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Espression - Interactive Art Studio & CafƩ

espression - interactive art studio & cafć©

Kent

Welcome to our Espression Arts Family, make yourself at home whilst I pop the kettle on. How are you today? Espression Arts is a creative community led by Me, Catherine, the founder, the glue behind our special, arty enterprise. I live in a small village partner to a very patient Daddy Jean who puts up with the hours of work and energy we give to projects and our clients. I am Mummy to my two beautiful children, Melodie 7, and Jerome 11, who are often with me on projects and at events, along with Daisy Dog who sometimes comes along too! I grew up with a creative and hard-working family, My dedication, work ethic, and focus for things I believe in, I get from them. My Mum who now lives with Parkinson’s in an annex in our garden spends her spare time when she isn’t bowling in the village as one of Espression Arts many creative volunteers. If I am not working I am found snuggling on the sofa watching films with a gin and tonic! Whilst studying Visual Arts at Goldsmiths University London I enjoyed spending my spare time getting to know the local community, working in pubs, and helping with play schemes. Since then, I spent 25 years developing my community facilitation and project management skills starting in youth work management working for an environmental charity in Southeast London. In 2009 we left the big city and started our Pottery Painting Community Journey in the historic town of Canterbury, opening our interactive arts café. This is where our family grew with everyone who loved pottery painting as much as we did! Sadly, the interactive arts café, closed at the end of 2020 during the Covid19 Pandemic, but we are still going strong! We continue sharing arts and wellbeing experiences with others! Happily our Espression Arts Family is just getting bigger and bigger as a result. In 2017, our family business became not for profit and became a Social Enterprise which has helped us to take profits from sales of our ceramic products, parties, and workshops, combined with successful grant applications, and deliver some of the best community projects in Kent. I am proud of our position in the local community feel respected for both business and charitable, endeavours, before the pandemic we were awarded Kent Messenger Best Creative Volunteer Project for both Canterbury and all of Kent, we were even finalists for Kent Dementia Friendly Awards. We under-promise and over-deliver with passion for people and give everyone the opportunity to experience art. There are many ways you could support our creative family! Community Arts In Kent If you would like us to chat with you more about what we can deliver for your community, group, or organisation please get in touch, to read more about the benefits of Arts and Wellbeing click here. Apply to be a Creative Volunteer If you would like to become one of our creative family by applying to become a Creative Volunteer we have many different roles which are flexible to you, your interests, skills or needs, then please get in touch here. Buy a Kit, a workshop, a party or invite us to your event! Have you heard the saying that when someone buys from a small business the owner does a happy dance? This also works for small social enterprise businesses like ours we want to reach as many people with creativity as possible. We also want our volunteers to have as many different experiences as possible! Contact Catherine@espression.co.uk for more details or jump over to our shop!

London Film Academy

london film academy

4.5(84)

London

Our story began in 2001 when our search for an ideal film course led us to create our own boutique film school in a converted church in Fulham Broadway, London. London Film Academy is now internationally recognised as an innovative film school that offers more than just an education in film. We produce world-class filmmakers who thrive in an environment that emulates real world realities. We are a school that is dedicated to creating the best of the best while adopting a hands-on approach and ensuring we always keep to our ethos of creating a collaborative, friendly and inclusive learning environment at the core of everything we do. Our multi-disciplinary approach emulates the hard-working realities within all facets of the film and television industries and allows you to develop into an informed and responsible filmmaker, honing your craft in small groups, within a collaborative, nurturing environment. Our goal is to make film training accessible. Most of all, we believe that if you’ve got a head for film, then we can teach you how to approach the industry and give it all you’ve got. And with more than 95% of our diploma graduates working in the industry within three months of finishing with us, our courses speak for themselves. Since our inception we have nurtured and produced hundreds of world-class filmmakers who have gone on to make their own independent projects and work on some of the biggest UK productions including: 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi', 'Justice League', 'Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald', 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' and 'Alien Covenant' - to name but a few. LFA is more than just a film school, it's a place where learning is doing. Our goal is to make film training accessible. As a not-for-profit trust, we offer financially assisted places with all-inclusive course fees, award-winning tutors and access to the very latest equipment, software and facilities. We welcome applicants who are typically proactive, creative and dedicated team players, from across the globe and with any amount of experience. We will help you to become the filmmaker you’ve always aspired to be. Whether you’re looking for an undergraduate, postgraduate, or specialised short course, we cover every filmmaking discipline from fiction to documentary-making, screenwriting to producing. Recognised as a centre of excellence, we are registered with Office for Students (OfS), reviewed by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education, and partner with some of the most original and forward-thinking voices in the creative industry today. We work with some incredible talent and industry professionals, and ensure our courses are current and industry-relevant. We boast guest speakers including the likes of Jan Harlan (‘A.I. Artificial Intelligence’), Hossein Amini (‘Drive’), Steven Knight ('Peaky Blinders'), Pawel Pawlikowski ('Ida'), Sam Bain (‘Fresh Meat’) and Phil Meheux (‘Casino Royale’) to name a few. And even our regular tutors have an impressive combined track record and continue to produce numerous high-profile feature films, TV dramas, shorts, documentaries, corporate films, music promos and commercials. You’ll learn from the best in your pursuit for filmmaking excellence. We are unique in being able to nurture on-going productions by offering graduates membership to our Filmmaker's Club, with access to networking events, exclusive job lists and advice from some of the world’s greatest filmmakers. London Film Academy is more than just a film school. If you have a head for film, and are passionate, inspired and want to find your own voice, then you can rest assured that you’ll leave us equipped with the skills, knowledge and on-going support to succeed in today’s competitive industry. We look forward to welcoming you to London Film Academy.

Derbyshire Flying Centre

derbyshire flying centre

4.1(13)

Buxton

The Derbyshire Flying Centre, established by Stephen Hudson CFI – Senior Instructor, British Hang Gliding/Paragliding team. BHPA Merit Award. Derbyshire is the place to learn to Paraglide and Hang Glide, with the variant UK weather producing highly skilled and knowledgeable pilots. If flying is for you, then we share you enthusiasm and can take you through the BHPA pilot qualifications. To open up new horizons. “an experience beyond imagination”, the ability to fly as free as a bird. How to avoid web spin, Go to a flying site and speak to the pilots about “Bravery, knowledge and skill” pg d-f-c web 4view DFC video To make the most of Paragliding UK weather we open year round. lessons from £150. Contact Steve on 0776 272 9663 If you want to purchase a Paraglidier / Hang glider We can meet all your flight equipment needs with suitable equipment that matches your individual flying style. We offer great value, courses take a look at Booking info/costs. Try a Taster day PG Courses or Hang gliding with us. Almost anyone can learn to fly a Paraglider/Hang-glider. However, a degree of fitness and mental agility is required. These aircraft are simple to fly, but it is nonetheless still “aviation”. The pilot’s attitude to safety and airmanship is what ensures an accident free flying career. Why not give our Taster day a try, like Jeff and see if you were born to fly. BBC. Radio. Jeff Cuttell paragliding taster day. logo bhpa 3‘Why fly with us? We have close links with the Derbyshire Soaring Club to enable a smooth transition from school to club. We have enabled hundreds of pilots to reach their goals. You can meet them on any flyable hill. We understand that learning to fly can be expensive and scary. Training is absolutely vital! Choose the DFC as the place to try this three dimensional sport. Like Chris with his amazing Paragliding journey. Safety: Hang Gliding and Paragliding are extreme sports, like all adventure sports are dangerous. All BHPA schools will discuss their safety record with you. As a pilot you must take care of your own safety at all time. DFC. We do not spend your money on advertising frivolously. We try to keep our overheads low, standards high and offer excellent value for money. For over twenty Five years we have negotiated training hills in the beautiful Peak District National Park. Flying sites link Expert flight instruction is carried out by BHPA qualified instructors. We are a small friendly team led by Steve Hudson CFI email Steve@d-f-c.co.uk whose knowledge of local sites and conditions will make your passage to pilot a success. The DFC has a proven history of successfully qualifying people to club pilot standard and sourcing them the very best flying equipment.

Fox Wood Forest School

fox wood forest school

Roydon

Fox Wood Forest School was founded in April 2016 and registered as a not for profit company in November of the same year. The following aims are at the heart of what we do: to support both physical and mental wellbeing of all participants through time in nature, adventurous play and connection with others to encourage children and families to connect with nature through play and exploration, so that they might be the ones to protect it in future to create a haven for wildlife within our local community Meet the team - All of whom live locally in Roydon and Diss Ange - Director - Chair Forest school leader, teacher and mother of three. I am passionate about giving children the opportunity to learn through child led play. I taught for seven years mostly in Norfolk, I loved the buzz and excitement of working with children, but was frustrated by the constraints of the school curriculum, so after a break to have children I explored other avenues. Through Suffolk Wildlife Trust I discovered Forest School - I had finally found what I wanted to do! What I love most about Forest School is seeing children gain confidence, resilience and independence. Watching the look of determination on their faces as they persevere with something challenging and seeing their pride and smiles of joy when they succeed is really special. Louise - Director - Secretary Mum of two who loves the natural world and getting creative. I hold a Level 3 qualification in Childhood Studies and I have worked with children and families for 16yrs+ in a variety of roles including; Nursery Nurse, Play Worker, SEN teaching assistant and Education Officer. I also run family art workshops, community art projects and illustrate nature connection activities Play.Make.Create.Art. I became a Level 3 Forest School Leader because it encompasses everything I’m passionate about, play and nature! Child led play is so important to help develop confidence, problem solving and resilience. Forest school promotes this with a connection to nature, encouraging learners to explore and be adventurous with freedom. Both my boys have benefitted hugely from forest school, improving their wellbeing and independence. I love to see them fully engaged in the natural world and confident to try new things, unplugged and free to play! Lorraine - Director - Treasurer Teacher, mum, home educator, avid supporter of forest school and regular volunteer at Fox Wood. I fully support the forest school ethos of giving children freedom to play in exciting and beautiful natural environments, enabling them to foster a love of the outdoors. The benefits I have observed for my own children include; increased confidence and a readiness to push and challenge themselves, they have gained new skills and have a greater consideration for the local environment. I would love to see this unique resource and essential childhood play experience available for the benefit of more local families. Jennie - Director Local mum, keen supporter of forest school and regular volunteer. I value the opportunity it offers for children in my local community to spend more time outside learning through adventurous play

Spectacular Woman

spectacular woman

I am Victoria Griffith and I wanted to share my excitement about this forum for women and to also let you know a little bit about myself so that you realize that I understand where you are coming from. I am one of you. As a domestic violence survivor, I went through the mental and physical challenges that each of us go through and my struggle took me to the dark places. As a teenager, I felt that sense of disconnect and doubt but my journey led me to the other side where I was able to overcome and heal. My goal is to let you know that there is hope and through patience and focus, you can believe in yourself, let go of self-doubt and take charge of your life again. Working together, I will take your hand and walk you through the process of releasing the fears and insecurities and begin the discovery of awakening your confidence and passion again. I believe that you deserve to be empowered and I can show you the path that can take you there. I will not let you down in your faith and trust in me. I am a mother, transformational life skills strategist, author, consultant, inspirational speaker, survivor of domestic violence, school governor and founder and CEO of Spectacular Woman. My personal road has led me to that sense of well-being and I have found my purpose. Working with women within these realms, I have seen wonderful things happen. Many have escaped the barriers to become the incredible individuals that they were meant to be, achieving their dreams, moving forward with promotions, careers and love. I created Spectacular Woman as a combination safe place, with carefully crafted inspirational and empowering networks and programs. Our shared experiences have given me the chance to see that many have limited beliefs and lack self-worth and confidence. My mission is to unlock as well as unblock these limitations so that you become energized in your life and take the action steps that will give you the ability to fulfill your complete potential. As a result of the many relationships and successes, I established the Spectacular Woman Club. This is a shared place where everyone feels safe, secure, and supported as they make their personal journeys. Our club amplifies, transforms and equips each woman so that they feel empowered to make the changes they want in their lives to achieve their ultimate goals for every life aspect. I have devoted many years working as a lecturer of Social Policy in the secondary school and further education system areas. Having spent thirteen years in the Criminal Justice System, including the Youth Offending Team, I have a unique perspective as well as compassion. I was privileged to work with the Women’s Victim Support Unit, working closely with women who were victims of domestic violence. In my local community, I organized conferences on domestic violence and also facilitated parenting support for parents with challenging teenagers. This background allowed me to develop and deliver the Live Wise TeenDV SRE Preventative Program for Teenagers on the topic of healthy relationships in secondary schools and within my local community.

Lou @L-Healing Zone

lou @l-healing zone

I am a Healer, a Mastery Facilitator and trained as a Life Coach Practitioner and Professional Stress Management Consultant so my approach is rooted in more deep dive coaching approaches around mindset shifting and (energy) healing. I use a variety of modalities to help people heal themselves in creative ways. I genuinely want to offer not just my skills as far as my training is concerned but most importantly my life experience. I now feel that I want to be able to share this with others to help them heal themselves. My approach is about getting to the root cause of the problem through building on fundamentals that involve radical self love, forgiveness, acceptance and compassion. What I offer is a more bespoke process, working with clients with several modalities to help them unlock their own dynamic and creative solutions within themselves. My focus is always results driven, and I usually assess clients closely to see that it's a good match and that the client is ready to do the work and change. If they are not, that is okay too, but I will usually invite them to return another time where they are in a better position to do the work. I have been on a healing journey myself having lived with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)for many years undiagnosed until a few years back, when I was finally diagnosed and started therapy. Therapy made me feel worse. In the middle of my therapy journey I got diagnosed with Leukemia and what followed was several gruelling months of chemotherapy. I am thankfully now in cancer remission and fully recovered from PTSD. It was my determination and willingness to heal and thrive from what felt like a life sentence of a chronic mental health condition and a serious physical illness that led me to undertake the journey to get better and that led me to do the work I am doing now: helping others to access their own healing abilities and not just overcome and heal, but thrive too. I have always been someone that tried out various modalities (from Energy Healing to Neuroscience)at different points of my recovery and I use this same approach in my coaching practice too. I work with clients that are looking for a different approach to healing themselves. Many that are in therapy work with me alongside therapy to boost and supplement their inner work and for those that choose not to be in therapy, my approach offers a lifeline of accessing untapped potentialities. My passion in life is to help people who are serious about making make real, permanent changes and help them get to the heart of their issues by following the path of effortless flow with life in a more creative way. The result is an embodiment of wholeness, joy, vibrancy and aliveness in their lives. I believe EVERYONE is creative however each of us accesses our imagination and creative process in very different and unique ways. But it is with creativity, and using the imagination, the body and all our senses that makes healing and growth possible and fun!

Mark Taylor Support

mark taylor support

Telford

Taylor Support is a provider of specialist support for children, young people and adults with a disability in Telford and the surrounding areas. We are dedicated to working closely with service users and their families to provide highly personalised, flexible, safe, outcome-based support. We will support service users to access new experiences, learn new skills, access social interaction opportunities and increase confidence, all while promoting free choice and independence. We aim to provide services such as but not restricted to; 1:1 Support & 2:1 Support – support to access social activities, education settings and more…. Flexible service user led Small Group Support i.e. 4 services users: 2 support workers – promoting social interactions while exploring new experiences in the community. Jumpin’ Wednesdays @ Airea51 – Group sessions to a maximum of 8 service users with supervision, 1:1 and 2:1 support options. Local Activity Based Overnight Residential Opportunities – minimum 16hrs personalised, activity-based support programmes including an overnight stay within the Telford Area. Weekend Residential Opportunities – 48hrs weekend residential trips with venues to include Pioneer Centre @ Cleobury Mortimer, Alton Towers Resort and Chester City Break (including Chester Zoo visit and more). Life Skills Project – Small group Life Skills Project to focus on individual needs whilst developing independence through lifelong learning and community integration. Alternative Education based support programmes. We are also keen to work with services users and families to offer new, bespoke support packages, individually designed using a person-centred approach. These packages will aim to challenge the status quo and offer new exciting options to meet service user needs and respond to identified gaps in service. Taylor Support is led by Mark Taylor and Holly Taylor. Mark Taylor has over 17 years of experience working within this speciality. Previous roles involved successfully managing a highly regarded service for children and young people with a disability aged 3-25yrs within Telford as part of Telford and Wrekin Council’s Ican2 short breaks provision. Holly Taylor has over 14 years of experience working within the education and social care sector. 7 years specifically managing social care provisions for Children and Adults with additional needs. Qualified with a BA hons degree and Early Years Professional Status (level 6), Previous roles include working in Early years provisions, mainstream school support, family support worker, case worker and now as proud Co-Owner and Director of Service Delivery of Taylor Support. Holly is the registered CQC manager and Safeguarding trainer. Holly feels that through the varied roles she has carried out, in particular supporting families to best meet needs, leading on reviews, EHCP meetings, liaising with professionals, to being the service lead locally for the short breaks activity offer for children and young adults with additional and complex needs provides her with a holistic view and experience to best support the business. Holly loves her role now managing a company focused on providing bespoke and personalized support for vulnerable children, young people, adults and families as well as maintaining direct face to face work to ensure the service meets the needs of the people they provide a service for.

The Complete Works Education Service

the complete works education service

London

From a theatre company, staging plays and creative projects in schools across the capital, to sector-leading, Alternative School: our journey since we began in 1999 has been eventful. Our founder Phil Richards and his partner Neil Powney (pictured above) first formed The Complete Works as a Theatre in Education company, performing plays and workshops in schools throughout London. At the time, Phil led a small team of actors and creatives who were passionate about engaging young people in the performing arts. What became clear in these early years, was the power of creativity to inspire young people, who were otherwise disillusioned by education. One day, Phil answered a newspaper advert, seeking someone to teach a young person to read. This was a teenager who had never enjoyed or engaged with education and had left behind a long succession of unsuccessful teachers, who had branded him “unteachable”. Phil drew on his years in the creative industries to take a fresh approach to the challenge and was able to help this young man discover the joys of learning and subsequently gain entrance to college. This was the beginning of our transformation from theatre company to school. Phil’s success led to more young people being referred to us, each of whom, for their own reasons, had lost interest in education. Through the same creative and compassionate approach, Phil and his team found a way to reignite what had been lost in each of them. After all these years, our core value of individualised, creative learning remains the same. In 2013, we gained our official school status with the Department of Education. We had been doing the work of the school long before this point, so to have it officially recognised was a huge moment for us. We had our first Ofsted inspection a year later, and they confirmed that we were a Good school, an accolade we have maintained ever since. In 2016, Phil took a step away from the day to day running of the school, continuing as a consultant and trainer, and appointing Chrissie Roberts as CEO. Chrissie joined TCW in 2003, spending 12 years as Deputy Chief Executive, developing the vision for the school’s growth alongside Phil. As CEO, Chrissie has overseen a period of rapid development, in which we have greatly broadened our offer, adding new subjects to the curriculum, enriching our pastoral and wellbeing support, developing our teacher training, and exploring new ways to integrate creativity into our work. Every year, hundreds of young people of all ages and backgrounds join our community and every single one of them receives a unique educational package, with therapeutic and creative input at every stage. One afternoon in 1999, Phil and Neil opened a copy of “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare,” in the hope of finding the perfect word or phrase to name their new theatre company. Nothing in those hundreds of pages suited quite so well as the words on the front cover. Back then, “The Complete Works” referred to the range of plays and creative workshops that we ran. Today it means “the whole package” - education that has everything, tailored to suit anyone.

Hamdah London

hamdah london

Haverhill

At Hamdah London, each and every one of our luxurious scents is made in-house in the heart of the Cambridgeshire countryside. We create our products in small batches to, not only ensure unbeatable quality and consistency at every stage of production, but to also reduce waste. We source all our ingredients from trusted specialist suppliers, ensuring that every one of our products is ethically and sustainably sourced. The end result embodies all the qualities that Hamdah London holds most dear: luxury, elegance and timelessness. This is an introductory course to perfume creation, you will learn brief history of fragrances, olfactory families and psychology in this creative, hands-on, fun and expert-led workshop. Hamdah offer a half-day group class teach you the basics of perfumery. Led by our master perfumer, you’ll access a starter selection of  premium natural and synthetic perfume ingredients before creating your own bespoke fragrance. Duration: half day (3hr30)   Each workshop is structured around a methodology that uses perfumery expertise and industry-based techniques to foster your intuition in leading you to create a fragrance that is unique and bespoke. * Suitable for any level including beginners * Group size limited to 8-10 participants for a personal experience  * Led by our in-house perfumer * Learn, analyse and describe a selection of 25 individual premium perfumery raw materials spanning a full range of olfactory territories * Learn the basic of perfume making techniques and formulation * Design your very own bespoke premium fragrance with step by step guidance from our perfumer Take home * A 10ml lab bottle of your own signature fragrance * A workbook filled with information learnt during the class Explore the Hamdah London collection today, and watch this space for gorgeous new products on the horizon, including skincare and home diffusers.

Ashford & St Peter's Hospital Maternity Service

ashford & st peter's hospital maternity service

Chertsey

Welcome to our Maternity Pages Last Updated: 13 January 2023 Whether you are pregnant and thinking about where to have your baby or someone thinking about joining our team, I am delighted that you have chosen to visit our website. Our team here is committed to provide the best possible support before, during and after labour and we are delighted that we have recently added ten new midwives to support the increasing numbers of women choosing to have their babies with us. As well as having the only full range of neonatal services in Surrey we have developed a midwife-led birth unit, the Abbey Birth Centre. CQC Inspection CQC Inspection of Maternity Services As part of the CQC inspection of Maternity services at the Trust, you have the opportunity to give your feedback. Click here for more information or visit the CQC feedback page. Providing Safe Maternity Services at ASPH We were extremely saddened to read the recently published report into maternity services at Shrewsbury and Telford and understand that our families in Surrey may have concerns about their care and that of their baby. We would like to assure you that the safety of our birthing services is our top priority. The maternity services provided by Ashford and St Peter’s Hospital are committed to providing safe birthing services, and we continue to work with system partners to improve our services. We are also reviewing the recommendations from the Ockenden Report to ensure we are following the latest best practice.