A photo of the siarad pod in at the Carmarthen outdoor event. The pod is like a portable shed on wheels. There is bright yellow sign with the words Siarad pod and a group of people to one side part of an activity

Past Projects - 2022 Year

Intergenerational Week 2022

As part of the Global International Week in April, we celebrated our intergenerational activities with a day of sharing stories as a community/ young & old, including Young People from Coedace School, Llanelli.

Stories On Prescription

Stories on Prescription was a 6 month pilot project exploring ways in which storytelling workshops improve participants' mental health in our community. Read about the impact this project had with our participants and community in the full report:

 

Stories on Prescription

 

Arts Boost

Working with CHAMS, Arts Boost supported young people who had been referred to us at PSU to use creativity to help support health and wellbeing.

The project was for children and young people in west Wales who were known to the Specialist Children and Adolescent Mental Health Service (S-CAMHS).

It was a joint project between S-CAMHS service, arts and health team, and three arts partners, Span Arts in Pembrokeshire, Small World Theatre in Ceredigion and us.
 
Arts Boost is part of a national arts and mind programme, supporting health boards across Wales to improve mental health. It is funded by the Baring Foundation and the Arts Council of Wales.

Llais Caerfyrddin 2022

A collaboration project led by the Localmotion Carmarthen initiative. Took our pod Siarad out into our community to have conversations, and listen to their voices and opinions about what they want from their community.

People Speak Up led the project with support from Y Egin.

Summer of Fun

The Summer of 2022 we ran free family friendly workshops across Llanelli in partnership with Llanelli Town Council, Carmarthenshire Council and Street Play. We brought with us scooters, Arts and crafts, football, badminton, open play, balance bikes, chalk fun, chatting and lots of storytelling.

Voices of Tyisha

On the 16 August we invited our Tyisha ward community to come to the Siarad Pod to listen to our community. We encouraged conversations, and listen to their voices and opinions about what they want from their community. We also brough family fun outdoor activities bringing the community together to capture and amplify their voices. 

 

Community Open Day Drop In

On August Bank Holiday we invited our community into our home – Arts, Health & Wellbeing Hub. We ran a series of free workshops and activities in our hub.

 

Neuro Speak Up

We launched our first Neuro support group at PSU in 2022. Neuro Speak Up was a supportive group for people with Neurological and Brain conditions, Carers or anyone wanting to gain awareness. We wanted to create a space for the group to meet and feel empowered. 

Gwyl Cymru Festival

As part of the Welsh Football Association and cultural programme in 2022 we created an intergenerational space for the Llanelli Football community to share stories from 1958 and write a new story for 2022. 

Working with professional passionate storytellers, writers and poets in Welsh and English to create unity through sport & the Arts.

A project funded by The Arts Council of Wales - Gwyl Cymru Festival

Creative Warm Cwtch

Supported by Local Giving and the National Grid we ran our first Creative Warm Cwtches, a time and place to support vulnerable adults who need social and financial support. The sessions are aimed at those who live in isolation and want to e engage, as well as supporting local people in our community who struggle with heating costs during the winter months.