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HushFest is on the horizon. Cornwall’s festival of quietness, shaped by our community. |
What is a Quieteer? There’s no one way to be quiet. No single story that fits us all. We’ve come to know and love a wide and wonderful range of people who feel most at home in the calm, the thoughtful, and the slow. People who care deeply, notice quietly, and move through the world…
Many of us grow up believing that connection and closeness is created through talking, quick replies and confident story-telling. For some of us, that takes significant effort – especially with new people. Recently, eleven Quieteers met at Locked In Escape Rooms in Camborne. We split into two groups. I was in The Smokehouse Curse. The others…
There are parts of us that don’t rush to the surface. They’re not hidden exactly. They’re simply not always invited out. Many of us know what it’s like to be described as the quiet one. The shy one. The one who hangs back. Over time, those descriptions can start to feel fixed, as if quietness…
Quietness is often treated as something fixed and defining. You are labelled early on, sometimes gently, sometimes carelessly. The quiet one. The shy one. The observer. The person who hangs back. Alongside those labels sits a familiar set of comparisons. Quiet or chatty. Introverted or outgoing. Confident or reserved. Visible or overlooked. For many people…
We’re Hiring: Join Quiet Connections as our Community Engagement & Volunteer Lead and help strengthen volunteer-led Meet Ups and community activity across Cornwall. Community Engagement & Volunteer Lead 24 hours per week, £26,780 pro rata. Home-based in Cornwall. About Quiet Connections Quiet Connections is a Cornwall-based Community Interest Company creating welcoming spaces for people who are…
Valentine’s Day tends to focus on one particular kind of love: romantic love. Cards, flowers, candlelit dinners, and declarations of pairing shape the story of connection that most often reaches the spotlight. For some, this story is comforting, even joyful. For others, it can quietly signal that love is only legitimate when it looks a…
Photo credit: Ron Strutt / The Old Bridge, Wadebridge We’re really glad to be sharing this news with you. From Thursday 29 January, Quiet Connections will be hosting a new weekly Meet Up in Wadebridge. The Meet Up will take place every Thursday from 11am to 1pm at the Wadebridge Family Hub. This space has been created…
For many of us who navigate the world through the lens of introversion, high sensitivity, or social anxiety, kindness is often our most natural language. We value harmony, and we are acutely aware of the emotional states of those around us. This deep-seated instinct to be considerate is a beautiful strength, yet without courage, it…
If you spend much of your day working, studying, or creating from home, you’ll know how easy it is to feel isolated or to lose focus in a space that’s meant to be comforting but is full of distractions. Sometimes we long for the gentle presence of others without the noise or social pressure of…
After the intensity of Christmas, January can arrive with a strange mix of expectations and exhaustion. The festive season often brings more socialising, more noise, more decision-making, and more emotional labour than usual. Even when parts of it are joyful, it can leave quieter, more sensitive people feeling drained. Add shorter days, colder weather, and…
For many people, Christmas is painted as a time of joy, togetherness, and celebration. But for quiet people, it can also feel exhausting or overwhelming. Busy shops and town centres filled with loud music. A constant stream of emails, adverts, and social media posts suggesting what you should be doing, buying, or feeling. Add in…
Sometimes feelings arrive because of circumstances, a transition we move through, or a sequence of small events that together leave us unsettled. All of us can feel grumpy, tired, restless, or tender at times. And in these moments, the feeling itself is the message. It is not a problem. It does not mean something needs…
We are all fascinated by storytelling, but have you ever stopped to think about the stories you tell yourself every single day? So often, a negative story is ringing in our ears – a narrative that says, ‘I can’t’ or ‘I’m not good enough.’ These old scripts can feel like a hard drive that’s stuck,…