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Creative Pathways

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Creative Pathways - Creation Station

Creative Pathways, known as Creation Station to our participants, is a hoot creative arts programme designed for adults aged 18 or over with Learning Disabilities and/or Autism. 

Creative Pathways offers a range of free creative activities aimed at empowering individuals to express themselves, develop new skills, and enhance their overall well-being. Sessions are held in residential settings and community locations across Kirklees. Participants can join with or without a support worker. Each session is facilitated by an Artist and a hoot Creative Support Worker to assist participants in accessing their creativity. 

No prior artistic experience is needed to join. If you are interested in being creative and learning new skills in a friendly and supportive environment, Creative Pathways is for you. Participants in Creative Pathways engage in diverse and enriching creative activities designed to inspire and develop artistic skills. Whether through music, visual arts, dance or other creative forms, our programme provides opportunities for personal expression and social connection. 

What's On- visit our Activities page to read more about what activities are on offer:

How to access: You can sign up to join on hoot's website or complete a referral on behalf of someone else if you are from an organisation.

For more information please contact Project Manager Kelly Munro-Fawcett: kelly@hootcreativearts.co.uk  

Creative Pathways - Creation Station is funded by

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Creative Pathways 2018 - 2021

From 2018 - 2021 Creative Pathways worked with people experiencing enduring mental health needs in supported housing or hospital settings, including work with people with learning disabilities.

We developed a residency programme, where hoot artists worked with settings to support the improved wellbeing of their residents through creative activity. Through the programme, residents at various settings developed social bonds through shared experience, which in turn has supported people to form friendships, alongside participation in the creative activities themselves improving wellbeing. As residencies developed we encouraged volunteering from residents to support the delivery as a means of progression.

Workshops took place in a traditional face to face style within Kirklees and the surrounding area, or at a distance using our pioneering face to face remote methodology – deliver ingover 35 workshops during the Covid 19 pandemic when the doors of our partner organisations were closed to external visitors.

Creative Pathways 2018 - 2021 was funded by

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Out of the Blue

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The Out of the Blue programme is the Creative Arts, Mental Health and Wellbeing service funded by Kirklees Council and the NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board.

The programme of creative activities is free for Kirklees residents who are aged 18 or over and who want to protect their mental health and wellbeing, or are experiencing issues with their mental health. A diagnosis is not needed to sign up.

Out of the Blue offers a range of creative activities that people can access in Huddersfield, Dewsbury, and online. No prior artistic experience or special materials are needed as all activities are run by experienced community artists, musicians & writers. Activities take place in groups where people can meet and talk with other people who are interested in being creative. See what activities people can join online or from home here.

Those attending Out of the Blue activities are supported to reach their personal and creative goals by completing a Creative Arts Plan with one of hoot’s creative support workers.

For more information on the Out of the Blue programme contact referrals@hootcreativearts.co.uk 

Working Together Better Partnership

hoot is part of the Working Together Better Partnership of voluntary sector mental health services in Kirklees. The aim of the partnership is to aim is to improve community mental health services, ensure services are accessible to all, enable and create independence and resilience, increase positive outcomes for people in our services, and increase prevention and early intervention work. https://www.workingtogetherbetter.org.uk/

Read about the Out of the Blue service in our reports:

April 2025 - March 2026

April 2024 - March 2025

April 2023 - March 2024

April 2022 - March 2023

April 2021 - March 2022

April 2020 - March 2021

 

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hoot has over 18 years’ experience of running creative activities that are fun, engaging and good for our mental health and wellbeing.  We work with artists who specialise in harmony singing, music making, song writing, visual arts, creative writing and digital music making.

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Lockdown and remote working has presented many challenges and insights into our working lives and the role it plays in life other than purely financial. As we consider the practicalities of returning to offices and what ‘agile’ working policies really entail we need to reconnect as colleagues and have some fun together. hoot can help you build this into a working week with creative activities that make you feel good. These can include a programme of sessions throughout the year or one off sessions to support a particular phase of change and readjustment. Please complete the enquiry form below to get in touch and discuss your particular needs.

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If you'd like to send a donation direct to hoot you can do so via PayPal. You don't need a Paypal account. 

You can also donate by cheque made payable to Hoot Creative Arts.

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You can nominate hoot to receive a donation from shops you use online. This does not cost you anything extra as the money is donated by the company and it's completely free to sign up. Support hoot whilst shopping online

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We are very grateful to everyone who choses to fundraise for hoot and the work we do. If you are interested in fundraising for us please complete the form below to tell us a little bit about your idea and how we can contribute.

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hoot has a limited number of volunteer roles available. Currently all our volunteer roles are full but if you would like to hear about future opportunities please fill in the enquiry form below. 

Note: We can only offer volunteering and placements to people aged 18 or over. 

Are you interested in volunteering as a Trustee on hoot's Board? Visit this page to find out more.

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We cannot currently offer placement opportunities to students.

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