Archive for the “Younger adults (eg 16-35)” category
The Summit-rock climbing group
The Summit is a climbing group run in Calderdale for people who use mental health services. The group, which has been running since March 2012, gives individuals the opportunity to learn to climb independently without supervision. Individuals in the group develop more confidence when climbing …
Sticks and Stones
To mark World Aids Day 2012, Plus Me and Creative Recovery created a large scale art installation which asked local people ‘How accepting is our town?’ and explored the impact of discrimination. The project combined a number of art forms, including film, textiles, music and audio …
Drama performance – Stars in your Eyes
The Pontefract Family Centre is a local charity that supports people with learning disabilities. This project will be run over six months and aims to increase the opportunity for service users to engage in drama activities and work towards starring in a performance. People with …
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Inclusion, equality and wellbeing
The artwork sessions delivered under this project intend to offer local people in Barnsley the opportunity to learn a new skill, build confidence in their abilities and socialise with others from their local communities. The art sessions are delivered weekly, led by a local artist …
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State of Mind – what’s yours Barnsley
The State of Mind project is a national initiative that has been brought to Barnsley by PSS health trainers, the Trust’s recovery and wellbeing services and action space mobile, to improve local people’s mental fitness and wellbeing through sport and educational messages. To kick off …
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Spirit
Spirit offers activities for people of all ages throughout Barnsley including postural stability and falls prevention, chair based exercise and movement to music. The sessions are open to all, including people with learning disabilities, older people, people recovering from mental illness, people recovering from stroke/ …
Using creative approaches with young people to engage them in service improvement
Working in partnership with Qdos Creates, CAMHS (Child and Adolescent mental health service) in Barnsley have introduced a series of creative workshops to engage young people in touch with their service in new activities to help them express their personal journeys and goals. Young people …
LD Football Fun Days
What’s it about? Fun packed, accessible, mixed ability quarterly football/ball based activities for adults with learning disabilities from across Barnsley, Calderdale, Wakefield and Kirklees. Booking is essential. Who’s this for? Adults who use the Trust learning disability services, their carers and external organisations. When and …
Annapurna Indian Dance
Spices, songs and stories aims to give local people in Calderdale the opportunity to get involved in workshops that utilise dance, storytelling and songs to positively improve health and wellbeing. The workshops are developed and delivered by Annapurna Indian Dance, an organisation that aims to …
The Walking Project
This project provided the opportunity for service users to become more active, physically fit and reflect how this can improve their mental wellbeing by offering 12 weekly walking/Nordic walking sessions culminating in a residential walking challenge which included education around safety and map reading. Supporting service …