People Speak Up Programme

Oct 2023-March 2024

During October 2023 – March 2024, PSU received an ACW Create grant to develop the Creative wellbeing programme at People Speak Up, Llanelli’s arts health and wellbeing hub - a time and space for the community to creatively connect and find their voice through storytelling, spoken word, creative writing, digital arts, visual arts, volunteering and creative conversations.

The project Aims:

  • To develop the artistic wellbeing programme through meeting the needs of our diverse community.
  • Create a platform for emerging and well established professional artists to practice their art form in a community setting, supported by creative PSU facilitators.
  • To implement PSU anti racism action plan and implement learnings.
  • Wellbeing support for the Creative Team by offering fortnightly coaching sessions with Life coach Ali Franks.
  • To develop existing partnerships and develop new partnerships.
  • To use The MSC approach in collecting stories from the PSU community.

Outcomes

  • New partnerships: Canolfan Y Gors, emerging artist and companies ( La Physical, Josh Jones, Tia Zakura Camilleri, Kerry Stead, Donna Males, Community 4 Work CCC, Owen Griffiths, CAT) Inaugural Lantern Parade for Llanelli community in partnership with The Tyisha Regen Team, LMCN, Llanelli Town Council. Sell out International Women’s Day event with LMCN & polish community, Created 2 spaces for UWTSD Applied drama students.
  • Anti Racism Action plan being implemented.
  • 12 wellbeing sessions for creative team.

Most Significant Change Stories

Click on the images to find out more about each story and their own significant change.

People Speak Up - Ffwrnes Fach activity

  • It’s a place to come and have a coffee with friends, we have met people our own age who understand that as you get older, you need the company of your own generation.
    Over 50s Participant

  • My mental health is considerably better. I don’t feel isolated or lonely anymore. I have more direction in terms of my career, it worked for me both socially and professionally.
    Story, Care & Share Participant

Project Partners

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