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Collect of articles, updates and resources shared by the You're Welcome team.

Tewkesbury / Farms and Zoos - Gardens and Nature

February Half Term on the Farm

Come and meet our newborn lambs! Lend a hand caring for our farm animals and help us to welcome our brand new baby lambs!  Lots of fun activities, farm yoga, play in our meadow or get crafty with our farm themed activities. Wednesday 19th Feb 10am to 12.30pm – this is our smaller group for […]

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Jo Greenwood

Added 3 weeks ago

Online / Literature and Writing

Take Risks with your Writing with Gemma Bolwell

Take Risks with your Writing with tutor Gemma Bolwell This course is for writers who have attended the recent ‘Own your Writing’ course, or those who wish to explore/experiment with what they write. The course begins and ends with a face-to-face session and the middle four sessions will happen online. We will focus on experimenting […]

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Art Shape

Added 4 weeks ago

Gloucester / Arts and Crafts

Upcycling 3 with Helen Scarborough

Upcycling 3 with tutor Helen Scarborough This course is an opportunity to upcycle a selection of small objects each week exploring your creativity and imagination. We will explore pattern, shape and symmetry, whilst celebrating the work of other artists, and being inspired in your own upcycling projects. Tuesdays, 10am to 2pm at the Art Shape […]

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Art Shape

Added 4 weeks ago

Gloucestershire / Arts and Crafts - Food and Drink - Wellbeing

Our Winter Newsletter for 2025

Our Winter Newsletter is here We are excited to share with you our Autumn Newsletter. We hope you find the articles interesting and of use to you in your caring role. To view or download click here: Winter Newsletter We will be planning for our Spring Newsletter soon and would love to include some suggestions […]

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Gloucestershire Carers Hub

Added 1 month ago

Gloucestershire / Arts and Crafts - Literature and Writing - Online - Social Interest Groups - Wellbeing

Our January Programme

We would like to welcome you to our ‘January Be Connected’ programme. You will find all of the activities and sessions which we are running in January 2025 for you as unpaid Carers. You are welcome to bring along the person you support if they would like to join in. Or you can join and […]

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Gloucestershire Carers Hub

Added 2 months ago

Cheltenham / Arts and Crafts - Museums and Galleries

Art History with tutor Jo Teague

Art History with tutor Jo Teague The Wilson is an exciting resource we can use to develop our own unique work. This course will use the exhibitions and artefacts currently on display to inspire us to produce our own work. From abstract work to Arts and Crafts we will be drawing, sketching, painting and exploring […]

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Art Shape

Added 2 months ago

Gloucester / Arts and Crafts - Social Interest Groups

Sewing Machine Skills with Jo Teague

Sewing Machine Skills 2 with tutor Jo Teague Come and master using simple pattern to further develop your sewing machine skills. You will try new projects that show you the basics of following a pattern, understand the cloth and make something you can use and be proud of! Tuesdays, 10-2.30pm at the Art Shape Studio […]

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Art Shape

Added 2 months ago

Cirencester / Gardens and Nature - Parks and Green Spaces - Performing Arts - Wellbeing

January 2025 Reset!

Connect, Move, Breathe & Share is a programme of outdoor get-togethers. For adults with mild additional support and/or mental health needs who would benefit from social connection. Events involve a walk, gentle movement exercises and creative activities. We always finish with a social and drink (on us!) from the local café. Next up is a […]

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The Velcro Collective

Added 2 months ago

Gloucestershire / Literature and Writing - Social Interest Groups - Wellbeing

Our December programme

We would like to welcome you to our ‘December Be Connected’ programme. You will find all of the activities and sessions which we are running in December 2024 for you as unpaid Carers. You are welcome to bring along the person you support if they would like to join in. Or you can join and […]

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Gloucestershire Carers Hub

Added 2 months ago

Gloucester / Arts and Crafts - Social Interest Groups

Photographic Journeys with Donna Lawson

Photographic Journeys with tutor Donna Lawson Building on the knowledge of digital photography you have already learned, you will create detailed art portraits and learn how flash lighting can help light your subjects, as well as exploring Macro photography. You will experiment with flexing the shutter speed to create ICM (intentional camera movements), focus length […]

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Art Shape

Added 2 months ago

Cheltenham / Arts and Crafts - Parenting

Creative Mums 5 with Sue Condi-Gardner

Creative Mums 5 with tutor Sue Condi-Gardner Come and join us on this arts and craft course at the Oasis Centre in Cheltenham. Take some time out for yourself, meet other mums and learn a variety of new artistic techniques and skills. You will incorporate every day maths skills while you create unique artworks. The […]

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Art Shape

Added 2 months ago

Gloucester / Arts and Crafts - Social Interest Groups

Ready, Thready, Sew 2 with Jo Teague

Ready, Thready, Sew 2 with tutor Jo Teague Cross stitch is more than making pictures. Come and join us on this course to explore some of the modern ways to use this simple stitch and make your own sampler to brighten your day. This course will explore how the things we make can help with […]

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Art Shape

Added 2 months ago