Big Idea, volunteer! Tying in to National Volunteers’ Week, this month we’ll be focusing on all things volunteering. Learn new skills, make new friends, and discover new places in your local area! Check out your Journal for some fun activities and information to help you get started. Download it here or…
Business Support Office Natalie Beatty recently joined Creative Support from the education sector. She shares her thoughts on the lack of support for neurodivergent children in school. There is a social disparity in the educational experiences of autistic people versus their neurotypical peers. I have worked in secondary schools and…
Issue #38 of Creative Life magazine is now out for you all to read and enjoy! This special 'Community Connections' issue focusses on our first four monthly themes: Family and Friends, Community Kindness, Love Your Library and Get on Growing. On the front cover you'll see siblings Robert, Amy and…
The rising cost and poor availability of childcare alongside the wider cost of living crisis is an ongoing concern for many parents, and for people who would like to have children in the near future. It’s becoming such a problem that the declining birth rates we’re seeing across many countries…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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:…
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…
