Friends of Wolverham Community Centre, Ellesmere Port

• Combined Arts • 16 participants / 9 volunteers • 7 sessions (November 2021 - January 2022)

Enable activity to restart Bring communities together Funding will ensure people feel safe participating

The group uses creativity to produce art and craft work, with participants in home and supported living, meeting socially to create work alongside parents and support workers.

Funding enabled creative sessions to restart in person and open up to new members to join 7 sessions, covering:

• Using different painting techniques; • Self portrait pictures using different materials; • Work in art books with different colours; • Work on canvas, choosing and using background canvas for self portraits and other designs; • Creating stories and poems linked to the project; • Sharing, discussing and celebrating their work.

Participant feedback poem:

Thursday Crazy Creators Here I am Happy to be back. Meeting friends. Talking, Singing, Laughing. Always Jolly and Joking. Making a mess. Painting, Drawing and Gluing. Here We are. Enjoying creating. Good to be back. We have missed each other. We now have a new name. The Thursday Crazy Creators.

“Everyone- learners, volunteers, assisted living supporters and tutor who took part have enjoyed the sessions and want to continue.” - Leader

LEGACY: The tutors and volunteers plan to continue live sessions with the group, bringing in additional funding to support this.