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.

Arty Afternoon participant

Participants – Elevenses

Over 50s participants

Participant – Volunteer – Intern

Participant – People Sing Up

Participant - YPSU

People Speak Up - Ffwrnes Fach activity

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
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

People Speak Up Programme

Oct 2023-March 2024

The project Aims:

Outcomes

Most Significant Change Stories

People Speak Up - Ffwrnes Fach activity

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