Rebuild our community facility after Storm Eowyn

Help Us Rebuild & Grow Lochar Mill Wellness!

Hi, we’re Lucy and Alan Clark, founders of Lochar Mill Wellness, a place for health, healing, and connection—right by the river, just outside Strathaven, South Lanarkshire.

We opened our doors in November 2024, after 6 months hard graft, bringing infrared sauna and cold water therapy to our community, helping people improve their health, manage chronic conditions, and find space for self-care.

Then 'Storm Eowyn' hit!

*Our Story So Far…*

We started with an 'outdoor sauna', but let’s be honest—Scottish weather had other plans. Despite our best efforts to protect it, the storm took it down.

At first, we felt defeated. But then we looked around at the amazing community we’ve built. The messages of support, people stopping us in the street to say, emails, text messages and via our socials - 'Don’t give up!' - they meant everything.

So, we’re not giving up -we’re coming back stronger.

Our Vision: A Better, Weatherproof Lochar Mill Wellness!

With your help, we can create a stronger, more resilient wellness space, that our community can enjoy for years to come:

A new infra-red sauna—built to withstand the elements, offering year-round access to state-of-the art heat therapy.

A covered area over the sauna, adding protection, a place to seat out of the elements overlooking the river, for peaceful reflection, relaxation, and connection.

'The Hygge Hut' - a warm, plant-filled sanctuary (polytunnel) to sit with friends, share food, read a good book or simply listen to the water. And if you fancy watering the veggies while you're in there, please do!

A swinging seat for relaxation—replacing the old children’s swings, so adults can sit, chat, and unwind. We already have the frame, just need a swing seat big enough for 2, some cushions and blankets.

'The Crannag’—a year-round private hire roofed space next to the fire pit, for events, community gatherings, and wellness activities and workshops.

And our most important work via the Community Interest Company and which we hoped will be funded through local and national grants will be:

Free community wellness events— yoga, meditation, and resilience workshops, Tai Chi, nutrition workshops, sound bath sessions; accessible to all.

Funded sauna & cold therapy for those in need—helping people access regular sessions for those enduring cancer, arthritis, fibromyalgia, mental health conditions, chronic pain or chronic fatigue, for example.

How You Can Help

Your donation—big or small—will help us rebuild and expand so that more people can access these incredible wellness therapies.

We know times are tough, and even if you can’t donate, a **share** of this page would mean the world to us.

Let’s rebuild together. Let’s make Lochar Mill Wellness a space where people can connect with nature, connect with themselves, and connect with each other.

Thank you for your support!

Lucy & Alan

PS. Anyone donating us £50 will be get that back in kind with a 60 min session for 2 people Sauna + Cold water, when we are back up and running, as a thank you for believing in us!

But even a donation of £1 would be AMAZING!!!