Archive for the “0-18 year olds” category
Sprout – Growing works
What’s it about? It’s fun, social, outdoor activities for families who have children with additional needs. Weekly accessible and non-judgmental sessions to build skills and learn through play which also provide a break and a support network for parents/carers to gain advice from other parent/carers. …
Words in Mind—volunteering kirklees
What’s it about? This is a lottery funded project which aims to recruit, train and support volunteers to facilitate groups of people who want to enjoy literature and reading in all its forms. This is called bibliotherapy. It will offer a service to wards, care homes, …
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Sprout
What’s it about? This project provides fun, social, outdoor activities for families who have children with additional needs. We offer weekly accessible and non-judgmental sessions to build skills and learn through play. It also provides a break and a support network for parents or carers …
Sprout @ Growing Works
What’s it about? Social, fun, outdoor activities for the whole family. Be who you are, learn new skills & make friends. Accessible and non-judgmental sessions which include bushcraft, gardening, outdoor cooking, crafts and more. A chance for parent/carers to gain advice and support from others …
Mens Shed Community Group @ Yorkshire Children Centre
What’s it about? Mens Shed is about skill sharing, informal learning, community spirit, achievement and social interaction. Activities include bike maintenance, woodwork and gardening. We also have a pool table, darts and games in our community space. Plus there is a cup of tea for …
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Ability Counts Football
What’s it about? Do you know someone aged 8 plus who has mental health problems or a disability and would like to get into football? Then this project is for you—we have adults and junior teams who play in the Ability Counts Leagues in West …
Re-Cycle
What’s it all about? Led by Spectrum People, a bike workshop opened June 2015, this is about providing a supportive activity for vulnerable adults. This has developed into a larger scheme – Re-Cycle – providing bike repairs on a commercial basis (in Castleford centre) to …
Star bereavement support group
Summary We will be using creative approaches including arts, crafts, drama and film to engage children and young people in developing healthy ways of coping with grief. We work therapeutically and practically to support children and young people when someone dies, ensuring they are able …
Edible gardening clubs
Summary Incredible Edible already run weekly edible gardening club sessions at six locations in the district and our latest initiative is to enable service users from mental health and learning disabilities services to come along to Fieldhead to take part in therapeutic horticulture during the …
Women’s voices ring out
This project will work with targeted groups of female service users or carers and Trust staff through training and skills development, tasters, and a series of varied creative workshops. The group will also host monthly women only, safe, creative celebrations called ‘Women’s voices ring out’ events. The project will: …