Community Stitch Project Round-Up! 🧵 What a joy to lead and be part of this beautiful project. It brought together an incredible group of women from diverse ages and backgrounds, offering a unique insight into the lives of Ukrainians in Lancashire. Friendships blossomed, skills were shared, and countless small acts of kindness – from homemade snacks to roses and kind words – made every moment special. Each of the 20 members explored their creativity, with many, including Kate, discovering a new love for embroidery, tapestry, and appliqué. We learned new skills and created something truly beautiful together. Thank you to each person who was part of this project, to our Spacehive donors who helped fund it, the volunteers who helped put it all together, Clitheroe library for displaying it (go check it out if you are able). Also, a huge thank you to Lancashire Evening News for sharing our story of connection, creativity, and cross-cultural community! 🇺🇦Read full story here https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/26186302.ribble-valley-arts-crafts-project-brings-people-together/
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🌱 Holistic Integrated Creative Arts Therapy
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📍 East Lancashire & beyond
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09/06/2026
Step into a warm welcoming space and feel supported by a group of no more than 12 people. ✨️We have a new Creative Wellbeing programme starting Thursday mornings from July 2nd 2026 at Trinity Hub 10am till 12 noon.
Delve into self-exploration using Creative practices, engage in supportive group discussion, practise meditation and relaxation techniques and learn a little about the brain and emotions.
Expect two practitioners to guide you through the whole process.
Booking essential. Contact Kate 07787157825 today to find out more. We would love you to join us. ✨️ Open to adults of all ages.
02/06/2026
🔔‼️We are back in Clitheroe and can’t wait to continue spreading creativity and connection!
Supported by The Clitheroe and District physiotherapy Trust, we are pleased to offer a
6 - Week subsidised Creative health and Wellbeing programme!
❤️ Please contact us directly to secure your place or find out more today!
Our final longer session with our Mercer Hall group 🌿✨
We came together for one final longer session, creating space to reflect, connect and celebrate the journey we have shared.
We started with elemental movement, giving ourselves permission to move freely, raise our mood, release tension and simply move like nobody was watching 💚
From there, we slowed things down and connected with nature through creativity, drawing flowers, exploring colour and taking inspiration from the world around us. 🌸🍃
To close, we shared affirmations with one another; small but powerful reminders of strength, resilience and the importance of continuing to nurture ourselves beyond these sessions.
Over the weeks, we have seen confidence grow, connections form and creativity become a tool for wellbeing and self-expression.
Thank you to everyone who showed up, shared space and embraced the process with openness.
❤️Your journey doesn’t end here! keep creating, keep connecting and keep being kind to yourself
😁This was all made possible by support from and
13/05/2026
Week 4 of our Creative Wellbeing Journey in Great Harwood explored the theme of relationships, connection and family structures through clay work and social atoms. 💛
Using creativity as a tool for reflection, participants explored the people, relationships and support systems that shape their lives - past and present. Through sculpting and visual mapping, important conversations emerged around identity, belonging, boundaries, loss, love and connection.
These gentle creative processes can help people express thoughts and emotions that are often difficult to put into words, whilst building confidence, self-awareness and community connection in a safe and supportive space. 🌿✨
06/05/2026
Lived Experience Exhibition -5th May 2026
Understanding the connection between art and experiences🎨
A wonderful day out with two volunteers- Liz and Maryna 🇺🇦 where we took our Community Stitch project on tour to Lancaster University.
It was a great day connecting with other organisations and hearing inspiring stories of survival.
02/05/2026
Nothing stays the same—including us. 🎭 These mask captures the many faces we wear and the beautiful, bittersweet reality of impermanence. We are a work in progress, forever evolving. ✨
What a beautiful evening at our community stitch project in Clitheroe! 🪡 It was heartwarming to see new faces, diverse textile creations, grandmothers and granddaughters stitching together, and a wonderful buzz of women supporting women. We even enjoyed Ukrainian food and a lovely surprise from Vicky Murphy! We're so grateful for this warm, supportive community and don't want it to end! Special thanks to Vic Mysko for her sewing machine skills. 🌹
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