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People Speak Up Programme 2023
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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
Delivered 205 Workshop Sessions for 305 individual participants.
Total Attendance 2,207
Created 9 Events (1 BSL interpreted) for 420 individual participants:
Total Attendance 444
Total footfall October 2024 – March 2025
2,651 People
- 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.
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.
It's given me motivation to do more than I was. I think it's helped my confidence; I have met new friends. I'm volunteering now too, which has been great.
Project Partners
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