Inside Stories – Creative Courses to improve wellbeing

Inside Stories – Creative Courses to improve wellbeing

Claire Fowler

Singing for wellbeing tutor Claire Fowler

Delivered in partnership with the Recovery and Wellbeing Academy

Singing for wellbeing

Singing for Well-Being is suitable for people looking to find coping strategies and improve mental well-being.

Tuesdays 7pm to 8.15pm online via Zoom

21 January, 25 February, 28 March, 29 April 2025

Led by experienced choir leader Claire Fowler. These small group sessions will help to boost your mood as you sing to familiar songs together. This choir is suitable for beginners and you don’t need to be a brilliant singer just the willingness to have a go!

There is lots of evidence that singing together can help with low mood, anxiety and depression.

What you can expect to learn:

  • Gain a better understanding of how singing can benefit your well-being.
  • Feel more confident about singing in a group and learn breathing and singing techniques to help you.
  • Meet new people and have peer to peer support.

Singing for wellbeing is aimed at adults across Warwickshire & Coventry looking to find creative coping strategies that can improve mental wellbeing.

BOOK NOW

For further information email Beth info@artsuplift.co.uk or call Beth on 01926 504 212

Supported by the Lottery Community Fund


Creative Writing for Wellbeing

Join our FREE online adult creative writing workshops led by Tristan Jackson-Pate. Discover your voice, craft compelling stories, and connect with others in a supportive community. Open to Coventry and Warwickshire residents who are looking to find coping strategies and improve mental well-being.

Mondays 7-8.30pm online via Zoom

13 January, 3 February, 3 March, 28 April, 19 May, 16 June, 14 July, 11 August 2025

This creative writing group, led by writer and theatre maker Tristan Jackson-Pate alongside an Arts Uplift volunteer will focus on the ways we craft stories, in a relaxed online group setting. Participants can access the exercises in a variety of ways and enjoy the support of the group as they develop their ideas. Though sessions will primarily look at dramatic writing for theatre or film, the exercises and discussions had will be relevant to all forms of storytelling, whether you want to write a novel, or a poetry collection. We will cover:

  • Where stories come from
  • Story structure
  • Character creation
  • Finding the meaning
  • Exploring form
  • Plotting
  • Redrafting

And of course, how not to become blocked in your creativity! The aim is to provide chances to learn, create, and collaborate, in an inclusive, no pressure environment.

What you can expect to learn:

  • A better understanding about how creative writing can benefit your well-being.
  • More confidence about creative writing and different techniques that can be used to improve your well-being
  • Meet new people and have peer to peer support

BOOK NOW

For further information email Beth info@artsuplift.co.uk or call Beth on 01926 504 212

View our students previous work

eBookThe inside stories creative writing group has just released an exciting new eBook featuring a vibrant collection of poems and stories from our course participants, representing a rich diversity of backgrounds and heritages. Download your copy today to experience the captivating power of their words and perspectives.

Inside Stories Anthology – eBook Download now

 

 

Previous creative writing from past courses are HERE 2023 and HERE 2024

Supported by the Lottery Community Fund


Course Tutor Martin Riley Arts Uplift Volunteer

Song Writing for wellbeing tutor Martin Riley

Song Writing for Wellbeing  

Discover the power of song writing to enhance your wellbeing. Join experienced musician Martin Riley for these FREE songwriting workshops designed to help adults find creative ways of managing stress and improving mental-wellbeing.

COURSE DETAILS

10 x 1.5 hour sessions Thursdays 7-8.30pm

16, 23, 30 January, 6,13, 27 February, 6,13,20,27 March 2025

The Benn Partnership Centre, Railway Terrace, Rugby, CV21 3H

You will learn how to express your feelings and thoughts through music. No experience is necessary. Suitable for people with low mood and low to moderate mental health issues.

What you can expect to learn:

  • Understand and discuss song structure and writing practices.
  • Contribute to songwriting through lyrics or music
  • Discover how to craft compelling songs.
  • Explore how songwriting can enhance personal well-being.
  • Learn basic computer sequencing, track layering, and rhythm selection.
  • Discover ways to perform and share songs.
  • Connect with others and build peer support.

Sessions are led by an experienced musician Martin Riley plus an Arts Uplift volunteer in a supportive group setting.

Find the venue

BOOK NOW

For further information contact:

Beth info@artsuplift.co.uk or call Beth on 01926 504 212

Funded by The National Lottery Community Fund and Rugby Group Benevolent fund.

Examples of our students previous work

Inside Stories 4 songs:

Good Will to All:

Give Again Today:


Inside Stories – creative courses for wellbeing are delivered in partnership with the Recovery & Wellbeing Academy from March to December 2024.

Inside Stories sessions have been funded by the following organisations:

  • Song Writing – Lottery Community Fund and Rugby Benevolent Fund
  • Singing for Wellbeing – Lottery Community Fund
  • Creative Writing – Community Fund


Logos from funders of Inside Stories - Creative courses for wellbeing

 

Vote for us in Tesco Stores in Rugby, Stratford-Upon-Avon and Alcester

Vote for us in Tesco Stores in Rugby, Stratford-Upon-Avon and Alcester

We’re excited to announce we are in the customer vote for a Tesco Stronger Starts. It’s a scheme which gives community projects like us grants of up to £1,500. Tesco customers can vote from the start of October in the following Rugby, Stratford-Upon-Avon and Alcester Tesco stores:

Rugby

  • Large Tesco, Leicester Road, CV21 1RG
  • Tesco Express, Murray Road, CV21 1RG
  • Tesco Express, Bilton, CV22 7ND
  • Tesco Express, Helvellyn Way, Brownsover, CV21 1LT

Stratford-Upon-Avon

  • Large Tesco, Birmingham Rd, CV37 0UA
  • Tesco Express, CV37 6AD
  • Tesco Express, Banbury Road, CV37 7HW

Alcester

Tesco Express, Kinwrtn Road,, B49 6AA

Voting opens at the start of October and closes in the middle of January 2025

The Projects

Rugby

Funds will be used to provide Songwriting for Wellbeing workshops in Rugby

Free, uplifting, weekly song-writing courses for adults in Rugby looking to improve their mental wellbeing. The workshops help people connect with others and help people to discover the art of song writing to express feelings.

Alcester

Funds will be used for our Ageing Well Singing sessions

Free interactive weekly singing sessions for older people aged 65 years and above in Alcester in a safe and welcoming environment. Dementia-friendly. No experience necessary.

Voting

Tesco customers can vote by collecting a token when making a purchase from the checkout. Use it to vote for Arts Uplift on the way out of the store.

The project with the highest number of votes across the region will receive £1,500, the second placed project £1,000 and the third placed project £500.

Your votes really count so please support us next time you shop at Tesco!

You can find out more about Tesco Stronger Starts by visiting TESCO STRONGER STARTS 

Thank you

Arts Uplift logo

Subscribe To Our Newsletter

Join our mailing list to receive the latest news and updates!

You have Successfully Subscribed!