Spaces
I produce, facilitate and hold spaces where people can gather, network, organise, create and heal. These spaces can be in-person, online or a mix of the two. Below are my current spaces.
Creative Practitioner with Bradford 2025Throughout 2025 I am working as a Creative Practitioner for Bradford 2025 City Of Culture ‘Our Patch’ community programme. This Bradford area wide initiative is about taking free creativity in so many formats into our community centres, faith settings, libraries, social hubs and more.
Over the spring and summer I am facilitating Creative Grief sessions at Lower Grange community centre and a programme of arts and crafts workshops at the Marie Curie Hospice in Bradford. |
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My gardenI open my garden for various community events throughout the year and it’s a space where I usually love to work, play and to hang out with friends. Since my border collie Floss died in 2023 my connection with my garden has been fragile and difficult. This year, along with the arrival of Herbie the working cocker spaniel puppy, I’m feeling a lot more passionate for this urban space again and I’m looking forward to planning and implementing more permaculture design here.
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Creative Zone art journalingTaking place on the 3rd Monday of each month 5-7pm at Salts Works in Saltaire, Creative Zone Art Journaling Workshops are a friendly and relaxed space for people who identify as LGBTQ+ to connect with others and get creative.
Creative Zone events are especially designed with the needs of disabled and neurodivergent queer people in mind. They are Covid safer spaces, meaning that folk are asked to wear a mask if they can. More details in the booking link. And book your free place via this link There are a limited number of places to join in the workshop via Zoom - get in touch for more details. Thanks to the Bradford 2025 City Of Culture Social Prescribing awards for funding these workshops. |
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Shipley Green DrinksShipley Green Drinks is an Informal and friendly social networking event for climate solutions, on the 3rd Thursday of each month from 5-7 at The Dandelion Cafe iShipley, BD183HU
Each month, along with some semi-structured networking time there is a talk, workshops and tutoring or facilitated discussion about an issue relating to climate solutions. The Dandelion Cafe sell their regular menu of delicious food and drink for Green Drinks attendees to order. |
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Death Cafe training and facilitationI facilitate Death Cafe training and facilitation in a diverse range of settings - in recent times these have included, Leeds City Museum, online with Equity Partnership a Bradford based LGBTQ+ organisation, Hyde Park Sources, a community garden and as part of research and development for Displace Yourself Theatre, a Bradford based arts organisation
(Image from deathcafe.com) |
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