The Courtyard’s Creative Community Champions are being joined by four local organisations to host a Creative Community Showcase event to promote the Arts For Wellbeing services that they offer in Herefordshire.

Hereford Community Farm, Headway, Rejuvenate! and Herefordshire Mind will be showcasing their services in The Courtyard’s foyer area on Tuesday, December 4. The drop in event will be open from 12 noon to 5pm and visitors will be able to take part in a range of activities such as green woodworking, bangle making, peg looming and a 'big draw'.

Throughout the day, The Creative Community Champions will also be demonstrating their varied creative toolkits. The Creative Community Champions project was set up as part of The Courtyard’s Creative Ageing work to promote access to the arts for older people across the county. During this time over 40 people have signed up as Champions. The project supplies equipment and materials in the form of creative toolkits and teaches individuals new artistic skills that can then be passed on to older people in the community.

Julie Milsom, Director of Hereford Community Farm said: “We are delighted to have this opportunity to showcase the creative talents of people at Hereford Community Farm. Come along and find out more about how we use the therapeutic value of arts and crafts to help people express their artistic abilities whilst overcoming difficulties and developing new skills.”Hereford Community Farm provide a variety of services including animal-assisted intervention programmes, therapeutic land-based activities, arts, cookery and life skills to those who face disadvantage through disability, ill health, social need or any other condition or situation which has an impact on their daily life.

Other organisations include Rejuvenate!, a creative carers group who offer a safe and welcoming environment - advocating creativity, wellbeing and friendship to support carers across the county; Headway Hereford, a charity providing services to adults who have a head injury or an acquired brain injury and Herefordshire Mind, who provide a series of services for people living with mental health issues across Herefordshire.

Arts For Wellbeing: A Creative Community Showcase will be in The Courtyard’s foyer area on Tuesday, December 4 from 12 noon to 5pm. For further information call the box office on 01432 340555 or visit courtyard.org.uk