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Volunteer Appreciation Award

Volunteer Appreciation Award


Do you have a volunteer at your service who you really appreciate? Let us know! We’re marking this year’s National Volunteers’ Week by celebrating our wonderful volunteers with a special award. Creative Support wouldn’t be the same without our inspirational volunteers who bring their skills, experience and dedication to enrich…

MHA Week; 5-4-3-2-1 Technique

MHA Week; 5-4-3-2-1 Technique


The theme of this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week is Anxiety, and it’s something common to most of us at some point in our lives. Sometimes anxiety can become an overwhelming feeling which you can’t shake, and staying in this prolonged anxious state has impacts on both your mental and…

Festival Fiesta Grants – Now Open!

Festival Fiesta Grants – Now Open!


Let's Have A Fiesta! We are pleased as punch to announce that our latest round of grants are now open! We want to offer you the chance to be part of a festival in a way that works for you so we are offering three different pots of funding. Grand Fiesta…

Mental Health Awareness Week; Resources

Mental Health Awareness Week; Resources


Today marks the beginning of Mental Health Awareness Week, an opportunity for everyone to learn more about mental health to support ourselves, our friends and family members. Taking care of your mental health is so important. We look after our physical bodies, and often forget about our brains, but they…

Creative Stars Winners – April

Creative Stars Winners – April


Congratulations to our latest round of Creative Stars winners! Our service user awards celebrate the people who shine brightly and do wonderful things for each other. We have four exciting category winners, who will receive a badge, £30 Love2Shop voucher and a certificate. Congratulations to this month's round of winners:…

2023 Art Competition Now Open!

2023 Art Competition Now Open!


You can now enter this year’s Art Competition to be featured in our 2024 Creative Support Calendar and receive a special We Care hoodie. This competition is open for both service users and staff. Our panel of judges will choose 12 winning entries, one to represent each month, and we love…

Announcing the We Care Awards

Announcing the We Care Awards


As you will be aware this year we launched We Care. We Care sets out the values and ethos that underpins everything we do at Creative Support. It’s what makes us and our services special. With that in mind we are ready to relaunch our new staff awards, replacing the ever…

Getting Out, Feeling Great

Getting Out, Feeling Great


Our local areas are treasure troves of interesting and meaningful places that help us to enjoy our community. With new shops, beautiful parks, and fun events or community groups, the possibilities on your doorstep are endless. This month, we want to encourage you to get out and feel great! Beyond…

Garden Centre Glory

Garden Centre Glory


As part of Get on Growing month, we want to encourage you to grow your own and embrace green spaces! Check out everything else we're doing this month here. If you’re not a frequent garden centre goer, you might think there’s not much to buy other than plants and garden…

Anna’s Blog – The Impact of Prepayment Meters


The cost of living crisis continues to impact on people across the UK. Recent changes to rules around energy bills, which came into force on 1st April, mean that costs are set to climb once again. Although many of us can take steps to limit energy costs due to the changing…