CREATIVITY WORKS

Creativity Works, a local arts organisation, offer a range of free creative resources aimed at supporting your wellbeing during these challenging times. Engaging in some creative activity can really help to alleviate feelings of low mood, anxiety, and isolation. There’s journaling, creative writing and creative arts and crafts courses being run online via Zoom, plus if you prefer to go at your own pace, resources that you can access online.

Upcoming online courses: Journaling for Wellbeing

6-week course with Multi-Media Artist, Jill Carter Wednesdays 10.30 am – 12 noon Dates: 3, 10, 17 & 24 February, 3 March 2021

Explore the art of rediscovering yourself through creative journaling. Enjoy writing, drawing, doodling and mixed media collage. Enrol: conta.cc/3o9iTzY

Writing for Wellbeing

5-week course with writer Christina Sanders Mondays 2pm – 3.30pm 22nd Feb – 29th March 2021

Develop your confidence using writing to support health and wellbeing. Using playful, constructive, and focused techniques to help you explore and use your imagination and manage your moods. Enrol on the online TASTER session Monday 22nd Feb 2pm – 3.30pm here: conta.cc/33D3UXn

Enrol on the 5-week course Mondays 2pm – 3.30pm, 1st – 29th March here: conta.cc/3o9iTzY

Online Peer Groups

Run by members for the members with visiting artists and creative volunteers

Visiting artist, Barbara Disney will host sessions until 9th Feb 2021 A peer-led art project exploring different art techniques and new skills with a friendly group of adults that aim to support people who feel socially isolated. Enrol: onta.cc/33vnS6f

Writing Space

Tuesdays 2pm – 3.30pm A friendly peer-led creative writing project for people of all writing skills. Facilitated sessions with fun opportunities to develop and share your ideas. No previous experience necessary. Enrol: conta.cc/2JCeW89

HOW TO BOOK:

Limited spaces, please book in advance Contact Philippa philippa@creativityworks.org.uk Phone: 07715 382 877

Jaq: jaq@creativityworks.org.uk Phone: 07921 880056

Or visit www.creativityworks.org.uk

Rather go at your own pace?

If you’d like to get creative in your own time, there are a series of short creative activities via the Creativity Works YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/user/ CreativityWorks4 Plus a series of downloadable Wellbeing Packs full of creative ideas, quizzes, exercises and wellbeing tips, created in partnership, available from the 3SG website: www.compassioncb.org.uk/wellbeingpacks

If you, or someone you know doesn’t have access to the internet, you can request a Wellbeing Pack to be delivered to their door by a volunteer.