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From selfies to still life with Shabang Inclusive
What’s it about? This project will teach digital photography and editing skills and give the young people opportunities to exhibit their work, make new friends in a sociable environment, increase confidence, self-esteem and self-belief. Who’s it for? Young adults with an additional need or learning disability …
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Froglife- Green Pathways
What’s it about? Kirklees Green Pathways works with young people aged 16-24 with a mental health condition. The young people attend regular outdoor sessions working on creating and restoring wildlife friendly habitats, species surveying, arts & crafts activities. A participation fee of £2.00 is required. …
Creative pie with Hoot Creative Arts
What’s it about? Share your creative work in safe and supportive places, or come along just to watch. We encourage all kinds of creativity: performances and visual work. With performance skills workshops attached to help you be a more confident performer. Plus opportunities to be …
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Get into indoor cricket in partnership with Yorkshire Cricket Board
What’s it about? Want to play cricket? Need a bit of coaching to improve your skills or just fancy trying something different for a change? The Get into indoor cricket project involves weekly cricket training sessions with ECB Level 3 qualified coach Chris Schofield, and …
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Natural achievers @ The Froglife Trust
What’s it about? Natural Achievers delivers a 12 week programme of outdoor, conservation focused activities for men with mental health issues (the project does not exclude women if they wish to attend). The participants work at local nature reserves, community green spaces and allotments. Activities …
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Nature in Mind @ Oakwell Hall
What’s it about? A session exploring and embracing the enjoyment of nature and the outdoors with sessions including Mindfulness Outdoors, bibliotherapy, creative writing, percussion, Tai Chi and nature inspired art. Who it’s for? Adults with mental health issues using Trust services who also have physical …
Songs bridging the world – WomenCentre Kirklees
What’s it about? This brings together sounds, songs, rhythms from around the world, as well as making our own ‘world songs’. This is a way of celebrating being part of the world and is part of all our well being. There are showcase events for …
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Welcome to your theatre
What’s it about? Drama activity led by Theatre Royal Wakefield, including devising and improvisation skills workshops, a writing workshop, and rehearsals for a performed sharing (on stage or on camera). This will be followed by supported theatre visits, with opportunities to discuss the show with …
Dementia Friendly garden
What’s it about? We are looking to produce a dementia friendly and sensory garden on the land to the rear of the library. The land is owned by the local council but we have had permission to develop the land. We run a group called …
Subject to Change- Yorkshire Sculpture Park
What’s it about? Subject to Change is a new project at Yorkshire Sculpture Park, building on six years learning from partnership projects with Creative Minds. We will build relationships with mental health service providers to recruit 20 working age adults with lived experience of mental …
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