed grief
• Adjusting to change
• Moving forward healthily

Faith is reserved for the final, 7th session on Faith Questions in Bereavement, which is optional, making the course suitable for anyone of any faith or none.